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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09
Ladies' Relief Society Resumes Meet
ings.

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The continued cold weather will un.
doubtedly make increased demands on
the treasury OF the Ladies' Relief society.
Meetings OF the society have not been
held for number Of months bnt will be
resumed tomorrow (Friday) evening.
For the benefit OF new citizens who are
not familiar with the workings Of this
organization for the relief Of the worthy
poor, we explain as follows: At each
meeting the lady members Of the society
aud all other ladies' who wish to attend,
bring some articles for the bill Of fare.
It has been found that without any pre-
vious arrangement as to what each shall
bring. varied bill OF fare has bsen pro-
vided at every meeting. Ladies' also
bring cups and sauoers, plates. etc, for
the use OF themselves and husbands.
Ample provisions in the way OF plates.
cups, etc., will be made for gentlemen
visitors whose wives art not present. All
will he made welcome.
Ladies helping to furnish, the supper
will pay 10 cents Tor themselves and any
member OF their families. All visitors
will be charged % oeets.
The lunches thus provided have al.
ways been bountiful and highly enjoyed.
The la'lies OF the society meet at 4
O'Clock for business session.
The lunch will be served ut the G. A.
II. hall ut o'clock.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09
MIssOURIANs' REUNION.
At !. o. o. \. Hall. Rocky Ford,
Wednesday, Feb. 2..

The program will open at l o'clock
q. m.
Invocation WarreplMayo.
Address-Dr. J. G. Horn.
.o Recitation Edith Buiterfield.
y Address w. B. Goblin.
Song-E. @. Shelton.
lmpromptu speeches by several ex-
Missourians.
Committee on Music Miss Maymie
Mitchell. Mrs. Roxy Swiuk, Miss Emma
Casebeer.
Committee on Arrangements-Dr. Nc.
Donald, /. ID. Hale, Wni. Cassbeer, J. N.
Kinney. David Best, A. @. Conner, ID. E.
Barnes. @. j. Cover.
Table Commit,ee Alice Kinney,
Mrs. A. g. Conner. Mrs. DIR. Mcdonald.
Mrs. Alice Britt. Mrs. Ed SwIuk. Mrs.
ID. +. Barnes. Mrs. w. E. Anderson.
Mollie Whittenburg. Mrs. Henry Bow-
mun
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09
Missouri Day, Wed. Feb. 22

Let not single Missourian be absent
on that day. You are wanted. Every
body wants to see you. II you can't
come, send your name. A splendid time
is expected and we want to get better
acquainted, and you need to take day
from care and toll. In fact. this is a day
Of great events-expansion. "Be ye also
enlarged" ASH
DR.. j. G. Horn will electrify the old
Missourians with good old Missouri
talk. Others will have something to say.
There will be good dinner aud all old
time social day. Bring basket with a
few Ioaves and some other fishes. Tell
your Missouri neighbors. Don't forget
the 22d day. -.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09
CHURCH NEWS.

Christian Endeavor topic next Sum
day: 1.-THE Joy in Finding the Lost"
Luke 15:1-10. Rev. Warren Mayo,
leader.
DIR. Samuel j. Greear Of Loveland,
former pastor Of the Baptist church OF
Rocky Ford, will be with the pastor and
his people next Sunday and will preach
morning and evening. The meetings
body invited. PAsTon.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09
Are you Troubled with Dyspepsia

II 20. do not neglect until Il = too late this
Bic. DR.. Fenner's Dyspepsia Cure, as the
name implies; is simply for Dyspepsia and
successfully used In private practice BY one
of Americas best qualified physicians, who
I: an ACCEPTED authority on all medical aues-
your money will b refunded By
City Drng Store.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

"A. L. Bent, president of the Lamar
Melon Growers association, writes;
.srbe Western Poultry & Game Co. con-
tract seems to grow in favor with those
most deeply interested in the welfare OF
the cautalonre industry
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

II Senator Swink can get senate bill
No. 372 passed, the state canal scheme
will be settled just right 1t provides
for the sale of work already done, which
has cost ,the state $4,000 The state
will make big money by selling the in-
completed, ditch for any sum which may
he offered.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

-C.S. Faurot of Fowler writes the
Tribune that the Wetzel contract is the
best proposition the melon growers have
ever received. He believes the melons
vii, net 81 per crate during the season.
HopaLe is right,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

W. Z. Searles, president OF the su-
gar trust, who has large interests in the
Great Plains Storage company, was
looking over that property few days
since in company with Supt. Wiley. Mr..
Searles' vifit has revived the rumor of a
probability OF beet sugar factory IN
the eastern part of the valley.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

The Household, which all OF our
subscribers and many others received
last week, met with great favor. All
speak of it iu,terms of the highest praise
and new subscribers and renewals are
the result. You can not make 81 go
farther in the way of good reading than
by investing in this combination.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09
THURSDAY. FEB. ., 1899.

