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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-07-16
ORDINANCE NO. I4s.

An ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDNANCE TO
IMPROVE THE SANITARY CONDITION AND
PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE iNHABIr-
ANTS OF THE CITY OF ROCKY FORD.
Be y Ordained By the City Council of tho
section i. 1t shall be the duty of all DER.
sons. companies. co-partnerships. ditch COM
panies. railroad and railway companies. and
occupy or use any real estate within the cor,
pornte limits OF the City OF Rocky Ford and
ohsr ,hs
on their land within the corporate limits OF
said city. should weeds or other volunteer
vegetation be permitted to spring IN and
start to grow. the same shall be destroyed At
least twice between the frst days Of June
digging. or moving. or by some other effective
means; the hrst time between June LIST and
July 18th: the second time between August
Sec. 2 Any person. company. copartner-
ship. ditch company. railroad or railway COM
pany or any corporation. who owns. controls,
Rss the Or Of f's ssd City ea! a sSeHs
pS With tho se seeS9 Of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty Of q
Ssss snS se sse Thereof
not lees than 500. or more than SIS o.
Sec. .. In the event of anv person. COM
Or railroad company. who owns. controls.
manages. occupies or uses any real estate
within the sorporats I Limits y, oi sn,d CITY shall
prorisions Of the irst section 81 this or,ii.
nance, the City may cause said weeds and
and charge the actual cost and expense Of
the same to the person. company. corporation.
Who" Who owns, eoatrois. manages. occupies Or
uses said real estate.
Il shall be the duty Of the City Marshal to
hereby authorized and directed. in case the
provision OF this ordinance are disrcgarded
corporations heretofore mentioned TO enter
upon any premises or enclosure with such as
ssray nGs the s weeds @ % and % Voluntary rseas,fcn @ %
growing thereon. reporting to the City Coun-
eli the expense incurred in 50 doing; .iyinS
where he has been required 70 destroy such
weeds. and the ,erson whose duty i was to
ally. II feasible. or by publication; Of the not
ss II Il n ssd CITY
y saia ae Why he should not
Ing said weeds, after which the city Council
E,y. Em,y. Sy fesoll,iSn dI,y assSd direct the
The City .M.rshaI in subduine the weeds On
each particular trnct Of land. and II shall be
erty and to collect the same in tho same
hd G eG Of
Attest: g. \; fresIdipH eSdkRM9Si 1sIoer.
GEO. E. pREBLE. City Clerk. onn'er.
STATE OF COLORAOOl
County OF Otero SSS.
Gig Of Rocky Ford
l. Geo Z; Preble, City Clerk Of the City NJ
so;ny aSG.y rSrd: do hereby certify that the fore
meeting Of the City Council of tbc civ ~
fRoeky Ford held on the 2sth day OF june. A.
a.. EN', ana was at said meeting placed on ia
~, mrsd reading and read in full. and passed ON
Us \, nrsf reading and ordered pubiis1ed in the
naTy noGRy foru Enterprise as a proposed ordi-
ulsr meeting of the City Council heid on tse
~. I'm dsy OF July, A. D. 1909, said ordinance
Wa va pIaced on Its third reading and final
City OF Rocky Ford. Vi .4e
ID witness my baud and seal of the CITY Of
Isocky ford,this 18th day of July 1902
.sEALl GEO. Z. PREBLE, CITY Clerk. q
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ANSWER 1T HONESTLY.
Are the Statements of Rocky Ford
Citizens not More Reliable than
those Of Utter Strangers?

