Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-09-16

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Ing in nomination candidates for the follow.
ing county offices;
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Surveyor.
Coroner,
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Secretary.
Dates to be Remembered.
FAMOUS FALL YEsrIv.sLs.
Las Animas county Fair. Trniaad. sept'22
~, Fes,,ys, " of Mopa.ain and risa. Denver.
PoLlrIcAL EvxNrs.
Silver Republican County Convention.
Rocky Ford. september II. Primaries the 4th.
Administration Republican County Conven-
and prssins. Sept IS
The county commissioners did wisely
in appropriating $50 to aid in making
fruit display at Canon City and appoint
ing E. N. Berry to superintend its prep
aration.
The ahipments in chr lots for the
past seven days by the Melon Growers
Association were % cars Of cantaloupes
and q cars of watermelons. This does
NOT include goods sent by express in
smaller quantities.
During the latter part Of the present
season the bees have been doing splendid
ly and making large amounts OF very su-
perior honey. II. F. Hagan estimates
that his two apissies have made $4,000
pounds and Others have doubtless done
proportionately veil.
-Farmers who are holding wheat need
fear NO material reduction in price until
n new crop is on the market The indi-
cations are that higher rather than low
or prices will prevail. But the grain
gamblers may make violent fluctuations
on change in their efforts to rob each
other.
The demand for Rocky Ford's five
and ten acre tracts is going to steadily
increase. This locality is beginning to
attract the attention Of men OF means
who want change from the turmoil
and confusion Of city life and for whom
fruit growing and gardening has attrac-
tions. So look out for many sales OF
small tracts to this class Of purchasers.
The rumor that the Bank Of Eng
land is to keep 20 per cent OF its coin re-
serve in silver has caused an advance OF
10 per cent in the price OF silver bullion.
Such being the case there is every reason
TO believe that free coinage by the Unit
ed States would restore the old-time par
ity. In this connection let it be remem-
bered that all OF the many millions OF sill
yer now circulating in every nation
throughout the world has been coined on
q basis Of about 16 to !.
Enterprise and push seem to be in
the very air of the Rocky Ford country.
One of the latest evidences of this is the
notable industry shown by Uncle Levi
Bechtel's bees. The bee is proverbial
for industry but has heretofore limited
his work to the hours Of daylight. But
Uncle Levi reports that his bees have
been taking advantage Of the bright
moonlight nights to pursue their busi-
ness of honey making. This unusual
thrift may be attributed to the Mckinley
wave of prosperity, to the altitude or may
be mentioned rs one Of tho beneficial ef-
fects OF irrigation. And someone not
having a proper respect for tho bee busi-
ness, may be tempted to ask il Uncle
Levi has succeed in crossing the Italian
bee with the lightning bug and thus OBJ
tained new variety Of bee that can
work day and night. But whatever the
explanation, Uncle Levi is satisfied with
the extra honey which the bees are stor-
ing these moonlight nights in September.
so great has been the supply OF to-
matoes that the canning factory has been
compelled to work day, night and Sun
days.
The school board has received the
revised plans OF the new school house
from architect Thomas. Building bids
will be received up to Sept. 23d.
Tho public schools opened Monday
morning with the following corps of
teachers: F. B. Bolles, principal, Mes.
DANES Elser, Taylor, GARDENER, Misses
Briggs, Burke. Stevens, Brownlee and
King, The enrolment was much larger
than at the opening OF the school last
year, being 309 now against 233 in 1886.
Some of our veteran cantaloupe
growers are going to kick next year
against their product being put on lev
el with that OF new growers who plant
too great an acreage and employ un-
skilled help to gather and crate for them.
The pioneer growers say that five acres
is as much as any man should grow.
When picking time comes that acreage
will employ five men constantly. Where