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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

MONEY to loan on good real
estate security on reasonable
terms. Call on or address 9. G..
Ament & Co., Rocky Ford, Colo.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

The Rocky Ford Gro
Gerry Co. is in receipt of a
car load Of extra fine Early
Ohio Seed Potatoes. You
all know what they are SO
we need not recommend
them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
has given notice to all it's connections
that for the present it intends to observe
strictly the laws signed by Governor
Adams on Saturday prohibiting the roads
charging for the transportation OF bikes
through the state, but will deliver them
unchecked to connections at junction
points.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

FOR SALE.-A fine lot of
Tomato Plants. One-half mile
southwest of Rocky Ford
48-O A. T. Brown.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06
Santa Fe Excursions.

Colorado Springs, May 11-13 1897.
State Encampinent Colo. G. A. r. Open
rate nf $3.50 for the round trip-Roclsy
Ford to Colorado Springs and return.
Tickets on sale May 11-12 and l3. Linn
tied for return May IA.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

You will not miss it, in any
thing you buy of Cheney's.
Everything first-class, and Prices
to suit our Customers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

The Rocky Ford Gro
Gerry Co. is in receipt of a
car load of extra fine Early
Ohio Seed Potatoes. You
all know what they are so
we need not recommend
them,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

The Rock y Ford Grocery Co.
is always in the lead in quality,
quantity and low prices. You
can get anything in the Grocery
line that you may desire and war
ranted to be the very best. Give
them your orders, You won't
regret it,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

Everybody should wear the
Self-adjusting Suspender. Once
used you'll wear no other. See
them at Robinson's Harness Shop
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

DIR. w. E. Fenton 6 20. have
a full line of the Celebrated Ham
mar Paints, warranted to be the
very best in the market. You
should buy no other.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

just received a large con-
signment of assorted gallon Fruits.
The choicest and the best at the
Rocky Ford Grocery Co.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

Reduction of Wheel Rent
Bicycles 80 per week, $6 per
month at Griswold's. Repairs and
supplies specially.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

Quit putting old news papers
under your carpets and buy
Carpet Felt of the English Lum-
ber Co. 43tf
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06
"A Car load of Sugar
Just received at the
Rocky Ferd Grocery Co. 8.
A La Junta Episode.

Mr.. X.-May I borrow Mr.. Us spur
for my wife for IN hour or two?
Mrs. WHY. is she going to learn
to ride?
Mr.. X.-No, she's going to bake some
cookies for the Barbecue and she wants
to decorate them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

"A full stock of Double and
Single Harness, Saddles and Bri-
dies, is kept by the Rocky Ford
Mercantile Co., and for sale at
lower prices than ever before of
cred in Rocky Ford.
B. U. Dye, Mgr.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

Just received by w. E. Fen
ton & Co. q large assortment of
Secondhand School Books. They
are very cheap.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

A House with five rooms and
two lots, with stable. south of the
mill, for sale. Inquire of M. E.
Tuttle,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

Now is the time to order
Window Screens. See the Eng
lish Lumber Co. which supplies
the. best and cheapest. 43tf
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

400 and Soc Glassware bought
at auction and given away free as
an advertisement with every $500
purchase at Hilfker's.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

Buy your House Furnish
ings at Att Stark's.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

Use Schillings Best Baking
Powder, Coffee, Tea, Extracts and
Spices. Cheney keeps them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

-Fenton & Co.. sell Hammer
Paint warranted the best. Il
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

1t takes time, but, il you keep at it
you can teach your conscience not to in.
terrupt you.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

Something New in Canned
Goods-Chipped Peaches. Try
them. Cheney's.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

Your Good
Judgment should
dictate your buy
ing at HILFI-
KER'S, where
you get 4Oc and
soc Glassware
bought at auc-
tion with every
$500 purchase.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06
Plants for Sale.

Plants for Sale.
100000 Tomato and Sweet Po-
tato plants for sale, at Col. Robb's
ranch, one mile south of town, ad-
joining Crowleys. 48tf
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

-"Time and tide whit for no man."
II they did every other man would kick.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

Mamma Children should be seen
and not heard. Johnny.-I wish our
teacher thought 30.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

Seed Corn.
Just received by Ellingwood &
Hauck, a Car Load of Kansas
Seed Corn. Best and Cheapest
in town. 47-9
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

-Fenton & Co sell Buggy Paint.
The cheapest and the best. If
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06
Meats and Vegetables.