Are the Statements of Rocky Ford
Citizens not More Reliable than
those Of Utter Strangers7
This is vital question.
1t is fraught with interest to Rocky
Ford.
It permits of only one answer.
It cannot be evaded or ignored.
A Rocky Ford citizen speaks here.
Speaks far the welfare of Rocky Ford.
A citizens statement is reliable.
An utter strangers doubtful.
Home proof is the best proof.
A. Smith, $40 N. Twelfth street, Rocky
Ford. Colo. says: 81 have taken Doan's
Kidney Pills off and on for two years and
have found them very effective in re-
lieving kidney trouble. am certain that
my work which obliges me to stand a
great deal was the cause of my trouble.
One or two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills..
procured at Award & Braden's drug
store. entirely relieved the pain in my.
back and in return for this prompt bene-
fit. heartily endorse them. can also,
say that other members Of my family
have taken Doan's Kidney Pills with the
most gratifying results"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
gents. Foster-Mi Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's- and
take no other.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-07-16

length is very slow, whereas the ex-
pansion or widening out of the root
takes place.
In many instances where we cut
the main or top root of small beet
of two and three weeks of age the
plant made but very slow growth af-
ter such cutting, or died entirely;
where the same operation was per-
formed on older plants no serious re-
suits were noticed. This in a manner
proved that during the early period
of the. plants life the top root is the
root that aids largely in supplying the
this function is lost and the duties OF
supporting the plant falls upon the
hberous roots.
In much of the haphazard cultiva-
ton that we see in the beet fields, the
fiberous roots are practically pruned
or trimmed off of the plants with the
cultivator, by the destruction of the
roots we destroy that portion of the
plant that cause it to develop; in
other words We retard the plants
growth for such a length of time as is
required for the roots to again deve1-
op and continue their functions.
To cultivate properly we should de-
stroy as few roots as possible, this
tnen means deep cultlvation IN the
early stages of the beet's growth foI
the purpose of loosening the soil, and
a gradual shallow cultivation toward
the later part of the season.
We have often seen fields where
farmers irrigate in order to keep from
eultivating; there is a great difference
between the two; cultivation is moi
for the sole purpose of destroying
weeds but to loosen the soil so that
the roots may penetrate it more cas-.
lily and to get air into it. By irri.
eating we obtain just the opposite o.
that which is desired, We pack the sol
and shut the air from the roots.
The one great lesson that we musi
learn more thoroughly than all else
in beet culture is more and better cul
tivation; but not too late in the sea.
son as then We break too many leave:
from the plants and this is detrimen'
tai for the best results.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-07-16
Library Notes

The weather has been little hot even
for the summeryest kind Of summe r
reading. and the book drawing has fallen
off little.
The reading room has been bsautifisd
I by the bringing in Of several large house
plants by friends Of the library. and their
verdurs helps to temper the conscious
ness OF heat, II it does not actually lower
the mercury.
! The boys have been calling for AlRsr
books. and now by the kindness Of
Manderson and Kenneth Evans the
library has half dozen Of the most
entertaining Of them. They are: Grit, the
Young Boatman; The Young Acrobat;
Risen from the Ranks; In Search Of
Treasure; Ralph Raymond's Heir; and
Herberto carter's Legacy. They are
eataloced and on the shelves ready for
drawing.
BY the kindness Of Clarence Harley we
are to have the fine American Boy on the
reading table each month after his
reading Of Il.
Some good vacation day reading " Ill
b found in recent issues Of the Field &
Stream and Outdoor Life. given to the
library by Mr.. winterhalter. There are
most Of the issues for 1908 and Of. 900
to date.
-Four more Of Marie Corelli are now
added to those previously on the shelves.
They are: A Romance Of Two
Worlds; wormwood; Ardath and
Vendetta.
Then there are added four stories Of
Conan Doyle's Ibis best; Mispah Clarke:
TheFnm Of Girdlestone; The White Com
pany: and A Study in Scarlet.
Some local interest ought to center in
that book Of our once popular colorad
Congressman. John G. Bell: The Pilgrims
and the Pioneer. The library has II now
on the shelves.
To Charles Reads Hard Cash and The
Cloister and the Hearth-an exceptionally
good story-there has been added this
week that old favorite Put Yourself in
His Place,
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Baprlsr Rev. A. H. Beaver - Sunday
School, e:45 a. m.; Morning service.
ll:oO a. M; B. Y. P. u, $3.50 p. M;
Evening service. 500 .. m.
Morning service by Miss Pearl Brown;
no evening service.
CHRlsrAN-Leon V. Stiles, Minister-Sun-
day School. GAS am; Morning service,
ll:oO a.m.; c. E. $50 p. M; Evening
service. 800 Pm. .
FIRST METHODIST - Rev. Frank W. Otto
Sunday School, e:4o a. M: Morning
Service, a. M; Junior League. 500
p.m.; Epworth League, 200 p. m
Evening Service. 800.
Morning subject: "The Lords Lead
ing" evening subject. "Disappontments. =
PRsssYrER1AN-Rev. w. |. Davenport
Sunday School, $40 a. m.; Morning
service. HOO; Junior c. E.. 500 pm.
Peoples MIssloN-Rev. c. c. Beatty
sunday School, lO:OO d.H.s FIeo0hInR
at ll:oo a. m. 2:5o and 800 p. m.
SALVATION ARMY-Sunday School, 1000
a. M; Holiness meeting. l:00 a. M;
Family gathering. 500 p.m.; Salvation
meeting, 1880 p. m. Meetings each
night except Monday at 8 o'clock.
GERMAN BAPrrsr-David Hamm, Elder
Sunday School. 1000 a. M; Morning
sermon. ll:oo am; Christian Work.
srs, $3.50 .. m.; Evening service, $500
.. m. Visitors are welcome.
FIRST CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SocIKrY-Mrs.
Anna Louise Norris Clark, First Reader
Services every Sunday at 200 am.
Sunday School. 1000 .. m. Wednss-
day evening service at 8 o'clock.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-07-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

UEFAHTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
U. y. LAND OFFICE At PUEBLO, Colo,
July g. 1905
Notice Is hereby given that Charles z, Tut
1907, made Homestead Entry. No. 1911. for
WI Sws. Section IS. Township IS. Range
tention to make Final Communication Proof to
establish claim to the land above described
before Clerk Of District Court, at La Junta,
The claimant names as witnesses: VIM, O.
Albright, II. L. Brannon, W. W. Thomas. Mi
pas, Colo.
-lop S. ABBEY, Register.
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Notice Of Administrators Sale
In the Matter Of tho Estate Of I
Milton Reynolds, Deceased

Milton Reynolds, Deceased
BY Virtue of an Order and Decree OF the
County Court of Otero County. made on the
petition Of the undersigned Administrator
Of the estate Of Milton Reynolds deceased, on
the 5i.t day OF January. A. d. 1909, shall. on
the 9Th day Of August, A. d. 1903. At the hour
OF 10 O'Clock A. NJ. sell at priv ate sale, to the
highest and best bidder. at my Office in Rocky
Ford, tho following described real estate OF
said deceased. to-wit: Lot - In Block No. -
and Lot II in Block u. City OF Rocky Ford
Otero county. State Of Colorado, upon the
following terms. viz: Cash.
At the conclusion OF such sale the purchas-
er will be entitled to a certificate OF purchase
and upon the approval OF such sale by tho
Court the purchaser will be entitled to deed
Of said real property.
JOEL W. TODD, Administrator
Of the Estate OF Milton Reynolds. Deceased.
Dated at La Junta. this sth day Of July. A.
d. 1870. 10
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-07-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
LAND OFFICE At PUEBLO, Colo.

July III, ItU0
Notice IL hereby given that Anna Jones
(formerly james,. of Rocky Ford. Colo. who
on January "a 1919 made Homsstead Entry.
No. 131s3, for SWA Section u, Township 22S
Range 55w. 9th Pr. Meridian, has filed notice
Of Intention to make Final year Proof, to
establish claim to the land above described,
before Clerk Of District Court. at La Junta,
Colo. on the 18th day OF August. 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses: Clyde Orr,
w. 7. STARK Henry Bowman and II. W. En-
.1lp A. g. ABBEY, Register.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-07-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
DEPARTMENT OF TUE INTERIOR.
U. s. LAND OfHICE AT PUEBLO, CoLo.

