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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-02-21
Rocky Ford Enterprise
WILL r. MoNKMAN. Publishsr.
ROCKY FORD, COLORADO.
Living ReI..Ive. Of washington.

Many kindred of George Washing
ton dwell on and about the original
Washington plantation In Westmore.
land county. Virginia John Washing.
ton OF Brighton parish. Northampton.
shire. England. came to Virginia In
1857 and bought farm on tho Poto-
mac river between Bridge creek and
Pope's creek. ir what was then North.
cumberland county. but which long.
long ago became Westmoreland coun-
~. He bought the farm from Col.
Pope. great landholder In the early
colonial era, and whose daughter.
Anne Pope. became the wife Of the
immigrant John Washington. These
were the great grandparents OF George
Washington the Great. John Wash
ington. through his marriage to Anne
Pope. obtained lands outside OF the
farm purchased by him. The original
farm is owned by John 4. Wilson. who
married Miss Betty Washington.
granddaughter Of william Augustine
Washington. n nephew Of George
Washington. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson are
advanced in years a score or more
of Washingtons live on their ancestral
lands within rifle shot Of the spot
where George Washington was born.
Some OF these people. writes Guy Z.
Mitchell In Technical World Magazine.
are prosperous farmers and profcs-
sional men: others are not prosperous.
They are all plain and simple folk
who have the good will and respect OF
their ncighbors. A peculiar thing
about this family is that aii Its mem.
bcrs have the distinctive Washington
features.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-02-21
NEWS OF The WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered FROM all
Parts Of tho World Condensed
Into Small Space tor the Ben
eft Of Our Readers.
Congressional.


Representative Charles Scott, oi
Kansas. has novel plan to give prac
teal instruction to the farmers of the
experimental farms In each county on
which the farmers will do the work
under the supervision OF the govern
ment's agricultural experts.
The house committee on military af
fairs has decided to recommend a q
per cent increase In the pay of en-
listed men In the army and marine
corps.
Senator Long has introduced n bill
to appropriate 100000 to buy the strip
OF land outside the soldiers home
near Leavenworth. Kan. known as the
"Klondikc.' This land Is now devoted
to disrcputable buildings.
The president has sent to the senate
recommendation that the govern.
mcnt be given control of the wireless
telegraph in order to insure non-inter.
ference with official dispatches.
A new employers liability bill. In.
tended to meet the requirements Of
the recent decision OF United States
supreme court has been introduced In
both the house and senate.
Senator Owens bill to establish a
government school In Oklahoma for
the teaching OF Indian arts and crafts
has been reported adversely to the
senate.
Representative Champ Clark of Mis-
souri,. entertained the house for an
hour and half recently with char.
acteristic talk on the president and
his recent message to congress.
a complete agrecmen. has been
reached by the confcrccs on the urgent
deficiency bill.
Senator Raynor OF Maryland. re-.
Gently made strong speech In the
senate In opposition to the Aidrich
financial bill.
The house has passed the Indian. ap-
preparation bill practically In the form
II came from the committee. The
measure carries an appropriation Of
5000 900.
The presidents authority to create
the Inland waterways commission was
recently questioned In the house by
Representative Tawney. OF Minnesota.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-02-21
Miscellaneous.

