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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
ob.srrsa .ousst Day"

= Saturday last was ,he annual
finesg Day On the program OF ihs
ROEky Ford Woman's Club This Is
she day on which each member ls
permitted to bring a gurs, with her.
and the day's doings paFiake ot the
socisi F1ihef than the purely blue'
s'0ehiuF OCCASION. Tea Is served.
llOHE wish other light and airy re-
iFrshments, end the afternoon Is Civ,
sn % something good ns,uTed and
Whimsical for the entertainment o!
shr invited company,
This year the lot of entertaining
us eluh on CUES, day fell 10 Mrs. g
W. Lewis. and her spacious and rie-
saui home In Para Addition was
fHaie chaFmiHsly inviting lpg the
tfsut The eluh color were used
- the decorations and smilaA and
'shite carnations were the flowers
ront.nutng ihe green and white col
pFl- In the paFioF 4 cluster OF Amer
lean Beauty roses added their hsaut,
an fragrance 20 the charm oi the at
rps3hsfe. The program had many
fraiures Several musical numbers
gsre rarJrrei for ;he openiny
Bee we.r followed by recitation
n -Hnwatfa's Wooing." very eaps-
@ given b, Miss Fge. The whim'
ersi frasnr, was character repre-
ssnla,iun Of the montn, oi the year.
To illustrate the illustration. Il may
be said that Mrs Evans PeFsouaied
Apfii by appearing equipped with
hoih umbrella and fan and sighed and
smiled wiih al the true eogusitish.
rss II April weather. Miss Pollock
81 isis by appearing with a bunch
Of maiehes and package 81 fire.
craekers. her eve haniarei and patch
Of cour, plaster ON her check. Nrs
W'etsrr aid cold December by ap.
n ring in fall costume ot white
wiih white mun and boa aud feathers
To other months were eqraily weli
in3ieatci and alt easily identified BY
~ company. The program over.
iurch was served. Mcsdamrs !. T.
Godiing and =. r Hollcnhack pre-
silling az the coffee urns. Written
rrrsJauis, with covers done IN water
CO lfs. were used and served a. sow
cnirs ~ the deiigntiul occasion.
G1ssis from out q town w9fa Mfa.
meBss Of manzsnola, Mrs. Smith Of
Pueblo. Mrs. Elmer Men,gomsfy Of Long
men, and Mrs. S. W. sInsheimcr Of
Svlas.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
IMMENSE IRRIGA-
TON ENTERPRISES.
Two Great Reservoirs Under Construction Which will Add
Greatly TO OlsLo County's Agrieulural Area:

Two vrfy important irrigation Vro
ireis iliat vitaily affect the business
Interests of Rocky Ford have been
set on foot IN this vicinity within a
very recent pcrioi-onc 81 them very
recent. 'fe sciuai work beng begun
uron Il pn Tuesday of this week
Neither of these undertakings have
- yc, been given the publicity they
deserve IS tributary to the develop
mrnt ~ ihi, part ~ the Valley
What j. known as the Swink rcser-
voir prnire, Is located at the head OF
Patterson Valley. drawing rs pros
rcriiyc wafer surriy from the water
shed ,ha, now drains into the Apish-
ana and from the iloo1 -s.ers com
ing into that stream The natural
indcn'a,ion that j. to- be turned 20
account ~ a reservoir basin u nine
miles IN length. The dam tha, ig be-
inc thrown across the lower end OF
this basin j. one mite iu length and
will be a. feet high. Tie nlan re-
ari-cs ditch from the Apilh,p7 ls
miics IL iensfh. abopf onr hall Of
which i now built. The scheme de
yised and already partly carried gu;
j. a double dam. 600 feet wide on the
bottom and carried mp in double line
leaving n channel between. The
ditch from the Anishapa will lead
into this channel and by making II
filter basin the dcposi, will gradually
build the dan into solid embank-
men; the fill width Of the present
base. The water so filtered will he
let into the reservoir through the
back wall dam. thus filling the basin
from the lower instead OF the upper
end. The result, will finally be lake
nine miles in length. with an average
width of ono mile.
This project has been under way
for more than wear past. and has
had the concentrated attention of its
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
Many Old and New Contracts Being
Signed Up az Lamar.

