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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-18
PRIZES ARE OFFERED.
LaNoure Creamery Will Give Trophies
m Yfva- C-.

LaMoure. y. D., June 1s.-In con-
necsion with the school contest for the
raising OF corn and potatoes. Miss
S~anderson. superintendent Of schools
of LaMoure county has arranged for a
girls butter making contest. A To-
cal contest will be held at the differ
n towns over the county, and the
winners in these local contests will
again compete in the fall contest at
LaMoure.
To the school whose CIR! SUDDEN,
wins the highest score on butter, O
grand sweepstakes prize will be given
a fine mantel clock. And to the cir!
winner will be given a silver trophy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-18
CLAIMS USED
Woman Fighting Mortgage Fore
closure ALLEGES Unfair MethodA.

Dickinson. n. D.. June 1s.-Ths
charge tina she was forced into sign
ing a mortgage for certain property.
under the threat hat her husband
would be arrested If she did not. is
made by Mrs. Margaretha Rettinger
in defending foreclosure proceedings
brought by the State Bank Of New
England.
Rettinger owed the bank a certain
sum, and it is contended that the
mortgage to that sum-. secured
under the alleged threats. is invalid.
The case is being argued before Judge
Crawford.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-18
HORSES GET AWAY
Three Are Thrown Out and One Is
/ Seriously Injured.

New England. n. D., June 1s.-Al-
Ioert Bender spent several days in the
nospital suffering from injuries re-
rceived in an accident. He was return
ang to his home a mile northwes, Of
town. with his W brothers. When a
short distance from town the horses
ran away. throwing the three boys
from the wagon. The other boys were
runinjured but Albert landed on his
head n was unconscious Until the
next morning.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-18
STRUCK IN HEAD
Forman Boy Suffers Severe Injuries
When Gas Tractor Refuses ~ Work.

Forman, \. D.. June ls.-Bert Van
ornum was quite seriously injured
while working around the tractor at
his brothers farm EAST OF town. Part
OF the tractor became !ntracticable.
and while Bert was trying to tighten
things with a monkey wrench, part
OF the fittings few loose and struck
him a glancing blow upon the head
and arm. inflieting severe wounds.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-18
ARM Is BROKEN.

Tolley. n. D.. June 1s.-John Kan
berry broke his arm while trying to
start his gas tractor. it being timed
too soon. kicking back and the crank
hit his arm.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-18
FALLS FROM TRAIN
Laborer Suffers Fracture of Collar
Bones az Result Of cciden

Fiaxton. y. D.. June ls.-oscar
Gohine OF South Dakota, a member Of
a crew OF laborers, fell from the car
steps Just as the train was pulling
into the station and was dragged sew
eral feet. breaking both collar bones.
One bone was broken in two places.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-09-05
LOCAL ITEMS

Mrs. C. j. Cover returned Sunday fro m
visit with the Eastonyille. and a short
stay IN Colorado Springs.
Mrs. T. B. Wilson. daughter and neice.
Of the Pixies Peak Daily News, were call
ers on The Enterprise last evening.
Lester Swink was the host 10 num-
Der OF gentlemen friends Saturday even
ing at the home of Mrs. Nora Hoffman.
Prof. Worcester came in on Saturday
from Kansas City. where he and Mrs.
Worcester had spent the summer with
their daughters.
Prof. end Mrs. N. C. Morris returned
Tuesday from Mount Morrison, where
they had spent part of the summer
vacation with relatives.
Or. A. D. Knott. wife and daughter are
the guests this week Of Mr.. and NISSAN
Fyffe. DR.. Knott is from Wilmot. Ark. is
ooking for location and may decide to
stay in Rocky Ford.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-09-05
Making Courtesy Worth While.

