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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-25
TENNIS ASSOCIATION
Elects Officers and Arranges for
Tournament in This City.

The Arkansas Valley Tennis asso-
citation was organized in this city
last week. Following are the dele
rates who were present at the or
ganization meeting: r. L. Martin,
Ordway; c., c. Walton, Sugar City;
Mr.. Poeman, Swink; Mr.. Thompson,
La Junta; H. Hitkowski. E. Burge,
w Pierce and H. c. Clore, Rocky
Ford. r. L. Martin was elected pres
ident and H. Clyde Clore secretary.
1t was decided to hold a tourna-
ment in Rocky Ford September 10.
The above towns are to be represent
ed in this meet and challenges will
asking them to participate. Each
town is to have local organization
and elect director, and these direct
ors, together with the presidents and
secretaries of these clubs, are to have
charge of the coming tournament.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-25
WINTERY WEATHER
Puts Short Quietus on CantaIoupe
Shipments

The weather man put one over on the
people Of this section Tuesday morning
when he slipped in on Monday night and
shut off the furnaces, following this with
some CONCEALED ozone with which he had
been experimenting for the benefit Of the
people who were longing for a breath Of
mountain air.
A drizzling rain and lowering clouds ac-
companied the chilly weather and byTues-
day night the temperature was lowering
about5 SO degrees above. BY Wednesday
night light overcoats and cloaks were in
demand and the sweltering multitude Of a
couple of days before were RELOCATING
their fans and panamas to the discard.
Contrary to expectations the cold snap
is proving quite agreeable to the canta-
loupe men, as the melons were ripening
too fast the first of the week and there
was chance that the eastern markets
would be congested. UP to Tuesday
night "a cars of cantaloupes had been
shipped from this point alone, and the
shipments were doubling daily until it was
thought that the season would reach its
zenith in a very few days. But the chilly
weather has stopped the ripening and
eantaloupe BUYERS and growers are get
ting their second wind and will be ready
for the onrush when 1t comes next week.
The flavor of our melons has never
better and people from one end Of the
country to the other ARE now aoclaiming
the famous Rocky Ford melons the great
est and most luscious juice boxes ever
grown. The name of Rocky Ford ap-
pears on almost every menu card in the
large hotels and IL travellers do not know
where Rocky Ford is they understand
what the name implies when it is prefixed
to watermelons and cantaloupes.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-25
CROP PROSPECTS BRIGHTER.
Orange Judd Farmer Reviews World
Conditions for August.

Business is good and industry hum
ming throughout the world, with the
single exception of the United States.
Yet natural conditions are much
the same in Europe as in America
The midsummer drouth in Eng
land and throughout that portion of
europe north of Italy, has been rela-
lively more severe than in the United
States.
Germany, France and England are
parched, brown and withered far
more generally than is the case in
this country.
The early harvested grains in Eu-
rope and England made fair yield.
but there is an awful shortage in all
minor crops, fruits and vegetables.
There will be a consequent decline
in the supply of beef, pork and mutt
ton raised in Europe and Great Brit
ain.
Russia will probably have less
wheat than was expected.
The monsoon, or rain-laden winds,
are coming too late to save grain
and other crops over large areas in
India.
Thus far the planting and growing
season in the Argentine has been bet
ter than during the drouthy season
of last year and previously.
Meanwhile the great heat that did
so much damage in the United States
during early July, spread around the
globe. Temperatures of 100 degrees
Fahrenheit have caused relatively
more suffering and loss in the Brit
ish Isles and on the Continent than
in America.
Many sections over there are as
badly burnt up as the worst stricken
spots here.
Fine rains in late July and early
August have helped crop prospects
over much of the United States.
The foregoing conditions, together
with increasing population at home
and abroad, and continued gold pro-
duction, insure good prices for ev-
erything our American farmers have
to sell.
But other commodity prices are
slightly lower, and evidently are not
to advance. The farmer won't have
to pay so much for farm and farm
ing supplies.
Therefore, it looks as though
American farmers, taking the coun-
try as whole, would receive fully
as great total value for their labors
and crops of 1911 as was the case
during the recent years OF large pros
perity.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-25
CROWD VISITS LAMAR
And With Our Band Helps to Make
TERRY At Prowers County Fair

