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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-08-09

Of his guards, and made his way baN
70 Bsonesboro in trlc TO prepare
siccoesful defense Of the settlement
on another occasion when he was cap
turcd by Indians he was absent from
nome 90 long TIA. hi. family thought
h had BEEN kilcd. and reMrnrd 10
North Carolina Boone followed .hem
east and took them back to Kentucky.
owns. to a dafNtlve Title n lost all
his lands In ka0tucky alter ahe tcrri-
tory had b,en wali s,ttlcd, ani In 1875 he
rcn1ved % shc banks ot tho Osag' river
in M.sspuui. Trere IA also Jos. his
lands when tlaut t>rNc;y was ccdod
20 tho United states by France. and
he dicd at Cli0rroate village. In MI
sour. ab,u. iS2o. in poverty.
Some time af;or ~ had sattted IN Ms
s,uri Bone pad wise to hts old horne
IN Pannsyllva.nia. According 10 an
I'D family rcori this was en-
oa.ob1r 20. i7N. while the Revolution
WIS In progress. He made n saccni
visit on Fob. IL. 17ss. whsn IN brought
MS wife ans his son. Nathan, with
him. On c9oh OF these visits he or
press vi a desire to ra.urn to tho Oh
Homestead.
An interesting part of the Old house in
t,xetor Is an oid-da.shioncd Fireplace the
m tai Cor which was furnished by one
Of the earliest charcoal furnaces in
Pennsylvania. When the present budding
was erected the old fireplace was allow
cd to remain. On the mantclpiocc sur
mounting it arc :wp marks which, &C.
cording to a tradition, were rhiselcd Oy
Boone in his youth to record his height
whom the family removed to North Caro-
lima.
One of the most inter es.ing relics OH
the old property is an enormous water
baoch tree Which towers high above the
roof at the western end of the budding.
where the waters of the spring flowed
from the cellar to join the river. Ira
dition has it that this tree was plant
ed Us years ago by BOone's father on
the day that Daniel was born. The tree,
the B,onas to settle on the spot. is pro-
nounced by experts az one of thc iarg-
ost and most remurkabie of its Kind
in exis:ence.
Many of tho important features of tho
original building have po-,n saved to pos
terity. The cellar in which the spr;ng
rises is splendid eNampe Of The sub
stantial character Of the Old copnia
buildings. The floor is en,irnly of stone,
while the walls and high ceiling Suggest
strength ut every point. The entire place
abounds in historic intor- 81 and is str
rounded with beautiful landscape.
The old Exeter meeting house stands
In very much the same condition as
Of the oldest buildings in the state ont
side the city. 1t stands on high ground
ground little more than a mile from the
Boone house. To one side is tine quaint
burying ground where the remains of the
early Quaker settlers of the valley lie |
buried In keeping with the Quaker Gus
tom, which prohibits markers on the |
graves, there are no grave-stones in the
,emetery. The place is very well pre-
from relic hunters.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-08-09
Quite Willing.

Banker Ito his daughters suitor)-
Please tell me frankly. Are you mac
rying my Selma for her money?
Suitor-Oh. no. not at oil. In fact.
that's one reason why I've been 30
long about II. Her money seemed .
hindrance to me.
Banksr-Yet you're quite willing to
take the hindrancs. suppose!-g1is-
gende Blaetter.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-08-09
ollfur's Boast.

do you know that Bilfur sleeps by
an open window the year around?"
DO ! know It? Don't you suppose
that when person of ordinary intslli-
gencs ia told Q thing hundreds and
hundreds Of times. he remembers 1T"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-08-09
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
Aid for the Farmers.

