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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-29
Education and Larger Life.

1t seems to me that the woman who
cannot cut out a garment better be-
cause of her geometry and her draw
ing lessons. who cannot speak English
more distinctly and with fuller vocab-
ulary because of her study of French
or German, who cannot find a hundred
uses for her chemistry in the little
everyday emergencies of her house
keeping. has not succeeded in getting
from her studies all that they had to
give her.-Home Progress Magazine.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-29
A FRIENDS ADVICE
Something Worth Listening To.

A young Nebr. man was advised by
a friend to eat Grape-Nuts because he
was all run down from a spell of
fever. He tells the story:
Last spring I had an attack of fe-
yer that left me in very weak con-
dition. 1 had to quit work; had no
appetite, was nervous and discour-
aged.
"A friend advised me to eat Grape
Nuts. but I paid no attention to him
and kept getting worse as time went
by.
81 took many kinds of medicine but
none of them seemed to help me. My
system was completely run down, my
blood got out of order from want of
proper food, and several very large
boils broke out on my neck. was
SO weak / could hardly walk.
"One day mother ordered some
Grape-Nuts and induced me to eat
some. l felt better and that night
rested fine AS l continued to use the
food every day, | grew stronger stead
lily and now have regained my former
good health. would not be without
Grape-Nuts, as believe it is the most
health-giving food in the world"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich.
Read the book. "The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever read the above Ietters new
one appears from time 10 time. They
are genuine. true. md full OF human
Interest. ADV.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-29
Grow Tomatoes.

II you grow only an acre or two OF
tomatoes, the fruits saved from one
large. vigorous plant will produce
more than enough seed for your whole
plantation next year. Is It not worth
while. therefore. to consider this mat
ter? Have you not found one or more
plants in your field which are espe-
cialIy valuable because Of their large
production of fine toDiatoes? Try this
plan OF saving your own seed and
note results.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-29

tell him. And I know that he's got
plenty to tell me, SO that We won't
run out Of topics of conversation in
the two or three weeks of regular
honeymooning that are to follow. If
it were four weeks, of course, It
wouldn't be quite SO enjoyable, and
we might get to squabbling in six;
but in three weeks at the outside,
thank heaven! l shall be weeping
scalding tears as I pack his clean
shirts in his sea chest"
'1f you really loved him, you would
want him with you all the time" said
Aunt Jane.
"Of course" agreed Mrs. Merriwid
Were always wanting green apples
and absinthe cocktails and things that
are not at all good for us. and IL we
didn't want anything, we'd want to
want something. So there you are,
and looking at it by and large and
allow and aloft, 1 think I'll marry a
sailor"
mot Captain Reefer!" exclaimed
Aunt Jane. You don't tell me that"
mot by any means, dearie," replied
Mrs. Merriwid. Captain Refer only
has a two weeks run to Buffalo, and
he could return unexpectedly by train
at any time. No. really don't think
that Captain Refer would do at all"
Copyright. 1912. by w. C. Chapman.)
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-29

Section Of Branch Showing the usuai
Appearance Of the Insects; (a) Fe-
males Over a Crack In the Bark.
1.-TWO Small Groups are Seen In the
Upper Part Of the Fsure.) (e) a
Cluster Of Small Cocoons.
ployment of tent to cover the tree
and confine the gas sufficiently long
to kill the insects
A careful study OF the insects hab-
its. extending through an entire year
at least. will be necessary to deter
mine the most vulnerable period in
the insects life-history.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-29
Grand Valley People Plan New County

Grand Junction.-A movement has
Leen started by residents in the lower
part of the Grand valley for creation
of new county to be known as
Fruita. Mesa county is one of the
largest in the state and will soon be
fourth in population. The insurgents
would cut off the west half of the
county. lust west of Grand Junction.
and make Fruita county. with the town
of Fruita as the county seat. They
would include Rhone, Fruita, Iona,
Mack and the four new towns which
the government has laid out in the Co.,
600 acres to be opened by the gov
ernment high line canal. Glade Park.
the center of the dry farming industry
in western Colorado, would also be in
ciuded.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-29
tBy F. B. H1LLMAN.,

