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The Monte Vista journal., 1914-03-07
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1914.
SOCIETY

Mrs. Van Nostrand entertained
Monday at kensington. The ladies'
spent a most delightful afternoon.
A dainty two-course luncheon was
served to the following;
Mesdames Gibbs, Blackmore, Love
land, Speer and Hawke.
Mr. and Mrs. f. S. Matthias en-
tertained at twelve o'clock dinner
Sunday at their country home.
Those invited to partake of the
bountiful repast were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Hecker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Blackmore, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Matthias,
and Mrs. Hawke; Misses Blackmore.
Hecker and Edith Blackmore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Spencer en-
tertained Tuesday at an elaborate
dinner The table was prettily
decorated for the occasion and the
guests were;
Mr.. and Mrs. W. f.. White. Frank
Cole, Mrs. Hawke and Miss Blnckmore.
Mesdames Roughton and Stuts-
man entertained Friday at the
home of the former in honor of
Mrs. Snyder A part of the after.
noon was pleasantly spent by the
Indies with their fancy work and
sewing, after which a dainty lunch
con was served. The guests:
Mesdames Townc, Smith, Raley. Um.
acct, Ayrcs, Fuller, Gibbs, Loyeland
Holt, Geo. Burgett and Eagle.
Mesdames Correll and Rupert
entertained the Luncheon club at
seven O'Clock dinner Thursday at
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-03-07

To close out the remaining copies OF
the San Luis Valley Cook books, the
Library association have made reduc-
ton in price. The 81 grade are now
selling for Toe; the 75c grade at SOC
These books are bound in durable wash.
able oilcloth, printed in clear type on
splendid quality Of paper and contain
l25 pages of choicest, fully tested
recipes. On sale at Fassett's store and
Journal Office,
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-03-07

the home of the former. The rooms
were prettily decorated in Easter
lilies and sweet peas. 1t being an
open meeting, the hostesses were
allowed to invite several guests.
The evening was spent in playing
800" Those present we're:
Messrs. and Mesdames Macarthur,
Hecker, Geo. Corlett Woods, Clark, Ed
man, Chas. Bishop Robb, Chapman
Wallace, French, Kellar, John Foster
and M. l.. Brady; Mesdames Cheney
Blackmore, Monroe, DR.. and Mrs. Pol
lock, DR.. and Mrs. Moninger; Messrs.
Chase, Rupert, Correll and Miss Holt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lightner enter
tanned at twelve o'clock dinner
Thursday. The honored guests
were:
Messrs. Sweet, Wadleigh and Grun-
wald OF Denver; Cooley of Alamosa;
Edman, Breckenridge, Mitchell, Camp.
bell. Brady and DR.. Guyselman.
Mr.. Jonathan Smith was pleas.
antly surprised Friday evening,
the occasion being his birthday
The evening WAS spent in playing
games of various kinds. A dainty
two course luncheon was served to
the following:
Messrs. and Mesdames Fuller, Raley,
Roughton, Ayres, Eagle, Geo. Burgett,
Holt, Towne, Goodnight, Southworth,
DR.. and Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Snyder and Miss
Pickett.
Mrs. Bennett entertained the
Lady Maccabees at kensington
Wednesday. The ladies' spent a
very pleasant afternoon. A dainty
tbree-course luncheon was served.
Those present:
Mesdames Baird, Meinzer, Heilman,
Newton, Heaton, Burd, Harold Bout.
well, Bechtel, Hogate, Fogle, Hecker,
Hanks, Foote, Anderson, Houck, Abbott.
Crook, En- Earl, Snyder, Meacham and
Miss Everest.
The Home Embroidery club met
with Mrs Seokner Friday after
noon. Those present:
Mesdames Gates, Kline, Irons. Everett
Irons, Bates, Lowther, Waggoner and
Moningeri Misses Holt and Allen.
Mesdames Blackmore and Hawke
entertained Friday evening at cards
and Saturday afternoon at ken
sington in honor OF Miss Mildred
Hansen OF Del Norte.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-03-07

The Ladies Of the q. A. r. will hold
their Annual Bean Bake on Tuesday,
March II, at Woodmen hall. Supper
will be served commencing at o'clock:
Price 25c.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-03-07

The Priscilla society will give bar
gain social at Methodist church Tues
day evening, March 10. Program and
refreshments, l5c; bargain package, lOc
Everybod invited to come.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-03-07

Don't forget to call for Crafo-
nola contest votes. We want
you to have them. Abbott-Cood
ding Drug Co.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-03-07

Mesdames Blaokmore and Hawke
entertained Friday evening at cards
and Saturday afternoon at ken
sington in honor Of Miss Mildred
Hansen Of Del Norte.
The Monte Vista journal., 1914-03-07

Mesdames Correll and Rupert
entertained the Luncheon club at
seven O'Clock dinner Thursday at
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-28
Trail Day Takes Crowd