In autos and by the trainload a couple
Of hundred Of our people went over to
Lamar yesterday. to see the birdman do
his stunt, take IN the races and other at
fractions at the Prowers County fair.
But for the inelement weather yesterday
morning the crowd would have been
much larger. for it is hard to get the
people out to a merrymaking when the
mercury is flirting about the freezing
point, but "Old Sol' got down 10 business
early in the day and livened things up.
and it is reported that everything went
with whoop and everyone had a glor-
ious time. In the good time our band and
boosters materially assisted. and in re-
turn the Lamar band and Prowers county
people will be with US Watermelon day.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-25
Watermelon day
A WORLD BEATER
Arkansas Valley Fair This
Year Will Surpass Others
CROWDS COMING
FROM ALL DIRECTIONS
To Join In the Biggest Feast Day
and Fair That Is Celebrated In
the State

the state
Watermelon Day and Arkansas Valley
Fair plans are working out nicely, ac-
cording to Mr.. Hall. the secretary and
incidentally one of the busiest men of the
state at this time. and probably unit
long after the celebration is over. The
different citizens committees are moi
overlooking anpthing that will teno
toward making the twentieth annua
Watermelon Day a larger success thar
ever before.
Just twenty years ago Senator Swink
founded the melon day celebration, and
during that twenty years the gradua
growth of the day has placed it now
among the big days of the west, and day
that is known all over the United States
This is the first watermelon day held
since the death of the loved Senator
Swink. founder of Rocky Ford's natal
day.
Racing entries, exhibit entries and wild
west features still are coming in, and
from all over the state reports are to the
effect that larger delegations than ever
before are being planned to attend the
September 9th occasion.
In the window at Harry Maxwell's
store are the prizes donated by Lester
Swink, and there will be some classy rid
ing to win the "eowpuneher's delights"
in the form of saddles. chaps. boots and
everything else a buster needs in his
business. Lester has not overlooked one
thing to make the competition good. and
has secured some mean horses to make
the riders earn their money.
Local fair affairs are progressing
nicely, with nothing startling occur
ring. Everything is moving so
smoothly that there is little OF news
value at this time. Lester Swink has
corralcd al the bad horses in this
cction of the country and has eight
fearless riders who will see him
through in the attempt to introduce
the meanest horses for riding.
Entries are beginning to come in
nicely, although the last week is al
ways much easier than the FIRST. The
Fair officials have not overlooked the
two fairs down the valley, one at
Lamar and one at Las Animas, i'll
their advertising work and 1t is prob
able that both sections will be visit
ed by Watermelon day delegations to
invite the crowds from below to at
tend the natal day of Rocky Ford.
The Santa Fe road has gotten out
extensive advertising OF the Water
melon day and of the six special
trains to run on that day, and the
Fair association has plastered this old
state from fore to aft with Watermel-
on day posters. Everywhere a per
son goes in the state nowadays is
heard talk of Watermelon day. The
special committees for that day,
composed OF business men, are work
ing hard that everything will move
along nicely.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-25

On the noon train Tuesday
Bob Harris passed through Rocky
Eprd ON the way to the state peni-
tentiary at Canon City, there to
give the expiation demanded for
his horrible crime of the night of
July 4.
The prisoner in charge of Sher-
if Potter appeared to be in good
spirits and had apparently recover
ed from the frenzy that had pos
sessed him for several days after
the jury had returned its verdict.
He seemed to have regained all of
his old-time bravado and was not
troubled with the sentence of
death by hanging on Dec. IL, as
he had few hours before heard
imr o,ed upon him by the judge.
Upon Bob's father-old Joe
Harris, who is still at the county
Jail awaiting a convenient time for
removal to the penitentiary, which
will probably be the first of next
week-the verdict of second de-
gree murder appeared to bring re-
lief, as he feared the same verdict
as that received by Bob, and he
was apparently quite willing to
spend the remainder of his life in
the state penltentlary-as will be
The case with the penalty of from
f0een to twenty-five years impris-
onment that was imposed upon
him.
In this connection the Enter
prise wishes to correct a misquota-
tion in our last weeks report of
Joe Harris trial. In our report
we stated that Mrs. C. G. Weather
by deposed that she had heard old
man Harris yell "Shoot him Bob!
Shoot to kill" but her evidence
was that she had heard the old
man say "Shoot him Bob! Shoot
him!"
Bob Harris is now safely in
carcerated in the state penitentisry
at Canon City, where he will re-
main to suffer the penalties i'm
posed, as it is not likely that the
supreme court will interfere, even
should the case be brought before
them, as it has been reported the
attorney for the defense proposes.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-25
Moose Are Meeting

