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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-07
RIO GRANDE EXTENSIONS.

Denver. May 4.-The Rocky Mountain
News this morning says:
When Chairman Coppcll of the Den.
YER X Rio Grande railway reached New
York, ten days ago, he announced that
extensive improvements We're in con
temptation by the Rio Grande system.
Railroad men Of the country We're aston.
ishcd to hear that any company was ser
iously preparing to reach out into new
territory at this time, but the filing of
articles of incorporation of two new
branches yesterday prove that Mr.. Cop
pell knew what he was talking about
The branches are to be known as the
Rio Grande. Durango & Southwestern
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-07

and the Rio Grande Il Delta. If the
plans are carried out, the extensions of
the Rio Grande system will require an
expenditure of S1,5OO,OOO to $4,000, 900
and will open new territory to commerce
which is mt the present time almost as
inaccessible as though 1t were 10000
niles away. President Jeffery gives as
surance that IL the two lines named are
completed, other extensions will be
made until the system of the Denver &
Rio Grande covers $500 to 5000 miles
and the remotest parts of Colorado are
reached by the locomotive.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-07
Will be one of the finest hotels In this part
OF the state.

VIII be one OF the finest hotels In this part
OF the state.
Fruits.
The Colorado Orchard company VIII
put out one thousand acres this season OF
apple trees and various other fruits. such
as plums. peaches. pears. grapes. cherries,
prunes. ETC.. and these fruits all succeed
better In this valley than In almost any
other portion of the United States. This
valley Is known rs the .'home of the big.
red apple" and well It may be, for more
apples are raised in this valley than any
other part OF the state.
This firm have about sevcnty-iive differ
cnt varieties. among which are the Ben
Davis. Newton. Pippin. Winter Rambo
and others. This is the season when
nursery agents and tree peddlcrs are
abroad In the land taking orders for trees.
shrubs, and plants, and you should look
out for bogus agents who offer wonder
ful varieties nj high prices The fnrmcr
who want trees should first ascertain
what varieties and how many he needs
giving preference 10 the varieties doing
best in his ncighborhoDd. After deciding
upon the number Of cach wanted. where
possible to do so. he should 20 direct 20
this home nursery and select the size and
form that suits him.
The officers and directors of this com.
pany are as follows: w. A. Colt Manzan.
ola. Colorado. president; Earl NJ. Gran
ston. Denver, Colorado. vice president; w.
Il. Alexander, Denver. Colorado. seer
tary. Senator George w. Swink, Rocky
Ford. Colorado; J. n. Beatty. Manzanola.
Colorado. are also Interested in 1t.
They have offices ut Denver. In the
Boston Block, in Rocky Ford on North
Main street. and at AIanzanola in the
Beatty Block. They are also very extern
sive dealers In
Lands.
And have about five thousand acres Of
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-07

land for sale, ranging in prices for from
SO to 500 per acre, all well improved
ana watered, and they solicit correspon-
dence, and all questions regarding this
country viii be promptly and correctly
answered.
ms hrm makes specially of plant
ing out orchards and caring for same for
non-resldents. They will plant out 1000
acres OF orchard this season and as many
next.
Mr. Colt, the manager, came here from
Missouri seven years ago, and says he ex-
poets to spend the rest of his days in the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-07
Fond of TIM whIn

Our English forefathers were SO fond
OF the whip that they seem to have re-
garded it as sure cure for lunacy. and
even for smallpox. The accounts of n
Huntingdonshire parish. under date of
1851, have the entry: "Pd. in charges
taking up n distracted woman. watch
ing her. and whipping her next day.
SIS 3D." and few years later, Sd. is
paid for whipping two people that had
the smallpox"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-07
Why It Was DIsb,ndcd

II understand the woman's LIterary
and Art club has been disbanded," h.
said.
That's true" she replied.
Broke up in n row. I suppose"
well there was some ill-feeling, "
she admitted.
And l venture to say 1t was all
about some mere trihe too; some alb
surd little detail"
"On the contrary. It was a very ser
ious matter"
Indeed? Tell me all about it."
why, we couldn't decide whether to
get larger clubroom or abolish big
sleeves at all club meetings.
Evening Post.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-07

OF course. every town has its "croakers'
and fossils and this town Is not an
exception. We found very few people
here who were not satisfied with the
country and their associates, and don
believe In printers ink. We thank you
for your patronage and encouragement
that YOU have given us. Wishing you
all II continued prosperity, we remain
Yours truly,
GEO. 7. WILLIAMS.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-07
Loyalty.

