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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01
Paid a Visit to "Ramona"

The Enterprise. through E friend. is IN
possession Of letter written by a Rocky
Ford lady who Is spsndirg the winter in
California. Tho writer is Miss Eva
Thomas, one OF tho teaching stat OF our
city schools. Sha was given q years
leave o. absence by tho school board and
/, spending I, In sunny Southern Califor.
MIA. Among other interesting experiences
'.iss Thomas tells of meeting with
some Of tho real actors in sha, drama OF
Indian lifo that Helen Hun, jackson wovo
into her wonderfully interesting book.
Ramona" She says
.tiave been in San Jseinso hvo weeks
|, Is an old Spanish town. Ono day. not
long ago. sister and spon, tho day with =
lovely old lady Of savonsy-avs. She 10 an
old friend Of Helen Hunt jackson. and
with whom Mrs. Jackson spent most Of
her time whiis investigating the indian
Problem In Southern California. Her
name u Josdoa and she has spent most
Of her lie In southern California. She u
was who gave n. H." the incidents OF
the driving Of Alsssandro and Ramona
from their home BY the whites. Also the
killing Of Alossandro. and other incidents
which took place hers In this valley and
were % ApslZ turned 70 account In sns
story. She o The Aunt RI Of Ramona.
but is IN sdseassd Kastsru woman. In
stead q tho character represented In The
book. She h the one who took the boards
from their barn to make the coffin for
Ramona's baby. San Jaeinto lies at the
foot Of old San Jaeints mountain. In which.
or rather up one Of whose eanoas you
will remember was Alsssandso and Ra.
mona's home. when he WAS killed. Ra-
mona and her present husband still live
In the San Jasinso mountains and not In
Mexico - represented IN the story. az
pressed wish 70 see Ramona. but Mrs.
Jordon said no. Il would spoil The romance
for me. This Mrs. Jordon 10 IN intimate
isisad Of my sister. and told Us many In
ssrssting things concerning the early days
Of southern California. The old indian
village Of Saboba IS only three or four
miles from San Jaeinto. We are going
over somo day. want to visit The In.
dian school there"
Miss Thomas curiosity 70 see the real
Ramona seems TO have led her 10 risk
sacrificing the ideal. for writing under
later date she says:
Enclosed you will find . picture Of tho
real Ramona As she looks now. ane oi
the shack in which she lives. This is a
kodak view taken by friend Of mine
abou. six weeks ago. Mrs. Jordon says
sho was worry pretty girl when she first
knew her. Mrs. Thomas adds: "f ex-
pee. to DO home about Feb. lst- Have
had lovely time
A reproduction Of the kodak by the En-
terprise would be very apt to dispe
something Of tho beautiful illusion Mrs
jackson built around the name Of IRA
mona." and we refrain.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01
Representative Ebbert Strongly for
Local Option.
Denver. Colo. Jan. 90, OF.

DtbsSts SStoss Sots q - w.
To the Editor Of the Enterprise.
am receiving dsily great many let
tsrs on the subject Of sHouse Bill SO. all
asking. or urging, or imploring me. to sup
port Il. The bill as Il was introduced re-
fleets in its main features the views
have entertained for many years. To be
more exact, have favored just such a
reference to the people. Of the saloon
question. as the bill provided for. II is
democratic. or Il is republican. for each
community to decide for itself whether
Il shall be. or shall not be. "anti-saloon
territory
The bill may be fsarfully and wonder
fully amended before Il finally comes be-
fore me for my vote. but shall still sup
port Il. II IL retains any ssmblanee Of It's
present shape.
W. B. Ebbert.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01
Mlss Besshai D.kes' Dsessss.

The friends Of the family Of J. e. oukss
we're shocked and panied vhsa they
learned On the street last Friday that she
daughter. Miss Bertha Dutss vas dead
Ths young lady was popular and beloved
BY . large circle Of friends young and cid
In her church and In social eirsiss. Her
illnsss vas caused BY . complication OF
troubles supsrinduesd BY grippe. and .
serious heart weakness brought the sud-
den eollap which came on Friday a.
ssrnoon. The burial was held until Tues
day pending The sxpsetsd coming OF
brother from California sed other relatives
from q distance. A former pastor Of The
family, Rev. Davisca. Of Victor wss pres
,nt and took part with Rev. Green Of ths
Bspsis. church in conducting the funeral
exercises. A company Of sixteen young
lady friends Of the deceased. carrying .
wreath Of fresh flowers. formed an sssos'
for tho hsarss. while eight Of our young
business men. intimate friends Of thu
brother. William Dukes. Of Dukss q Sever
acted a. tho pail bearers. High tributes
were paid to the moral character ans
swss. disposition Of tho dead girl BY he'
prssen. and former pastors and sinesr'
expressions Of sympathy went out 70 sh'
stricken parents and brothers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01
A Nev osesloess oloek.