An attempt is now being made to
make courtesy pay and be worth
while. The Mountain States Tele-
phone and Telegraph company has
recently formed Courtesy Club
among its employees. The conditions
OF membership are that the employees
to become member OF the club and
secure the gold badge must have
some special mark of courtesy to- the
public or made some Improvement
in the service. The company an
nounces that frequently its subscriby
ers write to the management that
some employee has been unusually
thoughtful and courteous and recon-
mends that employee to the officials
OF the company for promotion.
The club intends to enroll as MEM
bers all employees who have shown
consideration enough for the public
to earn its good will and opinion and
membership in the club will assist in
the employees advancement. Already
over so of the Telephone company 5
six thousand employees are enrolled
a members. The plan is novel and
unique and the first OF its kind ever
started by any corporation serving
the public. The company employees
in this district are striving to merit
a place in the new club.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-09-05

animals to town, A noteworthy showing
was Clark Kitchens herd. which captur-
ed 4 blue ribbons.
In horses the show this year is especial
ly favored and finer or more extensive
showing Of blooded stock will not be seen
at any of the county or state fairs this
season.
The art hall is this year nicely filled
with unexcelled displays OF painting. draw
ing. fine arts, textile fabrics, neddlework,
etc, that is worthy of and is receiving as
much attention and admiration as any
part of the exhibition. Among the artistic
articles are some fine specimens Of Bat
tenbsrg and point lace that are worthy
more extended description than we can
give this week.
In horticultural hall the display Of ap-
pies is immense and other fruits are to
be found in proportionate abundance. A
finer exhibition of fruits has never been
seen in the state, and no other display is
winning more plaudits from those who
are seeing at this Fair for the first time
what the Arkansas Valley can do in the
line OF fruit culture.
In this building is also to be found the
floral exhibit. which is this year consid-
cred to be superior to any previous, and
in keeping with the advance in most other
departments.
The pantry stores and pastry exhibit
al hac nj. in, hal
This department always does credit to
the domesticity of the Arkansas Valley
housewife, and the judges had the usual
snap of sampling the entries.
An exhibit in this building that drew as
many admiring comments as any on the
grounds was the honey display. Here
Hannah Swink- Comer-upon whom fell
the sweet craftsmanship of her iIlustrious
father-has display of white and amber
honey IN various forms, artistic designs
in beeswax. ETC., that is worthy of the
worlds premium, and is evidence that
honey is essentially product of the Ar
kansas Valley.
An interesting section of horticultural
hall was that devoted to the special ex-
hibit from the State Agricultural College,
consisting Of domestic science and manual
art. animal husbandry. soils and crops,
horticultural and home Improvements.
Plenty of Amusement
Contrary to the custom heretofore
there was radical departure from the
regular amusement program on Tuesday
"a baseball game being substituted for
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-09-05

EVEN ALL
Las Animas and Rocky Ford End
Seasons Battles In a Knot

The three games between Las Animas
and Rock Ford resulted in two victories
for the Bent county lads and one for the
locals which made the count for the locals
for the season four games for each
team.
Last Thursdays contest at the Bent
county fair was taken by Las Animas. the
count for the score being 9 to z. 1t was
a game featured by hard hitting in which
Las Animas punched their hits with better
results than the locals,
Sunday the boys again journeyed to Las
Anmas and once more were defeated by
score of z to S. This left the count four
for Las Animas and three for Rocky Ford
so that the locals had to win Tuesdays S
game here to even up the series.
This game was probably the most in
teresting and hardest fought of the entire
series and resulted in victory for Rocky
Ford by score of a to o
Both teams were on their mettle and
the game resolved itself into battle be-
tween Quinlan and Starr and the latter
clearly outpitohed his opponent and earn
ed the decision.
There will be no more games on the
local lot this season and the curtain for
1918 will fall after next Sundays game
at La Junta.
Following are the scores Of Sundays
and Tuesdays games.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-09-05
ROTATE THE CROP
An Instance of What Sugar Beets
Do For the Farmer.

An instructive story of the exper-
ience OF an Emporia, Kansas. farmer
demonstrating the value of sugar
beets in rotation with other crops Is
told by the Concordia, Kas., Blade
The farmer, whose name is Rufhil
Fowler. had three plats OF land, all
the same character of soil and ad-
Joining. which were planted in wheat
sugar beets and corn in 1912. Ihis
year all of his land was sowed to
wheat The striking difference in
three fields caused Mr.. Fowler to
thrash the crop from each one sepa-
rately in order to determine the diff
ference in yield.
The land on which wheat succeed
ed corn produced only bushels to
the acre. (This of course must have
been due to special conditions and is
not to be taken as an ordinary or av-
erage result of following corn with
wheat.) That on which wheat was
grown in both years yielded 10 bush
els to the acre. The field in which
wheat followed sugar beets produced
40 bushels to the acre.
Sugar beets are going to be the
thing for this country" he says,
They are just as good for the land
as alfalfa and require no more work +
than corn, excepting the hand labor.
1t is striking coincidence that the
very time when the necessity OF in
creasing the agricultural output of the
country is coming to be appreciated
as national problem of first rate i'm
portance and when the farmers of the
sugar growing sections OF the coun-
try are beginning to understand the
great possibilities of the sugar beet in
increasing the yield OF their acres is
the very time selected by the trainers
of the Underwood tariff bill to Grip
pie the domestic suar industry.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-09-05

