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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
Rocky Ford was last week visited by

Rocky Ford was last week visited by
a couple Of begging tramps who. seemed
to be deserving the aid OF the charitable,
but for one indication. One man had q
very bad arm and the other carried two
crntches, presumably because OF severe
injuries. But the countenances OF both
showed conclusively that most Of the
money given them went direct to sa-
loon. A man deserves pity when he has
not only acquired an appetite for liquor
but is afflicted with some serious bodily
ailment. His rosy rum visage and taint-
ed breath deprives him Of aid which
good rule to give no money whatever to
beggars. II tramps will work for u meal
give it to them, but il they don't offer to
work, give them the grand bounce. And
be sure to give no money for saloon pat
ronage.
The Woodmen propose, in the
event that one or more members OF the
camp enlist in the army, to keep the hen
in force while engaged in the service Of
his country il the family of such menu
ber is not amply able to mike the proper
payment to the benefit fund, SO that ev-
cry Woodman who is in the army may
feel assured that if death comes to him
while serving under the flag his family is
absolutely protected by the order.
is the gullib,lity of the people in
creasing? The number OF clairvoyant
and spirit-medinm advertisements in the
city dailies would indicate an affirmative
answer. These humbugs claim the pow.
er OF prophecy and to be able to give val
uable advice on all important matters.
Some intelligent people visit these fakes
just for the novelty OF the interview.
But those who go and pay cash expect
ing that the mediums promises OF valun-
BILE information will be fulfilled afford an
illustration OF one OF Solomon's sayings:
"A fool and his money are soon parted"
The Cripple Creek authorities re-
Gently closed the gambling houses. In
commencing this movement the Denver
News says: Legitimate business felt
the impulse Of expenditures for proper
and necessary purposes, and money that
formerly went glimmering on the turn OF
card was expended for food and cloth
ing and other necessaries and Injuries OF
life. For once the saying that gam
bling makes trade brisk" received q
knock. ont blow Probably many wife
and mother and child gave silent but
sincere thanks that the gambling houses
had been closed"
N. ". Terry was last week making
the preliminary plans for the two new
school houses proposed in the Nicholes
district.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
Enterprise Free Employ
ment Agency.

Men wanting employment are
requested to leave their names
at the Enterprise office. Farmers
and others wanting help should do
the same and we will try to bring
the parties together to their mu-
tual profit.
My son is IL years old, extra
large for his age, and l want him
to spend the summer on n farm
with some active farmer, who will
keep him at work and treat him
right. No expense on either side.
Address OTTo F. THUM,
Is Block o, Pueblo, Colo.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
w. q. T. U. Meeting.

Mothers meeting ut Mrs. Maltby's
on Saturday May % ut 3 o'clock sharp.
Following is the program:
Subject-Whnt will mothers do to best
train children IN the home?
Singing, My Faith Looks up to Thee
Prayer.
Scripture reading.
Solo. Mrs. Elser.
Reading, Mrs. Mitchell.
Discussion.
Prayer.
Reading. Mrs. Fleming.
Solo. Mrs. Elscr.
Discussion.
Close with responsive readings.
SARAH NJ. KIRK.
Supt. Mothers Work.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
Frank Bingham is now engaged in
widespread cattle roundup.