The district attorneys OF the state
are level.headed in favoring n return 10
capital punishment.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

The Minnesota penitentiary has en-
pIoy.d a portion of the convicts in the
manufacture of binding twine. 1t is
claimed that the state has relieved the
farmers from the exactions OF the cord.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

age trust and furnished them binding
twine at about half the rates the COM
bine fixed, and at the same time made a
profit Of 100000 to turn into the state
treasury in two years time. This fact
contains valuable iint for other legis-
latures who are troubled to find employ
ment for the convicts.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

Keep posted by reading the iee'sia-
t;va news of Colorado as it appears on
the outside pages Of the Enterprise. You
cet IL condensed and served up in the
most readable manner possible. Our
legislative department alone is well
worth the price OF a years subscription.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09
Real Estate Bargains.
No. n

25 acres only two miles from
town, all under fence and good wa
ter right 1926 per acre-small
cash payment, your own time on
the balance. This tract is espec-
tally adapted for Prunes, Cherries,
peach or Apple orchard.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

The Rocky Ford branch of the
Nuckols Packing Co.'s business is quite
active. Yesterday Ezra Nuckolls re.
ceived 500 head OF steers, driven in from
the range near Nepesta. AS many more
will be received in few days, when he
will have 1900 head on the Bingham
ranch. Mr.. Nuckolls also shipped two
cars OF fat cattle and sheep to Pueblo
today.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

The senate is considering bill for
the destruction Of the Russian thistle.
1t makes all persons liable. including
companies and corporations, in the state,
who allow or permit to grow or go to
seed upon their lands any Russian this
tie or Canada thistle, SO called. This
applies to towns and cities. The county
commissioners will appoint an inspector
with compensation and when called upon
to remove said thistles from land the
cost will be adiudged against said lands
and become lien on the property until
paid. This looks like sweeping meas
ure, but radical means will be required to
prevent the spread of this agricultural
pest.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

Rocky Ford's new opera house had n
narrow escape from being destroyed by
fire last week.-La Junta Tribune.
According to Bro. Barkley it did; but
in reality it did not.-Times-R Republican.
Let's see about that: As Manager
Rickard approached the Opera house
Saturday morning he noticed the smell
OF burning wood. He went up stairs to
investigate. On the stage he found a
coal scuttle filled with live Goals and un-
derneath it the floor of the stage was
burning, requiring water to put out the
fire. This bucket Of Goals had been
there all night. These are the facts and
our readers can judge for themselves
whether or not the Opera house had a
narrow escape. .
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09
w. f. NJ. $. Meeting.

The next regular meeting OF the W. r.
NJ. S. of the M. Z. church will be held at
the home OF Mrs. u. w. Barkley, Satur-
day, Feb. IL. al 3 o'clock. The program
is as follows:
Roll call.-A scr1ptural command.
Physical geography Of China, with
map.-Miss Stella Hagen.
Productions of China-Mrs. Howard.
Inhabitants of China-Mrs. Barnes.
Outline of w. F. M. work Of NJ. E.
church in China-Mrs. Mcdonald.
Outline OF w. f. M. work Of Baptist
church in Chipa-Mrs. b. L. Mitchell.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

All crossings on the line OF the San
ia Fe which are considered dangerous
are 10 be equipped with electric bells.
The bells work automatically and are
similar to those in operation in the OUT
skirts OF the large cities. While the ap-
proaching train is some distance from
the crossing the bell is started ringing
by the pressure Of the locomotive wheels
on an electric attachment fastened to the
rail. In this manner warning OF the ap-
proach OF train is given in ample time
for all persons to avoid danger.
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One Of the best farms in the
county, only u miles from town,
all under cultivation, no buildings.
A snap nt $50 an acre. Easy pay
ments.
We will sell you the Rockford
Hotel at a surprisingly low price
and on n small cash payment.
This is one of the best hotel prop
critics in the valley and is paying
well. Speak quick if you want it
as it will not last long at the price
offered.
See us for list of Farms,
Ranches and Town Property.
The w. r. Gibson,
Real Estate Agency.
Rocky Ford, Colo.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

