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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-12-01
RED CROSS SEALS
Will Again Be Sold to Help Maintain
tuberculosis Campaign.

1
The American Red Cross Christ
mas Seal will again be sold during
the month of December, Postmaster
General Hitchcock having accepted
the design. and permission has just
been granted by the Federal Govern
ment permitting the sale of the seals
i'll all the post Offices of Colorado
The proceeds from the sale of these
seals i'll this state go to maintain the
campaign against tuberculosis in Col
orado.
Announcement is made from the
office of the Colorado Association for
| the Prevention and Control of Tut
| berculosis, Room 20 Second Floor
State Capitol, Denver. which is the
representative OF the American Red
Cross in this state, that in order 10
stimulate interest in the sale of the
of those who thus help the fight
| against the Great White Plague" in
Colorado, a first award of a four hun
| dred dollar Kurtzmann piano, donat-
ed by the Knight Campbell Music
company of Denver, Colorado, and
now on display at their sales rooms,
1925 California street, Denver, will
be awarded TO the city of one thou
sand population or above making the
highest per capita sale of the Red
Cross Christmas Seal
Also five street drinking fountains.
one to district, will be- given to the
town OF one thousand population or
oyer, in that district making the
highest per capita sale.
Third award. Il complete equipment
Tor an open air school to the city of
fvc thousand population or over max
n.
Fourth premium. 900 sanitary drink
ing cups and cup cabinet.
The premiums are SO attractive
that they ought to enlist the enthus-
iastic effort of public schools, Sun
day schools. lodges. womens' clubs.
labor unions and every public spirit
ed citizen.
The seals are placed on sale
Thanksgiving day and the selling sea-
son closes December 81, 1911. The
Association provides the seals and
all advertising matter without cost to
the towns competing All unsold
seals are returnable, payment being
required only for those sold or not
returned.
The plan outlined by the Associa-
ton makes it possible for the small
est town i'll the state to enter the
campaign on an equal basis and with
an equal chance OF success with the
larger towns.
The Association suggests that each
town appoint campaign manager.
and seals can be ordered at once, so
that all may be ready for the opening
of the selling season on Thanksgiv-
-ng day.
The advertising of the Seal cam
paign is up-to-date and Includes
among other things a moving picture
film prepared by the Edison COM
pany. entitled The Awakening OF
John Bond which is released to the
moving picture shows of the whole
country on December fifth.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-12-01
Entertain drocers and Butchers

Tuesday was the time for the regular
bi-monthly meeting of the Rocky Ford
Grocers and Butchers association, and in
response to a notice from President
George Bernard the meeting was held at
his elegant home on South Eighth street.
But there was something more than a
mere business proposition to this meeting.
as the members were afterward RECALLED
with dinner such as seldom falls to the
lot of even the plutoeratie market men.
Turkey and fixings, with all the delicaoies
Of the season, were spread in bounteous
plenitude, and the only disconsolate one
in the bunch was Pap" Shelton, whose
store teeth have not yet arrived and he
was forced to renige on the Thanksgiving
bird. Yet even he found a plenty and
with the rest of the dozen present greatly
enjoyed the hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-12-01
OLD VETERANS
Most Enjoyabiy Entertain Ladies' of
Auxiliary Orders