BIDS for the construction Of the new
Manning block that Is to b erected oa the
corner Of South Main and Maple ava.
were opsasd on Monday last and The con-
Iass wss awarded TO the Chosk Brothers,
he seauass price Is not made public but
the building vill b large and substAn-
uai sesussuss. Il will cover the swe lots
Of the corner and run back distance Of
80 fsse Il will b Of red prssssd brick
on esmsst foundation and two stories IN
height Ths ground floor will b divided
into two store rooms with central stair
way between them. rsesding doorway and
large plate glass windows In froot and
extending around the southeast corner,
making fine display windowa The uppss
story will Be fitted as . roomins house.
havias ~ rooms. The whole premises
will b steam heated and fitted with bath
rooms and any other modern equipment
The uppsr story 10 already rsussd for Z
term Of years.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01
The Passion Play Described.

Rev. II. q. uumrnel. D. D.. Of Trinidad.
delivered the second lecture in the Presby-
terian Ladies Aid Course last Tuesday
evening. A good sized audience greeted
the speaker whose theme was The Pas
sion Play Of oberammorrau. The lee
tursr stands feet 4. s. 6 or z inches in
his stocking feet. and Is proportionately
well built all the way up. tho chief end Of
man in his case being evidently the end
with the head on. The language Of his
discourse was well chosen and his doliv-
cry rose at times to the point Of impress
sive or atory. The speaker was thorough
ly en- rapport with his theme and held the
close attention Of his auditors by vivid
word pictures Of the place. the people and
the performance. as he had personally
seen them at Oberammergau. Though
he earnestly disclaimed being a lecturer
and called his discourse "a sort Of ser
mou," It was nevertheless free from SER
monizing. barrin' the brief but seemingly
inevitable pious sxordium with which .
elsris habitually closes his deliveranees.
Those who appreciate review Of an in
tsrssting and historic occurrence missed
treat II they were not present.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01

The friends Of the Braden boys. Harry
and Carol. will learn with regret thai
they were suddenly called home TO WASH
inQton. Kansas. this week. by the news
Of the death Of their mother. The FIRST
intimation Of her illness received was
followed Immediately by the telegram
announcing her death. Plans had beer
made by the boys to have their mother
come TO Color ado this summer. and they
were 70 take their vacation together in
the mountains. enjoying the scenic beauty
Of the Rockies. The cause Of death was
posumonia. The intermsnt will be made
At the old home Of the parents in Pennsyl-
vania.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01

Many strange things go as Christmas
gifts. Some Of them more or less useful
and more or less ornamental. The oldest
thing for Christmas gift SO far reported
to the Enterprise is a patent reversible
double back-aesion .non-leave-openaoie
farm gate. It was sent to our fellow
citizen. J. r. Bateman. by his father-in-
law. a resident Of Illinois. who believes Il
to be the perfection Of gate devices. II
weighs 800 lbs. and didn't come by par
eel post. Neither did the handsome sor-
rel driving mare that Mrs. Bateman
drives to town. II was also Christmas
Gift to her from her father.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01
Anti-saIoon Object Lessons.

In l. Junta. Tuesday. we saw several
men coming out OF a saloon. They were
very poorly and meagerly dressed. Tho
pfoprisior OF the saloon was standing In
iron, and tho contrast between his we'll
dressed and weil-groomad appearance
and that Of his customers, was mos,
marked. This Illustrated the 5i!arone.
In pfospSri,y between tho man who sold
the ~htsoy and those who drank Il.
Another anti saloon illustration was given
on the Santa Fe train. as homewsfd
bound. A hals-drunkon man eamo In
and made himssn troublesome to num-
bss Of passengers BY his maudhn talk
and insisting on occupying . seat with
them. During his fool talk hs made one
statement which had . sAvos Of truthful
nsas. He said: II used TO bs somebody
but now I'm bum. But I'm gong 70 b
somsbody again." The ehansss are that
he will never realize the last condition un-
lee be lcsatss In sosns locality whore the
SalSoA l, ouSlawod.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01

