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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-29
Editor Penny Press

Editor Penny Press
Permit me to say that yourarticle
in yesterdays issue, under the cap
ton 81 "a Plain Gold Ring, struck
me, 70 use nautical term, amid
ship, and left me ina frame ofmind
which easily lead from the carpine
cares Of tile present to the dreamy
years Of the past.
Though no one asked the lady Of
your article the history Of her lost
ring. It can he easily guessed. and
guessing it, is but to open the his
tory Of millions Of just such circlets
Any man who has ever had the
privilege Of wooing pure, sweet
girl, and has experinced the ex-
cruciating suspense Of the interim
between the wooing and winning
with all its attendants flashlights Of
hope and clouds Of doubt in every
instance Of genuine love, unmeas-
ured by other considerations. can
appreciate why that woman stopped
the train and was ready to make
the sacrifice she threatened, to re-
cover it.
To her that ring was an amending
reflector Of the past, and over its
sheeney surface trooped, at all times,
the sweet recollections Of long ago.
The mind had to butwill it, and be-
hold she looked upon the face of
her boyish lover, to whose soft en-
treaty she, in after time, yielded.
AS she looks upon it, memory brings
back the pressure Of her hand in
his, or, perchance, the soft touch Of
his lips upon her cheek. Here come
into view upon its golden area the
roses and the violets he bought
her, and the songs they sang to-
gether float away from it and battle
her soul in a sea Of melody. She
sees the flush of emotion that over
spread his face as he placed it upon
her finger, and wonders again at
her great happiness. AS she looks
upon it again she stands reflected
as a bride, and by her side stands
her boyish lover, a little older and
more manly, but tender as ever he
was and always will be. Time rolls
on-other faces come upon the
ring new links they are to bind her
closer to the man who walks by her
side. She hears again her first lul-
laby as she sang it to the most won
derful little being the world ever
saw, and the sound Of baby prattle
and the pit-a-pat Of baby feet are
tantalizing near. Now and then
sorrows shadows gather upon the
ring, and through the mist Of her
tears she sees a little white coffin
all covered with flowers, and lit
tie white face looking up through
the glass. She is a mother Of an
angel now.
But why say more? The plain
gold ring upon a woman's engage
ment finger represents all that is
worth living for in this world, and
it is no wonder that she is ready to
stop a train or undergo any sacrifice
to recover it when lost.
/ commend your article. 1t is
well written, and full Of holy SEN
and calculated to
'Relume the path grown dim with
faded years,
though neglected long, / see
themselves revealing,
The bright by-gones whose tender
radiance cheers. .
EDWIN RUTHVEN. |
-asa&s-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-29

VOTE for E. S. Ferguson, Jr.,
a native son of Lee. for the Georgia
State Senate in 1914.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-29

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sympathetic appreciation othe same
paper. II il just al readable now as
IL was then
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-29
Legal Advertising
Order Fixing Communication Road
Tax for the year 1922

Order Fixing Communication Road
Tax" for the year 1875
Office Of Commissioners of Roads g
Revenues, Lee County. Ga. In
Session for County Purposes,
| Aug. 6, 1912.
The Alternative Road Laws for
said State as appears in the Code Of
said State and Acts amendatory
thereof, being in operation in this
County, and by virtue Of authority
conferred by aforesaid laws, and in
the exercise of our official duty, we
do hereby assess and levy as a COM
mutation Taxi upon each male in
habitant in said county subject to
road duty for the year 1912 under
the laws of this State, the sum Of
Three $500 Dollars, and ordered
that said assessment and tax shall
be due and collectible on and after
September the first, 1912; and that
The time shall remain open for the
payment Of said $500, assessed as
Communication Tax" aforesaid, UNI
til October 1st.. 1922 and if any
Of such persons subject to such tax
or road duty shall then be in default
in making payment of tht same, any
and all such defaulters shall be. and
are hereby double taxed that is
assessed $4,000 Six Dollars, as Tax
and penalty on account Of such de-
fault; and it is further ordered that
all such defaulters shall be allowed
until October 10Th, 1912, in which
to make full payment of said assess
ment and penalty as aforesaid, and
that any and all that shall then re-
main in default in making such paw
ment, are hereby declared subject to
and shall be required to perform
manual labor upon the Public Roads
of said county, for a period of (1O)
ten days, for said year 1912, as pro
vided by law Witness our official
signatures, this the 9Th. day of Aug
ust, 1912.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-29
Bank Of Leesburg
Capital Stock SIS. 900
Dear Friend:

On the first Of every month we are mailing toN
you one Of series twelve calendar lessons on
Banking and Depos1t1ng.
Twelve highly decorated Art sub1e good to
easy TO read remember, have been pre-
pared with thts end In view From them may be learned
valuable lesson Of life In regard TO money
The way to gain independence competence ana
wealth 1s to deposit your cash In our bank -
A means cclf-dependence and self -
respect. Tt the beginning OF Investment the f1rss
the ladder Of Until this is climbed
you go no higher.
48~
It is for your Individual good that ask your
Iteration lessons money have
In bank the better for you the better for u.s. and
better for the community at large We cordially
you the bank wi tn large or small
deposit, Our interests in this are mutual
In the hope that the first lesson sent wi tn this
appreciation and interest," beg 1eaVe
toss1gn ourselves.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-05-17

Lucille Goblin of our tennis team,
who for the second time assisted
in winning the tennis banner. Her
able partner in the tennis tourna-
ment this year was Miss Aileen
Sayers,
In the evening goodly crowd
was assembled in the La Junta
high school auditorium for the
oratorical and spelling contests.
The former was won by Carl
Cline, thus refuting the assertion
that an active participant in ath-
leti,s cannot hold his own in liter
ary studies.
About the only prizes not won
by the Rocky Ford high school in
contests entered this year, were
those of the spelling match and
the basket ball pennant. In the
latter our team was tied for the
championship with Centennial of
Pueblo, and on Saturday the lea
que representatives decided that
neither team should be awarded
the pennant, but the Bennett cup
was given to Centennial because
that school team had finished the
season with a higher percentage
than their Rocky Ford rivals.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-05-17
Couple Crazy Kids at the Grand

There will be couple of crazy kids
at the Grand next Tuesday and Wednes-
day nights. But there is no occasion
for the public to become alarmed as they
will be fully guarded and their insanity
has only reached the humorous stage.
Everybody knew Charlie Browning when
he rolled cantaloupes here five years ago
But he will keep you guessing when you
see him as typical red-headed devish
kid. And his wife. Miss Manning. WE'LL
she looks just like beautiful doll and
makes one Of the smartest little kids that
has graced the local stage in many day
They have played every stage in the
union in the last five years. both in road
shows and vaudeville and all their friends
will be glad of the opportunity to see
Charlie anG his better half in vaudeville.
At the Grand next Tuesday and We'd
nesGay nights.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-05-17

A worse day than that OF the
field meet is seldom recorded here,
as the weather man sent a drizz-
ling rain during the forenoon and
followed this with near-cyclonic
zephyr from the Arctic regions,
but he could neither dampen nor
chill the ardor of the contestants
or their friends, and despite the
inclement weather large crowd
was assembled in the fair grounds
on Friday afternoon.
The track was very heavy and
combined with the high wind to
make the speed events slower than
usual, but Notwithstanding these
handicaps some remarkably fast
time was made and the results will
compare very favorably with those
of other high school leagues
throughout the country.
Ralph Swink of the Rocky Ford
team captured the bronze medal
presented to the contestant max
ing the highest individual score,
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-05-17
GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION.
Will Meet in Denver to Make Plans
for Securing Funds.

