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Moee Parls Nanss

Some bslsssd park nsming coupons
have bssn turned n b The Enterprise.
A part Of them endorse Tie namss that
have already bssa sslsetsd. he choice Of
-psospses- bslng TIE faveeits for the
reservoir ground; with three nsw ooss:
the HIM." ~Alta VISTA and Mas's Hill.~
Wouldn't that hast one bump you9 Two
new ones Tor The station p,os are "Foun-
tain and -9ljpu. .~and one new oos fos The
old park Is ~Emssaid.- Thsse are . few
more votes for -csnHai' and Tor City"
for this park. sems sooa Democrat con.
tributes this lise: ~. J. Bryan -oso-
,sr clsvsland- and Ton PAltsrsoa.-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-06-14

vsma Bsall gave . ehiidrsn's party
las, Thursday in entertainment Of her
friends the little Misses Schuyler Of Ia
Junta. She was assisted BY Ruth Fasris,
and . happy afternoon was spent IN
games, followed BY the serving Of re-
frsshmeats.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-06-14

J. B. Johnstun Of cra,Q. No.. formerly
editor Of the Craig Leader. Is among the
recent eomsrs to Rocky Ford to make his
home.
Drsxsl Howstt Of Denver. = nephew Of
Mrs. F. 3. eollss. returns to his home in
day or two after several weeks Of en-
joyabls suburban life At the Bollss home
east Of town.
Mrs. N. E. Levy gave birthday party
for her little son Arthur last Thursday.
Arthur's playmatss had jolly ume. His
school teachers Of ths three grades thru
which he has passed. the Misses Shumats,
Dean and eurris. were Of the invited
guests.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-06-14
ASE BALL NEWS
The Arst week day exhibition
Of the great American game

was gwen last rf,oAy AItet.
noon. and Il any doubt had existed whether
tho people Of Rocky Ford had any prefer
snes as to the day they should enjoy the
sport Il must now b dispellsd. for fully
three times the usual number were in at
tendance. Perhaps this was also the
reason why 20 many Of the fair ssx
graesd Fridays game with their presence.
The majority OF our business houses took
Friday afternoon on and both employers
and employees made thsir way 70 the Fair
erounds. whore they impartially rooted
the brilliant plays and @roastsd" he muf5s.
But somehow the local team came ii for
all the praise while the visitors 60, only .
dsluas Of dsrision. The visiting asgEsga-
ton was from Denver and styled them
selves the Colorado Boosters" but the
title was a misnomss. for they couldn't
boost" even . gently rolling pumpkin
with the near side Of barn door. They
played as rocky . game Of ball a. any
team that ever came down the pike. and
oniy sueesedsd In finding afs, base four
times. Sixteen runs for Rocky Ford 10
= goose egg for the visitors gives little in
spira,ion for enthusiasm either TO those
who witnessed the game or the sporting
editor.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-06-14

There will be dislssen, tale to :sll asxs
week. as the Rocky Ford boys cross bats
Sunday w,:s the ''ou,isws- Of Las An
imas tho only team that has defeated
them this season. A special train has
been secured and some 800 patrons Of
the national game with the Rocky Ford
concert band will 60 TO las Animas and
whoop 'sr up The train leaves this city
at l o'clock: fare for the round trip.
si.2o
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THE crry's BUSINESS
The Watsr Malas Let-The Wates
fSeters Being Set

