La Junta tribune., 1912-12-07
UPspDOWN
THE
VALLEY

II Is announced that after Decem.
Der 1oth, the passenger train on
the Arkansas Valley branch viii star,
in the morning from La Junta instead
Of Holly
Cliff Stauder is feeding 10000
lambs two miles south of Rocky Ford
and 5,ooo on tue range south OF Fow.
Ter. About 10000 sheep will be fed
around Fowler this winter.
The average sugar content Of
beets grown in this section the
present year is said to be l6i. per
cent, which makes $625 the average
price for beets.-Swink Advocate.
| The Rocky Ford Commission Com.
pany on last Tuesday evening had
sold 900 turkeys to the Thanksyiv.
Ing trade, which meant over $I.IOO
In cash TO the farmers Of this vi.
cinity.
Samucl Jackson. OF Fort Collins.
has Invented a beet puller and top
per witt which he hopes to win the
$4,000 prize Offered year ago by
the Groat Western Sugar Company.
The machine pulls, tops and loads
beets into wagons It's cost is $3.50.
The officials of the Holly Su.ar
Company have appointed MIR I'd
Gauscr chief agriculturis, for the
Holly and Wiley district in place OF
Mr.. Z Crook, resigned. who has
gone TO California to become super.
intender 0f the Alameda SUGAR Com.
psny.
OrdwB has filed her answer To
the comp'Hmt OF the Sugar City peo-
plo VIII claim fraud In the election.
and II has been stated by the Ord
way peou.a that they have evidence
to pro, lat 250 Illegal votes were
east an allowed to he counted at
the rec election
The Sugar City Rect Growers As.
sociatiou distributed $500 to their
worker 70 is ertlmat,d by those
who ar nn the side that Beet
Grower sock viii pay dividend
this yea n' better than 80 per cent
The pr hieh-water mark for
earnlnf u this well managed or.
ganizati1H was II per cent
Puehl1 sll pay dollar Just one
dollar during the coming year for
the rcI At of her garbage. aud a
bond o 1000 is asked 10y tho com.
mis- sih!.rs for the faithful perform
lance OF the cartase. The Pueblo tiol
Grawars' association, recently orsau
I10d made possible This nsiouudmg
sowing I, Pueblo. Another bidder
OFT red TO do the work fcn years ior
$4,000.
Dodge Hale couple OF weeks aga
1drd his ton acre tract east Of
town ON "A $4,000 valuation $1,000
ar lcrc. when It came 20 transfer
RINK The property. Hal Wa unable O.
give deed because he had never &c.
we'd patent from tho state ll
bl1ght the land from the state rish.
f..l years ago for $500 por acre
lIr sold It for 81 900 nu aerc-so some
small profit
The total pack for this year at
'He Manzanola canning factory
Mounted to IO.2o0 cases. OF this
mount 3.Goo cn.eg Of gposob rrios
a.rc canned. 500 eases nf beans
900 cases OF tomatoes and 1000
rsscs OF pumpkin making IN all
1Inut ~ cars Of cam d goods About
900 was paid to the farmers oi
Nanxanola aud vicinity this season
f1r vegetable ard $1,000 to the 'm.
YIlyes Of III. factory
The state land board finally hn-
'Hcided to sell the state land IN
ptcro county. lcasood for years 4
ne late George W swink There
are $40 acres to be- sil1 The land
les IN the Newdaie section and is
rs fine M any land In tie district.
The lxnd Will b. sold In forty acr"
tracts and has been appraised nj
rom ei0a toS til5 per acre. This
= tho minimum price at which bid