Geoffroy. an insect little known in
this country. but well known in Eu-
rope. where it is serious enemy Of
the elms in France, is causing consid-
cradle damage in various parts of the
United States. The first locality in
our country in which this insect was
found was Westchester county. N. Y,
in 1884, where it was found on nur-
sery stock in great numbers.
In 1887 1t was wound on the slippery
elm at Cambridge. aMss. 1t had been
observed In New York city the pre-
vious year. In 1888 it was found on
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-29
GRADE POWDER river LINE.
Burlington Is Expected to Build to
Orin Junction, Wyo.

New York.-With the completion of
the Burlington's line from Thermopo-
lis to Powder River. Wyo., it is expect
ed that the Chicago C Northwestern
will make use of this route to send
traffic north from Powder River to
Billings, Mont. over the Burlington
and thence over the Northern Pacific
wtst to Puget Sound. Grading on the
Thermopolls-Pow River line is fin
ished and track is expected to be laid
by the first of the year. Eventually,
the Burlington will build to Orin June
ton. Wyo.. which is the northern ter
minus of the Colorado & Southern. .
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-29
Uncle Sam to Help Build station.

Uncle Sam to Help Build Station.
Greeley.-If the state of Colorado
will contribute $2.50O year and this
community similar amount, the fed
eral government will put up dollar for
dollar to establish research station
and experimental farm wherein the
diseases of potatoes and beets may be
studied and hardy disease-resisting
type of tuber be developed DR.. C. A.
Lory. who was in Greeley. says that
all the government asks is forty
acre tract with one building upon it
and the amount of money as outlined
above.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-29
Too Great Expectations.

First Angler-Look. this fish was
almost caught before; see the broken
hook in its mouth.
Second Angler-It should have had
sense enough to steer clear of hooks
after that.
First Angler-Oh, come. you can't
expect a fish to exhibit more sense
than a human being.-Boston Trans
cript.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-29
Settle Mining Suits.

New York.-Following the announce
rlent of ''-e settlement of the Carter
suit against the Stewart Mining Com
pany, it was said that the one brought
by A. La France copper bandholder
against the United Copper Company
was about to be concluded peacefully.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-29
DENVER & RIO GRANDE-wEsrEny
PACIFIC
.e Royal Gorge Feather River

THe RoFaT tforg'- Feather River
Canon Route"
Taken together form the most beautI-
full line OF continuous travel Denver
salt Lake. city. san Francisco.
The marvellous scenic attractions of
the Rockies. the Great salt Beds OF
Utah and the woBdern OF the Sierra4
can be seen from the car windows
without extra expense for side rips
SUPERB DINING CAR SERVICE
For Illustrated descriptive mattcr
write Frank a. Wadlelgh. General
Passenger Agent. Denver g Rio Grand"
Railroad. Denver. Colo.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-29
Geese and Their Feathers.

1t requires about four geese to
make a pound of feathers. Picking
live geese for their feathers is prac-
tice that has been discontinued IN this
country.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-29
Can't Face Her.

Don't you find the long-distance
phone a great convenience"
"Yes, especially when / have to be
firm with my wife Z.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-29
HOWARD E. BURTON, ASsAYER & CHEMIST
LIE. COLORADO

Specimen prices; Gold. silver. lead. 81; gold.
silver. 7se: gold. SOC; zinc or copper 81
application Control and umpire work -.
ncfted. Reference: Carbonate National Rank
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-29

You can't convince school boy that
history repeats itself.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-06-06
SCHOOL BOARD DOINCS
Teachers Petition for Increase II
Salary but it is Not Allowed.