Frank Bingham is now engaged in n
widespread cattle roundup.
The Alfalfa Land & Cattle Co. this
week begin harvesting the 100 nrces OF
alfalfa which they have here and Mt Fow.
Ter. BY the time the fields hive been
gone over for the first crop they will be
ready for tho second cutting. Then
comes the third, and the fourth il frost
don't interfere.
Last Saturday hobo told Sheriff
Barr that he had found some bloody
clothing between Rocky Ford and La
Junta. giving evidence Of murder. The
sheriff chartered n switch engine ind
with n party Of friends proceeded to in.
vestigate. The story proved n fake.
Tho II. j. Green property was
bought by II. s. Benll at the late as
signee's salc.
1t is suggested that drummcrs be
ennobled by designating them "cmbassa-
dors OF commerce" Rather high flown.
From nearly every store and resi-
dence in Rocky Ford waves the starry
banner. Among the most profuscly dec
Grated places of business is the millinery
parlor of Mrs. Emma G. KeiI, where
in tho windows and the interior procla i'm
the sentiments Of the proprietrcss. Mrs.
keil is the daughter Of ap old veteran,
now living Mt Rockford. ILL.,. who enlisted
in the 18th Illinois regiment and served
Uncle Sam for three years during the
Civil War. lie was wounded in the bat
tie Of Look Out Mountain. To her no
ilag seems 20 beautiful ma the stars nnd
stripes. BY her lavish display Of the ma
tioi,al emblem she il setting good OK
ample to her three little boys who may
some day have to follow it to the front.
The Daughters OF the American
Revolution in Colorado. through their
officers at Colorado Springs, arc appeal
ing for funds to send to the Red Cross
Society, to be spent either for the relief
OF the suffering OF Cuba or for hospital
work in our own country, Any sum of
money sent to Mrs. Edgar Y. Ensign,
treasurer. 400 North Nevada Ave, Col.
orado Springs. will be promptly forward
cd to the Red Cross headquarters IN New
York City. The nnture OF the work of
the Red Cross Society and its record nre
SO well known that they need no emphn.
sis now. In the present crisis in olr ma
tion's affairs the Red Cross Society de-
pends upon our own people for support,
and all should bear part in its work.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
Epworth League Literary Program
For June z.
.Thon Shnlt Notr Program.

There will be Thou Shalt Not" Ep-
worth League meeting Sunday evening,
May -, to consist Of short papers or I'D
dresses on the following topics:
Thou shalt have no other Gods. ......
keep my commandments. Ex. 20:3-6,
G. +. Weist.
Thou shalt not take the name OF the
Lord. name in vain, Ex. 20:7. Estella
Hagen.
Remember the Sabbath day. in it
thou shalt do no work. Ex. 20:S-1l.
Harry Badger.
Thou shalt not kill. Ex. 20:l3. Mayme
Wasson.
Thou shalt not commit adultery. Ex.
20:li. j. II. Wasson.
Thou shalt not steal. Ex. Goals. Leila
Waits.
Thou shalt not bear false witness
aguinst thy neishbor. Tx. 20:l6. Alphn
King.
Thou shalt not covet. >. that is thy
neighbor's. Ex. 20:l7. Theo Barkley.
Henry Wiley will conduct the meeting.
Il. +. WEST, LIST vicc-prcs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
OBITUARY.,

LrcY. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
purinton died ut their home northwest
OF town Tuesday, of roseola md was
buried Wednesday afternoon.
G. +. Nelson yesterday received tel
egraphic news Of the death Of u daugh-
tor ut Pueblo.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

have been a sufferer from chronic
diarrlioea ever since the wnr and have
used all kinds OF medicines for it. At
Inst 1 found one remedy that has been IL
success as n cure, and TINT is Chamber
lnin's Collie Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
G ely.-P. h. Grisl,am. Ganr's Mills, La.
For sale by L. w. Kcarby.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

Mrs. l.. r. White of Florence
wishes to announce that she has
fine line of pattern hats to be
shown mt Bluckburn's Notion
Store, opposite new post Office.
Miss Ella Cline, manager.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

4 am. determined not to carry
any of this years Hats, etc. over
to next year. They must be sold
at almost any price they will
bring within the line of reason.
Mrs, Keil,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

Now is the time to buy full
sized Window Scleen of the
English Lumber Co.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

Remember that Morse, the
Jcweler, is now in the new post
Office. Fine stock and low prices.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

Cabbage, Sweet Potato and
Tomato Plants for sale at Col.
Robb's ranch one mile south of
town.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
An Alkaline Query.

Ed. Rickard, whose plncs nd
joins Rocky Ford on the west, has
n lot which has been badly dam
aged by what is popularity sup
posed to be alkali. No vegetation
would grow and it looked MS if a
snow had recently fallen on it.
Mr.. Rickard heard that carbonate
of soda would cure such land and
gave it a trial, at the rate of about
25 pounds per acre. He noticed
a great improvement. A lawn is
now growing where there was
previously no vegetation, and
other plants start readily.
We sent an account of Mr..
Richards experience to Prof. w.
P. Headden Of the department of
chemistry, State agricultural col
lege, asking if carbonate of soda
would be beneficial to alkali lands.
He writes as follows:
"My answer is No. The carbon
ate of soda is the compound called
"Black Alkali" because it gives
rise to dark colored solution and
efiiorescences. The sulphate is
called "White Alkali" because the
effiorescences are white, due to
the fact that the sulphate does not
dissolve the humus as the carbon
ate does. Your question resolves
itself into this: Can we reclaim
alkali ground by adding more al
kali, and a worse alkali to it?
The statement that you make
that the land was apparently ben
efitted would indicate that the
land was possibly not alkali land
at all, but was too acid"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

-Four hundred tons of bright
Alfalfa hay for sale suitable for
bnling or feed. Also good pasture
i'll connection.
Steele q Beall.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
Prospective Market for Can
loupes.

