La Junta tribune., 1912-07-06
UPxsDOwN
THE
VALLEY

new county OF IfOHl@F HI 9Ntr-
session. rejected ali BIDS 10. hs
,ranscribiny OF the public records
for the ner county In The opinion
Of the commissioners the bids we're
all TO much elevated.
The crops In the Arkansas Valley
OF Colorado are expected TO brink
approximately 1900 500 this year
The estimate Is based upon actual
figures. taken from the number Of
acres planted to the sarious crops,
and does no; include the fruit IN
the Canon City district
The fret cutting 0, alta IA Ia Prov
err county has been unusually heavy
some Of II making nearly tro tons
10 the acre Large numbers OF new
stacks Of this banner crop are spring
lnz up all over the lover valley. Tie
second cutting Il fast approaching the
time for harvest
!. =. Watson. moving picture pho
tographer. has been granted the ~
elusive privilege Of snapping the var-
lJus sights snd scenes o; interest
during our coming biz fair Al Rocky
Ford. A kaleidoscope view Of the
Watermelon Day crowd aud its on
slaught on the melon pile sill make
A picture that IL bound 10 draw the
crowds wherever shown.
A walter from sEink got Job at
a Pueblo hotel Last Monday he
was serving peas and asked a stylish
ly dressed but yery deaf lady II she
cared for some The deaf old lady
held up her ear trumpet and the
swink walter thinking this vas
new style Of serving peas. poured
them down the ear trumpet He got
mad Afterwards because he failed to
receive a tip
One Of the worst hail storms 10
years visited Pueblo last Monday
a afiernoon But for the fact that
the storm was entirely local. thous-
ands Of dollars damage would have
The stones. A. larg" a. hen
eggs, stripped trees Of their foliage.
broke skyllghts. played havoc with
he new electric light globes. d.mol-
shed green houses in Pueblo. caused
! number Of runa~ays and pelted live
stock numerically.
o. Z Folk o, Rocky Ford has sold
all his horses with the exception OF
the three year old uotiiny hlley Lady
Tolus. by Pactolus. and she has been
turned out for the summer Lady
rolus won the Denver stake for two
last season. showing her
,elf to BE- a highclass young ro'ter.
Nr. Folk will spend tn. summer In
'alifornia. wher. b. hopes 10 derive
.ellef from throat trouble
Suink experienced the thrill Of
laying arrived las, evening. when at
iightfall her electric street lights
,urst forth for tho first time II
b a year and half sine. tn. town
,esan 70 entertain serious hope OF
,aying electric lights. aud during that
line there ~as a period when II
Ras an Instance Of hope deferred,
.tc. but IN the blaze Of glory our
.roublcs we're fofgott IA -Ssink Nd.
.ocate
The electric light company got In
IN first bill for month's pumping
n water AZ the la, meeting Of the
liy council The bill vas for 1850
Under the old contract th. city paid
siss nat prT month Under the new
rate. " the city saves si25 per month
ia summer. when lot of water Is
the chances are the bill will
be- materially lover In the winter --
Rocky Ford Thbun.
J " Beatty took a. auto trip over
to the Missouri Pacific railway las,
Sunday ". passed through IN. Ord
way and oluey farming country and
crossed the river at Fowler again. r..
turning 10 Manzanola on the south
side Of the river sir Beatty says h.
never saw crops looking 30 well A.
a, the present tim" and he has liy.
"a here well. som. forty odd Year,
Ne gu.as Manzanoln San
Good Roads Msstin9 IN Denver.