Last Friday afternoon over seventy
people gathered at |. o. o. F. Hall to
partake Of the hospitality of Wadsworth
Post. 6. A. R. There were several of the
Department officers Of the W. r, c. and
Ladies Of the G. A. R. present and the
following program was carried out:
America Audience
Address Of Welcome - Commander Hall
Marching Thro' Georgia ia-------- Audience
Address by Department. President of
w. r. Co. Mrs. Watson, Pueblo
Address by Department Inspector Of
W. r. C.------M Mrs. St.Clair. Denver
Address oy Junior Vioe-President.
La dies of G. A. r. Hattie Green
Original Poem &C. w. Fenlason
Tenting on the Old Camp Ground d---
Mrs. G. M. Hall
Reei.auon-"The Old Grand Army
Boys Miss Ruth Hall
Tramp. Tramp, the Boys are March,
ing"- Audience
At the conclusion Of the program the
guests matched Numbers and in this way
got their partners for the supper. which
was laid on one long table in the center
of the room. Mesdames M. W. Hall and
w. L. Boyd assisted the old soldiers in
receiving their guests and Misses Ruth
Hall, Edna Whitehead. Juanita Boyd and
Kathleen Monkman served. This was just
one Of the delightful functions these
young folks" are always arranging
for their friends and II any other organi-
zation has more good times that the G.
A. r. members we have yet to find it out.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-12-01
ROCKY FORD COLORADO. FRIDAY, DECEMBER J.. l9ll

Colorado, that should interest and
attract the people, and that was the
Santa Fe trail and the Rainbow
route: that he believed that the news
paper men of the valley ought to get
together and help this route all they
could, suggestion in which the ed
itors present unanimously agreed.
and said that it would be their en-
deavor to make this the great public
highway across the state.
DR.. Merritt OF the c. F. and |.
Co.. was called upon and told the
newspaper men a great deal about the
work that company was doing in the
way of helping and uplifting those in
its employ. 1t was an address filed
with information which is probably
not generally known to the public at
large even in Pueblo. and certainly
unknown or uderstood by those out
side of Pueblo His address was lis
teed to with great interest and when
he closed. showing what that COM
pany has done it was agreed that this
corporation had more soul than was
generally credited to it.
Tom lyman, the popular warden OF
the penitentiary, when called upon foi
some remarks, at once launched into
that subject which is at all times
nearest and earest to his heart-good
roads. He told what was being done
and had been done with convict la
Dor, how this work was not only re-
sulting in good roads, but was also
resulting in making better men of
those who were unfortunate enough
to be serving time. Now that the
courts have decided that the money
is available for certain work, he said
that it was his desire to keep the men
out and that he would see that they
were kept out on good roads if the
pay the actual costs of maintaining
the camps. This talk found respon-
sive chord in those present. and cv-
cry newspaper man returned home
with feeling that he wohld exert
every effort to aid in this good roads
movement. and at the same time aid
in the work for hrmanity being un-
dertaken by Warden lyman.
Those who attended the banquet
were: Fred Marvin. Democrat. Las
Animas: +. S. Savage. advertising
agent. Santa Fe railroad, Topeka:
Pat Byrnes, Indicator, Pueblo: DR..
A.. T. King. Pueblo; Dane Elliott.
Telegram. Colorado Springs; R. NJ.
McClintock, Leader. Pueblo; +. s.
Hoag, Star-Journal. Pueblo; l.. N.
Lallinger. Chieftain. Holly: NJ. r.
McCauley, Democrat. La Junta; s.
A. Crary. News. Lamar: J. w.
Woodbury., Sun. Manzanola: Jack
Lacy. Gazette. Rocky Ford. John +.
Marlman, Colt Canal company. Las
Animas: j. H. Shaw. Chieftain. Pu-
eblo: c. G. Nikirk. city passenger
agent Santa Fe. Pueblo: DR.. Walter
Morritt, Colorado Fuel and Iron CO..
Pueblo: Tom lyman. warden state
penitentiary. Canon City: J. II. Jen-
kins. secretary Commerce club, Pu-
eblo.
1t was nearly midnight whc nthc
editors and their guests left the BAN
quet table with a rising vote of thanks
to Frank Hoag for having arranged
the banquet. and to the Vail hotel for
having served so excellent a spread.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-12-01
sUPERsEDEAs APPLIED FOR
And Bob Harris Will Likely Not be
Hanged Week of Dec. Q.