In the states of New York, New
Jersey, Massachusetts,, Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Rhode Island, Minnesota,
New Hampshire, Nebraska and
Iowa are 81 cities none of which
has n population of less than 30
600 and the combined population
is S,2OO.OOO. Now, taking the
average family of five, this gives
total of n little over 1,63S, 900
families. If each family in those
81 cities would eat only one Rocky
Ford cantaloupe each day it would
take little more than 81 cars of
400 crates each or 36, 400 crates
per day. When we remember
that all the states above named
have large number of small
cities of 10000 to 10000 popula-
ton we can readily see that there
is not very much danger of over
doing the cnntaloupe business this
year.
Rocky Ford cantaloupes were
sent in small lots to nearly all the
large cities in the states named
for the first time last year, and in
every instance made big hit and
sold Mt good prices, notwithstand-
ing the market was full of eastern
grown muskmelons. London and
Liverpool will also take n large
number this year if the war does
not prevent. w. II. GIBSON.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

Choice Tomato Plants for
Sale by Ed Rich near Wykotf
Arterian Well. 50-2
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

MEN AND WOMEN OUT OF WORK
Gun earn big wages and c.iaLlish perma-
ncnt trade selling "lROSiTE" Sells In
every ftmiiy. Ind spcu,ihlr Article Sample
box nnd Confidential terms for i've twocent
stamps. Send today und secure your field.
1ROSIrE MFG CO..
js-i2 Mcnomoncc Falls, Wis.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

&C. ]. Cover few days since
treated himself to the best buggy
in Ellingwood d Hauck's ware
house. which means that he now
drives in high grade rig. And
there are more of the same sort
where Mr.. Cover made his pur-
chase.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

Tomato Plants from Home
Grown seed for Sale by j. M.
Lambert ut 50 per 1000 cash. SD
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

$3.50 Hats now sell for $4.65.
Mrs. Keil.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

Now is the time to order full
sized Window Screens of the
English Lumber Co.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

$500 Hats now sell for $500.
Mrs. Keil.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

Points.
Fast vest,buled train for all points
east leaves Denver ar p. M, Colorado
Springs $40 p. M, Pueblo Hos p. IN +,
daily running solid to Chicag" via Kan
man palace sleepers and chair cars;
making direct connection for all points
in Texus.
The shortest and most direct route to
California and Mexico points. All din
ing cars and eating houses under man.
ngement of Fred Harvey.
For full information, rates, time cards,
etc., address
J. p. HALL, General Agent,
1852 Denver, Colo.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
Reduced Rates to Denver in
Month of June,

For the Annual Meeting Amer
lean Medical Association, Denver,
June 7-12. and Biennial Meeting
General Federation of Woman's
Clubs, June 81 80, the fare Rocky
Ford to Denver and return will be
$3.50. Tickets on sale June 9th
and 7th, good 10 days and on June
goth and 21st good until June 30.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

Call and see Morse, the jew
eler, i'll the new post office. He
can supply all your wants in his
line. '''
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
See Wilson &
o. for Rope for
Haying purposes
All sizes on hand.

$3.50 Hats now sell for S2.65.
Mrs. Keil.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

SSTATEMENT OF BOND FUND N,
- School District No. 4. Otero Co, Colo OF
Amount OF Bonds voted. q M a,
Disbursements:
Printing Bonds nds & ma,
~ HonI,. IN ~ cn,n al ~ pianr innr 500
70 T,oas Sr,r ~ AAo W o"h"s----.. - o.
w. Jn Sor lat ~ ia.,i ,i,,,.,--------.- ,,o,o.., $50
AZ -. aSr.o.. ~ tnSSns----.-.. 10 %
Robards, Lawton & Co. contractors. a mi ~ ~
uo,,,,n, W,, r., <s A----------- 2N
AAovs ~. -. n. .---------.. 325 o.
" "So'un----------. 10 o.
Total cost OF building. sss00 %
Amount drawn on Special Fund 500 80
II. A. DAwLEY.
Sec. School Dist Nol
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26

Hides Wanted.
We are paying the Highest
Cash price for Hides.
Gerbing e. Son.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
SANTA FE ROUTE TRAIN SER.
VICE.