Above all party is country, and
above country is humanity. It Is In
politics as in ecclesiastics. Denomlna-
tional fealty Is n good thing. But II
is by no means the first thing. That
man serves his denomination mcsN
truly who serves Christ most loyalty
Rev. Z. Thomas.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-07
mor.o Ate tho rr.e Lunch.

Horse Atc tho Free Lunch.
A blind horse walked into the saloon
at 90 Polk street, Chicago, the OTHER
morning and ate all the free lunch from
the counter. Considerable difficulty
was experienced in getting the horse 10
leave the place.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-07
a Saf.trull.s

The class in natural history being
asked the difference between dog and
n tree. the head boy answered: "A tree
is covered with bark. while dog seems
to be lined with II.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-07

Arkansas valley. He has large amoun,
of fine lands of his own in this county ana
Is one of the pleasantest, most genial ana
social gentlemen we have ever met.
Among all the names that are mentioned
in MS trade review of Otero, none are
more deserving of special mention th''h
that well-known firm or
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-07
7 n. BEATTY & CO.,


that wellknown firm OF
l. n. BEATTY 4 CO.,
Who came to this country in 1S6s ana 10
Gated on ranch and did senreai iarniilis
and ran n general merchahdise storr'
The firm consists of J. n. Beatty ana ),
w Reaty. and they have the largest ana
most complete store in the city, ana IL -
euual to any in the county.
Store.
The building which they occupy IS
o5y1OO. and is filled with complete
stock of general merchandise, ana the!
are also very extensive dealers In lumper,
cbol. grain and harvesting machinery, ana
keen some of the standard grades or farm
machinery always on hand. They have
n full line of dry goods, bots ana shoes,
dres goods, notions, gents furnishing
goods, and, In fact, anything one would
call for can be found in this store. Ihey
fake In all kinds Of country produce ior
cash or goods, and always allow the
highest market price for same.
Lands.
They now own from 800 TO 1910 acres
of land. all under Il fine system OF irrlSh,
zion. with fine residences. orchards anu
barns and well-stocked with horses AMI
cattle and hogs and they are the largest
horse dealers in the valley. and they ;lso
have plenty of fruit and hay on :he;r
farms. They make a specially OF feei-
Ing cattle during the winter for the mar
ket and turn off 100000 worth of steers
per year, and they now have thousand
head of horses.
They also have some fine lands FOR Sile,
ranging In prices for from SO to Sloo
per acre. and all under Il thorough system
Of irrigation and lots of Improvements.
II. Il. Dye is the business manager "f
the store. and is assisted by Isaac GantZ,
C. X. Wilson and ii. ]. Roberts. Mr.. Dye
came here about fifteen years ago ana
Is a son-in-law of J. w. Beatty. and son
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-07
RARE COIN MELTED.
BENT TO UNCLE SAM IN iGNoR-
ANCE OF VALUE.
soms of tho Most Precious Are Old
copper Cents Which Many Coiiectors
would Be Glad to Get-Pieces Worth
Big Prices.

N the stream OF
money that contin-
ually flows through
the treasury occur
many pieces worth
far more than their
face. They are
passed into Uncle
Sans Golfers by
people who have. no
notion of their
value In the market
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK

A Chicago dispatch says that the
democrats and populists have effected
fusion ON electors in twentyseven
states, or in every state where victory
for Bryan might depend on fusion.
The ''sound money democratic
electors will go on the ballot 10 In
diana under the name of the gold
standard democratic ticket
1t is said Russia continues her
preparations for an emergency. Local
military and naval forces at Sebastopol,
Odessa and Batoum have been
modified.
Fierce gales swept the Atlantic
coast on the 18th. Property was
greatly damaged and the beach is
strewn with wreckage for hundreds OF
miles.
In note to the powers the porte
has promised reforms for all Turkey.
While kneeling in prayer in the
church at Hawarden, where Mr.. Glad
stone attends devotional exercises,
Most Rev. Edward White Benson, ID.
d., archbishop of Canterbury, primate
of all England, and metropolitan, was
seized with apoplexy, from which he
died few minutes afterward.
1t is announced that France, Russia
entente in regard to Turkey, and it is
expected that these powers will i'm
mediately dispatch to the porte Wig
orous note demanding the adoption of
reforms which will secure the
safety of the Armenians in the Turkish
empire.
George DuMaurier, the artist and
author of ''Trilby," who has been suf-
fering for some time with heart and
lung troubles, died in London on the
sth. His death was peaceful.
The Claytonia Depository (banlS) at
! Claytonia, Neb., was blown up and
ST., 500 stolen.
Rosebery has rendered his resigna-
ton as leader of the English liberals.
The Competitor prisoners will be
granted trial by civil tribunal.
The thirty-eighth anniversary of the
Lincoln Douglas debate was celebrated
at Galesburg, Illinois, on the 18th. Adj
dresses were made by Chauncey M.
Depew, Col. II. S. Mcclure, Senator
Palmer and Robert T. Lincoln.
The democrats have carried Florida
by majorities averaging about 10000.
Gov. Atkinson and the entire DEM
| ocratic ticket have been elected in
Georgia by majorities ranging between
80, 900 and 10000.
The strike of photographers on the
| Canadian Pacific has been settled by a
compromise.
Turkey will not let the United States
cruiser Bancroft pass into the Bos-
phorus to protect American citizens in
caes of emergency
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
ESCAPE ON BICYCLES.
OESPERADOES ROB THE BANK
OF SHERBURNE. MINI.
Kill Assistant Cashier Thorburn and Olaf
Oestern, and With One Thousand in
Bills, Make Their Escape-Posse IL
Pursuit.

Sherburne, Mimi, Oct 9.-The DELHI
crate murder of two men was commit
ted here Wednesday by highwaymen
who robbed the Bank of Sherburne OF
$1,000. The affair was a terrible re-
minder of the great bank robbery at
Mortified in 1876, in which the James
and Younger boys were participants.
About noon two strangers, one of whom
looked like mere boy, rode along the
main street on bicycles They were
both well dressed but were unshaven
and travel-stained. No particular ct
tention was paid TO them, as Sherburne
Is town of but 500 persons, most Of
them workingmen, and at that hour
they were hurrying home to dinner
The strangers loitered around the
outskirts until nearly ] o'clock. At that
time they sauntered lazily down the
street and stopped Immediately in
front of the bank of Sherburne. After
a moments talk they went into the
bank, and the elder of the men en-
gagged Assistant Cachier George Thor
burn in conversation. One Of the des-
peradoes secured possession of roll
gagged Assistant Cashier George Thor
burn tried to prevent the men from
getting away with the money, when
they whipped out their revoivers and
began firing and at the same time
retreating. One of theb ullets struck
Thorburn in the neck, causing almost
lnstand death from internal hemhor-
rhage. The shooting within the bank
aroused the town, and the citizens be-
gan running in that direction. The
first man to reach the place was Olaf
Oestern, travelling salesman for the
Wood Harvester company of st. Paul
He made dash to grapple with the
desperadoes, but was not quick enough,
as be was struck in the head and fell
dead at their feet.
They ran down the street firing at
hurried to places of shelter. Tn ~
ran about three blocks to some bushes
where they had left their wheels. These
they mounted and rode rapidly away
toward the Iowa line, six miles to the
south. Mayor c. e. Everett and the
town marshall at once did all in their
power to capture the bandits. Sheriff
Hill was at Fairmont, the county seat
OF Martin county, twenty miles east,
but he came here by train and organ
lied large posse of determined Sher-
burne men, which moved southwark
on horseback late in the afternoon. As
the roads are in fine condition, the
desperadoes could have gone forty or
fifty miles before the posse started.
The only hope of the officers is that
the bandits have gone to the woods
in an attempt to hide. and may thus
be overtaken. 1t is declared that If the
men are captured they will be strung
up To a limb of the first tree big
enough to hold them The men got
away with the roll of money, about
$1,000, which they snatched from the
counter of the bank.
Gov. Clough has issued a proclama-
ton Offering a reward Of $500 for The
capture of the robbers. The sheriff S
posse returned to town late at night,
having found no trace of the des-
peradoes. A posse of 500 men left here
at daylight.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
Live Stock Exchange Will Act.