3. L. Hooker. delegate from Rocky
Ford Lodge. L. o. M. left on Friday last
for Detroit to attend the annual eonven-
ton Of the Supreme Lodge Of Moose. Mr..
Hooker apparently expected to have a
time and proposed taking no chances in
strange places and amid strange scenes
wDout protection SO he provided himself
with an accident policy before leaving
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-25
sundayed at the Springs

Amongst the Rocky Ford people who
left town for the week end outing at
Colorado Springs the Enterprise reporter
has heard the following; Messrs and
Mesdames E. T, Kreider, Will Mellon.
T. ]. Smirl. Robert Voegtle. Mesdames
Conner. Fuller and Swink; Misses Nettie
Caldwell and Belle Cochran,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-08-25
JOE HARRIS GETS FROM
Fifteen TO TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
According the Sentence Imposed by Judge EssexVr
y tualy Life Imprisonment in the Penitentiary
for the Old Man.

In the district court at La Junta on Monday
morning Judge G. s. Essex overruled the motions
for new trials brought by Attorney Henry and i'm.
posed sentence upon Bob and Joe Harris, who had
been convicted of murder in the first and second
degrees for the killing of Marshal Jesse B. Craig
and Night Marshal Jacob A. Ripper.
According to the sentencesBob Harris will be
hanged at the state penitentiary in Canon City on
Dec H. and Joe Harris will spend the next fifteen
to twenty-five years in the state penitentiary-f he
lives out his sentence.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-04-07

on Fifty-ninth street, from Cedar
street to Wells street. approximately
$50 feet,
on Fifty-eighth street. from Cedar
street to Wells street. approximately
$40 feet.
on Cedar street, from Fifty-eighth to
FIFTY ninth streets, approximately 430
On Fifty fourth street. from Wells
street to Cedar street, approximately
In ali about $3.50 feet of S-inch clay
sewer, 80 Manholes; Flush Tanks.
Plans and specifications may be ex-
amined at the Office of the City Clerk in
Wauwatosa.
bidders Will state one price per foot
of sewer, including manholes, flush
tanks, etc.
No bid or proposal will be entertained
unless the same is accompanied by a
certified check to an amount equal
to five 90 per cent of the said pro-
posal made payable TO the City Clerk of
Wauwatosa.
The Undersigned reserve the right to
reject any and all bids or proposals
which may be received pursuant to this
notice.
Dated this 29th day of March, 1911.
G. T. CHANDLER,
V. W. PRICE,
J. III. VOGLKEL.,
j. -. WARREN,
sOfficers performing the duties of
Board OF Public Works, City of Wau-
watosa, 6w2
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oFFICIAI. NoTICE.

Published by authority of the Com
mon Council, city of Wauwatosa.
Whereas, The Common Council of the
City of Wauwatosa. Milwaukee County.
W Wisconsin, has ordered the construction
of a public sewer in the following
named streets IN said city to-wit
Motor avenue, from Fifty-ninth street
TO Chestnut street;
Chestnut street from Motor avenue
to SiNty-third street:
Sixty-arst street from Chestnut
street 125 feet northerly;
kenyon street, from LuGington ave-
nue. 620 feet westerly;
Ludington avenue, from West Mil
waukee avenue TO Kenyon street:
Western avenue, from Ludington ave-
nue. north to terminus of sewer line at
Rogers avenue
Warren avenue. from Western ave
nue. e0Sterly to terminus of sewer line
at Lot Is, Block 5. Warren's Snbdivi-
sion.
Wells street from Fifty-fourth to
Sixty third streets;
Smith avenue, from Fifty-njnth To
SiNtN-third street:
johnson avenue. from Fifty-ninth to
sixty first street,
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OFFICIAL NOTICE.

