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now until the building is in condition
| for the placing of the machinery. AT
| the rate the work has been going on
the factory will be ready for operation
| by the time the crop of tomatoes is on.
The company officials state that they
have sold large per cent of the output
of the factory for this season at good
price.-Ordway New Era.
Harry Colebourn, living in the Wiley
Gardens, has one acre of alfalfa which
yielded six tons of fine quality hay the
| first cutting and from the looks of the
| field now we would Judge it to do fully
as well in the second cutting. Estimat-
ing the third cutting to do even half so
well and with hay selling at Sc. so in the
stack and with probable fourth cutting
he can figure on the crop of this one
acre being worth 500 this season. If
all the land in this section of the county
could be given the same attention and
care that this one acre received think
what massive crop could be harvest
ed-Wiley journal.
Twelve wagons loaded to the limit
with big sacks of wool came down Main
street on Tuesday in one string. They
were from the Herring & Stinson ranch
but only represent small part of the
crop. 1t looked like enough to clothe
the whole state, however. Baca county
is certainly producing its heaviest crop
in all lines this year and it interferes
greatly with the peace and quiet of the
dry farmers who have not found it
necessary to do much harvesting here
tofore. e.-Lamar' Register.
Manzanola's Cherry Pie Day is sched-
uled to take place on Thursday, July
9th. Cherry pie will be a good chaser
for those who fill up on patriotism on
the Fourth of July. One of the attrac-
tions will be an exhibition game of
baseball between La Junta and Rocky
Ford for 500, and that alone will be
one of the big features of the day and
worth going miles to see.
Crowley Day is to be celebrated here
on Thursday. August S. AT a meeting
and smoker of the Chamber of Commerce
held Tuesday night this date was decided
on and arrangements were made for the
celebration, which is to be held in Ord
way. There will be three committees,
the finance. advertising and entertain
ment. put to work in few days that the
event may be properly handled.-Ordway
New Era.
| j. p. Heathman returned Wednesday
evening from Salt Lake City, Utah. He
has decided to again locate at Fowler,
| and has brought his family here from
R6ckyFord. Mr. Heathman will from now
on be associated with Mr.. Goodell in the
Valley Livery business at the brick
barn. He says Fowler looks mighty
good to one who has been away for
even short time. Fowler Tribune.
DIR. T. B. Wilson, Otero county's
perpetual coroner formerly of Rocky
Ford, but now of Canon City, was
/ county seat visitor Wednesday for the
first time in many moons. He is one
of the witnesses in the Harris case,
which is now being given the undivided
attention of the district court. La
Junta Tribune.
Miss Mabel Wallace OF Rocky Ford,
| is visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. d. E. Hunter. She came up from
Rocky Ford on Thursday afternoon of
last week and spent few days visiting
with Miss Nellie Foley on the north
side. .-Manzanola Sun.
H. E. Farr of Sugar City has produ-
ced this season Sl95 worth of straw
berries from tenth of an acre. This
sort of a revenue runs at the rate of
$3.50 per acre. The most of these
berries were sold on the home markets.
Hearing of the wonderful prospects
for good crops in our vicinity, Prof.
Blinn, of Rocky Ford, came over last
week and was convinced that the crops
were even better than reported Sugar
City Gazette.
Neil Draper has been appointed as
chief clerk for the Holly Sugar COM
pany to succeed the late John Brennan
who was killed in an automobile acci-
dent near Pueblo about three weeks
ago.
Miss Mae Marshall has had as her
guests this week Miss Alice Hardy, of
Rocky Ford, reports the La Junta
Tribune.
Mrs. Edward Devine was the guest
of Mrs. Tom Coffman in Rocky Ford
during the weekend. Fowler Tribune
Mrs. John Wine and children of Rocky
Ford, spent Wednesday at the NJ ]
Horner home. Swink Advocate.