Celebration at Granada Fourth of July Picnic
Epworth League of Granada Colorado organizes a basket dinner and a 2 pm program at the Mims house with music prayer welcome address and Declaration of Independence. Activities include wheelbarrow egg sack foot and potato races plus a ball game for youngsters and amusements for 16 and older. Ladies society serves coffee lemonade and ice cream at usual rates.
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Epworth League of
Granada
Colorado
Mims House
May Robinson
Carlton News notes alfalfa harvest and local developments
Dated June 27 1895 Carlton News reports first alfalfa crop nearly all harvested water plentiful in river yet ditches dry. Mention assortments including Mr Thompson from Kiowa county Assessor Williams rounding up Carlton residents L E Alexander leaves for Carwood Kansas Embree and Crowning contracted to break land near Holly Sadie McDowell visiting mountains. Local plans include SS land sale to Amity Canal Co and anticipated small tract subdivision for settlers. road work by Thurston improves crossings toward Granada and Carlton.
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Frybarger
Amity Canal Company
Carlton
Granada
Horse Creek Happenings and Local Work Activity
Wm Reynolds works at La Junta. J 1 Banks works for W E Vincent. O Royal erects a wind mill for irrigation. Mike Conley plants broom corn and sorghum. Hills yield finer grass now. Amity surveyors continue pegs in Horse Creek hills. Hale Underwood and George French shear sheep. E C Hawkins Amity canal chief engineer visited. E E Vincent has eight fine gardens.
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O' Royal
Mike Conley
Carlton and Granada Bridge Repair Urged by Residents
Residents urge county officials to fix the Lamar canal bridge on the Carlton county road south of Carlton noting it is nearly impassable for horses and wagons. They warn a damage suit may follow if unrepaired.
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Carlton
Granada
Lamar Canal
A. B. McConnell
BR. ©. McNeil
A. L. Embree
Jane
God
A L. Embree
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THE
Lamar Register
Lamar
Tatter
Roy Griffith
N. H. Gale
Carlton News
Mr. Thompson
Kiowa County
L. E. Alexander
Carwood
Kansas
Messrs. Embree and
Crowning
Holly
Sadie McDowell
Thurston
Here
Lamer
Horse Creek
Wm. Reynolds
la Junta
J. 1 Banks
W. E. Vincent
Amity
Hale Underwood
George French
E. C. Hawkins
Amity Canal
E. E. Vincent
Stewart
Upham
Bank
D. C
B. B
Bronx, Pres
A. N. Parmen
I’res
W.C. Gowrn
Canbie
First National Bank
T. M
M. D. Tearcur
W. C. Gorn
A. N. Paxeru
Palace Drug Store
Old Postoffice Building
N. N. McLean
BON Ton Meat Market
Tor|a
Everett
Fropritor
W. E. Tuttle
Prowers County Draft Horse Company
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