That the twenty-second annual
Arkansas Valley Fair is bigger and
better than any of its predecessors
the unsupported testimony of The
Enterprise need not be taken.
Proof positive of the fairs big
ness may be gained at the Office
of Secretary Hall. In anticipation
of an increasee number of exhibits
the secretary this year ordered
500 more entry tags than for last
year, but on Tuesday afternoon it
was seen that this would not be
sufficient and rush order for 300
more was placed with this office,
which was found barely enough to
accommodate the late Corners on
- Wednesday morning.
AS to the quality of the exhibits
we have the enthusiastic assurance
from Louis Sickenberger that the
livestock showing far exceeds any
since he has been superintendent,
and that goes back to the time
when our fair was similar to the
ordinary county fairs; Superinten-
dent Wood of the poultry and pet
stock departments says 1t lays
over anything OF the kind he has
ever seen; Superintendent Wiley
of farm and garden products says
the showing in his hall is more
varied than usual and there is a
greatly increased display from out
living sections of the county; in
horticultural hall Jack Crowley
says; they have an array of fruit
such as even the famed Western
Slope can not produce and the
equal of any that has ever been
seen here. And thus it went all
down the line in proof that this
years fair beats 'em all.
In the agricultural hall the crowning
glory of the exhibition was the display OF
the Otero Agricultural Association, 1t
was last year believed that this exhibit
had reached the pinnacle Of excellence
and IN some respects this was true-but,
like every one else, Expert Farmer Ker-
ney has profited by experience until the
showing of products from the expert
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-09-05

mental farm in extent and excellence is
the peer of anything of the kind that may
be found in the country.
Not far behind the associations display,
in demonstrating the products of the soil
in which our farmers are especially inter-
ested, was the exhibit of sugar beets, etc
from the American Beet Sugar Co. farm;
and the Fowler farmers also had most
creditable display of the products from
that section.
In the poultry house adioining, there
was the usual cackle on. The hen show
this year is greater than ever and walk
through this house gave ocular demon
stration that Messrs. Merk and Frantz
were not the only raisers of poultry here
abouts. Here was to be seen everything
in the poultry line. from incubator chicks
to A. Robinson's premium winners
from New York. and alongside were the
friends of Esstertide. Mr.. Bunny and his
foreign oousin-the Belgian hare-who
are not as plentiful as few years back.
A visit to the swine department showed
that C. F. Burke's herd of Duroes are
still occupying the foremost place. A
noted ADDITION to the Blue Ribbon herd
is Burke's Good 'Nuff. an lS-month-
old boar that on Tuesday tipped the beam
at Z26 pounds and could quite easily be
brought to weigh half ton. This animal
is sure premium winner and his owner
is being urged to show him at the inter-
national hog show.
From the showing of sheep at this
years fair, it is evident that more atten-
ton than formerly is being given to the
nasing of thoroughbred stock. The
breeding of livestock in the fertile, irri-
gated valleys of the West is just begin
breeders are finding it to their advantage
| to fit exhibits for state and county fairs.
Nowhere is there better market for
pure breds than in this section. with an
increasing demand in the near future.
And there can be found no better way
for breeders to meet large numbers OF
real farmers than at the fall fairs.
Although the cattle exhibit was up to
the average. it is a disappointment to
many that there is not a larger showing
in this important department. There are
many fine herds in this section. but their
owners are loath to make an exhibit giving
as a main reason that the premiums
Altered are utterly inadequate to meet
the expense of preparation and deteriora-
] ton Of their dairies by bringing the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-09-05

