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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21

The "See America First" spirit is
taking a new grip on the western
states. according to Information re-
ceived from that section. They say
out there that 'if you must see Eu-
rope. why. see it: but see America
first"
In the Rocky mountain region Just
now the advocates OF this patriotic
principle are talking a great deal
about the south and are urging peo-
pie who live In the west to visit the
southland and get in closer touch with
its people. In Colorado. especially. is
this true.
Colorado has had many southern
people within her borders within the
last year and special effort is being
put forward to induce more to visit
that state in the summer months.
From Texas and Oklahoma last sum-
mer. 1t is said. a large number of
people journeyed to Colorado in their
automobiles. They entered the state
by way of the great Arkansas valley.
which is said to be one of the largest
irrigated areas In the world. embrac-
ing more than 100000 acres.
A new automobile highway has been
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
FOREIGN.

The gravity of the situation in Cuba
was emphasized by the issuance by
President Gomez of proclamation 10
the Cuban people, urging them to arm
and organize in the face of the ma
tional peril.
France suffered another marine dis
aster and lost her fourth submarine
when the Vendebiaire. in the mimic
warfare off CherDourg peninsula, was
rushed down by the battleship Sain,
Louis and disappeared in $50 feet, of
water. The submarine was undoubtcd-
ly ripped apart by the steel prov of
the battleship An official statement
ISSUED by the m.lister of marine fixes
the number OF men aboard as twen-
three. including the commander. all
Of whom were lost.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
Arkansas Valley Experimental Farm

Rocky Ford.-An experimental farm,
probably the most unique of its kind in
the world. was started here. this
spring, and already results have been
obtained that bid fair to be not only
of the utmost value to the Arkansas
valley, but to the state.
Four hundred and fifty varieties of
grain and farm produce are growing
on this new farm and more than fifty
additional varieties are being trans
ferred from hotbeds.
Added to these. cotton, flax and to-
bacco are being given a thorough try
out and If any one of these proves
Adaptable to this region. Will revolu
tionize farming in the valley.
The farm is the outgrowth of the
otero agricultural farm. which was or
ganlzed last year and which brought
the farmers of this section together
In weekly meetings all winter. There
are only three and one-half acres de-
voted to the work-a sufficiency de.
clare the men devoting their time to It.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN,

Solitary confinement for life will be
the punishment for Fred Howard.
ringleader in the recent California
penitentiary riot.
Governor Oddie of Nevada appoint
ed George Wingfield of Reno to sue
ceed the late George S. Nixon. as
United States senator.
The bill providing for general
election for all state and county Off
GERS November 8 next has passed both
houses of the Arizona Legislature.
Gov. Hunt vetoed the bill permitting
twenty-round prize fights in Arizona.
In message to the Legislature Gov.
Hunt declared the bill was a step
backward.
The first petition to invoke the ini-
tiative for the purpose of abolishing
capital punishment in California by
amending the state constitution has
been filed.
Wall-eyed pike are being introduced
into lakes in the state of Washington
to eXterminate the German carp. The
carp destroys millions of game fish
eggs every year in these and othe!'
Western lakes. 1t is promised that
the pike will feed on the carp.
Senator Warren made winning
fight in the Senate on adoption of the
conference report on the army appro-
priation bill, one important feature be-
ing retention of all western army
posts which had been recommended
for abandonment by the chief of the
staff
Industrial Workers of the World ad-
nit defeat in their so-called free
speech" campaign at San Diego, Cal.
and will make a similar attack upon
Los Angeles. This statement was
made by three members of the organ
ization who were released from jail
at Riverside recently.
A contract has been signed by the
Burlington and Chicago & Northwest
ern railroads calling for the operation
of Burlington trains over the Chicago
&c Northwestern link of the Gulf-to-
Hill system. This means that the
Burlington will strain every nerve to
complete its Thermopolis-Powd Riv-
er link in Wyoming by August IL with
a probability that by the end of the
summer there will be passing through
Denver through trains bound from Sc
attic to Galveston.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
Reign of Terror in Cuba.

