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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-12-22

The seed dealers Of the country are
mn In arms against til. practice OF the
government OF making free disirtbu'
lion of seeds each year. They claim.
with some show al reason. that the
practice is n restraint Of trade. II is
also pointed cut that the original intcn'
ton was to distribute rare seeds of
new varieties. which would be OF bcnc-
At to the farmer. AZ II IN now the
commoncst of garden seeds arc sent
out In the mail.
In theory the seed dealers are right.
innsmuch as II In no more the business
of tho government TO distribute free
seeds than II IL to give away plows or
harvcstcrs or sewing machines. but In
practice the results are 80 different ms
To go far to Justify the custom. In the
first place. persons who seek equity
should do equity. and the seed dealers
do not come into court with clean
hands. In most countries In Europe
seeds are required to be treated In u
government laboratory and sold under
q guaranty OF purity. while In this
country the adulteration OF seeds is
common practice. Grass and clover
seeds are commonly mixed with more
valuable seeds. and often dead seeds.
sand and weed seeds are used to swell
the quantity OF n package. Some of
the most troublesome weeds have been
widely introduced I'm this country by
INSCRIPTIONS dealers who sell them to
innocent purchasers under another
label. And so II the Department OF Ag-
riculture IL unfairly competing with
the seed dealers by reducing the de-
mand for their seeds 1t is only another
instance of their own sins. like chick.
ems. coming home to roost. It is pity
that the wholesale authorizations that
prevail in other branches OF com.
merce," such rs foods and drink. can.
not be restricted In the same way.
The real remedy. however. Is for the
government to establish laboratories
for testing seeds. ms is done abroad.
where the prime Importance OF good
seed is recognized. and the quality of
seed is a subject of governmental con-
troll. At these laboratories small fee
is charged for testing and certifying
to the quality of seeds. The fee Is paid
by the dealer, and the planter is usu.
ally allowed free denomination II he
is not satisfied with the seeds when
purchased. Due precautions are taken
against substitution by the purchaser.
and the rights of the dealers are rig
orously enforced.
It is likely, however, that any such
requirement would be vigorously re-
scented by the seed dealers as being in
restraint of trade" that is to say. un.
constitutional In free America, where
the seller is generally free to swindle
the purchaser IL he can. At all events
the custom of cultivating their con-
stituents by the free distribution of
garden seeds is too dear to the hearts
of congressman to be abolished without
struggle, and II the seed dealers can
not find better remedy they had bet.
ter get elected to Congress themselves
and corner the Notwithstanding
Herald-Democrat.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-12-22
DENVER MARKETS

Denver Union Stock Sards.-The
market was well supplied last week.
Trade was far from satisfactory, how
ever. and all classes of caItlc are lower
than they We're II week ago. Choice
grades are about 20 cents lower, while
common stun are fully Il quarter down
and In some cases even inut-. Eastern
markets were all lower and reported
a very light demand. which WAS the
cause OF the duilness here. Be"i .heers
We're In good supply all week. Packers
bought literally during the first few
days, but later the demand was not ~
good. us they We're pretty well sup
piled. Best corn fed steers sold ~
$500. one l.70O,pornd North Park
grass steer sold nj 5000, hut lie was
fancy and will he held for the show
next month. Other steers sold up I"
Si.l5. with bulk Mt s".io 10 500 Cows
sold very well II good. hui common
stun was dull. Corn feds went at $3.50
TO $i.25. with bulk Of the pretty good
grass cows at s2.j5 to $500. and one
fancy COW at $3.50 and several punches
at $40 to sa..s. Bulls sold about
STEADY all week with tops ut s:."o.
,Veais were It'll. changed and the sup
ply light. Hest brought $i,.5.
Supply was liberal. hut country de-
.mand somewhat limited and dealers
were slow to lake hold as eastern mar
ikcts were duh and everything Tor
'wardcd lost them money.
Best feeders sold nj $3.50. and bulk
went at $685. TO $3.50. \ lisht trade In
expected this week on account OF II be-
ling Christmas week.
f. Hog demand continues good anu
more could have been used last week.
Receipts were fair. but not aS heavy hs
the week before. Prices dropped
about u dim. during tho week. tops
lnow selling around si.Ns.
!, The sheep market was active every
day md prices little stronger at the
clos. than at III" opening OF the week.
About ii.000 arrived and most Of them
sold here. The demand Is very good.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-12-22
Awful Armenian Massacre.

