Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-27
THE MAYORS CHRISTMAS BOX
DR.. PJiIock Presented With Hand
some Case OF Silver.

Last March convention OF my
No-License party, which prevailed
on Mayor Pollock to accept third
term nomination for the Mayoralty,
and elected him to the office again
by Il good majority in April, among
other forms OF expression OF their
admiration for the man under whose
leadership the saloons have been
driven out and kept out Of Rocky
Ford, decided by resolution in con-
yention assembled to draft test--
monials OF appreciation to him and
to the then retiring members OF the
council board who had so faithfully
supported the chief executive.
a few weeks later some OF the
same friends concei.S3 the idea OF
more substantial token TO the Mayor,
and quickly circulated their propo-
sition. Ii was quite literally re-
spondcd to. and the presentation, oi
the aforesaid testimonials and token
were supposed TO be forthcoming at
an early date. Months went by how
ever and the convention committee
on testimonials was not heard from.
The members of the old board, with
the exception of the Mayor. retired
to private life, and were enjoying the
surceasc from trouble so hugely IN
the rcposciul bosoms oi their ihmi-
lies. that the promised Testimonials
were not n much felt want. ne
token to the Mayor seemed also 10
have gotten sidc-tracked. One OF the
suspicions was that the token fund
had been placed at interest and q
monument to Mayor Pollock would
be erected over his grave after he
had gone where glory chiefly awaits
the man who in his lifetime serves
the public.
But republics are no, always rs I'M
grateful as they iook-nor munici.
palitics. The committee aforesaid
were only waiting il would seem for
the Christmas season. so rs to make
the Doctor 4 boy again. by putting
the aforesaid token in his stocking
so to speak.
Las, Monday night they sprung
the surprise. II was done ia thc
school room Of the Presbyterian
church in the presence OF a eompara-
lively small number OF his admirefs-
the res, of them being busy buying
and putting up parcels Tor sundry
other stockings they were also IN
tereSted in.
c, r. Evans presided over the
meeting and made tho presentation
speech. lie also read the testimonial
drafted for tho occasion. OF which
there was a copy each for the mem.
bcrs Of the council board OF iooS'o
and for the Mayor.
This done q handsome oak chest
with ornate silver mountinHs was
broush, forth from hidin. place
and set upon the table. The lid was
thrown open and revealed a COM
ple,c set Of table cutlery and spoons
rcposing In tho satin lined easkct-a
ehaste and elegant eift-eaeh piece
bcarin. the monogram os the May
of's initials.
Whether the Doctor was entirely
taken by surprise or not u was
cvidcn, that he was good dca!
moved by tho ineidcn, and he found
some difficulty in expressing him
self when he rose To acknowledge
the gift.
gu, the man who stands a; the
bedside Of the sick and tho dying iii-
der all sorts af trying circumstance
the man who sometimes guides the
seaipci so closely past iite's 'hrob::
hing portal ,ha; the soul u startled
in It's citadel. Is no; the man who
surrcnders to his feelings for long
a, a time: and tho Mayor soon pulled
himself tnECtNCF anu sNlN NNs sAAaN
In doing so he deprecated the idea
,ha, he alone was 10 be credited with
tho work done in behalf os clean
aud sober town. II was because the
other members OF the board had
stood by him as one man. shoulder
to shoulder. In every trying ext.
gcney OF the days when they were
making such frht for civic dcecn-
ey, that they won out. In every 'n-
stance they voted with him as
unit, and IL was tina; fact. coupled
with the ono that they Az felt they
had tho support and approval OF the
people OF the town. that he had been
able to give them clean town. hat
council had also given them an hon
cs, administration. and they were
| equally entitled to reception with
himself And through IL all they had
only done their duty as good citizens.
but Il was pleasant nevertheless TO
have this recognition. He hoped that
at the end of their present term nc
and the present board woild rci'Ic
deserving tho same good opinion. oi
the people they were honestly trying
to serve.
The assembly then broke up an!
| gathered around tho beautiful case ot
| s;lvcrwarc to sec and admire the
Mayors Christmas box.