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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
THE NEW
HOMESTEAD BILL
Full Text of the New Law Which was Ap-
proved by the President on June 6, 1912

The Enterprise is in receipt Of
one of tie first official copies oi
the Borah-Taylor Three Year
Homestead Bill, and for the bene.
fit of our readers who might be in
terested in this measure, we pub
lish the amendment in full, in or
der that they may have it for ref
erence. Congressman Taylor ad-
vises us that he will be pleased to
assist any homesteader in secur-
ing the benefits of this act. Fol-
lowing is the law:
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States
of America in Congress assembled. That
section TWENTY-FIVE hundred and ninety
one and section twenty-five hundred and
ninsty-seven of the Revived Statutes OF
the United States be amended to read
as follows:
"Sec. 229l. No certificate. however,
shall be given or patent issued therefor
until the expiration Of three years from
date Of such entry; and II at the expira-
ton Of such time, or at any time within
two years thereafter. the person making
such entry. or II he be dead. his widow,
or IN case Of her death his heirs or dew
isee. or in case Of widow making such
entry. her heirs or devisee, in case OF
her death. proves by himself and by two
credible witnesses that he. she. or they
have habitable house upon the land
and have actually resided upon and cul-
tivated the same for the term Of three
years succeeding the time Of fling the
affidavit and makes affidavit that no part
Of such land has been alienated. except
as provided In section twenty-five hund-
red and ninety EIGHT, and that he. she. or
they will bear true allegiance to the Gov
ernment Of the United States. then in
such case he. she. or they II at that time
citizsns Of tho United States shall be en-
titled to patent as In other gases pro-
vded by law; Provided. That upon
filing in the local land office notice Of the
beginning Of such absence the entryman
shall be entitled to continuous leave Of
absence from the land for a period not
exceeding Ave months in each year after
establishing residence. and upon the ter
mination Of such absence the sntryman
shall file q notice Of such termination in
the local land office. but in case of COM
mutation the fourteen months aetua
residence as now required by law. must
be lshown. and the person committing
must be at the time citizen of the
United States; Provided. That when
the person making entry dies before the
offer of final proof those succeeding to
the entry must show that the entryman
had complied with the law in all respects
to the date Of his death and that they
have, since complied with the law in all
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
FORMER FORDlTE HURT.
II. II. Griffin Narrowly Escapes Death
at Furt Collins.

From the Fort Collins Express we clip
the following extracts detailing the mar
row escape from instant death of H. H.
Griffin, at one time in charge Of the Ex-
pertinent Station here and we'll known to
all old-timers;
"Hurled high into the air and landing
fifty feet away when Colorado g. South
ern freight train struck their auto about
e;46 Saturday morning, 3. o. johnson,
field man at the local sugar factory, sus-
tanned injuries from which he died two
hours later, and H. H. Griffin, agrieul-
tural superintendent.w was seriously injured
but will recover. The accident occurred at
the crossing opposite the main entrance
to the sugar factory. and Griffin and
johnson were Just starting out in Ford
runabout driven by Griffin.
Griffin, who was driving did not see the
train until it was too late to prevent a
collision. In fact. he had to be told after
the accident whst had happened to him.
Just as his machine was squarely across
the tracks the pilot Of the engine struck
it squarely "amidships" and then won
dertul thing happened. The auto was
picked up bodily by the pilot and carried
40or so feet until one end struck a trolley
pole and the car was knocked to one side
of the train and dragged still further up
the track. the total distance being ap-
proximately 100 feet.
As soon as the accident occurred Ed
win Morrison, chief consulting engineer
at the factory. displaying remarkable
presence of mind. rushed for his auto.
and hurried with it to the scene. As a
result Of his quick work Griffin was in
the auto and on the way to the hospital
inside Of two minutes after the accident
occurred. 1t was ascertained that his
only injury aside from bruises was Sc
we're confusion on the top of his head,
but the skull was not fractured and he
soon regained consciousness. His physi-
clan stated late Saturday afternoon that
he had every chance to recover.
johnson had the bones of both legs
completely crushed and sustained Sc
we're blow right on the top of his head
which caused conclusion of the brain
and he died in less than three hours aftei
the accident without regaining conscious
ness"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21

