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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-05
Says Warden Rawhided Child.

Trinidad, Colo.-Mrs. Lillian Funk.
liouser, mother Of six-year-old Virginia
Funkhonser. who claims to have been
beaten with n rawhide whip in the Nc
Clelland orphanage at Pueblo because
she tried to escape and return to her
mother, states that she proposes To
take the matter before the attention of
;he State Humane Society for invcsti-
CATION.
She stated further that Sheriff Davis.
Judge Ross and the Rev. o. l.. Orton.
who saw the wounds on the child'J
body, have sigMfied willingness io
make affidavits concerning her baby';
condition when the child was brought
home. The bruises on the little ones
lody, apparently made by a whip. are
Utill plainly visible.
"rhey locked me in a room by my
self" said the little girl tonight to 4
News correspondent. They took awa2
ri my clothes and l stood all day q:
The window in my nightie. They
rubbed my legs with some thing that
burned and when cried and said thai
II hurt Miss Lawrence said that she
Gidnt care II 1t diI."
The child Is pretty little tot OF
iiX years with wa. brown hair and Il
pleasing countenance. Her motha-.
who is Il widow, Is housekceper at the
Columbian hotel. and the chill was
sent to the orphanage about ten days
ago because its presence interferoI
with Mis-. Funkhouser's work.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-05
SUITS ON WATER
WILL INTEREST MINERS AND
FARMERS ALIKE.
SAYS IAILlMes KILL THE FISH
Placer Company Asks Damages From
Ore Treating Miii o.snsTs-

Dsnysr.-inyoisins questions that
are Ut imlSfiane. TO miains men Ia
Colorado and elsewhere. salt has
bseh instituted In the tEitsI States
Circuit Court By Gnsiay- A. Sehss,is
of New York. trustee of the H.. stone
Hydraulic Minins coInpany, asairst
the ssmnssi.t- nion. the Tonis0y and
the Liberty it.ll companies OF San
Miguel county. Sshsab seeks an in
junction restraining the deis sHian's
from dumping Isiiinss fg0Ei ihsiE mills
into the north fork of III. Han Miguel
river to the entire use of 9hoss water
The pisin'in claims fishI for 10. con-
pans which he represents tn" debris.
Il 10 alleged. 10 carried by the stream,
10 ,h. Keystone placer claims and is'
stfoys IN. shiiT. value of the water
iisht and machinery of the company
tn an amount not less than tJDo.O
According to the complaint. tho
siain,s mentioned were originally
s~asa by the ktyslonc Hydraulic
Company. which say. deed oi mort
eas- for III. property To the American
rrus, Company. b1nds ~sF- issued iD
roN.r the mortgage Ia Sehsab as truh-
iec of other stockholders In Icoc.
foreclosure proceedings g~f- ins'ttut-
ed in couTi and the property said la
seh~nb. who Was IN. highest bidder
ana MAS still artins In the eai,ariiy u
trustee for the bondholdrrs. The deed
of sai. transferred IN him Included ihs,
riEh, af extensive use ot III" North
Fork stream. which runs on the side,
of III. mining claiins and IL ncc-ntnry
for placer mining. To secure further
benefit from the water and to keep
u clear from dumpinsr. two reservoirs
were constructed under S.h~sb's ri-
p-rvision at ,h" upper part of tn"
property. which store the water for
Who'll. placer season, From ,he.Es
run pipes and FUMES. IL Il aiKo sin;c'i
iha, the stockholders intend iai.r an
Tn establish an electric power plFnt
tn supply surrounding districts. bE-
cause of the abundant means Of gem
Grating power NJ their disposal.
Abo,c the Keystone claims. tho
complain, states. III. defendant cum.
panisn operate mills for the treatment
of ore. They arr aware. II is said.
that silica and other waste matter IN
di-ror.rd from these into III. North
Fork ana carried To the keystone
reservoirs. the very ihins which IN.
piain,in has tried 10 avoid. The tail
inrR dumped daily Into tn. river, II
IN alleged. reach 500 pounds In the
winter and 100 pounds the rcs' or
the year. There are now. nccorsiin:
tn the complaint. $4,000 cubic yar,i,
In the upper reservoir and 10000 ca.
bic yards In the lower one. Not only
does the debris ruin the value of the
property and the use of the hydraulic
machinery. the plaintiff AYERS. but
makes II imporsibic tn erect the cleo.
iric power plant which would have
brought In a considerable rcycnnr.
That complaints made to III. defend
ants have been ignored is also
charged.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-05
Crops Looking Fine.