The American Beet Sugar company
Is NOW renewing beet contracts with
the farmers OF the Lamar territory.
and Il Is pleasing 80 note that prae-
Ilezily ali the old growers have sign
ei up again for 1907. while hundreds
81 new applications are on file. The
old growers will be given the prefer
rnee "a accepting contracts. bnl as u
j. tie intention 10 make an early start
oi the campaign neu ian Il - prob
able that all who apply for contracts
can be accommodated The AmeFi-
can company has always dralI fairly
with the growers. faithfully carrying
1Us III IL pfrHIseF. end deserves
sszEsy support. 4 bis year the eaHs-
fany Is ufgins snriy plaEins of beess
and as an iHiueemen; o. the grow
ers IL Offers to furnish seed for re-
planting free OF charge IN ease the
FIRST planting Is killed by lrpsi. The
man who plants early uii' have the
advantage OF delivering az or ,he
most Of bis crop without having 20
silo-an induermen, that 4 great
many will be quick 10 avail themselves
of.-LsmaT Sparks.
Governor Buehtri's inauguration
took place in church. the only in
stance Of this kind IN record In Col
orado. at least. Some Of the lefisia-
tors objected 90 ihis procedure on
the ground that L was miNing church
and state.-SAlidA Record.
Which Is all nonsense. MI prev
ions insuguFa;ians werr held in ,hea-
irrs and that fact did not produce any
mixing Of dramatic art and state.
Why do some people hgh; "a shy oi
the church. VIXEN Il Is universally eoH-
ecrdsi 20 be Tie basis of our great
republic ia faei the foundation for
she civilization Of the world.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
1907 CANTALOUPE
BUSINESS OPENED.
Many Contracts Being Made and Very Large Acreage will
Doubtless Result from Ter sisSc' 10 Growers.

s'%srs' tlst- 'cs' s"thesIiisas 40 70
Improve theis situation. ans as there
age always some hsw commission
people ready 20 "bu,l in" where >
ield Ia 50 large and 80 e.astleAlly ex-
p4nslye As Is the eanlaloupe area Ia
this Valley there ia always ehanes
1l iuteFr s!ius Developments As io the
margin ai prunt coming oll oi thr
crop, The Inevitable elect o! Ia
creased competition on the paEg oG
commission men and an increase ia
Ihe advance rate paid is 10 stimulate
planting. The outlook therefore Just
nov Is Tor an increased acreage ia
1907. The Incentive 10 plant Is in-
creased somewhat by the fact that
last year ghe beet growers experienced
great difficulty in getting labor soE
the cultivation o! that crop. and fur
Ihrr suffered the Inconvenience e&-
peFieneed In delivery ior the want OF
cars. IL Is teit by many farmers that
crop which can be marketed and
work and accounts closed up IN the
early autumn. leaving the farmer Tres
for other employment during the win
ter months. is preferable 20 bec,ss
On the other hand there arc some
who sec more merit i,. . crop as sta
Pie and reliable as TO both cultivation
aud margin of profit as the sugar
beet. The planter who Is not OF the
speculative Temperament Will s,ieE
20 his beeis. But tic lover OF chances
will be tempted TO eantalnupes. sud
the acreage will be enlarged this
year. At least such i the common
opinion OF those prominent ia the
business.
OF course the Lyons & coggins
house has been too long IN this iela
TO retire on account OF not getting
the Rocky Ford Association contract
aud they already have their men in
the field Masking contracts for next
seasons delivery. They are iargr
and experienced handlers OF tic deli
caic crop and know how 20 do i
The well-inown concern OF Young x
Mathis IS figuring upon about Goo
acres from their contractors aud
growers. The oiivei Bros.. locally
represented by II. NanBuskiEk hg'
u-cs on GOO acres. The growers for
the Travis house will plant all they
did last year a; least. The two Ns-
socia;ions NJ Ncwdaie cSpec, 20 take
IN some new growers who have come
into that vicinity. The Manxauola
scisi viii. be enlarged By new in,ce-
csts working into that locality. The
Rocky Ford Association had abou,
iooo acres last year and will keep its
signed acreage down 10 abou; Soc
acres this year. This means tina, the
Association will have At least Goo
acres OF actual yield forthcoming at
harvest time How, to plant for. all
there is in i; and yet not to plant
so as to slump" the market IS tie
problem the eantaloupc grower is
now sleeping on.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25

