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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23

Fenlason & Gretchen, real estate
agents. advise that they have just
secured the agency for 1.500 acres
of very fine level land at Swink. n
station five miles east of Rocky
Ford on the Santa Fe railroad.
This lard is all located around
Swink, so the beet and cantaloupe
raiser will not have to haul their
products over one-half mile to
shipping station. They say they
are going to sell one section, which
joins the station, in 10, 90 and 40
acre tracts, at s65 per acre one
third cash, balance easy payments.
We consider this price very cheap,
rs similar lands with water rights
near Rocky Ford are selling for
1925 per mere. This land has the
best water rights, as it is watered
by the Catlin canal, also from the
Temp Creek canal, which assures
water in abundance.
They also have cheaper land
farther out in larger bodies. The
Beet Company pay all freight on
beets shipped to the factory.
There is a good general store and
postoifice and school house at
Swink, and anybody looking for
location where they will not have
to depend on rain, and where they
can be assured of disposing Of
everything they raise at good
prices, should not fail to come and
examine the country for them
selves. Seeing is believing and
the land speaks for itself.
Also 800 acre stock farm, best in
valley. Entire river front. $1,000
worth of water from Holbrook.
Two houses on land. 12O acres in
now. 500 acres of good
land. This is is the cheapest
proposition offered in the valley.
Call and see them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23
Three for u Penny.

II is not easy to beat the slo. machines
but il can be done. Metal discs OF tho
size of nickels have been used in patron:
,zing one class Of these tempters to small
The weighing machines,
where your weight IL told u = penny II
ppt In the slot, arc susceptible OF bsing
with" Tuesday three Rocky
Ford boys wished to know their weight.
Notwithstanding the renewal Of Mckin-
ley prosperity. tho success OF tho caota:
loupe crop aud tho high percentage OF
sugar beets, they had only ono penny IN
tho crowd. The weighing OF the trio by
the investment OF ono cent vas effected
thus: Tho peony vas dropped IN the
slos and the heavisst boy stepped ou the
scales. Il had been prsviously observed
that aitss the drst moving OF the pointer
u would 90 no higher but would register
smaller weights. Before tho heavy boy
stepped Oh the next lighter stepped on.
noisd his vsisht and The operation vss
sspsatad 10 "a ths weight Of The smallest
lid. Good management and economy
viii accomplish voodsss.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23
Hygienic Skirts.

In both city and country the
hygienic skirt which leaves the
foot free and saves the skirt from
street defilement, has taken firm
hold upon the common sense of
women. Where few months ago
such skirts attracted attention in
the street, they are now seen by
hundreds. The Delineator for
December makes n special display
of hygienic skirts in various styles,
and in addition explains to the
readers how to make similar ones
for themselves. The Delineator
is invaluable to those women who
from taste or from motives of
economy make their clothes at
home.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23
Woodmen of the World.

The Woodmen of this city have
their hands full with new candi-
dates. They have 40 already
elected ahead of initiation and
will have about 30 more to pass to
n ballot at next meeting. The 40
are being examined rapidly and n
special meeting will be arranged
for next week to introduce them to
the Protection degree. The de-
gree team Is in good condition,
the goat is living on red peppers
and other preparations are being
made for merry time by every
one. A full tledged Woodman
Smoker will follow the ceremony.
The Protection degree is consid-
cred by thousands of Woodmen as
n beautiful performance and the
special meeting will be corker.
The Woodmen of the World is
n home institution, western pro-
duct. 1t has over 100000 in the
Death Benefit fund in the Pacific
jurisdiction alone, and over $780,
900 in the Reserve fund to provide
for the time when the present
membership will become old and
feeble.
1t is social, fraternal and pro-
vides for the future as we'll as for
present. The gates to the forest
still swing inward for good citi-
Zens.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23
Stories in The Youths Com
panion.

In the SO issues of the year The
Youths Companion publishes
more than 200 stories, yet so care
fully are they selected that they
prove inexhaustible in variety,
nnfailing in the power to delight.
The stories already in hand for
The Companions 1901 volume
show that this feature of the paper
will be as strong as ever.
Among the groups of stories
will he one of "Old Settlers Day
Tales"-stories actually told Mt
some of the gatherings of pioneers
in the West. There will he four
stirring "Tales of Our Inland
Seas" picturing the adventures of
the sailors on the Great Lakes;
and there will also be four "True
Tales from the Zoos" told by IA
nous keepers and trainers of wild
beasts. And this is only begin
ming. We shall be glad to send
Illustrated Announcement of the
volume for 1901 with sample
copies Of the paper free to any nd
lress.
All new subscribers will receive
The Companion for the remaining
weeks of 1900 free from the time
If subscription, and then for n full
'ear. SO weeks, to January l. 1902;
.lso The Companions new Calen-
lar for 1901, suitable rs m orna-
uent for the prettiest room in the
.ouse. The Youths Companion,
Boston, Mass.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23
A General Cleaning Up.