II. E. Gauger, chairman Of the COM
mittee to complete the Wetzel contract,
will call meeting Of the representatives
OF the various associations as soon as
they have ratified the contract. At that
meeting the apportionment OF the 700
cars will be made among the various as
sociations. That being done it will be
the duty OF each association to see to it
that its membership does not exceed its
proportiopate acreage. Growers will
have as much money and much more sat
isfaction il they don't go wild on extens-
i've acreage.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

Secretary Wallis requests that every
member of the Rocky Ford Melon Grow
ers Association send him at once pos.
tai card report OF the exact number OF
acres of cantaloupes raised last wear.
The facts are wanted to aid in the appor-
tionment OF the 700 cars.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09
NO. "a

10 acres 3 miles from town, un-
der Catlin Canal small house, all
plowed, ready for spring crop
only $50 an acre. Easy payments.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

The twentieth annual report Of the
state board osf agriculture, including the
eleventh annual report OF the agricul-
tural experiment station, is compre-
hensivs volume Of 235 pages, embracing
a wide range of subjects pertaining to
the growth, welfare, present condition,
needs and future prospects Of the insti-
tuition. 1t is nearer perfect in concep-
tion and arrangement Of subjects, and
fuller and more complete in detail than
any the college has before issued, and is
indeed valuable compilation OF facts
and figures and compendium Of useful
information directly relating to the col
lege and the work the institution is do
ing for the advancement Of education
and the material interests OF the state.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

The meeting OF the Rocky Ford
Melon Growers Association yesterday
was well attended. The Wetzel contract
was discussed and very generally approv-
ed,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

Among tlie very many bills before
the legislature is one OF special merit.
1t provides for the pub b'ication of the
proceedings OF the board of county com.
missioners. The commissioners have the
responsibility Of doing the bulk OF the
business which affects the purses OF the
people through taxation, and it is but
proper that the taxpayers should have
laid before them the entire proceedings
of the board. By such publication the
people will be fully informed Of where
the bulk Of the revenue goes and can
commend or condemn as the circum-
stances demand.
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are situated. and all such real estate. tel
egraph and telephone lines. and railway.

are situated. and all such real estate. tel
egraph and telephone lines. and railway,
telegraph and telephone improvements,
shall be subject to taxation in the county,
city, town and school district where situ-
ated. and subject to the same per centum
Of levy for different purposes ms other
property is now or may hereafter be SUBJ
ject to taxation and levy" This bill
leaves to the state board OF equalization
the assessment of the rolling stock, fran
chises, etc. The reason of the low valu-
alton made by county assessors and
boards OF county commissioners is be-
cause the state board Of equalization
does not assess railroad property upon a
fair basis aud our commissioners always
wait until they hear from the assessment
made by the state board Of equalization.
and then they raise the assessment OF
property to correspond. There is no rea-
son why the county assessor should not
ASSESS the property Of corporations as
we'll as that OF citizens Of the county.
Should this bill of Mr.. Patterson's be-
come law tue TefulL Will Uo N LuuCu
more equitable distribution OF the bur-
dens OF taxation than now prevails.
During the past few years Senator
Swink las spent a very considerable sum
of money to induce Rocky Ford farmers
to give sugar beets trial. Although not
much progress has been made, he is not
discouraged, and, with his usual public
spirit, is going to give encouragement to
beet culture during the coming season.
He and g. NJ. Hall have ordered an inn
portation Of sugar beet seed which inter-
ested farmers may secure. 1t will be the
best and most reliable seed obtainable.
It is now quite we'll established that our
soil is unsurpassed for sugar beets, but
the more farmers who become acquainted
with it's culture the better for the future
OF the valley. Everybody cannot raise
fruit, cantaloupes and garden produce.
The meeting of the Rocky Ford
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

-Manzanola is to have canning
factory, run by T. J. Barton, who agrees
to maintain it for three years. Ed Nc
CLAIM Is now making contracts for Mr..
Barton at $3.50 per ton.
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Is tho Dog n Public Nuisance