netess Being Set
The city council has had two sessions
this wssk-ths regular Tuesday night
and an adjourned Wednesday. Tuesday
night all the board present on opsping
but the mayor. and AID. oaugsr presided
in his place until His Worship arrived.
Under the head Of communication H.
Van 6uskirk asked to have = personal
bond accepted ~ surety for the safe
keeping Of his banks share Of the city
monies. The request was not granted.
Some building permits and sidewalk
pstitioas were granted.
AA Baldwin recommended that The
jill bunks b made Of cement. and the re-
eommsndat,on was approved and the
bids for the work ordered: Il bsing stipu-
lated. on suggestion Of AID. Sprinkler.
that the cement for this purpose b mixed
a. soit ~ possible.
The bills and claims reported favorably
BY the Finance committee were passed.
Bids for the laying Of the water mains
were opened. There were Ave Of them:
Pueblo Electric Co. Ripley q Hassslman,
J. I. Gordon. all Of Pueblo. J. c. Hssbess,
Dsnvsr:H. otis Brown. Rocky Ford.
. Afsss long debating on the subject The
board laid over the decision Of letting shs
work ull the nsxt evening and wen,
home.
Wednesday night the discussion Of the
water main question was resumed and
The decision reached 70 lst the work 70
Mr. Brown. Price $lS.eoo. This was
$500 below The nsxt lowest bidder.
The work Of putting In the water
mstsss Of the city are nov underway.
ons half Of them will b In BY the
snd Of the week. The asss boxes were
st on The extreme northeast Of town.
Some are now bsins set AZ points In the
business csasss.
Rev. H. r. Aniss Of Faith Mission
Anssh. Utah. has many fr;sods In The
Rocky Ford country who are Interested In
news Of his welfare. A Istiss from him
70 o. ". Bssslsy conveys the un~sleoms
Information that the April fsssss caught
all os his apples. His orchard IN Monte
xums county (which Is an auxiliary 70 his
mission work among the Nsvajosl was
supposed 70 b h . location specially pro-
tsetsd from frost damage. but the past
exceptionally cold spring wiped out iss
fruit buds - well a. those Of most all Of
Colorado. To partially make up Tor The
,ossss On iruitsMs. .Antss will plant largely
Ia tomatoes which he proposes 70 can On
his ranch. The above bad news is q
some extent nsussalixsd BY . fortunate
turn taken BY The San Juan river. M.
Ansss mission buildings are situated on
The banks Of this river. and for year OF
more . change in the channel Of the river
has threatened 70 destroy the entire mis-
sion property. Recently. however. IN oos
night the channel Of the river was %
changed a. 70 take Il 10 . safe distance
from the mission property and . high
sand bar % built as to relieve Mr.. Anlss
Of ali anxiety - TO the future safety Of
the psopssty.
vsrna Bsall gave . ehiidrsn's party
last Thursday in entertainment Of her
friends the little Misses Schuyler Of Ia
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-06-14

Wednesday sf,srne,n the la Jsn,a ball
,os. efs came up prepared 10 ~fes: . gasns
from the Valley champions. but ihsy re-
turned home ssddsr and wiser boys. The
home team piled up i6 runs and allowed
La Jpnss TO seere an even half.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-06-14


Dean and Burris. were Of the invited
guests.
A party Of Seventh Day Advent
ists make trip around the world.
They start westward from Rocky
Ford. and being strict observers OF
their Sabbath hold services every
Saturday ON their travels. Whether
u be IN n railway coach. on n steam
ship. or seeing tho sights in great
foreign cities. every Saturday finds
them gathered for worship. Leaving
the Santa Fc railway at San Fran
cisco they take steamer via Homo
lulu. Hon. Kong. Singapore. Caieu;-
IA. the Sucx canal. Gibraitcr, South
smp'on and New York. Three
months alter leaving. having obscry-
cd every Saturday as the Sabbath.
they return to Rocky Ford. The
party arrives al homo on the Santa
Fc at 3:ss a. IN. Saturday as per the
calendar they have carried around
the globe. Although tired from ,ray-
81 when the hour Of eleven arrives
they repair To their church for the
regular Sabbath worship. As they
no they hear tho ringing Of the ~. L.
church hell. and see a number oi
their Presbyterian and Bapti,, ae-
qnainianecs In Sunday attire. On in
qa,Fy they find that all Rocky Ford
. harmonious in Sabbath observance.
During their trip around the world
they have not failed to keep tho sew
cnih day sacred yc, when they &c,
home they find ths, all Sabbath dii.
tcfcnecs between them and the oh.
CT denominations have been obii,rf.
atcd as wet sponge removes writ.
IN. from a slate.
Eneiselin4 tho globe has made tho
gain Of day and wha, they supposed
was Saturday when they arrived in
Rocky Ford was really Sunday.
When in the far dis,an, Paeihc our
supposed party made a short stop a,
the Samoan Islands. Lovers of the
writings Of Robcs; Louis Stevenson
will remember that he resided there
Tor time and that tho islands aud
their people figure most interestingly
~ one Of his books. The name Of
Samoa will call to tho mind of tho
several reader what has ben called
the Samoan disaster. In March. 1888.
a terrible storm wrecked number Of
vessels In tho hsrbor al Apia. ineiu5.
ing two u. S. battle ships.
=" ssWos SUNDAY ~ observed with
a sirieincss perhaps not cquallcd by
any civilized country. Samoa Is on
the cast side Of the International date
line. a short distance west OF Sa.
Snoa arc 'hc ~ il Islands. the cos,-
version of whose inhabitants from
basbarism and eannibaiism to chris.
tiaui,y has been ono Of the marvel
ous achievements Of the foreign mis-
sionary movement.
II our party stopped In tho hafbof
Of Apia on Saturday they were hold
ing worship at tho same hour ,ha,
tho Wesleyan Mcthodis,s in the RI il
islands. a few miles westward. were
holding religious services on Sunday
The international date line passes
between Samoa and the ~ il islands.
During the same twcnty-four hours
that II Is Saturday In Samoa Il is
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-06-14