juno g. 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Lorenlo G.
Swink. Of Rocky Ford. Colo. who. on Jan. IA
Lots and I, StiNwH. Sec. 1, Lot 1, SEX NEs
Sec. 9. 2ts and 81 SCI: Section Is. Township
notice of Intention to make Final Proof, TO
establish claim to the land above described.
before the United States Land Office, Al
Pueblo. Colorado, on the nth day of Septem-
bcr, 1900.
Claimant names as witnesses :HiramA. .Daw-
ley, Schuyler D. Swink. Belle Daring, Lewis
Swink. ali OF Rocky Ford. Colo.
50 s. A. ABBEY. Register.
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Cane seed in l00.pound lots
$500 per hundredweisht. II
you have any ground not planted
il will pay you to raise cane.
Now is the best time TO plant.
D. V. BurrelI.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-07-16
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to thank those whe were
present at the entertainment given at the
City Park for the benefit Of the eolored
Baptist church. Your presence and lib
eral patronage made it success.
L. W. Harris, Pastor.
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How Heavy Is Il Pound.

The 9avorite question with the
school committeeman of olden time
| was, we are told, What is the
heavier, pound Of feathers or a
pound Of lead? The first rash an
swer used almost always to be, "A
pound Of lead" Then, of course, from
the older pupils would come the re-
ply, Both alike"
If this question were asked to-day
the od-time querist might receive a
decided surprise, for the pound Of
feathers could easily be proved to be
the heavier. A single experiment IS
all the evidence needed.
With any accurate scales weigh out
pound of lead, using ordinary shot
for convenience. Pour the shot into
one Of the pans Of a balance. For the
feathers, a light muslin bag will be
needed, and care must be taken that
feathers and bag together do not weigh
more than pound. When the bag
Of feathers is put into the other pan
of the balance, the beam will, after
ly level.
SO far the verdict Both alike"
seems to be proved. But place the
balance on the receiver of an air
pump, with lead and feathers undis-
turbed. Cover the whole with the
glass bell jar, and exhaust the air.
Slowly the feathers sink, and the lead
kicks the beam. The pound of feath-
ers IS heavier than the pound Of lead
The truth Is that what we call n
pound was not such In fact; for the
atmosphere huoys up everything
within it in proportion to the bulk Of
the object and the feathers. being of
greater bulk than the lead. are sup
ported by the air to a considerably
greater extent than the lead. Re
moved from this supporting medium,
their true weight is made evident.
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ers), as the deniZens Of these floating
apart from the rest of the Cantonese
The shore dwellers regard them as be-
longing to a lower social order and
indeed they have many customs pecu-
liar to themselves which mark them as
seperate community. How the swarm
Ing masses Of them contriye to support
existence is mystery, but their chief
mode Of employment is in carrying mer-
chandise and passengers from place to
place. In some cases the daughters of
the family 90 ashore to work in fac
tories, as do the girls of other coun-
tries; but the years earnings of a Chi
neSe factory girl would scarce suffice to
buy single hat for her Western sis
ter. OF course as against this low rate
of pay the standard of living is CORE.
spondingly different.
The houses which make up these vast
floating slums are of all sizes Sons
are but 10 feet long. From these
cramped dimensions, however, they
range up to a length of so or GO feet
A boat large enough to accommodate a
family Of moderate size can be obtained
for $50, and since the anchorage Is free
it is obvious that the Tankia effect
many savings impossible to the shore
dWeller.-Iady' Realm
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THE STRENGTH OF AN EAGLE.
Weight the Bird Could Garry IN Flight
His Strong Claws.

