Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-10-27
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Mrs. H. D. Garwood and little daugh-
ter, of Rocky Ford. spent several days in
La Junta last week the appreciated guests
of a number of friends.-Tribune.
Mrs. W. B. Goblin returned to her home
In Rocky Ford Sunday evening after a
visit of several days with Mrs. c. D.
Steward in this citv.-La Junta Free
Press.
P. Mounts and wife Of Rocky Ford
visited at the j. A. Sale home Wednes-
day. P Mounts and j. Sale were ohums
in their boyhood days back in Illinois.
-Ordway New Era.
George Cobb was about the first to
harvest his beans. He had twenty seven
acres which netted him s5o.l5 per acre
clear of all expenses In addition he saved
about l40o pounds forseed.-Fowler
Tribune.
W. T. Pugh, driver of the famous racer
Rocky, Kid arrived last Monday after an
entire season spent on the race tracks
through the East and South. Rocky Kids
winnings to date are 81 .O2O.-Holly
Chieftaln.
Chas. Jensen. agriculturist in charge Of
field experiments for the American Beet
Sugar Co. was in the city the first part
Of the week looking after the harvesting
of the beets from the experimental plats
east OF Lamar.
Mrs. A. P. Kendig who had been in
Rocky Ford some time settling up the
estate of her mother. left for her home in
California firt of the week. Mrs. Kendig
was in Manzanola for few days last
week as the guest of Mrs. W. W. Thomas
-Manzanola Sun.
At a recent meeting of the Holly Com
mer cial Association some time was spent
in airing the grievous wrongs that beset
the melon growers, and it was decided
to send man to lRocky Ford and
elsewhere in the valley to probe the mat
ter to the bottom let the chips fall where
they may to the end that the Holly can
taloupe grower may know exactly who is
getting the profit.
The fattening Of sheep for the market
will probably become one of the industries
Of Sugar City. A fair start in that drec-
ton is being made this year. The Nation
al Sugar Manufacturing company re-
ceived yesterday bunch Of 1900 which
will be fed the coming winter on the
grounds east of the factory. Beet pulp
alfalfa hay and tops will be the main
ration. Mr.. Hanna is also making ar
rangements to feed several thousand
sheep this Saooharine Gazette.
o. E. MoCallum who planted just three
quarters of an acre of land east of town
in yellow globe onions has taken from
this patch of ground, 400 bushels for
which he has been offsred 81 a bushel by
local dealers. However he will get nearer
5000 than S4oo fos his onion crop. He
has sold considerable to the consumer at
a good price and will hold the balance
until he gets what he thinks the market
will warrant. Here is concrete demon
around Las Animas.-Las Animas
Democrat,
A Canon City news item says; THE
Beaver Park Land company will plant
1000 acres under its proiset to sugar
beets next spring. The land IN the
Beaver project is adapted to fruit culture
but so far little attention has been paid
to beet growing on account of the ability
to grow the more profitable crops. The
company has decided TO put some of the
land reserved by it for experimental pur-
poses and for farming for profit by the
company. into sugar beets, and this win
ter 1000 acres will be prepared for
planting beets in the spring"
The ordway merchandise store. located
north of the Boston ranch. was burglariz-
ed Saturday night and goods and cash
to the value of about $500 stolen. 1t is
believed the robbers headed directly into
Pueblo and the Ordway officers spent all
day Sunday trying to locate them. An
effort was made to secure the services of
bloodhounds but none could be found in
Pueblo. Negotiations were started for
the Canon City pententiary hound S but
before they could be taken to Ordway it
was feared that the trail would have been
cold and the plan was given up.
After many days our dreams of a
boulevard and parking system that will
eliminate the barren waste between the
Santa Fe depot and first street are about
to be realized and La Junta is to become
city beautiful, says the La Junta Tri-
bune. Plans have been drawn which
provide for a parking system between
etraat tho Ea virht of