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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-27
A MIDNIGHT WEDDING.
Judge Chritton Ties Hard and Fast
Knot for La Junta Parties.

Frank Stangle. well known vio-
linist and Mrs. Tunie Law. both OF La
Junta. were married here at midnight
Thursday by Justice Chritton and
thereby sprang a great surprise on
their many friends. Stangle played
here for show at the opera house in
the evening and was accompanied
here by the prospective bride and af-
ter the performance the couple se-
cured an automobile and drove to the
house of the judge, and the knot was
tied in record breaking time.
Dick Dye and the city marshal
were pressed into service as witness
es and afterward guarded the happy
couple until the arrival of the early
morning train when they saw them
safely off for La Junta.
The above wedding was retalia-
tory for that in which Judge Teter
of La Junta figured earlier the same
day in which Rocky Ford parties were
the participants. The couple whom
the latter made happy were Melvin
forkner. the well known chef at the
Arlington cafe and Miss Incz Press
nall, the young daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. +. f. Pressnall. The last named
couple are receiving the hearty con-
gratulaeions OF their many friends.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-27
ELoPED WITH HOBO.
Receives Husbands Forgiveness and
Returns to Family.

Following is a sensational yarn that
appeared in the Sunday papers under
Pueblo date line:
Mrs. Grace Rice, aged IS, the wife
of Rocky Ford contractor, accused
of desrting her husband and five
children, and running away with a
ing house today and taken before the
police court.
The prisoner was given the choice
OF serving ont a fine OF $500 for va
grancy or returning to her family.
She called up her husband by tele-
phone, secured his forgiveness and
promised to return. He sent her a
ticket and she is now on her way
home. Nothing concerning what in
duced her to leave home with stran-
~er could be learned from the wom-
All. who refused to answer any ques-
tons.
The man, who was arrested at the
same time. gives his name as Ben
Goode. and says he is 20 years old j..
He went to the back door of the Rice
home to ask for something to eat.
and SO far as known that was the be-
ginning of their acquaintance.
Rice. at the time his wife disap-
pearcd, was at work on a contract in
Monument and knew nothing about
it for sevral days. The oldest child
girl of I3-took charge Of the rest
of the family. cooking the meals and
caring for the babies until some OF
the neighbors learned what had hap
pcned and notified the father
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-27

five million dollars for 40 years at a
per cent. Loan this money to the
farmers to the extent of so per cent
OF assessed land values. on 40 years
time at 5 per cent interest. This
places five million dollars in circula-
ton to be used for improving the
land and to pay off OUTSTANDING mort
cages; five million dollars of new
blood i'll your locality. Make this
money returnable to the county treas
ury at the rate of two and one-haif
per cent per annum plus interest.
AT the end of the forty year period.
the county will have repaid the entire
amount borrowed from the bondhold-
ers, together with the interest on that
account. 1t will have in the treasury
S2o2.oo7. in cash, available for new
loans.
a total amount of SI2,Io37o4 will
have been loaned to property own.
crs within the county. to he expended
mainly in improvements, and the act
ual value of the improved lands OF
the county will have been increased
by at least that amount. The money
expended will have gone mainly for
wages. building and fence materials,
and implements. and will have stimu-
lated local business in great variety
OF ways.
OF the total amount of loans, over
SS,ooo,o 900 will have been repaid to
the county treasury by the borrowers.
but at the end of the forty years the
county will have outstanding a re-
maindor of S3,633.ooa in gilt edge
mortgages secured by improved real
estate bearing per cent interest and
payable in installments of 2H per
cent annually.
At the end of the 4oth year the orig
inal loan OF SS,ooo.ooo to the prop
erty owners of the county will have
been completely repaid. but new
loans to the amount of SI2,Io3.704 will
have been made, and upon these, in
stallments of aH per cent annually
will be due the next year, together
with interest amounting to $751; .65o.
1t no new loans are made in the
4Ist year, the income from interest
and payments will be S3oI,4o4. with
only the expense of administration.
reckoned at less than $4,000, to be
provided for.
Now, then. we will show you where
the home-seeker comes in. The Sec
ond year two and one-half per cent
OF this FIVE million dollars. or SI25,ooo,
VIII be returned to your treasury.
Loan this money to the home-seeker
or the newcomer on iden,ically the
same basis, the interest to be the
same. thus all interest will be taken
care of and every year thereafter two
and one-half per cent of ss.ooo,ooo
plus accumulations will be available to
loan to home-seekers or to any man
who owns less than 100 acres. What
is the net result? 1t will induce all
home-seckers to rush to your coun-
try: take up unoccupied land; will
result in owners OF more than 100
acres of land disposing OF their SUR
plus tract to these home-seekers. be-
cause of the fact that the loan limit
should be placed at I6o acres. Or, in
other words. no loan should be made
TO man who owns beyond 100 acre
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-27
ASKS THAT FURTHER
ACTION BE DROPPED
Petitions Circulated Praying Indict-
ments be Quashed Against
Banker Cunningham.

