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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27
THE OMAHA EXPOSITION.
The Arkansas Valley Organizing to Make a
Splendid Exhibit.

most important gathering held La Junta JAM 49, by
delegates representing counties Of Fremont Pueblo Oero Prov
The formation of valley association to be
Valley Association of Colorado has long been
quite definite shape by the organization of such
body. held the house. that tho
presided by George a. kgore president OF the La
Junta Real Estate Exchange.
After quite full discussion of the end sought to be accomplished
following delegates appointed ut the afternoon
might be deemed best for
Mingny Pueblo W. b. Ebber Oero j. H. Crowley Bent Frank
Kreybil Prowers, j. B. Traxter
that the be composed of the counties above
named county be entitled delegates that the county
and where delegates have been appointed make such
the earliest practicable date that the association the
respective committees enable the make and
maintain such display Of agriculture horticulture fine
such association that such display be made harmony with the Col
orado State Tnnsnssppi and International exposition committee
be elected who shall have exclusive oversight of the exhb
Omaha and to whom all exhibits shall be sent These
mendations fully and unanimously adopted.
The afternoon session closed with the election of Roea
fellow Of as and M w. w. Ebs I
called the middle February when the Officers
Credit Godding Rocky Ford for calling
the delegate meeting I In this work he was pby assisted 5 by
in the discussions It is reasonably supposed good
the to favor Of the and thel
ae Omaha will be a credit to the whole state.
discussing propfiety
giving Omaha friends and her visitors regular old fashioned
Melon Day.
The evening meeting discussed work and for
This movement has attained momentum which almost
the Trans Mississippi exposition next The opportunity
for the advantages and @ of the valley
counties should make liberal appropriations
expenses
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27

"A. @. White, our home cigar manu-.
fncturer, is enjoying growing business.
Considerable additions to his force has
been necessary to enable him to keep up
with orders.
Tho removal Of the Hawkins De.
partment store to La Jnnta will take
place soon. We much regret that such
is the case, but il Rocky Ford has too
many stores change OF location is the
best way TO remedy the trouble.
II you lack only two. three or four
months OF being paid year in sdvance
for the Enterprise. by making the pay
ment which will pnt you year ahead
YOU get the weekly .Timos.Sun for year
for n present.
The possible danger OF losing the
skim house has spurred mp the farmers
ut Fowler TO taking greater interest in
dairy matters. AT recent meeting the
farmers agreed to Use their best cndeav-
ore to furnish more milk. It will Ger.
tainiy be to their intereet to give the
creamery liberal patronage No farming
sections are more prosperous than those
devoted to dairying,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27

This winter our coolest weather
came in the last half OF January. Su.
perintendent Crowley informs us that
Tuesday night the thermometer registered
the lowest OF the season, 10 deg. below
zero. Several other mornings were nl-
most us cold. Tuesday morning the mcr-
curry being 8 below Mt o'clock.
Tho Enterprise made bnd "brcak"
last week. We thought that we had
positive arrangements for the printing Of
Postmaster Young's picture on the aux
Hilary side Of the paper, but the Denver
engraver disappointed ,is rs to time. But
worse blunders sometimes appear in the
great city dailies-for instance, when a
Denver paper hns great white space
where picture Of some celebrity should
appear, but which was delayed in the
engraving room, and the paper had to 20
to press without it in order to meet the
mails. Mr.. Young's picture will, how
ever be found on the first page OF this
weeks Enterprise,
Four inches OF snow covered the val.
ley Friday last.
Fowler melon and fruit growers are
talking OF the desirab,!ity Of cold storage.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27
CHURCH NEWS.

The B. Y. P. U. united in nnion SER
vices ut the NJ. E. church Sunday even
ing.
An Episcopal church service was
conducted by Rev. A. b. Leslie OF Pue-
bio on Wednesday evening.
Christian Eneavor topic for next
Sunday: For Christ and the Church
What shall We do. Ex. 36.20-29; Luke
1893, Miss Nettie Partner leader.
The Christian Endeavor society will
celebrate the seventeenth anniversary OF
the Endcavor movement with appropri.
nte exercises at the time Of the regular
Sunday evening service.
The protracted meetings at the NJ
E. church are being continued by Rev. g
+. Burton assisted by Rev. b. A. p
Eaton. The attendance md interest are
very good considering tho cold weather
M. E. Quarterly meeting was held
last Saturday evening, DR.. Raider
preached Sunday morning, Rev. b. L.
Mitchell and Rev. B. A. P. Eaton assist
ing in the opening services. Rev. Mitch
oil and Dr.. Rader were boys together in
Missouri 40 years ngo and both greatly
enjoyed meeting again undor such cir.
cumstunces.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27
OBITUARY..

