La Junta tribune., 1911-10-14
UPs,DOgN
WILEY

The Swink sugar mill will start
grinding bects today.
Rocky Ford claims an enrolment
OF 2i4 in her high school.
A 5000 church edifice Is to be
erected al Wiley by the Dunkards.
Sugar City Is agitating the qnes-
ton Of putting in sewer system.
Between fifteen and twenty thous-
aud sheep will be fed at Swink this
season.
The work on the new Santa Re
line trom Dodge City to the south.
west has begun.
swink shipped sixty five carloads Of
cantaloupes and fifteen Of watermel-
ons during the season Just closed.
Last week was a banner week in
lands around Holly. total OF sos.
500 worth being sold 10 prospective
settlers.
\ controlling interest In the
Lamar Light and Power Company has
been sold TO a company composed OF
Denver aud Colorado Springs capital
lists
The postmasier-genc raj has deslg-
mated October 18th as the date when
the Mannnola postoffice shall com
meuce to do business rs postal de
pository.
II is estimated that 10000 tons
will be handled this season by the
sugar factory at Sugar City. and a
quarter OF million dollars be dls-
tributed among the farmers
\ Lamar man wants to trade
collection cf old coins. worth s2.o0o,
FOR rcal estate in that burg. Som
men are born rich. others acquire Old
coins-whlch they want to thrust
upon you fcr real estate.
ordway shipped go cars OF pink
meat cantaloupes this season. sisis-
nine cars In excess Of the shipment
~ 1919 Growers ceivod an adsancr
payment cf 30 cents per crate. and
about seo.O advance money was
paid ou,--vith more To come Not
50 worse.
Through the efforts OF Secretary r.
o. Clark the Lamar Comm rciai Club
has been growing very rapidly of
late. and renewed Interest l. brinE
taken n it's work Much yaluahls
Rrrk has already been done. and
much more Is being undertaken ~
the near future. 80
incorporaypn papers for the olney
Springs Pure Water COMPANY Werc
filed this week with the county clerk.
The company was formed for thr pnr
pose Of piping water into olnsy
Springs from the springs west cf
town Commissioner Cowden j. at
the head OF the movement
The directors of the Ruiz creek
reservoir received bids ON Tuesday
Tor IN. construction OF the reservoir.
dam and canals on the east side of
the creek. project that will cntail
an expenditure cf s3so.ooo The con.
tract was awarded on Thursday TO
Olson 4 DeR.mer. OF Denver - Las
Animas Leader.
Practically every acre Of atailable
lrri ,ated land IN the Lamar territory
Is now being used either by owners
or tenants Under the preSH sys-
tenn of lnrFe farms the limit of arm
ing population has been 2 ached
When a farm Is sold nov IL means
that IN. old owner moves elsewhere.
Lamar Sparks.
\ total Il 1889 carloads OF anita
loupcs were shipped from the Arkan.
sss Valley this year, Rocky Ford
shipped the greatest number of cars.
3ss carloads Of melons originating
from that point Newdalc came In
for second place with 5is ears Last
year Newdalc shipped more cars
than Rocky Ford.
The Rocky Ford road IL fright
to bchoid-a bed OF dust with M.
merous chuck holes But with hot
OF grief there seems always TO b~
somc compensation. and on this road
In Its present condition. there ls not
much danger Of being run over by .
pcsky automobile. They. too. must
40 slowly .-Swink Advocate.