While | cannot give any positive proof
OF now much Il bald eagle can carry.
should suppose that lie could carry At
least as much IN proportion to his weight
as a hawk or "A horned owl. | have the
recorded weight of a male bald eagle
weighing "a pounds and 4 female
weighing T. pounds
\ horned owl Will weigh from ( to ;
pounds, and | have several times known
one TO carry of a large house eat. One
was very large one aud the owner
told me he euuu3 hear the cat cry as he
was being carried oil. Now, any one
who will weight a large house cat Will
find it to weigh NJ east 10 pounds
| have seen a goshawk carry OF hen
fully twice its own weight. and | have
taken from a marsh hawk 4 very large
chicken which would weight more than
twice what the hawk would. The marsh
hawk is one of our weakest hawks. bur
he had carried this chicken over a quar-
.er Of a mile Ny belief is that if
hawk or horned owl can carry more than
twice its weight tand | know positively
that they can that an eagle could. il
occasion required, do as much in proper
ton to bis weight, winch would be to
carry Is or % pounds.
once, when uu eagle, shot through the
body with Il rIlc boil. lay on his back
appended a long road skid and dropped
il on HIM. BEFORE il reached him he
stretched up and caught it in his claws
above him. | walked mp on the skid
and stood above him and he easily held
ur and the skid, which should judge
would weigh more dian 20 pounds
/ took pains to be weighed the same day
and weighed - pounds Tut stick
iii the claw at wounded eagle and
/ let him grasp a small tree With the 9TH
4 ar ANA the man must be stronger than
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the past are worthy of record Accord
Ing to Mr.. Churchill, tins deadly insect
first appeared in the Kingdom of
Uganda in the summer of 1891. and
within five years had killed two out of
three of all the inhabitants, no less than
100000 persons dying from the poison
which he spread. at might have been
expected" wrote Sir H. Hesketh Bell.
the governor of Uganda, TO Mr.. Churchill.
in reply to a query on the subject, that
even though the negroes showed inability
to grasp the theory of the transmission
of disease by the agency of insects. the
undeuiable headlines of the countries
bordering on the lake shore would have
induced them to flee from the stricken
land and IA have sought in the healthier
districts inland refuge from the
pestilencc that was Staying them by
thousands An extraordinary fatalism,
however seems to have paralyZed the
natives, and while deploriug the sadness
of their fate. they appear to nave az
"rpted death almost with apathy
Conditions Are Improved
But the hoIpleS4uess Of the native has
given place 10 the knowledge of the
white man, before which the tSetse-tly
has fallen back. and the sleeping sick
ness. if not conquered, il less TO be feared
than few years ago. Miles Of brush
fertile breeding places Of disease, have
been cut away, and in its place is grow
ing the vigorous Citronella grass.
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antiseptic Thousands Of soldiers treated with
standardized amounts Of this vaccine. AS to whether
the results justified the trouble and disagreeabe effects
Of the treatment there is great diversity of opinion.
The statistics of the British Office considered
unfavorabe and the prophyacc NEGOTIATIONS have been
officially discontinued. Wright has claimed that the
general results favorable, and in this opinion he
is supported by the majority Of the medical men who
followed the experiments
Metschniko has placed the great weight Of his judg
in favor of the utility Of continued trial Of the
prophyactc According Wright the most exact data
those in regard to the army men isolated at the
siege Ladysmith and here there only oneeghth
many among the vaccinated as among the
vaccinated with the mortality very much lower In the
former. Wright has found that especially good protec
ton is afforded by successive vaccinations He
njecs simultaneously in the first dose about 100000
dead typhoid bacili and in the second given approx
matey a week later. 1000 OCO-Harpers
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ROOSEVELT GUEST OF
GOVERNOR OF HORTA.
Steamship Hamburg Stops at Azores
Port and Ex President Goes
Ashore

HORTA, Fayal Azores, March %
The steamship Hamburg with Theodore
Roosevelt and the members of his party
on board, put in here today to leave the
mails. The stay in port was short one
only.
y. De Freitas, the governor of IIorta
came out to the Hamburg and welcomed
Mr.. Roosevelt, after which the members
of the Roosevelt party We're taken
ashore by the governor and driven
through the town. There was no official
reception.
Mr.. Roosevelt attended dance on
board the Hamburg Saturday evening
He did not dance but his son Kermit
took part in the entertainment and
danced with several Of the young ladies'
on board.
All the members Of the Roosevelt par
ty are well
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OLD TIME STAGE DRIVERS.
Carrying Mail and Passengers Over
Connecticut Coach Line.


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horse Concord United States mail and
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