rsnvcr.-iand men along Seven
tc-nlh street w.r. wearing tue smile
ifst won't come OF last week. and there
In every reason to believe the smile
will he upon their faces for NAM
mpn,hs to come. The cause Is That tho
demand for land shows steady In
cr.asc with every Indication of ycs.
table boom within two months.
Crops In Eastern Colorado are all
that could he desired. The farmers
and homcsicad.rs that went Into the
country last fall and last spring went
In 10 work. not play. and they put
In great crops iha, have now pro
rrcs-ed SO far that II is known that
the harvest this year will be- enormous.
The .ocniici desert has been trans
formed Into a garden. and the result
Is that the demand for land Is some.
thing unprecedented.
While prices are practically tho
same ny two months ago. yet there Is
marked s;iTcnIng In values AM land
men generally believe that the prices
will Increase from SO to S. per acre
within three months. There g %
promised exodus of Eastern people TO
Eastern Colorado. and from Inquiries
received ut Colorado Land headquart.
ers there will be heavy d, lnnd for
land on the part of tourists this sum
mer. Tourists are inquiring about
land more than ever before. and al.
ready Colorado Land headquarters re-
ports several big sales have been made
TO prospective settlers.
The syndicate plan OF buying land Is
meeting With decided favor. That Is
where several rlen go into n pool and
buy land. thus reducing the cost to
each. II is Usually called the Los An.
ge,es scheme" because It originated
there. and had much TO do with the
phenomenal growth Of that city.
Wheat is looking fine around Byers
and other places In Eastern Colorado.
and 80. too. are oats, rye. barley. spelts
and other crops. Farmers have fin
ished their first stand Of alfalfa and
the second cutting will be on In about
three weeks. The alfalfa was never
better. The corn crop will be one of
the surprises this fall. and is declared
to be equal to that raised in Nebraska.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-05
coLoaAoo.s PRODUCT DISPLAY.
csmpsien of Publicity insuevrsted
That Will Boost the State.

DenseT.-C0lOfado's great campaign
OF publicity in-ngnraisi by tho Colo
RADIO Stale Commercial Association
eiii he given a decided impetus in ih.
coming summer and Iaii months BY the
sending out OF a big exhibit of the
products oI the Centennial state To all
the larger state and sounty fairs OF
III. Middle wssi, This Will be done
under the auspices Of the State Gem
mereiai Association, Walter Il, iiian-
deabuIs. the Nell-knoen lecturer on all
ihihEs cSlofasisn. ~iil have charge Of
the exhibit
In this movement Ia advertise Colo
RADIO snd pnt her advantages before
th. people Of states less favored naluTv
ally than Colorado. the State CONNER
eiai Association is hut following out
III. plan inausuIaisd several years ago.
and al .eh has b-.-n so cminsnIiy sue
ecssfil since thst time The only diff
ference in III. plans this year Aiil Bs'
in the sizs of the exhibit seat out and
III. number OF fairs a, which i, will b.,
shoNn.
AgricaiiETis,s and hoTtieaitufisIs all
over the state. 10th in the irrigation
and dry farming belts. has. bs-n. ar
are 10 be-, given an opportunity TO piae.
rampies o' their products ia the ga
hib.'. All hay. b-~a called upon for
ssslstrnes in gathering this srsa, dis
play for Colorado and much interest ~
b.ins tak-n in the mos-fn-bt.
Nr. Hrinirnbufs. Who has devoted
many ytafs Of his life tn studying tho
conditions. the crops and the pEosiueis
oi Colorado 10 al pr.srn, making a
tour O, the state. personally calling
uroa those Interested that he may s--
cure ss -xcclien, q showing of prod
uets from each district CO possiblr.
Hays. EIars-s. grains. fruits AMI
rUoIH will H. well represented in their
ErraI varieties. Alfalfa and ordinary
natural srays-s ~Ii, br gathered irom
districts where land In under irJiEa'
tlon and ~heT. dry farming in carried
On alike.
Fruits Of all kinds. sugar br-is. lar
Icy. Nh. at. Held peas and all SORTS OF
grains hni roofs will h. shown In all
their varieties and perfection to III.
ysapl. Of the Midii, West.
This plan Of Interesting homcsech'
cTs ia a si.,- by s-ndins out samples
oi the product of that state has been
found by experience to be one of the
bci methods u giving publicity tn the
ciiams al IN" stale. II past y-ar~ the
s"i;l.il.ni Of many tumucchcfs In the
Centennial .siaic can b- traced directly
10 the Impression given by the show ~
Of the exhibit Of tho Colorado State
Commercial Association and the nt'
tending lectures mt some fair. The dis
play Of products naturally rrous'p In
,cr.si In the mind Of the spectator.
especially II he has any desire To 30
homcscckins.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-05
To Water 10000 Acres.