Sanitago.-Condition in the eastern
end of Cuba indicate that the Wash
ington authorities have no conception
of the real situation. aside from the
bankrupt state of the Havana govern
ment. The rural districts are being
dep6pulated of peaceful citizens as
rapidly as the modes of transporta-
tion permit, and devastation is the
chief occupation of both rebels and
guerilla volunteers. The country al
ready has been set back five years and
bitter race hatred aroused. The char
acter of the warfare overshadows the
property losses, and is so shocking
that many details are unprintable. The
rebels, in organized bands. are con-
stantly bobbing up in new sections.
Many of the camps of marines have
been fired upon.
A parallel is found only in the his
tory of the Congo. which made old
King Leopold the most hated monarch.
Instead OF civilized warfare it is an
inhalation and the majority of those
being killed are not insurrectos. but
unarmcd blacks who hid in the brush
with their families when the trouble
started. Defenseless boys are being
shot down on only the provocation
that their skin is black.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
STORMS VISIT MISSOURI AND
OHIO, LEAVING DEATH AND
DESTRUCTION.
DAMAGE over MILLIONS
SMALL TOWNS AND MANY coUN-
Try HOMES ARE COMPLETE
LY WRECKED.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Kansas City.-Twenty-seve persons
are known to have been killed and
many injured by storm that passed
over central west Missouri, demolish-
ing buildings, tearing down wires and
leaving the smaller towns and country
homes completely wrecked.
Reports indicate that the storm. af-
ter doing many thousands of dollars
worth of damage here, passed to the
southeast, wreeking all buildings in its
path.
In Bates county, Mo-. the northwest
section was swept for seven miles and
almost every building in track half
a mile wide was demolished. Here
thirteen deaths have been reported.
From Sedalia, Mo-. two deaths are
reported. while rumors, unverified as
yet, make the total much larger.
The storm struck Bates county nalf
a mile from Merwin. There. when the
home of Henry Cameron was de-
stroyed and his three children killed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
Zeke Knew Rufe.

Rufe was telling zeke about ter
rible escapade he had had the night
before after he had crossed the dam
at the river and was making for his
cabin about half mile through the
dark woods.
"And jest as stepped inter de
brush l hears a funny noise like a
shoat snortin'. l looks up an a blue
light jumps out er de groun and
shapes itself into a ghost about six
foot tall. Red fire was a-fiickerin' out
er its nose 1t stood still kinder. then
lifted long. bony finger an says:
I want you, Rufe Jackson
II walks up to it and shakes my
own finger right in its face. You
mind yore business and III mind
mine / says. and turns on my heel
and goes right on.
Now. what'd you er done. Zeke, In
a case like dat?"
I'D er done Jest what you done.
you burned lying niger"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21

built along what was known as the
old Santa Fe trail, but now called the
New Santa Fe trail. which has been
designated as part of the trans-con-
tinental highway. For miles and miles
this highway is said to be as smooth
as city street. The route leads to
Pueblo. designated as the Pittsburg of
the west. owing to the vast steel
works in operation there; thence to
Colorado Springs and on to Denver.
Colorado people are pushing the
construction of automobile highways
In the state and are looking to the
southern states to do the same. 80
that during the winter automobile
owners from that state can motor
through the south.
Colorado has $4,000 miles Of roads.
OF which 10000 are passable by auto
mobile and 4.500 miles are improved
roads. Good hotels and garages can
be found in every town in the state
where the population exceeds 1000.
according to information sent out
from the state highway commission.
From this same source 1t is learned
that Colorado expended $1.750.000 on
its roads In 1911. and will expend
81 100000 In 1912.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
Darwin as Girls Read Him.

Miss Elizabeth Marbury. the bril-
liant and successful dramatic agent in
New York. said at the Colony club
the other day:
1T is an error to think that the
intellectual girl is dowdy. Look at
the girl graduates about you. Those
with the highest marks wear usually
the incest frocks
Il said one day to a Bryn Mawr
girl:
How beautifully your pannier
gown fits, dear l thought you grave
and reverend seniors were above such
trifles?'
"'Oh, no. said she. We all believe
here in the survival of the best fit-
ted"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
Colorado Coal Prod uetion.

Washington.-The production OF
coal in Colorado in 1911 was 10.157 1888
short tons. valued at s14.7i7,76i. Col
orado is the principal coal-producing
state west of Mississippi river and
ranks seventh among all the states.
The grades of coal produced range
from subbituminous coal to anthracite,
though the supply and production of
the latter, while interesting, are insig-
nificant compared with that of Penn
sylvania. Colorado's record in coal
production was made in 1910, when 1t
reached total of 11.973.736 short
tons.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
Will Enforce Boxing Law.