Paris.--A dispatch from Trebizonde,
Asia Minor. dated December
18th DISORDERS the atrocities com.
mitted ut Elizabethpol In tho
early part of December. IL
SAYS that the Tartars attacked tho
Armenians December I'd. The latter
offered resistance and epdeavored to
send their families away. but all the
fugitives wer massacred. street light
ing followed and then came house to
house conflicts which lasted for sew.
eral DAYS. Finally the Tartars set fire
to the town, which is now mass Of
ruins The dispatch says II is impos.
sible to count the dead, the number of
which Is estimated at 1000.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-12-22
Rover the World Over.

Colorado Springs. Colo.-Onc o.
the dogs exhibited at the Joint
poultry and dog show in Temple Thea
ter is Rover. the noted Scotch Collie
English terrier. owned by Luke Rus
sell. The dog is fully 20 years of age,
is deaf, nearly blind and has a broken
back. Mr.. Russell fears that the ami
NAL will not live month longer.
Rover was born in Australia and has
travelled with its owner through Aus
,tralia, New Zealand. Tasmania, the
Fiji islands, Hawaiian islands, Samoan
Islands, Canada. all the western states,
has explored the Yosemite valley, as
cendcd Mount Hood, Mount Shasta and
other high peaks.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-12-22
Preparing for New States.

Washington.-The Republican mem
bers of the House in caucus Friday
unanimously declared in favor of adj
hitting Oklahoma and the Indian Ter
ritory as one state, and by n vote OF
10 to Go declared in favor of admitting
Arizona and New Mexico as one state.
Both statehood questions are to be con.
tanned In one bill. The conference
which resulted in this action occupied
an hour and II half. The only oppose
tion to the program vas directed
against joining Arizona and New Mex.
leo, and II was understood that Mr..
Adams of Wisconsin and Mr.. Tawney
of Minnesota were the only speakers
On this side.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-12-22
BANKER wALsH's CAREER.
Started Life a. a Newsboy and Made
Millions.

Chicago-John II. Walsh. whose
banks and railroad enterprises have
tumblcd about HIS ears. Is Gs years of
age and has lived In Chicago fifty.cight
years. His parents brought him from
ireland when he was 10 years Of agc
and turned him loose to make his way.
He began as ncwsboy. saved his
money. opened news stand. which
eventually grew Into the American
News Company. continued TO save his
money. bought bank stock. and In 1852.
backed by men who had faith In his
business ability. he founded the Chi.
cago National Bank.
He speedily learned the relation be.
tween banking and politics and reached
out for state and county and city funds
and got them. Five years later he
took over the Home Savings Bank.
Then he organized the Equitable Trust
Company and bought the Chicago Her
aid. One year after selling the Her
! aid he established the Chicago Chron-
icle. This gave him strong political
lever and he became tremendous
financial and political power. He then
began buying up street railway and gas
systems and dabbling in railroads.
The Southern Indiana railroad. his
pet venture, was too heavy for one man
10 carry and II broke his financial
back He had two opportunities to un-
load II Mt valuable premium.
Personally he is taciturn and little
given to appearing in public. He has
made and broken many men and built
up vast enterprises. His failures have
not shaken Chicago financial institu-
tons. On the contrary, they are
stronger thereby.
! To-day thousands lined up and drew
their money. Nearly $3.000,O00 was
paid out. Every grade OF humanity
was in the lines, from the millionaire
10 the ragged newsboy.
Payment was made in gold. and as
many OF the depositors We're women.
they Immediately sought secluded cor.
ners to conceal their money. One
woman, who seemed much perplexed.
admitted that In her excitement and
haste to get to the bank she had for.
gotten to put on her stockings and had
no place to carry her wealth.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-12-22
CHICAGO FAILURE
JOHN r. wALsH's THREE iNsTiTu.
TioNs SUSPEND OPERATIONS.
oEPosIroRs WILL Be PAID
Clearing House Comes to the Rescue
walsh Claims That Securities
Largely Exceed Liabilities.

