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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
san Luis Valley Beet Sugar.

San. LIis.-The first, annual report
of the San Luis Valley Beet Sus-e.
Company submitted to- the stockhold-
ers at their annual meeting in Den.
yer recently. shows that the company
in the initial year of its operation.
earned four per cent net on its capital,
of $1,500,000. This showing exceeded.
the most sanguine expectations of the.
directors and was pronounced by
President ". J. Galligan to be most,
'creditable In view Of the fact that il.
was the first year in a new TERRITORY,
and but sman eoreags was planted
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24

The recovery of a quantity of stolen
jewelry from a fower-bed was de-
scribed at Observation-Disclosures police
court the other day. when a general
servant was charged with theft from
her Mistress. resident Of Ivydene.
scarborough road. Surbiton. London.
The lady had missed a pearl pin and
a pearl and diamond ring. Thinking
she might have lost the jewels in the
street, she issued printed notices Of
fering reward for their recovery.
When she lost number of other
things she placed the matter in the
hands of the police. The detective
said thai from what the prisoner told
him he searched the garden, and In
one of the flower beds found some of
the jewelry. The rest he found in
the prisoner'c BEDROOM.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
Melting. Snow Swell: 1oIores RIvsr.

Durango.-All freight and passenger.
traffic on the Rio Grande Southern.
between this city and Telluride has
been abandoned indefinitely owing, to
the washing out Of a. large section of
track by the swollen Dolores river be-
tween Dolores and Rico.
So much of the roadbed has been
washed away and so rapidly is the
river rising that there is no. telling
when conditions will be normal. 1t
is feared that thousands OF dollars
worth of damage will result to the
roadbed
The warm weather of the, last week
has caused all the rivers in the San
Juan basin. the San Juan, the Piedra.
the Pine, the Florida, the Animas. the
La Plata, the Mancos and the Dolores
to rise rapidly.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
GENERAL.

The condition of Wilbur Wright,
who is III at his home in Dayton, Ohio.
with typhoid fever, is dangerous.
The Michigan Central Railroad Com
pany was indicted for false billing of
shipments by federal grand jury at
indianapolis.
The government has begun taking
testimony in its suit in New York for
dissolution of the American Sugar Re-
timing Company.
The Standard Oil Company paid
fine of $4,000 to the clerk Of the
United States Supreme Court as re-
suit of being prosecuted as a trust.
AS IA result of battle which took
place on the streets of Jel.ico. n.y.. in
which twenty-five men were involved,
two people are dead and several arc
injured.
Floyd Allen. must pay the death PEN.
atty for his part in the Carroll county,.
Virginia.. court house murder. After
being out all night the jury came in.
with verdict imposing the maximum.
punishment.
The Presbyterian church. in the
United States was pledged. by its gen.
eraL assembly at Louisville. Ky, to in
creased evangelistic effort next year..
81, $50 900 will be expended. by the. sew.
erali boards.
With $50 delegates, the Socialist Ma
tional convention was organized. in In-
dianapolis. The convention. will form.
ulate its platform and will nominate
candidates for President and vice pres
ident of the United States.
Clarence V. T. Richeson:ss Inst hope,
of escaping death in the electric chair
for the murder OF Avis Linnell. of Hy-
annis, Mass. expired when. Gov Foss
announced he would not refer Richie
son's petition for communication of SEN
tence to the executive council.
. Bishops Henry w. Warren. of Den
yer: David II. Moore of Cincinnati and
Thomas b. Nealy of New Orleans,
with the close of the present general
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church at Minneapolis. will retire
from active work in the church.
Slate's Attorney Diedman filed suits
against the International Harvester
Company in four counties comprising
the Eighteenth judicial district of
Kentucky. alleging that the company
operated in these counties in violation
of the Kentucky antitrust law. Five
thousand dollars and costs are asked
in each case.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has directed the railroads to put
into effect on June / the reduced
freight rates on wool prescribed by
the decision of the commission made
April L. The new rates will super
sede the present rate to Boston of
S2.13 hundred poands from the blan-
;, ket territory covered by the Union Pa
cific lines, which is held unreasonable.
and from Denver. Cheyenne and Trim
idad the rate to Boston will be s1.32
per 100.
The Massachusetts House of Repre-
sentatives, by a unanimous vote,
adopted the Bristow amendment to the
federal constitution providing for the
direct election of United States SEN
ators. This was the first state legis.
lative body to indorse the amendment.
The federal grand jury at Chicago
returned four indictments against Ar
mour & Company charging violation
of the meat inspection laws in inter
state shipments of meats without In.
spection by government agents. The
indictments were returned before
United States District Judge Landis-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
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.