Health Officer Baldwin has this
week served notices on our citizens
generally to put their premises in
good order within three days.
Clean up the house.
Clean up the yard.
Clean up the alleys.
Clean up the vacant lots.
Clean out the vaults.
Clean up, burn up, and carry
away.
Purify the atmosphere by burn
ing all debris and carting away
all garbage.
Then, the free use of lime, car
bolic acid and other disinfectants
is good thing.
Cleanliness is next to godli.
ness" it is said.
Certainly it is conducive to bet
ter health, eliminates the chances
of taking contagious diseases,
makes the home and the commun-
ity more wholesome and makes us
respect ourselves rs well as gain
ing the respect of others.
What we can't do or won't do
ourselves let us hire some person
to do for us.
Let everybody pitch in and do n
little something along this line
and see what n change for the bet
ter there will be.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23
Rich Sugar Beet Checks.

It - quite . sight to watch the
local freight trains going west
every day and observe car loads Of
beets, which are going to Rocky
Ford. II is quite interesting also
to watch the loading OF the cars,
but tho most interesting part OF
the beet business is to see the
beautiful checks which come from
the factory in payment Of the beets.
One mnn received, rs payment for
The bects shipped from about five
.ighths Of nm acre. n check for
1856. This is close to Sl60 an
mere. Pretty good pay for the
ycar's crop. Others nre doing
u"arly ms we'll, and the beet busi-
ness is turning out much finer
han any one was led to expect
.nmar kegister. ..-' -.--
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23
CORRESPONDENCE.
NEWDALE.

N Il w <AA<Hs
The Newdale Melon Growers
association met at the school
house last Saturday night in an
nual session. Two amendments
to the bylaws were adopted.
One of the amendments makes
the annual dues SO cents, which
must be paid before Jan. ! OF each
year. In default OF payment. the
members name Is 70 be dropped
from the rolls. The other amend.
meut raises the initiation fee from
SOC TO el. Both amendments were
adopted unanimously. The fol
lowing officers were elected: Di'
rsetofS. Ill Morrison. J. D. Bar.
tholomev. 3. +. Crum. d. H.
Smith and q. J. Woodbury.: man.
agef, A. Oxbun; treasurer, +. J.
Smith. Tho secretary's report
showed that Al cars Of cantaloupes
had been shipped east aud 1s
mixed cars west, besides about
1000 crates shipped by express.
making an aggregate shipment OF
over 1900 crates. After the ad-
journment OF the association the
new board Of directors met and
elected tho following officers:
President. Will Morrison; vice.
president. ]. o. Bartholomew;
secretary, Fl. ]. Woodbury..
Miss Annie Parry, nurse at the
Pueblo hospital, is visiting with
her father, T. X. Parry.
p S. l.. Lester went TO Denver
Thursday morning to meet his
youngest daughter, Miss Mabel,
who Is coming from Nebraska.
The Christian Endeavor society
have an oyster supper ut j. L. Ras-
mussen's this evening.
There will be n meeting of the
melon association next Friday
evening. II. Woods of Chicago
is expected to be present.
Beet hnulers are now taking adj
vantage of the new scales. Mr..
Ball who was weighmaster for the
Sugar company at Las Animas,
has charge of the weighing.
W. a. and l.. I. Crnm were the
largest individual growers in the
Newdale Melon association. They
had in 16 acres and shipped over
4,SC0 crates, an average of over
300 crates per acre. The prices
received were very satisfactory to
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. NJ. Kidd of
Colorado Springs are down visit
lug their old neighbors this week.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23
Olney School, Dist. No. z

Second monthly report.
Days taught 10. Pupils enroll.
ed this month 30. Average daily
attendance 2T4.
Freda Glaze, Alice Hanen and
John and Clarence Richardson
were neither absent nor tardy
during the month.
Cora Williams and Eva and
Ernest Richardson were not ab-
sent during the month.
G.. F. WEST.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23

Through The influence OF some OF our
cnterprisinR citixcns Professor aud Mra
Dodda have been induced 70 open .
branch OF the La Junta commercial col.
lego nj this place. Tho new institution
will open Dec. Bird, one block south Of
the High school in small hall that 10
being rcmodelod for the purpose. It's
Hnenn block. A liberal patronage has
already been secured.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23
La JUNTA CIRCUIT
Sunday Sehssl cssvsatiss, 10 b Ill
At Bee Hive, Nsv. 3, IN.
PROGRAM.