Grand Junction.-Chief of Police
Hutchinson served the directors of the
Grand Junction Turnverein and man
ayers of local theaters with copies OF
the state law relative to boxing exhi-
bitions and prize fights. This means
that the tenAround go between Jack
Welch of Australia and Young James
of Fruita. will be declared off until a
$1,000 license Is secured.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
SPORT.

Frank Gotch. champion heavyweight
wrestler, defeated Gus Schoenlein
(Americus) of Baltimore. champion
light heavyweight, in two straight
falls at Baltimore.
Englands featherweight champion.
Jem Driscoll, has cabled to friends in
this country that he is making prep
arations to visit this country again in
a few weeks with the intention of Sc
curing a date with Johny Kilbane, the
featherweight champion of the world.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
Denver to Have City Market.

Denver.-The first step toward the
establishment of municipal market
building in Denver. where producers
can offer their wares for sale to con-
sumers without the mediation of the
priceraising middleman. was taken
when resolution, introduced in the
board Of supervisors recommending
The erection of such building, was
adopted.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
OUTDOOR LIFE
OUTDOOR LIFE.
VIII Not Offset the III Effects Of
Coffee and Tea When One Cannot
Digest Them.
A farmer says:

farmer says.
For ten years or more I suffered
from dyspepsia and stomach trouble.
caused by the use of coffee (Tea con-
tains caffeine. the same drug found
in coffee). until / got so bad had to
give up coffee entirely and almost give
up eating There were times when I
could eat only boiled milk and bread;
and when I went to the field to work
had to take some bread and butter
along to give me strength.
81 doctored steady and took almost
everything could get for my stomach
in the way of medicine. but II I got
any better it only lasted lite while.
was almost walking skeleton.
"One day l read an ad for Postum
and told my wife would try It, and as
to the following facts I will make affl-
davit before any Judge:
81 quit coffee entirely and used Pos
tum in its place. 1 have regained my
health entirely and can eat anything
that is cooked to eat. have increased
in weight until now weigh more than
1 ever did. have not taken any medi-
cine for my stomach since l began
using Postum
My family would stick to coffee at
first but they saw the effects It had
on me and when they were feeling
bad they began to use Postum, one at
time, until now we all use PostumS,
Name given by Postum Co., Bat. =
Creek, Mich.
Ten days trial of Postum in place
of coffee proves the truth, an easy and
pleasant way.
Read the little book, THE Road to
Wellville," in pigs. There's rea-
SON."
Ever read the nbove letter. A new
one nppenrs from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, nnd full OF human
Interest.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
Rio slaneo Farmers Organize.

Meeker.-Dry farmers of the White
River valley have formed one of the
strongest dry farming cooperative as
sociations in the state. The organiza.
lion has ben placed on substantial
business basis. The movement was
started in February by farmers Of Val
ley View. about fifteen miles below
here, but it was not until recently that
it extended to all parts of the country.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
WEEKS EVENTS
COLORADO.
western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS IN COLORADO.

July I.-Independence Day Celebration
-Platteville. Greeley. Pueblo. Trim
dad. Walsenburg, Ouray, Durango
Fort Collins. Longmont, Lovelahu.
Lamar. Walden.
July 17-i9.-EIectricai Contractors As
soclation Convention. Denver.
July 1S-19-Gunnison County Cattle
Growers Association. Gunnison.
Aug. 6-S. - International Councii
Knights of Columbus = Colorado
Springs.
Sept. 3.-Convention National Assocla-
tion State Game Wardens-Denver-
Sept. is. 10. 2O.-San Luis Valley Fair
-Alamosa.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
Eastern Colorado Editors Meet.

Julesburg.-The Eastern Colorado
Editorial Association held its mid-sum-
mer meeting here Tuesday. Important
papers were read bearing on the news
paper business and entertainment fea-
turs included an auto excursion to the
demonstration farm and a banquet at
night
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
Puebio.stone City Road Opens.