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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-09-05
ANOTHER BURGLAR
SUSPECT Caught
Believed Right Party is Now
in Tolls
PUT UP GUN PLAY ON
SUGAR CITY OFFICER
But Is Subdued After Stiff Fight and
Is Later Turned Over to
Otero County Officers

Acting upon the information re-
celved from a La Junta pawn
broker, a still hunt was taken up
for negro named Lee Carroll,
who had pawned watch and other
articles identified as amongst those
recently stolen from Rocky Ford
homes, but the fellow managed to
escape the dragnet until Sunday
night when he was rounded up in
freight car at Sugar City by the
night marshal of that place.
Carroll, it is said, jumped from
the car when he saw the officer
coming, and began to run. The
officer gave chase and overlook his
man, who had drawn revolver
and fired four shots as he was be-
ing chased. After the officer had
grappled with the negro the latter
made a desperate effort to kill
swapping the weapon in the officers
face, and only the fact that the
cartridge chamber had stuck saved
him from the close and direct fire
of the unexploded shells remaining
as was shown when the gun was
later examined.
With the assistance of the day
marshal, who had been attracted
by the shots, the negro was sub
dued and on Monday Chief Tin
sley brought him to this city, where
! ne was found to answer the des-
cription of the burglar who had
piled his nefarious trade in this
city the Sunday night previous.
Carroll is light-complexioned
negro who might easily pass for
Mexican, and is said to be psrol-
ed convict from Kansas. He has
been suspected for the Rocky Ford
robberies as we'll as a series of
like affairs in La Junta about
year ago-but the officers had been
unable to "get the goods on him"
until late last week, and he was
making a successful getaway when
captured.
rexican likely Partner
Through the admission of Frank
Serez-the Mexican captured in
Swink by Marshal Croop, as re-
ported in The Enterprise last week
the latter is still in Jail and will
be held to the district court on
suspicion of being connected with
the robberies.
Serez, it is said, remarked after
his arrest that he had a negro
partner in La Junta, but disclaim-
ed all knowledge of the burglaires.
As it is evident that the Mexican
does no hard work for a living
and was dodging the officers when
arrested, he will be given an op-
portunity to explain his suspicious
movements and give an account
of his whereabouts while the series
of burglaries were being pulled
off in this city.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-09-05
ROCKY FORD
Will Have GAS
Ordinance Granting Fran
chise Passes First Reading
NOW COMES TO VOTE
OF CITY TAXPAYERS
Gas Company VIII Put Up Guaran.
tee to Have Plant In Ope-
ration by Jan. I, 1915

AT an adjourned meeting of the
council last Friday evening, the
amended gas ordinance came up
for consideration, and, no objec-
ton being heard from any person
present at the meeting, the pro-
posed ordinance was passed upon
first reading.
According to an act of the last
general assembly, it is now neces-
sary to submit the proposition to
a vote of the taxpayers Of the city,
and as there is no apparent oppo-
sition, it appears reasonably GEL
tain that the franchise will be
granted.
The ordinance asks for fran
chise to lay pipes and set mains in
tie streets and alleys of the city
and permission to supply the citi-
zens with artificial gas at rate Of
sl.40 per 1000 cubic feet, with a
reduction to 81 .35 when the amount
of gas consumed reaches 1000, 900
cubic feet per annum.
Reports received from various
sections were to the effect that
these rates are as low as those of
cities of 10000 population, and G.
NJ. Culver, representative of the
Rocky Mountain Gas Co, assured
the council that the lowest price
charged in any city of our class in
the state was s1.50, while several
are paying SLIGO.
The only unpleasant feature OF
the gas proposition, it appears, is
that the city must bear the expense
of the special election, but this is
unavoidable. To safeguard against
granting franchise, and that be-
ing the last of the project-which
has been the case more than once
the petitioners will be obliged
to give a substantial bond that
their plant will be in operation and
ready to supply the citizens with
artificial gas by Jan. l, 1915.
VIII Have City Scavenger
J. n. johnson, an experienced
scavenger manager from Denver,
appeared before the council and
received tentative promise that
an ordinance covering his needs
would be the next question taken
up.
Mr.. johnson is working for a
sanitary Rocky Ford, and asks to
be appointed city scavenger and
inspector. He will have a prop
erly equipped outfit for the clean
ing and removal of the contents
of vaults. cesspools, grease traps.
etc, which are forthwith deodor-
lied and disinfected, and he will
be ready for business in our back
Yards and alleys within the next
thirty days.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-09-05
Plenty of Amusement

