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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-09-05
PRESIDENT ATE muskRAT.
Has . Warm Greeting fer His Old
Guide and Hunter.

Ellsworth. Ne. Aug. as.-The prcsl'
dents second day In the Pine Tree
state was full Of interest. Starting
from the governors residence at an
early hour. he was taken for short
drive about the city OF Augusta and AZ
$3.50 left for Bangor. where the prin'
cipal speech OF the day was delivered
at the fair grounds. in the presence OF
an immense audience. which listened
with marked attention to his address.
Just before leaving Augusta the presi'
dent heard that his old guide. BIZ
Sewaii OF Island Falls. Maine. who
had accompanied him on many hunt
ing expeditions and who had Tor
time been employed on his ranch 10
Dakota. was ut Bangor. lie immedi'
atcly wired Congressman Powers at
Bangor To corral" him and hold ON To
him until he reached that city. That
the CONGRESSMAN carried oit these IN
structionR was fully proysa when he
produced the tall. raw-boned. red whis'
kered hunter upon the presidents ar
rival.
II am glad to see you. Bill. said
the president. whercupon bIli replied:
"You aIn't no gladdcr thns ! be.
Then IL was that the . :esldcnt told
Of the frIcndshIp OF yciys with the
old guide and hunter an: how many
years ago. while on u hunting trip
through Maine. owing to the shortage
In the meat supply. theY had eaten
muskrat tog, ,thcr. which the president
said was the last meat i.s had eaten
In Maine before this trip. The prcsi.
uent seemed to delight Ir the rural
simplicity OF the man. and insisted
that he should sit down Tn dinner with
him. Bill. therefore. had the distinc-
tion that comes to but few. OF dining
with the chief executive of the nation
and the governor Of his state ut the
same time.
While Mt the fair grounds some one
suggested to Sewall. who was seated
on the platform with the president.
that he should 70 to Washington and
secure appointment Ms postmaster. but
Bill had already received this honor
and said to his inquisitor:
81 be postmaster already"
On the drive through bangor the
presidents carriage was stopped In
front OF the portlco OF the Orphans
asylum. where the little ones were as.
scmbicd. and they greeted him In song.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-09-05
WILL GO TO MILWAUKEE.
Fraternai Congress VIII Hexa Meet In
the Beer City.

Denver. Aug. Gothic work Of the
National Fratcrnal Congress was closed
yesterday. The new business Of the day
consisted OF the election OF officers and
the selection OF a new meeting place.
Everyone expected lively election and
nobody was disappointed. Amid the
hubbub the election took place. Vice
President Langtitt was unanimously
chosen president, II being the custom
that the vice president shall be annual
~ made president. There were three
candidates for vice president In the
flcid, 4. A. Falkcnburg OF Denver: Il. D.
Wood and $. II. Tattcrsall. The first
ballot showed Mr.. Falkcnburg In the
lead, but not having the necessary
majority, a second ballot was east, and
Mr.. Wood was elected.
NJ. W. Sackctt was reelected sccie-
tury and treasurer by acclanlation.
After the election OF officers, Milwnu-
kec was chosen rs the next meeting
place.
Among the most important business
transacted In the afternoon was the de-
feat OF President Warmers recommcn-
dalton to reduce the number Of COM
mittee members from five to three and
to pay every member his expenses In
attending the meeting inA:ead Of paying
only the chairman.
The new officers OF the Fratcrnnl
Congress were Installed last night with
great enthusiasm. All the men elected
are exceedingly popular with the or
ders. The candidates who were not
elected Joined In the Installation with
hearty good will. The president, who
was formerly vice president, James A.
Langfitt of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, is
supreme officer Of the Royal Arcanum.
Tie is also the president of one of the
large eastern banks. AS Mr.. Langiitt
has been vice president, according to
custom, he was chosen president.
Secretary and Treasurer NJ. w. Sack
EFT of Meadville. Pennsylvania, was re-
elected. The interest of the contest
centered about the vice presidency.
Though he had two formidable rivals
in f., A. Falkenburg and $. ii. latter
sail, Il. o. Wood of Flint. Michigan,
won with lnrge majority on the sec
ond ballot. Mr.. Wood is supreme COM
fpnnder of the Knights of the LOYAL
Guard. In 1893. as special agent for
the United States Treasury Depart
ment. he was assigned to investigate
the alleged customs fraud In Portland,
Oregon. Mr.. Wood called n special
grand jury and twenty-eight persons
were convicted of defraudlng the gov
ernment of $3GO,OOO.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-09-05
FARMING MATTERS.
Tho Honey Gee.