respects, as would have been required oil
the entryman had he lived. excepting that
they are relieved from any requirement
OF residence upon the land: Provided
further. That the entryman shall, in or
der to comply with the requirements Of
cultivation herein provided for, cultivate
not less than one-sixteenth of the area
OF his entry. beginning with the second
year of the entry. and not less than one
eighth, beginning withthe third year of the
entry, and until final proof, except that in
the case Of entries under section six of
the enlarged-homestead law double the
area Of cultivation herein provided shall
be required. but the Secretary of the In
terror may. upon satisfactory showing.
under rules and regulations prescribed by
him, reduce the required area of oultiva-
ton: Provided. That the above provision
as to cultivation shall not apply to entries
under the Act of April twenty-eighth.
nineteen hundred and four, commonly
known as the Kinkaid Act, or entries
under the Act of June seventeenth. nine
teen hundred and two. commonly known
as the Reclamation Act. and that the
provisions OF this section relative to the
homestead period shall apply to all un-
perfected entries as well as entries here
after made upon which residence is re-
quired: Provided. That the Secretary of
the Interior shall, within sixty days after
the passage Of this Act. send copy Of
the same to each homestead entryman of
record who may be affected thereby. by
ordinary mail to his last known address.
and any such sntryman may. by giving
notice within one hundred and twenty
days after the passage of this act Act.
by register and receiver of the local land
office, elect to make proof upon his entry
under the law under which the same was
made without regard to the provisions Of
this Act"
sec. 229z. II. at any time after the
fling Of the affidavit as required in sec
ton twenty-five hundred and ninety and
Lefore the expiration Of the three years
mentioned in section twenty-two hundred
and ninsty-one. it is proved. after due
notice to the settler. to the satisfaction
Of the register of the land office that the
person having filed such affidavit has
failed to establish residence within six
months after the date OF entry. or aban-
doned the land for more than six months at
any time, then and in that event the land
so entered shall revert to the Govern
ment; Provided. That the three year
period Of residence herein fixed shall date
from the time Of establishing actual per-
manent residence upon the land: And
provided further. Tha. where there may
be climatic reasons. sickness. or other
IL l.
the General Land Office may. in his dis
cretion. allow the settler twelve months
from the date of filing in which to COM
menee his residence on said land under
such rules and regulations as he may
prescribe"
Approved. June 6, 1912,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
MAY LOSE HIS SIGHT
Young Akins Seriously Injured by
Explosion Of Carbide

Enterprise readers will be interested
in the following account from the Denver
Times Of last Friday OF the accden. sus-
tanned by Arthur w. Atkins, the young
nephew Of E. T. Kreider. who had Just
perfected arrangements for opening an
electrical supply store in this city:
Arthur W. Atkins. aged ls,and Russell
Boyd. one year his senior. were seriously
injured in an acetylene explosion in the
auto garage in the rear of 2z4e Franklin
street. TIE home of Atkins parents, yes
terday afternoon. Young Atkins may lose
the sight Of both eyes. IL he should recover
from terrible burns on his body,
Atkins and Boyd were engaged in re-
filling the lamps on their automobile with
carbide when the explosion took place.
The garage in which they were working
caught fire and before the boys could re-
cover from the shock both were badly
burned.
Police Surgeon McGillivray responded
to call for the ambulance. He remoy-
ed Atkins to Mercy hospital. Boyd's in
juries are less serious than his compan.
IONS.
Neither young Atkins nor Boyd was
able TO explain how the explosion oc-
Cured.
Akins' home is in Rocky Ford, Colo. He
had come to Denver on a visit to his
parents yesterday"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
WILL SPEND SUMMER IN JAIL
Pumpman Found Guilty of Assault
on Section Foreman

After just three days Of court the Jury
was last Friday afternoon discharged
and the district court was adjourned in
definitely for the June term.
Amongst the last acts was the appear
ance of Ferdinand H. Quinn. former
Santa Fe pumpman here. who was tried
before jury on a charge of assault to
murder Charles Butcher. the section
foreman. The jury brought in verdict
OF simple assault, and as Quinn has been
in Jail since last April. Judge Rizer SEN
fenced him to serve three and one-half
months more in the county iail-and So
he'll have time to sweat it out during the
| Remainder Of the summer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
ONE GATE TO THE GOOD
Rocky Ford Wins From rlanzanola
In Well Played And Exciting
Contest