Chicago.-Three OF the largest finan-
ciai Institutions In the West. the Chi
cago National Bank. the Home Savings
Bank and the Equitable Trust Com
pany. all OF them controlled by John
Il. Walsh Of this city. and In great
measure owned by him. suspended OPP
erations Monday. Their AFFAIRS will be
liquidaied as rapidly an possible ana
they VIII 20 out OF business
Mr.. Walsh. who was the president Of
Equitable Trust Company. has re
signed. G. II. Bosworth. national bank
examiner. has succeeded Mr.. Walsh Mt
the head Of the Chicago National Bank.
and the places of the directors have
been filled by men appointed by the
Chicago Clearing House. Back Of the
new management stand the allied
banks Of Chicago. who have pledged
their resources that every deposilor
shall be paid III. last cent and that no
customer Of any one OF the three insti'
tutions shall los. anything by reason
of the suspension. Had not this ac-
ton been taken by the banks OF this
city. u disastrous panic must have fol'
lowed In the financial world.
The Immediate cause Of the collapse
Of the institutions controlled by Mr..
Walsh In said to he the large amount
Of money which they have loaned To
various private enterprises Of his
notably the Southern Indiana railway
pnd the Bedford Quarries Company OF
Indiana.
Mr.. Walsh claims that " he could
have had u liiil" mor- time and been
left untrammclcd In his operations. ne
eouia nave saved nis ban.s ANA nianc
enormous profits for himself and his
associates. He bases this statement
On his estimate Of the value Of the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-12-22
SCHOOL OF MINES.
Faculty and Students VIII Honor Gov.
ernor.Craduate.

Golden. Coio.-Ai u regular meeting
III the school of mines trustees held an
the IAN Inst. tn. ii,nbcrg.r property.
ADJOINING the heating and power plant
on the west. was purchased for $1,000.
This gives III" school the cntir" block
an which this plant ana Strltton hall
are located. The new Gusgcnl,-im
building was inspected and the mem.
beers expressed themselves ny being
wei satisfied with the work. which In
progressing rapidly.
The following resolution was
adopted:
he 1, Resolved by the board III irns'
tees Of III. Colorado School NJ Mines.
that members of said board. accom-.
panied by members Of the faculty and
alumni of the school residing IN ar
near Denver. ard the entire student
body. attend the reception al hts "S'
c.ii,ncy, Governor JcBs" =. Mellon.
aid, January I. 1890. In celebration al
the fact that mining engineer hold
Ing his degree from the Colorado
School oi Mines Is The chief executive
Of the commonwealth.
Further. that President Anderson oil
the faculty and M.ssrs. Jana nnd
Lewis Of the board h" named Ms n spc-
ciai committee TO arrange for tho &C.
casIou"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-12-22
EMPLOYING PRINTERS.
Issue Statement in Regard to es-
peeted Eioht.Hour Strike.

