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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-12
ROCKY FORD COLORADO FRIDAY APRIL II. 1872
GOOD ROADS TO UTAH
Propose Extending Transcontinental
Route to Salt Lake

"Let Utah know that Colorado is on
tina map when it comes to good roads," is
the word being sent broadcast to all good
road enthusiasts in the state. This action
is taken because of reports from Salt
Lake City. which lead Colorado people TO
believe that the Importance of good
road from Grand junction to the Utah
capital is being overlooked by the people
Of that state. The present idea of Utah
people seems to be to push the construc
ton of good road leading into Ogden and
Salt Lake City by way of Cheyenne and
Larimer. thus leaving Colorado off the
map.
Colorado people are much interested
in transcontinental routes, and three
roads are now mapped out across the
state. These all meet at Grand Junction
and it is absolutely necessary that there
be good road from that point to the
Utah capital. Every section of the state
is interested in this, and it is suggested
that commercial organizations. good road
associations and citizens individually i'm
Spry of Utah. the highway commission
ers of that state and with commercial
bodies of the various cities along the
route, regarding the necessity of building
good road from the Colorado lines
westward.
Utah will derive much benefit from
such a road, and the proposed road
would. after leaving Grand Junction. pass
through the cities of Green River. Mounds
Cotton, Provo and thence on to Salt Lake
City. The Grand Junction Chamber of
Commerce is leading in the movement to
secure this road west. and it is possible
that Colorado will send representatives
to Salt Lake City some time soon to take
this matter up with the people in Utah.
In the meantime it is urged that every
person interested write letters to the
Utah people urging on them the necessity
Of constructing this road, calling atten-
ton to the Importance of this road to
both states.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-12
Judge Fosdick Springs Surprise

Ente rprise readers most of whom know
the happy groom, will be interested in the
following news from last weeks Fowler
Tribune;
Several Fowler citizens In Denver
early last week saw Judge Henry M.
Fosdck, of this city, walking spryly down
the street in company with lady. Some
thing in the happy appearance of the
Judge caused his friends to become at
once suspicious. They called Mr.. .Fosdick
politely to one side,and he at once plead
ed guilty. Tuesday noon at Castle Rock
Mr.. Fosdick was united in marriage to
Mrs. Lula H. Griffin, of Pueblo. They had
gone to Castle Rock to get away from
their friends, and the marriage was
complete surprise to the Judges many
acquaintances in the valley. Mr.. Fos-
dick and Mrs. Griffin were lovers some
thirty-five years ago. and our pioneer
friend courted her west of this city near
the Huerfano. They finally drifted apart
however. and each later married. Since
then, both have lost their life companions,
and now the early lovers again renew
their affections and are happily united.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fosdick arrived this week
and are now at their home near this
CITY,"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-12
B. A. Y. Celebrates Anniversary

The Yeoman Lodge held an open meet
ing in X. of P. hall on Tuesday evening
which was largely attended. The follow
ing we'll rendered program, under the
supervision of Miss Towne, was much
enjoyed.
Instrumental soo-Mrs. Thompson
Vocal solo-Clyde Clore
Talk on Yoemanry-Dr r. M. Pollock
Reading-Miss Lovejoy
Vocal solo-Mrs. Thompson
Two selections on the Violln-Miss
Hazel Hunt
Reading-Mrs. Knause
Karl Klatzbaoh had charge of supper
arrangements and with his assistants
from the Arlington Cafe served most
appetizing banquet. This was followed
by card games and social amusements
that brought to close the most enjoy
able anniversary celebration that has
ever been held by the Rocky Ford home
stead.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-12
BASE
BALL
Newsy Notes
On The
Great
American
Game