Mrs. J. s. HARPER died at her home
four miles east OF Rocky Ford, Thursday
Jan. 10th ut 3:l5 n. IN. Miss Myrtilla
i. WATSON was born in Beaver Co., Penn
June 10Th, 1888. Was married to J. 81
Harper July 7th, 1854. To this union
were born five children. She leaves a
husband and three daughters to mourn
her loss, having buried her two oldest
children in tho east several years ago.
She was sweet and lovable Christian
woman both in her family and among
her friends, and will be 80 sadly missed.
She was consistent member OF the
Christian church in tho east but had not
removed her letter. She had been an
invalid for several years but never n
murmur passed her lips. Everything
was all right with her. And when her
time came to go she slept sweetly and
peacefully nway, in tho arms OF her Sav.
iour. In company with her husband and
family moved 10 Colorado, in 1891.
"And l heard voice from Heaven,
saying unto me, write, blessed are the
dead which die in the Lord, from hence
forth. Yea, saith tho Spirit, that they
may rest from their labors, and their
works do follow them"
Dearest Mother, thou hast left us,
And thy loss, wedeeply feel,
But It's God that hast bereft us,
He can all our sorrows heal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27
oTERo's FRUIT PROSPECTS.
Never Was the Outlook for All
Abundant Crop Moro Promising.

NcNCI WIS tuc OutkOOk IOr Uh
Abundant Crop More Promising.
Fruit Inspector Berry is now putting
in full time in the orchards OF the county,
doing his work in a most systematic and
thorough manner. He says that never
have the prospects for an abundant crop
been better. The wealth OF buds with
which the trees were endowed by last
seasons favorable conditions has not
been diminished. There have not been
enough warm days to swell the buls and
the present outlook for most abundant
fruit crop is all that orchnrdists could
desire.
Some damage is being done just now
to peach, plum and cherry trees by Eng
lish sparrows. These little pests are re-
ally living of the buds Of the trees
named and the amount OF fruit being
destroyed is sufficient to call attention to
the fact that the time is not far distant
when steps must be taken to exterlninate
the sparrows. The present damage is
small, but as the sparrows increase with
great rapidity they will soon be here in
such multitudes as to be serious NELL
noe to the horticulturists' profit. Spray
ing the trees with poisonous substance
has been suggested ns means Of killing
the birds, but it is an open question il the
spraying mixture can be made OF effect
i've strength without damaging the fruit.
Placing poisoned wheat convenient for
the spnrrows' use has been suggested as
better and safer plan. Boxes OF med
icated wheat could be wired up in the
trees to the saving Of valuable buds and
the destruction Of pestiferous sparrows.
Mr.. Berry finds the fruit growers ready
to do their duty in the destruction Of
blight, and the winters campaign against
the enemy promises to give our horticul-
turists pretty decisive victory over the
blight. All competent authorities agree
on the proposition that winter is the best
time 10 cut ont evidences OF blight. The
sap is then dormant, the extent OF the
damage can be more readily seen and the
work done ia much moro effective in
stopping tho spread OF tho disease.
Inspector Berry compliments our fruit
growers for their prompt energy in car
rying ont his instructions in regard to
the determination of the various evils
which assail the orchards.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27
A Missourian Reunion.