Fort Morgan. Colo.-The people of
the Riverside Irrigation district voted
an issuc of $717,500 In bonds with
which TO purchase a controlling inter.
est in the Riverside reservoir and con-
struct the Riverside ditch. The River
side reservoir when completed will
contain over 5000. 100000 cubic feet of
water. 1t now contains about 1000.
100000 cubic feet. Fifty votes were
cast. all in favor of the bond issue.
and this, with the shares already sold
TO private parties in Morgan and Weld
counties. insuring the beginnElg oi
work within thirty days on the River.
side ditch and insures water for the
strip of territory above the old bitches
from Masters to a point about ten
miles OF ditch will be constructed AMI
over 10000 acres Of new land will be
brought under irrigation. 1t is es;i-
mated that 1t will be the new home Of
at least 900 people. The Riverside
reservoir was built up to the present
point by f. A. Camfeld and Senator
MoCreery of Greeley and Josiah Work
and S. H. Shields of Fort Morgan
about three months ago the Riverside
irrigation district was formed with
Frank Smylie of Masters, Jim Richer
son of Orchard and l.. F. Moore OF
Fort Morgan as directors. The latter
three directors with their attorneys
nave since been engaged in pushing
the PROJECT. A contrast has practicall:
been let for the completion of all this
work by May list of next year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-05
Coal Creek Burned to Ground.

Florence. Coio.-In the most di8is-
iroGs coniiagration In the history Of
Fremont county. Coal Greek. u flour
ishing village thee miles south of
here. which owes It's existence to the
coal mines Of the Colorado Fuel ard
Iron Company located there. has been
practically wiped out by iirc. A con.
scryativc estimate Of the loss liz from
100000 to S250.00O. No lives were
lost. and no one was Injured. al-
though the entire poulation OF the
town. summoned from the mines by
the catastrophe. united in fighting the
flames.
All the town reaching from tho
Denver q Rio Grande railroad to the
schoOlhouse, a quarter of n mile south
and n half n mile wide. is heap Of
smoking embers. Three hundred fami-
lies lost their all, and are homeless.
Relief in the way OF food AMI cloth
ing has been sent from Florence. and
as the nights are warm the homol less
ones will not be forced to endure
much hardship.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron colony
houses are located on n hill above tho
town. and escaped destruction. Their
negro tenants performed yeoman serv-
fee In aiding the white families in the
attempt to save their homes. and two
colored women, Maria Black and SUI
Eannah Jones, were overcome to the
point of exhaustion and had to be car
lied away to a place OF safety.
Dynamite was used toward the last
N blowing up houses in the path OF
The flames. and the schOolhousc was
saved. stan&ing alone on smoke
blackened plain.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-30
The Housewives Work at Hog-Killina
Time.
Of House.
Tho Ahrr."-o~ Woman. Enrich
th- Family Iard~s and smoke iiou.r