Rocky Ford last Sunday annexed a
victory over Manzanola on the latter's
ground, and this makes the games be-
tween the two stand two for Rocky Ford
and one for Manzanola. 1t was very
exciting game and well played and kept
the spectators on edge all the time.
Manzanola drew first blood when they
scored one in the first stanza. Not to be
outdons however. Rocky Ford got busy
in the second and scored twice. but Man
zanola came right back and tied it up in
their half Of the sams inning. Rocky
Ford again scored in the third. making
the count 5-2. and thus it remained until
the final inning when each team made
one. leaving the final score 4-5 in favor
Of Rocky Ford.
There was plenty Of excitement for
spectators and players alike in the ninth
session when it looked as though Manza-
nola was going to tie up the game. The
ninth inning started with Rocky Ford one
run in the lead and the course Of events
scoring one snaking their lead two The
As hhou<ouoio poLIor oIoW q HIo on
Hendricks error. The next hit safely
and both second and first bases were
occupied with none out. The next one
was forced out at third. The next batter
hit safely scoring the runner on second.
the others taking third and second re-
speetivsly on the play. This was the
most exciting moment Of the game for
there were now man on second and
third with one out. However the fear Of
the moment was quickly dispelled when
the next batter popped out to Maxwell
and the next struck out.
Hall was injured in the third inning
and was replaced by Bernard. who had
the opponsnts at his mercy except in the
ninth inning when two safe ones with an
error contributed one run. Rosson pitched
a clever game for Manzanola. With the
exception Of the umpiring it was undoubt-
edIy one Of the best games of the year.
Following is the score:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
Gem Changes Hands

J. H. Funk. of Guthrie. OKLA. and Geo
T. Stapleton perfected deal on Satur-
day under which the latter and his wife
left on Sunday to take possession Of the
Gem theatre in Guthrie and the moving
picture show in the Gem theatre of this
CRY came under the control of the former
on Monday night, Mr.. Funk has had
several years experience in the conduo.
Of a moving picture theatre and promises
to keep the Gem up to the high standard
maintained by Mr.. Stapleton.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21

Summary Stolen bases; Edison. Swink,
Maxwell. Hall. More 2. Two-b hIts: :Yant.
Maxwell. Ray. Downey. ThFee-base hits:
Hendricks. Left on bases: Rocky Ford 8,
Aanzanola Q. Hit by pitched ball: Edson:
Moore. Passed balls: Kormena struck out
by Rosson 7. Hall 3. bernard 7. Time OF game
1;ts. Attendance: 500.
UmpirsI weiland.
On Sunday next the local team goes
TO Las Animas and hot game is looked
for.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21

Several Of the girls had the best
of Miss Smith the first day, bnt
she proved good slayer and won
out for the three days. though a
number of the pickers were very
close to the $50 pound mark, and
at l cent a pound the girls all
made very good wages for the
time spent in the field.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
FLAG DAY ExERcI SES
Call Out People to Services by the
EIks

Formal observance Of Flag Day was
held b. Rocky Ford Lodge No, ll4z B.
P. o. E. in their lodge room on last FRI
day evening. and were largely attended
not only by the Elks. but by our patriotic
people who joined in doing homage to our
national emblem:
The following splendid program was
carried out;
Music-Star Spangled Banner.-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
GOOSEBERRIES
ARE sure CROP
Almost Five Tons to the Acre
is the Average
ACCORDING TO MODEL
FRUIT FARM PICK
Rocky Ford Canning Factory Gets
Two and Half Tons of O0ose-
berries from w. M. Crabb