Ify you will drop in at Gerbing &
Sons when looking for something
to eat you will find a choice vari-
ETY. of meats, also vegetables that
are fresh and Just what you want.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06
How We do Grow.

We are indebted to Agent Lewis for
the following facts in regard to railroad
business during the past year, compared
with the year previous:
Freight Earnings April, 1897 @ -----tssSSGs Ses % %
Increase --$5,SIW
Passenger Earnings April. 1se7 7-----s ssss.2e d e
Increase e--------------------$t2 $t2o'as
Total increase of 1897 over 1896 .sasla.3s
Since January !, 1897 they have han.
died 39l car loads Of freight. Same period
last year 296 cars-an increase Of 115 cars
in 4 months.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06
Seed Corn.

oh! Such beautiful Wall
Paper at Fenton & Co.'S. tt
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06
THE EYE

Ophthalmologist and Prac-
tical Optician is at the st.
James for a few day s.
Those needing his services
call and have your Eyes ex-
amined free, and Brazilian
Pebble Glasses properly
suited. All work guaran-
teed. DR.. Gutman is known
in this state for his ability
as an Optician. He is one
of the best and his work
satisfies everybody that he
understands his business.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

5000 BOLTS of WALL Pa
PER just received at Kearby's
Drug Store. It is big stock and
must be sold. Preces as low as
s cents per bolt. Competition in
either variety or price is impossi-
ble. Don't buy until you have
seen Kesrby's Stock,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

1t pays to trade at Hilfker'a
whore you get valuable glassware
with every ~ 90 purchase.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

DIR. PURSES Office is now over
Hiltiker's,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06

1t is always hard to get up in tho
world. When you SEQ !, man who ,s real
O. and truly up in the world you soc q
MN who has worked his way up. There
any department who did not have to
climb there with blistered hands and
blee ling feet. The leading merchants,
the leading insurance men, the leadinr-
physicians, lawyers. educators all clint d
p ,tiently to eminence. Plants get W,
trees got upc.nen and women get up, all
in one vay-by climbing up.
When it comes to Evaporated
fruits, no one handles a better
brand nor a more complete line
than will be found at the Rocky
Ford Grocery Co.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-19
TEMPLE TOPICS.

CnIaboose Was knocked Over-Far-
mcrs Are Losing Money.
Temple. Texas. August 1S-The Inman
compress has been leased by the Ralli
Brothers agency and will be operated this
year under the name of the Bell county
compress. Mr.. Imam will remain in con-
troll
From some unaccountable cause the
farmers of this section are losing thou
sands of dollars by not being able to sup
ply the local market with butter and eggs
Both articles are short and the supply has
been shipped in for some time. Eggs are
retailing at 10 cents and butter at 20
cents, with demand far beyond the sup
ply,
Monday, while backing a train up the
new Santa Fe spur loaded car struck the
city calaboose and twisted it around and
off the foundation. There were several
prisoners in the house at the time, and in
one cage man was confined beyond the
power of the officers to release until the
house was put back to level The dam
age was repaired and the rooms are again
to let.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-19
HOUSTON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10.
TIE n P "A. q E s
LESSON FOR COMMERCIAL cENrERs

y
. "A short while since. The Post called at
milton to the extra efforts to be put forth
the merchants OF New York City to ret
10 merchants from tho Interior to visit
20 metropolis and make larger purchases
goods than they have been buying late
n The great trade center of the country
sgun to feel the necessity for organized
otion to maintain It's business.
The plan of cheap excursions was adopted
nd last week the results were becoming
)parent. 1t is estimated by well uniformed
ew Workers. that In consequence of the
,noap rates. fully five thousand representa-
yes Of mercantile establishments In va
Gus parts OF the country visited the big
lty IN one week asd made purchases to the
'xtent OF $25000.000 The personal ex-
'hnses OF these visitors were placed nj sew
rnl hundred thousand dollars, left among
10 hotels. restaurants, saloons and resorts
I the metropolis. One paper noted the
act that any resident could tell that the
trects were alive with strangers, some
Aing usually Impossible and only observed
uring some big celebration. IN conse-
ucncc OF these facts the metropolitan
usinaes men are congratulating them
elves and their city upon the marked Sue
e& OF their undertaking,
: Tho result Of this enterprise has again
demonstrated the fact that thcran.s always
more business TO BIO had thau1is In sight
sroviding only come one is energetic
lnough to hunt It up. when trade falla OFT
hen is the time 10 go out after It. Too
nten the very reverse OF such a policy is
idopted and merchants sit idly by and
Of dull times, The time to ad-
iertise, to reach after trade to push out
she drummer and bring in the outside
buyer, is when the need OF such enterprise
3 most keenly felt. Effort ought to rise In
proportion TO the emergency demanding It.
The lesson taught by New York under such
conditions ought to prove valuable to COM
nercial conters everywhere. Organized
And Intelligent effort In any direction gem
srally succeeds in .he accomplishment of
It's purpose
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4 ChiId MansIcd to ncnth.

