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j. L. Smiths Good FilIy, Carrying 2
Pounds, Was Never Exerted.

Louisville, KY, May S.-One stake and
five well-filled races proved an attractive
programme at Churchill Downs this after
noon. The Debutante States brought out a
favorite. j: E. Smith & Co.'S defiant
was second choice, at IL to 5 and was
we'll backed. Thoughtless. w. X. Wander
bits flly. and Eva Russell were well liked
but the others went begging at from 30 to
100. Olefant took the lead as they turned
into the stretch and was never exerted.
Mary Lavana and Eva Russell fought 1t
out for the place. the former winning by a
length. Only two favoritss won. Sum-
maries:
1os s'r eLl Tsse; hTe Is ana 10 a T. haif w faT!0n ssinSbsiio t1' Is
Rsnseh). ? TO l second: InsOleIce. lG !CobuTnl;
Ca dome. Criss Cross and Jake Land also ran.
Be sf'o fS "a Gaee' w fSs5 and g to half b. rd aq~FlS Captain an
mold. I5 coburn)., 4 to ], second: LORNA, ~
Ra = d : e 1n i thirf kbef Tim soy $50 &,,i BIRD R %a.
bon, Shooting Star and Require also, ran.
Third race. selling. sig furlongsmoAilyaT. l2t q;
third. Time. 1:i5is. Rip. Phosphorus and Brave
Fourth race. Debu,ante Stakes. for s-year-old
fllies. net value to winner. sl,735. four furiongs-
Lavana. 10 slack. 3 too, second: Eva Russell.
I5 GcObg5nl. 8 to l. third: Tine; $50; Grand
ABOUND alagyi f Sloan. Lazy laSdssrNS 9a;ter. Special &c Tax and
Firth rae selling. FIVE and %or a halt half t fadigIss.
{ te l. third. Time. 1'0s.: Mary SFes gOios
Sixth race. six and a half furlongs-Toah. %
to i. second: Death. i'll (snackl. c to 5, third.
Time. I:lsN. Golden Rule and sevoy also ran.
To-Day's Louisville Entries.
I-yrs, r.oa rpaIdens selling Sour and n half
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wAsHINGTON's FIELD MEET.
Athletic Events Will BE Held This
Afternoon at Pastine Park.

Washington University will hold its nine
teepth annual field day at the Pastime
the largest received in field events at the
institution for several seasons. The pro-
gTamme includes 100. 30, So yard and mile
runs, high and broad jumps, pole vault and
a special class relay race will be held. The
events will commence at 2:3p p. m
Athletes from the University of California
will meet the Yale track and field men in a
dual meet at New Haven tomorrow after
noon. The Berkely squad reached the East
Coast. Immediately upon arriva: the Cali
fornia men visited Yale fed and limbered
up after their lengthy trip. Plaw. the crack
hammer thrower of the visiting team. threw
16l feet in his practice.
From all indications, this should win the
event tomorrow, "a Beck, the Yale cham
pion, had never before thrown more than
125 feet; Plaw evidently did not believe him
on one or two points, with the result that
Beck made Il throw of li5 feet before le2v-
ing the field. Managers Gould of Yale and
Dacota of California have decided that as
many men from zach team as desire can
compete in each event. The California ath-
ieteS at nrst held out for each event being
confined to one man from ca oh team. but
the Yale manager OVERRIDE this on the
sround that he wished to give his men all
the practice possible for the Yale-Harvard
dual games
Yale nine, according 10 dispatches. and
shook 1t up on account of its unsatisfactory
work against Pennsylvania Saturday. Miller
was taken from short and his place given
to Cote. who was moved In from left field.
Metcalf was given DeSaUlles's place at sec
oBd base.
High School and the Manual Training
at the Christian Brothers campus in an in
terscholastic hall game.
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POWELL TW|RLS
BRILLIANT GAME,
Big Pitcher Blanks Detroit, Allow
ing but Two Hits-SeiVer
Batted Freely
GOOD START IN FIRST INNING.
Burkett Hits for Three Bases His
First Time Up and Sugden
Clears Bases With Two
Men Out.
GOOD START IN FIRST INNING.
REPUBLIC