To ThE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: In view OF the
number Of cases of death injury to persons
and children from the bites OF dogs should say
that the Legislature should do now what comm on
sense indicates ought to have boon done long ago
namely. muElle the dog II he can't be abolished.
The habits OF tho dog render him q public nut
sance. but this can be tolerated. The deaths from
hydrophobA eau 'ed by dogs suffering from rabies
and the wouudiny aud Disagreement ESPECIALLY OF
children by dogs suffering simply from the natural
canine hostility to all persons with whom they are
not acquainted. should be stopped.
Hostility to strangers is the nature OF ost dogs
and where it is strong in a large and powerful dog
thing for the public.
Once in while the owner will fall q victim TO his
pet and the punishment nts the crime but a. a rule
some one else goes to the hospital or the morxue.
What for1 Why? Because some one wishes to in.
dulgc a fad.
have seen nothing in the arguments Of the dog
keeping people worth consideration. Put all the
dogs in existence in one side OF the balance and q
child in the other, and the child outweighs them.
If thousands of people cannot enjoy existence
without dogs running around loose. let their hobby
be regulated by the law other hobbies liable
to cause injury or death.
The State should make il the duty Of every peace.
officer all over the State to kill sight every dog
nnmuzzled in any public place; the owner Of such
dog to be arrested and heavily fined.
One death from hydrophobia, and one such case
that of the child Florence Preston Of East Twenty
fourth street Manhattan. should be suhncient rea-
son for such enactment H.w. LAKE
BROOKLYN. Aug. ~.
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To the honor OF the Ne,p York Times as a

To the honor OF the Neap York Times as a
patriotic American newspaper. we quote its
remarks OF yesterday on the Presidents deca-
ration that the American flag must stay In the
Philippines
1--WE do not believe he has greatly mistaken the
will of the people. We believe that what he has
done in the Antilles and the Philippines has been u
correct as we'll faithful Interpretation of what
the people of the United States desired to have DONE
30 far as they knew their own desire.
I'VE believe the people OF the United States are
behind the President in this matter. And in any
case. we repeat. 1t is cruel and outrageous to i'm
pose solely upon him 4 responsibility that at every
stage aud every step. he has shown himself willing
and oven anxious TO divide with u.s."
This candid support OF the Administration in
its Philippine policy Is not new thing on the
part OF our neiChbor Since tho question OF
retaining the islands first arose. tho 7fmes's
position has been clearly defined. consistent
and thoroughly American.
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Coeval with Australian History.

From the WeStnins,tr CARTE
One OF the oldest Australian. born bers of the
fair sex died the other day in Sydney at the age OF
ninety.two. She was born in Sydney in Iso7 and
in 1929 was married. at the age of sixteen to lead
ing colonst. She has left behind her twelve chill.
dren seventy.two grandchildren. 14e great-grand.
children. and ten greatgrcat grandchildren making
a total OF 24o souls. She was tho daughter of one
of the fTst twins born in the colony, which makes
her one of the second goner alton. while her de-
scendants go down to the sixth generation of Aus
tralian born. Tho old lady had good memory aud
was able to tell many stories OF olden time IN sgd
ney. for when she was born the present streets of
sydney were but tracks. and the suburbs wild bush
while the back country. where now there are great
cities aud towns and all the Developments Of civil.
saton, was a terra incognita to the white man The
colony WAS only nineteen years old when the de-
ceased lady frst saw the light
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tive q State as Massachusetts, was unable
to fll the vacancy caused by CHARLES Sum
NERs death in 1s74 until thirty -three bal
lots had been taken.
Undeniably such deadlocks offered a
temptation to the cupidity OF ak-kneed
or corrupt Legislators, but, as we have said,
such deadlocks are now very rare. In New
York in the case Of the two Senators who
have been elected since 500, the Republican
caucus decided the question Of representa-
tlon on one ballot-in the case of Senator
DEPEw unanimously. In Pennsylvania,
Senator PENRosE was chosen at the Repub-
Ian caucus without the necessity OF
recourse to fight in the Legislature. and
throughout the ballotlng in Harrisburg
last winter, the Democratic legislative
minority, to the great credit Of it's men,
bers, remained neutral as between the advo-
Gates and opponents OF Senator QUAY. No
pretence was made on either side that
money was corruptly used to influence the
course Of the legislators.
1t does not require an amendment to the
Constitution to correct an imaginary evil,
and where the present system OF election Is
for any reason not popular simpler methods
OF changing 1t exist. In many States the
custom prevails Of pledging the legislative
nominees to a given Senatorial candidate,
and In others the plan has been adopted Of
submitting to the voters, as part OF the
platform, a plank committing the party to
the support OF candidates. Thus the plat
form Of the Ohio Republicans at their con-
vention in June, 1s97, pledged 1.-THE support
on the party in the next General Assembly"
to the election Of Senator HANNA for both
the long and the short term" The Demo-
Gratis OF Kentucky at their recent Louis
vile convention supported the candidacy
OF Senator BLACKBURN in advance OF the
choice Of the legislators. Practically, there
fore. the election OF Senators is as much in
the hands of the voters as any constitutional
provision could make it.
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RRIrON AND BOER.
Further Illustration Of American sympathy
for the People Of Oou Paul.