Thore arc perhaps more Missourians
in Otero county than from any other
state. Hence the reunion Of Missouri.
Coloradoans ought to BIO large. enjoy
able and successful gathering. This oc-
cnsion has been appointed for Tuesday,
Feb. g, ut Odd Fellows hall. All for
mer residents OF Missouri are expected
to report there at 10 n. m. with we'll filled
baskets. The full program will be pub
lished later.
The term "Missourians" includes those
who were born In that state or lived
there long enough to become citizens.
Examine your credentials and see il you
are eligible.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27
Lively Scenes at The Melon Switch

Lively Scenes at The Melon Switch.
Last August the melon side track Of
the Santa Fe was scene Of great activ-
ity. Every evening wagons loaded with
cantaloupes obstructed the streets Tor
several blocks. This zero January
weather is providing almost duplicate
Of last summers hustle. Forty.five teams
are at work hauling ice which is being
placed in tho now ice house by n strong
force OF workmcu. There is at times a
blockade along the track which calls to
mind the cantaloupe shipments OF last
season. In all about IS men arc being
employed, the work being largely paid
for in stock in the Ice and Storage Co.
A continuation Of this cold weather
means several thousands OF dollars aidi
tional profit to tho melon growers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27
Next week and the veet foIIovino

Next week and the week following
every Enterprise subscriber in Otero
county will receive copy of the Denver
Weekly Timos-spn. We send you these
sample copies that you may become ac-
Guainted with the merits Of the excellent
paper which we are presenting to our
paid-in-adyance subscribers. Remember
that years subscription to this fine
paper is given free to every Enterprise
subscriber who makes such payment as
shall place his date one year in the fu-
ture. This is q big offer md should be
'akop advantage of by many Of our sub
scribers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27

s,@w, snss, !. sluggish and sorpid
No wonder so many sales
girls and factory girls and housewives suf.
fer from indigestion and constipation and
bilious troubles. No wonder they are SUBJ
ject to the diseases of the delicate special
organism Of their sex. The wonder Is
rather that they can stand Il as we'll as
they do.
But "a poor weak womau," as she Is
termed, will endure bravcly and patio ntiy
agonies which a strong man would give
way under. The fact Is women are more
patient than they ought to be under such
troubles.
Every woman ought to know that she
may obtain the most eminent medical ad.
vise free Of charge and In absolute conf.
dfnoe and privacy by writing to DR.. r. v.
Pierce. chief consulting physician of the
1nvalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, of
Buffalo. N. Y. Occupying this position for
thirty years he las had wider practical
experience in the treatment of woinen's
diseases than any other physician In this
country. His medicines arc world. famous
for their astonishing efficacy.
The most perfect remedy ever devised for
weak and delicate women Is Dr. Pjercc's
Favoritc Prescription. His Golden Med.
fcal Discovery" Is the only permanent di.
Restivc and nutrient tonic The two med.
icines. taken alternately, form the most
perfect and successful course of treat
nent ever prescribed for female troubles
complicated with sluggish, overweight,
nervous diseased constitution. In severe
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
should be occasionally taken with the
others Tkcv never rripe.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27
Arkansas Valley Country Newspaper
Association Proposed.

At meeting Of the editors OF Otcro
caunty held Mt the Enterprise Office on
Saturday N. r. McCauley OF the La.
Juntn Daily Democrat, was chosen shair.
man md E. @. Wilson Of the Manznnoln
News, secretary.
After discussion it was resolved to
mnke the meetipg the initial movement
for the organization Of IN association OF
The newspapers OF the entire valley from
Capop City to the state line. Sec. Will
sop was Instructed to call meeting OF
the newspaper mon OF the valley at La
Juptn, ut 10 m. on Tuesday, Feb. Is.
II is hoped that every paper in the val
icy may be represented and that an eili-
csart organization may be the result.
The only program provided for the
meeting, asitle from the business OF or
xapization, is a question box which il is
expected will bring out many topics
which will be discussed to the pleasure
and profit OF the editorial assemblnge.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27
Notice..

All subscribers to the stock of
The Rocky Ford Ice & Storage
Go. are requested to call Mt t he
office of the secretary and pay
their subscriptions to the stock Of
said company before Feb. /, 1898.
A. Is. WALLIS, Secy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27

Tho members OF the Woman's Club
are requested TO come prepared next
Saturday to pay their dues for the sec
ond quarter.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27
Girls who

Girls who
have to stand
on their feet
m ost of the
time work as
b ard as any
ay.laborcr yet
they do not get
what Is rightly
called exercise.
Close, conhn-
ing, indoor oc-
cupation gives
no cxhiliration
to tile nervous|
systc III n OF
active circula-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27