The school board has made arrange
msn,s TO continue the work Of the school
pupils in tho Lincoln School division OF
tho district until the burned building is
restored by using a room in the house OF
Mrs. Orr near by. |. will be Temporarily
equipped with seats. etc.. and Miss Roth
well will resume her work at once.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01

The Ysomen. the membership n d
their immediate families, will fratsrniss
10 . boz social at X. p. Hall on Fsby IL.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01

"They say that charming widow is
going to marry again." remarked a
man to friend. "Humphi" said the
latter. Shouldn't care to be a wild
ow's second husband; would your
"Well," was the reply, "I'd rather be
widows second husband than her
first."-Exchange.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01
Lsshsr ns,ses as the 'Dsy rarmlss'
Cooventlou,

Luther Melton when in Denver last
week attended the dry farming" eoavsn-
:ioe. But let Il BE- remembered he was
not there ss delegate and was not al
lowed TO maze . talk. Had he been given
the floor for few minutes ho would have
made fur fly in q way that would have
given "A nervous chill 10 tho railroad
agents and land boomers who arc at the
bottom Of the present craze. Mr..
Melton was indignant at tho repre-
sentations made to induce men TO ON
bark in dry farming. Hewas dry farm
or for eleven years in western Kansas,
where he worked as hard. spent as little.
and managed as well as any man could
have done. and when he came to Rocky
Ford his only asse. was a $500 mortgage
on his personal property. The first year
he was on a rented farm near Rocky
Ford he made money enough on alfalfa
seed to pay off tha. mortgage. And he
has been making money ever since. rails.
ing here and at Las Animas from 20 to
so tons Of bee,s per acre. Mrs. Melton
has been valuable partner on the farm,
as evidenced by the 200 turkeys which
she has raised this year. beside making
and selling 35 pounds Of butter each
week. Had Mr.. Melton been allowed to
make speech at Denver his experience
in dry farming would doubtless have
saved many oredulous men from loosing
thousands in q wild-gooss chase after
wealth in an arid country without ditch
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01

It 10 estimated that 25 Rocky Ford
people in all bought tickets to the Denver
Live Stock Show and Dry Farming Con-
grsss, half Of them being ladies. And
you should hear them converse now on
the good points Of a range steer. and the
bsautiss Of farming where you never get
your feet wet
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-01

South Main street has both Saint
John and Saint James block now. and
the south end ought to be good II there is
anything In names.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30

For n cold or a cough take Kennedy's
1ayntive Cough Syrup, 1t contains no
opiates and gently moves s;.o5! 5he bowels,
,sn conforms 10 the National Pure
Food and Drug Law. Sold by Anstee-
= prioa D,1,e Co "A s. Main.
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saltair opening, Thursday, Decora
ton Day.
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z. G.. GackneT

Has opened law Offices Mt 4l5 1917
Herald building.
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|s'M,a:r. sseE r, lusa5li, lupsople,
III .,Ss food her h.i P1bUp.n been
r.sd states ;.s,! mas 10 the the
u, i.risr VS. IJTominions.
70 =. ...,snecs has been
EssF "a optimistic sar eI,
|qi,,s.srd sIa to the Day Jay
e "a Be- exporting ;,ngSoIis ,9s
81 = 'a'dii''' ii' Of dollar, :.
4 81 adopted plant to Z
|,.,;L value! sn0usn south
= ,'.tory ~ crops Of 4 it IN
] !. seventeenth ,n,i-atIr ceh,
NJ Gi1isS' y. roYld, il is q
4 lSSaaa'@'slIs p "a ingGr,a;Iee, .Eg;"t ;D !
7 - /, ''iP Z !: . ! 3 ours y For For
g.. ~ vas confined to
s,;@ ,ys,,b Carolina and
y .Ii sTIIs amount raised in
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Tomorrow" State of Ken
tucky.''
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Good Wall Paper News.

We have in our employ thirty first
class paperhangeIs; nearly all the good
ones in town. Where they carry the
he stock at Geo, w. Ebert q Co., 81
Main.
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EXCURSION TO ELY

June Z, via o. S. l.. and S. p. Round
trip from Salt Lake $l700, Special
train 500 p. M, arriving Ely $500
a. m. next morning, Stay Ely two
days, Leave Ely 500 p. m. June 8;
arrive Salt Lake 500 a, m. June 10,
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Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy.