"Bses In Colorado" is the title Of one
OF the han,isomcsi. brightest and most
Interesting pamphlets ever issued in
the stale OH any topic Connected with
agriculture. Il IL by j.. W. Working,
Ill. working secretary Uf thc Colorado
Stat. Bec-l Keepers Association. and il
Issued ns "a souvenir ~ ia. Denver
ni..Iing of iii. National Iie,.- Keepers
Association. September :sni go 5'h. i;sr....
Among III. subjects IT,aI.i in the
work ar. scraps OF History Cole
rsido Agriculture" by II. Knight: La
Ter History" Colorado Honey FRO
ducins in,iustry:" -soHe Later Fig
urcs:" ~ Talk Will iionecr:'
Bees in BOULDER County Jefferson
County, "Gradine iiui's II III. Colo
RADIO itcc-E..p.r-' Ass"CInVIOn:' ''ii'-s,-
Keeping In Delta County "li.c-kc-p-
Ing in l1rimer County.
Il IL estimated that ihrTr nr. nearly
5000 colonies OF bces ln Colorado nt
Ill. present time.
In wrltin. OF the honey bcc In Colo
faio. AIR. Working .ays:
THE honey bcc IL nn! the smallest
animal thnt works for man, though IL
IL the smallest that eau H. said To la
truly domcstlcatcd an,l Ia work under
Personal mann cement. II II the only
domcstlcnGc,l insect. AMI what Won
d,rIul worker the honey lr- II. The
honey b.s.' n provcrblHl. aud Is useful
In morc ways than onr-ln more than "a
maker OF Ill. clolc,st OF sweets.
"lt l. nn old story that red clover
could not b. raised IN australia Till
bumblc.brrs Were Imported to MD In
the fertilization OF the blossoms. II II
not "a well understood that In Colo.
RADIO W. could not rals" alfalfa seed
without the help Of the honey be,,.
And comparatively Few of our fruit
growers realize the Importance OF the
work Of the bees In f"Ttlllzlns their
fruit blossoms. IL SURF writes NJ. u.
Waite In the concluding paragraph of
mn article In thc Year Hook of 'hc
United States Department Of Asrlcul'
turc for is.ss. that thrrc are sufficient
bees In the ncishborho0i. or Mt least
within two ar three mile. io properly
fcrtiiIzc the blossoms. When possible,
cn,lcnvor To favor the bees 10y selecting;
| sheltered situations for the orchard. or
| by planting windbrnko,' And MIR
Waite was not writing as u bc'-Eccp-r
hut from thc standpoint Of a Truit
grower.
ESQ the reader Is reminded. bluntly
enough II may seem. that the money
vaiu. Of the honey bcc To Colorado l.
not measured by the market price oi
the honey and bccswaS Produced. Ev'
cry orchard Is debtor 10 the honey bee
, every berry patch and Hover garden
owes him something. The alfalfa fields
with their purple blossoms that yield
, the nectar for the best and swccics
and wbiicst honey. get n much as the,
give. Wherever he goes. the bee pay,
his way. II given nm honest bees fall
| chance"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-09-05