The ba;ticship fleet under Admiral
Evans passed through the harbor OF
Valparaiso. Chile. recently. each yes.
sci saiuting the Chilean president aH
II passed In review.
MoEsyillc. Service and $3.50. three
small Mississippi towns. were recent.
iy demolished by tornadocs. Several
people We're killed.
The West Virginia senate has dc.
fcatci the proposition TO submit the
prohibition amendment TO the cons,i.
tuition TO n vote OF the people.
Gov. Shelton. OF Nebraska. has com.
mutcd the sentence OF John Martin
whose sweetheart came from Alaska
TO plead for his liberty.
The United States naval station at
Guantanamo. Cuba. Is said to be the
finest OF Its class in the world,
Gov. Hughes has renewed his
recommendation to the New York
senate that Superintendent OF insur.
ancc Otto Kelsey be removed from
Office for incompctency.
After n bitter campaign lasting sev.
crai weeks. Lcavcnworth. Kan. adopt.
cd the commission form OF municipal
government
The operating vicc-prcsidcnts Of q
large number Of railroads held con
ference with President Roosevelt fof
the purpose Of securing delay In the
enforcement of certain laws about to
become operative. They were referred
to the Interstate commerce commits
sion.
With tho swearing in of George p.
wetmorc as senator from Rhode Island
the membership OF the senate il In.
creased to as for tho first time In tho
history Of the country.
There were IL strikes in Kansas
last year. involving s3s men. and a
loss in wages Of sil3.O16.
The Interstate commerce commits.
sion has announced that there will be
no extension of time on the nine.hour
law relating to railroad train dispatch.
crs. telegraph operators and tower
men. The law goes into effect on
March 4.
The Farmers and Manufacturers
Bank OF Rich Hill. Mo-. was recently
dynamited and robbed by bandits who
succeeded In getting away with 100000
In currency and gold coin. A reward
has been offered for their capture.
The cruiser South Dakota built at
the Union Iron works in California has
been placed in commission.
The Wisconsin democrats have
chosen three delegates to the Denver
convention. They are instructed to
vote as a unit for William J. Bryan.
first, last and all the time.
One man was killed and two others
seriously injured by a runaway street
car in Omaha, Neb.. recently.
Coal operators in the Oklahoma field
have SO far refused to grant an in.
crease in wages to miners and unless
such action is taken before April a
strike of 10000 will result.
A bursting water pipe in Cincinnati,
o., caused damage estimated at $780,.
900.
The Indictment charging the pad.
ding OF payrolls against the superin.
tendent OF the st. Joseph. Mo-. light
plant has been dismissed for lack of
evidence.
The Frisco railroad is storing coal
along its line in anticipation Of a
strike of miners in April.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-02-21
Out Of the Usual.

"Gucss where I've BEEN" said a
man at the MONDAY lunch counter.
at is a city where in at least two
churches they have little cuspidors
which match the decorations OF tho
church in the corners Of the pews.
In the vestbule Of one OF the large
churches hangs a sign to this effect:
NO Splitting Allowed Inside the
Church. Throw Away Your Tobacco
as You Enter the vesubule.' This
a fact. can prove i'll"
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a writer who claims TO know all
about IT says the waters of the Straits
OF Magellan are thoroughly charted
and much less dangerous than our
great lakes. Is this another attempt
TO deprive Fighting Bob" of glory?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-02-21

A Japanese military authority was
recently taken through the arsenal at
Springfield by order of the war de.
partment. At any rate the govern.
ment of the United States is not
ashamed of its military resources.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-02-21
Personal.

PerBonal.
Newton Edmunds. ex-governor OF Da.
ko,a territory and president of ma
tional bank. Is dead at his home In
iank,on. $. ID.
Glen Edgcrton. of Manhattan. Kan,
took the highest honors in the 1905
class Mt the West Point military
academy. Secretary Taft presented
the diplomas TO the graduates.
Attorney General Jackson. of New
York. has decided to ask for receiver
for the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance
company. The claim Is made tina, the
company is insolvont with n deficit of
si.7i7.iii.
Rear Admiral Montgomery Fletcher.
a retired chief engineer OF the navy
Is dead in Washington.
II is stated on what ia believed to
be good authority that Comptroller
of the Currency Ridgciy will soon re.
sign to accept the presidency OF the
reorganized National Bank of Com.
mercc at Kansas City.
Judge William II. Wallace. of the
criminal court of Kansas City, has
formally announced his candidacy for
the uenlOCfaliC nomination Tor cover
nor of Missouri on platform for the
enforcement of the Sunday and liquor
laws of the state.
William J. Bryan made six speeches
at Buffalo. n. Y. in one day recently.
Brig. Gen. Henry Carroll. a veteran
of the Civil war and the Spanish.Amer.
lean war and noted Indian fighter,
is dead at his home in Colorado
Springs.
Mrs. Eliza Gray, widow of former
Gov. Isaac =. Gray. of Indiana, is
dead in indianapolis.
Mrs. Clara c. Hoffman. for the past
25 years state president of the Mis-.
souri, Woman's Christian Temperance
union, is dead at the home of her son
in Kansas City. after three months
illness with pneumonia. Mrs. Hoff.
man was born in DcKalb county. n. Y,
in 1881.
Rush c. Lake has been elected presi.
dent of the Young Mems Republican
club. of Missouri. succeeding Il. Il. L.
McJimsey. of Springfield.
Rev. DR.. John X. Fowler. former
moderator of the Presbyterian synod
of Wisconsin, is dead at his home in
La Crosse.
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fault But we are determined to give
such people no Just complaint
PERUNA Is A GREAT MEDICINE
It has become . household word In
millions Of homes Our faith in the
remedy Il stronger than ever. Every
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-02-21