Petitions were this week being cir
culatcd asking the u. S. district at
torney to quash the indictments
against J. II. Cunningham who was
tried last week on the charge of mis-
appropriation OF funds of the First
National bank of which he was for
'nerly president and also of falsifying
statements to the bank examiner At
the trial he was found not guilty so
far as the misappropriation OF funds
vas concerned but on the other counts
the Jury disagreed.
The petition sets forth that rcstitu-
tion has been made and that no loss
was incurred by any action of the ex-
president and that his actions at the
time that it is alleged he made false
statement possibly saved the bank
from great loss.
The petitions first made their ap-
1earnce on Saturday and are being
quite generally signed by the business
men and citizens of Rocky Ford.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-27
Nice Christmas Gift

Prof. G. W. Worcester. the we'll known
and accomplished member Of our high
school faculty. on Friday last received
from the state board Of education a nice
Christmas present in the form Of life
certificate.
This substantial evidence Of the boards
knowledge of his worth came unsolicited
to Prof. Worcester. ard will be highly
priced. as it is signal honor conferred
upon very few. 1t is the hearty wish OF
the school board and faculty, high school
students and in fact everyone who knows
this most capable instructor. that he may
have many years use for the parchment
in the Rocky Ford high school
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-27
GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
Convention in Denver Will Draw
Santa Fe Trail Enthusiasts.

Convention IN Denver Will Draw
Santa Fe Trail Enthusiasts.
The third annual convention of the
Colorado Good Roads Association
will be held in Denver on January "
and IS. There will be an evening ses-
sion of the night of January 18TH held
in the Albany Hotel convention hall
for the purpose of organization. The
principal sessions of the convention
will be held at the Auditorium on
Saturday. One subject only will be
considered at the convention, namely
that of the securing of such laws a
to insure the appropriation of proper
funds for state road building.
This was the decision of the exec
utive committee of the association.
which met with committee of Den
yer business men which will have
charge of the general arrangements
for the convention. 1t was further
decided that the roll of the convcn-
ton shall be composed of the mem.
bership of the state association. and
such officials as by virtue of their Of
fee are honorary members.
The call for the convention will be
issueu Witnin icW uays. rams arr
also being made for the preparation
of bills embodying suggestions which
will be made to the Legislature as to
good roads legislation.
The proper expenditure OF the in
ternational improvement funds of the
state will he thcp Sincipal theme foi
discussion at the convention. To Sc
cure these funds for road work i'm
mcdiatcly is most important and nee
essary, and with united action on the
part of all. it is bclicvd that it can
be accomplished.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-27
TWAS A green
CHRISTMAS
And Street Sprinkler Was
Needed to Lay the Dust
ROCKY FORD CHILDREN
HAVE STOCKINGS FILLED
F Peace and Plenty Marks This the
Busiest YuIetide Season
In Years.

This was a green Christmas-a
not uncommon occurrence-as the
weather god usually skips Rocky
Ford when making his annual
Christmas distribution of snow.
But the absence of "the beauti-
full" in no wise detracted from the
seasons festivities in this city and
Santa Claus was overworked as
never before in distributing gifts
to our prosperous people.
The jollity and mirth betoken-
ing happy Yuletide season be-
gan early in the week with the re.
turn to their parental homes of
those of our young people who
have been attending the various
educational institutions; rose to
a fever heat at the Christmas trees
and special services in the differ
ent churches on Christmas eve,
and reached its elimination of
sheer delight for young and old on
Christmas morning, when the boxes
from loved-ones were opened and
well-fiIled stockings emptied re-
vealing the fact that Santa Claus
had been especially generous this
year.
In the general merrymaking the
churches, societies aud associated
charities were no small factor, as
they saw to it that the poor were
we'll provided for; while the gen.
erosity and thoughtfulness of
Manager Noble of the A. b. s.
Co., who presented the sugar COM
pany employees and several friends
amongst whom The Enterprise
editor is pleased to be enrolled
with fine fat ducks and geese, to
the great advantage of many a
festive family board.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-27