Published by authority of the com
mon council OF the city of WauWatoSa.
Sealed proposals will be received py
the officers performing duties OF board
of public works in and for the city or
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, at the clty
clerks Office in the city hall in SAID
noon on Saturday, April 22nd, 1911. for
furnishing to said city during the year
1911 and delivering on the streets when
and where directed by the board of pub
lie works. one thousand yards, more or
less. of crushed rock.
The undersigned officers reserve the
posais which may be received pursuant
to this notice.
Dated March 29th. 1911.
c. r. CHANDLER,
v. w PRICE.
J. H VOELKEL,
J. ID. WARREN,
Officers performing duties OF board
- 6w2
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-04-07
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals WILDE received by the Off
GERS performing duties of Board of Pubic
Works in and for the City of Wauwatosa, at
the office of the city clerk at the CITY
Hall on Wisconsin Avenue. until Sat
urday. April %. 1911. at O'clock in the after
noon of said day. for furnishing all necessary
materials and labor for constructing strictly
according to plans and specifications therefor
on file in the office of the said clerk, q six (el
inch water pipe from the water pipe line at
present constructed on F'ift1ninth Street at
int ersection of Smith Avenue, thence wester-
" on Smith Avenue to Sivty-first Street
Approximately 800 feet of 8 inch water pipe.
Hydrants, Gate.
All bids and proposals must be upon forms to
be furnished by the City Clerk.
titled ceeck in the sum of five 90 per cent of
the sum mentioned, for which said work and
material viii be furnished and performed con-
toned that the bidder viii in cas-" N's proposal
is accepted by said city enter contract
with good and sufficient suritie; u perfor-
nance of the work in his prop,s. 2 :ntioned
at the price therein mentioned
Tue right to reject any or all bids is express
ly reserved to the City of Wauwatosa, Wiscon-
sin.
Dated this 5th day of April 1911.
@. T. CHANDLER,
V. w. PRICE.
J. II. NOELkEL,
u. ID. WARREN.
Ofncers PERFORMING the duties of Board OF
Public WOrkEf CITY of WauW atOSa wv
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OFFICIAL NOTICE.

Published by authority of the COM
mon council of the City of Wauwatosa.
Notice IS hereby given to the owners
OF all lots, or parcels of land which
front or ahut on the following de-
scribed portions of streets in the City
of WauWatosa, Wisconsin, to-wit:
On Rogers avenue, from Wauwatosa
avenue to west line of Lot IS, Block l,
Rogers Subdivision.
On Western avenue from Warren
avenue to Hadley avenue.
ON LudiDgton avenue, from Western
avenue to Kenyon street.
On Kenyon street, from Ludipgton
avenue 70 west line Lot s, Block l.,
Smith and Barkcr's subdivision.
On Wells street from SiNty-hrst to
Sixty third streets.
Upon which water pipe line is pro-
posed to be laid that the officers per
forming duties Of Board of Public
Works in and for the City Of Wauwa-
tosa, win be in session at the City Hall
in said city en- the 24th day of April,
1911, at the hour of nine go O'Clock
in the forenoon of said day to hear any
and all persons Directing to the pro-
posed assessment to be made by such
officers for such proposed water pine
line. and as provided and required by
the provisions OF Section 925, sub Sec
lion 100. Wisconsin statutes, 1898.
Dated at Wauwatosa. Wisconsin, this
29th day of March, 1911.
EDWARD COUL.THARD,
6w2 City ClCt X
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oFFICIAL NOTICE.

Published by authority of the COM
mon council OF the city of Wauwatosa.
Sealed proposals win be received by
The officers performing the duties of
board of Public Works in and for the
city of WauwatOsa. Wisconsin. at the
office OF the city Clerk at the city Hall
on " Wisconsin avenue in the Second
Ward of said city, until three (Sp
O'Clock in the afternoon on Saturday
Aprll 22nd. 1911 for furnishing all labor
and materials and constructing accord
Ing 70 plans and specifications therefor
on HE in the Office of the city Clerk of
Wauwatosa an eight 90 inch clay pipe
sewer in the following named streets
and connecting same with the present
sewerage system IN said city.
On Wells street from I'ifty-fourth to
sixty third streets, approximately S.040
feet.
on smith avenue. from Fifty-ninth to
Sixty third streets, approximately 500
feet
On Johnston avenue. from Fifty-ninth
10 SiNty-frst streets, approximately $50
feet
on Fifty-ninth street from Maple
Terrace 10 terminus of sewer north of
Cedar street, approximately 100 feet.
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION

The Common Council OF the City of Wauwa-
tosa do ordain as follows;
An ordinance providing for special improve
ment bonds for service water pipe line on
Washington Street firm 9TH Avenue to Spring
Avenue: on l2tn Avenue from Washington
Street to North Avenue; on 18th Avenue from
Washington Street TO North Avenue, on l4th
Avenue from washington Street TO North
Avenue; and on 18th Avenue from Washington
Street to North Avenue. in the First Ward of
the City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
Section /, Special improvement bonds char
geable only to the real estate benefited to
the amount nee eSsary to pay said assessments
as determined DO the officers performing the
duties of the Board of Public Works for q
service water pipe line on Washington Street
from 5th Avenue to Spring Avenue: on 18th
Avenue from Washington Street to North
Avenue: on 18th Avenue from Washington
Street 70 North Avenue; on i4th Avenue from
Washington Street TO North Avenue, and on
18th Avenue from Washington Street to North
Avenue. in the First Wrrd of the City of Wau-
watosa. under contract with George f. Zim.
norman. dated October 18th. 1910. shah be is
sued by the City of Wauwatosa. pursuant to
the provisions Of the statutes and laws of the
State of Wisconsin in force therefor.
Section >. Such bonds shall be issued cover
ing all OF said assessments. except IN eases
where the owners Of property have filed, as
provided by law. their written notice thatthey
elect to pay the said assessments. or a part
thereof. on their property describing the same
on completion OF said work and presentation
of certificates lawfully issued therefor.
Section 3 Said bonds shah be signed by the
Manor and Clerk of said city. sealed with the
corporate seal thereof shall contain such recl-
tails as shall he necessary to show that they
are chargeahle only to particular property.
specifying the same; the number and amount
of said bonds. which said bonds shall in no
event be general city liability: said bonds
shall he annual interest coupon bonds, payable
in annual instrllmerts, the last of which install
meDtS shall be payable four years from the
first day Of March, 1912; said bonds to draw IN
tereSt 0t the rate OF per cent per annum.
Section Z. The City Clerk is hereby author
iKed and instructed TO procure Sufficient
supply OF blanks for such special Improvement
bonds for use IN the City of Wauwatosa, Wis
ccnSin.
Passed and dated this lth day of April. 1911
EDW ARD COULTHARD. City Clerk
Approved this 9Th day of April, 1911
CHAS. u. PERRY
MavOr MaNW ntaSa. WISCONSIN
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OFFICIAL NOTICE.

Published by authority of the COM
mon council of tho City of Wauwatosa
Sealed proposals Will be received by
the officers performing duties of board
of public works in and for the city of
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, at the Office of
the city clerk at the city hall on Wis
consin avenue. in the Second ward of
said city, until three 90 o'clock in the
afternoon on Saturday, April 22nd.
1911. for furnishing all labor and ma
terials and constructing according to
plans and specifications therefor, on file
in the Office of the city clerk of Wau-
watosa, clay pipe sewer, commencing
and connecting with the present sewer
system a intersection of West Milwau-
kee avenue and Ludington avenue,
thence northwesterly on Ludington ave-
nue. to Kenyon street, with twelve (12)
inch clay sewer approximately 245
feet
on Kenyon street, from Ludington
avenue westerly go feet of eight (S)
inch clay sewer.
On western avenue. from Ludington
avenue north to terminus of sewer with
eight go inch clay sewer approximately
1915 feet
on Warren avenue, from Western
avenue easterly to terminus of sewer
with eight go inch clay sewer, approx
mately $50 feet
Including three CD Flush Tanks on
S-inch pipe; Fifteen (15) Manholes on
pipe.
Bidders will state one price for S-inch
sewer, and one price for 12-inch sewer,
each including necessary manholes,
flush tanks etc.
Plans and specifications may be ex-
amined at the Office of the city clerk
in WauWatosa.
No bid or proposal viii be entertained
unless the same is accompanied by a
certified check to an amount equal
to per cent of the said proposal made
payable TO the city clerk of Wauwa-
tosa.
The undersigned officers reserve the
right to reject any and all bids or pro-
posals which may be received pursuant
to this notice.
Dated this 10Th day of March. 1911.
G. T. CHANDLER,
v. w. PRICE,
]. Fl. VOELKEL,
j. ID. WARREN,
Officers performing duties of the
board of public works, city of Wauwa-
tosa 6w2