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Detroit, Mich, May S.-The st. Louis
Browns have been masters Of the diamond
SINCE their advent here. In to-day's gams
PITCHER Ed Siever of Detroit made 4 lucky
single In the third and d bunt in the fifth
That was the net result of the Tigers bait
ting Of Jack Powell, the auburn-haired
twirler OF the McAleerites-
Two measly hits. and both those by Is
pitcher and a supposedly weak hitting one
at that. 1t is needless to say that with only
TWO hits and nearly faultless fielding by
the Browns, the Tigers were shut out, the
Browns getting five runs by some good hit
ting and weird fielding on the part OF tha
Tigers.
The Browns got started early to-day.
making three runs in the first inning on
combination OF five hits and two errors
the entire team batting around before Nc
Sulre nailed Powells high foul fly and
ended the agony. Again, in the seventh, two
runs We're scored on T. triple and three err
foFs' TWO being dropped flies by Harley
anu barrett EXCEPT in the second and third
innings, the Tigers never had a ghost of
a show to score.
Good First Inning.
Inc nfst ming was a nightmare for De-
troit fans. Burkett straightened one out
10 the fence for three bags. Heidrick hit
an easy one to Dillon, who fumbIed it and
then threw to Mcclure to catch Burkett at
me plate. Mcclure, however, missed the
throw, Heidrick getting second on the play.
ANDERSON, Wallace and Padden then hit
IN succession. With two out, another hit by
susoen brought in three runs, and the
bases were fully Populated when Powell
ne" 70 AcGuire. 1t might have been worse.
Dut that was bad enough for a starter.
After that until the seventh the Ttgers
held the Browns safe.
The score:
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NASTURTIUM TO BE SHIPPED SACK.
Whitney Fears His Thoroughbred
Never VIII be Able to Race Again.

New York, May s.-W. H. Whitney's
English Derby candidate. Nasturtium. will,
1t is reported, be shipped back to the
United States on the steamer Minneapolis.
Great hopes had been held for the winning
Of the classic event by an American-bred
animal. but soon after Nasturtium's ar
rival in England, several months ago. he
developed lung trouble. Mr.. Whitney is
said to hold small expectations OF ever
racing him again.
Frebrand, a promising 2-year-old by
Watercress-Cottage Girl. Is dead at Mr..
Whitney's place. Westoury, l.. l. The colt
had been entered in many Juvenile stakes
at Morris Park
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PIRATES FINALLY LOSE.
Brooklyn Team Turns the Trick
"Grasshopper" Sheckard's Work.

Pittsburg. May S.-Brooklyn won in the
third inning when two hits, two bases on
balls, and two errors were made. Outside
tie fine pitching on both sides. Sheckard's
playing was the feature. He batted in two
runs. taught six flies and shut off a run
at home by throwing from deep left. At
tendance $3.50 Score:
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Themselves From Drop Into
Eighth Place.

Cincinnati. May s.-Hahn pitched superb
ball to-day. allowing but six hits and
these Were scattered. A bunch of hits in
the third netted the Reds their runs. Pit
tenger pitched good ball and during the
of a pitchers battle. Attendance 800. Score:
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PHILADELPHIA

One out when winning run was scored.
St. Louis .................0 o o 0 0 0 o 0 p
Philadelphia -. ..-..-..-O o o / 0 0 0 0 OIL
Earned runs-St. Louis z. Philadelphia I. Two
base hits-Hartman /. Barry l. Mailman l. Sacri-
fee hittKruger !. Double ~plays-Farrell. Kruger
and Brashear J, Kruger, Farrell and Brashear /.
Bases on halls.On Yerkes l. OF Duggleby l.
Struck out-By ferkes !, by Duggleby /. Left on
bases-St. Louis =, Philadelphia I. Time-Ons
hour and twenty-five minutes. Umpire-CantnIon.
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Second Race-Blue Mint, Mildred s, Nellie
Bawn.
Third Race-Zirl, Sinh, Traverse.
Fourth Race-W. II. Dixon, Terry Ranger,
Fallela.
Fifth ~Race-Found. Ida Ledford. Leviathsn.
Sixth Race-Miss Mae Day. Father WenJker,
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Chicago
New York.