tract. and in the near future ii will
actually force the large land owner
to sell to the small land buyer.
Each years income is to be addec
to the Home Seeker Fund" and loan
ed to any settlers who improve new
lands in your county. At the end oi
10 years there will probably not be a
farmer in your county who own
more than 100 acres or less than II
acres. Every man will have inprov'
ed his farms. and who will be til,
loser? Will some man familiar witt
arithmetic figure ont to me where
your county could lose one dollar: !:
Present rates of interest are about s
to 10 per cent. Now suppose til,
farmer pays 5 per cent interest plus
two and one-half on the principal. He
not only pays less amount each
year than at present, but he also pays
the entire principal without hardship.
Isn't it money well spent. If your
county can vote bonds for building
roads, school houses, court houses.
and bridges. why can't your county
vote bonds to build on and improve
taxable property.
The measures adopted by the popu-
lar vote in Colorado on November
5th place this state in a position lar
ABOVE tl1dt Oh any OtncT state III tHc
Union, so far as law-making is CON-
cerncd.
Do you voters realize the immense
power you hold in this state: And
lest some man should say that this
bond issue would not be legal let's
stop a moment and consider the situ-
alton. Do you know that anything is
| legal in Colorado that is voted by
the voters in the county or state! Do
you realize that you can vote into ex-
, istence any kind OF law that you
want; that If the judges claim that
your law is not constitutional you
can vote out the judge, vote out his
decision and be able to make the law
| Just as you want it? You do not real
ize the tremendous power that is now
within the reach of every community.
It's time to be up and doing. You
have told the world by your actions
that you are free people.
Now, where is the voter or the at
torney. who will venture the remark
that this cannot be done, Colorado
ans can do anything; they have shown
| it by their actions. There are many
laws today in force in Colorado not
found on any other statute books in
the United States. and the best of all
is they are good laws because they
make the voters of Colorado a free
people. What about bonds for your
county ard when will you vote them ?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-27
PLAN FOR FARM LOANS
Advanced by w. d. Ham of the
Great West Magazine of Denver

What is the matter with your coun-
lty? II you have the productive land
and the hcalthful climate, why not
the people? Come. let's be fair about
it. Let's reason together, consider
conditions, consult with each other
and arrive at some conclusion. 1t is
a notorious fact that our cities are
crowded and that our farm lands in
the middle west and eastern states
have reached such high prices that
the young man starting in life must
have considerable money to be able
to own home and live there in conf
fort. On the other hand, we have
millions upon millions OF acres OF TN
developed land in the great western
states. While it is fact that land in
the older settled sections is being con-
centrated in the hands of few
wealthy men. it is also fact that
renters there not able to own the
land. can do as well or even bette.
under the present conditions than
they can to move to new country
where land values are lower but 9TH
er conditions are such that they work
4 great hardship for the first few
years on the home builder in new
country.
of eliminating manv OF the present
drawbacks and bringing about condi-
tons whereby any man from any sec
ton of the country, who has accumu-
lated small amount of property. can
settle in western states and work out
home and thus help to build UP the
locality.
1t will be the purpose of this discus
sion to bring about these conditions.
We ask you to study this matter over
carefully. We ask you to give due
C consideration to the following plan.
then discuss it frankly or present
something better.
First, if your county has Omen or
unoecupied land and you want im-
migration. offer an inducement. Let
that inducemcht be something that
will give the purchaser of any farm
property in your county an opportun-
ity to make the improvements on the
property and if necessary help him
TO pay for the property. Every man
who has any feeling of loyalty for his
country, believes in cooperation. for
cooperation is the basis of national
organization, but we must not allow
cooperation to eliminate individual
ism. 1T it is your wish to build up
your community. your county or your
state, remember that every newcom-
cr contributes not only to the well
fare OF one or two men but to the
whole country, as every neighbor
shares i'll the increased values result
ing from denser population. There
fore, it is just and right that all should
help to bring about an increase in the
population by offering greater op-
portunities for the home-seeker to
make good. to carry out his ideals.
Let your county vote bond issues
equivalent to so per cent OF the av-
crage valuation of taxable land. As
an illustration: Suppose that so per
cent of this land is in cultivation and
the total tax valuation is ten million
ldollars. Vote bonds in the sum OF
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-27
Creditors VIII Meet