Call and get Prices from
Hawkins before you purchase
elsewhere.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27

ALI lovers OF humanity will hope that
the ordering OF the battle ship Maine to
Havana is the initial movement in
Intervention in tho Cuban question.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27

-Fhe Cheiftain suggests that in the
organization to secure representation at
Omaha the term "Arkansas valley" be
lengthened and broadened 30 Us to in
ciude the mountain counties through
which tile Arkansas river runs. The
suggestion is not happy one Tho pro-
ducts OF the mountain counties arc 30
radically different from those OF the val
ley that NO harmonious arrangement
could probably bo mnde. Beside, the
mine owners OF the state will doubtless
SOC to it that the state's vast mineral re-
sources are properly presented at the
OmGhn exposition. We suspect that it
will be waste Of time to attempt to Sc
cure united action between mountain
and plain in this excellent scheme for
advertising Colorado.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27

ton 10 the blood. Il
wears, tears and drags a
woman's life away. The
whole physical syste S m
grows sluggish and torpid
under II
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27
Depyer Commission Men Have n New
Scheme.


Tho Denver Fruit Auction Company
l,as beeu incorporated. It's members are
tho main commission merchants OF Dem
yer. The purpose Of the organization is
10 facilitate the fruit business and handle
Rocky Ford melons and Grand valley
fruit. A room will be obtained where all
fruit will be auctioned. This will no
,loubt prove another beautiful plan to
skiu the dear farmer OF his hide and hair
inst ms has been dcne SO many times be.
fore. Why should not tho producers
sell their own truck? What need hnye
we of the vilninous mitldlemen anyway?
Twice before have these so-called auction
houses for fruit sales been started in
Denver only to rob the formers, and now
the swintle ~ ia be perpetuated and we
suppose licensed, Ms is usually the case
1t is time to take piece Of lead pipe and
sturt ont on tho trail OF these commission
men.-Field and Farm.
The owners Of ar.csian well No. 8
have incorporated yluder the name OF the
wyckoff Park Artcsian Well Co. Good
mime that. The capital stock is $4,000
divided into 400 shares OF s25 each. The
drilling is now down AIS feet and has
just passed through IA feet of limestone.
j. thicker strata than encountered in any
pf the wells heretofore drilled. Mr.. Nc.
Way expects TO strike flowing water at
nbcut $50 feet.
Am important sale OF state land will
be found advertised in another column.
anzanola ia moving in the ,lircc |
n c;inuiDy factory |
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27

Until recently real estate purchases
in Rocky Ford and vicinity have been for
actual use and improvement. While
this feature Of business continues in
growing volume new phase Of activity
has deyeloped-the purchase Of large
tracts Of land for speculative purposes
These lands are cut mp into five and ten.
,scre tracts and at once placed on the
market. The pricos are low compared
with the value placed on less productive
lands in older portions Of the state.
There is q steadily increasing stream oi
new faces on our streets, and real estate
dealers confidently predict great add.
tional activity before winter shall close.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27

Senator Warren has introduced an
amendment to the agricultural nppropri-
ntion bill which provides for the creation
pf division OF irrigation. As irrigation
actually creates the value Of large por-
tion OF the west it certainly has animpor-
tunce justifying Senator Warrcn's action.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-01-27

-FrMt growers should remember the
meeting Of the horticultural Society at
Odd Fellows ball pext Wednesday after
noon, Feb. ID. They will all be profited
by being present. The program is as
follows: Pear Culture in the Arkansas
valley, by r. O. McClain. Prune Gull
ture. by A. z. Wright. Spraying by ].
Fl, Crowley. Tho annual election Of
officers will also take place. Be there II
you have half dozen trees.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-12
How to Make placl Bean SOUP.