Akron-The farmers of Eastern
Colorado look favorably upon the prop
osition of the Denver Chamber of
Commerce Investment Company,
whereby they may secure loans for
seed through investing in the com
pany. is shown in a report of c y.
Johnson, who. with w. w. Griswold
and j. A. Valentine, as representatives
of the company, visited Roggen and
Akron recently. If the results of their
trip are any criterion, says Mr.. John
son, the 100000 fund the company
proposes to raise will be forthcoming
The plan of the company. which is
affiliated with the Denver Chamber of
Commerce. is to advance not exceed
ing $50 TO each farmer who invests 10
per cent of that amount or more in
the company At Roggen arrangements
for such loans aggrcgating $1,000 were
made on this basis.
About 100 farmers attended a meet
ing here and $500 worth of stock IN
the company was subscribed. This is
payable in cash. Mr.. Johnson says the
active and generous response accorded
the committee in the first two towns
visited presages the success of the
loan movement.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
POLITICAL.

The Republican party of New York
state in convention at Rochester de-
clared for the nomination of President
Taft and adopted "A resolution urging
the states delegation to the national
convention to vote to that end.
Winners in the Illinois preferential
advisory and direct primary elections,
as indicated by sufficient returns to
warrant a prediction are as follows:
For President: Theodore Roosevelt,
Republicans; Champ Clerk. Democrat.
For United States Senator: l.. Y.
Sherman. Republican; James Hamil-
ton Lewis, Democrat (uncontested).
For Governor: Charles S. Deneen. Re
publican; Edward F. Dunno, Democrat.
Colonel Roosevelt's state managers
claim his majority over President
Taft is from 100000 to 100000. Re
turns indicate his vote was nearly 5
to 2. Presidential delegates were not
named on the ballots and will be elect
ed by congressional districts and at
large. as without the primary. the ef-
feet of this vote being only TO serve
as a guide to party officials in indi-
eating party feeling.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
Draining AIkaIi land.

Grand Junction - Experiment m
drainage of alkali and seepage lands
will be made within the next two
months in Mesa county that are al
most entirely new in the reclamation
of water-logged land. Under the diICc-
ton of Dalton G. Miller, drainage en-
gineer in charge of Investigations in
Colorado with headquarters in this
city, 20-acre tract near the Indian
school will be put through a course
of drainage. diking and washing"
that will decide, it is hoped, the pest
method for the reclamation of This
seriously affected section.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
PRESIDENT TAFT
WARNS MEXICO
FEDERALS AND REBELS ALIKE
WILL BE HELD RESPON-
SIeLE FOR ILLEGAL ACTS.
MUST GIVE PROTECTION
INTERVENTION is NOT CoNTEM.
PLATED AT PRESENT BY THE
UNITED STATES.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
shington.-Warning has been is
sued by the United States to the Mex
lean government as well as to Gen.
Pascual Orozco, chief of the revolu-
tiolary forces, that 'it expects and
must demand that American life and
property within the republic of Mex
leo be justly and adequately protect
ed, and that this government must
hold Mexico and TIE Mexican people
responsible for all wanton or Illegal
acts sacrificing or endangering Amer
lean life or damaging American prop
erty or interests"
The attitude of the United States
as expressed to beth the rebel and
federal officials that any Interfere
ment with American citizens will be
deeply resented by the American gov
ernment and people and must be fully
answered for to the Anne rican peo-
pie"
Acting Secretary Wilson of the
State Department who issued special
instructions to Ambassador Wilson at
Mexico City and Marion Letcher,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
Probably Made a Hit.

one of the kindergarten schools OF
Cambridge appeared at her desk re-
Gently attired in a new close-fitting
skirt. With no thought other than
the conducting of her regular routine
work. the teacher went about her du-
ties. She noticed. however, that one
of her charges was paying little atten-
ton to his work. but following her
with his eyes wherever she chanced to
go. Approaching the little fellow with
the intention of ascertaining the trou-
ble she said: well, Tommy" Be
fore she could go any further the
youngster shook his boyish head and
said: Say, teacher. that's a classy
skirt you've got on,"-Boston Post.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
COFFEE HURTS
One In Three.