Our high school baseball team opened
the season in manner which won them
much honor. by defeating the state
champions from Colorado College last
Friday. The college team came down
to learn to play base ball and the school
taught them.
Yant was the first man at the bat and
opened their eyes with a three bagger
He also got four hits and three runs out
of five times up. The rest of the team
batted accordingly. Our infield was a
stone wall, while emily one error was to
be counted against the outfield, Our
boys only made three errors.
jackson out pitched the college man,
striking out l6 men to his l2, while
Sayers caught perfect game. Our
boys stole easily both second and third
Yant again showing up. while the college
men dared not leave their bases for fear
of Savers whip. The Tigers played
good ball however, and it was the best
game ever played in Rocky Ford. Score
being 4 to g
The game on Saturday was some
different to the preceding day. Our boys
were out Of condition from the hard work
of the day before-ther first game of
the season-while the Tigers were in
excellent form and determined upon re-
venge. They started hitting the ball
hard the first inning and had our boys up
in the air. Culp was struck by line
drive and had to be taken out of the box.
Jackson finished the inning while Sayers
relieved Maxwell behind the bat The
Tigers ran in 9 scores before they were
stopped.
Hendricks, who was playing short be-
cause Of the lack of an infield. then went
into the box and the game progressed
much as it had the day before until the
ninth inning.
In the ninth Sayers started batting
rally and the Tigers went up in the air.
Our boys ran in z scores before the
thiralma wss put out, and the game
ended with the score z to 8 in favor
of the college,
Colorado Springs High School will
probably be our next victim; then Lamar
and Pueblo, while Fowler town team is
scheduled for the near future. We are
out for the State rag" and are going to
get it.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-12
TOPS ST. LOUIS MARKET
Clint belongs Lambs Bring Highest
Price Reached

Enterprise readers will be greatly
interested in the following news. contained
in press dispatch of Tuesday;
est. Louis. April e.-There was a
keen contest between Colorado lambs and
Missouri beeves for the honors of the St.
Louis market today. Both ranked above
anything so far this year. The lambs
came from Rocky Ford. in the Arkansas
valley, and yielded their shipper. C. E.
DeLong, S8.40 per hundred, which was
20 cents above the lamb top at any
Missouri river market, and 70 cents bet
ter than Chicago.
These choice pea-fed products Of the
famous sheep state Of the West command
prices above anything else IN their class.
Local butchers and packers compete for
them against the other buyers, who sup
ly the elite restaurants. hotels and pri-
yate table trade of the East.
St. Louis commission men are especially
pleased with the price they secured for
Colorado lambs. as these highly priced
animals arouse the strongest competition
between western markets.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-12
NO SCHOOL BUILDING
Board Decides to Postpone Action
for Another Year

Because of meagre returns from the
STRAW vote" of last week the school
board of this district has decided not to
submit the proposition o. bond issue for
the erection of a new school building to
the people for another year at least
At the end of this period the board
hopes to have the district in a position
where it will be necessary to call for a
bond issue of about s 5000 less than at
the present time by continuation of its
economical policy. and this hope appears
borne out by the county treasurer report
for the first quarter of this year-Just
issued-which shows a balance of over
$1,000 in the general fund of this
district.
In the meantime and while we are
waiting for the new school building it will
probably be necessary to have halliday
sessions in several of the grades, IN order
to relieve the congested condition in the
present buildings.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-12
BATTLE OF SHILOH
Fiftieth Anniversary Celebrated al
the Minor Home

In response to the cordial invitation ex-
tended 81 old veterans of the G. A. R I,
together with large number of members
of the W R. c., G. A. r. Circle and
friends, assembled at the home of Judge
H. M Minor, to assist their old conrade
in celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of
the battle of Shiloh.
As was meet and proper Commander
Fenlason of Wadsworth Post was placed
in charge of the afternoons program,
which was as follows:
Prayer by the chaplain
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, read by
A. C. Sloan
Gen. Logan's First Order as National
Commander of the G. A. R., read by C.
w. Fenlason
The Battle of Shiloh, short account of
the two days fight on April 6 and z,
1862. by William Green.
Personal Recollections of the Battle;"
this was vivid and graphic account of
the fight as seen by Judge Minor. and as
he told his experiences in what later was
designated as 'the hornets nest" where
re peppered the Johnny Rebs" and had
fired 26 rounds when wounded on the
afternoon of April 6. later lying in an ex-
posed hospital tent through which the
bullets tipped" for couple of hours, his
hearers were intensely interested and re-
minded of Gen. Sherman's terse descrip-
ton of war.
Clyde Clore pleasingly entertained the
gathering with several patriotic songs.
some great favorites of the "old boys"
whose average age the roll call showed
to be Z2 years.
The afternoons enjoyment was brought
to fitting close with most palateable
lunch served by Mrs. Minor.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-12
C U 7 W 0 R NJ S
AND HOW THEY
MAY Be
ERADICATED