ASCOAuAuk " W. &A' OAoOD' Wv "a
er of the Model Fruit Farm,
about 3 miles southeast of Rocky
Ford, there is no surer fruit crop
and probably none grown in the
Arkansas Valley that brings bet
ter returns than Oregon. Cham
pion gooseberries. For five con-
secutive seasons he has kept
careful record of his patch and he
has compared the yield of berries
with that of his famous Wragg
cherries, and he is authority for
the statement that although the
Wraggs have beaten the goose
berries for 1910 and 1911 the re-
turns for the five years will be in
favor of the gooseberries.
With the gooseberry crop there
is never any fear of a failure-at
least with the Oregon Champion
strain-and that it is the most re-
liable is borne out by the fact
that Mr.. Crabb has recently re-
ceived an order for $500 worth of
plants from one of the largest or
chardists in the West, for ship
ment to their Missouri nursery.
That the gooseberry crop is a
money-maker may be figured from
the following record of Mr.. .Crabb's
patch of three quarters of an acre
for the season of 1912, and there
is yet considerable fruit on the
bushes: To the Rocky Ford Can
ming Co. he has this year sold g.
600 pounds of berries, and to the
pickers and outside parties 1.643
pounds-making total of 6,643
pounds.
After deducting the cost of
picking and other incidental ex-
penses Mr. Crabb had clear pro-
fit of II cents a pound, which upon
over three tons of berries makes
a splendid return for tract of
this size. If our readers do not
care to figure out the profit we'll
help them with the statement that
at this rate an acre tract Of Ore
gon Champion gooseberries would
bring in $376.55 clear.
As in former years the proprie-
tor of the Model Fruit Farm this
year gave prize to the champion
picker, and Miss Veda Smith
whose picture we hoped would
adorn this article but through a
delay in the mails have been dis
appointed - secured the coveted
honor, her record for the three
days being:
June l2.------140 pounds
June -1S1 pounds
June 14-------185 pounds
Several of the girls had the best
of Miss Smith the first day, bnt
she proved a good stayer and won
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tor told me to go to a hospital. ] did
not like that idea very well, 20, when I
saw your advertisement in . paper, /
wrote to you for advice. and have done as
you told me. have taken Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
Liver Pills, and now have my health.
"If sick and ailing women would only
know enough to take your medicine, they
would get relief. Mrs. BENZ. H. STAINS
Berry, Route 6, Box Is, Upper Sandusky,
Ohio.
If you have mysterious pains, irregu-
larity, backache, extreme nervousness,
Inflammation, liberation or displace-
ment, don't wait too long, but try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound now.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, has been the standard remedy
for female ills, and such unquestionable
testimony as the above proves the value
of this famous remedy and should give
every one confidence.
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tricks. that in my resting times | felt he
amused me and was another blessing.
And there came In the mail letter from a
distant cousin, bright and witty. Then
thought - and even now feel ashamed when
threatened with "grummits'' - this dear
cousin has been paralyEed from the waist line
down for FIVE long years There she sits in
her invalid chair dashed in. at thatl from
morning until night, and what did she writes
Why, how much she had to be thankful for -
n good home, O kind husband. loving friends
and better than all, promise that her suf-
ferings would all be over and that sometime
and somewhere her poor MANNED body would
again be well and strong.
am looking forward to Sept IS. hoping to
see Aunt Maria at the Orland fair, have a
chance to admire the gorgeous bouquet she
always brings and see little Carolyn again, as
the only times have ever seen her were at
the orlsnd fair.
am another who halls with delight any
new recipe Am to try the tomato mince-
meat this week. Haven't seen, q long time
ago. that there was an Aunt Madge cook book
that was sold to all desiring one? Now. what
/ want to know is this: Can one be bought
now, and IL so, where, and what 10 the price.
and why couldn't have asked before and not
written this whole preamble? But then, /
might not have been 'ALL DosE".
You surely deserve one Of those little
cook books as q reward for coming a new
word. When any Of US begin to have
symptoms, like yours, we will think OF the
''grummits" and recall your remedy.
trust you will receive the cook book be-
fore you see this in print.
Dear NJ. B. friends. l am sure you will
enjoy the column this week, and please
don't forget the suggestion of last week,
in regard to making it the best ever this
year. AUNT MADeE.
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EAST suRRy.

Nathaniel Bowden and wife, OF B,u.h,n
visited bis sister, Mrs. J. A. Chatto. W.
nesday OF last week.
Abner II. Gray aud wife, OF s,ocs,..
Springs, visited relatives here las, 49,
Mr.. Gray was member of Co. d, First
Msine cavalry.
Mrs J. A. Chatto expects to 60 to An.
burn this week to attend the State W q
T. U. convention. She may also at,s,a
the Baptist State convention at portlana
the nrst week in October.
Mrs. Alvah Graves and daughter An.
gusta visited Mrs. Graves cousin. NJ,
Chatto, Sunday. The cousins had not ms,
for tifty-four years, although for wear.
they have lived within ten miles Of each
other.
Sept. %. ~
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SOUTH PENoBsCoT.

