La Junta tribune., 1911-04-15
UPspDOWN
THE
VALLEY


\ total OF 2oj votes we're cast at
the recent election in Fowler
G. NJ Conmau was elected mayor
OF Rocky Ford by majority of 1872
over Charles Reckcr
a Las An.mas grocey firm has
just ms allied a REQ adto delivery
truck-the first Ia the valley
The Trinidad postonor Is TO be
clos d hereafter on sunday acting
On an orler received last Monday By
the postmaster
There VII be no oaHtaloupes ship
ped from tho Wiley district this year.
not sufficient acreage having been
subscribed TO prJfitably market them.
Mauzalola had the largest vote in
IT. history al the resent election.
The total registration was zoo. and
III people voted. II d. Lyics vas
81 cted mayor,
Al regular meeting Of the Che
raw Boosters Association u vas
,Dt d TO extend 10 the farmers adlac
eut TO ChcraW au invitation To Join
th5 association ami boost FOR mc
HoibrooK valley
While the total acrcase signed 10
date has not been announced at the
factory. Mr Challsren, Of the Amer
lean Beet Sugar Companys Las An
imas factory. says that It is in the
neighborhood Of 5000 acres Las
Animas Leader.
~ NJ Ferry a Co. the seed men.
OF Detroit. Mich. have shipped about
100 pounds of cucumber seed to be
planted Ia the valley around ordway
this season by those who have sign
I'd with the company TO raise cucum-
bers for seed.
burglars trokc into the clothing
store OF Simous Brothers az Las Ant
mas last Monday uisht and made
away with over $500 worth OF goods
Th,y entered the store. la the cen.
ter Of town. thruush back door,
rcaklns a glass and then Wrcnching
an iron bar loose.
It IL reported thst wm. Auckland
ha, sold his biz farm Of i.2oO acres
un which Is located the new alfalfa
meal mill recently erected by him.
Ne are not IN possession Of all the
facts and can not enter into details.
The price said 20 have teen recei,cd
Is $4,000. -ordway Call
Pueblo has decided to Try the pan
acca for all municipal Ills known as
the commit, sion frm OF government
SO popular was the proposition at
the recent election that the voters
declared by yot" OF about four 10
one that Pueblo shall hold charter
convention. and the election for the
choic. OF twcnty.one members OF the
charter convention will be held In
something like forty days, but In no
case more than sixty days distant
The canning factory at Fowler has
contracted for atou, Sixty-iiNc acrcs
of tomatoes from the territory about
Fowler, and some sixty ae.es from
the Auckland ranch neigh orhood Just
east of Oincy. 4 suitable roomlng
hous. will be- erected To aecommo'
date at least my girls Who will BE-
imported from Pueblo and other cit
les and employed In the factory dur.
Ing the tomato season. Tn. rooming
house viii contain at least ten sleep.
Ing rooms. q dinin. room and kitchen.
Al a meeting held At Rocky Ford
last Monday nisht = club Vas organ
izcd among the farmers called the
Ot.ro Agricultural Club. an insti,u
ton that 10 undoubtedly the start of
n movement towards agricultural
clubs that will have = great effect
upo~ the farming industry Of the
Arkansas Valley. Twelve charter
members formed the organization. but
wtsA the spastt shOwn and the Inter.
srs taken By rvcsyose ~asas~d In
the industry a prodsclag from the
soil. the mrmbwshlp ~tli soos BE-
lssgsiy increased. Il 10 . Desemeut
typtcai a the Arkansas Valley far.
m~r. o~e Of nuiusihy.