Tomatoes, cabbage, sweet potatoes
and other vegetables and garden plants.
and especially those which are started
under glass and transplanted. are sub
jeet to serious injury by outworms. They
appear sometimes in great numbers in
spring and early summer and frequently
do severe injury before their ravages are
noticed. The method of attack is to cut
off the young plants at about the surface
of the ground. and as these insects are
of large size and voracious feeders they
are capable of destroying many plants in a
single night.frequently more than they can
devour. During the past two years these
insects. working generally throughout the
United States, destroyed hundreds of
thousands of dollars worth of crops. BY
the timely application of remedies, now
ever.it was demonstrated by the Depart
ment of Agriculture through field agents
and others of the Bureau of Entomology
engaged in the investigation of insects
injurious to truck crops and sugar beets
in some of the principal trucking regions,
uotooiy III tideWoSei 'HBHHo' III Soutueii
Texas. in the vicinity of Rocky Ford Colo,
in Southern California, in the vicinity o.
Sacramento, Calf, in Stark County. Ind,
and in some other regions, that these in
seots can be readily controlled. large
areas being successfully treated. The
usual method of control is by the use of
poisoned bats.
Take bushel of dry bran, add
pound of arsenic or Paris green. and mix
1t thoroughly into mash with gallons
of water, in which has been stirred half
gallon of sorghum. or other cheap mo-
lasses. After the mash has stood sew
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-12
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Hold Their Annual Easter Observan ce
In La Junta

Rocky Ford Knights Templar and their
ladies to the number of so journeyed to
La Junta on Sunday TO celebrate the
sacred feast day with Palestine COM
mandery. At the Masonic temple visitors
and members were decorated with beauti-
ful lilies, commemorative Of Easter and
in full uniform marched to the Methodist
chcurh, where they heard sermon ap-
propriate to the occasion.
This was followed with splendid
banquet at the Harvey house and
pleasant social hour afterward spent in
the commandery quarters.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-12
Manzanola Sun Changes Hands.

The Union Publishing Co. of Rocky
Ford this week assumed control of the
Manzanola Sun, and the little sheet will
no longer shine" with the brilliant scin-
tillations from the pen of H. j. Wood
bury, editor -in-ohief for the past three
years. NJ H. Lewis. former editor of
the Wiley Journal. will hereafter have
charge Of the Sun.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-12
Rocky Ford Young People We'd

At Boulder on Sunday Robert Whitten-
berg and Miss Irma Shively were quietly
wed, having stolen away from their pres
ent homes in Denver with this laudable
purpose in view. The hearty congratu-
lations of their many Rocky Ford friends
are being extended the happy young
COUPLE
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-12
$1,000 A rlonth for Water

According to the annual report of the
water commissioner. Just compiled by
Commissioner Crosier and Assistant
Tinsley. the total collections for water in
the city Of Rocky Ford for the year end
ing April | wss S ,z2s. almost 1000
a month,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-12
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spring
generally
"DIstncton paramount object although
n
building would boldly the pulling Here
highly danserousFrom Lneons
Springfield III.
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-04-12
BABES BODY
FOUND In WELL
Death Due to Strangulation,
Verdict OF Jury
REMAINS WERE
BADLY DEC0MP0SED
Where the Infantile Body
of the Little Boy Had Been
Protected by Wrappings