Oskaloosa school board met in reg
ulr monthly session Monday evening
and handled numerous business af.
fairs.
Monthly bills were allowed and
warrants authorized
Affairs attendant upon the closing
of the school year were handled and
much detail business cleared from
the desk.
Miss Dena Roberts was elected to
the teaching corps of the city schools
vice Miss Nellie Lichtenheld, resigned.
A petition asking for an increase
in salary, signed by the teachers of
the schools, was presented at the
meeting.
Discussion ensued following the
mention of other matters but no ac-
ton was taken.
Miss Pearl Burket and Mrs. Lizzie
Washburn are at work on the annual
school census which they expect to
have completed in couple of weeks.
Teachers will not be assigned to
rooms until a short time before the
opening of the first semester in Sep
TENDER.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-06-06
LOOKING FOR LONG SESSION.

The Committee of Arrangements
for the republican national gathering
look for an unusually long conven-
ton. Tickets of admission are issued
for Tuesday, June IS, and for four
succeeding days, and the ticket for
the last OF those days carries the le-
Igend that it will be good for all SEES
sions thereafter that the convention
many continue" This indicates that
the committee thinks there is a pos
sibility that the business on hand
may not be completed by Saturday
night, and that work may have to be
resumed on the following Monday.
1t is wise precaution. When the ma
national committee decided to begin
its own work ON June 6, twelve days
before the opening of the convention,
lit recognized the fact that, in making
out the conventions temporary roll,
ii would have large task on its
hands.
Not often have republican national
conventions lasted longer than three
days. Sometimes. as In 1856, when
Fremont was selected, and In 1872,
when Grant was nominated for a sec
ond term, the work was completed In
two days. There was good deal OF
excitement. and much uncertainty re-
garding the outcome of the convel-
ton Of 1860, which put Lincoln for
ward for his first term, but it did it's
work In three days, as did that of
1876, in which II was Blaine against
the field" and in which the field"
combined on the seventh ballot and
nominated Hayes. Three days were
all that were needed by the conven-
ton OF 1896, which was conyulsed by
the silver fight, and in which there
was a "walkout by Teller, Cannon,
Dubois and their associates, who went
over to the democracy. In that con-
yention, however. only one ballot for
the presidential nominee was needed,
Mckinley carrying OFF the prize.
But the national committee is justi-
fed In expecting more tumultuons
time in 1912 than has been seen in
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-06-06
THE ENLIGHTENED WEST.

Statistics showing that there Is
less illiteracy in Iowa than in any
other states" says the Louisville
Courier-Journal, constitutes news to
the press, and the item is going the
rounds. 1t will create more surprise
in the east than in the west.
THE east knows very little about
the west. That is because the east
lis satisfied with the east and does not
go west The west knows all about
the east That is because the popula-
ton of the west is composed largely
of persons who were dissatisfied with
the east and went west. Persons who
are dissatisfied with conditions where
they live, and whose dissatisfaction
takes the form of a desire to remove
to another state or section are usually
pretty we'll informed. They have
heard about the other state or Sec
tion and weighed its reported ad-
vantages against those of the place in
which they five, or they have gone to
the reported Canaan and considered
dts promise in the field.
There was time in the history OF
national development when a good pro-
portion of illiterates were among the
Ipioneers who crossed the plains. But
that was when backswoodsmen who
loved the frontier for its lack of civili-
cation were the vanguard Of the adj
vance. In recent decades the majority
of those who have removed from the
Atlantic states to the middle west or
the Pacific have been wide awake
business men looking for an oppor-
tunity to improve their condition.
They have not always been well ad-
vised in making the move. Many have
IFealized after finding themselves in a
section not quite as golden as they
had supposed the west TO be that they
Overlooked opportunities at home.
Some OF these have had the courage
and the money--to return. II cannot
by any means be laid down as a safe
rule that profit will result from leav-
ing one of the older states for one OF
the newer ones, but this does not al
feet the fact that the high percentage
of educated persons in such a state
as Iowa is due to the high average
of intelligence among Americans who,
remove from eastern states to find
green fields and pastures new"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-06-06