He has,cns to repentance who has,i.
ly judscs.-Syrus.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-02-21

A rural mciodrama should at icas,
have a grass plot.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-02-21

WHAT CAUSES HEADACHE
rtom October to May. Cold. arr the meat fre.
qu-nt rau-~ ct tf~ada-h~. LAXATIVE nWONO
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15
An unobservine Thief.

Yosouf owned a beautiful horse which was very valuable. While To souf was transacting business a thief stole the horse. The owner shortly afterward saw the thief leading his horse and took him before the kaid or judge.
 The horse h mine.' sturdily insist ed the thief.
 In vain the other argued, and the kaid was about to give his decision in favor of the villain when Yosouf ad. vanced suddenly. threw his cloak over the horses head and demanded of his enemy:
 Since you own the horse, tell the kaid In which eye the animal is blind"
 "In the left" said the thief, making wild guess.
 Yosouf looked toward the kaid tri. umphantly. Hes blind in neither eye" said he.
 So the noble horse came into its rightful owners possession again. and the wicked Arab was punished.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15
In the Taproot of an Oak.

l remember curious incident con. nected with the taproot of an oak. This oak, a good tree of perhaps POO years growth, was being felled at Bradenham wood when the woodmen called attention to something peculiar on the taproot. On clearing this of soil we found that the object was a horseshoe of ancient make. Obviously In the beginning an acorn must have fallen into the hollow of this cast shoe and as it grew through the slow generations the root filled up the cir cle. carrying it down into the earth in the process of its increase till at length we found wood and iron thus strangely welded. That taproot with the shoe about 1t is now or used to be paperweight In the vestlbule of Bradenham Hall.--Rider Haggard.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15

There Fl be no empty stockings in Globe on Christmas morning.
 The Santa Claus association recently organized will attend to this matter in style never before undertaken in Arizona. There's plenty of prosperity in Globe-eyerybody's going to enjoy Christmas, and there s going to be lots of money spent--not altogether for the children of the prosperous, but happi- ness Is going to be complete and the well-to-do will see that the children of the poor are well provided for.
 A new member of the association bobbed up yesterday, and he's going to prove a dandy. It's Manager Tupper of the Cameraphone theater, who is 20. ing to give 50 per cent of the gross receipts of his shows Thursday night to the Santa Claus association. That means a good-sized addition to the funds of the association if the people will just turn out Thursday night and pack the house at both performances. There's going to be special program on for this night and you II get more
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15


 In addition to Santa Claus, the Christ mas tree, loaded with toys, candies ntus, oranges, apples, etc., the Globe City band will be at Dreamland. and with the Cornish chorus will furnish fine music. There are going to be a whole lot of other attractions for the little ones amusement. It's all going to be free and the house should be crowded with little folks and big peo- pie.
 Don't you pass the Silver Belt office without stepping in and joining the Santa Claus association. Four or five hundred dollars is needed to carry out this work, and only little over $l00 has so far been subscribed. The Salva tion Army people distributed many ap- peals for assistance yesterday Today the captain will visit the homes and business houses and secure your free will offerings. A little contribution from you will make some tot happy. And if you don t come through there is going to be sorrow in some home on Christmas morning. You wouldn t stand for this for moment
 The association wants long string of new members today. You can join by contribution of from five cents up. There wasn t much doing yesterday. The total amount received to date is $120.25.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15

for your money than anywhere else ir the city on that night. It will take lots of money to make all the little children in Globe happy, but if the people will just take an active interest in this undertaking, it will go through in great shape--and then we1l all be happy.
 The big Christmas doings for the lit tie people will be at Dreamland on Wednesday evening, December 23. Man ager Alexander has turned the theater over to the Santa Claus association. There will be one of the biggest Christ. mas trees ever seen in the territory. loaded with toys for the little ones. There is going to be present at this happy gathering a sure-enough Santa Claus. Yesterday the Silver Belt s sketch artist got a glimpse of Santa as he will appear at Dreamland next Wednesday night. Here is the dear old fellow:
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15
BIG SHOW AT THE IRIS