Quicken PIE under Pioxs Auspices.
undsr ths xuspisss o. the Ladies Aid OF
the Presbyterian shursh was given Tues
day night. 1t was mere than the usual
susssss, and demonstrated beyond the
shadow Of doubt that tho human de-
maad for pic TAR sxassds the demand for
pisty Tho doors Of the pie counters
we're thrown opsn ss early as nvs o'clock
in ordsr to get an early start with tho
crowd. and thu crowd wanted to get an
carly star. with tho pie aud wAs on hand.
1t WAS = reversal Of ths cid adage about
tho early bird getting the worm, In a few
minutes aft8r tho doors opened. the crowd
not only filed all the seats at table but
jammed tho aislss, SO that there was no
room for the walters to do their waiting.
Tha aislas had TO be cleared. and the
ladies OF the management stationed Mrs.
Gerbing at the door, whore with her
strong right arm she put an insurmount-
able barrier betwasn the tables and the
crowd. Then the crowd damned itself
up in tho anta-room and surgad up against
the lady in tho doorway. But she stood
her ground as immovshly as the tabled
Casabianca on the burning deck, and only
let new customers in as tho old ones got
filled up and retired through rear door.
The crowd outside grew and increased
and porspired and Tickosseller Latson
kept on selling tickets with oblivious in
difference to the amount OF pie on hand.
passing the cash and tickets over the
heads of the crowd The tramp. tramp
of what tho poat laureate Of England
would call. "the many -millioned feet" in
the hall and Railways raised a sitting
dust from the carpsts, which the crowd
good naturedly swallowed One of the
pushers at the rear end OF the Jam started
the hymn: ''Hold the for. for weare COM
ing. but the dust stihsd his cresendo.
Still the pie held out and the returning
stream of patrons carried an expression
of satisfaction that told it was good. So
the crowd pushed and waited-with few
exceptions-and the Ladies' Aid did the
rest. They had fine supper and they
threw out no hints about quitting to any
body at the tables though several of tho
crowd must have got more than their
quarters worth.
The ladies' fed over 400 people and
cleared about 500.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25

protector. G. w. Swink. from H. In
ecrtiou, The slight diversion Of his
guhernaiorial campaign was his ono
possible play spell In this period. hat
tlr vacation over the ex-senator
went back to the true field oi his
genius with frdonhicd energy lie
expects io put into I, an investment
oi Stso.ooq as well as his personal
and liberal outlay % brains aud mus
Gle, and when completed It will stand
~ y very permanent monument 10
the mans genius. with none Of the
aroma of politics about II.
The second project l. quite similar
20 ;hc one above cctibcd. and i,
lies a. 4 similar distance and angle
from the town oi Rocky Ford. The
reservoir site lies IN the depression
known as old Dry Greek. - miles
south III Rocky Ford II Is nat.
uyal hssin covering 100 acres and
ly building n dam ~ miles long
with m average height Of FIVE feet !,
viii iirunnrd water spiiieicn; 10 irri-
Fafe the 1cco acres q lard under the
rc.ervoir Citizens approaching the
value OF this reservoir have filed ON
the entire hooo acre.. An appropria-
tion of $4,000 has been made for
material and labor to build the head
gate and start the construction of the
time locate colony from Kansas at
reservoir. The scheme is called the
Prairie Land & Irrigation Co. The
stockholders held their second annual
meeting at the Office OF G. Z. Prcblc
on Saturday, jan. II. .nd elected the
following directors: G. w. Swink.
C. w. Meador. Frank Ncsbi,i. George
Mcdonald of Rocky Ford. r. f. Fow-
Ter and DIR. c. c. Fowler of Denver.
w. s. Mcdonald and Inner Fowler
of Cincinnati. G. w. Swink vas
elected president.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
Our Coming Farmer Institute.