Pueblo-A formal opening that
proved SO informal and enjoyable and
picnic-like that it will be long remem-
bered was that of the new line from
Pueblo to Stone City, distance OF
twelve miles. More than $50 Pueblo
ans and other especially invited guests
and newspaper men were taken over
the new road in a special car.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
Boy Killed in Peculiar Manner.

Trinidad.-The breaking of a bean
bag when it struck Fanuel Salvador.
aged three, in the mouth resulted in
his death. He threw the bean bag
toward the ceiling. Falling, il struck
the boy in the mouth. One of the
beans then went down his throat and
he strangled to death.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
Snow at Central City.

Central City. Colo.-The mountains
in this vicinity are covered with three
inches of snow. and instead Of the mid
die OF June. the appearance Of every
thing indicates the Christmas season.
1t has been raining here every day
for the past week.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
RECORD OF A
GREAT MEDICINE
Doctors Could Not Help Mrs.
TempIeton-Regained
Health through Lydia E.
Pinkham's Compound.

Hooper, Nebraska. az am very glad
to tell how Lydia E. Pinkham' s Vegetable
Compound has helped me. For five years
/ suffered from female troubles so was
scarcely able to do my work. took doc
tors medicines and used local treatments
but was not helped. had such awful
bearing down pains and my back was SO
weak l could hardly walk and could not
ride. Ioften had to sit up nights to sleep
and my friends thought could not live
long. At my request my husband got
me bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and commenced to
take it By the time had taken the
seventh bottle my health had returned
and began doing my washing and was
well woman. Atone time for three weeks
/ did all the work for eighteen boarders
with no signs of my old trouble return
ing. Many have taken your medicine
after seeing what it did for me. Iwould
not take $1,000 and be where was. You
have my permission to use my name II
it will aid anyone. Mrs. SUSIE TEN
PLEToN, Hooper, Nebraska
ThePinkham record is a proud and peer
less one. It is a record of constant VIC
tory over the obstinate ills of woman-ills
that deal out despair. oS-SN
1t is an established GNEI@NEAhJ
fact that Lydia E. M/~ ~$SANM
Pinkham's Vegeta- @~(p
BILE Compound has re- HTU
storedhealth to thou N
sands of such suffer- (N Ap--5Y M
ing women. Why MAEE5&NAM
don't you try it if you CyESzNSSS
needsuch medicine? ISth EviNSfSSM
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
Yawns; Finds Jaw Broken.

Greeley.-Mrs. Nate Calvin, who
went four weeks with a broken jaw,
withrit knowing it, must undergo an
operation. The bone will be wired
into place so it will mend. Five weeks
ago she was thrown from her carriage
ON her face. When she yawned four
weeks later she discovered her jaw
bone was broken.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
Tornado in Oklahoma.

Pawhuska, Okla.-Ten persons were
injured. one severely, when a tornado
swept through the village of Nelogony,
ten miles from here.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
The Remedy.

I see beef is still going up"
Then the best way to stop that II
to keep it from going down"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21

Denver.-The Colorado Industrial in
stitute, negro institution, the only
one of the kind in the West, recently
closed a successful session here. In the
past the institution has had hard
struggle, but the future is bright, and
the plan now is to soon open in its
own quarters with better accommoda.
tions for students and a large corps of
teachers. 1t win be ready for enroll
ment of students September 3. From
October ], 1910 to May |, 1912 cash do
nations of S1.s5O.5O and tuition from
students amounting to $3.50 were re-
ceived.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21
Graf. Returned; Weld s2s,s5s Richer

Greeley.-As the result of various
sums of money turned into the county
treasury in the last six months by
former county commissioners and 9th
crs connected with the so-called bridge
graft scandal, Weld county is ahead
S29,956. OF this sum c. G. Sheely re-
turned $26,6S0, Frank c. Peterson
former clerk OF the board, $500; R. w.
Devinny, $2,135, and E. J. Estes $500.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-21

the wind picked up eis baby. and it
was found, uninjured. a mile from
their home. The bodies of Gibson and
Fred Groves were found mile from
their home. They were in the build
ing when the storm struck.
GAINESVILLE, ohio.-Two were killed
and score injured when tornado
struck here, toppling the steeple of the
st. Thomas Catholic, Church through
the roof while services were being
heard.
The storm and tornado swept the
central part of Ohio. making hundreds
homeless and doing damage estimated
at 100000.
Evening journal., 1912-11-15
EVENING AT CARDS
FOR CHURCH BENEFIT