" "
To THE EpIToR OF THE SUN-Sir: Several
-, - NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. wr,,jno On tho subiect
u. you, eolros'ohuen's' "''SH IT,. s,I,,a.oa
OF the Beers. have attempted to give uhninseu
opinion. o. them but tne resu'' :. r v",~ by
"oio ioi hoh '"e '"'" ", " - - ~ A.
hundreds OF Americans VINO nave Deeh IN the
South African country,
MT herriek, especIai,y. mas sosn u, W 49,.
Ringers people with all the venom OF Jonah
nesburx FnRlIshman He declares that. having
spent two years in Johannesburg, he should be
well informed. and then gives evidence OF MS
wisdom by saving TINT In the English colonies
,ho ra,,v. Iii tr.,tod while in the
Transvaal the native cannot walk about WIN
out a badge number and n license" Every
colony in sonth Afric, com pels natives to have
badges and license. and IL Mr.. Merrick never
saw the negroes I'm Cape Town or Durham with
,,oso a,.rroo.f,,l ott.obnonta ba ,ould not
.hose o'ssraee'ui a''ee"'he"'' ITO S'o'N "O'
Every white man I'm South Africa maltreats
.ne na.Nes' anu mr "err'oA 'ou'u u" 'o -. -.
the ill-treatment of the native prisoners who
country two v.ars ago and had asked them
.0uu',' '"o 'eai9 ako on" no. ~ ~.
how they enjoyed rides in cattle cars ana the
prospect OF being sold to the highest bidder. he
,n'' tr. Wv. nat ,., ~.
love for the English as they have for the Beers
Mr.. Merrick' g plea that the English should have
the Tran.yaal because thew furpished the api-
~" ,a liz da ~ tbs connTy IL rea
sonah,e es onn that m arica sbnnIJ own the
country Because ' hmericsn miners. engineers
and mscbinists fnrnisbed the brains Tor the
The English have not the slightest fouuda::
thew go to 5 war With that weak nation and take
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High Prices for Beef and Fish

No one accuses the men who supply the
wholesale fish markets Of conspiring to
raise the price OF sea food, yet the quota
lions on fish and Holsters are unusually
high and may go higher. For various rea-
sons the supply OF some OF the most desired
kinds OF sea food is not so large as usual,
while the demand has been steadily main
tanned or has increased, and therefore
higher prices are the result.
Some persons say the voracious cod has
invaded our Northeastern coast waters and
devoured the young Holsters; others that
the Labrador current, driven inshorc by
the winds, has chilled them to death; and
still others that we have been everlasting
the lobster grounds and have marketed too
many small ones. All these causes NAV
have something to do with tho fact that the
products Of our New England lobster fish
cries are disappointing this year. Lobsters
are now a luxury instead of a common
article OF food.
Then the Gulf Stream, teeming with the
food on which some of our most highly
priced fish thrive, seems to DO running
further from the coast this year, feminine,
the fish out to sea and greatly increasing
the cost OF their capture Some of them,
the bluefish in particular, have almost
eluded pursuit and left for parts unknown.
The encouraging probability remains that
they will be travelling eastward and
southwark before long, seeking warmer
waters. This temporary desertion has
almost created bluefish famine.
The simple law of supply and demand
has thus increased the price of sea food
The same cause has now produced a sharp
advance in the price of beef. If consumers
are paying extortionate prices for beef they
were the victims OF like extortion before
prices advanced, the present enhanced
quotations being amply accounted for by
the higher rates that western packers are
compelled to pay for cattle on the hoof
The number Of range cattle has consider
ably decreased on account of over-grazlng