La Junta tribune., 1912-04-06
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ley county will be held In Ordway
April Goth.
Rocky Ford has appropriated e3s..
500 to defray the municipal expenses
Of that burg for the ensuing fiscal
year.
At recent public sale of the
Auckland Agricultural Company, OF
King Center. near Ordway. nine head
Of horses sold for $3.50. or an aver.
age OF over 1920.
Since the weather opened up, which
means moderated. there has been a
great demand for workmen Of all
kinds around Ordway-more than the
local market has been able to supply
The ordway Call 10 boosting Jane S
b. Pearce for q third term In the Of
flee OF secretary Of state. Ben has
already announced himself a. being
opposed to third terms-for Roosevelt
Guess they are going some over In
Cheraw. During one week there they
had a church parliament. a sock 80
cial. a one minute auction. two prim.
aries. and an Iri1h program by the
school kids
At the recent town election In Ord.
way the people voted on the wet and
dry proposition and also on whether
or not the mayor and aldermen shall
be paid $3.50 for each regular meet.
ing they attend.
The Las Animas Melon Growers
Association has closed contract
with C. II Weaver 4 Co. OF Chicago
through their representative. I. u.
Long. to handle the catalogues OF
the association for the season.
The Citizens ticket was the only
one In the field at Sugar City. and
the saloon ticket had a majority OF
fifty three In the local option con
test Town officials elected were:
Mayor. + W Richards: councilmen.
Gould Barnes. Thomas Parsons. V. X.
Scholtz
\ west bound passenger train one
day recently ran into bunch OF
horses on the track Just this side
of Newdale. and killed four OF them
The animal two mares and their
colts belonged 10 Mrs. J. Il Weilsnd.
who has a lot OF horses running on
the range south~es, Of here.
The Citizens ticket candidates In
the election held IN Fowler lAx, Tue,-
day were successful over the Ind--
pendent IHsrty candidates by large ina.
jorities In the race Tor mayor. " J. K
Mcdonald. OF the Citizens party. VAS
elected over J. c. Hedxcock. lndep@n-
d, at. by vet. OF 200 to 1s
After on. al the most harmonious
town elections last Tuesday ever
held In Holly. James u. Harden sas
elected mayor. and Edmond Hlvrr-
stroh. Joseph H. Snyder and pherun
q. D.maray were elected trustees
for the en-uing tso years Tier.
was bur on. ,ick.r in the field
r r Piowman.. manager ot The
Hotel. lrfi YESTERDAY az
tcrnoon on a short business tfip tn
Kansas City and Topeka Mr Plou-
man. who is manager OF ths LAs
Vegas baGbail team. expects o. k~.p
his weather eye peeled for ball play
crs while In ansa7t--i-as Sesas
Optic.
Six new pay a.. you.entr street sars
To b. used on Pueblo lines arffyed
frum St Louis over tn. Mnsoun Pa
cific one day this week The new
cars are ah~ur the sam. b'ugth q
the cars used st present. but ti.k
construction is different In 4 uunsee
OF points The entrance OF the ts.v
cars ts AT the ..nd OF IN. cars
The Dodge CITY and clmsrrua Vel
ley Railroad Company. In r'ahty che
Santa fc. was granted perm -,toe
lately by the State Publir utl,ues
Commission TO do business ~ , CO.. /
mon carrier ana To issu. stock ~ |
bonds 10 tn. amour, OF $4,000 cJs - |
pay Tor tn. consf ruction OF tt, ro1. l
This is the company that an eSih |
IN. lin. southwest from Dodge CNy
ms s1n ~ tho weather makes ",
possible to begin work
j T.. Gaugor. agricuirurisi hr ehe
Holly Sugar Company. report thss
then' will probably b. The largest
acreage OF be-'s In the valley this
year ever grown. unless It vas the
second year tina, the swink factory
was In operation. 1id that fnctory
has been running six years lie rays
,ir farmers are coming In TO contrart
for growing bc-ts and many OF the0