wan Haltren out for interference.
tBatted for Sparks in the ninth.
New YorK.":0 o . . . : -
left on b~ases-Chicago S. New York 3. Two
base l. W. Williams !. Sacrifice hits
dexter :. Stolen ases-CongsltOn /, Killing l.
O'hsgen l. Double plays-Lowe. Tinker and
O'Hagen I; Killing and Tinker /. Struck out
BY Williams 4, by Sparks 2 Passed baiis-kl!ng
J. Bases on balls-On Sparks l. Hit with ball
BY Williams. Bowerman and Smith. Time[-One
hour and thirty-hve minutes. Cmpirs-EnsIle-
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chicago. H., May Safer three and one-haIf
rounds Of hard fshtins here tonight otto sieof.
Tommy Ryan in the drst two rounds. Ryan had
tn e, pest Of the bout SO far as points were cor
tsnesd a right swing to the Jaw that finished
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Sixth race, East Chester Handicap. withers
Morris Park Selections.

SPECIAL.
New York. May S.-Selections:
FIRST Race-Snark. Maru. Kings Favorite.
Second Tulane. Sontag. lnpetu-
Gus.
Third Race-Janeway. Uraneum. Pageant.
Fourth Race-CryptogTam, Bonner. Nusldora.
Fifth Race-Somerset. Colonel Rue. Hopbrook.
Sixth Padden. BonniDert. kilo-
gram
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Worth Selections.

Worth Selections.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chicago. May S-SeIections:
First Race-king Doco. Mirance, Agnes Mack.
Second Siphon, Clorita.
Third Ben Chance, Farmer Bon
nett
Fourth ~Race-Theory. Federal. Marxis Davis
Fifth walkenshaw. Darlene.
Sixth Marcos. Granny Chree.
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4 MzSp'1 Day sa osa5HS;.l !
REDS WIN FROM BOSTON.

o'Connor l. Time Of game-one hour and forty
minutes. Umpire-OD Day.
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Little SIM veil ridden aad much grouni in the TSb 6S u g. by Sngsueet,
kime was pr9ae tei refused to run in close quarters at the first turn closed fS in me G1
easy race and viii do to watch Hurry had some alg IMd "a at the finish BHbee had an
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-09
McMEEKIN MAY BE RETIRED.
william Barrick's Good Horse Pulled
Up Lame After Handicap.

New York. May S-McMeekin. one Of the
contestants in the Metropolitan Handicap
at Morris Park, and owned by William Bar
rick. II il reported, will be retired to the
stud. The horse. which has won many
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GIANTS Up AGAINST 1T.
Sclee's Men Bat Sparks Freely and
Win Second Game,

Chicago. May s-Chicago found Sparks
very easy to-day and .batted him ali over
the field. every man on the team getting
one or more hits. Tinker's fielding was a
decided feature. Attendance 400. Score:
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'Heisrick out for interference.
RstF0ts ..."--. SSSSS9Sa
Three-bals l. Heidrick L. Sac
Etnoe hits-Holpss l HeidE,ek l Base on ball..
base on L. ST. Louis 4. Left On
basss-Detroi s. St Louis 10. Struck out.By
S!ever !. Double playS-McAlliste and Eberfeld
!. Passed balls-McGuire L Time-Oue hour ana
forty minutes. UmptreeJohnstoue.
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b BisssPSrs - SaSSSSoG
..Two-base hits-Bransield l. Sacrifice bits
McCreary l. Stolen bases-Davis ]. Leach l.
Double playNDahien and McCreery = First
base on ballE-OH Philippe 3, OF Kitson 4 Struck
ort-By Philippe Z by Kitson 3 Passed balls
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PHILADELPHIA Q, BALTIMORE 3.

Two Doubles and Two Singles In tho
Eighth Brought in Three Runs
Philadelphia, May S.-The home club won
from Baltimore in the eighth inning to-
day by scoring three runs on two doubles
and two singles. Up to that inning, Howell
like Baltimore's game. Attendance 360
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Boston ...."""..:..:.S ooSS 80
D5Sbs /. steinreid i Long / Three-base hits
Hoy 1. Beckley l. Tenney / Moran. / Stolen
bases-Hoy /. Double plays-Lush and Tenney J.
NagOon. Beck and Reckley l. First base on balls
Hahn J. by Pittinger l Hit by pitched
by P~ittinger 5. Time-one hour and thirty-fvs
minutes. C~mpires-Powell and Brown
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ASSOCIATION.
Gears Kansas City Blues Win Double
Header at Toledo.