What splendid hama. shoulders.
sii~a. and 1o~la have been made
rcady for tho smoke house by tho
men on tho farm and cha, tubs of
bon"s. trimmings. fat. heads and feet
arc waiting for attrntlon from tho
housewife. for we are In tho midst
a. hog Killing With VITA, ruthual.
asn the housewife attacks tho anas.
iEacilsc msns. for aho kso~a OF the
i~otou,lalltlce which II" within
Pounds aud pounds Of sausage.
pounds aud pounds OF lard. doscns
NJ cakes 81 soap. moulas OF sou 10 .
ana bo~la 81 jelly. quarts o. crack
iingH. aerappic. and rxrcllen, oil Ito
stored among ihcas, and II In for her
tho sask Of tTansmutatIon am
speaking now Of moderate killing.
not une on a large scale. aay q kilt.
ins "f from six Ia o.xh; hoEn. When
IN" killing IL on an extensive scale
The management In different. m |
know by experience. Let's roll up
oug sleeves sseu. and set To work
Tho trimmings should DO divided
Into three piles. lean. fat. aud refuse
for soap. An excellent proportion
for the lean aud the IA, In sausage
Ia i~o-thlrda lean. ono-thigd tat. aud
weighing tn. meat In much NOR.
satisfactory than guosa. work. Tn. re-
manning fat goes with the leaf fat
for lard
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-30

The following Is an excellent rcctpe
for nauaaEr:
To ten tiol poundn OF ground
meat pat six 90 tableapoonfuls OF
powdered sage. tao 90 Tablespoon.
'nl" black pepper. one CD toaspon.
tni powdered cayenne pepper. three
90 Tablespoonful salt Mix thor.
oughly.
To make nauaago aucreasfuliy Won
Viii need meat grinder and n stuf-
fer. III. Ent"rpriHc In an exceli.n,
meat grinder and number ten Ia m.
alx" we'll suited To the ordinary
family. or tho suffer. or iiller. ns /,
IL sometimes called. siae number one
IL The one usually purchased. After
hinmng Tho sausage. leave them ont
"i doors IA few days To dry. and then
hang them In the smoke house
The bright bits OF pod pepper
MAX" the sausage more attractive
looking. particularly II In cakes In
seasoning sausage 10 n little careful
OF the sage. but generous Shrink
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-30

For all that God in mercy sends.
For health and children. home and
fricnda.
For comfort in tho time of need.
For every kindly word and decd.
For happy thoughts and holy talk.
For guidance In our daily walk
For everything givc thanks
For beauty In ,his world of ours.
For vcrdans grass and lovely ao~.
era.
For song ot birds. for hum of bces
For tho refreshing summer brcrse.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-30

TIL" greatest art In lard making
IN Tho care with - hseh IL In tended.
Every prcvautiou should hn ,aken
that II doc# not burn. The pieces
al fat should b. cut into #mall bits
and OF aomrahat uniform assc, and
tho IRE should not bo too brisk.
whether you arc cooking tn. lard In
= biz pot out Of doors ar In smaller
'raarla on tho stove In doors.
The fat taken from the intcs.ines
nhonli not bs put with tho other tat.
but tried ou, by Itself. Tho lard
obtained by squeezing III. cracklinks
ID beat put IN ith.is bvcaus. IL IL never
quito so white ~ ,ha, poured from
Tho eFackllnsa before Squeezing
Tia true "a roao by any other
name would nm.ll az swoct." but
cracking bread when passed around
aa greasy bread" and fatty. bread"
loa"a La charm for me. Cracking
bread Is usually made too greasy. but
when properly made II Is good and
very satisfying. The amount OF
cFacklinEs To n ponc depends en-.
ur"ly upon the grcasiness Of the
cracklinEB. more of tn. squeezed. OF
course. being required than OF the
unsauvcrcd,
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-30
Now for the Souse.