A pint of black beans, two ounces Of
salt pork, tablespoonful of butter, an
onion, wineglass of sherry, two hard
boiled eggs, one-half lemon, salt and
pepper to taste. Parboil the beans in
enough soft water TO cover them. Then
change to enough boiling water to cook
them soft. Try out salt pork, cut in
cubes, Slice onion and fry delicate
brown. Add to the beans and simmer
10 minutes longer. Put through coan-
der, and after returning it to the kettle
add the butter and wine. Have the
hard boiled eggs and lemon, sliced, in
the tureen. Strain soup through wire
sieve. Pour over the eggs and serve.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-12
How TO Climb Stairs,

Many people will be surprised to
know that there is scientific way of
walking up stairs. A physician in tell
ing how it is done says that usually a
person will tread on the ball of his foot
in taking each step. This is distinctly
bad practice. 1t wears and tires the
muscles. as IL throws the entire sus-
pended weight of the body on the mus
Giles of the legs and feet, In walking up
stairs the point TO be secured is the most
equal distribution Of the body's weight
possible. The feet should be placed
squarely on the step, heel and all, and
then the work should be done slowly
and deliberately. In this way there Is
no strain upon any muscle, but each
one does its duty in natural manner.
The ptaotice of bending nearly double
when ascending stairs is extremely per.
nioious. 1t cramps the lungs aud makes
the heart work harder.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-12
MILLER S ADDITION.
GREASE IN THE KITCHEN.
How to Care For 1t So That II May Not
Become q Nuisance,

How to Care For 1t So That II May Not
Become Nuisance,
1t is common to hear people speak Of
greasy sinks, pots and pans. These
things would not exist, and do not, un-
der proper management. IL is saving
of time to save the grease which rises
to the top Of soup pot or dripping
pan. This may be done by straining it
into receptacles kept for the purpose.
The slight scum left clinging to the
dish may be cut by throwing into the
water poured in it half handful Of
washing soda or little potash dissolved
In boiling water With a good whisk
kept for the purpose and this strong
alkali the dish may be quickly scrubbed
clean and the sink in which it is wash
ed will be cleaned at the same time.
The poor manager ''pans" or fries
her chops, but she seldom utilities
the brown drippings or scraps of the
meat and the grease left, although this
will make a good gravy. She will, in
nine cases out of ten allow it to burn
in the pan, in which case it is far bard
er to wash the pan than it would be if
the gravy had been made. 1t may not
be desirable to serve the gravy with the
chops, for this is hardly rich enough,
but it will be a proper basis for the
making of nice tomato sauce. Well
seasoned and combined with an equal
amount of stewed and strained tomatoes
the disdained gravy is converted into
an oppetizing relish. 1t may also he
served with some vegetable, or it may
be put aside for use on another day.
To prepare the gravy stir into the
grease left after frying half n dozen
chops an even tablespoonful Of -four If
no extra grease has been used to cook
the chops, that which has been tried
out Of them will absorb this amount of
-four. Add about a cup of boiling water
and stir until all the brown bits in the
pan are taken up. Season the gravy
with half teaspoonful of salt aud lit
tie pepper; add half a cup more of water,
and let the gravy simmer for five min
utes, When it is poured out, the pan
can be easily washed with hot soapsuds.
The materials which made it hard to
wash before are used in the gravy
When the gravy is cold, any grease that
may not have been absorbed will rise to
the top and can be removed. If the
gravy is needed at once, the fat can be
skinned off, though this is not so easy
to do. Not only is it difficult to take off
enough of the fat, but in the process a
utensil is unnecessarily soiled and time
must be used in washing it.-Exchange.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-12
OLD JERSEY.

matter how we'll the dairyman feeds
his cows, il he has not good milk stock
they will be O loss to him. No matter
how skillfully the butter maker plies
his trade, If he has not sufficient raw
material to work upon he, too, will lose
money and everybody will lose money.
We present here two illustrations Of
the kind of COW which makes money for
the dairyman and the factory.
The first is an American born and
bred Jersey Of a family famous in this
country for several COW generations
She is an ancestor of the Jersey that
won first prize at the World S fair. We
give her portrait here to show that Jer.
seys are not such tender cattle after all,
for this aged COW was 8 years old at
the time her photograph was taken and
due to come fresh again. having pro.
duoed a calf every year since she was
years old. Where is COW of the SC
called hardy breeds of dairy cattle that
can beat it, This brave old Jersey is
owned in New England.
The second COW, Guernsey, is also
an American product. She is perhaps
of stronger dairy type than the Jersey
above, her body being thicker through.
She produced 9,74S pounds Of milk in
months, being allowed to run dry for
month. When fresh, she gives over
DO pounds day, and her milk always
tests over per cent butter fat Its high.