Toledo. May s.-Kansas City won two games
to-day. The first one was won in the ninth.
when o'Brien bat;ed out a home run and brought
In four runs Attendance. LOO. Score:
First game:
r Fl. E.
Toledo ..... ......1 l ! o 81 10 9
MISUNDERSTANDING. Mcdonald and Beville:
Hughey and Kleinow.
Second game:
r. II. E.
Toledo -. ....s ~ Is g..
Kansas City 30 o 9 = o . - .
Gear and Beville; Mock
and kleinow. Cmpire-O'Neiu-
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BROWNS as%nLp 2sFe aed6 9I 1If G
TURF SmGS 5 sGSs sT CARDINALS WIN N s xfan ns S@'

races in the past, pulled up lame after the
handicap, ana has grown steadily worse.
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Or, ROHANNAN

Cur; AZ Chronic Disease, D5 B. Vegetable Curative
hAshood or any evis resulting from youthful errors or
sxeestes, In from t; 20 70 seveu weeks. In use and csnstantiy
advertised In the 81 Louis papers for ever forty Year,, and
"a, never ALLIED n curing tas Worst Cases; Pres. E,s
A. BoHAsSAs, No. s2 Msrg.n Street, 81. Louis. No.
Establtghed 1851. Private Circular TREE.
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THE REPUBLIC FORM CHART

ST LOUIS FAIR ASSOCIATION SPRING MEETING-May s. fifth day. Judge
l. Brady; Starter. A B. Dade. Weather clear; track fast
20 First race nurse 800 syearoldsa nd Up. oe mile:
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Louisville Selections.

SPECIAL
Louisville, KY, Selections:
First R~ace-Lampoon. Lulu CHASER, ouita-
Second Race-ENema. Premus. Guider.
Third ~Race-Prince OF Endurance. Van Rouse,
Prism
Fourth Race-Ciales, J. J. r. John Yerkea
Fifth Race-John Lansrty. Chorus Boy. Glade
Run.
Sixth Race-Jessie Jarboe. Bard of Avon. Nc
Williams
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Natchex Is, vick.burs 3.

Natchez. Miss. May s.-The first game OF the
season out Of a series OF three. played here by
and Natchez. resulted in a score Of: Natchez. Is;
Vicksburg, 3.
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Even Break at LoufsyiIIe.

Louisville. May s.-Lou!sviIle and St Paul d.
vtded another double-header to-day. .Coous al
lowed the visitors but six hits in the first game
Except in the last inning Cook held the local
team down well IN the second contest Attend
ance. 400: The scores:
FIRST GAME
r II. z.
Louisville .........1 0 o 0 o I ] o o. 10 2
st. Paul....--.-.1 / o o 0 o 0 o o. 6 4
Batteries-Coons and Spies: Davis and Hurley.
CON GAME.
Louisviile ....--9 -
St v o v v v 10y
Batteries-Denzer and Spies; Cook and Pierce.
Cmpir-Sheridan.
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Nevada 4, Fort Scott 3.

REPUBLIC PECIA
Nevada. Mo-, May s.-Nevada's Missouri VAL
ley League team made it three straight by again
defeating Fort Scott by q score Of & to J..
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Jefferson City Team Won.

jefferson City. Mo. May Law won the
game to-day Tor Jefferson City. jefferson City
opens a series at Sedalia Tomorrow. Following
IS the summary:
r. II. E.
Sedalia ...... 30 O. 4 .
Batteries: jefferson City Lawtner and
Schrandt. Sedalia-Witt and Heck.
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hiladelphiA
Baltimore.

