La Junta tribune., 1912-01-27
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ed garage.
A Socialist Club is about to be
formed in Ordway. sufficient names
having been sent into headquarters
In Denver to insure the granting OF
= charter.
Postmaster Lance. OF Rocky Ford,
reports that there We're forty-seven
accounts with credit balance of
$3,347 In the Rocky Ford postal saw
ings depository on January 18th.
At recent meeting CT the city
council Of Rocky Ford Charles 8.
Lane. present night marshal, was
elected to the dual office cf city
marshal and street commissioner and
E. II. Strong. the present chief. was
appointed night marshal.
The manufacture OF willow plumes
Is the newest industry In Dodge City
The people who are making them
are the ladies OF the s. and S. EN-.
''S'''y N'hb, uhu ~ 10
the plumes made are as fine ones as
have ever been shown In Dodge City
The system OF pipes carrying water
from their artesian well ~ the differ.
ent feed and water troughs in the
Gcbhard Brothers feed yards. froze
up during the recent cold spell. add.
Ing greatly to the labor OF feeding
their 5000 head OF cattle.-Swink Ad
vocate.
q. j. kearns. an expert agricultur-
list who has been In the employ of
the Holly Sugar Company for several
years and In the beet business for
twelve years. has arrived In Ordway
from Holly to enter the employ of tts
National Sugar Manufacturing Com
pany as field man.
Grinding has ceased at the big al.
falfa meal mill in ordway for the
1911 season. the greatest OF all sea
sons since the mill was built. The
| immense warerocm now contains
1000 tons OF meal In sacks of 100
pounds each. This represents only "A
small per cent OF the product OF the
mill as hundreds of carloads have al
ready been shippei.
Col. John Hester. a farmer who
lives ten miles north OF Sugar City.
recently asked damages of the state
to the amount Of $3.50 for hay which
he claimed the antelopcs devoured
during the recent billiards. A game
warden made m. investigation and
claiming that there were no traces
q antelope In the vicinity OF the
place refused to enter In the claim.
More schools ix the cry In Rocky
Ford. All Of the buildings are ov.
ercrowded. and the matter OF provid.
Ing more school room Is a question
that cannot be longer deferred. TIE
school district. in which Rocky Ford
Ii located. is now bonded to the
limit. and the advisability OF issu.
ing interest bearing warrants to erect
4 new building is being considered.
At a recent council meeting In
Lamar q contract was entered into
between the town Of Lamar and H.
H. Bourne for the furnishing OF 200
gallons OF water per minute In ex.
cess OF the present water supply. The
wstes IN TO be supplied wholely by
gravity. NO that no pumping is r..
qulred. and II IL expected that the
supply will be sufficient TO do away
with the present pumping plat
Active operations on the construc.
tion OF the powfr line for this ter.
rttory TO b. constructed from Pu-
ebIo TO this point by the Arkansas
Valley Railway. Light and Power
Company was inauguratcd Tuesday
morning and large force OF men Al
teams were sent out with the appa.
ratus and material TO = point near
Aanzanoia. where n temporary camp
has been established. Tents and
cQuipm.nt were among the eight
wagon loads Of supplies forwarded to
the scene of activity. while wheeled
derrtcks for pole hoistInx and ds-
tributi0n were numerous. Rocky