republican gathering in recent years.
The convention which nominated
Harrison the second time lasted four
days, although only one ballot was
necessary. Likewise the convention
of 1884, which nominated Blaine,
lasted four days. That was the only
republican convention in which the
choice of the national committee for
temporary chairman was rejected by
the big assemblage. The convention
of 1888, which had the largest num-
Der of local 'favorites ever seen in a
republican presidential gathering,
lasted six days, and was carried by
Harrison. But the convention of
1880, which had a third term issue
before it, Grant being put forward
by some of his friends for new
election, and in which Garfield was
nominated to end the wrangle be-
tween bigger men, took thirty-six bal
lots and lasted seven days, breaking
all the republican records in each
particular
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-06-06
Get your dinner at
Dolls restaurant.
(44w4-16w4)
SPLENDID CONDITION
Annual Meeting so Finds Affairs of
o. T. & L. and o. & B. Co.'S.

The annual meeting of the stock,
holders of the Oskaloosa Traction K
Light Company, and of the Oska'
loosa & Buxton Electric Railway Com,
pany, were held on June Bird and June
4th, 1912.
The annual report of the secretary
treasurer was received and the follow
inging board of directors were re
elected for the ensuing year, for both
companies:
w. X. Lacey, Geo. Kalbach, G. f.
Lofiand, II. W. Garner, G. f. Sawyer
NJ. ]. Cruzen, J. ii. Anderson, A.
Rosenblatt and w. w. Williams.
Officers of the respective companies
were as follows:
oskaloosa Traction & Light Com
pany:
w. w. Williams, President
w. X. Lacey, Vice President.
II. w. Garner, Secretary-Treasurer
oskaloosa & Buxton Electric Rail.
way Company:
w. r. Lacey, President.
w. w. Williams, Vice President.
John II. Anderson, Vice President.
George Kalbach, Treasurer.
G. f. Lofiand, Secretary.
The improvements now being un-
dertaken by the companies were re-
viewed. and the condition OF business
as shown by. the annual reports. for
the past year. We're carefully anal
yzed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-06-06
REVISE THE TAX LAWS
Polk County Treasurer Says Regu-
lations Are Obsolete.

Declaring that not one of the pres
ent state laws governing county ad-
ministration can be applied to pres
ent conditions without stretching it
into all conceivable kinds of shapes,
George l.. Dobson, county treasurer of
Polk county, says he will go to the
capitol this winter and ask the legis-
lature to appoint revision commits
sion.
The laws the office of the treasurer
is under, and every other Office for
that matter, were made forty years
ago for a commonwealth of forty
so absolutely out of date and inappli-
cable that at one turn or another we
must violate the law in the transac-
ton of business" says Mr. Dobson.
ITO illustrate" he continued, the
law says that the county treasurer
shall have but one deputy, with the
iunCtiUnary powers of the head of the
Office AS amtter of fact, there are
seven deputies in the treasurer's Of
flee, but only one of them, the chief
deputy, is a deputy under the forty
year old law. Assume a situation
wherein the treasurer and the one
real deputy are incapactated by i'll
ness or otherwise, imagine the pre-
dicament in the treasurer's Office.
The same is true of the recorders and
others of the county Offices"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-06-06

ed in their paper last week is rather
amusing. If the Globe doesn't like
our style of English they had better
quit copying all their North Mahaska
news from the Star. But in this case
we've got big joke on the Oskaloo-
sa editors. The Daily Herald remark
cd that The Globe insists on saying
widow lady just as though it knew
a widow who was not a lady" The
Globe. like a guilty boy trying to shift
the blame onto his innocent brother,
replied: I'VE desire to inform our
friends of the Herald in reference to
the above item, that the heading,
I'Widow Lady and also the article,
was taken verbatim from the New
Sharon Star. AS Mr.. Ray Duboc, the
editor, is a Herald graduate, we pre-
sumo he must have received his or
iginal Instructions concerning the
word from the Herald. 'Nuff sed.' !"
Brother Shockley speaks the truth,
and We hope the Herald is not asham-
ed of her humble graduate" We
also remember having acquired some
of our early training in the employ OF
the distinguished editor of the Globe.
But he seems to lack confidence in
our knowledge of grammar. The fact
of the matter is, the expression wild
ow lady" is entirely correct, and for
authority we refer our brethren to
Noah Webster's big book. Or if they
can find a copy of the Bible around
their print shop and will turn to the
9th verse of the 18th chapter of list
Kings, they will find the expression
widow woman" Shakespeare, too,
used the expression, "a widow lady"
Hereafter, il the language the Star
uses doesn't suit the Oskaloosa edi-
tors, they might copy their news
elsewhere.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-06-06
Gilbert HUBBARD
DIES SUDDENLY
Member OF Congress From Eleventh
District Passes Away.
STRICKEN BY HEART DISEASE
His Successor Will be Nominated by
Convention and Will Undoubted.
ly be George Scott, Who
was Defeated Yesterday.