Tyler, Texas, August 16.--Late yesterday
afternoon the little 10-year-old son of Mr..
ana MIS- Ike Hughey while playing with
some other children on the turn table at
the shops OF the Cotton Belt Railway COM
pany was in some way thrown under 1t
and crushed to death and mangled in a
horrible manner before the ponderous ma
cninery could be stopped. The left foot
was SO badly crushed that 1t had to be am
putaSed, while nearly all the flesh was
severed from the right thigh and leg The
doctors saw from the first that there WAS
no hope for the little fellows life, and thl,
morning al o'clock his little soul returned
to it's Maker. ~ =
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problem Of transportation, one Of the most
vital to US Of any Of tho day. imposing q
tremendous burden upon American produc-
ticn and prosperity. can be easily solved
whenever the American people awake to It's
importance. Half Of our burdens are Of
our own making, or else due TO our own
tolerance Of existing evils a wise states
inanship would soon relieve U.S. but unfor-
tunately, II seems. the days Of wise states
inanship arc gone. The press mover fails
70 call popular attention to the necessities
Of tho hour. and It is the fault OF the peo-
pIo themselves II they do not see and phr-
suo their own beat interests.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-19
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.


Mr.. John N. Brown, Rhode ~.
richest bachelor, is shortly to mary
Nathalie Dresser OF New York.
Senator George +. Hoar and a lares
ty OF friends took a trolley ride q
miles Saturday near Worcester, Ma
Mayor Harrison OF Chicago recently b
a record OF eighty two Ash and sixy.1,
woodcock in a days sport near SkanS
tion, Mich.
Samuel r. Galloway. president g
Nickel Plato railroad. and probably Z
dent of the Lake Shore. began iiIs
poor boy on the Grand Trunk -
working for $3.50 month.
Mrs. Fannie r. Iverson OF Atlant4
was reported engaged to be MARI
ex-senator David b. Hill of New
several months ago, has been MARI
Nj. Charles Abbott OF Washington
Judge Thompson; of Louisville lSn
set FREQ two men who were arrte'
fist fighting. He claimed that as tney
their fists and not knives or revoivesss.'
were brave men and should not % N
up.
Tho Detroit Journal has been ~
by persons closely In touch with ":
CELL. the minister to Turkey. thai
never again act as president OF ~
versity OF Michigan--L place be
to- twenty-six years.
Mrs. Oliver II. p. Belmont y n
value her famous Marble House,
port at $l,00s.o0D. She recently ~
an offer from Potter Palmer for Il -
mating that sum, II Is assessed VI 3
Cornelius vanderbilt's, The Breas
assessed at S92S. 900.
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Millions nf ish

North Galveston. Texas August IT,.
There was an extraordinarily low, tide here
yesterday afternoon. the waters OF the bay
receding and leaving the bottom exposed
for distance OF quarter Of mile. When
the flow set In the tide came in rapidly and
full, and with II came millions of mullet.
For stretch Of mile on the east bav
shore they came like yeritable tidal
wave aud their leapiag and splashing in
the water sounded like the steady down
pour OF an approaching rain storm, and
could be distinctly heard for distance OF
quarter OF mile inland Great schools
Of muilet frequently come In here, but cid
fishermen say they never saw sight like
that witnessed last night.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-19
SOME rosrscnrprs.