Tire executive committee Of the
Farmers Institute for this year got
together again Monday and did some.
;hing more toward perfeeiing the
plans ior the meeting. The date was
6ns.ly hSed for :hc las; three days
" rshrrais s-z5ih. 2-ii. and 18th. and
tie hall engaged. Noihing definite
could he done with reference 90
speakers from n distance. but !; IA
fully expected that Senator Tully
Scot; OF Cripple Greek. who IS push
iuy railway transportation legislation
before the State Assembly. will b.,
here TO give talk to the farmers
on the subject OF transportation. He
will be tlanked on the occasion no
doubt by our two representatives,
Messrs. Crowley and Ebbert, who
will doubtless know 4 thing or two
on the same subject when they get
that far along in the present session
of the house and senate.
As to the rest of the program. it
is too embryonic as yet to report any,
thing about it. But it will of course
be good program whes the commit
tee gets ready to put il out; and our
farmers should make note OF the
dates given above and call on all 9TH
er engagements for those days.
Chas. p Derrick, member OF the
City Realty Co.. went TO Fowler
Wednesday evening 20 attend a meet.
ing of the Otero DEVELOPMENT and
Exploration Co. who recently discov-
cred natural gas at that place.
Sam Bergeman and party from Pu
eblo made the City Realty Co. office
business call this week.
]. f. Brown of Pueblo is looking
tip business location here.
T. r. Wilson and wife have re-
turned from the chicken show in
Denver and are well pleased with the
premiums taken by their fine birds.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Custer directs that her
address of her Enterprise be changed
from Danvillc, ILL.,, to Ordway.
In rcmitting on subscription from
Harrah. Okla, Mrs. Lee Bird writes
I'VE sold our place at Lanton as
prices were so high and could not
pass up fancy price. We have a
canning factory at this place. We
are having fine warm weather. Vio-
lets are in bloom, all vegetation is
green"
The following item was sidetracked
last week: c. w. Fcnlason and his
widely-beloved "better half" are again
residents of Rocky Ford; or nearly
so. That is they are occupying the
home of their son-in-law I. d. Hale,
just cast of town, Mr.. Hale and his
family being in California for the
winter. Mr.. Fenlason, being out OF
the Co. Assessorship, is, we under
stand, to take the assistant manager
ship. of the Swink Town Site Co..
thereby relieving his son, L. R., OF
portion of the work of the large
real estate and insurance business he
has in hand.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
District Court.