There is probably no medicine made
that is relied upon with moro implicit
confidence than Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Dur
ing the third of century in which it
has been in use, people have learned
that it is the one remedy that never
fails. When reduced with water and
sweetened it is pleasant to take, For
sale by all druggists,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-30

Now is the time to go into the alb"
stract business! Prices are high and
7 have a complete set of abstract books,
that cost several thousand dollars,
wb;cb I will sell cheap, See me. A.
II Snow 40 Commercial block.
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DECORATION DAY RATES

Via Oregon Short Line. Salt Lake to
Ogden and return, or vice verss, $l.l0.
Tickets good for return to May 81.
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ONLY $3.50

To Portland or Spokane ana return
via O. g. L., June 3rd, 7th, 18th and
14th, via o. S. l.. Limit September
3Oth
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-18
ROBBERS LOOT ILLINOIS BANK
Lock Cashier, His Assistant and
Bookkeeper in Vault First.
Give Alarm Themselves and Lose
Part of Booty in Making Their
Escape From Clinton.

Bloomington, Ill.-The State Bank
at Clinton was robbed of $1,000 in
coin shortly before S o'clock in the
afternoon. Just a few minutes after
closing time two men appeared in
the bank and, with drawn revolvers,
forced George Argo, assistant cash.
ier; T. R. Murphy, cashier, and John
Young, bookkeeper, to enter the big
vault, which they locked. The bulk OF
the money had already been placed
in the currency safe in the vault and
the time lock set, but $4,000 in gold
and silver remained on the counter.
This the robbers shoveled into a bag
and took with them to the Hotel Hen
ion, where they had previously en-
gagged a room. They had arranged
the money in rolls so that it could be
easily carried, and were just about
to leave the hotel when officers
learned Of their presence and attempt
ed to break in the door.
Before they succeeded, however,
the robbers jumped from a window
On to an adjoining roof, taking only
the 500 in gold and leaving $500
in silver in the room. 1t was dark
when the men escaped from the hotel
and all trace of them was lost. A
posse was organized and went in pur-
suit.
Before the highwaymen left the
bank building they called up the tel
ephone operator and requested her to
send some one to the bank and re-
lease the three officials imprisoned in
the vault. Charles Parker, collector
for the bank, was the only person
who knew the combination to the
vault, and after a short search he
was found and hurried to the assist
ance Of the imprisoned men. When
Parker opened the vault door the
three men were almost suffocated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-18
Sees FIVE CHILDREN.
BURN IN HIS HOME
Wife and Older Sons Unconscious
Beside Father.
BABE SAVED IN W0MAN'S ARMS
Aroused by Dog, Oil Man at Tionesta,
Pa, Saves -Four of Family by
Desperate Efforts in Flames
Exhausted Ere Task Ends.

Franklin, Pa.-Exhausted by des-
perate efforts to break through a
barrier Of flame and half-unconscious
from smoke, Thomas Zuver, one Of
the best known oil producers in this
part of the State, lay in the road be-
side his house near Tionesta and saw
his home, with five of his eight chill
dren in it, burn. Wilbur Vuver, sew
enteen years old, and Nelson, four
teen, were senseless beside him, hav-
ing been burned terribly in attempts
to rescue their two younger brothers
and three little sisters. On the
other side Of Zuver, in swoon, lay
Mrs. Zuver, with her baby in her
arms. The five children were burned
in their beds. Either they were suffo-
Gated by smoke before the flames got
to them or were paralysed by fear.
Any effort at escape they might have
made would have been futile, for
they were hemmed in ring Of fire.
That the whole family did not meet
death in the blaze was due to the
barking Of Zuver's dog, and to his
own heroism. Zuver saved his wife
and baby and his first and second sons
before his strength failed.
Tragedy was piled on tragedy, for
three hours after the flames had de-
stroyed five Of her children, Mrs.
Zuver received a dispatch telling Of
the sudden death Of her mother, Mrs.
Martha I've, in Van Buren,, Ind, and
saying the elder woman's body would
arrive. 1t was decided that one fun
eral service would be held over Mrs.
Ives and her five grandchildren. Nell
son Zuver was burned so frightfully
in trying to save his brothers and sis
ters that it IS feared he cannot re-
cover. Mrs. zuver, already prostrated
by the loss of her children, was
thrown into such a terrible condition
by the news of her mothers death
that much apprehension was felt for
her.
Zuver heard his dog barking at 5
o'clock. He was dizzy when he tried
to rise from bed, and several seconds
passed before he realized the room
was thick with smoke. The man
aroused his wife hastily and bade her
flee with the baby. He tried to run
up to the stairs to the second floor
to awaken the seven children Sleep
ing there, but flames beat him back,
singeing him cruelty. Then he dashed
out Of the house and climbed to the
roof of the porch. He smashed a
window pane, unfastened the sash
and dragged out Wilbur and Nelson,
both of whom were unconscious.
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1903 1905 1907