4 faiF-st.ed crowd was pssst ni SAtuT.
day afsarnoon. when the second sams
was played BY tho same teams. For this
game Rocky Fesd's famous battery went
on, in the field. bu, victory psfehed upon
the local banner Just The same. Ths
Boosters" managed 70 sind tho ball few
times and scored four runs. while Eve Of
the hsms team safely crossed the plate.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-06-14

On Sunday the Rocky Ford team. se-
eompanisd by about &c -spsr,s.- ~ent 10
Fowler. whefe ane.hs. victory was added
to the e'sdi; ot cur boys The score ~as:
Rocky Ford. is: Fowler. 2.
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MEN FIGHT FOR LIFE.
LIGHTHOUSE AF IRE
Two Men Imprisoned 1000
Feet Off Shore Fear
Explosion.

CHICAGO. Aug A-Imprisoned in a
blazing lighthouse 400 feet from shore
Capt. Thomas Bailey and Tender Fred
Hanson tonight made desperate fight
for their lives
Bailey and has assistant were at a
supply station. a nile distant. when
notified the northern pier and light
house were ahre. Sixty gallons Of ex-
Plosiye liquid was being cnveloped ia
flames when Bailey and Hanson reach
ed the beacon in a small rowboat I'm
hesitatingly they entered the flaming
structure and carried the tanks 10 the
lighthouse, nifty saet away.
The crew of the hreboat perceived the
danger and set out. Before the boat
could reach the men they were forced
10 escape into the lake The fremen
removed the Oh when the flames were
licking the wooden bindings OF the
rails. Bailey and Hanson were pulled
81 Of the lake. their faces and hands
badly bIlstered-
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CUPID CLOSES SHOP,
BOTH PARTNERS WE'D

CHARLESTON. ". Va, Aug. 24.-For
sale! millinery shop.
Why? Wen, II you must know, be-
cause the two ladies who owned 1t
have both gotten married, and now.
having husbands. don't need any store.
When Mss Louise Connolly quietly
left the city with William R. Beckley,
and became his bride in Parkersburg.
size left the store which had been con-
Quoted BY Connolly & du Laney with
out anyone to take care of it Her
partner, Miss Minnie du Laney. became
the wife Of sam Y. Motley on June Is
and after returning from a honeymoon
the couple went to housekeeping on
Charleston street
Miss Connolly and Miss du Laney
vent into the millinery business in
February. 1896. Both were strangers
mere, having come from South Carolina.
They made many friends and their bust
ness was a paying one, but Dan Cupid
came and now they don't need the stors
any longer.
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. AsSENGERs /

~ AsSENGERs in a Fourteenth
- street car the other day were
much interested In a little old
man with a squeaky voice who
talked 10 everybody about him. He
boarded the car on Capitol Hin and dis
cussed the new tunnel which is being
constructed between the CapItoI and
Senate Office buildings.
] can't see, he squeaked, why those
Senators cant walk on top OF the earth
the same as other people. That's where
our money goes-to give them something
that we haven't got Guess they're
fraid Of humping into undesirable per-
sons"
The car went along through the city,
and when IL reached Corcoran street the
conductor came around with transfers
he held one out to the old man and
said
Transfer to W"
No" said The old man. no transfer
for me- I'm going right long through
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ties of the District should be
doubled.
Not the less because they viii en-
courage the Capitals business in
terest, certain municipal improve
ments should be contended for and
obtained, such as better streets,
suburban sewers, arbitration of Ia
Dor disputes. and a reform Of our
penal and correctional methods.
If Washington business men would
learn the practical dollar-and-cents
advantages of such working shoui-
der to shoulder, let them look to
Our neighbors over
there have just closed their "Mer-
chants Week" About 1000 trade
customers have been the city's
guests. Their orders have been
taken for 1920, 600 worth of goods.
The money has now started toward
the Baltimore banks. No wonder
its dealers can say;
There is more trade in the mar
ket than usual at this time of the
year. Our trouble is not so
much in selling goods as to get the
goods we have bought and paid for.
The influx of trade has been
very Iarge-the largest in the his
tory of our house"
Such reports are not beyond our
reach here in Washington.
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BALLADE OF THE TOPICAL SONG