Mrs. Silvey Baker, 119 years old,
formerly a slave. died at her home in
Goodnight, Oklahoma, recently.
The directors of the Prairie Oil &
Gas Company of independence, Kan
have declared a dividend of Sc per
share.
Returns from the Nevada primary
election show that Clark will have in
the state convention 1874 delegates,
Wilson 81.
Totals footed now show $1,000
pledged for the expenses OF Pacific
coast athletes sent to the Olympic
games at Stockholm.
Peter Peterson, living near Presho,
S. D., his wife and five children, the
latter all under nine years of age.
burned to death in a fire which de-
stroyed their home.
Seven men were burned to death,
six square miles of timber was de-
stroyed and four logging camps RACED
by a forest fire which swept Skagit
loss, in addition to the timber was
100000.
A special cable to the Seattle Post
Intelligencer from Dawson, Yukon,
says: The Yukon valley is a roaring
furnace for 200 miles between Big Sa-
loon and Steuart city. Everywhere
forest fires are raging. but they are
not near any city.
Ray Wheeler. amateur aviator. is
dead. and Pete Chaser. a champion,
probably fatally injured, as a result of
a plunge into telegraph pole at Ken
loch park, St. Louis. The accident oc-
Cured when the aeroplane was caught
in a whirlwind 100 feet above the
earth.
With more than one-third of all the
votes in the presidential preference
primaries in California counted, Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt has a large
majority over Taft and La Toilette
combined The same districts give
Clark two and one-half to one over
Wilson.
In the same courtroom in Los An
geles where the Mcnamara brothers
we're sentenced to prison after pleading
guilty of dynamiting, Clarence s. Oar
row, their chief counsel and noted
criminal lawyer, was placed on trial
cr the alleged bribery of one of the
veniremen in the trial of James b. Nc
Namara.
Western railroads convinced
through reports of their representa-
tives throughout the Western territory
that business will be better this year
than it has since early in 1907, havi.
been placing heavy rush orders for
equipment in the past few weeks. in
preparation for handling unusually
large freight tonnage this fall. The Har
riman lines placed an order for sixty
three locomotives two weeks ago. An
nouncement has just been made IN
New York that they have ordered lis
additional locomotives, making the to-
tai order IFS. The order calls for ne-
livery at the earliest possible date.
Hartman officials say that the ou'-
look for business throughout the te-
ritory which the system serves is UNI
usually bright. Hartman lines also
have orders for about 5000 new
freight cars.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
u.I,i.ies May Escape Taxes.

Denver.-On account of Gov. Shat
roth's failure to appoint state tax
commission a year ago. all the rail-
roads, telegraph, telephone. express
and line car companies in Colorado
may escape payment of the taxes
levied against them last year. one of
which has been paid. and which
amounts to one-third of the revenue
needed for the expenses of state and
county governments. according to re-
cent opinion handed down by the su-
preme Court.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
Taylor Champions woman's Cause.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS f. T.
Taylor is to shine as the particular
champion of equal suffrage in Con.
gress in the five states where the WON
an suffrage question will be decided
next fall.
The House has authorized the print
ing Of 10000 copies OF hearings recent
ly held by the committee on the judi
ciary in which there figures to the ex.
tent of fifty pages Taylor's reasons
why national equal suffrage should be
granted.
The woman campaign managers will
circulate this document freely in Ore
gon. Wisconsin, Kansas, Ohio and
Michigan.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
Would Elect saroonkeeper.