On the train to Las Animas yester-
day morning was a great crowd of
Fordites who were off to the lower val
ley town to assist in the celebration of
Santa Fe Trail day, the big annual
event of the Bent county fair.
To join them was a large number
who left this city via auto route the
night before, and yet many others who
are spending the week in attendance at
the fair.
Reports from Las Animas are 10 the
effect that this years fair is the most
! successful that has ever been held.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-28
SERIES OF ACCIDENTS
Auto Turns Turtle, Lads Have Auto
Ride, Men Kicked by Horse

While hurrying home from picnic
at the Cedars on Saturday evening Mrs.
E. N. Stout and her auto party con-
sisting of her father, sister and child
ren had very narrow escape from
serious injury, when the car skidded
and turned turtle.
Mrs. Stout was trying to get her
party home out of the rain and was
passing a couple of prairie schooners on
the way when the driver of the front
wagon-not seeing the approaching
auto in the dusk-swerved his team
across the road. To avoid a collision
Mrs. Stout sharply applied the brake
but the car skidded on the muddy road
which caused the front wheel to give
way and the car turned turtle.
AS she felt the car going Mrs. Stout
crouched down below the steering wheel
and so escaped being crushed, and the
rest of the party were equally fortunate
in escaping serious injury.
Finding car standing in front of the
Rocky Ford garage with the engine
lightly humming two eight-year-old lads
climbed aboard on Sunday evening, and
while investigating the levers and CON
traptions they managed to start the
machine and had joy ride that they'll
not soon forget.
In some miraculous manner the car
kept the road until out near the Swift
lake northeast of the city, where it
took to the water and landed bottom
side up.
One of the youngsters had couple OF
ribs caved in while the other escaped
with soaking, and as the car was q
Ford it of course came through all right.
On Sunday afternoon j. G. Byerley,
truck farmer in Garden Place, took
l. 50 n
Powers, tS T for anu "ioy ride" in his T. truck s
wagon, and while on the way the horse
became fractions, kicked the dashboard
in splinters and quite badly injured both
men. Mr.. Byerley had knee cap al.
most torn Off and his father-in-law had
his shoulder sprained and head hurt by
falling backward In the wagon.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-28

happy and contented with her home
life and associations, and she had late
ly been busily arranging to return to
this city and resume her studies in the
high school.
The remains of Alza .Soupeset were
brought to this city by C. M. Usticl;
and after embalming they laid in state
at the Ustick undertaking parlors on
Monday and were viewed by many fam
lily friends and girlhood companions
who wept with grief over the beauti-
full waxen form of the lovable and
handsome young girl.
ALA Soupeset was in her eighteenth
year at the time of her untimely end.
She was the eldest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. p. Soupeset and most of her
short life had been lived in this city
with her parents, her father having for
several years been manager of the
Burkdoll Hardware Co., until the busi-
ness was disposed of by II. Van Bus
kirk to Dobbs G. Lyon. For the past
couple of years Mr.. Soupeset has been
in charge of the Cheraw Mercantile Co.,
which is owned by the Van Buskirk
estate and other Rocky Ford people,
which is evidence that he is held in
high esteem in this city, and with Mrs.
Soupeset the bereaved parents have a
host of friends who sympathize with
them in their terrible affiiction.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. S. B. Warner at the residence of
p. ]. Reifel, uncle of the girl, on Tues
day afternoon, and were attended by a
large gathering of mourning relatives
| and friends. Interment was in Valley
View cemetery.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-28
FOWLER FARr1ERS FAIR
VIII Take Many to Neighbor Town
Tomorrow

Advertising the farmers festival at
Fowler on Saturday, Aug. 20, some
twenty auto loads of boosters from our
neighboring town descended upon this
city on Tuesday.
To such good effect did they work
the publicity stunt that great crowd
has arranged to go to Fowler tomorrow
and it is anticipated that the largest
gathering ever seen in thu town will
will be the outcome of the boosters
trip down the valley.
Needless to say, the Fowler farmers
fall fair will be the greatest ever.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-28

that open in direct front view of the
pulpit will increase the seating capac-
ity to 500 to 500, thus providing a very
flexible sized auditorium which is very
desirable.
The building is exceptionally well
lighted and ventilated as there are win
dows on all sides of the building be-
siees ventilators and skylights, and
owing to the shape of the building and
the location of the furnace it is econ
omical to heat in cold weather.
The building is said to be almost per-
fection by those who have built
from the plan, the auditorium is
exceptionally easy to speak in and be
heard, it has bow shaped floor, circu-
lar walls and balcony and the rest Of
the rooms are on the level with the en-
frances.
The building is admiralty arranged
for all lines of church activities besides
the auditorium and Sunday school
rooms, there are church parlors, rooms
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-28
TAKES HER OWN LIFE
Seventeen Year Old Daughter of
r. p. Soupeset Shoots Herself
Through the Heart