1000 a. m.-Song and Devotional
service c----------.----J. L.. Bfown
1880 a. m why a Sunday p
School convcntiony' j. +. Pollock
400 a. m.-Thc Sunday School
Lesson. Taught by c. N. Harrison
Adjourn for Basket Dinner.
1870 p. n.-Song and Devotional
Service VI. Mason
zoo p. m.-"Thc Duty and Power ~
OF the Sunday School
--.-.--------.Rcv Dcvcnpor;
ago p. m.-opcn Discussion
''Junior and Primary Work"
------------ ]. II. WaSson, Leader
500 p. n.-Papcr- u. I.aShbrook
$3.50 p. n.-'t.vangcliSm in the
Sunday School" -----.----.
...------.. o.. Rev. NJ. l.. Stewart
=, W. J. Calkins. Choris,cr.
Mrs. J. II. Wasson, Cfganist.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-11-23

Piper Broshess oe Pueblo lasS Thurs.
day begun work % tvo big ice houses d
La Junta for The Santa Ys Co. which
they have under contract. Their united
storage capacity will b. about 1000
tons of ica.
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The Independent Democrats Of Carbon
County, Disguised With Party Dis
loyalty, Put Up a Ticket.
DUNN IN 1T FOR SHERIFF
Ed. Mclean Generously surenders to the
Country Mushbach Named For Dis
trict Clerk Ringing Resolutions.

There are now three full legislative
and county tickets in the field in Carbon
county, and if they are all elected, rs the
adherentsof each claim to believe, therell
be a multiplicity Of officials The last
ticket to be put up was named in this
city last Wednesday, when the indc
pendent democratic party OF Carbon
county held their county convention and
resolved that the party Of Jefferson shall
not be absorbed by the populists and
made the vehicle through which a fla
grant insult may w offered the United
States senate. There were over forty
| loyal and representative democrats in at-
tendance upon the convention 1t was
called to order by j. n. Mushbach, chair
man Of The county central committee.
He said:
ln calling this convention to order, !
am placed somewhat III the position Of a
distinguished fellow townsman, the Hon.
Nv. n. Meyer, who said hc had no speech
to make, but unlike him, | am not going
to inftict speech upon you.
We, in our declaration Of principles,
have given our reasons for this step We
are here as the independent democratic
party Of Carbon county We are com
PEELED to make distinction because the
demo .populists have usnrped our party
name and are prostituting it to base
ends Otherwise we would stand as the
democratic party of Carbon county. |
do not propose to go into the past two or
three months political history Of this
county. Suffice it to say that we were
compelled to adopt this course as men,
as democrats. The primaries Of the
demo populist convention were carried
by methods thatshine and stink and stink
and shine like rotten mackerel in the
moonlight. That convention did not OK
press the voice or will Of the democratic
party of Carbon county.
We are dubbed as an organization OF
soreheads, Of disappointed oifice-seekers
but want to say in answer to this that
lspeaking for myself and my colleagues
we stand here today waving any prefer
mcnt that can come from the hands OF
the democratic party of this county
Right here, however, let me say that with
out some of the men who today sit in
this convention the democratic party OF
Carbon county would be nonentity
could, were so inclined, criticize the
ticket that has been named by the fus
ionists Take, for instance, the demo
cratic populist fusion tail end of the
ticket, the men who burdencd our ticket
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Death RIDES THE Wind
An Appalling Catastrophe Befalls the City
of Galveston, Texas Appeals
For Aid.
HORROROF THECENTURY
Various Estimates Place the Death Losses
Up Among the Thousands Prop
erty Loss $25, 100000.