Regardless of the stormy weather the Iris was packed to the doors last night, and all present were we'll repaid for braving the storm, for the pro grom was worth many times the admis sion.
 A remarkable reproduction in nov. ing pictures of the Cans Nelson fight was the feature. This film shows all the blows of the fight sa distinctly and life like that the audience cheered for the contestants as heartily as though they were at the ringside. This was one of the hardest fought battles in the history of the prize ring and the Knockout takes place directly in front of the camera, in full view.
 Hart and Woodley captured the audi. enee with their clever singing and dancing. Their portrayal of the famous Bowery characters was excellent.
 Miss Westfall made her usual hit with her new songs. Her pleasing voice and charming personality always win big applause for her.
 "The Ambulance Dogs'' and "Ideal Policeman" two moving pictures of exceptional merit, complete the pro. gram.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15
Rsade,s Dramatic Eailurs..

If was not until 1856, when Charles
 ,eade was forty-two. that he obtained
 -aputation as a novelist, reputation m which he did not aspire, for 1t was Ms ambition to be dramatist. From ,be beginning of his career until the pst year of his life he wrote play aft ,r play, every one of them a failure and be alone refusing to believe it. He attributed their want of success to ev. ,y cause but the right one, and he vent on sQuandering the money gained nom his more successful novels on inc production of bad plays. "The ac- ms are duffers, sir" he would say. who have defiled my composition, mixed ditch water with my cham
 agne. murdered my work" and he sould pour out maledictions on the leads of all who had anything to do Sith the unfortunate piece, from seen artist to super, never conceiving nat he himself was the sole culprit. ind yet, as his novels show, he had aamatic ability of high order and uuld produce the most thrilling eff trts and situations. He wrote two or Aree dramas in collaboration with Tom Taylor and Dion Boucicault that
 lad brief success. but apart from nese he never wrote a play that met with the slightest degree of popular lsYOr
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15
THE GIRL FROM BAaDAp,'

The Girl from Bagdad, {" as present ed by the Raymond Teal musical com edy company, scored an unqualified hit at the Dreamland Sunday night, wher the s. R. o. sign came out early in tn, evening, only to be used as convenient perch by those who came in late and could not obtain seats anywhere or the crowded floor.
 The company will play to big busi ness throughout the week, if the ap plause and laughter the first perform, ance elicited is to be taken as a cri terion.
 "The Girl from Bagdad,' or "'vari. ety Isle, y is one of the liveliest musica al comedies on the American stage, and "it took" all right with the local pub. lie. There is some good music, catchy airs, in the production, but the feature of the entertainment was easily the dancing of the chorus, which by the way, is composed of greater number of handsomer and prettier girls than are often seen in road companies. This chorus was at its best in "The Tale of the Red Skin" on which, headed by shapely and vivacious Nan Halperin, they brought down the house time and again, also winning hearty applause in other musical numbers. Raymond Teal, who will be seen at his best tonight in "The Man Behind, also had the hands clapping in the Iris song, and there was some clever comedy work, notably by Friedlander and Cash Knight as the Germans, while Miss Corinne Karkeek, as "Mrs. Gobble," found laugh mak- ing an easy matter.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15
Train and Track.

The railroads of the world carry 4.500, 900, 900 passengers annually.
 In 1880 the world contained only some 210 miles of railway. There are now over 350,000 miles.
 The most active years of railway con structlon in the United States were in 1882, when 11,569 miles were added to the operated railroads, and in 1887. when the incfease was 12.S67 miles.
 In Korea third class railway ticket costs 11a cents mile if the distance travelled does not exceed fifty miles, but if it exceeds 300 miles the rate is only half cent mile. At that rate of decrease an American transconti- mental railway would have to pay pas sengers considerable sum for cross ing.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15
sIREs AND SONS.