La Salle.-One saloon for Weld
county and one only. that TO be estab-
lished in the court house, is the unique
suggestion advanced by Frank Arnold.
a farmer, who mas embodied his views
in letter to the county commission
ers. He would have the saloonkeeper
elected by the people and give the
county seventy-five per cent of the
revenue
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
Pea-HuIler Nears Completion.

Berthoud.-The foundation for the
pleted. and work on the superstruc.
ture will begin soon. About 400 acres
OF peas have been contracted in this
district. They will be hulled here,
and taken to LoveIaud to be canned.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
Rio sIaneo Let's Road Contract.

Meeker.-The commissioners of Rio
Blanco county, at a special meeting,
gave orders to construction compa-
ny to grade, macadamize and place in
first-class condition one mile of the
Meeker-Rifle road. as start on re-
building the highway.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
State Tax Commission Appointed

Deuver.-Gov. Shafroth and State
Treasurer Ready Kenehan have ap-
pointed the state Tux commission ere
ated by the last Legislature Prof.
John b. Phillips. instructor in eco
nomicss 1t the State. university. was
elected to the long term of six years.
CELSIUS p. Link, assessor OF Park coun
'ty and.I Frank Adams, of Denver, will
draw lots for the four and two-year
termss
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
FOREIGN.

1t is reported that Gen. orozco, Mex
lean rebel leader, has been mortally
wounded.
Christian Y. was proclaimed king Of
Denmark from the balcony of the pal
ace at Copenhagen in the presence of
a huge concourse Of people which had
gathered in the square in front of the
royal residence.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
Rocky Ford Team Successful.

Rocky Ford.-The season of school
sports and other contests is at close.
In the three track meets held this sea-
son, including the STATE meet at Colo
RADIO Springs, the track team of the
local school has come out victorious in
every instance.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
No More Titanic Bodies Found.

Halifax, n. Sword was received
by the White Star officials that the
steamer Montmagny had been unable
to find any more bodies from the IT,
tanic disaster. and that she was re-
turning to HalifaS.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24

Denver.-The highest price that beef
has sold for in Denver has been
reached and lamb and mutton are CO.
ing up at a surprising rate. All the
meat on the market is at least 81 per
hundred above the normal price.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
syruped Streets Shed Water.

Eaton.-According to Mayor T. G.
Phillips. the streets which were recent
ly sprinkled with diluted beet syrup,
stood the test of the recent hard rain.
and it is certain that moisture will
not iniure the syruEed streets.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24

I'm thinking of going on q tour on
the Rhine this summer. and should
like your advice about the best things
70 buy there. You've been there,
haven't you?"
Yes, but it's a long time ago.
shall have to refresh my memsry.
Waiter. bring the wine card. -
Fliegende Blaetter.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
LeadvilIe citizens Repair Roads.

Leadville.-Good roads day was OBJ
served in Lake county recently. About
400 men and boys put eleven miles OF
road in first class condition, more
than $1,000 worth of work being ac-
complished. The women furnished
lunch
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
Irrelevant Reasons.

why is Jones making his girl take
music lessons? She'll never lea,a II
she practices for million years"
Jones says he knows she has TO
talent, and he can i'll AFFORD the ex'
oense. but that he hates she people so
on the next floor"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
Pictures of Babies in city Hall.

Grand Junction.-In the remodeled
city hall is a large, sunny room called
the nursery" The walls of this room
viii be lined with pictures of every
baby born in Grand Junction after
June 1. 1908. labeled so that they can
be identified in future.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
oeposed King Becomes Pirate.

Backu, Southern Russia-Moham-
med Ali Mira. who succeeded his faith
er. Muzaffar-Ed-Din as shah of Persia
in 1907 and was deposcd in 1909, has
become pirate king upon the Caspian
sea. The medjis (parliamenD at
Teheran offers s2OOO.OOO head money
for him, dead or alive.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
French Clocks Run from / to ga.