Near Elgin, Ore, les a young woman who
daily hauls to town a lead OF ties and
unloads them herself.
Charlotte is a corruption Of the old
English word charlyt. which means Il dish
OF custard, and chocolate russo Ia Pussian
charlotte.
Blondel, thu hurper, did not discover tho
prison OF King Richard. Richard paid HIS
ransom, and The receipt for 1t is among the
Austria,a archives.
Gumbo Ia simply okra soup, gumho beng
the name by which olsa is often known
IN the South. .,hisk m gumbo 10 soup of
okra and chicken,
samony, the most poweri IL chief In the
the French Soudan is reported by sreuch
authorities 10 be dead. and 10 have been
succeeded by his son.
Horatlus never defended the bridge. The
stcry wss manufactured by the same gifted
author who gave tho world the account
OF Scaevolas berolsm.
Toronto single takers are so numerous
that they VIII give picnic Same of them
count Rev, Morgan Wood as a single taxer.
but they are mistaken.
MacaroM Is taken from Greek deriya-
ton, which means the blessed dead" In
alluson 10 the ancient custom OF eat
Ing it at feasts for the dead.
For agvs there has been flow OF gems
az OF silver from Europe TO India, and
noac ever return. the people az India pre-
ferring gem 10 any other form OF invest
ment.
The finest opal OF modern times belonged
10 tho Empress Josephine. II was called
Tho Burning Of Troy" It's fate is un-
known, as Il disappeared when the allies
entered Paris.
| Tho diamond Is not among the earlies,
gems known To man. II has not beer
found In the ruins OF Nineveh, In thu
Etruscan sepulchres. nor in the tombs Of
thu Phceaicians.
| Tho prisoner OF chllion" did not suf.
Ter In the cause OF liberty. He was trou,
hlescme roglso sent 70 prison for mischief
making and spent his term there In max
ms Indecent verses I71
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-19
WATERWAYS CONVENTION.
Delegates from Corpus Christi and
Nueces County.

convention has been called to meet at Rock
port on August % and 26 for the purpose
Of discussing plans to open to navigation
the various channels and inland bays along
the Texas coast. Mayor Lovenskiold has
appointed the following gentlemen to rep
resent Corpus Christi at said convention:
NJ Gussett, Stanley WEIGH. d. Hirsch, G.
II. Scott and w. +. Hopkins
The following delegates were appointed
by Jrdgo Hopkins 70 represent Nueces
county: o. C. Lovenskiold. r. j. Kleberg.
ID. McNeill Turner. G. G. Heath, William
peRyce. ]. C.. Russell w, b. McCamp-
bell. George Greer. ]. II. Roark, F.. T.
Mtniman. II. r. Sutherland. j. b. Hard
wick.
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-H----s4-
a GREAT PROBLEM TO SOLVE.

The Pittshurg Dispatch points out that
,shc greatest problem for American Pro-
hucers to solve satisfactorily u the qucs-
/ ton Of transportation. from the farm and
workshop to the ultimate destination OF the
product.
\ To solve this problem. In a word Is to
settle the matter OF profits.
Tho Problem presents three points Of
yiew----first, from the farm or factory 10
the railway shipping station. then from the
railway station to tho ships side, and last
ly from American ports TO European mar
lkets. The American producer has only In
a general way addressed himself 10 this
subject. He has been willing to admit
that Il has been too costly to get his nrod-
,luct to market. but has been backward in
ad0oting means for lowering this cost.
From tho farm, especially to the railway
station. the absence OF good roads haa i'm
,iposed the largsat burden upon the farmer.
I He II hauling his crops at loss over bad
roaAs The wear and tear upon his vchi-
cles and stock he rarely takes into consid-
GRAFTON, and yet It II destroying a large
portion o. his years profits. II not all, III
/ bet.
That phase Of the problem the farme,
1 can alphabetically settle for himself, il he
! VIA The firss sssp IN the solution Of the
tsnspcstation problem IL to build good
I cousty ruads.
The railway ratsn are matter for con.
( geep&lonoI and Legislative action. hut ths
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-19
The Return of the Native.

