Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-30

tionary Concert.
Remember that on and after tomor-
row all checks must have two-cent
stamp.
The wheat crop OF Otero county is
unusually fine and harvest will begin in
few days.
Next Wednesday, July 6, is the reg
ular day for the meeting Of the Horti-
cultural society, but no meeting will be
held.
An important meeting OF the Rocky
Ford Melongrowers' association will be
held at Rocky Ford, Saturday. July End,
ut 10 n. m. Every member should be
present.
-Superintendents and assistants ap-
pointed by the Fair directors will plense
send their acceptance or declination to
Sec. Wallis at once that the premium list
may contain the correct names.
Any Otero county school director
signing an order for lightning rod
should be the signal for an indignation
meeting Of the people Of the district.
Our taxpayers have no money to waste
in that way.
On and after the first OF July
signers Of checks on banks must fix a
2-cent revenue stamp and must cancel
the same by writing or stamping thereon
the initials OF signer, with date Of attach
ing the stamp. 1t is misdemeanor
under the law to omit this cancellation.
The sheep raisers OF New Mexico are
going to have nn unusually large num-
ber OF lambs for sale this year, and it is
hoped that the prices asked will not be
so high as to prevent Otero county farm
ers making large purchase for feeding
purposes.
The Holbrook country is rejoicing
over an excellent artesian well. A fine
flow OF water was struck by G. H. McVay
yesterday at depth of $50 feet. The
flow is about so gallons per minute with
prospects of n considerable increase, wa.
ter cooler than the Rocky Ford wells.
About the finest posters we have
seen lately are now ornamentins the Ar
kansas valley, effectively advertising
Pueblo's Pageant OF States and Nations.
Pueblos citizens invite the entire valley
to Join with them in celebrating the
Fourth and as many of our people ms
possible should attend rs the display
will be one of the finest of the kind ever
seen, east or west.
News reports OF the war are of n
most aggravuting character. One never
Mail. So many reports Of demolished
forts, sunken ships and other victories
are made only to be later denied, that
the average reader becomes disgusted.
The only plan is to take all news with
liberal allowance of salt. They are not
to be believed until fully confirmed and
afterwards re-contirmed.
During the recent visit of Prof. L.
G. Carpenter to the Arkansas valley he
expressed the opinion that the Arkansas
valley was by far the most important
agricultural section of Colorado owing
to its great area, and that it would with
in short time be the most densely pop
ulated portion of the state. The great
ness of the valley grows upon the OBJ
server, he says, and it is his desire to de-
vote more time than heretofore to ex.
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years Prof. Carpenter has been with the
state agricultural college he has made a
specially of irrigation matters, and his
treatises on the duty of water and kind
red irrigation topics are accepted MS
authority by attorneys and the public.
That the Arkansas valley has made
progress in material devel-
opment has been conceded and widely
commented upon. AT Rocky Ford our
school board is making every effort to
keep up with the industrial procession
by the building of new school houses
and engaging additional teachers. And
now comes an indication that the lower
part of the valley is coming to the front
in good shape with an institution OF
higher grade than the public schools.
We have just received circular from
Rev, J G. Horn, A. NJ, who is opening
the Arkansas Valley Seminary at Cad
doa, a quiet town in Bent county. Par
ties interested in such school should
address Mr.. Horn for particulars
Rocky Ford's fine float will leave for
Pueblo overland Saturday morning, in
charge of A. M. jackson. The decora.