provoked by the bold manner in which
1t is usually ''lugged" in.)
From the number Of popular phrases
It is easy to pick out a few;
from vernacuiar's mystifed hazes
To find a clear sentence or two.
But slang, though too saffron Of hue
IE the speech of the best TO belong,
Is-let's give the devil his due
1t is good for a topical song.
IN the aela of amusement one gazes
Away from Maude Adams and Drew,
Where musical comedy raises
The hope that laugh may ensue-
The hope of a wheeze that is new
But the trusting young browser is
wrong.
If a chorus girl only says 'Boor'
Il Is good for topical song.
0 trail with a billion Of blazes!
Q tricks that are triedeI than truei
The musical comedy phases
Are sad when we come TO review:
Comedian enters r. q;
He crosses and strikes at = gong
thoughts a musical cue.
= is good for a topical song.
L'Envoi
Librettists. come give US in lieu
Of sillness. something that's strong
Perhaps, II you. read this all through,
IT is good for topical sonS-
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Westward, HOl

Sixteen battleships viii attest the
dignity of the United States in
Asiatic waters. Since the first an
nouncament of the plan-made in
this paper on all proper authority
there has been no public doubt that
the feet would sail. Now the mat
ter is put beyond question by a
statement from Secretary Loeb.
South America is TO share in the
benefit of the expedition. Her coal
win iii the bunkeTs, her ports viii
entertain the officers and men, her
governwents viii look upon the
tangible evidence of Uncle Sans
muscle But Asia is yet the OBJ
jective-and rightly.
That Japan viii find any offense
In the presence of these four squad
rons is out of all question. Our
Pacific lttoraI IS longer than hers.
our interests there as great as hers,
our need for ships in those waters
the same as hers. We have too
long neglected the Pacific. In fu-
ture we should be enterpFised not
so much to send occasional fleets
through her waters on flying visits
as TO maintain in them a force pro-
portionate to our trade and infiu-
ence.
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A GREAT LOSS.

The burning of the art treasures IN
Jonn Wanamaker's home, Of manuscript
lincoln and Washington letters, Of rare
books. and pictures impossible to re-
place, is a public as well as a private
loss OF such objects no man can be
more than a trustee for posterity, re-
marks the New York World.
The loss Of the manuscript letters re-
calls the burning of Major Lamberts
collection OF similar treasures N Phila-
deinbia only a short time ago. Mr.
Wanamaker had reason TO suppose that
he had protected the greater part OF
his collections by a fire wall cutting off
the art galleries from the rest Of his
house. but the galleries vert with the
rest when the blazing wall Of the house
crashed through their roof.
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men were standing in the car At Sew
enth street a number of the passengers
got of and a party OF four made a
dash for the car
There were two men In the party and
two women, ali settled, manufacturing
people and evidently not city folks.
They managed TO squeeze IN where there
was just about room for two.
The men sat down. but before the ever
curious and critical passengers could
smile at that and think il was just like
a man. The ladies Of the party quietly
and gracefully planted themselves on
the knees OF their respective escorts.
These lucky individuals promptly
placed their arms about the waists Of
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A n ola woman. manifestly a Gov
eminent clerk. sat in the front
~ seat OF a Columbia road car one
Of the cool mornings last week
with her umbrella raised as a protec-
ton against the strong breeze coming
through the window AS the car stopped
to take on passengers the Old lady
would lower the umbrella until she made
sure they were not going 70 get on the
seat with her, and up would 20 the
umbrella again Finally an old man
several seats behind her requested the
conductor to put up the window. The con
ductor squeezed into the small space and,
after much tugging and pulling. the win
dow vas drawn up. Instead of thank
ing him for his service, the old lady
read the riot act 70 him for stepping on
her dress, and spent the rest OF the
way down town fussing about the dis
courtesy and careiessness of employees
Of the road.
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CLAIMS ILETREATNENT
At POLIGEMAN'S HANDS

Alleging that he has been grossly
abused by being arrested for rendering
4 transfer on a Fourteenth street car
which was not accepted by the eonduc-
tor, Alexander r. Gordon, a Govern
ment employee, living at 40G H street
northwest, announced his intention last
night of fling a complaint against Po-
lceman smith. Of the Eighth precinct.
who made the arrest.
Gordon claims that during an argu-
ment about a transfer Smith arrested
him without cause and took him 10 the
precinct stationhouse, where collateral
Of SO was demanded. S. :. Gordon.
of Silver Spring, Mex, will testify in
the compliments behalf in the event
the latter files his complaint.
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What the Bucket Shop Is.