Paris.-The hours on French rail
way clocks now run from one to twen-
ty-four. The change was made this
week.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24

Many woman who wishes she had
been born man would be surprised
to know that her husband shares the
wish.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24

You may have noticed that ab6dt
the time a shoe begins to feel COM
Portable IL looks like candidate for
the refuse wagon.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24

Garfield Tea helps clear muddy complex
ion, dispel foul breath and sweeten the temper.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS IN COLORADO.

June 11-July 19.-Summer Term. State
Teachers College, Greeley.
June 1S-20.-State Sunday School Con-
vention. Colorado Springs
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24

A true friend is person who listens
to your troubles.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
Cuts Down Sentence.

Silfcus-Do you believe in long en-
gagements?
Cynicus-Sure. The longer a man
Is engaged the less time he has to be
married
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24

Mans favorite brand of love is usu-
ally the latest.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-02-10
MOVEMENT WILL BENEFIT
TIE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
High Appreciation Shown For Work Of
DR.. W. E. B. Du Bots.

At the suggestion Of Mrs. Carrie W.
Clifford Of Washington n movement
ha" been started to raise 4 large funG
to be presented to the National ASSo-
citation For the Advancement of Col
Orcd People on the occasion Of DR.. W.
II. 3. Du Bots birthday, which occurs
some time in February. The effort is
being made in recognition Of Dr. Du
bOls' great services on the one land
ana Ia appreciation Of the work Of the
association for the promotion OF human
brotherhood on the other. The move.
mcnt has thus far met with hearty re-
sponSGS from many sections.
Since the national association stands
for justice and equality Of privilege
and opportunity to all American citi,
ZcnS. the promoters OF the movement
desire the cooperation OF every church
and organization, as we'll rs indiyid.
unis, In order that sum commcnsll-
rate in a large degree with the charac.
ter and worth Of the organization to
the race may be raised within IL short
time.
In New York. where the hcndQuar.
tcrS CT the association are, ana in
Brooklyn the women are active with
plans by which to secure contributions
from the various churches and orgnni.
cations. The Equal Suffrage league OF
Brooklyn has already held several
meetings, including one evening lunch
con. the proceeds from which will so
toward the sum It desires to contrib.
ute to the general fund
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-02-10
OPPOSITION TO w. C.. HOOK.
Influential Boston Paper Endorses Po-
siticn of Co!ored Citizens

The attitude Of the New England
Suffrage league and the Massachusetts
branch OF the National Independent 20
litical league toward the appoint mcnt
Of Judge William &. HOOK to the fed
cral supreme court is inuorScd by the
DOStOn Globe.
III its issue OF Jan. 24 the Globe says:
THE protest Of cHrt;in cOlOrcd citi-
ZCn$ Of New Engl"Nu against the nom
jDatiOn of Judge Hook to be 4 Justice
OF the supreme court illustrates the
wide unpopuiali,y Of this Gcntlcma II.
Heretofore The middle west has fur
nisncd most Of the objections. but the
opposition there is based on decisions
alleged to be friendly to corporations.
while the New England protest is
founded on q decision said to be I'M
friendly to the privilege Of Negroes in
dining or sleeping cars.
1T may we'll be questioned whether
the president will feel himself justified
il Nominating n man Who IS so gcncr-
ally in diSfavOr To select n man who
must enter Office lacking public conf
doncc would be unfair to the supreme
court. y Hook for a Harlan is hardly
a fair exchange"
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-02-10
Noted Industrial School to Be
| Host Of Many Nations.
Object OF The GATHERING,
Resporses to Or. Booker T. Washine-
! Conference on Racial Matters Arc
! Well Nigh Univcrsal-Session Be-
! gins "Wednesday, April II.

