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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-03
PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY or ROCKY FORD
SPECIAL GAS WORKS ELECTION
OCTOBER l3. 1913


In pursuance OF an ordinance Of the city
of Rocky Ford. Colorado, adopted and ap-
proved on the 18th day of September A. D.,
1913 public notice is hereby given that a spec.
iai election will be held on the 18th day of
October A. d. 1913, in the several wards in
the city of Rocky Ford. at the places designa-
ted by the city council as follows:
In Ward One-At the Goodner Foundry.
corner Railroad Avenue and seventh Street.
Club Rooms. 400 North Main Street.
In Ward Three-Under the Grand Hotel.
formerly where the Ebbert Seed Company
was located. ut t12 South Main Street.
At said election there Will be submitted to
the voters of the city OF Rocky Ford who are
taxpayers under the law. the following
question:
Shall the city council of the city OF Rocky
Ford be empowered to authorize erection OF
gas works, gas plants and appliances and Il
distributing system for the same I'm the city
of Rocky Ford. by The Rocky Mountain Gas
company. its successors and assigns, and shall
the city council be authorized to grant TO the
said company for the erection. maintenance
and operation of the same. ordinance
therefor substantially on the terms and con-
dtions of the proposed ordnance, set forth
In section two of the ordinan e. calling this
election. reference TO which is hereby made
for greater certainty.
The persons appointed judges OF election
will meet at o'clock a. IN. Tuesday of the
week preceding the special election, afore-
said. at the several designated places by said
city council for the purpose OF revising, cor
recting and completing the annual registry
by law required to be made and Tor that pur-
pose they are authorized to take from the
office of The county clerk of Otcro county.
the last proceeding annual registry of elec-
tors for the city of Rocky Ford.
The polls will be open from II. IN. To p. III.
of that day.
The ballet to be used In voting upon the
question above submitted will be prepared
and furnished to the judges of election by
the city CLERK. and by them furnished to the
voters
The election will be held and conducted as
nearly us may be in the manner prescribed
by law In the case of elections for municipal
officers.
At such election only such voters of the
city of Rocky ford as are taxpayers under
the law Will be permitted to vote on the ques-
tion submitted. The term Taxpayer means
and includes only those persons who are
qualified electors under the registration and
election laws of this state aud who in the
calendar year last preceding the said election
shall have paid II tax or be liable for the pay,
ment OF such II tax, upon real or perronhi
property, assessed To and held by them IN
such city where the vote is offered
lsee CIapt. 2ls OF the Session Laws OF Colo
rado, 1909
IN WITSEss WHEREOF, tho city council of
the city of Rocky Ford has caused this notice
TO be published and posted as required by
law, this 2Jrl day of September, A. ID, 1918.
city Clerk
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-03
Notice of Adjustment Day

Estate of Rcbecca ]. Wilson. Deceased.
Tho undersigned. having been appointed
Administrative OF the estate of Rebecca j.
Wilson. late ol the County of Stanton. in the
state of kansas, deceased, hereby gives
notice that she will appear before the Coun-
ty Court OF Otero County. Colo at the Court
House In La Junta. In said County, on Mon
day. the nth day OF October, A. u. 1913, at
the hour of 10 o'clock A. NJ of said day, at
which time all persons having claims against
said estate arc notified and requested to at
tend for the purpose of having the same ad-
justcd. All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
Dated ut hooky Ford. Colorado, this END
day of September, A. ID. 1913.
ANNA l.. CREAGER, Admin stratrix
OF the estate of Rebecca }. Wilson, Deceased.
A II. Wallis, Attorney
Sept. 2J-Oct, II
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-03
Wlte Gtttprprtae.
FRIDAY. OCT. 8, 1918
of the Ownership, Man.
agement, Circulation, Etc.

OF the Rocky Ford Enterprise. published
every Friday at Rocky Ford, Colorado, as re-
quired by the Act of August q. 1912:
Name of PostOffice Address
Editor-wilI Il. Monkman. Rocky Ford. Colo.
Managing Editor-will X. Monkman.
Rocky Ford, Colo.
Business Manager-Will X. Monkman,
Rocky Ford. Colo.
Publisher-wiiI II. Monkman,
Rocky Ford, Colo.
Owner-Will II. Monkman. Rocky Ford. Colo.
Known bondholders. mortgages and other
security holders. holding per cent or more
of total amount of bonds. mortgages or other
securities: None.
signed: Will u, MoNKMAN
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 25th
day oil Septe,nber. 1913.
John W. Bowman. Notary Public
My commission expires June IA, 1914.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-03
BUD GLESSNER
IS DISMISSED
No discriminating Evidence
Against Him
GEORGE HILL is
STANDING TRIAL
For the Shooting of a Rio Grande
Watchman at Pueblo-Some
Racy Testimony