New Announcement that
pr.parpiionE to handle the big print.
crs' strike haze been completed by IN"
employing printers Uf New York was
made by the Typoihctac Of this city.
The eight.hour work day. which the
international union has declared shall
20 into effect January !. 1906, is de.
clarcd to he the cause for issuing this
statement, which Is In part as FOL.
lows:
THE closed shop and the eighth
day demanded by typographical
union No. 6 cannot and will not he
granted.
"The members of the Typoihntac
are prepared to install competent
non.union machine operators and
other printers In their various com.
posing rooms. These printers have
been obtained by n canvass OF the
various parts Of the United States and
also graduates OF schools for machine
operators In New York. Philadelphia,
Boston. Chicago. e;ansas City, Omaha
and elsewhere.
"The publishers of the leading mag.
azines OF the country have completed
most OF their magazines for two or
three months ahead in anticipation of
the strike and will therefore be sub
jectcd to little or no Inconvenience.
Not only are the publishers supporting
us in our stand. but the manufactur-
crs throughout the country are
actively cooperating with us.
There will be no lockout In the
printing trades. Competent men en-
tering our employ after January list
next will be paid full wages according
to the union scale whether they are
union men or not"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-12-22
TRADE BANQUETS
TO BRING BUSINESS MEN OF
COLORADO TOGETHER.
FIRsTT0BE HELD AT DENVER
State Commercial Association Plan
Series Of Dinners OF Dinners in
Principal Cities ct the Ssate-Ad'
dress by leading Men Of the West.

Denyer-As one Of the means To
bring the business men al the state In
closer relation, and for the pnrp0s. at
advancing the interests Of the state,
the Colorado State Commercial AssO-
| citation during the coming year viii
hold u n, rics of dinners The iirsi VIII
he at the Albany hotel Saturday even
ing. January u, 1906. II IL proposed
by the association that the dinners he
held at least one. each month In ali-
icrcnt cities oI the state.
As the Interests and membership nj
| the association II wide, this ulan Will
be used in order Ia cement the inter
| ests Of business men Of tn. entire
state. They Will bc dollar dlnhiIs.
and will b. made the occasion of ad'
dresses by leading men Of the stat"
and elsewhere an topics of Interest
To Colorado.
The nrEt dinners, It IL expected.
will b" attended by 200 members OF
the association. A. this meeting plans
for III. comm. year will h. formu.
lated and discussed. The principal
speaker will he i..c De Forest. the IN
vcn,or OF tn. DE- Forest system of
wireless t"i.sraphy. and vice prcsi'
dent of IN" company.
Former Gov. Iicbcr ", Wells nf
Utah. president of I'll. ''Sc" America
First" movement. viii also b. one Of
the speaker. IL. will tell the mem
hers Of the association u the prog
ross III the movement ana urH" upon
them Tint they see their avn noun
tnins Dcfor" they .o to the Alps,
Gov. J'NE" y. Mcdonald will deliver
the address al welcome. Mayor q. u.
Goddard at Sterling will tell II the IL.
! feet of the Introduction nf the susnF
beet Industry In western Colorado.
Tn" association Ii composed NJ 30"
rcprcs. niaiiv" business men and arms
OF III. state. nnd the dinners, II IN
expected. will bring these into closer
touch with each other. TIL" second
banquet, or dinner al III. association.
II is planned. viii be- held In Colorado
, Springs or Pueblo.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-12-22
CRAzED BANKING
FRENziEO FINANcIER's MANIA
FOR STARTING BANKS.
WANTED THEM EVERYWHERE
Eighteen or Twenty Banks and Trust
companies-certifieates casned Of
institutions That Never Opened
Their Doors.


Denves-c. u. Wiley. former prcsi-
dent of the Denver Savings Bank. con.
linued his testimony Friday. In COM
mentins ON IL the Republican says.
imboden To create banks. an obsession
M binding on him apparently as is the
instinct OF cell life to reproduce and
hold to life. the bank creator could no.
rave himself. II came out yesterday
that while he was maintaining his race
10 keep up with Oklahoma and Indian
Territory In their sweeping develop
ments of the last Two years, his deter
mination being To have an imbodcn
bank In every town and city aud III
many trust companies as possible. h"
formed banks that never even opened
their doors. but Notwithstanding. they
are creditors 10 the dsfunct Denver
Savings Bank.
In Justice to this king among bank
Litcrs. IL should be said that this was
merely AN oversight on his part. what
ever II might have been with his com
fadcs In the bank building business.
He would have ordered the doors
thrown open and invited business. had
he thought Of IL: whereas. his part
ncrs. the missin. II. l.. Hull In partic-
ular. were willing To have the Halter.
insiy engraved certificates On hand.
and satisfied to have near by the cS-
pcnsiye linen glazed letter heads and
envelopes. which did not contain the
name of imbodcn. however. OF all I'll.
banks and trust companies formed
through the Unsuitable desire of the
man with the American bankers A.
sociatioa brand upon him. some cigh,
cen or twenty In all. not one had his
name cmbiazoned ON windows. doors
or stationery.
Tn. evidence of yesterday went to
show that lmbodcn and iiiii and the
uuiIs drew as hish ms 500, 900 from the
Denver Savings Bank. dcpoSitin.
therefor the saudy certificates of the
bank stock of banks and ,rus, compa.
nicE that were never In actual exist.
cnc.. The defendants must have pu,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-12-22
Johnny Comes Marching Home.