Though over seventy years of age Senator Burrows of Michigan is still s man of commanding appearance and forceful as a speaker.
 Although the possessor of one of the finest cottages at Newport, J. r. Mof gan spends most of his time while there at little unpretentious bunga- low about five mics out on the ocean drive.
 Samuel NJ. Hall of Saco, Me, while at a recent county convention smoked q cigar that he has had in his posses sion for four years. This was the re- suit of bet made in 1904 at pre- vious convention.
 Thomas H. Greene of Fall River has been carrying letters for thirty-fve years now, and recently the other let ter carriers invited him to a clambake and gave him two gold stars for the sleeves of his uniform.
 Sir Henry Fowler is Methodist born in Methodist parsonage. He has had double distinction as the first disciple or John Wesley to reach the privy council and the first solicitor to attain cabinet rank. Now he is a Methodist peer.
 General Roger A. Pryor of New York, former supreme court justice, has just completed his eighticth year. He is in excellent physical condition, his eyes bright, his face not old looking, and his hair, which falls to his shoulders. is only slightly tinged with gray.
 Benjamin A. Piper. who conducts a store in Augusta. Me, has been in business longer than any merchant in Augusta. MT. Piper entered his fa- ther's store as clerk when he was fif- teen years old, and with the exception of two periods of two years each he has kept store for a period of fifty seven years.
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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15
Base Hits.

Bobby Wallace of the St. Louis Americans can put the ball on run ner as quickly as anybody in either league.
 The Washington club, through Scout Jesse Tannehill. has secured an option on Catcher Killifer of the Austin club of the Texas league.
 Larry Mclean of the Cincinnati Ma tionals says that this is his last season behind the bat. He hopes to grace the initial sack in the future.
 First Baseman Hal Chase of the New York Americans can get as much speed in that forearm throw from the sboul- der of his as most players can with a full swing.
 President Ebbets of Brooklyn says he has picked up few good men fin the south, but no pitchers, being will ing to stand pat on Wilhelm, Pastorius, Bell, Fucker and Mcintyre.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15
Poultry Fakes,

'0h, yes" said the poultry farmer 1Aere are tricks in every trade! Take M instance, this old rooster here.' The rooster was old. There was no enying it He was as tough an old poster as ever graced the summer hariers' table of New England farm.
 Take this old rooster" said the hrmer seizing paint brush. "Black ID his feet Then break his breast lOne, so, with long pair of scissors. Then push the breast up high. Whats he result? A fine young turkeys he result, and knowing housewives rll scramble over one another to buy Em."
 With harsh laugh the farmer turn d to skeleton chicken. This bird ! regular skeleton. isn't she?' he aid Now watch me. See. I lay kr on her back. Then l place this
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15
ADJUSTMENTS,
GEORGIA MINISTRIES
 QrOpr

| SCORE A BIG HIT Did the Georgia Minstrels make good
 last night at the Cameraphone' They did.
 Long before the curtains were drawn
 on the first picture, every seat in the house had been sold and the manage.
 ment was forced to turn people away.
 Pierrette's Dream" one of Pathe s hand-colored pictures, opened the pro- gram and held the large crowd spell bound the entire time it was on the screen. Next came the Cameraphone. presenting "Ford and Emmett, a comedy sketch team. They were round ly applauded for the capable way in which they sang and acted "Jack and Jill," which, by the way, is one of the eatchiest songs heard in Globe. "The Georgia Minstrels next sang and told stories. To say they made good would be putting it mildly Tn the language of the show people, "they scored a knockout. '
 Manager Tupper announces an ex- ceptionally strong bill for the change tomorrow night, "Irish Justice,n side-splitting farce, which will be the Cameraphone headiner, and "The Pow CT of Labor" will be the feature silent picture
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15

heavy board on her breast. Then to. morrow when l come to take her to market the board will have made her scraggy breastbone almost invisible. and 1t will have given her very full, plump sides-no breastbone, fat sides the sure signs of fat and tender young chicken"
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15
Nocalixation.

Tho campaign speaker is the man Whose voice must now reach vast d. mensions, And yet his task is easier than To furnish cheering at conventions.
 Washington Star.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15
Today's Suggestion by Ellen Stan.
SMART eoREp SKIRT.

the fashion is for slender cnging favored but
 some way as by the insertion of pt or left side @ The modified waist with inserted ped practical
 
 i've when carried This design s for tailored for 1t equally
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15
All Kinds.

Some like it hot. Some ike 1t cold. Somo wouldn't note the diff Unless they're told.
 Cleveland News.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15
Resolution.

Breathes there a man with nose bright red Who never to himself hath said: This is my last. Right here I'll stop And never drink another drop?'
 Judge.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-15
We'll Met,

Who are yOu?' "I'm Fever Who are youT "Pm Ague."
 "Shaker"-St. Louis Republic.