In an endeavor to devise ways and
means for securing for the counties OF
the state, their share OF the state road
funds, unavailable b. reason OF the
illegality of House Bill No. 200, the
vice presidents of the Colorado Good
Roads Association, as well as the
County Commissioners Association
oi the state, will meet in Denver next
Friday.
The state highway commission has
declared in favor OF initiating a bill
to turn these road funds over to that
body, and is preparing to have peti-
lions circulated. These petitions
must he filed with the. Secretary OF
State bv July 3, and contain 10000
names. ..
There is strong sentiment that ii
possible. funds should be released to
the counties this year. The only man
ner in which this could be done, is
through an extra session OF the legis-
lature. To initiate bill would mean
that the funds would not be available;
lntil after January 1913. which would
not be before the next legislature
meets.
Mesa county commissioners have
already gone. on record as favoring an
extra session, and this is matter
which will probably be discussed at
the Denver meeting. May "a.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-05-17
SLOT MACHINES UNDER BAN
Marshal lnstruc tedto See that Games
of Chance are Stopped

At the meeting Of the city council last
Friday evening the police officers were
instructed to strictly enfore the ordinances
forbidding wheels of fortune and such
devices. games of chance. etc. 1t is said
that strict reading of the ordinances
will debar the use of slot machines. pull
ing tags for candy and other devices that
lure the unwary penny. but whether
Marshal Lane will read them that way is
the question that he will have to answer
himself.
At this meeting bills for the month to
the amount of Sl.e5S.58 were allowed
and the reports of the night marshal and
water commissioner were read and
ordered filed.
Ed. S Teter g. Son were granted a
cement contractors license, and F. w.
Mckenzie was given permit to build on
mis- lot between the El Captain and Berk-
ley hotels.
The water commissioner wasinstrueted
TO see that the sewers we're flushed.
S. o. Swink's request to exchange
itch water was refused.
And the council then adjourned.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-05-17
THE FLOWERS o. MAY

(To Genevicve Larson)
In that green and smiling country,
In that dear house. far away,
Comes again the gentle showers
Dripping. dripping all the day;
And the sun sends out its bright rays.
Warming up the hlll-tops bare
Wakes to life the sleeping blossoms
with their colors rich and rare.
Yesl The Flowers o. May" are blooming ny,
blooming as In days OF yore!
Sending out their perfumed fragrance
Though we cannot see them more,
And again the children wander
Der the hilI-tops many hours,
With their hearts all Hlled with gladness.
Searching for the beautious flowers.
Many were the times we wandered.
In the gla,lsomc summer time.
Through the fields of scented clover.
Oh! The scene 1t was sublime,
And the streainlet in the valley.
As ittrickled on its way.
All It's messy banks inviting
Boys and girls out there to play.
But the days to years have heightened,
Many years since then have passed,
Ye, sometimes we cast reflections
fo those days that could not last.
Knowing little of the trouble
That confrorts us all today,
~ we tread life's rugged pathway
Oyer which we have no sway. a.
- E.B.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-05-17
PREPARE FOR cHAUTAUoUA
Season Tickets Are Here and You'll
Need One to Hear Bryan.

1t is only about a month until the
Chautauqua starts and the plans are
well under way. The season ticket,
arrived this week and are on sale al
various business houses.
Although Mr.. Bryan's address
comes under Chautauqua management
he comes i'll advance of the Chautau'
qua. This has been found necessary
because of the Democratic Nationa
Convention in Baltimore which come
late i'll June.
The Chautauqua committee will find
the Bryan event stimulus to the sale
OF season tickets, for they admit to
his address.
Admission to those not holding
season tickets will be fifty cents Bry-
an day.
The Rodpath people urge that Their
program this year is far better than
that OF last or any previous year
They are returning the Royal Italian
Guards Band from Italy. which wa
their banner musical attraction last
summer.
The band sails from Italy this
month.
Music will be tl;e big feature. There
are seven companies, the usual mum
Der carried by the Rodpath- Horner
Chautauquas, and they represent all
that is classical and all that is novel
in music.
Two companies come all the way
from Italy, the band and the Venetian
Troubadours. and one comes from
New Zealand, the Roweis company.
1t is big program and deserves
big patronage.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-05-17
Rocky Ford, 39a; Central Of Pu-
eblo, 32i; La Junta, 1S4; Las
Animas, ~; Trinidad, 4.
The events were as follows:


The events were as follows:
Ioo-yard dash-Clines Rocky Ford;
'Cush. Central, Coates, Central. Time
10 IS.
Pole vanlt-Baumgartner. La Junta
Trinidad; Sweetman, Las Animas
Distance. 81 feet 7 inches.
Pole vault-Baumgartncr, La Junta
Douglass, Central; Warner, La Jun
ia. Height feet 5 inches.
Ford; Douglass, Pueblo; Woodruff,
La Junta. TINE " seconds.
High jump, tie Swink, Rocky
Ford; Cover, Rocky Ford; Cuoh, Cen
trial; Baumgartner, La Junta. Height
5 feet So inches.
SSo-yard dash-Sweetman, Las Ami
mas; Wadleigh, La Junta; Cary, Pue-
bio. Time 2:2o 35.
Discus throw-Russick. Central
Homer, Las Animas: Baumgartner.
La Junta. Distance 1927 feet.
2zo-yard dash-Cline. Rocky Ford (;
Cush, Central; Wade, Trinidad. Time
% seconds.
22o hurdles-Swink, Rocky Ford +;
Woodruff. La Junta; Spiedel, La Jun
ia. Time 81 seconds.
Broad jump-Swink, Rocky Ford !;
Douglass, Central; Woodruff, La Jun
ia. Distance 20 feet 50 inches.
One mile run-Kipper, Rocky Ford;
Moore. La Junta; Humphrey, Cen
trail. Time $50.
44o-yard dash-Cline. Rocky Ford:
Sweetman. Las Animas; Cary, Pueblo.
Time So Is seconds.
Halt mile rclay-Central, Rocky
Ford, La Junta. Time ~.
Grand opera house was filled to
its capacity on Friday evening for
the presentation of medals and
the defamation contest, in which
contestants were entered from La
mar, La Junta, Trinidad and
Rocky Ford. Miss Hazel Kerney,
our charming speaker, who had
for her subject Patsy" was
awarded the silver medal pro-
claiming her the winner in de-
clamation.
Amongst the trophies-and
about the only one that left town
was the handsome silver shield
presented by w. Stocker to the
winner of the relay race. This
went to Pueblo Central team.
A greatcrowd from this city went
to La Junta on Saturday, where
they cheered the base ball and
tennis teams to victory. Our base
ball nine easily defeated the Trim
idad team, winning the league
championship by score of s to 3.
1t is nothing new for our boys to
bring home this pennant, as the
Rocky Ford high school team has
won the baseball pennant every
year since the league was organ
lied.
And another repeater was Miss
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-05-17
OBSERVE DECORATION DAY

The Decoration Day. May so
should be observed by every pa
triotic citizen. The number of old
soldiers grow fewer every year
and it will only be a few years till
the sight of a veteran of the civil
war will be a rare sight, but the
cause fought and the victory won
should be remembered forever.
w. ]. Brown and G. H. Randall
have been designated as a COM
mittee to secure enough automo-
biles to take all old soldiers and
members of the Ladies Auxiliary
Societies to TIE cemetery to decor
ate graves of the old soldiers. Any
one who is willing to donate the
use of automobile for this purpose.
report to the mayor or one Of the,
above named committee. Start to
be made between nine and ten
o'clock, a. m.
G. M. COLEMAN. Mayor.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-05-17

having l64 points to his credit. He
was given hard run for the hon
or by Carl Cline, who won the 100,
300 and440 yard dashes, and press
ed the Pueblo man SO closely in
the last lap of the relay race that
the latter tainted as he crossed
the wire. Ralph Ripper and Lee
Cover also acquitted themselves
creditably, the former winning
the mile run and the latter tying
La Junta and Pueblo i'll the high
jump.
The teams finished as follows
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-05-17
Rocky Ford High Victorious
in S. C.-N. N. M. Track
Meet and Declamatory
Contest
BASEBALL AND TENNIS CHAMPIONS
In the Interscholastic League Meet at La Junta
on SaturdayAlso Winners in the
Oratorical Contest

Enulating splendid the State Meet Colorado
Springs the young athletes of Rocky Ford high
school everything worth going after Friday
the Southern
New Mexico League the
TINT Rocky this of the and
people depended beray ponize kind OF field
sports
Ralph Swn the honor of making the highest individual
score and Spook close contestant their work itself
almost winning The Central high school of Pueblo
which place. Rocky Ford hard tuse and had the
honor Of winning the relay
To Rocky the winning the forensic
test af the high Miss Hazel Kerney being proclaimed
champion contest and Carl Cline the of the
oratorica, contest.
In the perscloastc struggle baseball pennans
Saturday the Rocky Ford also victorious
ball boys have hunch that they will capture the state
championship only they have to ick' Boulder.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-05-17