Tokio.-The first official celebration
by the city in honor of the soldiers that
have returned from Manchuria was
held Sunday. Field Marshal Oyama
and General Kuroki. together with
their respective stats, were guests of
the guards division. Soldiers of all
arms in field uniforms, 10000 strong,
with twenty-four guns, marched from
Hibiya to Uneo park, distance OF
three miles. All street cars were sus-
pended during the march.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-12-22
Severe Penalty for Land Frauds.

Washington.-The secretary OF the
interior has sent to Congress draft
of a bill fixing maximum penalty OF
$4,000 fine or ten years imprison-
ment. or both. for fraudulent attempts
to OBTAIN title to public lands.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-12-22
Hay.

Upland. per ton. sI0.50I 1900; sec.
ond bottom. ss.5Ost 1900: timothy,
s12.OOM13.O0: timothy and clover.
s11.OO; alfalfa. prime. Ss.00Mo.5O:
straw. si.OOmi.50; South Park wire
grass, $500.
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The Editor-HisAlpha and
His Omega.

At the age of ten he is a noisy kid,
with the buttons off his pants. At if
teen he is devil in a printing shop.
At twenty five the publisher of a
country newspaper, at the head of ev-
cry enterprise calculated to improve
the town or enrich the business men
therein. At thirty-iive he is an ema-
ciated man, worn out and bald headed,
with nothing but holes in his pockets.
AT fifty he is a corpse in cheap coffin,
his only estate left behind being two
cases of long primer type, Washing
ton hand press, subscription book
with 962 delinquent subscribers who,
on the dav of the funeral, line up at
the coffin, saying, "He was a good,
public-s spirited man, but, poor fellow,
he couldn't save anything. % Honey
Grove Signal.
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PALESTINE, TEXAS, JANUARY 81, 1905,
WHY NOT?

Some one has asked the ques
ton, and aptly, that why, if the
railroads issue free passes merely
as courtesies, without desire of OF
hope for favor, they do not issue
them to the truck growers and
shippers who are yearly making
, business for the railroads, instead
of to the Office holders and politi-
clans who can give them nothing,
unless it be their influence or
vote?
Why, indeed, is it that if these
passes are not given for consid-
Grafton that only public officials
get them? Why does a commits
sioners court that will accept them
get them, instead of a church
board?
Why does county judge who
will accept them get them, instead
of a big grower and shipper?
Why does a tax assessor who
will accept them get them, instead
of a drummer for a wholesale
house that ships car load lots?
Why does legislator get them
instead of travelling missionary?
Why is the Office holder always
selected for these courtesies?
Do you believe it is for mere
courtesy?
Don't you know there is per-
nicious reason back of it all?
Still this railroad influence is so
strong that many people profess
to see no harm in the free pass
and raise an Oh, IN to any sug-
gested change in the saw regard
ing the giving of passes:>
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COURT HOUSE NOTES.
DEEDS RECORDED.

