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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27
Rocky Ford
Beet Sugar!
The Raw Material 6roxisg Finely
and the Factory Construction
Proceeding Rapidly.

The factory construction continues
day and night in n manner highly graft.
fyin. TO Superintendent King. The
granulators, immense street cylindars
each weighing 69,OO0 pounds are now be
ing put in place. The diffusion batteries
have been completed. The vacuum pans
are almost ready 70. business. In all
lines Of construction n steady progress il
being made which insures that the fac.
tory will be ready for the beets rs soon
ns the bects are ready for the frctory.
The beet fields generally are in most
prosperous and promising condition and
the yield is likely to astonisi both grow
ers and the sugar company. The late
rain wns Of great benefit to many fields.
The cooler days and nights are highly
beeis. All in nll. The outlook Is highly
satisfactory to all interested.
Some OF the late fields in which the
ground is not fully covered by the leaves
Of the beets should have more cultiya.
tion. Keep the ground stirred MS long as
possible.
Parties under bitches where there is n
scarcity OF water should put in full time
in irrigating their beet fields whenever
the water is to be had, making the best
possible use Of the opportunities.
A beet wagon with net for unloading
will be on exhibition at Nuckolls' ware
house on Monday, from which growers
can take pattern.
It Is time that implement dealers were
getting In stock OF beet knives, beet
forks, etc.
Growers Of beets ARE Interested in lay.
ing good roads. Let them confer with
the road commissioners and see that the
low places which are regularly flooded by
careless irrigation are graded up 30 that
heavily loaded wagons will not get stuck
Now Is the time to do this work.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27
Otero County Republican.

J. l.. Goddins, president OF the State
Bank nt Rocky Ford, in an interview n
few days since with n representative Of
the Denver Republican gave some very
interesting political information regard.
ing conditions in Otcro county. He snid:
"in my position in Rocky Ford I meet
many farmers and fruit raisers. A large
percentage Of these have been populists,
but a large number Of them will vote the
republican ticket this fall. They intend
to cast their votes for Mckinley and
Roosevelt. deciding on national issues.
..Thc silver republicans seem TO bc
coming back to the republican party in
droves. Senator George Swink u Rocky
Ford republican whose term expires this
year, will be found in the regular repub-
lican ranks. and 30 will many Of those
whose votes four years ago helped to
elect him to office. He is not candi.
date for reelection. The three active
candidates in the field for the traight re-
publican nomination for senator nre A.
l.. Bent, OF Lamar; NJ. z. Farwell. Of La
Juntu State bank OF La Junta, and A. l..
Kellogg. of Rocky Ford. One Of these
IN all probability will be nominated and
whoever is nominated has better chance
for election than any other candidate in
the field"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

Companies controlling nll OF the most
important irrigating bitches in the Arkan.
sas valley met at Pueblo Tuesday and or.
eanized for the advancement and pro,cc-
tion Of the interests OF it's members. The
following arc the officers: II. B. Brown.
Pueblo, President; O. X. McHarg, Puc.
BILE. secretary; W. NJ. Wiley, La Junta,
vice president aud treasurer: B. Il. Brown,
@. X. McHarg and G. N. Hall were
elected an executive committee. with
large discretionary powers. The name
adopted by the organization is the Ar
kansas Valley Ditch Owners Association.
The Denver News Pueblo correspondent
suggests the possibility that the organi-
zation may ultimately result in some plan
by which all the bitches will enter into
an amicable and mutually profitable
understanding by which through the
loaning OF water in accordance with spec
fled rules the supply OF the Arkansas
will be used more to the advantage Of the
valley as whole than is possible under
present conditions.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27
Half Hour at fairview Orchards.

As We approached Hon. J. II. Crow.
iey's place the other evening We noticed
that lie had moved down the wes,is III
the adjacent lane. II this example WIS
followed by all our country friends town
ditto) there would bs wonderful i'm
p6ovement IN Landscape views
Mr.. Cro~lsy's Ben Davis trees give
promise of most abundant yield. ns we'll
as several other varieties Clean cnltnrs
il the rule ut the Fairview orchards, and
force of about seven men Is pec-ssnry
to care for the orchard At this time "f
year and gather the small fruits.
Mr.. Crowley Inns this year mhrket~sl
large quantities Of raspbsrries and cher
ries. and dipped into gardening n little.
shipping much asparagus aud some Ehn-
barb.
Mr.. Crowley has the largest and most
successful orchard in ihe county and Is
constantly extending its area. His hor-
ticuitusai work Inns hnd state r~pnia-
tion for several years and hs is an sc-
knowielged authority GU all matters in
tho line Of fruif growing.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27
The r,,.t RIpe waiermrlsn Contest