The next meeting Of The Arkansas
Valley Commercial Association is sehed-
uled to be held at La Junta onThursday.
May %. This is the first meeting of the
association in two months and it is very
necessary that as many members as
possible be present.
An unusually attractive program is
being arranged.
The members Of the various committees
Of the association are particularly re-
quested to be in attendance at this
meeting and report on the different SUBJ
jeets being handled by them,
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-05-17
Some Timely Hints on
BEET CULTURE
Interesting Article on Irrigation by Prof. House
of Colorado Agricultural College.
Avoid deep planting.
Pack soil we'll around seed.

Avoid deep planting.
Pack soil we'll
Heavy tonnage high content the things to be
sought
To rich sugar the field must be kept clear of
weeds.
Frequent cultivation promotes growth.
Cultivation should when foliage begins interfere with
the work.
stands deep planting
from any single
advantages secured through cutureby
ton O. crops
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-05-17

Mrs. w. L. Carter Of Kalispel. Mont,
youngest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A,
Butterfield and well known to all OLD
timers as school girl and former teacher
in the Rocky Ford schools, with her
family arrived Wednesday to make an
extended visit.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-16
FINE F.AR0I FOR SALE CHEAP-

7TNE FARM FOR SALE CHEAF-
containing 21o acres. Price So
900, reserving nothing. or $4,000
reserving one-half OF the usual
royalty for oil and gas Terms
$4,000 cash, balance $500 per
year. It is now leased Tor oil and
gas at $500 per year rental and
$500 per year for each gas we'll
1t is less than one mile from eight
producing oil wells. This is a
new field just beginning. The
farm is located about miles
from Ravenswood. w. Va, a
town of about 1000, and on the
Ohio river, B. o. railroad, two
miles from sandyviI1e, on the r.
S. & G. railroad, one mile from
flag station, ) miles from Ripley,
the county seat, and on the NJ. C.
V. railroad, one-half mile from
two school houses, store, postof-
fee, telephone in house, on the
r. F. D. mail route, the main
county road, and gas line and
creek runs through farm: about
so acres No. / creek bottom. bali.
ance hill land. It is watered to
perfection; there is a never falling
spring on the hill side sufficiently
high, with small expense can be
piped in. the top of every building
on the farm. There is very little
waste land, almost all can be
pIowed or run over by a machine
165 acres cleared, DaIance small
timber; l40 acres of it in good
blue grass pasture and meadow
all good rich soil, IS bearing apple
trees, about 100 apple and peach
trees about Z years old. One and
a half story dwelling in fair con
dition. need about S35 to $50 re-
pair. Nine rooms, double chin
ney in middle. small hall, front
and back porch, cut stone cellar
under kitchen, never failing weA'
all kinds OF outbuildings in fair
condition. Large garden with
good paihng fence around it. Barn
35x5o with two sheds attached.
fencing in fair condition. WIN
further state this farm has been
rented for six years and the pas
ture fields have grown up with
weeds and the fences have gone
down Former owner, before his
Death refused $4,000 for this
farm am no real estate agent.
own the farm and want to sell
it. live 10 miles away and can
not look after it. To see the farm
call on Jonah Hawk at Ravens
wood w va. and to buy, write
or call on the owner. G. w
Kotzebue, New Martinsville' w
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-16

Half Of the people you see on the
streets are going to or from stores
and Of the women. perhaps three
fourths are! And. OF these. the great
majority are going to stores to inves-
tigate advertised offers. Some OF them
every day. secure bargains which
you MIGHT HAVE SECURED
things you NEED. and Cat the re
duced p=ir = you could have Az
FoPp-2D TO BUY.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-16
ZOE 81

FOR SALE-A twO-stOry house, z
rooms. with reception hail and bath
front and back porch nicely finish
ed, on paved street located on Me-
chanic street. Two minutes walk
from Empire Bank. Price $500.
easy terms. Address a W care.
Telegram Office.
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