CHI Alexander to P d g Ball; con
tract; Oct %, 1904; conveys all l-2 in
terest in bonds of the Texas Loan s
Trust Co.
WI Garner to E G o'Quinn; Jan Z
1905; 500 cash; conveys part of bloch
s of the Jos Ferguson survey.
JR Jackson ct al to A n Vannoy;
Dec IL, 1888; s34s cash; conveys lot
acres Of the L Cobb survey.
ia Helm to ] G Lauman; Jan 10
1905; $500 cash; conveys POI 1-2x5s
feet N E corner Lauman lot of the J
Snively Ia league.
A Johns to William Smith; Jan 1,
1901; 5000; conveys is acres of the
Stephen Crist survey.
William Smith to a Johns; Dec "a,
1903; SO and cancellation of notes;
conveys IS acres of the Stephen Crist
survey.
Marion Bsscom and wife to Mrs Avis
Brown; Jan 81, 1901; So and other con-
sideration; conveys 81 is acres of the
Polly Scrotchfield league.
Mrs NJ E Jackson to Ben d Jackson;
s1.OO; conveys 200 acres of the NJ
Riondo grant.
CIV Ramsey and wife to W Ram
sey; Jan Is, 1904; $500 cash; conveys
lot 5, block 2 in Frankston.
wv Ramsey to j Terry; Jan %,
1905; 5000 cash; conveys lot 5, block
in Frankston.
&c and Ella Holcom to G Hanson;
Get II, 1904; $3.50 cash; conveys 1-2
acre of the Joel Baker survey.
frankie NJ Miller to G E Hanson;
Jan 1, 1900; 1924; conveys 172 2-1O
acres of the Jos Ferguson survey.
j P Cook and wife to Mrs Sarah A
Cook; Dec 6, 1904; s1s7 80 cash; con-
veys 125 2-10 acres of the Higgin-
5 Bot tl ss q -Rawles and&ayers-:-=Zeys
J M Cook, Sr, to P Cook; Jan 81,
1901; $3.50 cash; conveys 125 2-10
acres of the Higginbotham, Rawles
and Powers surveys.
H Lee and wife to A Roper; Nov
%, 1904; $3.50; conveys So acres of the
Martin survey.
B Fl Gardner to R and E w An
derson; 80; conveys 132 lilo acres
of the Peter Kinds survey.
JIG and p 9 Butler to W J Pearce;
Jan 6, 1905; $3.50; conveys 1876 acres of
the F s Barnes survey.
] 7 Moore, J E belong, Deyereaux
and Garrison by sheriff to D R Muir
Gibson; Oct II, 1904; $3.50 cash; 95
acres Hosea Pineda league.
W PEBBLES and wife to J B Ander-
son; Jan z, 1905; s25 cash; conveys
part of the John Adams survey.
W B Robinson to ] D Vie; Jan %,
1905; notes for Steps each; conveys
% 40 acres of the Isaac Simpson
league.
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Notice of Dissolution.

The firm Of Black, Stages & Q as
been this day dissolved by "a
consent, E. A. Black and E. 4 {
retiring. The business will i
tinued by Charles n. White, le
firm name of Carries n. VIII Z.
who will pay all of the indie
the old firm and collect al
the said old firm.
L. A. BLHC
E. d. Stages,
CHARLES y. w TIE
Tyler, Texas,
January 18th, 1905. I'm
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January 10, 1905.
speedy Relief.

A salve that heals without s
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Ne
edy effects such speedy re1isN
draws out Inflammation, soothes, coon,
and heals all cuts, burns and bruises.
A sure cure for Piles and skin diseases.
DeWitt's is the only genuine Witch
Hazel Sslve. Beware of counterfeits,
they are dangerous. Sold by q. R.
NJ core, druggist.
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Notice.

The firm of Watson, Durham &
Hodges has been this day dissolved by
mutual consent, Messrs. Watson and
Durham retiring. A. B. and d. NJ.
Hodges will continue the business I'M
der the firm name of Hodges Dry
Goods Co., and will collect all accounts
due the firm and be responsible for its
indebtedness. A. B. HODGES,
ID. NJ. HODGES,
E. E. DURHAM,
J. F. WATSON.
January 10, 1905.