1t is difficult to make people believe
that coffee is poison to at least one
person out of every three. but people
are slowly finding it out, although
thousands OF them suffer terribly be-
fore they discover the fact
New York hotel man says: Each
time after drinking coffee / became
restless, nervous and excited, so that 1
was unable to sit five minutes in one
place, was also inclined to vomit and
suffer from loss of sleep, which got
worse and worse.
"A lady said that perhaps coffee was
the cause of my trouble, and suggested
that l try Postum. / laughed at the
thought that coffee hurt me, but she
insisted so hard that / finally had
some Postum made. l have been us.
ing it in place of coffee ever since, for
l noticed that all my former nervous.
ness and irritation disappeared. be.
gan to sleep perfectly, and the Postum
tasted as good or better than the old
coffee, so what was the use of stick
ing to beverage that was injuring
me?
"One day on an excursion up the
COUNTY Ie4Hdi heu 10 d young lauy
friend on her greatly improved appear.
ance. She explained that some time
before she had quit using coffee and
taken to Postum. She had gained
number of pounds and her former pal.
pitation of the heart, humming in the
ears, trembling of the hands and legs
and other disagreeable feelings had
disappeared. She recommended me to
quit coffee and take Postum and was
very much surprised to find that had
already made the change.
'She said her brother had also re-
ceived great benefits from leaving off
coffee and taking on Postum" There's
a reason"
Ever read the above fetterf new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of hunsn
interest.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
FOREIGN.

Rebel forces were routed from the
city of Jojutla, Morelos, Mexico, an
Important commercial center, and 500
of their number were killed in the bat
tie. according to dispatches made pub
lie at the Department of the Interior,
at Mexico City.
The quasi-official relation which by
force OF circumstances have existed
between Marion Letcher. United States
consul at Chihuahua, Mexico, and
Gen. Pascual Orozco. commander of
the rebel forces. were broken when
orozco formally notified Mr.. Letcher
that he no longer recognizes the lat
ter in an official capacity.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
GENERAL.

y premature explosion of dynamite
in the Kramer zinc mine at Joplin,
Mo-. killed Fred Odin and Samuel sta
ley.
The Republican national convention
which will meet in Chicago June 18th
will have a total membership of 1910
delegates.
The abnormal weight of $50 pounds
attained by Abraham Sodekson or
Boston, Mass. caused his death. He
was twenty-six.
Another serious break has occurred
in the levees of the Atchafalaya river
and a considerable section of the low
lands of St.-Landry and st. Martin
parishes, Louisiana, are inundated Ac-
cording to reports. no lives have been
lost there.
BY a majority of more than 23.uGj
out Of 25,0O0 votes cast. locomotive
engineers on fifty railroads east OF chi
cago and north OF the Norfolk Il West
en have authorized a strike, should
further negotiations with the railroads
for increased pay fail.
After telling his landlady he intend.
ed to end his life. George Carlson. a
printer Of Chicago. purchased thirty
bottles OF whisky. Later he was found
unconscious beside eight empty bot
ties. He was fined S15 for attempting
suicide by drinking liquor.
Town elections held throughout
California with prohibition as the
main issue. and with women voting
for the first time in most of the town.
ships apparently resulted in U-tury
for the "wets." Returns have Dscu
slow but OF the thirty-six towns repjrt-
ing on the liquor question twenty-oua
voted wet" and fifteen dry"
Major General Frederick d. Grant.
son of the famous general of the Civil
War; and himself commander Of the
Department OF the East died at the
Hotel Buckingham in New York.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19

American consul at chihuahua. au-
thorized the statement that interven-
tion was not contemplated by the
United States.
Ambassador Wilson was ordered TO
communicate at once the view OF the
United States to the Mexican minis
ter for foreign affairs and a copy OF
his instructions was likewise sent 10
Marion Letcher. American consul at
chihuahua. which special representa-
tions addressed to Gen. Orozco.
Orozco recently refused to recog
nize Mr.. Letcher as the American con
sular representative. because the
United States withheld recognition
of the rebel cause. The representa-
tions to Orozco accuse him Of ''prac-
tical murder" of Thomas Fountain. an
American gunner enlisted with the
federals. but summarily executed re
Gently when taken prisoner by the in
surrectos.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
convlcts Do Good Road Work.

