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Mr.. v. R. Guthrie of Rocky Ford visited
Wednesday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. B. Coover.-Lamar Register.
Miss Maude Neeoe of Rocky Ford has
been visiting her cousin. Curtis Neece
and family.-Las Animas Democrat
Mrs. S. R. Crane informs us that she
has picked 825 quarts of raspberries
from the bushes on three city lots. with
few more to pick for home use. This
tract, and show what can be done with
berries here.-Fowler Advertiser.
Cantaloupes have been coming fine the
past week under the beneficent warmth.
However, they will be late. probably the
last of August. The principal difficulty
just now is the grasshopper, which in
places where the grower has been negli-
gent. are making inroads on the plants
| Las Animas Leader.
The first of August DIR. Samuel will
yacate his dentist Office in this city and
move his family to Rocky Ford. Not that
they are dissatisfied with Fowler, but be-
cause they desire to locate where the
cantsloupe crop is larger. The doctors
appetite sor melons is something amazing.
Fowler Tribune.
Joseph Weidman was granted decree
of divorce on the grounds of desertion
from Frances Weidman today IN County
Court by County Judge C. B. Thoman,
Attorney Allen Cole appeared for the
plaintiff and E. E. Houze of Rocky Ford
appeared for the defendant.-Lamar
Daily News OF Friday.
TT. Ferris came here on Wednesday
morning from Rocky Ford with his family.
bringing over Miss Lena Gililand who
has been visiting with them several days.
He left for Saguache, Col, where he has
big contract. taking Hugh Gilliland along
with him. Mr.. Ferris is one of those big.
whole souled fellows, Of which Rocky
Ford seems to be possessed of many -
Arlington Observer.
]. C. Brewer and j. A. Wilkinson, who
have been training harness and running
horses at the fair grounds track for the
greater part of the summer. left for
Rocky Ford the middle of the week with
their strings, They were desirous
of a change in track conditions and an
opportunity to work their horses in COM
pany, as many of them are green horses
that have never raced. They will be
back in about three weeks to be ready
for the fair here.-Las Auimas Leader
In making a trip from Ordway to La
Junta and noting the crop conditions
along the way one cannot help but note
the advanced condition of the cantaloupes
on the south sioe of the river. Most of
the fields over there are looking good
and give promise of nice crop; the ones
over in Crowley county being some later
and will need longer season to make
the crop. Sugar beets average up better
over there but we saw number Of fields
the best over there. Small grains over
there were being cut and looked very
nice. Many fields of oats were beiEg cut.
All this in tho face of the many severe
hail storms shows the ability of the soil
to produce when conditions warrant
Ordway Leader.
/ r. H. Duvall. president of tha Aueri-
can Beet Sugar company, and other
officials are in the valley receiving first
hand reports from beet fields. All the
4 agriculturists of the company in the vaIlay
are making an inspection trip and esti-
mating the tonnage in each district and
will make their report as soon as possible
to the management of the sugar factories.
If this report proves satisfactory. and the
estimate reaches 225.ooo or more tons,
it is said the announcement will positively
be made that the factory at Las Animas
will run this fall. Beet growers say
there is no doubt of the acreage making
that and more, and that we can almost
count on both the Rocky Ford and Las
Animas factories running.-Las Anirnas
| Democrat