Forth Worth, Tex, Oct. 14.-The dis
patch relative to rumor that Germany
had decided to exclude American can
ned goods was discussed by the execu.
tive committee of the National Live
Stock Exchange at it's meeting Monday
night. Tie body will declare itself
strongly along the line of reciprocity,
prohibition Of Canadian cattle, expor.
tation through the United States and
retaliation against all foreign govern.
ments seeking to discriminate against
the meat product of the United States
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
FIRE IN GREAT HARRINGTON.
Wind Blowing q Gale and the Destruc.
ton Is Great.


tion Is Great.
Pittsfield, Mas, Oct. 14.-Fire broke
out Monday night in tenement house
near the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad station in Great Bar
rington. In a few minutes it extended
to the Kennedy hotel and livery stables
and the Miller House stables near the
center of the town. A large brick block
on railroad street was soon in flames
and at that time the entire town was
threatened. This fear was realized
half an hour later and at midnight the
whole town seemed to be doomed.
The next building to go was the Hol-
lenbeck block and then the Miller
house was set en- fire and soon de-
stroyed. The wind was blowing a gale
from the north and the flying embers
and sparks set fire in all directions in
the upper part Of the town.
Aid from Housatonic, Stockbridge
and Lee reached the city before mid
night, and though the fire was still
burning furiously it was under control.
The loss cannot be estimated. 1t Will
be very heavy comparatively and most
disastrous to the town, as the very best
portion of the business section has
been DESTROYED
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
Veteran slain with a Hatcner.

Leavenworth, Kas., Oct. 13-Alfred
Cummings, dacrepit veteran OF the
Mexican war, was murdered at his
home near Leavenworth city limits
some time last night. Cummings was
misery, had considerable pension mon
ey and lived alone in one-room house.
Everything indicates that while he was
eating supper some person slipped up
behind him and dealt him blow on
the head with Ratchet. The blade
was sunk into the brain.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
Silver Meetings ut Chicago.

Chicago, Oct. 12.-Free silverites
held two meetings yesterday at Tat
tersall's. The speech of the day was
made by Congressman Towne, of Min
nesota. and was a carefully prepared
address. Senator Teller, who was to
address the afternoon meeting, found
himself too hoarse to make himself
heard and with reluctance was obliged
to assign his part OF the days program
to other speakers Professor Walter
Thomas Mills and H. f. Bartine OF
Nevada, were the principal speakers Of
the afternoon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
Nebraska Grain Dealers Unite.

Omaha. Neb., Oct. 13.-Nebraska
grain dealers to the number ofiseventy,
representing about 100 houses and eie,
vators, met at the Commercial club
rooms Saturday night and formed Sc
cret organization for their protection
and benefit" Officers were elected as
follows: President, N. A. Duff, Ne
braska City; vice-president, +. l.
Harris, Omaha; treasurer and secre
tary. James Sewall, Hastings. The
next meeting of the association is Sc
Tor Oct. 81 at Lincoln.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
viii Ask for Torpedo Boats.

Washington, Oct 12.-Secretary Her,
bert has decided to ask congress fol
some additional 30-knot torpedo boats
in his final report as head of the navy
department. He is greatly impressed
with the value of this type of boat, and
believes it will prove a valuable ally
of the bigger ships of the navy In time
Of war; 1t is an interesting and sug,
gestive fact that the 20-knot boats
Cor which contracts were let yestar.
day, were designed with the intention
that they would be able to reach the
great lakes. The locks along the Erie
canal admit OF taking vessels 101 fee,
In length.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
Russia BUYS a Plat. MIL.

Chester, Pa, Oct. 5.-Agenta of Rus
STA. who are buying up machinery for
their government in view of a possi-
BILE war over the Turkish troubles, have
closed negotiations with the officials of
the Wellman Iron and Steel company
here for the purchase of the large ar
NOR plate mill and engine of these i'm
mense works. The plant will not be
dismantled, but the armor plate ma
chinerys will be at once removed TO
Russia, where it can be set up and put
at work forthwith. 1t embraces the
largest armor plate rolls in the world
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
Pensions May BE Taken.