Atlanta Constitution.
The patriot who writes In the editorial
columns OF Harper's Weekly Is again en-
gagged In the business OF saving the country
by announcing that the South is sadly In
need of education. Being highly educated
himself. as well as one OF the most talent
ed contributors to the volume Of dry rot
that issues from the presses OF the Reform
club, he can afford to assume a patronizing
aif and exhibit grief over the ignorance
and lawiessness that exist In the South
He regrets that former article on the
same subject should have been miscon-
strued by the natives OF the hobo and hoo
doc section, and says he would have ex-
planned the matter at an earlier date but
for his absence from the country.
In effect his explanation Is that the
South is ignorant because 1t will not in
dorse the demands of the money power:
that Its public men opcse the plain viola
ton of the law which makes the obligations
of the government payable In gold. and
gold only; that tho Southern representa-
tives in congress will not indorse the monu-
mental robbery OF the people which has re-
suited from this violation OF the law
When the Southern leaders are educated
up TO the point OF tamciy submitting 10 the
aggressions OF the money power, then, In
the opinion of Mr.. Henry Loeinis Nelson,
they will be pinks OF perfection In all tn.
lines OF statesmarship.
III is through the teaching OF its youth
that the South VIII eventually resume its
place in the politics OF the country" saws
tarper's Weekly. 1t Is through the in
fluence OF schools and colleges Of the best
character that Southern men who are now
assaiiing the standard OF value will be sue
cecded by new generation" which will he
perfectly dccile In the hands OF gold syndi,
catss and capitalistic combinations. Think
OF the man assuming to be educated who
presumes TO discover the odor OF sancti-
~ In "the standard OF value"
The real education" the South must re-
ceive is that which leads to the Endorsement
OF the spollation and robbery which have
Resulted during the past twenty five years
from the alteration Of the standard OF
value.
As for the tariff. we desire to cali the nj.
tention Of MIR, Nelson 10 the fac. that onl,
one Southern man In the senate voted "a,
the pingley monstrosity. IL any Southern
man yotsd for 1t in the house. he was moi
| representative democrat.
| The Southern leaders In congress not oul,
| opposed the Dingiey bill. but they worked
and voted against the candidates aud IN,
party which made the policy OF tariff plum.
| der the ivadiug issue. What sort OF "cdu.
cation" Is II that leads such highly en-,
doved individuals a. the conductors 81
Harpers Weekly and the whole gang o
holier-t han-thou apostles to denounce III,
ntngiey law NOW when they USED all thsi,
edpcation. ~ their culture. sham Or real
anu Al their influence 70 place IN power III
men vhp vc5S pledged 70 snact lust such
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make the present crop in Texas has been
bought and many farmers have not been
able to cultivate the crop well on this
account
hope the time will come when our
farmers will so manage their affairs that
they will be independent and can lay their
products up and to some extent dictate to
the fellow that never saw stalk Of cot
ton something about the price. Yours truly
r. H. Talley.
OF Talley 6 Kettler Mercantile Company,
Taylor, Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-19
Mr.. Netlis Cotton Estimutc.
n the Editor of The Post


st. Louis. Mo-, August 16.--I have Just
read in the st. Louis paper small, special.
wherein see Mr.. Neill is beginning to
estimate the cotton crop Of 81 and '9S and
puts the minimum figures at nine and
three quarter millions, based. largely. I
Now, Mr. Neill may be able to forecast the
growing crop at this early date. but
think he may miss 1t little, as he did
the present crop, witch he put at a.l0o 900
minimum. But let this be as it may, time
tells the tale and l think people in direct
touch with the farming class and people
who make daily visits to the cotton fields
and know something OF all the ups and
downs OF the present crop should know a
little something of the crop prospects. etc.
As to the present condition prospects,
etc. OF the Texas crop must say that
from such information as have been able
to obtain from merchants from all parts
OF Texas. who have met In this market.
the past few days buying goods, | am
utterly at a lose to know how we can get
any such yield as we did in the "a and
% crop. Such conditions rs came about In
1894 favorable to the cotton may not oc-
cur again IN number OF years. Everything
seemed to favor the crop from start TO
finish and such yields per acre have never
been known, taking the country as whole
and may not happen again in life-time.
This. OF course | am led TO believe has
never had the weight II should have with
our Liverpool and New York friends and
they always seem to know more about what
our crops will make than we do and antici-
pate what we may have and depress prices
all they can In anticipation OF big crops.
They tried this scheme last year OF SELL
Ing a ten million bale crop hsfore a single
bale was opened aud the hot winds OF Au-
gust blew in favor OF the granger and the
scramble that those fellows had In their
Efforts to buy back what they had sold at
low rate made many Of them gray headed
and sent some OF them on TO the other
shore. where hardly think they deal in
paper cotton.
As to the present crop. especially In
Texas, know II to be fact that tho
stands are extremely poor and In many
places cotton has been planted over as
much as four times. The cold nights n,
the early spring were against It. Then the
lice. then the worms. then the dry wealth
Ter; hence ! can see nothing TO warrant
Just yet an overwhelming crop. II is true
outside OF Texas other States may make
up for our deficiency. but from feliahle
private sources I hear that the outlook Il
by no means bright and At this early date
! can see nothing iustifying anything bel
49, -, - - - S----.