Tuskc-cc. Aki. - The large number
pf acccptauccs Of invitations to be
present at he international conference
pn the Negro to be held at Tuskcgcc in
Btitutc April II, IS and 10 Indicate that
this i; going TO be n most successful!
gathering. All tn" important mission.
hry societies in the United States ana
MANY societies in foreign countries
will send Representatives..
Among tlrm "i,. the American board
of commissioners for foreign missions.
board Of foreign missions OF the Pres
byterinn church. the Baptist Mi>siuu-
AIRY society. the central board of mis-
EiOnS OF the Reformed PRESBYTERIAN
church. the Seventh Day Baptist Mis-
Bion"rE society. The board OF home mis-
SiOn5 Of i!r Presbyterian church III the
United States. WomHn'S Home Mission
Ary society Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, the American WOmauS baptist
Homo Mission socict;. the board OF
torcign missions Of tie general synod
of the Evangelical Lutheran church Of
the United States, the WOmHn's board
of home MISSIONS Presbyterian church.
United States; the wOmau's board OF
missions of the interior and also the
woman'S board Of missions Of the Ca
madam Congregational church.
From the regions beyond missionary
m"!rn with headquarters in London
"i'l uc represented by one Of its Sc
relariCs, the SVcnS!a missions for bum
diets expedition Of Stockholm. The
Evangelical Missionary society Of Ger
IMAM East Africa VIII be represented by
the president. Herr T.. V. JOhunsScn,
Biclcfeld, Germany.
The Venezuelan government will
have representative at the confer
ence. jamaica. Porto Rico the Danish
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-02-10
Public Gchools Assist Red Cross

The local Red Cross organization
through Mrs. w. ]. Boardman, recent
~ officially acknowledged the work OF
the pupils Of the Colorcd schools OF
Washington in tho sale Of Red Cross
Christmas seals The Armstrong Man
ual training school. through Miss S
W. Brown. contributed 5000. Two
contributions from Normal School No
:. through Miss Williamson and Miss
Hunter, were $50 and S14 rcspcctively
Pupils ot the NJ street high sci,oo'
turned III. through Miss Berry. SCI anG
through Mrs. y. NJ. Johnson Sc. tho to
tai contributions from the children an6
young people of the local colorcG
schools hci2g %13T1O
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-02-10

.'Thc Delights of Real IieathenisIn."
In addition TO all the above. the in
ternatiOnal conference has provoked
wide discussion throughout the cOun-
try and promises to be Of incalculable
service in helping forward the cause Of
the native IL Africa and the man OF
African descent wherever be may be
found.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-02-10

Wanted-Cosmopoli'an Magazine
requires the services OF represen.
tative in Martinsburg to look sitter
subscription renewals srd to extend
circulation by special methods which
have proved unusually successful.
salary and commission. Previous
experience desirable but LcS seen
tal. Whole time or spare time. Ad-
dress, with references, Fl. G. Camp
bell, Cosmopolitan Magazine, 1850
Broadway, New York City.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-02-10
p PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY
COMPOUNDED.

IN our prescription work We use
The bcstquality o. drugs and chemi-
cs'a that we can obtain, taking great
care to sol that every one is Of stan
dard strength.
We use every possible nrecaution
to insure exactness and efficiency ia
compounding each prescription.
Our prescription department 10
vel! equipped with modern facilities
Tor doing the most thorough high
quality prescription work.
Our prices tor putting up prescrip-
lions and household recipes viii, all
wsys be moderate.
GILBERT's PHARMACY
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-02-10

National Society to Meet In Chicago.
The next annual conference CT the
National Association For the Advance
ment 0f Co!orcd People will be held in
Chicago in May. 4 large Attendance
il expected. as the organization has
many friends in that section Of tho
west.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-02-10
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BECAUSE iii the pioneer of this
section in blazing the way for truth
honesty, piety and frugaIity and all
Other requisites shat are necessary
tor tie making Of manly men and
womaniy women Of all races.
BECAUSE it merits support and
gets it is proof positive thst people
know q good thing when they see it.
BECAUSE of it's unique and
original qualities the PIONEER
PRESS has noticeable exclusive
ness enjoyed by no other paper in
tbs class Wherein it circulates.
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