And don't YOU like souso. or pigs
mead cheese. as IL Is often called
Tut the cara and noaa from the head.
mo braina and eyes having been pre-
siousiy removed. AS they may be
moro easily cleaned when severed.
After cleaning we'll tho heads. ears.
ana noses put all on tho fro with
water sufncicnt 10 cover we'll. skim
IN The scum rlses. When boiled so
thnt tho nesh leaves the bones. take
from tho pot and pick out all bones.
ehop the meat fine. season TO taste
win salt and pepper. tsome add
httio powdered sagel. place in
oowi. spread cloth over It. and lay
weight on IL to remain until cold.
When cold remove the souse from
the bowl and place In a crock. cover
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-30

For hill and plain. for streams and
wood.
For tho great oceans mighty flood
For everything give thanks,
For the sweet sleep that comes a,
night.
For tho returning mornings light.
For the bright sun that sh!ncs On
high.
For tho stars sllttcring in the SKY.
For these and everything wc see.
o Lord our hearts ws HIT TO Thee
For everything givo thanks.
Ellen Isabella Upper.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-11-30

Ting ot pepper. both red and black.
10 always an advantage
Dou't forge, to s,ug a few tom
ihunsha. In tho apring when every.
thing To cat In ao scarce a boiled tom
thumb with poach.d cggs or cream
sauce In excellent,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24
HARDIN NOT CAUGHT
POSSE DID NOT OVERTAKE MRS.
 RKCE's AssAILANT.
Lnuderdale sheriR Believes Negro Took Boat Down The Tennessee RIyer--BIOodhOunds Lost
 The Frau.

Florence, March g3.--(Special.) )--The negro, Cleveland Hardin, who attempt ed to outrage Mrs. B. F. Rice yes terday at her home, seven miles west of Florence Is still at large.
 The posse spent last night securing the country with bloodhounds brought here from Lawrenceburg. Tenn. The dogs failed to take the trail.
 sheriff Young attempted to handle the dogs but they took false trail and followed 1t to white mans house.
 The sheriff returned at o'clock this morning to Florence bringing fuller de- tails of the crime. Mrs. Rice was in her room when the negro came to the door and asked her the time. She told him it was time to return to the field and he grabbed her. A desperate struggle all over the house lasted about fifteen minutes. After running one hundred yards Mrs. Rice fell from ex- haustion and the negro thinking she was dead fled About 200 men took part fin the search last night.
 The negro is hunch-back. twenty three years old and weighs 130 pounds.
 The sheriff has sent out circulars of fering a reward of $50 for capture of the negro The sheriff learned this afternoon that the negro went towards the Tennesse River and believes he took a boat down the stream.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24
Two Alabamians Arc
 Under Arrest.
STORY OF HALF-wITTED BOY
Bribed and Beaten by Men Accused
 of Crime.
Jim Phillips and AdoIphus LOckard Ale Icged To Have Resurrccted Corpse To Secure Gold watch of
 Deceased.