The oversupply of horses in the fu-
ture can be obviated by discretion 'on
the part of breeders. 1t is not the guam
tity we will want in the future. but de-
cidedly the quality. Plug horses have
at last reached their legitimate sphere
gone down the ladder to the tannery
or potter's field. On the other hand.
higl-class saddle. harness and road
horses are experiencing Il 'althy in
crease in demand. Judging from the
class of mares bred at the stables
around Denver this season the people
are going to patronizc the better stall
lions in the future. although there are
still some who will look for n lowser-
vice fee with utter disregard of the
merits of the stallion. These men will
never be heard from in the horse busi
hcss.-Field and Farm.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-09-05

Washington, Aug. 30.-Colombia will
formally demand of Nicaragua an cx-
PLANTATION In regard to the latter coun-
try's alleged participation in the revo-
luton against the Colombian govern
mcnt and back up her demand with
the most formidable land and naval
force she can muster, as soon as the
present rebel activity on the isthmus
has been crushed. Information to this
effect was received from an authorita-
tive source in Washington to-day.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-09-05
IS THE BIBLE IMPRoPER2
Suit to Prevent Newspaper From
PRINTING IL In Serial Form,

Chicago. Aug. 20.-Carlcton +.
Hodge, editor of the Assumption, I'LL.
nois, Independent, is threatened with
prosecution for publishing improper lit
erature. because he has undertaken to
print the Bible In his newspaper.
When he had reached the tifty-fourth
chapter of Genesis, OH the weekly in
stallment plan, Hodge received letter
from prominent official of bank Mt
South Bend, Indiana, informing him
that the appearance of such matter
in newspaper was illegal and threat
ening Il lawsuit.
Hodge said he purposed to continue
printing the Bible, and the banker, he
says, wrote. saying there We're spots
before the public.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-09-05

A practical fruit dryer which can be
ordered at any tinshop is made of de-
sired size of ordinary galvanized iron
with provision for holding several
trays. These trays are made of wood
in the shape of n shallow box. open Mt
the top and the bottom formed of wood
en- Stats to allow the heat to rise. but
sufficiently close SO the fruit will not
drop through.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-09-05

Cattle prices are good this year and
promise to go even higher. There. is Il
growing scarcity of beef as the coun-
try is settled up and there is never any
danger of another permanent decline in
the value of cattle. The days of the
range cattle are numbered and except
in n few isolated instances the market
must depend upon the small cattle rails
ers to furnish n supply of meat. With
the good prices now obtaining, this is
certain to be n very prosperous year
for all Colorado.-Field and Farm.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-09-05
The Value Of Ranoa Horses.

Secretary Wilson Of the Department
OF Agriculture deserves much credit
for the interest he has taken In horses
grown ON the ranges II the Far West.
Experiments have been made with
some of them. and report says that In
the near future "a bulletin Will he II.
sued giving the results OF these expert
mcnts.
About five years ago Secretary Wi.
son formed the idea that range horses
would bc especially valuable FOR cav
airy use. and that market for them
might bc found In Europe. lie invcs-
tigntcd the subject To some extent. and
In vindicntion OF his theory and. prob
ably. to some extent ~ n result OF his
ottemuts TO Introduce American horses
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-09-05
Wyoming sites Approved.

Sheridan. Wyo.. Aug. 29.-C. D.
Walker, director of the geological sur
vey. and f. Fl. Newell, chief hydro
grapher, have recommended the ac-
ceptance of the Piney reservoir site,
Sheridan county, for the construction
of q government reservoir. They will
also recommend site in the Big Horn
country.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-09-05
SHORT TeLEoRAms.