Fort Collins-The report of the
superintendent of the convict road
gang at work on Pingree hill for the
last three months has been made to
the county commissioners. The total
cost of construction of 5000 feet OF
road was S2,3O9. The lowest bid Ie-
ceived by the commissioners for ibis
work by contractors was s3.1OO, and
the next lowest S4,1OO. The work
done by the convicts is satisfactory,
they having constructed one of the
best stretches of road in Larimer
county.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
>WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING The PAST week
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

At the Zuberbuler ranch near Lang
try, Texas, hail accompanying heavy
rain killed fifty grown Angora goats
and 800 kids.
Women of Excelsior. Mimi, are
planning, if necessary. to keep the VII
lage dry" to purchase the saloon IL
lenses at $1,000 each.
April 10 has been set by Mayor
Speer of Denver and the city forester
as the date for the seventh annual dis
tribution of free trees.
The Boston mine of the Utah Cop
per Company, at Bingham, Utah, has
shut down, as the result of walk
out of $50 miners and muckers.
Believing women should have 4
hand in running municipalities, the
town board. Milliken, Colo, has ap-
pointed Lossie Wheaton town treas
urer.
Thomas Carney. siXty-six years old,
a leading business man, was roasted
alive at his home at Oskaloosa. Ia,
while trying to get furniture out OF a
burning shed.
Engineer John Adams of Ottumwa,
Iowa, was buried beneath his engine
in 2S feet of water. in Cones lake, near
Muscatine. and his fireman, John Mori-
arty, was fatally injured.
A move to bond the state of Wash
ington to the extent of s15,00O,0O0 ior
the construction OF a system of high
ways was set afoot at Seattle by a
gathering of business men from all
parts of the state.
An American newspaper man who
returned to FL Paso from Parral, Mex
with lS4 American and other foreign
refugees from the battle;swept dis
trict, brought news of the execution
of Thomas Fountain of Las Cruces, n
NJ. by the rebels.
Miss Clara Barton, founder of the
American Red Cross Society. died at
her home in Glen Echo, Maryland. The
cause was chronic pneumonia, with
which she was stricken about n ye al
ago. Her brother. Stephen Barton o,
Boston, was with her. Miss BariCr
was born at Oxford, Massachusetts, il
1921.
Muskogee. Okla, hereafter cannot
have her maiden name restored. but q
woman who obtains divorce from hel
second husband may have restored tC
her the name of her first husband i
she so desires. This is one of the new
rules maze by Judge Farrar l.. Mccain
OF the Superior Court at Muskogee.
The second death from drugs taker
to produce sleep to occur in Salt Lake
within twenty-four hours. was the de
mise OF $. j. Whitten. a travelling
salesman of Kansas City. Mo, who
has been on the road between Kansa.
| City and San Francisco for the las
| thirty years. Mr. Whitten was taker
| i'll at Rock Springs. Wyo., several day.
| ago and came to a hotel in Salt Lake
| The other death from sleeping pow
ders' was that of w. II. Hanson. a ma
rine engineer OF Seattle. which oc
| currpd recently
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
Rainbow Park Boulevard.

Florence-C. F. Perkins, road COM
missioner for the eastern portion of
Fremont county. has a force of half a
dozen men with teams at work laying
out the new boulevard through Rain
bow park. The speedy completion of
the work depends upon the arrival Of
a new grader, which was ordered by
the county some two weeks ago from
Chicago, but Nj. Perkins is of the
opinion that in two weeks time the
road will be open for travel.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
Foolinu the Lord.

Mother" teased a little boy of five.
does God know everything that I'm
going TO do before do it?"
Yes. dear, everything" she said.
We'll, does he know that I'm go
ing upstairs in minute and put on
my pajamas and say my prayers and
get into bed?"
Yes, dear. he knows everything"
well, tonight he's going to get
fooled. for I'm not going to say my
prayers."-St. Louis Republic
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
STEAMER TITANIC, WITH 2,16o
PEOPLE, SINKS IN MID-oCEAN.
Captain Sends Wireless - Virginian
Hastens to Rescue.

