La Junta tribune., 1911-07-29
UP4spDOWN
THE
VALLEY

, coal for its water plant.
Dodge City had six inches of rain
in less than four days last week
That's going some
The Rocky Ford postal savings
bank was opened July 18th. making
three in the Arkansas Valley.
Money to loan on farm property
on short notice; no commission. See
Charles F. Helm, Room s, Miller
Hale block
Lamar expects to have an airship
on exhibition at the Prowers County
Fair August I'D to 25th. Here's
hoping the airships have better luck
than they had in Pueblo. and get
eff the earth for at least consecu.
tive minute
The irrigation bitches in this Vi.
clnity are running bank full and the
farmers are busily engaged In max.
ing the most out of their opportuu.
ity, by applying water to every crop
that promises any return.-Granada
Times
The reward offered by the city of
Rocky Ford for the capture of Bob
Harris was paid at the meeting OF
the council last Friday night The
money was equally divided between
Earl Bennett. MIR Lane and shorty"
Hansford
III is said that yields of fifty and
sixty bushels OF wheat to the acre
will not be at all uncommon around
here this year. while the average for
this section will probably not fall
below thirty.fye bushels This looks
TO us far from total failure Wiley
Journal
Col. c. G. Seclye. for twenty years
manager Of the affairs of the Colora-
do Telephone Company al Pueblo, has
received well merited promotion.
He has Just been appointed manager
cf the telephone company's business
for Utah and Idaho with headquarters
at Salt Lake City.
\ subscription paper was circulat-
ed in Lamar few days ago to Sc
cure sufficient funds to pay for the
drilling OF another well on the land
OF the Lamar Gas and Oil Company
east OF Lamar The proposition met
with much favor and about five
thousand dollars was pledged
Syracuse voted $40. .0O0 bonds last
week for water works and electric
lights. and the plant is to be put
In operation within five months The
bonds have already been sold. and
they bear five and one-half per cent
interest Only eleven votes were
cast AGAINST the light and water
plant
1t is said that the apple crop In
this immediate vicinity is going to
BE- the greatest this year that has
ever been known here We believe
that no other section OF the United
States can raise apples with more
certain assurance OF good yields and
profitable returns than right In the
Big Bend district Wiley Journal
II the railroad business of com.
muniiy Is indicative Of its prospcrl.
~. as is conceded. then the following
speaks well for Swink The compar.
alive statement OF the Santa Fe for
the month of June. shows an Increase
In the amount of business transacted
AT the Swlnk station OF over $500,
over the same month OF last year.
and We thought last year was pretty
good -Swink Advocate.
The town of Holly has issued no.
tic" to electric light patrons. which
explains itself. In order to learn
II We can operate day current with
profit and satisfaction 10 both the
citizens and the light plant of Holly.
We have decided to keep the electric
current on through the night 10
twelve o'clock noon ON the follow.
ing dates: July 18th, July 2Gth.
August I'd and August 9th"
Frank MeKelvcy. of the well.known
Rocky Ford real estate firm, IIauck
a Mckelyey. passed away at his
home In Los Angeles about noon sun
day of last week Funeral services
were conducted from the stricken
home on the following Tuesday AZ,
tcruoon under the auspices Of the
Los Angeles Elks. who had charge of
all arrangements pursuant to In.
siructions wired them by Rocky Ford
Lodge No. iii7. BP.O.E.. of which