The first watermelon enisrssl for the
contest for the Enterprise premium was
received on Monday. Our committee
was notified but as business kept Il por-
tion of them away A. Laison. Wm. Mat
thews aud Il. ". Draper wer. named ns
substitutes, After n Judicial samplin.
of the melon the verdict was mot np.."
Here il n strong indication TINT Ill. yer.
dict wns corrrc, the jury ute only n
small portion thereof. Hhd It ,S~n rips
every particle Of rvi meat would have
disappeared. Tho contest Ia yet open.
The second melon entered IN the con.
test WINS received Tuesday. II was given
tho same carcfnl analysis as Ill. inst and
melon which passed inspection by close
shave and WINS awarded the premium.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27
Hope the Estimate will NIaterialize.

Agricultural Superintendent Sch oeilie
reports that the banner crop of beets is
the iifty.acre tract on the farm OF VIM.
Auckland, near Oluey. A fair estimate
at the present time places the yield nt
gathering time at twenty-five tons per
acre. Mr.. Auckland will probably re-
ceiye over $4,000 for this field of beets
which, after deducting for all labor, will
leave small fortune. "Who says there
is no profit IN beets?"-Sugar City Her
aid.
Mr.. Auckland is one of Otero connty's
most enterprising farmers and we trust
that no contingencies will prevent his
realizing the handsome profits predicted.
But there is always some risk in count
ing the chickens before the incubator has
run the regulation time
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

A few weeks ago Rocky Ford's citizens
acted wisely in declining to become en-
thused oyer proposition to get an i'm
mense amount of reading for So per head
through the medium Of the Northwestern
Library association. And now comes
the Holly Chieftain mourning because
the literary people of that enterprisIng
town did not follow our example. The
proposed circulating library the Chief
tain declares to be flat failure.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

Tho situation In China increases in
gravity and tho great powers Of tho world
seem to be facing the most tremendous
problem OF tho century.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27
Teaci,cr.' Exnninaiion.

Tho quarterly teachsrs' examination
will b~ held In the Office of Supt. ~
schools IN the court house at In Jnpta.
Friday Aug. IL and Saiuniny Aug. Is.
In addition to this examination. Que will
he given nj Rocky Ford on thc same
dates, Ia order 10 accommodate trachcrs
who expect to attend tho Normal Insii.
tute. Morning session opens nj o'clock.
MARY J. ANDERSON. Supt.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

The prospect for an abundant crop Of
watermelous and cantaloupcs was never
more promising than now. A few extra
early specimens have reached maturity
but thcrc will he no extensive shipments
before Aug. 10.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

Rocky Ford's Base Ball team, which
has been "A steady winner most of the
season met with defeat at Pueblo last
Sunday, after a highly exciting game
The score stood: Rovers 6. Rocky Ford
8. The Rocky Ford boys claim the game
was most unfhirly umpired in order that
Pueblo might win the $3.50 at stake A
manly game is getting in bad odor when
u is played under such circumstances.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

Two of the Swink avenue liquor sellers
were fined 500 each ut La Junta yester-
day and the case against one dismissed.
The collection Of the fines has been sus.
pended during good behavior /. e. as long
ms there are no more attempts to violate
the law. All the parties have promised
to abandon their illegal sales and we
trust this is the last Of liquor selling near
factory Nevertheless, let the officers
keep an eye on the offending places.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

Gibson's Racket store
sells Floor and Table
Oil Cloth, Linolium,
Straw mating, Window
Shades, Tin ware, Gran
ite Iron ware, Crockery
and Glassware. See our
line of German china
with Watermelon deco
rations.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

Rocky Ford has n daily paper. The
town needs a daily about ms much as it
needs an electric street car line. This,
the first week of the Daily Republican,
shows that Editor Springer Is putting
much energy into the work. He is max
ing the most of the limited daily paper
field and publishing n newsy sheet. A
campaign existence is all that is planned
for the paper.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

The Pueblo Press Club is taking an
active interest in the proposed street
Fair at Pueblo. No dates has yet been
fixed but much Of the preliminary work
is being done. The entire Arkansas val
ley should become identified with this
Fair,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27
Coming Events.

