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: ARKANSAS VALLEY NOTES I


The masons finished with the block
work on Manzanola's new municipal
building, yesterday.and the plasterers will
be finished within few days. The build
ing is constructed throughout Of cement
blocks and is model of expert work.
manship. The masons, who laid the
blocks stated that they have neverlhand-
led a better bunch of cement blocks.
The back end of the building has been
reserved as jail and the front room has
been divided into hose house and council
chamber. As soon as completed the City
Council will hold their meeting in the
new building and all our citizens will be
invited to attend the meeting
nola Sun.
F. P. Morris acting secretary of the
Swink Commercial Club. is receiving
inquiries almost every day concerning the
lands OF the SWink vicinity. The club is
advertising in Kansas farm paper. and
the inquiries are coming from all parts
of the middle states. There IS no ques-
tion about it, this next year will find a
greater number Of people coming to Colo
RADIO for farming land and to go into
other business than ever before. The
lsck of good crops in the other states and
the abundance OF good crops all over
Colorado. especially throughout the Ar
kansas Valley. is going to bring them
here -Swink Advocate.
The La Junta Tribune springs the
following: There ought to be an ordi-
nance in La Junta to dim the lights on
motor cars. The Mayor of NewdaIe
was out on a motor ride in Rocky Ford
one day last week. and the car suddenly
turned a corner. The lights fell on a
certain back borch whare a lady was
taking bath. The lady fell out OF the
tub and the Chauffeur ran the car into a
fence. The mayor was so busy rubber
ing that he did not see the fence. and had
narrow escape from being seriously in
iured."
VIM. Simmer. field foreman for the
National Sugar Manufacturing company.
was badly injured in an auto accident last
Friday. While rounding curve up north
of town his machine turned turtle pinning
him underneath. He sustained broken
jaw. and sprained back and was taker
to the Rocky Ford hospital According
tc late reports he is doing fine and ex-
poets to be able to return home in a few
days.-Sugar City Gazette
A crew of men are busily engaged
clearing away the debris. exoavatlng and
getting ready for the construction Of the
big alfalfa null. Manager Steen says the
plant when completed will be one o.
which the community may well be proud
Wiley Journal.
"Skinney" Rodeok made his usuaI
Wednesday trip to Rocky Ford this week
but not by auto-the horse had to bs
called to do the work. Stomach" deer
on horse. too, he said.-Ordway Leader
W. Cummings of Rocky Ford stopped
in Fowler for short time Wednesday
on his way to Pueblo. Mr.. Cummings
is proprietor of the Palace of Sweets ir
the Melon town,-Fowler Advertiser.
Mrs. M. A. Badger enroute from Rocky
Ford to Elk, Kansas, stopped over thi.
week for short visit with Mrs Garry
Collett and daughter Lizzy.-Las Animas
Democrat.
Miss Gertrude Ellis spent the week enc
in Rocky Ford the guest of friends
Las Animas Democrat.
Mrs. Price of Rocky Ford is visiting
her sister, Mrs. J. G. Sineox, says the
Wiley Journal.
Mrs. C. A. Beerbohm visited Mrs, J. W
Todd Of Rocky Ford, Thursday.-La Junta
Free Press.
Sugar Day at the Crowley County fair
will be next Thursday, Sept. 9.
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