Cottonwood. March 2s-- -(SpeciaL)-- News of strange crime has just reach ed here from Granger. some ten miles southeast of this place. and on the line hetween Alabama and Florida.
 It is news of ghoulish work in large graveyard near Cowart's Creek. where an attempt was made by two or more parties to open grave which is said to contain gold watch. These young men. byname Phillips and Lockard, are alleged to have forcibly caused q halt wit by the name of Hutto, to dig into the grave in order that they might secure the watch which Is alleged to have been buried with certain corpse.
 Hutto at first refused to dig into the grave but a rope was placed around his neck by the men. it is alleged, and he was swung up until he was made to promise obedience to their will
 He then commenced the work and had proceeded with 1t for some time when an opportunity presented It. self for him to escape. He seized the opportunity and made good his escape to tho home of friend about mile from the graveyard, where he fell fin A swoon from fright and exhaustion.
 The poor fellow is alleged to have had a number of fits before he regain ed consciousness, and before he could tell the cause of his great fright.
 After he came to himself he related the horrible story of his punishm ent by the two rlen and also told of their ghoulish work at the graveyard. An investigation was made which resulted in warrants being issued for Jim Phillips and Adolphus Lockard charg- ing them with attempting to rob a grave and assault and battery on the person of young Hutto.
 The men have not had prelimi- nary hearing yet. though they will probably be arraigned before Justice A. Granger next week. They do not deny that they tried to get the Hutto boy to dig up a certain corpse, but scare the half-wt.
 It was the grave of a gentleman who died last January and it has been generally known throughout that sec ton that nice watch and chain were buried with the remains.
 The people in that locality who have known the men accused of the crime all their lives claim that they have not borne a good reputation hereto fore, but have been worthless.
 Public sentiment is bitter against the accused and a strong effort will be made to give them tho limit of the law for their crime.
 The spot where the crime occurred is a desolate place located at the edge of a dense swamp and some distance from any human habitation. The men chose a place well adapted to a work so weird as that of robbing the l dead.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24
ROOT SPEECH
 SIGNIFICANT Intervention is Now Very
 Probable. TWO COUNTRIES WORKING
TWO COUNTRIES WIG
United States and Mexico Striving
 For Peace.
At Dinner At Home of Ambassador creI, Secretary of state Announces Forces of Countries Are
 United.

Washington, March 2s--'T propose a toast to the peace which Mexico and the United States are endeavoring to establish in Central America and ever lasting peace between Mexico and the United States"
 This statement, spoken by Secretary Root at the dinner given tonight by the Mexican Ambassador and Mrs. Creel. In honor of Mir. and Mrs. Root. set at rest all doubt as to the joint movement for pacihcation which the two neigh boring republics have initiated and showed how close the relations between Mexico and the United States have be- come.
 Mir Roots toast followed toasts pro- posed by MT. Creel to the Presidents of the United States and Mexico and 10 the American Secretary of State. The sentiment suggested by the Secretary was received with great enthusiasm by the Mexican Ambassadors guests. and the small dinner party became an affair of international significance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24
TAFT'S BUSY MONTH
MBcH WORK AHEAD OF THE SEC
 RETARY.
WiH First Inspect Canal Work And Thcn Suppress the CarPnEbas of Cuban aud Porto Rican
 Populace.

Washington, March 23.-Secretary Taft and his party left Washington to- day for Charleston, s. C., where they will board the yacht Mayflower aud proceed to the Isthmus of Panama, Cuba and Porto Rica and return to Washington in about a month.
 The Secretary of War has an ln- nortant mission to each of the points to be visited. chief of which Is an in- vestIxatfon and inspection of canal af- fairs, but of no less public interest are matters pertaining to the politt- cal futures of Cuba and Porto Rico, which will receive hts attention. In addition to Secretary Taft the party in cludes Fred P Stearns. of Boston; AL fred Noble, of New York. and John R. Freeman. of Providence, R. l., all civil engineers
 The engineers were invited by Sec retary. Taft to make thorough in- spection of work on the Gatun dam, which is considered to be the key to the canal project. If the engineers ac- companyinE Secretary Taft hold the same views that are expressed by Chief Fngineer Stevens in regard to the feasibility of the site 1t will result in a decision for all time for the lock type of canal in accordance with plans heretofore accepted.
 In Cuba Secretary Taft has, a vex- atious problem before him.
 From reports which have reached Washington they indicate that there is a great dissatisfaction with the fall ure of Americans to depart or at least to announce some definite program of their future intentions.
 The situation in Porto Rico is nearly as complicated as in Cuba. The peo- pie of this insular possession have set up a cry for home rule through i'm mediate territorial government, such as Is enjoyed by the territories of the mainland with ultimate hope of State hood They also want an outlet for their products, principally coffee and set up as an argument in favor Of such relief that their markets were de- stroyed when the isIard became a part of the United States.