In the district court at Pueblo on We'd
nesday Judge Rizer discharged BUD
Gessner at the conclusion of the states
case against he and George Hill. charged
with the shooting of James M. Gray. the
Rio Grande railroad watchman. which
was fully reported by The Enterprise at
the time.
The dismissal of the case against Bud
Glessner was due to the exertons of At
tornev H. M. Minor. counsel for the de-
PENDANTS. who presented motion to dis
miss the case. as no incriminating evi
dence mad been brought against Glessner
and the judge held that the mere act of
running away when he saw the police
was not sufficient evidence on which to
hold defendant,
As the aged night watchman was posi-
tive in his Identification of George Hill as
the party who did the shooting, he was
held for trial.
81 saw the tall fellow wore belt" tes-
titled Mr.. Gray. land asked him. You've
got gun there, haven't you?' and started
to feel around the outside of his coat At
the same instant he backed off and fired.
The first shot missed. | reached for my
gun. but it had wedged fast in my pocket
and could not get it out. The second
shot struck me and | fell. He fired a
third. and then after theJ had run away
some forty feet he turned and fired twice
I hal
Mrs. Lulu Pearson. the wife of ranch
er near this city whose escapadss were
reported some time ago. was a witness
for the defense. She swore that she had
accompanied the two boys to Pueblo
three days before the shooting; that they
did not have revolver nor had they any
money to buy one as she paid all expenses
Cross examination of the witness elicit
ed sensational testimony. thus reported by
the Pueblo Chieftain:
Who were in the party that came to
Pueblo?" she was asked.
Hill and Glessner, myself and another
GIRL"
VINO suggested that you come to Pu-
ebloP"
The boys said they were coming and
suggested that come along"
Who was the girl with you?"
"A friend of mine." The witness was
compelled to give her name.
'lsn't it a fact that the girl was only
l6 years old?"
81 don't know how old she was"
where did you 60 after coming &c
Pueblo?"
40 the Hiawatha rooming house."
And all occupied one room?"
Yes"
The attorney demanded further details
OF the occasion, and the witness answer
ed with no pretense of evasion. He en-
deavored to corroborate former state
ments by Mrs. Pearson to Chief of Police
DAILY that the party that night consumed
three pints of whiskey and twelve pints
Of beer. The witness said she Purchased
but six bottles of beer and no whiskey.
On the strenuous objection OF Attorney
Minor. the witness was compelled to
answer questions as to her visit at WAL
senburg, Immediately following her de-
parture from Pueblo the night before the
shooting. The witness unwilingly ad-
mitted that she resided at house of i'll
repute in Walsenburg.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-03
NOTICE OF shERIEE's SALE
State of Colorado [
County of Otero

State of Colorado
County of Oterol
Lucius T.. Hallett, as,
Administrator of thel
Estate of Moses Hal
lett De''"''fi fPialutin q i"' the s'!S Si.y and
VS.. County of Denver.
Anna G. warneke and Colorado.
Ernest A. Warncke,J
Defendants
Notice Is hereby given that in pursuance of
II decree and order of sale entered In the
District Court of. in and for the CITY and
County of Denver and State OF Colorado. on
the 18Th day OF August, A. ID. 1918. wherein IL
ia adjudgcd that there IL due the above
named plaintiff from the above named de.
PENDANTS ON a certain promissory note and
mortgage the sum OF two thousand fve nun.
dred and eleven (s25 10o) dollars. and In and
by virtue of said decree and order OF sale.
the undersigned Sheriff of Otero County.
Colorado, am authorized and directed to ex-
described. or so much thereof as may be
necessary TO satisfy the plaintiffs judgment
at public auction after giving notice oi the
time and place OF said sale. according TO the
course and practice oi said court and the
law relative to sales OF real estate under ex-
ecution for the purpose OF realizing the am.
cunt found due the plaintiff as aforesaid
with interest. costs. disbursements and COM
mission said sale.
given that will on Monday, the 10th day OF
October. A. ID. 1913. at the hour of 10
O'Clock in the forenoon of said day. ut the
main entrance or front door of the County
Court House In the City OF La Junta, County
of Otero and State OF Colorado, sell and dis
pose of to the highest bidder for cash in hand
the following described property. or so much
thereof as may he necessary to satisfy the
plaintiffs judgment as Aforesaid. to-wit; The
west half OVID OF the southeast quarter
(SEi4) and the east half (Eli) of the south
west quarter (Swi.) of Section fourteen 40
Township twenty-five. (.5 south, of Range
hfty-seven t51l west of the 9Th Principal Mer-
ldinn. together with all water rights and
privileges belonging or appertainlng thereto
and particularly one hundred (OU) shares of
the capital stock of the Tinpas Creek Reser-
voir. Di'ch and Land ompnny duly assigned
to the mortgagee in said mortgage. ard all
aud singular the teuements. hereditnments
and appurtcnances thetcunto belonging sit
uate. lying nnd being in the County OF otero
and State of Colorado. and all the right. title
and interest of the said Auna q. Warneke and
Ernest A. Warneke. their heirs and assigns
therein. and l will deliver to the purchaser
or purchasers Mt said sale Il certificate of
purchase Tor the property so purchased
ALEX YANT
Sheritf OF Otero County. Colorado,
First publication Sept. 10, 1918
Last publcg tion Oct. IL. 1918
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-03
NOTICE OF snERlFR's SALE