Wade Grindle, Bates IL, has returned to
his work.
Beuiah Wight is attending Bluehill
academy.
Ethel Gray, U. of NJ. IA, has returned
to orono.
Guy Condor has entered the University
OF Maine.
W. II. welsh's new house is nearing
completion.
s. B. Condor has returned from bust
ness trip to Boston.
Miss Margaret Snow is in Bangor, where
she has employment.
School is taught here by Miss Grace
Slower, of Brooksville.
George j. Bsbson. of Leesburg, Va, was
a visitor here last week.
Rev. Mr.. Carter spoke at the Baptist
church Sunday evening.
Gilmore Roberts left last week for Rhode
Island, where he has employment.
Fred Grindal, rho has been employed at
Islesboro the past season, is at home.
Elmer Perkins and wife, of Chicago,
have been guests of their brother Ernest
the past week.
Miss Laura Jones, OF West BrooksviIle,
WAS the guest OF Miss Jennie Wright the
past weekend.
Sept. %. q.
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Mining Camp Endeavor.

The Christian Endeavor society in
Lake Valley, ". NJ, has to take the
place of the church. because there is
no church there. 1t includes in It's
membership people who would be
church members elsewhere, and it per-
forms church duties, such as conduct
ing funerals.
Lake Valley is decaying mining
camp. The society was organized in
more prosperous days and passed
through many unique experiences.
Sometimes meetings were held to the
accompaniment Of a volley of rocks
and stones that beat a thunderous rat
tat against the sides of the building.
At other times, as the house was rails
ed foot or two above the ground,
inventive tormentors amused them
selves by driving herds of hogs back
and forth under the floor.
This little church home was orig
maily lodging house. divided into
many small rooms. The partitions
were torn down: the women Endeav-
orers took down the cloth lining from
the walls, washed. mended and re-
placed 1t. Later the cloth was cover
ed with paper and still later with oil
cloth. The bell stands above a room
kept for visiting ministers.
Christian Endeavor has been worth
while In Lake Valley and is still worth
while.
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the son Of the late Jeremiah ana
oreen. Awidow and eight childrsr -.
vive him-wiliiam H., Mrs. Dodl.v Ia suf-
Mrs. Irving Conner, OF this town we, Ne
Jonn Gray, Mrs. James Gray, Mrs Cas- 80
Gray and Waiter Green, Of sedgwick - ~
Mrs. Arthur varnum, Of Fraaktin r 1aa
.anefa vas held at the home, Rev. j \
Palmer ofhcisting. Mr.. Green was -.
husband and father, and much .v,na. u
thy Is felt for the family and the sury,,
ing brother james.
Mildred Lord is home from Hsvs,
where she has been employed the pas, ~.
SON. she wss accompanied by triepa
Bernice Perkins, OF CornviIle.
Sept. q. =
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can have your money back. A bottle costs
but 50 cents.
''For IA months was so badly afflicted
with rheumatism that much OF the time
was Obliged to use q cane in walking
On the Recommendation Of your druggist
in Giens Falls used one bottle Of RHEU-
MA and THE CANE Is IN THE COR
NER NOW. No one could be happier
than l am to be rid of the pain, swollen
knees, contracting muscles under the
knees and badly swollen ankles. When
tell You my weight is 23s pounds you will
understand what the use OF RHEuMA for
rheumatism means to me. / certainly
believe there is no remedy for the disease
like RHEUMA."
(signedl Mrs. Daniel s. Knox.
Severance, n. Y, August s, 1912.
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NORTH sRooKsvIl.LE.

Award Nichols and wife are home from
Brooklin.
Clifton Grindie, who has been very iii OF
typhoid fever, Is better.
Mary Snow has purchased horse OF
Arthur varnum, OF Franklin.
Mrs. Emily Blodgett, Of Chicago, is
visiting relatives and friends here.
Alta Sherwood and daughters Olive and
Alta have returned to Dark Harbor.
Mrs. Nora Young and children are visit
ing her parents, Frank Conner and wife.
Leonard Green, one of our oldest resi-
dents, died Sept. IL. aged nearly eighty
three years. Mr.. Green was born in town,