Taking the fact that a supersedcas
had been applied for in the Bob Har-
ris case the Denver yellow newspa-
pers last Friday contained the fol-
lowing. of which the only truth is
the fact of the killing and that the cit
liens were righteously indignant.
The Enterprise seriously questions
whether half dozen men could be
found in Rocky Ford who do not
think that Niger Bob" got one OF
the faircst trails that criminal ever
received and that the penalty was just
arL .h"ild be enforce l.
Robert Harris, the negro who last
July shot ami killed Chief OF Police
J. B. Craig. of Rocky Ford, and J.
\. kipper, the night marshal there,
will not be hanged during the week
of December 9th in fulfllment of
the sentence imposed on him by the
district court after his conviction on
the charge of murder. Harris attor-
ney. Lyman Henry, on Thursday filed
application in the supreme court for
a writ of supersedeas. Hhis applica-
ton acts automatically as a stay OF
sentence until it has been ruled upon
by the supreme court.
"At the time of the killing OF the
chief of police and marshal citizens
of Rocky Ford were SO indignant that
there was serious talk OF lynching.
and Governor Shafroth was obliged
to call out the national guard to pro-
tect the negro.
Since that time public feeling has
died down. and there is said to be a
popular belief that the death penalty
was not fully justified bv the testi-
mony at the trial-that the officers
had been beating the negro before he,
shot them. For that reason it is said.
the granting OF supersedeas would
not cause any strong indignation in
the very community where the
thouoht OF lynching was once enter
tanned.
There are thirty-seven specific.
and mostly technical. assignments OF
error in the application for superse-
deas." .
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-12-01
WEDDING BELLS
Fowler the Scene of Happy Event OF
Interest to Rocky Ford People

IntcrcSt 10 ROCKY FOTu feOple
An event which is of interest to many
people here is the marriage in Fowler of
Arthur Willard,son of Mr.. and Mrs, E. F.
Willard. formerly of Rocky Ford and Miss
Ivy Seiota. niece of Mr.. C. E. Barrow.
also of this city, which was performed by
the pastor of the M. E. church at the
home of the groom's parents in the pre-
sence Of more than one hundred guests.
To the beautiful strains of Mendalssohns
wedding march played by Miss Roberts.
the bride and groom. accompanied by
Miss Ella Barrow as bridesmaid and Mr.
Client Scott as groomsman. took their
places beneath a wedding bell made of
cream roses and took the solemn vows
which made them husband and wife.
Cream and pink was the color scheme
throughout. The bride was exquisitely
gowned in a handsome cream messaline
while Miss Barrow was most fetching in
a beautiful gown Of pink messaline veiled
with cream marquisette.
A sumptuous wedding supper was
served after the ceremony.
The Enterprise joins with their many
friends in wishing the young couple a
happy and prosperous voyage through life.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-12-01
ELKs MEmoRIALNsERvIcE
Opera House p. m, Sunday, Dec. }.
Everyb body Invited

March-"Pontifioial". ......... Orchestra
Memorial Ritual. :. Officers of the Lodge
Solo-"To Mind Worn and Weary.
............ ..r. z. mart
Memorial Ritual. Officers of the Lodge
Opening Ode-"Auld Lang Syne".
.......... .Quartette and Audience
Prayer..... -.... Chaplain Of the Lodge
Quartette-"Jesus Lover of my Soul. :.
Miss Sheldon. Soprano; Mrs. H. G.
Sieman. Alto; Leroy B. Elser. Tenor;
F. E. Hart. Bass.
Funeral March. Orchestra
Eulogy-"Deceased Brothers. .........
Brother n. J. Sprinkler
Solo-"How Lovely are Thy DWELL
ings". .... Miss Pansy Sheldon
Memorial Address. Brother James A
Orr. Colorado Springs
Come Ye Disconsolate" Quartette
Closing ceremonies. Officers Of the Lodge
Benediction. on............R Rev. o. L. Orton
Soldiers Chorus from Faust. Orchestra
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-12-01
KNIGHTS Elect Officers