Sioux City, June 4.-Special: After
defeating George Scott for the renom-
nation to congress, Congressman f..
Fl. Hubbard, of the Eleventh Iowa
district, died suddenly of heart dis
ease at the home of John Kelley here
at $50 this morning.
Gilbert Hamilton Hubbard was one
of the pioneer insurgents of the house
of representatives.
Mrs. Hubbard and daughter are in
Washington.
Mr.. Hubbard mad gone home to
vote and was to have returned to
Washington today. '-
Representative Hubbard was born
in Rushyille, Indiana, Aug. 10, 1S49
He was son of Ashal w. Hubbard,
who was a member of congress from
the Fourth Iowa district from 1862 to
1869. He graduated from Yale in
1872 and has served in both houses of
the Iowa general assembly, being a
member of the house in the 18th gen.
eral assembly and in the senate in the
9th and % general assemblies. He
was first elected to the 59th congress.
His successor will be nominated by
the Eleventh district convention and
will without doubt be George C. Scott,
"a Sioux City lawyer, who contested
Hubbards denomination yesterday.
George Scott came to Iowa an orphan
boy, graduated from the high school
at LeMars and studied law in the Of
fee OF Lieutenant George w. Clarke.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-06-06
NEW DREADNAUGHT
PLUNGES ON ROCK
Arkansas Is Badly Damaged in
Penobscot Bay.
HER PORT SIDE CRUSHED IN
Most Powerful Ship in Navy Was
Speeding on Way to Builders
Trial Trip When Accident
Occurred.

Washington, June 5.-Plunging onto
rock at the entrance to Penobscot
bay on Sunday the dreadnaught Ar
kansas, the newest and most powerful
ship In the United States navy,
crushed in her port side for a distance
of fifty feet and width of eighteen
feet.
The outer shell, three-quarters of
an inch in thickness, covering that
area is practically destroyed. The in
ner shell is punctured
Still In Builders Hands.
The Arkansas, which has not yet
been accepted by the navy, was speed.
ing at fifteen knots an hour on her
was to the builders trial trip when
the accident occurred. She is of $4,000
tons displacement, $50 feet in length
and 20 feet deep In the water The
rock penetrated her side at a point
25O feet from her port bow and twenty
five feet below the water line. The
outer plating caved in nine inches.
Water was admitted to eight water
tight compartments. The damage, is
estimated at $4,000 and will require
a month to repair. Still the injury to
the fighting efficiency of the ship was
so small that she was enabled to pro-
coed on her standardization trial.
Captain Fechteler, who represents
the navy department aboard the ship,
reported that the injury is such that
the Arkansas will be able to continue
her trip until the trial is finished
Not Built Like Titanic.
D. W. Taylor, assistant chief con-
structor of the navy, who was sum-
moned before the British board of ad-
miralty to express his opinion as to
the cause of the accident when. the
Olympic collided with the cruiser
Hawke at Southampton, said:
Had the Arkansas been constructed
as the Titanic, she would have gone
to the bottom from the hole torn in
her side by the rock. Had the Titanic
been constructed like the Arkansas
her passengers would never have been
In the smallest danger. We believe
the Arkansas and other ships of her
type to be practically unsuitable"
Constructor Taylor pointed out that
the Titanic had but a single skin at
point corresponding to the one at
which the rock penetrated the Arkan-
sas. The Arkansas has two skins at
that point.