Rocky Ford creditors Of the Morris Dry
Goods Co.. which on Dec. l6 was declar-
ed bankrupt. onFriday lastreeeived notice
from Samnei D. Timble. referee in bank
ruptey. that the first meeting of creditors
would be held in the Federal building at
Pueblo on Jan, 4, at which time a trustee
should be appointed. clsi inns proved. and
the time and manner of sale of bankrupts
property be decided upon,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-27
installation of Officers

Wadsworth Post, GAR. the Woman's
Relief Corps and theLadies of the GAR.
will install their ne WY elected officers for
1918 in the Odd Fellows Hall, Jan. s.
1918.
All the members of the three organiza-
tions are earnestly requested to attend
the installation. commencing promptly at
Up. m.
C. W. Fenlason. Post Commander
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-12-27
Good Bye, Nineteen Twelve!
By the Poet Phiosopher--With
Apologies to 'aUncle Walt"

Poor old year! He's marked for
Meath his his shoulders benz
And sadly watch him
Feebly O his destined 50
Soon, ah will be skting
Where Times sections dig and
delvc;
He is there this writing
Poor old Nineteen Twelve!
Recently strong md burly,
Now see him weak, dccaycd.
While we do mourning caily
In the busy haunts of trade.
Soni Times funeral dirctpr
This old hoary Will shevc
Aud he'll be as dead as Hecrr--
Ioo- old crippled Ninceen Twelve,
An4 lrings somewh.t hc
Ia appointed end
And somewhat
Shadows of the dusk descend;
And Our locks. once bright md curly,
Now begin to thin and fade,
So do
In the Changing of trade
Now our somewhat DINNER,
And long a
And our legs somewhat simmer.
While waists as
And Our briny dropping
As we view double chins,
Whie we wisely do
Ere the New Years rush begins
Let us therefore live
Being fair TO al
Doing all things circumspecty,
Ready finale
For fly off the surface.
As flies from s
And be planted where the turf
Like the old Nineteen Twelve
The state herald., 1912-12-06
FOREIGN.

A formal armlsticc for a fortnight is
now within sight. according to an Of
ficial announcement made at Constan-
tlnople.
War between China and Russia may
be expected to break out any day, Il
was asserted by well informed foreign.
ers AZ PeSin.
The meetings OF the peace delegates
have been held near the bridge span
ming the river Karasu, between Cha
talja and Hademkeul.
Mrs. Justin Mason. who weighed
$50 pounds and is said to have been
the largest woman In the world. died
at Montreal. Canada.
The Western Greek squadron oceu.
pied the Turkish island OF sassono, In
the Adrlatic sea. off the coast near
Aylona, according to a dispatch from
Athens.
Despite the close watch lnaugurated
by the London police. suffragettes
again destroyed the contents OF varl-
Gus mail boxes by pouring chemicals
into them.
Mlstaklng the Rev. Forbes Jackson
for Chancellor OF the Exchcduer David
Lloyd-George. a suffragotte lashed the
clergyman across the face with a
horsowhlp NJ n railroad station at
Aberdeen. Scotland. She was arrested.
owing to tho prostratlon OF tho tole.
graph wires no definite estimate IN
possible OF tho number OF fatalities or
OF the property loss caused by tho
typhoon that crossed the islands OF
samnr, Leyete and North Panay sey.
oral days ago,
Governor Woodrow Wilson Is willing
TO take the oath OF office as President
o. tho United States without ostonta.
ton March 4, and have the formal
coromonlals that every fourth year ~.
tract thousands OF citizens to Washing.
ton postponed until the last Thursday
In April.
The state herald., 1912-12-06
Minor Mention,