July .s-iirpneho breaking Contest. Rocky
Ford.
Sept. - . and T-Nrsan-as Valley Fair.
Rocky Ford.
Sept. G-waicrmcIon Day. Rocky Ford.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27
H>~!ts1se'tsc'ssF IS -
HiCnlAND CALF EAl
swHws1TEAs& a
sHoE < N.x
su1nrr. 49, M
C,A,s |

1t makes no diileren'1
much you want to pay lC' ;,
of shoes. You can lna
shoes to suit your pocA',
You will find them the Y
the money-and more up.l
in style and finish than 'D'
make.
The Hamilton-Browll ''
st. Louis, Mo.
THE GOLDEN hoD
RocKr ronp' z
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

The calm, wise judgment OF William
Mckinley appeals to the solid, mature
element all over the country, while
Teddy" is the idol Of the boys every
where. The combination can't be beat,
and it already has the country going its
MnN
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

Good progress is being made in placing
the city's new deep well mir LIT pump and
in few days there should be an abun-
dance OF artesian water in the pipes for
everybody.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

The American Beet Sugar company 10
to have larger Office and will soon oc.
cupy the west room OF the block being
built by J. L. Godding. More space
has been badly needed for several months.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27
Palace Drug Store.
IT'S so HARD To cuooe,

IT'S so HARD TO cHoosEI
we have such large assortment Of
perfumes, tooth powders, tooth washes,
t;a Ga'n waters and toilet articles generally
soaps Of all kinds but poor ones, tIot tiGve ;,,s
no wonder one is bewildered md t;nds ~ .
selection difficult. The yery variatu du'
however, assures satisfaction of ey.,rv
w. E. FENTON & CO
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

For Hardware, Furniture, Car
pets, Plumbing and Plumbing
Supplies. See the Dawley Hard.
ware and Furniture Co.
"Undertakers."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

The best Workman in the state
repairs Watches for the Opera
House Pharmacy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

S-Day Clocks Regular price
Sl.25 now S3.25 just for few DAYS.
We need money
l.. w. KEEL tS co.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27
Found, Gold Bowed Spectacles. g.
Call nt Enterprise office.

Leila O. Goldsworthy. NJ. d.. n
late accession to our able corps of
physicians, has moved her Office
and may now be found over Here
ford L. Awards drug store. During
her short stay in Rocky Ford MRS.
Goldsworthy has had nn excellent
practice, which will doubtless
steadily increase. Mrs. Colds
worthy is Of the homeopathic
school Of medicine.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

Five hundred and forty thousand dol
lars an hour, more than $4,000 minute,
the people have increased the circulating
medium of the country in the last four
years, if we count the actual working day
of eight hours duration.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

Important wooimen Of I'll. World
meeting tonight.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27
Mrs. Estelle Pope-Henry,
Graduate Optician
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
oiicc In DIR. kearby's Drug Store.
Rocky + ord. Col,

Ford located ut Rocky Ford. Coior,dn ~, ~
close OF business July ., 1900. w '''e
RESOURCES
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

Take your sick watch to the
Opera House Pharmacy. Clean
ing 75cts. Main Springs 75cts.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

The next meeting of the Horticultural
society will be held at the home of e. N.
Berry, Wednesday next, Aug. LIST. Mr..
Berry will present n paper on the winter
are of peaches. Hon. j. H. Crowley
will give his ideas ON home adornment.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27
S SO OrganFn

AfneStory Clark Church Organ selling in any retail
$50 and made by the Story Clark Organ Company, viii
to the Church. Lodge School Society @
receiving the largest number Of ballots The ballots to
voting in this contest be had of the following entep
chants of the city, each purchase of % cents emitting the
to vote for whatever organization he she wishes
he she purchases 25 cents worth of merchandise Organ
bition at the Opera House Pharmacy.
Tho Contest Begins SATURDAY, MAY 26,
And Ends Oct ~, at Noon.
Ballots will be counted weekly and the result announced
The ENTERPRISE.
Ballots must be deposited at The ENTERPRISE office
been employed to superintend the contest
1t Is only by trading with the following merchants tha
can be had
Hihkers Cash Store, Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoes
Opera House Pharmacy, Drugs and Jewelry
Rocky Ford Grocery Company, Grocery and Meat NarS
The Iowa Grocery Groceries and Queensware
Geo 4 Daring Coal. Ice and Transfer.
Mm H. Dye, South Side Livery Stable.
l.. ". Spckemire, South Side Bakery and Restaurant
z. z. T. Geiger. Rocky Ford Steam Laundry.
L. d. Hill, Pianos Organs and Sewing Machines
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

Rumored: That Rocky Ford is to have
n new $4,000 hotel, bnSke cannot vouch
for the correctness Of the report.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