The historian of the nineteenth cen
tury will have to record as the most ap-
palling catastrophe which has occurred
within this cycle of years the hurricane
which devastated the city of Galveston.
Texas, last Saturday night. Added to
the horror Of falling and wind-blown
houses, came the surging waters of a
great tidal wave, which completely sub
merged the island city and strewed the
coast Of the bay with motley wreckage.
The following press dispatches graph
cally present the gruesome details Of the
awful night:
When the people who had escaped
death went out at daylight to view The
the work Of the tempest and floods they
saw the most horrible sights imaginable.
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by train. which could get no nearer TO
bay shore than six miles, where the
prairie was strewn with dead bodies and
debris About two hundred cerpses
were counted from the train. \ large
streamer is stranded two miles inland.
Nothing could beseen of Galveston. The
loss Of life and property is undoubtedly
most appalling. The weather is clear
and bright here. with gentle southwest
winds.
Il fear said Chief Moore. that we
have not yet begun to get amy idea OF the
of the loss not only at Galveston but
along the gulf coast generally. The
telegram from Mr. Vaughn indicates
that the waters OF the gulf encroachcd
six miles inward The sudden passage
Of the storm permitted, | am afraid this
water to recede rapidly, and in such a
case no one can estimate the damage to
life and property done. | heartily trust
my fears are groundless.'
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In the three blocks from Avenue N to
Avenue Pin fremont street, / saw eight
bodies. -Four corpes were in one yard.
The whole business front for three
blocks in from the gulf was stripped of
every vestige Of habitation, the dwellings,
the great bathing establishments, the
Olympic and every structure having
been either carried out to sea, or it's
ruins piled into a pyramid far into the
town according to the vagaries of the
temptest. The first hurried glance over
the city showed that five Of the largest
structures, supposed to be the most sub
stantially built suffered the greatest. The
Orphans Home, 2lst street and Avenue
M. fell like house Of cards. How many
dead children and refugees are in the
ruins could not be ascertained. Of the
sick in st. Martha's infirmary, and the
attendants, only eight are understood to
have been saved. The Old Womans,
Home on Rosenberg avenue collapsed,
the Rosenberg school is mass of wreck
age. Inc Rall hlgh SchOOl is put an
empty shell, crushed and broken. Every
church in the city, with possibly one Or
two exceptions is in ruins. At the forts
nearly all the soldiers are re-
ported dead, they having been in tenn
porary quarters which gave them no
protection against the tempest or the
food.
No report has been received from the
Catholic Orphan asylum down the is
land, but it seems impossible that it
could have withstood the hurricane. II
it fell all the inmates were no doubt lost
for there was no aid within mile. The
bay front from end to end is in ruins
Nothing but piling and the wreck OF
great warehouses remain. The elevators
lost all their super works and theil
stocks are damaged by water.
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WORST FEARS CONFIRMED.

Washington, Sept. 10,-Prof. Willis
Moore, chief of the weather bureau, said
today that the West Indies storm which
developed into hurricane after reach
ing the United States, and did such ap-
palling damage in Texas, was central in
Oklahoma today and was rapidly losing
its destructive character. the wind at
Oklahoma City being reported as blow
ing at thirty miles an hour. It probably
will pass into history as one of the most
disastrous as we'll as peculiar storms on
record.
Chief Moore received the following
telegram today from G. T. Vaughn,
manager of the Western Union Tele-
graph company at Houston, Texas:
First news from Galveston just received
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-REI.IEF MEASURE.