The Denver lodge, No. Al, Knights
of Pythias, held its annual ball at El
Jebel Temple.
Tag Day" added $4,000 to the funds
of the Denver Saturday and Sunday
Hospital Association.
James III. Conklin was the victim OF
a peculiar accident at Grand Junction
when he pulled off his coat and broke
his collar-pone.
w. B. BamBerger of Baltimore, Nd,
has been informed by City Clerk Otto
Thum that in Colorado a man cannot
marry his sisters daughter.
Word has been received that w. II.
Williams, well known in Denver, who
was stricken with heart trouble at
Ardmore, Okla, died as result of the
attack.
Word was received in Longmont of
the marriage of Mamie Large and
John Holmes, formerly of Longmont,
the wedding having taken place at
Salt Lake City,
While working in laundry at Eaton
Mrs. A. Baker and Miss Anna Rhoades
were overcome by gas fumes and but
for the timely arrival of a doctor
would have died.
Word was received in Denver of the
death of Samuel A. Wolcott, father of
Roger II. Wolcott and brother of the
To, OF
his home in New London, Conn.
Among the rapidly thinning ranks
OF the pioneers are Mr.. and Mrs. John
Aubrey of Denver. Recently they cele-
brated their golden wedding annivers-
airy, and many were the friends that
came, but few of the early days.
Albert B. SCANNED, for the past six
years county agriculturist of Mesa
county has resigned and will go to
Atlantic City. n. j., to take up the
study of insect problems under the
United States Bureau of Entomology.
The Western Chemical Company.
whose plant in Denver was destroyed
by fire recently, has begun to rebuild.
The erection of fireproof building
to cost $4,000 has been started and
the steelwork of the structure alone
will cost $4,000.
The half fare railroad rate is about
to follow its big brother, the pass, into
oblivion in Colorado. At n con.
ference Of officers OF several lines
II was decided to issue peremptory or.
ders that no official of any line shall
grant the half fare which II has been
customary to give to certain classes,
principally laborers.
The hunt for Frank l.. Smith, con.
fessed murderer of Jesse Stingley. and
Jail breaker, has gone beyond the i'm.
mediate province OF the Denver police
The state herald., 1912-12-06
500 EDITORS COMING
ANNUAL MEETING AT COLORADO
SPRINGS JUNE 1927.
Executive Committee of American
Press Association Named the
Colorado City at Chicago.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Six hundred editors and
business managers of newspapers will
visit Colorado next summer and be
shown the resources of the state.
Word has been received by Alva A.
swain, secretary OF the Colorado Edi-
torial Association. that the executive
committee of the American Press AS
sociation in session in Chicago, has
chosen Colorado Springs as the next
national convention city.
George Hosmer, state printing com
missioner, a member OF the executive
committee of the association and Of
the executive committee of the associ-
alton and of the executive committee
of the state editorial body, telegraphed
that an invitation extended by the
Colorado Editorial Association had
been accepted. The gathering will
mean that about 1000 visitors will be
brought to Colorado for convention
purposes alone, as the American Ty-
pothetae will hold its convention at
the same place and time. The Colorado
Editorial Association and the Colorado
Typothetae will meet on the same
dates-June 25th, 26th and eth.
As now planned two sessions of the
body will be held in Colorado Springs
and one in Denver. The state editors
have already outlined and partly ar
ranged for a trip for the visitors
which will take them practically over
the entire state and win last for ten
days. The plans include special train
10 Greeley and around the Horn" a
special through the Arkansas valley.
special over the Moffat road to Steam
boat Springs, where the visitors will
be taken by stage to Rifle and thence
by rail to Glenwood Springs.
The state herald., 1912-12-06
GENERAL.

Mrs. Luclen Phillip Smith OF Hunt
lngton. W, Va, the daughter OF Con,
Eressman James A. Hughes OF wes,
Virginia, who became widow ON her
honeymoon trip when her young hus
band was lost ON the Titantlc. became
the mother Of ninepOund boy.
When the North German Lloyd
steamer Neekar. from Bremen. bound
for Philadelphia, was proceeding up
the Delaware bay at Wilmington. sho
was forced to devlato from her course
because OF the presence Of herd OF
deer In tho bay. Had she kept In the
channel she would have killed several
OF the animals
a wedding about which thero was
no color OF romance. according 10 the
principals, at Pittsburg. made william
c, Carnegie and Miss Ada 4. Bell hua.
band and wife. Mr. Carnegie ia tho
eldest son Of Mrs. Thomas Morrison
Carnegie. whose husband founded tho
Carnegie Steel Company with his
brother kndroW.
Tho young man who Ia oacillating
regarding the selection OF vocation
should sock the solution In hls pros.
poctivo mate, according to Professor
w. c. Bagloy OF the uniyoraly OF II.
llnoia, who uota greater store by lnfiu.
oncoa of environment NJ tho measure
OF mans success In life than phys,.
cal OF montal taste.
From the day George Washington
was inauguratod the first President OF
the United Statos only seven prc.l.
dentn have been lnductod Into office
On March ith under favorable weather
conditions. They are; Adams In i7gf;
IefforBon in 1901; Madison In 1909
jackson in 1899; Van nuran In 1887
Buchanan In 1857, Mckinley In 1897
In all other caaea the weather has
been dlsnsreeable. mostly rain and
snow