Fred Quance was found guilty of
uttering 4 forged check.
For year or two the charge OF
assault to do bodily harm has been
hanging over A. II. Griswold former
iy of Rocky Ford. now at Sugar City.
At former term of the court the
jury disagreed and last week the case
was nolled, relieving Mr.. Griswold OF
ali future anxiety.
The Ladies OF the G. A. R. will
hold an open social meeting Tuesday
afternoon, Feb. ir2th. Lincolns birth
day. An elegant Flag Pillow will be
disposed of by lot. Those wishing to
take chances on this fine pillow
should see the Ladies' of the G. A. r.
The Sugar Co.'S latest estimate is
that the last beet deliveries OF the
present campaign will be about Feb
S. and that the campaign will end
about Feb. rS TO 20. The summing
ur OF the business OF the campaign
will show that il has been among tho
best since the factory started.
A proposition to extend the per-
mancnt closed season for quail until
1910 has been made and receives gen.
cral support among the farmers and
Ilc true snortsmen of the state.
These birds are the best inscct-dc-
stroying friends that the farmers
have. and it is questionable il theiF
numbers are sufficient to permit their
slaughter even during short period
in each year. So says the Lamar
Sparks, in which we concur and would
suggest that our farmer readers write
Senator Crowley and Representative
Ebbcrt urging their support Of the
bill providing this longtime protec-
tios
"As Told In the Hills, the new
mclodrama of western life is being
presented by w. L. Mann is re-
gardcd as one of the best dramatic
offerings of the season. The play "a
one that appeals especially to lovers
of nelodrama who have grown tired
of those depicting life in the under
world of the great cities where crime
and debauchery are brought to view
and in contrast with that class Of
play the new production is refresh
ingly clean and bright all through.
This new and intensely interesting
play will be seen at The Grand Mon
day evening, February 4th.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
Demorali.ed Train Service.

The regularity OF the irrcgularity
OF the local train service on the San
Ia Fe and the unreliability OF the in
formation about trains given out at
the local stations is becoming pro-
verbal among travellers between
towns in the valley. A Rocky Ford
lady went to La Jun,a to meet a
friend coming from California. Be.
ing told that certain train would
not leave La Junta at the scheduled
time. she engaged an auto TO bring
herself and friend home. 1t was 4
cold ride, but when abou. half way
home the aforesaid train sped past
the auto, promptly on time. Then
the two ladies Immediately got warm:
and it was the irregular regularity o'
that particular train that did it.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
King Richard the Third" in Rocky
Ford.

John Griffith. the well known and
vefy popular ragedian Is booked for
pcriormaucr of Shaicspearr's king
Richard the Third" n; The Grand on
Wrdncriay. Jan. 20 This announce
mcut will bc wcieamei by theatre.
goers who pa,ronizc only the leading
plays sni stars. for Mr.. Griffith al
ways mates good. and his company
il the bcs; obiairablc. His scenic
costumes. electrical and mechanical
rquipmcn, Is adequate for the most
thrilling effects. ard evenings spcn,
at his performances arc intellectual
treats 20 his hearers. The production
81 "King Richard the Third" is abou,
twice as expensive as "Miegeth'. III
which Mr.. Griffith starred for the
past three seasons. but his manage
men, feel assured the public will rec
osnixc anj appreciate ;hc fact ,hl'
the desire % please !; win Se reward.
cd. The price, OF admission for this
engagement; arc SI.so. Si.oo. 7se. sos.
ssc. and the reserved seat sale he
gins at Norton's and Duke & Sew
crs on Saturday. Jan. a6.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25

The killing OF sheep by dogs in the
Ordway country is causing sheep
feeders to scatter poison. But no
such excuse exists in Rocky Ford
where many household pets have re-
Gently been killed by poison. There
ought to be some punishment for
such crime. but then, it would be
fellow who scatters poison at the
midnight hour when most citizens
Except the night marshaD are slum-
bering.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25

Harry Schuyler is to be Mr.. Gar
woods deputy; that is all right, if the
democrats can't get the clerk they
will take the deputy. Nothing like
being satisfied with what you can get
However, Mr.. Garwood could not
have selected better man in the
county. Mr.. Downer has appointed
w. w. Hubbard as deputy treasurer.
Mr.. Downer has made a wise sslcc-
ton and a thoroughly competent
man. While we may not agree with
Mr.. Downcr and his deputy, political
ly, we are agreed on this, that they
are both good men and good citizens.
La Junta Democrat.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25

The Lamar Registers "Twenty
Years Ago" items has this: Buffalo
meat is selling at fifteen cents per
pound" The resurrection of such a
fact will remind our readers OF the
newness OF the civilization in the
Arkansas Valley and at the same
time make them feel proud of the
present development, equal in most
respects to eastern localities settled
one hundred years earlier.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Organize for Coming Year and Make
Numerous Appointments.

