Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-30
GEN ERAL.

President Taft had a thoroughly en-.
joyable time Wednesday among his
home folks of Cincinnati.
As result OF eating toad stools in
mistake for mushrooms. two are dead
and two dying at Orange. N. J.
Gen. Charles r. Brayton. the blind
leader Of the Rhode Island Republi-
cans. died at Providence. r. l.. Friday.
Indianapolis has been selected as the
next convention city by the sovereign
grand lodge. Independent Order Of Odd
Fellows.
Forty-two persons were killed in an
interurban trolley wreck between
Bluffton and Fort Wayne. Ind.
Wednesday.
The national encampment OF the G.
A. r.. at its final session. postponed
action Of placing statue of Robert E.
Lee In statuary hall.
Telegraph operators on the Monon
railroad wero notified of a . per cent
raise in wages. effective September /.
The operators also obtained other con-
cessions.
Packages Of all American cigarettes
and tobaccos are being reduced In size
by the manufacturers to make up for
the increased revenue taxes imposed
by the tariff.
Announcement was made here Fri.
day by the Morris Packing Company
of Chicago Of the purchase In Mex.
leo Of 250.00O acres Of land. which Is
to comprise one OF the largest ranches
in the world.
The lowest death rate on record for
the United States il reported by tho
Census Bureau bulletin on mortality
statistics for 1909. The rate. which Is
given at fifteen per thousand Of the
Professionally estimated population last
year was four.tenths per cent. less
than the estimate made in the year
1909 for the registration area An era
Of lower mortality Is predicted from
now on by the census officers.
Representatives of Mrs. Mathilda NJ.
Chesbrough Of Newton. Mass. have
paid over $39 900 to the custom author.
tiles In settlement OF a $4,000 fine i'm
posed on her for smuggling and in re-
demption OF q pearl necklace seized
last year. The case has been long con.
tested but Mrs. Chesbrough was con-
vinced that the only way for her to get
her necklace was by paying the fine
and the value Of the goods seized.
The bond Of sentiment that has
welded together the hearts of the
north and the south was never more
in evidence than at the formal opening
OF the forty-fourth national encamp-
ment Of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. II is probable that there may
pever be another encampment held by
the G. A. r. The movement to bring
together all the survivors OF the civil
war has grown wonderfully. Samuel
r. vanSant, one time governor of Min
nesota. declared himself in favor of the
idea. General Daniel E. Sickles also
favored the plan. Two great demon
strations OF patriotism and love drew
together thousands of survivors.
Samples of the new Red Cross
Christmas seals to be used this year
were received Thursday by the Ma.
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention OF tuberculosis. While
the sticker is perforated like those
used last year. 1t is intended for use
only as a seal on the back Of letters.
The seal Is one inch square. with the
conventional red cross In the center.
and the words Merry Christmas. Hap
py New Year, American Red Cross" in
a circle about 1t. The colors are red and
green. Twenty-Five millions Of these
seals are being printed. and 1t is hoped
to sell 100.0O0.O00 before New Year.
Many national questions OF import.
ance are to be considered at the TWEEN.
ty-first annual session of the Trans.
Mississippi Commercial congress. to
be held at San Antonio, Tex. Novem.
her 1926, the call for which was Is.
sued Sunday.
At the G. A. r. encampment at At.
lantic City. N. j., one thing noticed at
the various meetings was the definite
shape the movement for increasing the
pensions Of veterans is taking. The
cry is "A dollar day for life" The
national encampment Is expected to
take up the matter.