. ..'", .,a., ~, nJ,.,,.n AMI payioysr
80 -, p..,..,,,n,,, pu.sI,
"' 90 A.,
IL IN stated thn, nuohs "'snf"
ING eAer'eh a. hohe % nav,
bi'hop ifeiahh 'hhne eh'uiia''
y NE III me business ~" ,''s' ,.si.e
heN'l"s OF nsia.n, ~. ~, ''..'
on -N"s"s' -"'h "'' S'"''' "'""'
Mount Aliomontc. In Chlnbria, lIniy'
has been In eruption since Aug. ..hh'
emitting showers OF stones ana names
Sir Thomas Llpton. OF yachting fame.
had an huiomobli" shihnhup nhott
time since. but escaped WIN something
or shock ana Few Slight ptuiscs'
The British transport Stan0rdslilre
has sailed fiom Hamilton. bermuda.
for Cape Town with 1859 Beers who
had been prisoners In the detention
'aPH y" '"''
G.nt tmonsan hat..Hs ~. ~ "u ,,,,a.
fNrh W Mhh'pcs. VI @ ','n,a
hpn"' - nav. so"' W > ~.
ana u Is shli III. hiieh mpIr ih" I'M
ehih''S may %" SCI III "''''"'
II Is reported that the recent expert.
m.nr.'i, n'i,ansH =" rnsl,n1 was hIrh.
Il. s,,,,,.,.ss,u, 'Ih. rr,,I, arrived In nm.
all "a a IEANfHalN i INNtNal
-
c%tro1 % 'nnE'I ,' n"s ~, -" 80, ..,.
70 'nc .,,'. III. =, ~, 49,, -. ~
i.e, "'" " ,,,,,', ,1. ,,', @ rn,,,,Ic ,r,.I,.
,n' ~ "u ,,'''. nv .,i1,.n. y, Ia nile
Astronomer william IL, wrIsh, o! the
astronomical staff OF the Lick ol,scrya.
tory I'm. bcrn chosen TO lake charge OF
IN. II. q. Mills cxp.dI,Ian now being
outfitt.,l nj Mount Hamilton, to spend
two year, In Chile.
r,, cu,,,, ,,vr,,u.,, Inns rccoc.
,ts.., ~. sn,,,-,c, mel. lac ,h, kmrri.
can military government Of Cuba with
Mgr. Sbarrci;!. formerly bishop OF lia-
vann. In settlement OF questions or the
ownership OF church property.
The Chimes. government has issued
nm ellie, lin, the mur,irrcrs of nm Eng.
lIsb missionary named Lewis. and nm
Australian missionary named Bruc. b.,
nunisic,l. The crimes wcr. committed
nj Chen Chou. III iiu Nan province.
Colorado has a rival ns a presidential
hunting ground. When President
Roosevelt visits North Carolina this fall
he Will lie given bear hunt under the
leadership OF big Tom" Wilson. the
champion bear hunter Of the state.
The ntIn,In,i nnr, NJ nuskIu. n little
town seven mile. west Of wnycross,
Georgia. was burned on the nisht OF
August 9th. The town was formerly
the home OF the RuskIn commonwealth
colony OF socialists from tennessee
The White Stnr line steamer Cedric
Of II 600 ions. the lnrrcs, liner niioat
was successfully launched at Hnriand
4 woifr.s yards a, Belfast. ireland. Au
gust .ist. Her carrying capacity Is
1s.4oo tons ana sue mas heco'"'"'i''
lions Tor J,voo passengers.
According to n recent survey np'
proved by tho Department OF the Int
rior the important railroad town OF
Chickasaw II located In Oklahoma In
stead OF Indian Territory. An appeal
VIII be made to the Supreme Court and
protractcd litigation Is expected.
-
usi oonJ. The worlds wagon record on
n bnIf mile ,ruck wns broken by n pair
Of horscs driven nv their owner, Il. Il.
Rc,Iford of Green's Farm The time for
the mile wns o:I5E. The previous rec.
orJ was o.iGn mad. in Toledo. Ohio.
Hiram Cron. the only soldier OF INC
War OF 1sl2 on the pension rolls, Is dy'
Ing OF old age at Dunbrook, enciu''
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-29
CITY NEWS.