Contrary to the custom heretofore
there was radical departure from the
regular amusement program on Tuesday
"a baseball game being substituted for
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-09-05

Three-base hits. Matns .. Goblin. Stolen
| bases, Smith 9, whalen. Lomasney. K. Love
Struck out, by Quiuian -, by Jackson TO-
First on balls, OF Quin.an !. OF jackson 2.
Hit by pitcher. Evans. Umpire. Zimmerman.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-09-05

Two-base hits. Maxwell. Starr. @. Swink.
Moore, II. Swink, Turner. Stolen bases. q.
Swink. X. Swink. Double play. Gobin. u
Swink and Maxwell. Struck out. by Quinlan
Q. by Starr 4. First on balls. OF Quinlan !.
Hit by pitcher. whalen. Umpires, Hall and
Zimmerman.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-09-05
Festival Draws the Largest Throng Ever Gathere
at Arkansas Valley Fair
R TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND IS POPULAR ESTIMATE
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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-09-19
COMMENT ON TIMELY TOPICS
A WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT

TIVE YEARS Goehals modesty January 1915 for
opening of the Panama canal Last September it
by October 49, 1918 Even
this beaten by four five days. in December ghters OF
ordinary size should be able pass from to
Water admitted from both ends and in the middle The
Atlantic end navigabe for vessels
blowing up Mores dixie week admitted the Pacific
the ueba cut secion where dry excavation
Machinery being removed and October water
be let in
practical completion this huge task than ahead
which the work has been DONE make
achievement history fails record parallel the World
highest credit the charge The nation
generously supported them will fairly share that
credit
Until four days after his appointment chairman of the thmian
and chief engineer COL Goetha merely major
engineers the regular He made lieutenant colonel
colonel Though he had chief engineer
the Spanish he widely known
when up work Col Gorgas better known from his
yellow fever work in Havana.
Under their charge the conduct of the work has been marvellous
the sanitary from the engineers OF
which hole health looked after the
poyes their families their homes their furniture their
and their has been the least factor the under
taking.
De sep and his aids did fail for lack of engineering skill
mechanical appliances Dhoneyn Paris and disease defeated
them. In both the American repairing fault
has set standard for public works which will be obligatory
the future to emulate yet difficult to surpass.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-09-19

YTE TIME this again Kennewck will be
tanning the biggest crowd its history the visitors
nua Columbia River Grape Carnival The valley has enjoyed
prosperity and the Carnival will fitting the
close of of bumper which have
aordinarly good prices
Last years Carnival good coming
doubt will far excel the 1912 exhibition
of exhibits and amusement features The policy this
carnival has been shaped representing
community while the work of handling the mutudnous
been in the bands capable manager This we believe
will result in bigger better show than would have
under the previous when the
Carnival fell the shoulders of three
posed put through in their spare time.''
When the crowds begin arrive let remember that
each well his little host the the
River Valley that the visitors will remember with pleasure
their and will each and with them
back-nextyear feeling toward this city and its people
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-09-19
PORK BA RREL LEcxsLA TYON

THE CONVICTION has settled itself Congress manner
which federal buildings doed entirely wrong but the
Congressman system upon every
building should constructed any the receipts
the office of that town less than $50 900
10000 inhabitants be against make
than appropriation Congressional district
condition might ustng different course towns
grown years place people, and is
unable building whereas
inhabitants have been benefcar of the pork ega
this of legislation will again
communities throughout the country.
HE STATE school made public shows
considerable the northwest
Washington Skamania,
the hammer counties of propoionae
Pierce holds
King good third department of
inclined to hold the farms
sponsibe for the generally noted decrease in the wheat belt
NE of the agreeable developments
~ niva the Committees decision locate the
Third We believe this location desired all along
majority of the business The Third so
central all the business district and much
roundngs that the wonder that the Front location
considered at all
irrigation contracting furnish orchard
prepared furnish when needed supreme court
decided holding defense during the most
of the there plenty of the drv
season the lacking
ID H, Mr.. Weather Man, be nice IS next week.