At the regular meeting Of Valley Lodge
No. 90. K. of p, on Monday evening the
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year:
C. C.-J. C. Vaughn
v. C.-J. C. Church
Prelate-H. E. Morris
M. of W. F, W. Smith
M. at At. J. Bradshaw
X. of r. and S.-W. J. Seller
M, of F.-F. Y. Hauck
M. of Ex.-W. F. Green
I G.-Charles Mcintosh
o. G.-F. J Kincaide
Trustee-D. n. Green
Sharp County record., 1911-06-02
REASON FOR ADVERTISIN G

They say that Arkansas is awak-
ening. That's absolutely true. And
it's high time.
Looking around over the state,
it's a bit hard to believe that Ark
ansas is a century old. If one
wished to be merely complimentary
he might say Of her that she bears
her age remarkably we'll. If he
wished to be critical, he might say
that she has dawdled along inexcus-
ably in her growth and develop
ment.
After a hundred years of life, any
state, lying right in the heart of
things, inconceivably rich in all
natural resources, with farming
lands equal to any demand that
may be made upon them, ought to
have got somewhere" Arkansas
hasn't. Compare her development
with that of any neighbor state,
and she's miles and miles behind.
What's the trouble? How does it
happen that Oklahoma, for instance,
in her callow youth, lying right next
door, has won recognition in de-
cade, while Arkansas, with as much
Sharp County record., 1911-06-02
D E S c r | B Z D

''Dinah," remarked the judge,
you are charged by your husband
with having hit him with malicious
intent. Are you guilty or not gull
ty?"
"Yo' honah, ah amt nevah hit
dat wuffless nieeah wit merlicious
intent in nah whole life. De fac's
O de mattah is, yo' honah, w'ot |
did hit dat nieeah wild was muh
soap paddle, an if muh hans hadn't
dun been so sweaty frum wo'kin'
muh fool self t deaf f'r t buy him
his vittles dat de paddle slipped, |
suttinly wud ah put dat nieeah in
de horspitle so dat he couldn't a
come trashin' around claimin' dat |
hit i'm wit sumrin dat | nevah had
in muh whole life" WIN. M. Maup-
in in The Commoner.
Sharp County record., 1911-06-02

or more to offer in opportunities,
has Jagged and drowsed for ten
times that span?
There's just one possible answer.
I don't know the motto of the state
ofEArkansas; hut it might be this:
we don't advertise" That express
es exactly the spirit of the state in
the last hundred years.
This long time the rest of the
southwest has been quick with new
life. Arkansas has slept. This
long time the rest of the southwest
has held the center Of the stage in
immigration affairs. Arkansas has
stood in the wings, a mere "supe."
This long time the rest of the
southwest has been working out its
destiny in sweat and blood. Ark
ansas has loafed and Whitfield
National Magazine.
Sharp County record., 1911-06-02
Fso r H. McCaleb performed his

ESQ. 7. H. McCaleb performed his
first marriage ceremony Sunday
when he said the words uniting Mr..
Ester Wilburn and Miss Annie
Schultz in the holy bonds Of matri-
mony. They are popular young
people of their neiehborhood and
have many friends who wish them
a long and happy life.-Hardy Her
aid.
Sharp County record., 1911-06-02
noRtb HRRansos