First publication Sept. 10, 1913
Last publicg tion Oct. IL. 1918
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-03

We make this store
our first business.
We give it our per-
sonal a t t e nti O. n.
We're always on
the job. You'll re-
ceive careful, cour-
teous, intelligent SER
vice from everyone
here.
Make this your store
home.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-03

State of Colorado
County of Otero
Lucius F. Hallett. as,
Administrator OF the\
lett Deceased, In the District Court
Plaintiff Of the City and
VS.. County OF Denver.
Anna C. Wsrneke and Colorado.
Ernest A. Warneke, J
Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that in pursuance
of u decree and order OF sale entered in the
District Court of. in and for the City and
County of Denver and State of Colorado. on
the 18th day OF August, A: D.l9i3. wherein 1t
is adjudgcd that there is due the above nam
ed plaintiff from the above named defend
ants on certain promissory note and mort
,Siriys she nd su soIoo ts 5o1 pollars and In
and by virtue of said decree and order OF
snle. the undersigned Sheriff of oterO Coun-
ty, Colorado. am authorized and directed to
expose for sale. certain property hereinafter
described or so much thereof as may be nee
essary to satisfy the plaintiffs Judgment, at
public auction after giving notice of the time
and place of said sale according to the course
and practice OF said court and the law rela-
tive TO sales of real estate under execution
for the purpose of realizing the amount
found due the plaintiff us aforesaid with in
terest, costs, disbursements and commission
on said sale.
Now therefore, public notice is hereby
given that | Will on Monday the 2Uth day OF
October. A. ID. 1913 ut the hour OF 10 o'clock
in the forenoon of said day at the Main en-
trance or front door OF the County Court
Otero aud State Of Colorado. sci; aud dispose
of to the highest bidder for cash in hand. the
following described property or SO much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy plain
tIn's Judgment aforesaid to-wit: The
East half tEI) OF the Southeast quarter
(SEi4) of Section fifteen n5) ana the West
half OVID of the Southwest quarter (SWi4l
of Section fourteen 90 all in Township
twenty-five l25) south. OF Range fifty-soven
t5Dwest of the 6tn Principal Meridian. togcth-
er with all water rights and privileges be-
longing or nppertaining thereto and partlcu-
lat ly one hundred titO) shares of the Capital
stock of The Timpas Creek Reservoir Ditch
and Land Company duly assigned to the
MORTGAGE in said mortgage and all and sing
ular the teneInents, hereditaments and APP
purtenances thereunto belonging situate,
lying and being in the County OF OterO and
State OF Colorado, aud all the right, title and
Interest of the said Anna &. Warneke and
Ernest A. Warneke. their heirs and assigns
therein. and will deliver To the purchaser
or purchasers at said sale certificate OF pur-
chase for the property SO purchased.
ALIEN YANT
Sheriff of Otero County, Colorado.
First publication sept. 10, 1918.
Last publication. Oct. II, 1913.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-03
CLUB NEWS.
, L++++++++++++++ =