OynrI "'sco"hts. f2S2. 1sa.3s
Furniture n,d l.5Ul.6S
Rroi hs,n,o "' ""'"rcs'',.,.......... 2.5UI.s3
Expenses and taxes paid ,, a iS3M
Gasl, ron na Ma,qnnl and State banks as,iie 10
~ ''"''''.'''.'.......... 2G,9gO.H
io'ni' 1921, $3.50
LIABILITIES.
UndiviLcL nrpm, pn,u h'................S 3O.OOOOO
Due dcpositors '''.'' ,,,,,,;,' i,m,'13 y,
''"'...''.'............s2 s29l, ,0g5. 10
Dank. do solcmnly swear 10 III. hos, nanea s ,.,.
tr,,, anu belief that the above is rniI
said hamr reo,npete ~ statement of the affairs of
a da,u phhk NJ the close OF business "n ~ ~
day' July :, A. D., 1900 '"'ss D" Mon
subsor,bcd o,, II. J: SMITH. Cashier.
daw - Iu und sworn to before ms This Il,
TmaS maSn 2t 81 JMly. 1900. My commissI"n er,p e,s psn
''' i'O"' TALMAI +. GODDINa, in.
Notary Public.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-27

In a short rear-platform- speech at n
Wisconsin town Governor Roosevelt
said: "This campaign will decide the
destiny Of the twentieth century-whetli-
or we shall press forward with giant step
or shall go back in fear and cringe as we
look upon the conflict" That is true
1t is not question of expansion, but
whether the United States shall mark
time while all the other civilized nations
are marching forward. Denver Times.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-30
GOOD MEN IN POLITICS.

people into the bslief that thsy vsrs
direct primaries
'ons OF these senators has . Pro-
posed act ready providing that each
party committee can order direct pFi-
maries on any day. 20 DO operated un-
der its personal supervision. That is
tho way they will prvtend To do away
with tho evil OF the present Law.
which permits any man TO vote either
ticket"
There is no doubt. as Mr.. Day indi-
Gates. that many OF the politicians are
quietly neh;iEs the present law. but 50
well did the law take with the masses.
that while the politicians have str1vcn
to secure an organization to repeal II.
the prospective iesislaton are afraid
OF the public protest that would fol-
low. and instead OF repeal. the Law
will In all probability be extended over
the entire state.
In regard To tn. charge OF eumbef-
someness made against tn. Law by ma
chine politicians. its author says: "a,
frst II was urged that the Law was
cumbersome and its machinery impos-
sibi. OF application, II would require
q ticket twcl,. feet long. not over
twenty votes could b. poiled In an
hour: tho vote could not be counted in
u v~sk. and he Law Was uneonssltu-
ticnai. All these assertions have been
tested by actual trial and have been
shown to b. totally without founda-
ton.
"Th. iiek., was eighteen inches
long. the voters voted more rapidly
than al general elections and the count
was accomplished In n few hours Ger.
tain alleged improvements have been
suggested.
1T has been suggested that a voter
be forced to make aiildavlt NJ to his
party and receive but on. ballot. That
makes a public balio, and would keep
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-30
DEMOCRATIC SPECIMEN BALLOT.

diana and enlisted the services of earn
est men who are even now working
for its adoption in New York. The
Minneapolis object lesson proved the
practical nature OF the plan and It's
friends from one end of the country 10
the other are determined that Its fuii
efficacy shall be brought to bear upon
the business OF government.
Attraction for Voters
The secret OF the high merit OF the
law is that 1t draws those men VINO
have hitherto held aloof from primar-
les. conventions and the polls. from
disgust ut the time dishonored meth
ods there obtaining. to take part IN
Il. -, business of government. uhuer
the law nominations are not maae py
conventions. but by the people them
selves, direct. 1t destroys the power
of political machines and selhsh EN-
Movers to influence their dependents
through open threat or secret terror
In the voting booth at the direct pri-
mary every voter can vote with secur-
ity. How he has voted can never DC
known unless he should himself choose
to reveal 1t.
Both parties hold their primaries on
the same day. in the same place ana
concurrently. where the citizens vote
at regular elections. The regular reg
istration officers are behind their Ia
bles and men irrespective OF party reg
lister. This double opportunity Is one
of the magnets that draws. 1t Is
time-saver. To hold primaries ana
registration at one time has Deeh
found in other states an excellent way
of increasing the vote at primaries
Having registered. the citizen-kepup-
lican or Democrat-gets two tcke.s'
one containing Republican ana the
other Democratic nominees who hau
been placed on the tickets through pc.
titions OF not less than per cent Oh
the voters casting ballots for the once
in question at the last previous eiec-
tion. There may be dozen cahui.
dates on the same party ticket FOR ohe
office. The name of each aspiraht io'
the Mace appears at the top under oes-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-30
The Minnesota Primary Law Increases
their Number.