+ Douglass Robinson, the negro boy
caught rihing postoiiice boxes at
Newport two Or three months ago,
has been sentenced to three years
in the reform school at Washington,
D. C.
It is said that hogs are taking the
town of Mountain Home, in the alb
sense of a stock law which some Of
the citizens are clamoring for
AGAINST the wishes Of a number OF
other citizens.
A fine of $50 was assessed against
G. O. Heinrich at Mountain Home
recently for selling cider, which, 1t
is said, would produce drunkenness.
The company that makes the drink
Guarantee 1t to be free of alcohol,
and they pay the fines.
Mineral water from Lithia Springs,
located a few miles from Cotter, is
being shipped in large quantities,
and also the place is receiving some
extensive advertising as a health
resort. Very recently the springs
were purchased by a party OF Chi
cago capitalists.
A writer to a Mountain Home
paper complains Of the wretclied
condition Of roads in his section OF
the county, charging that one par
ticular highway had not been touch
ed by an overseer more than ten
times in 25 years, and shows how
other towns Oct trade that rightly
belongs to Mountain Home because
of the neglected conditions OF high
ways.
Beginning July / the Wells-Fareo
Express Company will displace the
Pacific Express Company on the
Iron Mountain railroad and other
lines of the Gould system. The
Wells-Fargo Is controlled by the
! Rockefeller interests, while the
Pacific is dominated by the Gould
lines and owing to these facts the
change came as Il complete sur
prise to the public
Officer DeCamp of Batesville re-
ceived some painful injuries about
the face few nights ago while
taking COW to the city pound.
He had rope tied about the cows
neck, and the animal refused to
be driven and began to rear and
pitch and, after getting the unhappy
officer pretty well mixed up with
the rope, began to run, dragging her
tonnentor considerable distance ov-
er the rough ground
Sharp County record., 1911-06-02

The pearling season is at hand.
A cornet band has been organic
ed at Batesville,
Cotter is to have a new school
building this summer.
Wyatt is the name of a new post
office in1zard county.
The lizard county delinquent tax
list contains 243 tracts.
The delinquent tax list in Baxter
county contained 429 tracts.
A play is being preparing by a
few of Melbournes young people.
Baxter county has a citizen who
bears the strange name of Corpse.
The spraying of cattle for ticks
began in Baxter county this week.
The lizard County Teachers lnsti-
tute meets at Melbourne tomorrow,
The Holy Rollers, a religious sect,
are holding a meeting at Flippin,
Baxter county.
Twenty-one divorces were grant
ed at a recent term OF Jackson
chancery court.
Bill Hockaday, the travelling
preacher, has just closed a success
full revival at Mountain Home.
V. L. Pascoe, while doing some
work on a Newark building, fell and
broke his wrist few days since.
Nathan Earles, a negro boy, fell
under the wheels Of a train at
Batesville lately and his left foot
was cut off.
A new mill firm has been organ
lied at Calico Rock, and the mills
will be equal to any in this section
of the country.
A child of Mrs. Boggs of Tucker
man died one day last week from
the effects of drinking quantity OF
concentrated lye.
The School Improvement Asso'
citation Is q very live organization
at Calico Rock, and Is composed OF
the ladies' of the town
Henderson Is but II miles from
| Mountain Home, yet a letter going
from one of the places to the other
has to travel 800 miles via the mail
route.
The Mountain Home College and
the public school Of that town have
consolidated with view of adding
to the educational advantages OF
the town and surrounding commun-
ity.
Sharp County record., 1911-06-02
A FEW THOUGHTS AS WE PASS