Dcs Moines, Iowa, Oct. st has
been decided by the Supreme court that
the board OF commissioners of the Sol
diers' Home at Marshalltown, with the
con>mandant as a party to the action,
may be privileged TO appropriate to use
OF the home such portions of the veter-
ans pensions in excess of So per month
as they may see fit. The inmates of
the home recently secured an injunc-
ton restraining the commission from
toIrhing the pensions. The Supreme
court reverses the decision.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
ENFORCES THE LAW.
Commission Said to be Spotted by In
dian Criminals.

Commission Said to be Spotted by In
dian Criminals.
South McAlester, /. T., Oct. 13.-It is
rumored that United States Commits
sioner David w. Yancey of Tahlequah,
in the Cherokee country, has been
spotted" by the society of Indian
criminals known as the Ca-Too-Ahs,
which has for long time been the ter
ror of all law-abiding and, especially,
law-enforcing people Of that country.
Commissioner Yancey to-day denied
any knowledge of the matter and says
he feels certain that the society, the
existence OF which he doubts, has no
member who could justly charge him
with improper or excessive prosecution
of punishment, which apparently is the
cause for complaint. 1t is believed to
have been one of the Ca-Too-Ahs MEM
bers who assassinated Thomas III. Mad
den of Braggs Station about six months
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
WRECKAGE PILED HIGH.
Runaway Box Car on California Road
Causes Disaster.


Causes Disaster.
Redwood City, Cal, Oct. ia dis
astrous freight collision on the coast
division of the Southern Pacific rail-
way resulted in the death of one man
and the serious injury of three others.
Five box cars left on siding at Palo
Alto started down steep grade. When
the runaway cars had gone mile they
collided with the San Jose freight
train coming in an opposite direction
at high rate of speed. The locomo-
tive was overturned and the freight
cars piled in heap of debris fifty feet
high. All traffic was stopped until a
construction gang built a temporary
track around the wreck. The killed:
HENRY HAGERTY, engineer.
The injured:
Joseph Bowser, fireman, will pro5a-
bly, die; Carey w. Burg, brakeman:
John w. Ruble. brakeman.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
INVOLVES SCHOOL QUESTION,
Foreign Influence Said to BE Responsible
for the Deposition OF Bishop Keane.

Foreign Influence Said to BE Responsible
for the Deposition OF Bishop Keane.
Washington, Oct Is. - Interest
throughout Catholic America is still
keenly alive to the significance of the
recent deposition of Bishop Keane, rec
tor of the Catholic university. The
school question is said to have led ts
the call for Bishop Keanes resignation
The real fight, it is said, has been oyei
the question whether foreign, or, more
specifically, German. influence Is tt
prompt the vatican in all its policy con-
corning the United States. Monsignore
Josephs Schroeder, the German profess
sor of dogmatic theology at the Catho.
lie university, is the open and professed
friend of those at home and abroad
who are trying to force German ruiz
upon the American church.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
in.iiana,s OH Wells

Portland, Ind, Oct Estate Geolo-
gist WIS Blatchley says that 5000 wells
have been driven in the Indiana field
at cost of s6,000.0OO, of which 1900
are now producing. He thinks the
field will extend to the west and south
over the entire natural gas area.
Blatchley is obtaining data for his an
nUal report
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-10-20
NEWS FROM CUBA.
Latest Reports of the Progress of tn,
InsurrectiOn.

Latest Reports of the Progress of tn,
InsurrectiOn.
Havana, Oct. 12.-Guerillas stationed
at Punta Bravo have seized an insur-
gent camp on the coast near Santa
Ana.
The Havana transport, Ambrosio
Bolivar. has entered from Pinar del
Rio ports, bringing from Dimas and La
Esperanza 200 i'll and wounded soldiers
The town Of Las Canas has again
been attacked. The rebels were re.
pulsed by the Spanish garrison after
several hours fighting.
The vessel seen burning at sea of
Dimas was a British ship, evidently
loaded with lumber. Her name is un'
known. The crew. it is believed. es'
capped in boats.