The bucket shop is as plain a gam
bling Joint as a barroom lined with
roulette wheels and ''ten to one and
your money back" 1t is a place
where bets are placed between Gus
toners and '1the house on the
course of certain stocks. In Wash
ington, in other years, they have
been found, identified in court, and
their promoters have been pun
ished; and in many cases the shop
was robbed even of the character
it had as a place where the Gus
toner and the management had
equal chances by the discovery that
the reports on the movement of
stocks were fakes"
Several arrests have now been
made by the District Attorney on
the ground that the men taken into
custody were operating bucket
shops. The evidence is reported TO
be entirely satisfactory TO the law
officers. Telegraphic instructions
have been received from the chief
of the office TO push the fight with
Igor and clean up the whole bust
ness.
Readers must bear in mind that
arrests are not convictions, and
that evidence which has been en-
tirely satisfactory TO authors Of in-
dictments has more than once
proven insufficient when pFobed in
open court. District attorneys share
the general prOclivity to error.
They may have erred here. The
men accused may be wholly with
out any intent to violate the law;
they may be engaged in stock
brokerage along entirely legitimate
lines; they may, in fact, be entirely
innocent. Pending trial they have
right to suspended judgment on
the part of their neighbors.
But if they are not innocent,
there must surely be warrant of
law to punish them. The business
of the bucket shop is gambling of
a particularly reprehensible type.
It ,borrows respectability from the
legitimate brokerage in stocks. 1t
tempts the light-headed by its mock
sales and deliveries. More than
most forms of ''plunging" it leads
its patrons into debt, borrowing,
theft, and ruin. It's very existence
depends upon a miserable promise
of something for nothing and the
gullibility of the weak. Every such
place is a headquarters for polite
free-booting. Our law is indeed a
failure and a by-word if it is not
able to crush them.
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the ladies to prevent the jolting Of the
car causing them to lose their balance.
The four. perfectly unconscious Of the
Amusement they were causing the other
occupants Of the car. ohatted happily
until they reached the Baltimore and
Hhio depot.
AS the car neared there, the women
jumped Up and the men got out and very
carefully lifted their ladies out and they
made their way TO the station perfectly
unaware that every one in the car was
gazing at them and exchanging all sorts
OF glances. Indeed. one old colored
man could not helpNit one bit He just
TOared and exclaimed.
Dat do beat il all"
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Prince Wilhelm Host
Of Society in Newport

NEWPORT. R. I. Aug. 24.-Prince
William of Sweden returned Newport
hospitality tonight by entertaining on
hoard his cruiser. the Fylgia. First came
a small dinner to his Newport hosts. In
addition to the officers of his suite, not
over a dozen guests were present. Fol-
lowing the dinner party came the great
reception and ball, for which more than
go invitations were sent out
The Princes ball guests comprised
much the same list of society PEOPLE
who attended the dinner by Mrs. Stuyve..
SAINT Fish and the Berpiza5 dance.
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DEATH LIKELY REWARD
FOR MANS BRAVE ACT

MIDDLETOWN. N Y, Aug. Ally
ing unconscious in the hospital here
with practically no chance for his recov-
cry Arthur Thorntly, an orderly in the
Thrail Hospital, is paying the forfeit for
his deed of bravery. Fire broke out in
the operating room of the hospital to-
aight
Thorntly. with flames bursting TO his
face, played a hose on the Pc tents. most
Of them women, until he fell uncon-
sciOus.
Had it not been for his bravery sew
eral persons would undoubtedly have
lost their lives.
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MARYLAND MAN;
DOUBLE THEFT CHARGED

Charles E Hook, thirty-eight years
old, Of Beltsville, Nd, was locked up at
the Sixth precinct police station last
aight on a charge of petit larceny. He
was arrested by Detectives c'Dea and
Warren.
It is alleged Hook stole 81 pocketbook
cor tang S1S and a stick pin from Mrs
Fannie Taylor, Of 40 Ninth street south
west The police also suspect him Of
being responsible for the theft OF $40
frIm Joseph Mozano, living at the same
2, dress. Hook denies the charge.
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MIDSHIPHEN RETURN
FROM SUMNER CRUISE

ANNAPOLIS. Nd, Aug. Clearing
the first detachment of midshipmen re-
turning from their three months sum
mer cruise, the cruiser Olympia. Capt
Thomas b. Towards flagship arrived
here today. Officially, the cruise does
not end till Tuesday. Three monitors,
COMPRISING the squadron. are now in
the Potomac and viii reach here Mon
day
Captain Howard is awaiting sea or
ders. He expects TO be assigned to the
command of one of the new battleships-