Seldom has this community been so
shocked as it was on Sunday, when the
news was spread that Alza Soupeset
had committed suicide at the home of
her parents in Cheraw, and credence
could scarcely be given to the tragic
story until it was confirmed by Coroner
Thompson, who had been notified
shortly after the rash act had been
committed and made thorough inves-
tigation which copvinced him that the
deed was the act of the girl herself
and an inquest would not be necessary.
1t was learned that Mr.. Soupeset
and his daughter had attended an en-
tertainment in Cheraw on Saturday
night, and upon their return home
Ala had voluntarily taken the care of
the younger children from her mother,
preparing them for bed before herself
retiring, and the last words from her
were loving question if there was
anything further she could do for her
ailing mother before she went to her
room.
About O'Clock on Sunday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Soupeset were awakened
by the report of shot, and upon rush
ing to ALIAS room she was found lying
dead upon the bed, her heart having
been pierced by bullet from the 32'
caliber revolver found lying beside her
The distracted parents were unable
to assign any reason for the girl tc
take her own life, nor could any ligh
be thrown upon the tragedy by any re-
cent event, as especially during the
past summer had she appeared quit
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-28
LAMAR LOSES TO LOCALS
Rocky Ford Tightens Hold on First
Place Last Sunday-Las Animas
Shuts Out La Junta
LEAGUE STANDING

Rocky Ford journeyed down to Lamar
last Sunday and took the alleged fence
busters into camp with ease by score
of 6 to 2.
The game was very loosely played
but was full of interest from start to
finish, base runners being left stranded
in nearly every inning.
The Cubs settled the issue in the
first session when q. Swink tripled
with three on. Unusual plays and ac-
cidents were frequent, Culp being hit
in the face with pitched ball in the
first inning and forced to retire and
Hines of Lamar was relived later in
the game on account of an injured foot.
Next Sunday Lamar comes here for a
doubleheader and the pennant race will
doubtless he decided that day. The
score:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-28
"A SHOCKING
- ''''''''''H ACCIDENT
G. w. Fenlason Has Skull
Fractured by Fall
KNOCKED TO PAVEMENT
BY FRACTI0US HORSE
Unconscious Man Carried to Home
Block Distant Where Death
Comes Two Hours Later

While on his way to prayer
meeting in the Baptist church on
Wednesday evening G. w. Fen
lason was the victim of an unfor-
tunato accident that has cast pail
of gloom over this city.
Shortly before eight o'clock,
while crossing Twelfth street just
a block away from their home, Mr..
and Mrs. Fenlason we're collided
with by an unmanageable horse
ridden by young Rutherford Kinds
The animal came side-on against
Mrs. Fenlason, knocking her vio-
lently against her husband, who
was thrown backward upon the
pavement.
When the horror stricken boy
had regained control of his horse,
and ran to the scene of the acci-
dent he found Mrs. Fenlason bend
ing over the PROSTATE form of her
husband. While they were trying
to revive Mr.. Fenlason an auto
came along. and they hailed the
occupant, who proved to be DIR.
Kellogg. A cursory examination
convinced the doctor that the in
jury was dangerous, SO he sum-
moned assistance aud had the judge
carried to his home, where he
passed away about 10 o'clock with
ont regaining consciousness, death
being due to concussion of the
brain.
For almost a decade G. W. Fem
lason has been prominently iden-
tilted with county and city affairs,
and he was a man well known and
highly esteemed whose presence
will be greatly missed in civic,
church and fraternal circles.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted in First Baptist church this
friday afternoon at 2:3O and in
terment will be in Valley View
cemetery.
| Charles W. Fenlason was born in
Alexander county, Maine, II years ago.
In early life he came West and settled
in Wisconsin. At the outset of the
Civil War he enlisted in the Fourth
Wisconsin regiment and served as spec
ial scout during the war. In 1866 at
Osceola, Wis, he was united in mar
riage to Emma J. Ayers. who with two
children Mrs. /. d. Hale and Leon r.
Fenlason-surv him.
In the early days of Otero county Mr..
Fenlason served for two terms as sup
erintendent of schools, and was just
closing a term as justice Of the peace
for this district as well as filling the
position of city police judge. He was a
veteran member of st. Johns Lodge,
A. F. & A. NJ, past commander of
| Wadsworth Post, G. A. R., and n
deacon of the First Baptist church.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-28
features which will be found about the new church,

for the primary department, an open
baptistry with dressing rooms, pastors
study, accommodations for the choir,
and in the basement there are kitchen,
dining rooms, store and furnace rooms,
and room for gymnasium and lava
tories conveniently located.
The church building is an attractive
style of architecture, simple and plain
yet elegant in appearance owing to the
large colonial columns in the two front
vestibules with well proportional floor
and cornice without spires and gables,
all combining in an imposing structure
that would excite the admiration of
everyone.
This plan is especially well fitted to
the size and location OF our church lots,
as there is a front entrance for each
street, with wide steps at each vesti-
bule, and with nice space for lawn and
flowers in front of the church on bot h
the north and east sides.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-28