The St Mary T. A. society will give Its anniversary dance on Friday even- ing at Leavenworth hail. Fauimann's s orchestra will furnish music for the dancing.
 The board of charities of Waterbury will be entertained. by. the board or charities and corrections of New Ha- ven tomorrow. They will be taken to Springside home.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Cloudy weather, probably with snow, late tonight and Thursday, followed by rising temperature; variable winds, becoming northeast.
 At the annual meeting of the Re tail Clerks association last night of ficers were elected as follows: Presi- dent, Randolph Hahn; first vice pres ident. Edward H. Brennan; second vice president, Frederick l.. Marks; financial secretary, Miss Margaret Donahue; recording secretary. Louis Smith; treasurer, John A. Somers
 The funeral of Edward Doherty, aged B years son of MT and Mrs Eu- ward Doherty of 20 Irving place, who died Monday, took place this morning with a mass of requiem at the lmmac- ulate Conception church by the Rev Father McGuane and interment In the family plot in St Joseph's cemetery. The bearers were Eugene storm, Philip Turcott, Matthew Richmond and Edward Moore. The floral offer ings included a bouquet from MT ana Mrs E. E. Daskum; wreath. Mrs John White: cross. Afr and Mrs Richmond.
 St Thomass fair was again crowded last evening. There was more success among the visitors last night than any of the preceding nights. They seemed to be all of liberal disposition and in most excellent humor. The stage pro- gram was heartily received. This con- sisted mainly of music. But the fea- ture of the evening was drill by number of children of the parish un- der the direction of Miss Elizabeth Burns. This was done so well that it may be repeated. To, see it brought hundreds to the hall. The suppers were in great demand. While the number who partook was not quite ao large as the preceding night, it kept the walters hustling. The number was about 300. The entertainment this evening consists of excellent mu- sic and other features and will be in charge of the organist of the church, Edward J. Keegan. Tomorrow even ing the teachers in the Bishop street school will have charge of the enter tainment. They have prepared attrac, tions of the most novel character.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-29
SHIPPED HIMSELF AS FREIGHT.

Prouse. Hid in a Box, but One End
 Broke in and He Was Discovered.
 San Francisco, Jan 29.-Harry NJ. Prouse, a discharged soldier from the Philippines, who has relatives in Chi cago, was caught yesterday as he was trying to ship himself in dry goods box as freight to Chicago. He had $500 when he came here, but lost it playing the races.
 When nearly out of funds he read of a soldiers escape from AlcatraZ prison In a box, and he decided to go to Chi cago as freight So he stocked a box with food and drink, intending to break out when in a freight car. For this reason he didn't nail one end very securely and when the expressman was lifting the box into his wagon this end fell in. disclosing Prouse.
 The expressman thought he had a dead body in the box and drove to po- lice headquarters, where Prouse was severely 1ectured and allowed to go. He had addressed his box to H. Pier ner, State street, but he refused to give the address of his relatives.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-29
SKUNK IN THE TOWN HALE.
Broke Up Fair in Braintree, Mass,
 in Aid of a Cemetery Project.

Broke Up a Fair in Braintree, Mass,
 in Aid of a Cemetery Project.
 Braintree. Mass. Jan 29.-People who go to the town house to transact business with the selectmen are care ful from the moment they enter the building until they leave. For five days past the building has been be- sieged by skunk. The intruder first made his appearance on Wednes- day night during a fair held in aid of cemetery association. Up to that night the fair had been great sue cess. On Thursday night the dining hall was not inviting. Women sniffed suspiciously when the doors were opened and boys giggled. The janitor of the hall was summoned. "Skunk," he said. The refreshment tables were abandoned for that night.
 The women declared the animal was hiding behind one of the ice cream buckets and the brave janitor made an examination, only to find that such was not the case. Every day since then the janitor has been keep ing a sharp watch for the intruder.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-29
THE LEAGUE 1NDoRsED.
Citizens of Plainfeld Approve of Work
 nf T,au and Ordar Teaoua