Pythian Castle was crowded last
evening with several hundred people,
.who auended3 the ST Marys Church
euchre andAdance More than 100
prizes were. played for. and every prize
was valuable and handsome Mrs.
Bradley won ten games and the first
prize, and SS pair of blankets The
next high prize winners were Rose
McElwee. Catherine O'Hanlon and
Ella Calhoun. The other prizes con-
sisted of umbrellas. vases. silver
articles, dressing cases, toilet sets,
pictures. centre pieces, etc Twenty
one prizes were awarded to those who
did not play cards, the winners be-
ing Margaret Gillespie, Catherine De-
vine. E Spoerl, Robert Hanley. Mary
Quinn, r. Jones, e. Granson. ~ Henry.
Alice Scanlon, Mrs OKane, Mrs.
Keenan,, Joseph Byrne and May MOyle.
When the tables and chair were re-
moved. dancing followed for two
hours Miss McClaffertys orchestra
furnished lhe music The committee
in charge comprised William Thonip-
son, Charles Mckinley, Charles Nc
Ateer. Sr., and Charles McAteer, Jr.,
Edward Grady, Charles Devine.
Evening journal., 1912-11-15
LET'S
Get
Together

is the only player I'm the pastime who
ever received $4,000 striking out, thar
being his share of the worlds series
money. in which his sole labor com
sisted of walking to the plate and
taking three futile swings. 81
Leslie Mann. the Seattle outfelder,
equaled the home -rua irecord made
by Arthur Bues last year. i'm the
Northwestern league Each banged
the pellet over the fence on twenty
seven different occasions. Oddly
enough Mann also goes to the4Buffalp
team, where Bues played this year
The advice of "A Western scribe to
ball players when signing up to. man
age a team is: Hire a high-priced
lawyer to draw up your contract A
contract is Is strong as it's weakest
point. See that il is free from flaws.
blisters and blOwhOles Read care
fully to see that it contains no loop
holes through which the owner can
wriggle BE sure that is properly
signed, sealed and attested Then
tear it up and trust to luck Johnny
Evers and Miller Huggns, take
notice.
Football star Pendleton. of Prince
ton, who is also a shining light on
the baseball diamond. is said to have
received tempting offer from Clarke
Griffith to join the professional ranks.
Milan of the Senators, the champion
base runner of the American league,
says that sliding is more than half
the art of base stealing. To was Milan's
agity in evading the touch that made
il possible for him to swipe so many
sacks.
Evening journal., 1912-11-15
Lef'S
Get
Together
Sporting Gossip
and Comment

President Lynch has returned from
his tour Of the West, laden, it is said,
with afidayits collected in Pittsburgh
and elsewhere to be used against
Horace Fogel this month.
]. Cal Ewing, manager Of the San
. Francisco team. after gathing a col
lection OF stars for the purpose OF
making a trip to Australia, has called
ioa the project and Will send the win
ter hunting bears
Hugh Duffy who, like Bresnahan,
suffered from the sufragette regime
in Milwaukee. where Mrs. Agnes Hav
. cnor directs the destinies of ball
club, viii take charge of the st Paul
icam IN the American association
next season
Walter Johnson is pitching inde.
pendent ball out IN his home state
OF Kansas He won for Humboldt the
other day, with Ad Brennan. of the
Phillies, doing the pitching for the
lola, Kans.. team.
Owner Ebbets will turn over Harry
Van Buskirk TO the Newark club for
year for conditioning next spring
Besides being the hero of an un-
assisted triple play Neal Ball now
has another claim to distinction. He
Evening journal., 1912-11-15
WHITNEY GOES WEST.

Merit Whitney, the first baseman and
captsin of the 1912 Trenton Trl-State
club, has been awarded to the Topeka
club Of the Western Leagee There
was some dispute over the ownership
Of Whitney and the board Of arbitra-
tion of the National Association Of
Professional Baseball Leagues made
the award.
Whitney has been anxious to get out
OF the Tri-State League since the sea-
son closed. and If he was not pur-
chased he intended to buy his own re-
lease February l. Whitney finished
second In the batting averages Of the
league during the past season, with an
average of 1854.