Mrs. Hattie McCaskill was the charm
ing hostess of the San Souc Club on
Tuesday afternoon. After roll call re-
sponses, the president Of the club, Mrs.
Hawley. called on Mrs. J. F. MoKelvey, a
charter member of the club but now Of
Gorden, Neb, and who is now visiting
her many friends in this city. for little
talk. Mrs. MoKelyey responded by an
up to-date talk on woman's clubs which
was heartily received, Mrs. G. P, Ran
dali then read a paper on Canada's Won
derlands and Mrs. o. Ferril gave a re-
exceedingly interesting. Mrs. McCaskill
had for her quests, outside the club mem-
bers, Mrs. j. F. McKelvey. Mrs. Frank
Royal. Mrs, Tom Coffman and Mrs, w.
R. Monkman. Delicious refreshments
were served with Mayor Coffman and
G. p. Randall as guests of honor. Mrs.
McCaskil was assisted in serving by
Mesdames Herb Royal and Paul North,
Rocky Ford Council No. 1873. X. &
L. of S, has elected and installed the
following officers for the ensuing year:
President-E. L. Robb
First Vice President-l.G. Chambers
Second Vice President-Jennie Robb
Financier-Ella Nelson
Secretary-Frankie Daniels
Prelate-Mary Blakely
Conductor-Ruth Nelson
Guard-Guy Nelson
The council met last Friday evening,
and after short business session ad-
journed until Monday evening to finish up
important business. Mrs. A. M. Jewett,
district manager. and her nephew and
assistant. H. c. Newton, Of Pueblo. were
guests of the council at both sessions.
The members of the local council feel
greatly encouraged by the presence Of
these faithful workers and greater inter-
est is being felt in the work. A larger
growth in the membership is the expect
alton OF all the members.
Miss Mabel Keenan, entertained the
@. E. c. at ner home on Monday even
ING. iHo 1ouHe ioHieS Hsue'J eoNe t"e''
sewing but Miss Keenan, made the even
ing so interesting that very little work
was accomplished. The evenings en-
joyment closed with delicious refresh
ments.
Mesdames E. r. Cook, S. A. Mounts
and Lillian Bailey are attending the
W, C. T. U. convention now in session at
Fort Collins.
The Embroidery Club met with Mrs.
Gambol on Wednesday evening.
The Bachelor Maids met with Miss
ErIecoson on Tuesday evening.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-03
JUST ARRIVED

n Iarde car of Furaifure dieect
from the fnctory- All the newest
sIcsiau- in Gircn--inu Walnut
Mnisoanny- F""sed Oak md other
popular finishes Also "a fins.
line of Brn-s aud Metal Beds
Examine our stock aud cet our
prices
GARwOOD ~ HUTTERFIEL
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-03

Our work is the best. Frank E Ganty
sos S. Main. Cleaning. pressing and
repairing. Phone West 200.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-03

For Sale-Nine room brick house;
modern. See Randel. Sol N. 9TH St.
or any real estate agent. If
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-03
EUREKA

Mr. Moon and family have moved into
the house on the hill south OF the school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Highly of Richards. Mo-.
who have been visiting the latter's son,
Bert Mcintosh and family, went to Swink
on Saturday to visit another son, Walter
Highly.
Mrs ], M. Kelsay returned Sunday
from Trinidad. where she had spent the
week visiting her son Everest and familg
John Edgar has returned from trip
through New Mexico.
Mrs. Kerry Peterson and brother in
law came in from Box Springs and are
now visiting the S. H. Harrison family.
Geo D Todd sold his apple orchard to
Samples & Wagner and at this writing
the entire crop has bean picked and ship
ped.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-10-03

Stauffers have on sale oornfed steer
beef, our own feeding
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-13

Wheeler there be a hell or not, the
tortures of hell come; they came to
the. dying Meta Zook, to her suryiy-
ing girl friend, to the pleasure loyihg
young men involved in this particular
instance; they come to the older man
who sees his child gone mad or his
wife condemned to years of suffering,
as result of his misdeeds.
! Meta Zook, now a mass of cold
clay. is not the great failure and
tragedy. The great failure and trag-
edy is all around us in a nation of
people who, as nation, have ceased
to be pure in heart; who, even if
individually pure, cline to be elder
brothers and elder sisters.
Nobody has the courage to fight
the battles of purity We sneer at
Anthony Comstock, we barely toler-
ate the Purity League. Against the
evils of alcohol we wage a somewhat
successful warfare; against the evils
of sexual immortality we do very lit
tie. The subject is unpleasant, the
evil is difficult and insidious.
And so the dirty story goes un.
rebuked; the dirty story teller I'M
snubbed. What clean sentiment there
is, is timid. We indulge in euphem-
isms. Newspapers use the words
spicy" and 'risque" where they
should use the words poisonous" and
nasty" Censois bar plays which abe
merely plain spoken and wholesome;
while permitting music halls and lewd
and undressed comic operas" which
are really noxious and corrupting. AL
legged good citizens pour out their dol
lars to induce young girls to appear on
the stage in costumes and postures
and Dialogues which should result
in arrest. The monthly magazines
print corrupting stories which they
! would not have dared to print gen
GRAFTON ago. There is much cant about
art for arts sake. We are told that to
the pure all things are pure--as
though any grown person were so
pure as to be beyond temptation.
And If impurity and adultery in
Grease, II divorces multiply, If the
family declines, if the nation grows
corrupt and foul and rotten and weak,
who of us is wholly without fault ?
Probably no one of us. The churches
fail; the schools fall science fails.
Meta Zook was not saved; she was
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-13
THE NEED OF PRODUCTION
AND COOPERATION