Der who day in and day out gives
his endorsement and vote to appro-
priation after appropriation until ne
has assisted in making more appro-
priations than the tax rate will
meet is, to be consistent, bound to
Give his vote also to an increase IN
taxes. If he did not want to pay
the appropriations why fritter away
time and money making them? If
the appropriations are just and nee
essary then, after making them, it
requires a coward to refuse to pro-
vide a means Of meeting them. Is
that proposition correct? We trust
the members of the legislature will
not overwhelm this office with
answers all at once.
No doubt a good many members
of the legislature suffered from
stage fright during the closing days
of the regular session and learned
to sympathize with others who have
been on ground located between the
devil and the deep sea. Having
spent more than four solid months
in the gay capital doing practically
nothing, besides making more ap-
propriations than the revenue would
take care of; the state broke; the
treasury carrying a deficit; public
indignation behind and just in front;
afraid to raise taXes-that was a
mess. How did the legislature set
tie the matter9 Very easily. The
legislature tucked its tail and went
home, leaving the state in four
pecks of fixes and somebody else
holding the bag. Of course that
was right; otherwise the legislature
would not have done it.
Suppose that when the Sharp
County Quorum Court meets next
October the members would, blind
ly and unintellieently, 60 ahead
making appropriations for the coun-
ty government until that part OF
the work is completed. Then it is
discovered that the appropriations
exceed the amount of money five
mill tax, the usual rate in this
county, will bring into the treasury.
What would the Quorum Court doy
Either one Of two things, we vouch
for it. The Quorum Court would
either raise the tax rate to meet
the appropriations or reduce the
appropriations to fit the tax rate,
If the Quorum Court should do
neither; should adjourn and 90
home, leaving the county without
means Of support; with a lot of ap-
preparations it could not meet
then the Quorum Court would be
doing for Sharp county exactly
what the legislature did for the
state of Arkansas. Would you have
thought 1t Of grown meng Nurse,
please bring the bibbs and pima
fores--soap and water, too.
When this paper talks about the
legislature il does so because ii be-
lieVes the legislature needs 10 De
talked about II would not be fair
not to say there are some good
men in the legislature. There are,
but none understand better than
they that they are bound and
eaesed, helpless and powerless be-
fore the onslauehts of nincompoops
and qolitical pirates. II this paper
could expose the humbug of the
thing to those of Its readers who do
not see 1t plainly, If there are any
such, we should be gratihed at hay
Ing made the effort,
o.
It Is said that W. j. Bryan favors
Champ Clark of Missouri for presi-
dent. 1t is said also that Champ
| ~ -
Sharp County record., 1911-06-02

be life of us we cant see
call for an extra session
b;slature came as a surprise
bembers of that body 10
lily frank about the matter
hot believe it did, Many
ers were predicting an ex-
bn-but perhaps the mem
khe legislature do not read
Espapers. A great many
Bver the state were predict
xtra session, but, very nat
Ehe members of the leglsla-
not hear the people talk
Gov. Donaehey had made
Eement that if the legislature
pass a revenue bill that
raise the money necessary
y the enormous approprla-
khe legislature had made ne
be forced to call an extra
to consider a revenue meas
Nov, we submit that Gov
hey is a pretty well known
aee in this state; he has con-
Bic authority; he has an Of
the building in which the
lure is meetine-the mem
4 the Legislature ought to be
10 understand a little some
of the governors intentions
|he makes public those inten-
Hin unadulterated, plain Eng
1.-The members were surprised
\ the governor issued his call
4 extra session-yes, they were
The Legislature is not quite
iull.
) member who attempts to de-
the legislature finds that he
hard job on hand. The mem
tho attempts to clear the leg
ire of blame for the extra ses-
will find that he has a difficult
Stated shortly, the legislature
outlandish appropriations for
that and the other, and then
to provide for the collection
cans with which to pay the
,priations. After the leeisla,
itself had appropriated more
" than the taxes would bring
hen the legislature suddenly
patriotic and, remembering
bling masses at home who pay
who will also vote
le next primaries to
and pitch and swear the rate
Sation should never be raised
he pore" man. No, never
did the legislature ever stop tc
that this grandstand display
triotism would have been en-
Unnecessary but for the action
e legislature itselfY What else
tened an increase in taxation
hat colossal humbue, the leg
IreY
e Record, Of course, does not
an increase In the taxes
le other hand, we favor lower
he rate Of taxation by making
appropriations and decidedly
sensible ones. We have ne
the tax rate in this state
be cut in half II every dollaI
le public money that leaves
feasury were spent so that thu
C would Oct In return one dol
Of benefit; II all useless
IS and sappine sinecures wer'
shed, If all the red tape so com
In the administration Of stat,
g were cut off and buried for
If intelligent economy wer'
iced, In fact, What we neet
rkansas Is q rigid enforcement
o Capt, John Smith rule-thos'
do not work for the stat
Id not be fed by the state. Thi
is feeding an army Of poll
Sharp County record., 1911-06-02

The weather Is mighty hot, yes
Just exactly like you wished 1t
when the weather was cold, Re-
member th0tY