No Extra Charge Is Made on Santa Fe
Ronte Limited Trains Between All
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
CHE Gt1trrprise.
CHURCH NEWS.


Christian Endeavor Mt 6:45. Topic
next Sunday, Christian Growth. Ps. 82:
7.l5; Eph. 4:ll-l6. You nre invited to
attend.
The topic at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning will be: Inducements to
Pilgrimage; in the evening praise service,
with the topic, How we are saved
AT the NJ. +. church, Sunday Morn.
ing, the first Of series OF sermons on,
The Voice and Vision From the Excel.
lent Glory. Evening subject, The Pow
er OF Holy Purpose.
AT the Epworth League Literary,
June 9, the program for May %, will also
be given.
Epworth League Literary Program
For June 2.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON.
Quotations from Emerson.
l. Biographical sketch,
Mr.. Walter Green
2-Rec., ''The Snow Storm"
Miss Olive Barnes
3-Review Of reliance,
Mr.. Chas. Weist
4-Emcrson rs teacher,
Miss Estclla Hagen
Recitation,
Miss Ada Larmore
6-Music,
Mr.. Walter Calkins
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-27

due to almost criminal negligence and
careIessneas or possibly the ignorance
of President Fairchild and Prof. George
son, who was In charge OF chat depart
ment, become rotten with tubeTculosis)
to the seVerest scientific examination.
bringing noted veterinarians from other
States to our assistance and destroying
the animals Infected, sixteen in number,
sold the balance and invested the pro-
ceeds in a dairy herd. Regents Linn
booker, Hudson, Munger and Daughters,
the latter a Republican, have devoted
themselves with ardor and practical
knowledge to the agricultural and stock
interests, and have succeeded, thanks 20
the active and competent professors at
the heads Of these respective depart
ments, in bringing them to an efficiency
never before known. Under the careful
and practical supervision Of President
VIII and the hearty cooperation of the
heads of the various departments, we
have solved the financial problem-Of
the college; no politics in this-and shall
be able to show at the end Of the year
a clean balance-sheet without any deficit.
We shall not be compelled to sell the pay
rolls Of the students and professors, as
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-27

under Mr.. FairchiIds regime, 10 raise
money TO meet current expenses. In
short, we live within our means.
Under Mr.. Fairchild's regime the an
nual expenditures were, during the last
few years, over $4,000 in excess OF In
come. BY careful, judicious economy we
have succeeded in limiting our expendi-
lures to our income, and there wlll> be
no deficit except those which have been
inherited from the old administration.
AS to the attitude Of the board of re-
gents, whether in 1893 or subsequently,
toward economic and sociological studies,
no labored presentation of evidence is
necessary. Regents have frequently en-
phasized the Importance, in their ODin-
ion, Of instructing the agricultural and
industrial classes in the principles not
only Of the production but Of the diatri-
button and exchange Of wealth. That
such studies are of fundamental imDor-
tance we deem 1t superfuous to argue.
Political campaigns are waged over eGO-
nomic issues upon whose right settlement
It is conceded the welfare Of the nation
largely depends; while entire sessions OF
Congress are devoted to the enactment
OF economic legislation aVowedly de-
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-27
7 The Work of the State
Agricultural College.
BY HON. 6. B. hOFFMANn
President Of the Board Of Regents X. s. A. G..

We give more hours Of instruction and
accomplish more for less money than did
the old regime.
We have inaugurated special term
In agriculture and dairying, giving Op-
portunity for men and women who have
not the time, means or inclination to take
a full collegiate course to obtain thor
ough instruction OF practical nature IN
farming, stock breeding and feeding, and
dairying. We have subjected the old
college herd (Which under the old regime
was a continual source OF loss, as we'll
as menace to the health Of the COM
munity and the State; and which had,
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-27

knowledge that is OF value to the recip-
tents of wealth ought also to be Of value
to its producers; and with this view we
have avowedly sought to enlarge the
amount of economic instruction in this
college.
We have also desired an improvement
in the quality Of the economic instruction
furnished and favored by President Fair
child. Students, members Of his own
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-27