iEnation of once. in proportional
number OF ballots. the theory being
that no name should have the adyan-
tase OF appearing at the top on all tho
ballots. Should other parties enter the
contest the number OF tickets would be
Increased. one ticket for each party 60
Ing to every voter.
Ns -Cut-asd-DrIsd" system.
Each voter marks one ballot only.
returning both ballots pinned togsth-
er as he received them To the judge.
who places them In the box. Later
the crosses on the marked ballot are
credited To the respective candidates
and the unmarked ballot is returned
to the city clerk. II a voter biundeF-
Iasiy marks both ballots. only the one
containing IN. greater number OF
marks is counted. As result OF tho
FIRST primaries held in Minneapolis un-
der the Law. much higher class OF
men became the duly nominated can
didat.k than ever before. Men who
had refused steadily to be drawn Into
the +l.s-puiiins" quasmIr- OF old
style primaries and conventions now
came 10 III. front and accepted can
didacy. 4 most Signitirrnt develop
mcnt was tn. fac; that every profess
sionai offic.-sr-k-r whose name ap-
p.ar.d on tn. ballot Was r-jec,.d-a
contamination that never could hav.
been achieved under machine rule.
In torty-c.sht hours everybody
knows who Is nominated for every Of
nee In the county.
Anas,is n~ti-r Nes,ia.~s-
Perhaps tho most significant, com.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-30
Aathor Of tho Law Talks.

Oscar f. G. Day, author Of the con-
current primary law. is newspaper
man by profession, being editor OF the
Minneapolis Tribune. In an article
in that paper the day after the prima-
ries. Sept. 10. he said: Every man
who has been even remotely identified
with professional politics in the past
was defeated. Three Of the best alder
manic candidates nominated aVoweu
that they never would have encoun-
tered the cumbersome processes anu
devious strategy of convention, put
would go before the people under the
new primary law.
1T has brought out n class OF men
for candidates that would never run
before. and the success OF these men
will bring out a larger number of their
kind at the next primary.
There were polled on this one pri-
mary election 1890 votes, and without
p,y friction. some district voting al
most the limit of 400 votes allowed by
law to precinct.
out in the country, where they mad
never turned out to caucuses, the farfn-
crs hitched up their teams and drove
TO town and nearly the entire country
vote was polled.
by combining registration and pri-
mary the expense to the people Is not
greatly increased and the $40 which
each candidate pays the county audit
or helps to meet the bills"
1.-TWO state senators have laws
framed to present to the next legisia-
ture which they claim are 'modlhca-
tions and improvements upon the
Minnesota direct primary law. They
are copies of other laws. all OF theh
fake In their nature, when were
passed in different states to deluae
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-30
Christianity Gaining.

At the recent church congress In
England the bishop OF Ripon congrat-
ulated his audience that, during the
century now ending, the adherents of
Christianity had increased from 200.-
900 900 to 50O.0OO,0OO. and that Chris
tian nations now WELD sovereign in
fluence over soc, 100000 out of .4OO.o 900.
900 of the earth's population. but, says
the Episcopal Recorder, those who be-
lieve in the necessity of the new birth
of individual souls and their personal
union with Christ will find but little
ground for encouragement in the state
ment, as they ask how many OF that
vast multitude of adherents are true
members of Christ.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-30
People Name the Candidates
When they Register.

The Minnesota primary election
system marks u new era in politics.
and Is revolution no, even second To
the Australian ballot"
Thus said Senator washburn OF Min
nesota. after he had watched the re
suits Of the new direct. concurrent prl-
mary-eieeiion Law. used for the INST
time in Hennepln county. Minnesota.
on Sept. Is last.
Ever since the public has been oper-
atins under a convention system Il
has always been urged that IL the p.o-
pl. would only take an interest In the
primaries and the cauruses there
would not be 70 many mistakes In the
selection OF candidates. II this IL true.
then the most successful primary re-
form Is one that will bring out the to-
tai vote. by the plan OF holding a con-
current primary on registration day.
H-nnepin county brought out more
votes nj the primary election than IL
did at the previous general election.
the percentage being iio in favor OF
III. primary ia~. Therefore. from that
standpoint alone. IL was n success.
After the law VAS enacted by the
Minnesota lcslslatur. and before It's
actual test the principle found such
favor that II was made part OF Wis
eonsin's Republican platform. entered
Into the party operation OF Oregon.
10 being officially inquired Into In In