Captain Sends Wireless - Nlrglnian
Hastens to Rescue.
Montreal, Canada.-The White star
liner, Titanic, with 2,16o persons on
board struck an iceberg and sank
1884 miles east Of Sandy Hook.
The first &C. O. D." call was picked
up off the coast Of Nova Scotia by the
Virginian, and that vessel started at
full speed to the rescue. The Virgin
ian has accommodations for only
about 800 persons at the most, and
should other assistance not be rushed
Immediately it is feared that hundreds
will be lost in the sea.
The last message received here by
wireless said the giant vessel was go
ing down rapidly and that the women
and children are being taken off in
llfeboats.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
euqqenheim Asks for Money.

Washington - Senator Guggenheim
offered an amendment to the asri-
cultural appropriation. appropriating
100000 to enable the Secretary OF
Agriculture to purchase additional
supplies of seed for farmers in droGth
districts. Also an amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill aphro-
prlating 100000 for the completion of
the Denver public building and s25,0e0
for the Greeley building.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
Plans Water Works System.

Johnstown-The town board has de-
cided on building 100000 waterworks
system by constructing a reservoir
three miles west of here. filling it with
Big Thompson river water and building
a pipe line to the town.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
Violates Gambling Laws.

Trinidad-Alleging that he had lost
$3.50 while playing roulette ira local
saloon, Stewart f. Todd filed inforina-
tion with the district attorney and
caused a warrant to be issued for the
arrest OF the saloon proprietor for Nio-
lation of the gambling laws.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
Mute Wife Sues Deaf Husband.

Gill.-There was unique scene en-
acted here when James Snodgrass.
blacksmith of this community, who
is deaf, was served with summons
in a divorce suit brought by his wife
who is deaf and dumb.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
cattlemen Duel; One Dead.

Lamar-Bad blood between two
Carrizozo cattlemen terminated when
Zeno I.abriere instantly killed w. t.
Nugent near the Oklahoma line. The
only eye witness to the affair is un-
certain who fired the first shot and
the coroner's jury could not deter
mine
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
Express Messenger DIES In Car.

Colorado Springs-E. A. Larson OF
Denver. messenger for the Globe Ex-
press Company, was found dead in mis-
car at Castle Rock, when the Rio
Grande passenger train reached that
point Death was due to heart failure.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
Homestead Bill pelayed.

Washington is no prospect
of another meeting OF the conferees on
the Borah three-ycar homestead bill
within the next few days at least.
Senator Smoot announced that further
meetings had been deferred, at the re
quest Of Secretary Fisher.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
How Aggravating.

Brown saw man drop twenty
stories the other day, and it was q
caution the way he swore.
Greene-Swore after dropping twen-
ty stories?
Brownies. They were in mag
azine he had just bought, and h>
dropped it in the mud.-Judge.
dropped 1t in the mud.-Judge.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
II Not Better.

Copy Reader-Say. this line, in the
Clutches of a Loan Shark" is few
letters too long. How shall l change
it?
Night Editor-Perhaps the word
Jaws" will convey the idea just as
well as Clutches"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19

Echo. Md. The cause was chronic
pneumonia, with which she was
stricken about year ago. Miss Bar
ton was ninety-one years old.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
Head Of Bed Cross pies.

washington.-Miss Clara Barton,
founder of the American Red Cross
Society, died at her home in Glen
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19

Gerald-People can get used to any
thing.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
WEEKS EVENTS
COLORADO
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

COMING EVENTS IN COLORADO.
April 29.-Democratic State Convention.
Colorado Springs.
May 6-11.-State Y. NJ. C. A. Convention
Pueblo.
June 18-20.-State Sunday School Con-
vention. Colorado Springs.
June 11-July 19.-Summer Term. State
Teachers College. Greeley.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19
Chance for Him,

Garfield Tea insures a normal action of
the liver.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-19

The deserving poor do not always
deserve to be.