Evidence of what appears to
have been infanticide was discov-
cred last Friday afternoon in a
cistern juet north of the Hotel Ell
Captain that has for the p asst cou-
pie of years been used by d. v.
Burrell to demonstrate his pumps.
The grues ONE End was made by
some boys who were playing
about the cistern and they report
ed to Jack Tinsley at city head
quarters. Coroner Wilson was
called and had the remains re-
moved from the cistern and taken
to the Dobbs & Lyon undertaking
parlors, where an examination
was made by the county physician,
who found the body that of fully
developed male infant.
The body had evidently been
in the we'll for several days and
it was in such shape that it was
almost impossible to tell wheth-
er the child was white or black,
but it was determined that the
child was white and probably of
Mexican parentage.
The physicians were able to
determine that the child could not
have been more than FIVE days old
at the time of its death, and from
marks about the throat and pro
truding tongue they gave the
opinion that the boy had been
strangled. On the head and side
of the face were several bruises
which seemed to be from blows
but, which may have been caused
when the body was thrown into
the cistern or from the rocks
thrown by boys who thought the
object turtle when they first saw
it in the cistern.
+ The .oroner's inquest was held
on Saturday, when it was brought
out that the boys had first noticed
the object floating about in the
cistern on the Tuesday before,
when they had thrown rocks at it
thinking it turtle.
On Friday evening they lad
rugged up a fishing tackle with
some wire and were trying to fish
the object out when the wire
caught and brought away a por-
ton of cloth, exposing the baby's
feet, and they Immediately spread
the news of their discovery,
The verdict of the coroner's
jury was that the boy had come
to his death by strangulation at
the hands of some person or per-
sors unknown, and ever since
both the local and county officers
have been working on the case
but 10 far with no satisfactory re-
suit. They are said to be investi-
gating several clews that may
bring to light something startling.
Willie the physicians who ex-
amined the body stated that to
the best of their belief it had
been IN the water not more than
week or ten days, there is a
possibility that it had been there
much longer, that it had been
frozen in the ice in the cistern
and that decomposition did not
set in until the ice in the cistern
melted.
This possibility gives range of
several months in which the
crime MAJ have been committed,
and the guilty parties-who may
have had only a transient resi-
dence her.--have had sufficient
time to SO protect themselves that
the perpetrators of the crime
NAV never ,e known excepting to
II.:. r.,,;Ikx sa1yaa
The Calumet news., 1912-07-30
CALUMET IS IN
SECOND PLACE
Locals Defeat the Marquette Team
For Third Successive Time

One of the most exciting and best
games of the season was played at
Athletic park yesterday afternoor
when Marquette was defeated tor the
third successive time by Calumet. by
the score of 4 to 3.
The winning hit was made by Ka,-
ser I'm the ninth inning when with one
man out and Conuell on secord. Nick
cracked one out Go deep field. allowing
Connel to croSs the pan.
The game was marked by clean
PLAYING throughout There was little
wrangljne. 1t was fast. snappy bali,
combined with steady pitching on part
of the locals. Ry winning yesterdays
game Calumet has advanced To second
place. and the Aristocrats now have g
chance to annex the pcnnant.
\ feature of the game. was the al
most perfect Unfolding of the Calumet
team.
Calumet opened tie scoring in. the
third inning. Allen. the hIEt man up.
received a pass. tje went to third on a
two bagger by Kaiser aud both scored
on a single by DDnnclly.
Marquette scored ia the fourth in
ninE. when Ryan walked. Tiffany sir
gled, Gust went out at first. Ryan anu
Tiffany scoring on a single by Mack
Calumet also scored run I'm the
! fourth inning. Connel singled and was
sacrificed to second by Allen. Kaiser
singled and Connell scored
Marquette tied the score in the
eighth. Young sent a grounder through
MolyneuX to deep field and was ad-
vanced to second on q sacrifice 10y
Yelc. He went To third when Miljcl
was safe at first ON a folders choice
and scored on Schultz's single.
In the last half of the ninth Calu-
met scored the winning run. Connel
singled and was sacrificed to seconc
| hy Allen. Kaiser was up and sent on,
to deep field allowing 'Connell to com,
home easily. The crowd went wild.
Sterling pitched the frs. seven in
nings. but weakened in the eighth. az,
was taken oJt of the box JUL wen
IN and held the Marquettes down.
f~t. n
The Calumet news., 1912-07-30
SPORTING
PITTSBURC CLUB
FOR MERE SONG
McGraw Had Chance to Become
Owner For $35,000

Pittsburgh, July 3O.-Manager Nc
Craw of the Giants. who is generally
willing to permit others to do the talk
ing about baseball. was IN a talking
mood when he was here last week.
What he said was a surprise To- The
listeners. The players and some Of
the fans were sitting on the veranda
at the Hotel Schenley, overlooking
Forbes field. which lies at the edge OF
Schenley park.
DO YOU see that bali park?" asked
McGraw. II am going on record as
saying it is the finest in the country.
Well could have had the same field
had desired or had been able To ac-
cept the Offer"
1T was back in 1899 when Capt.
Kerr, then owner of the old Pittsburgh
club. gave me an opportunity TO set in
on the ground floor. He offered to sell
me the Pittsburgh baseball franchise.
players. etc, for $4,000. OF course,
you would not believe II when players
like O"Toole and Kelly cost almost as
much now as the franchise i'm the Ma
tonal league would have cost at that
time
II was the manager of the Baltimore
team and player then and urder con-
tract with the club and don't know
what to do. could not get away from
Baltimore and | did not think l cpuid
raise that much money. You know.
was not much more than kid then
and SS5.0eO was au awful lot of money
to raise; at least | thought it was.
81 asked the captain t. give me lit
tie time to think 1t over | went bach
home and saw a few friends in con
sultation on the matter. and | was sur
prisea to learn that / could raise tina.
amount. I did a lot OF hustling ant
tried 10 get my release from the clut
SO could take up the purchase Of the
Pirates with the old owner. Nothing
doing on the getaway thing.
II then tried to buy my release. bui
they gave me the laugh | couldE'
get away. so had to give ii up. Wher
| look at that field and think that
might have been the owner | often fee
blue"
The Calumet news., 1912-07-30
tors
STATE NEEDS ROAD MONEY.
1926 Miles of State Reward Road Built
Since 1905.