Washington, Sept. 10 The officers Of
the national government have taken
steps to render all possible assistance to
the flood sufferers of Texas. The prcsi
dent this morning sent kilograms of
sompathy to the governor of the state
and the mayor Of Galveston and promis-
ed to render all possible relief. Adjutant
General Corbin also tclcgraphed nstruc=
tions to Major McKibbin commanding
the DEPARTMENT. of Texas at San Antonio,
to proceed at once to Galveston and in
vestigate the character and extent of the
damage caused by the hurricane, and to
report to the secretary of war what steps
are necessary to alleviate the sufferings
of the people and improve the situation
One of the reported difficulties to
reaching Galveston is owing to the con
dition of railways. 1t is expected that
General McKibben will scarcely be able
to report to the war department upon
the disaster inside Of twenty four hours.
Governor Sayers of Texas, has applied to
the war department for 10000 tents and
$4,000 rations for immediate use for the
sufferers from Saturdays tornado. Tents
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two years ago with their presence On
their ticket, l say, are men who have not
paid their assessment of two years ago;
d man who claims that he will receive
the endorsement of this conventions; a
man who hasn't produced a single writ
ten opinion during his entire term of four
years as county attorney; man today
drawing Il salary as a county official
whose name is on the delinquent tax
list.
have been told that Mr.. Caldwell, the
chairman Of the so-called democratic
county central committee, has stated that
Of the eight hundred and odd votes cast
at the democratic" primaries Of this
cratic votes that over half Of them were
cast by populists and republicans
Mr.. Caldwell, who occupied front
seat as a spectator, Immediately jumped
to his feet, and. with face as white as a
sheet and voice trembling with rage, said:
ANY man who says so is liar and lies
in his teeth
In reply to this, Chairman Mushbach
said: II wish | could see the man here,
he would make you eat that
-1ll0I lllis lllllC toSGlSodlS IAlA
read the convention call. For temporary
chairman, b. y. Vail was nominated by
p. S. Cunningham, whcrcupon Mr.. Vail
named George w. Picrson. The ballot
resulted in the election of Vail bya vote
of 10 to l5 In assuming the chair, Mr.
Vail thanked the convention for the
honor, and, like Mr.. Mushbach, declared
that Tie had 10 speech to make. How
ever, he said he would labor diligently to
advance the interests Of thc democratic
party. Hc hoped that harmony would
prevail and said that he could see no
reason why the independent democratic
ticket should not sweep the county. He
also suggested that The democrats Of
Carbon county were capable Of manag
ing their own affairs without outside in
terence.
The temporary organization was com
plcted by the election Of Joe Hart as sec
retary. On motion the following com
mittccs were appointed:
Credentials Maurice Powers, George
Taft, Charles Cruel, John Flaherty and
John Nichols.
Permanent Organization and Order Of
Business Lee Simonson, A. G. Talmage,
Joseph Harding, Pat Wclch and William
Prydc.
Resolutions George W. Pierson, j. j..
Hart, Harry DufHcld, +. b. Austin and
r.. w. Dunn.
A recess wa, then taken and, upon re-
convening, the committee on credentials
reported the following persons entitled to
seats IN the conventions:
Carbonate b. e. Vail, 81. S. Gun
ningham, Pat Doran and Joseph Hard
ing.
Gcbo A. G. Talmagc, +. s. Bachelor,
Charles Howard and James ]. Hart.
West Red lodge w. A. Talmage, II.
Minars, Maurice Powers George w.
Continued on Seventh PageD
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island to depth Of from six to twelve
feet. During this sudden food a most
terrible storm was raging, the wind
blowing about eighty miles per hour.
Many of the dead have been rccovered;
others are still under the debris and
others were carried out to sea. 1t is next
to impossible at this time to give a re
liable report as to the number Of Deaths
From estimates made by reliable persons
who have just come from Galveston, it
is believed that not less than 500 and
possibly as many as 5000 people were de-
stroyed Of course the wounded and
broken are numerous. The damage to
property is most shocking. Some Of the
best public buildings and private estab-
lishments were wrecked. Thousands Of
homes were swept away. Itisquite safe
to set this down as one of the greatest
disasters that has ever visited the United
States. The loss Of property is irrepara-
bic; the loss Of life appalling. Signed
G. B. Dealy, manager Dallas News.
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VOL. XII.
THE RED LODGE PICKET

OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CARBON COUNTY
AND CITY OF RED LODGE.
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PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY
The Picket Publishing Company
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NorE.-Many mixtures, made in imitation Of baking
powders are upon the market. They are
sold cheap, but are dear At any price: be
cause they contain alum, corrosive poison.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-09-14

price BAKING POWDER CO..
CHICAGO.
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REPORTS NOT EXAGGERATED.

Chicago. Sept 10. The following
statement Of the situation at Galveston
and along the coast was received to
night:
Dallas, Texas. Sept. 10. Charles s.
Diehl. general manager Of the associated
prcss, Chicago Ill.: From The latest ~
ports. which are considered reliable, the
tale of disaster at Galveston ana along
Tie coast has not been exaggerated. The
waters Of gulf and bay met, covering tht
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SEVEN TO TEN THOUSAND DEAD.

New York, Sept. 10 Col. Jos. a. Rob
crtson, Of Monterey, Mexico, who is at
the Waldorf rfAstoria, tonight received
the following telegram from his CORES
pondent in Galveston: Reports this
evening fearful Seven to ten thousand
dead. Property loss fully twenty five
millions