party, are not wanting who have asserted
that this instruction was unfair, that i'm
portant subjects were slurred over; and
that student inquiry was discouraged,
and even punished by unfavorable grad
ing.
That the demand of the board was not
for partisan but for fair and honest pre-
sentation and discussion Of economic
questions, is shown by the resolution
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-27

signed to protect labor and uplift agrl-
culture, The necessity, then, OF scientific
study Of the principles involved Is OBJ
viouS.
Nor are we unfamiliar with the space
devoted in the curricuIa OF Eastern uni
versltes to economic and sociological
studies, pursued largely by the sons Of
che wealthy. We have openly held
therefore, and still hold that economic
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-27
tcontInued frOm Iaat week.l

we have increased the opportunities
FOR work in agriculture and engineering
more than in any other branch, as the
following table will show;
The Advocate and news., 1898-04-27

quoted by Mr.. Fairchild himself:
"These lectures shall treat of the sub
ject conseCUtively, commencing with the
primary concepts of the science, treating
fully and dispassionately the various
aspects Of the economic and social prob
lens. These lectures shall be non-parti-
san, but shall not ignore nor unfairly
treat the positions taken by what Is
known as the new school Of political
The age-herald., 1898-08-18
THE IMMUNES
 HAVING TROUBLE Special Police Force Will Be Dr. ganized at Santiago. WORKING ON THE WRECkS The Maria Teresa Will Probably Be Floated Within a Fortnight-Has
 Hole in Her Keel Eff
 teen Feet Long.
WORKING ON THE WRECKS

Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 17-6 p. m- Three hundred and seventy-f five patients from the hospital at Siboney were brought by the hospital ship Catania tomorrow. The Eighth Ohio will leave on the Mo- hawk. One company of the Thirty fourth Michigan will go on the Resolute
 Over 600 refugees from the province of Santiago have returned within two days from Jamaica. They are mostly planters and their families. The authorities are finding great difficulty in maintaining dis cipline in the city.
 The immune soldiers are having much trouble, and though the city Is being pa trolled by the Eighth Illinois regiment, colored, it will be necessary to supp.ant them with special organized poiice force
 The Associated Press correspondent to- day visited the, various warshfps of Ad- miral Cervera. The wrecking company is working vigorously to float the Maria Teresa, and the foreman expects to get her afloat and in such condition as to en- able her to come to Santiago within a fortnight. The Maria Teresa has a hole fifteen feet long in her bottom, very close to the keel. This is being stopped with unriveted plates soldered and cemented and bagging
 Captain Sharp suggests bringing the Maria Teresa first to Santiago for tempor- ary repairs and then taking her to Havana, where it will be possible to patch her up sufficiently for her to undertake the voy- age north. He thinks the vessel can be so repaired as to make her available as a first rate cruiser
 Captain Sharp, however, has no sanguine hope of saving the Cristobal Colon. In fact he considers the task practically im- possible despite the contrary opinion enter tained by some and he would not guarantee that the vessel can be f1oated. The sal- wage of the Reina Mercedes and the Mer- rimac, he says will be easy. Both can be f1oated with little difficulty and he will un- dertake the contract with confidence.
 Thirty men are at work on the Maria Ter esq, and twenty-one more will be sent.
 The Admirante Oquendo and the Vizcaya both are total wrecks and not worth saving for junk.
The age-herald., 1898-08-18
CUBAN REPUBLIC
Said to Be Chafng Under Present Sys-
 tenn of Control.

washington, Aug. T.-Thomas Estrada Palma and other prominent members of the Cuban revolutionary party in this country have arrived here with GonZalo De Ques- ada, the Cuban charge daffaires, and have held several conferences at their headquar- ters on the situation of the island. Their meetings have given rise to renewal of the report that the Cuban republican ad- ministration is chaflng under the present system of control.
 President Mckinley and the members Of the administration, however, have paid no attention to these reports and member of the cabinet asserted today that there was no expectation of any official protest against the system of administration put in force pending the establishment of "a stable government" in Cuba.
 'No representations from the Cubans on this subject" he said. have been made to this government, nor is anything of the sort looked for. The Cubans have expressed themselves as being satisfied with the pres ent method of administration and have full confidence so far as we know in the good faith and sincerity of this government and will remain satisfied until the time is ripe for the establishment of stable govern ment The Cubans, this administration be- lieves, will make no trouble on that score"