According To the figures of state
Highway Commissioner Townsend Ely
5S2.5 miles of state reward road were
constructed during the year 1912, Of
which 2S7 miles were of gravel and
100 miles of macadam. the rest of var
ious materials.
The cost of the entire mileage to the
state was but S403. SOB. All of these
roads were constructed under the coun-
~ system. whereby the state pays 81
OoO per mile and upwards
but S235.O1O has been appropriated
for the state highway fund for 1918,
and unless other provision is made,
The work of the department will be
greatly curtailed, saws the commission
er. The increase in the number of
counties operating under the county
system has increased the problem
Since the department began opera
tions i'm 1905. 1.235 miles of state re-
wafd roads have been butt The has
cost the state $S35,Ooo.
An idea of the amount OF road con
structed can be gained from the state
ment that IL II were. all In con
tinuuus line. road stretching from
Detroit to Houghton via. Bay city
and Mackinac and returning to tho
state metropolis via Milwaukee ami
Chicago would bc the result
The Calumet news., 1912-07-30
LAURIUM
BRICK COMPANY
TO RE0RGANIzE
Northern Brick and Tile Company
May Resume Soon

According to the St. Ignace Enter
wise plans are on foot foi the reor-
anIzation of the Northern Brick and
yne company. in which large num5er
f local people are interested and to
nise sufficient capital to permit the
company to resume operations. This
Information will be of considerable in
lerest to copper country share holders,
who compose a controlling interest in
he company. ed Reavle of Laurium
i the manager of the companys plant
near St lgnace.
The funds of the company were eX-
hausted IN the acquisition of the clay
land aud the construction of the
plant which is located about three
miles west Of st Isnace. Some eN-
perimental work was done IN 1910 and
in the spring OF 1911 something like
100000 brick were made During this
run 1t was demonstrated that the plant
vas capable Of turning out $4,000 brick
ger day at a cost of less than $500
per thousand and that the output was
Of an excellent marketable quality. Be
fore the brick could he placed ON the
market the funds Of the company Sc
cured by the sale of stock was nom
hausted and as this stock was nom
assessable IL was necessary TO close
down until arrangements could be made
for sufficient capital 10 so ahead.
These who know the conditions and
the workings of the plant have nc
fear but that it can be made a imam
cial success if properly capitalized
It Is good and economical plant witt
excellent railroad and switching facili.
ties equitable freight rates and a mar
ket that will take the output as fast a.
the material can be supplied.
II is now proposed in order to Sc
cure working capital and resume
operations To- make one half of th'
stock asscsslblc, and this proposition
! meets with the approval of the many
local holders
The Calumet news., 1912-07-30
lAURiuM sREViTiEs

Carl Martin left yesterday for MS
home in Green Bay after visiting local
friends and relatives.
Ernest lIansen and familp and john
cries and family leave this week for
Central where they will camp at the
Chiponkwaa club.
President Fred Williams of the VIC
toria Mine is in the copper country
from Boston, on his annual tour of in
spection.
lanes r. Fisher and Angus Kerr lett
Yesterday for LAnse 10 join a hshihs
party organized by Hon. j. O. Maxey'
Dell Laity has assumed the manage
nient of the Lyric in Laurium. Dell Is
a good fellow and his friends WISH
him success.
Charlie Oakes. former minstrel man
and Snowman, and present manager
of the Peoples, has turned down q
very nattering offer to tour the coun-
try with a company now rehearslns
In Chicago. -.-t-t
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