PSiiadeiphia ...:..-.S . SSSiSs--5
Earned runs-Baitimore !. Philadelphia 4 Two
base hits-Seybold 2 VI. Cross /. Home runs
Kelley / Sacrifice hitLseymour :. McGann L
Davis |. M. Cross / Stolen bsses-Sel5aeh i
Seymour /. Steeiman l. Double ~plays-Fuftz and
Davis L Left on bases-Baltinore s. Phtladel.
phia s. First base on balleOE Howell !. OF
Witt 5. Hit by pitched ~balls-Fultz ]. Seaboid
l.. Struck out-By Howell L. by Wiltz / wild
pitcheS-WiitI l. Tme-Two hours and nve min.
utes. Umpire-O'Laughlin-
THREE STRAIGHT FOR CHICAGO.
Virgil Garvin Holds Spiders Down to
Three Hits.
Cleveland, o.. May S-Garvin held cleve-
land down to three hits to-day and Chicago
took the third straight game. Wright also
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H0OsIers WIN IN q NHIk.
Indianapolis. May s.-Indianap polls drove Clark
out OF the box in the second inning and won IN
a walk. Umpire Ebrtghts work was faulty and
both teams complained Attendance. 600. Score:
r. n. E
Minneapolis ......0 0 0 ! / 0 "a 3
Batteries-Kellum and Heydon: Clarke. Spohr
and Zalusky. Umpir@Ebright Z
Fourth Straight for umb
Columbus. May s.-The Columbus batters
knocked Bracken out OF the box In the second in
ming to-day and won the fourth straight game
from Milwaukee. Attendance. 100. Score:
r. H. z
Milwaukee .......0 / 0 l 2 o Q % 10 5
Batteries-Bailey and Fox; Bracken, olmsteed
and Speer. Umpire-Tindill.
Three-I League Games
At Terre Haute-Terre Haute 10. Rock Island I
At Evansvile-ENansvflle /. Cedar Rapids o.
At Decatur-Decatur s.. Rockford s.
At Observation-Disclosures 4, Davenport I.
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R0USING Finish
AT LEAGUE PARK,
Cardinals Rally in the Ninth In.
ming and Turn Defeat Into
Victory.
SURPRISE PARTY FOR QUAKERs.
Both Teams Play Errorless Ball
Bill Duggleby, Deserter From
Athletics, and Yerkes
Evenly Matched.
STANDING OF THE CLuRs.
Yesterdays VI
American LIE


American League. National LSarue
st. Louis at Detroit. iPhiladelnhia al 81 L1uis
Chicago At Cleveland. Boston AZ ClnrinnatI-
washington at Boston. Brooklyn at Pittsburg.
baltimore at Philadelp'a New York at Chicago.
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Kate PeESTr G% nSao o@ah P ht tP Ps4 ssd mm&S y; sr & if aGns& n GS stS s6 s. :tS by sa SE.s
stages but weakened underp pressure wen The test came Okla hwda rand mT n on n say
Raa%s 1 cn 1901 s Can n $ S @ah bait liter. A skX vase Faa on Ts5 badly S5 s a @% a Ry asyr that HI was not
rEne-Ia. "a ak H. IH.
81 Sixth race, pure sN0 +yearods and ID one mile:
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Io-DHy ORTIZ Entries.
First race. 2yaar-olds. four and a ha1c k..,A-
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Start fair. The first three were driving hard. Winner.
First Mate-The ChaGgh. Walker was best rid den. save
through IN close quarters on the rail and stood a drive, ga
stretch ard lost enough ground TO have won fOr her. Lad
ran Il good race and showed early speed. Nave rick close
start. Notary was without speed
Time-:l2 :2i-.. :36II. :Jgi,.
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Start good. The first four were driving hard. "
narock-0lie BIRD. Doughty, In great fettle. we ut {
ished well under an energetic ride. 1t was a M UGH
stoutly on the outside. had much the worst OF the
had no mishaps;. Marcy ran as If short. Missile was
true form. Half the field was crowded out Of II on
Tirne-:lGH. :24s, :SsA. :49. 1:o2. 1:l5n. i:2sA, l:4
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-03
Notice of Stockholders Annual
Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Rocky Ford Saving
and Building association will be
held Mt the Office of Hauck g. Nc
Kelvey, Rocky Ford, Col, Wednes-
day, Jan. q, 1902 at 7.30 O'Clock
p. M, at which time and place a
board of nine (9 directors shall
be elected and such other business
transacted as may lawfully come
before said meeting
III. VanBuskirk, President,
j. +. McKelvey, Secretary. 30.34
Rocky Ford, Colo, Dec. "a, 1901.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-03
A Gard Of Thanks.