The retiring board of county COM
mi.sioners spent most of last week
in closing up the business for the
year. +. NJ Harsin. OF Rocky Ford,
the new member, succeeded J. J.
Brown. OF Fowler. and the board
elected G. w. ingalls, to ofsiciatc as
ehairma, during the year 1907. :.
NJ. +. Miller was the only appli.
cant for the position of county at
torney and was unanimously elected
to succeed himself.
r. b. Burton was recommended to
Gov. Buchtel for appointment as
Water Commissioner for District "a
The Out West Printing and Sta
tionery Company was awarded the
contract for furnishing the county
with all blank books during the pres
en-. year.
The printing of all legal blanks
tax schedules, tax receipts, misccllan-
eous blanks, letter heads, etc. was
awarded to the La Junta Tribune.
The delinquent tax list for the year
1906 was awarded to the Rocky Ford
Enterprise.
The Rocky Ford Gazette was dcs-
ignated as the Official paper for the
year 1907.
ono OIL tUc COuIty Niclh oSihi-a'
nual statements was awarded to the
Manzanola Sun and the other to the
Ordway New Era.
County physicians for the ensuing
year were elected as follows: Fow-
Ter. DR.. John L. Cramer. $40 per
month; Manzanola. D. w. Sheldon,
$40 per mouth; Ordway, ]. Z. Jeffery
So per month; Sugar City, c. Fl.
Waxham. SS per month; Rocky Ford,
E. w. Kearby. SIS per month; La
Junta and vicinity, B. F. Haskins. $50
per month, with an additional allow
ance of SIo per month for medicine:
The contract for the burial of all
paupers was awarded to the Mayhem
House Furnishing Company.
To Land Him in Week.
Monday-Be pretty: smile once.
Tuesday-Be prettier; frown at
him.
Wednesday, pensive: sigh once,
Thursday-Laugh at him.
Friday-Confess your regard" for
him.
Saturday--Bc "out"l
Sunday-Name the wedding day.
From the February Delineator.
W. r. Cline. City Realty Co.. this week
sold his dwelling on West Walnut ave. to
r. S. Beymer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
To Land Him in a Week.

W. r. Cline. City Realty Co.. this week
sold his dwelling on West Walnut ave. to
r. S. Bsymsr.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-13
For Sale.
Five-ton wagon scales, second
hand. Call and inspect.
r. w. English Lumber Co.

Whenever you feel that your stom-
ach has gone little wrong, or whe
you feel that it is not in good orde:
as is evidenced by mean headaches,
nervousness, bad breath, and belch.
ing. take something at times, and
especially after your meals until relic:
is afforded. There is nothing bette
offered the public today for stomach
troubles, dyspepsia, indigestion, etc,
than kODOL. This is a scientifi:
preparation of natural digestants
combined with vegetable acids and It
contains the same juices found in ev
cry healthy stomach. KODOL is
guaranteed to give relief. 1t is pleas
ant to take; it will make you feel fne
by digesting what you eat. Sold b.
lkleman Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-13
He Had the Court.

4 young newsboy had brought suit
against another newsboy who had
tried to capture his corner of the
street. The paper sent lawyer to de-
fsnd Its representative, while the
youngster had to present his case him
self. He had been watching the prog-
ress Of several cases before his was
called, and as soon as the justice said
zones versus Smith" he Jumped up
and yelled. II objectr'
"State your objection" commanded
tie Justice.
"Well. he's got a lawyer, and
haven't, and that's not fair" he an
swered.
Don't you think you and can take
caro- Of them. young manr inquired
the Justice.
"oh. well. If the courts on my side
I'm ready" Instantly replied the
youngster. and the case proceeded
Kansas City Independent.
Old time geographers had simple
way Of describing countries they
knew nothing about. They Just wrote
the word desert" across them on the
map. For a long time the Interior Of
Australia bore this uncomplImentary
epithet. but explorers have demon
etrated its unfairness.