Editor News
To begin with will take the figures
of Prof. John Lee Coulter. a leading
authority In farm economics.
He gives as a value of all farm pro-
ducts Of the South $2,500,000.000 a
year to the farmers, but they cost the
consumer $5,oOo,OOO,O 900 and 100000
900 of this goes into the hands of all
classes Of middlemen.
Southern farmers lose an additional
50, 500,OO0,OOO each year because of
poor farming methods They could
double the yield by crop diversified
| tion and other improvements, If it
we're not for the advance system" I'M
der which the creditor forces the
farmer to plant cash crops" such as
cotton and corn, year in and year out.
Southern farmers borrow immense
amounts of money or secure credit at
great loss. The loss to them in this
excessive interest amounts to 1853 =
100000 a year. So all told the farmers
are out $6,163 ,OO0O a year much of
which they might get if they con-
trolled their own system of credit,
marketing and buying
Now let us concider whether it is
necessary to increase production and
keep pace with increased population.
Food stuffs cost the average family
40 to as per cent of it's total expendi-
t, e. 1t follows that the status of the
farming industry vitality concerns
everyone. . rt4
J At the close of the first decade OF
this century, there were about sixteen
more mouths to be fed than at its. be-
ginning; yet the cereal crop of 1909
I (the census year as regards agricul-
tural products) showed an increase OF
only II per cent over that of 1899,
matched against an increase of popu.
lation of 81 per cent difference 1919
/ per cent?. .,t
Let us consider the crop of the past
year Q912) which has been widely
heralded as a bumper crop" and on
which such hopeful auguries of better
times and lower cost of living have
been based. -
In fact, no such hopes are justified
if we reflect that the produce of 1912
must be compared with the population
of 1912, and not against the earlier
year that gave the previous bumper
crop"
Thus, for example, the record crop
of corn prior to 1912 was the 1921.
100000 bushels of 1906. The crop of
Il 1912 has been estimated to exceed this
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-13
Lind MAKES OFFICIAL
CONTINUED from Page One.)

would do so unless the latter had in
dicated his desire to receive the un
official envoy. go. 81. q d
Certain international aspects of the
situation here gave added interest to
Mr.. Lind's mission in Mexico. :"
1t became known that Japan, which
hitherto had recognized the Huerta
government, practically had decided
not to receive General Felix Diaz, spe.
cial ambassador to express thanks for
the participation by Japan in Mexicos
centennial a few years ago g.. O..
Likewise the statement of the Brit
ish government explaining that it, as
well as Germany and France, had rec.
ognized the Huerta government after
Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson had
made congratulatory speech to Pres.
ident Huerta, encouraged administra.
ton officials to believe that the for.
eign powers would give their moral
support to the efforts of President
Wilson through constitutional pro-
cesses to influence the restoration of
peace in Mexico.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-08-13

not warned The 16-year;old girl
companion was not warned; the ten
high school boys now, let as hope,
deeply and sincerely repentant, were
not warned-certainly not adequately
warned We decline to tell children
the horrible but useful facts, because
it is not pleasant to do So Parents
shirk; schools shirk; churches shirk
Only a small. small very minute
remnant are earnestly and aggressive
ly engaged in trying to preserve the
purity in heart Of the oncoming little
boys and girls.
God help us!
Everything can be talked about If
talked about in the true spirit and
in the right way. Instruction should
be given in the home! instruction
should probably be enforced in the
schools. Indecent newspapers, mag
azines gnd theaters should be starved
to death or suppressed by law. The
women of American should refuse to
take their fashions from the harlots
OF Paris. Men and women of lewd
and lascivious lives should be so
cially ostracized-especially men. II
| should be everybody's business to
help everybody else. The strong and
untempted-if there be such-should
help the weak and tempted.
The subject is difficult and per.
picking but the evil is prodigious;
and the let-alone-policy is a complete
failure. The only way to oppose is
to oppose.