We wish to return thanks to the
people of Otero county for their
patronage during the past year
aud to assure all our friends that
when needing the best goods in
Furniture, Hardware, Stoves, Bug
gies, Wagons, Implements. ETC., at
prices as low MS can be sold, con-
sistent with quality, we stand
ready to serve you for 1902. With
best wishes for happy and pros
porous New Year, we remain,
The Rocky Ford Hardware Co.,
P. j. Reifel, Pres.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-03
3 CHURCH NEWS.
6ooeooooooooooooooooooo<
IsUt Ielsol Z Sermon Topic.

Rev. W. !. Davenport preached 10 an
ovsrfiowinR house Al the Prssbytsrian
church Sunday night on ths topic "who
killed Newt NsisoaY' There were .
number Of people there Who rarely
attend church. Propristor Hslebrough
Of tho Olive Branch saloon. where Mel.
500 and Mitchell wsrs drinking before
they went 10 tho tragedy in tho rsstau.
rant. came In late aud was given tho
froat pew.
The preacher took for his text eff
must needs be that offences come: but
WOO unto him by whom tho onenss
cometh." He said Tho text was sensa.
tionni, and might properly be. to lit tho
occasion. lie read number Of news.
paper clippings tclliu. Of other Christ
mas day tragedies besides tho one in
Rocky Ford. with every ono of which
liquor drinking was nssocintrl. lie
then mad. lila audience the jnry aud
Ind some evidence before them. though
nothing 81 the eviicnc" taken before th"
coFon.r's jnry In the Nelson ease. In his
argument he excused Mitchell. lying IN
La Jnnta Jnil under arrest Tor ~"
s.ime. ON the cronnd TINT when hc
sobcrrd mp lie said hc did not know ny.
thing Of what had occurred atths shoot
ing. He excused the saloon keeper on
tho ground ihat tho Law lc1alixed his
business nnd made Il Just ~ respectable
and honornbls m tho butchers aud tho
bakers. This lsit only two other
probable culprits. ths Liquor Trsiiic and
tho people who voted In favor Of
lc9nlixins u. or against It's prohibition.
Aa tho Traffic" was an intangible
abstraction. without soul or n pssnouAl.
ity. he proceeded In lay tho guilt oe
Nelson's murder Al tho door oe tho p.o-
pie who last spring voted to liceusc tho
saloons. lie made y strong aud paasion.
ste appeal for bettes social cousctence
and \ greater scuss Of social respousibtI.
ity snch NJ would Condemn and destroy
the lcgalixed traffic In strong drink.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-03

Why not start the New Year
right by resolving to buy your
Furniture, Hardware. Buggies and
Implements Of a house that has
made a reputation of selling the
best quality Of goods only, and has
therefore pleased every customer
dealing with us. This is the Rocky
Ford Hardware Co. They nre
making special prices for the next
few days OH Heating Stoves and
Furn iture. See them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-03

Dying like sheep with the foot
rot were the soldiers in the Ger
man armies until they began using
German Microbe Killer.
Opera House Pharmacy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-03
Begin the new wear with a de

Begin the new year with a de-
Termination to own home. The
Home Cooperative Co will furnish
you the money to pny oil your
mortgage or buy you n home in
any locality and give you l6 years
aud eight months to pay it back
mt the rnte Of $5.35 per month per
$1,000. No assessments. no lapses.
Now is the time 10 join. It will
pay you to investigate. A. Y.
Buckles. Agent, Rocky Ford, Colo.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-03

An interesting article reviewing Rev.
Davenport,s Newt Nelson sermon is in
type but WIS crowded out this week by
pressure OF advertising favors. d..
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-03

Wanted, A cborister TO conduct
old-fashioned singing school. ad-
dress stating terms. p. o. Box 93
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-03

We nre in the market for choice
Alfalfa Hay mt all times.
15-tf Rocky Ford Trading Co.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-03

st. Johns Lodge, in rs A. +. & A.. NJ.
is making rapid growth. Five applica-
tionsl by membership were balloted on
last night, and the third degree given
---Rose. The building Of a'Mnsonic
temple was discussed but action post
poned to n frlture meeting.