y !. IL F. y o. ID. =.
All the college, and high school
games were played under the new
rules adopted at the closing OF 1906.
season to satisfy the demand for less
dangerous football. ,.5
In that year and preceding ones the
casualties fell heaviest on high school
players, who played the game exactly
as it was played, by the college men.
In college teams the chief requisite
was weight, strength and ability to
stand the terrific punishment In line.
smashing and mass plays
In modified form the same condF:
tions ruled in school football, but
here. while the possibility OF punish
ment was as great, the strength to
resist was less, and the weaker mem
bers of the team seldom came
through a game unscathed. W
The heavy death rate among "out.
siders"" or Independent players this
year confirms the view OF coaches
generally that the new rules, II fol-
lowed, will eliminate much OF the
danger of the gridiron. The outsiders
have been slow to modify their play,
and have suffered in consequence. -
Analysis of the nature Of the more
serious injuries sustained this year
compared with the record last season.
shows the good effect of the modified
rules on the gridiron. With one ex-
ception there is a reduction all along,
the line.
The following figures reveal the
vast improvement made in this direc-
tiOn: ...... ..., ,.z-. . .s5s
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1900 ARABS KILLED.
Part Of Body That Attacked French
Troops-Fighting Renewed.

Lalla Maghnia, Algeria. - Ten
thousand of the fercest Benis Nassen
tribesmen swooped down on the
French camp and were beaten of
with a loss of 1900 killed.
The fighting continued for a long
time and was conducted on the part
Of the tribesmen apparently with
total disregard for their lives. At ocs
time the French infantry were in
danger Of being surrounded, but they
finally disengaged themselves from
their perilous position by most brill
liant charge of the Spahis. The rout
of the Arabs was completed by Wig.
orous shelling by the artillery. The
French loss was eight killed. ~
The Arabs were not discouraged by
this severe repulse, but reformed
their forces and in addition directed
their efforts to rousing other tribes.
The fighting was resumed next day.
and the booming of cannon could be
heard throughout the afternoon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-18
PRESIDENT FLIPPED COIN.
Patronage of South Dakota Divided
Between Two Senator'S.

Washington, D. C.-By Tipping a
coin and drawing lots President
Roosevelt divided the Federal patron
age of South Dakota between its hos
tile Senators, A. B. Kittredge and
Robert J. Gamble. Sixteen important
Federal jobs were thus apportioned,
worth $4,000.
For two years the Senators have
been at strife. Senator Kittredge
sought to accomplish Senator Cam
ble's defeat last winter. Senator
Gamble hopes to take Senator Kit
tredge's scalp when he stands for re-
election next year. Mr.. Kittredge is
a stalwart. Mr.. Gamble is an "in-
surgent." Mr.. Kittredge is for Taft
and promises to deliver the State
delegation. Mr.. Gamble is third
term boomer.
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STUDENTS SEE CONIRADE DIE.
Young Walker Climbs Iron Pole to
Get Raincoat a. Princeton.

Princeton, N. J. - Racked and
burned by $500 volts of electricity
which scared his hands to the bone
and distorted his features terribly,
James T. Walker, Jr., nineteen years
old, one of the most promising and
popular of the Princeton University
athletes and regarded as certainty
for end on the football team for next
year, was killed in front of his DOR
mitory in the university grounds. He
climbed an iron pole to get his rubber
coat. It had been thrown from one
of the dormitory windows by his
roommate and had lodged on an elec-
trio light wire twenty feet from the
ground.
Young Walker came to Princeton
from Evansville, Ind. He was in the
freshman class, and was going ahead
and making an excellent record not
only in his studies but also in athlet-
les. He prepared for the university
at Haverford School, in Haverford,
Pa, and played end here this year
with the freshman eleven. His play
was brilliant, and he was one OF the
stars for the 1911 team.
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The Other Side of the World.

Since the close of the war 1896
new companies have been promote
in Japan, which, with extensions OF
old companies, call for $3.50, 100000
capital.
The South Manchuria Railway
Company is buying $50 locomotives
and other railway equipment and sup
plies to the aggregate value of $5,-
100000.
Australia is rapidly increasing her
imports of iron and steel manufac-
lures, stean and other engines, loco
motives, electrical machinery and ag-
ricultural implements, but most of
the orders are going to Great Britai2