Citizens of Plainield Approve of Work
 of Law and Order League.
 Plainfeld, Jan 29.-The Citizens league of this town has issued a state ment approving the work of the Law and Order league here and saying that the Citizens league, which is declared to represent a majority of the taxable property of the town, solicited the ser vices of the Law and Order leauge for the purpose of securing evidence and prosecuting illegal liquor selling. The statement continues: "They believe that the allegation of theft against one of the agents Of the league was for the purpose of affecting his testimony in the local court and that the man will be proven innocent when the case comes to trial. He knew that he was to be arrested the day he came to tes- tify in court, but he came voluntarily without summons and his testimony was accepted in spite of the charge against him. The. agent and the league have their entire confidence and they trust that no one will be unduly infiu- enced by the rumors regarding this af- fair until the matter has been legally adjusted" This statement is signed by Arthur H. Mathewson, clerk of the Citizens league of Plainfield.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-29
TIMELY TOPICS.

Read the prices Miller & Peck have put on sheets, pillow cases and blan- kets during January sale.
 The Greater New York Grocery Go puts special prices on four, potatoes and sugar this week.
 See those combination desk and book cases at Hampson- -Sellew's and be sure and save your sale slips.
 Reid & Hughes have put their 1Oc and 21c handkerchiefs at SC during the sale. See glove and underwear prices.
 Young mems suits for $7.75 at Jones, Morgan & Co.'S. These suits have sold for $1O and SIP.
 The Mammoth market will have a large stock of fresh fish this week The price and quality will suit
 Read about those meat choppers at Harding's. They only cost $1. Watch for the refund money.
 Get one of those sweaters at Mul- lings's for your boy. They are reduced just .one-half.
 Currans print some interesting prices from their carpet and domestic departments in to-night's issue.
 Frank 4. Wenzel, Gillmor's old stand, has stock of shirts for working men that are low priced.
 Take look at the large stock of trousers at Upson, Singleton & Co.'S; $1.95 and S3. 75.
 A crowded store in January means there is something good there. Let Dodge, the shoe man, tell you.
 Turn on the gas and take it easy at home. United Gas Improvement Co will cclnect for you.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-29
pREsIDENT OF rRUsT Co.

Chicago, Jan 29.-Close personal friends of Lyman J. Gage. says the Record Herald. make the statement that he will accept the presidency of The Chicago Title and Trust company. Officers of the company have not been notified of his acceptance as yet, but some of them express confidence that he will decide to take the position. MT Gage will leave the treasury depart ment February l, turning the office over on that day to Governor Shaw. It is probable that he will take. rest of a few weeks before accepting any position. That will give him time to look over the ground in New York, where trust company propositions have been offered to him, but many of his closest friends state positively that be will pass by the opportunities ID other cities to get back to Chicago
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-29
OHIO STATE ExHIBIr

St Louis, Jan 29.-A committee com posed of prominent St Louisans. who formerly lived in Ohio, left here to-day for Columbus, where they will appear before the general assembly and advo- cate the passage of bill making a liberal appropriation for an Ohio state exhibit at the Louisiana purchase ex- position. In Columbus the delegation Will be joined by President D. R. Fran els, who is now in Kentucky with the committee that has been working up interest in worlds fair matters there
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-29
CANNOT BE OPENED.
Ice Jam at Rocky Hill, and Cold Spell
 Will Keep River Closed.


 Hartford, Jan 29-All expectation of opening the Connecticut river above Middletown is off. owing to the big ice jam at Rocky Hill and the cold spell which came in yesterday Ice was flowing freely down the river yes terday but couldn't get below Rocky Hill. owing to the jam there. Mana ger Goodrich of the Hartford and New York Transportation company said yesterday that the river was full of ice from the bottom up at that point. The floating ice had piled up and set tied down on the bottom of the river and successive f1oatings had settled there until a huge dam was created, which would not break up until there was a continuous spell of warm wealth CT. It was no use attempting to break 1t up in it's present condition and although the river below Middletown might remain open for some tome, per haps for the rest of the winter season. the dam of ice at Rocky Hill would prevent navigation above that point until a general thaw destroyed it's sol idity. One effect of the dam has been to raise the river considerably above that point. and the river was much higher in this vicinity yesterday than would have been the case under nor nal conditions.