The arrangements for the Sunday
school classes are unique and well
adapted to graded and organized work.
each class being given a separate well
lighted and well ventilated room, and
the rooms are so arranged on both first
and second floors that the class rooms
can be separated and shut out from the
auditorium by simply drawing a rolling
partition or two for each room. all of
which when fully opened are in direct
view of the pulpit, in this way the
whole school outside of the primary
departments can take part in the open
ing and closing exercises without loss
of time in transferring classes, thus the
highest efficiency of personal work can
be achieved.
The plan affords the greatest econ
omy in seating capacity foi the audi
torium as there is practically no waste
room in the building; the main auditor
ium alone will seat $50 to 275 people,
but the gallery and the class rooms
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-28
Las Animas Defeats Stars

honey. kitchen and pantry stores,
flowers. art textile fabrics etc.
In the afternoon a fine program of
races. intcrspersed with novelty fea-
lures by Campbell's United Shows.
No. l-Frec-for-all trot and pace,
$500.
No. 2-2:3O trot. $500.
No. 3-Four furlongs running, Sl00
No. 4-Fivc furlongs, running, SIPS.
No. 5-Threc mile relay, Sl75.
Watermelon Day, Thursday, Sept,
3.-Arrival OF excursion trains from
go TO II Il. m. Visitors will be met
at the depot by bands and escorted
to melon grove at entrance to Fair
grounds.
Free melon feast as soon as trains
are all in.
At p. m. Grand parade in front
of grand stands OF all horses and cat
tie competing for awards. In this pa
rade there will also be fancy driving
horses, saddle horses and ponies.
l:30 p. IN. Amusement program
opens. and some OF the finest races
ever seen upon the Santa Fc Circuit
are guaranteed. Then there will be
novelty races, cowgirl and cowboy
races, etc., for fine purses.
No. 6-2:24 pace, $500.
No. 7-2:18 trot, $500.
No. S-One mile, running, Water
melon Derby, $500.
No. 9-4H furlongs, running. $l25.
No. lO-Thre mile relay, Sl75.
Friday, Sept. 4.-Home Folks day.
when the exhibits may be seen 10
better advantage than any time dur
ing the Fair.
In the afternoon the racing events
will be hotly contested and well
worth seeing. Other amusement fea-
lures will be the same as upon Wat.
crmelon day.
No. ll-2:24 trot, $500
No. 12-2:l7 pace, $500
No. l3-Fivc furlongs, running
SIPS.
No. l4-six furlongs, running. Sl25
| No. l5-Cousolation, running, SlOO
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-28
LOOKING GAY
and FESTIVE
City is Donnins Glad Rags
for Fair Week
WATERMELON COLORS
ARE EVERYWHERE
the Greatest and Most Success
ful Fair Ever Held

U1dnr the direction of the
boaIu Of directors of the Arkan-
sas Valley Fair association and
the several Watermelon Day com
mittees-who are all old hands at
the business every arrangement
possible for the reception Of eX
hibIts, the comfort and conven-
fence OF exhibitors and the educa-
tiou and entertainment OF visitors
has been perfected, and in good
time for the great annual event
Rocky Ford will have "donLed its
glaJ rags and will be ready to
welcome and entertain everybody
who comes within our borders
next week in the same hearty and
prodlgal manner as in the past.
According to Dodge Hale, chair
man of the Watermelon Day
finance committee, our people
have contributed more literally
than ever, and as a result the
melon pile will be bigger and the
decorations, public comfort ar
rangements, etc, will be more
elaborate than ever before.
Acting in hearty accord with
the Watermelon Day committees
and fair association the city Off
cials are working large gangs of
men upon the streets and they
r;,s assurance that the late un-
slightly condition-due to building
operations and street improve
ments-will be remedied and that
Main street at least will bear n
presentable appearance before the
day of our big festival.
Superintendent johnson of the
Arkansas Valley Railway Light
& Power Co, in whose hands are
the arrangements for street light
ing and decoration, has large
furce of men at work festoonIug
Main street with lines of electric
light bulbs and he promises that
by the first of next weeE this city
VII have ''great white way" that
" i put in the shade any other in
H., state outside of the capital
cUy.
And SO it goes all along the
line, with merchants and every
body logging up in watermelon
colors in preparation for tine festi-
val that will this year be acclaim
ed the greatest in the West.
AS regards the fair proper the
directors announce that there will
be this year exhibits in agricul-
ture that would grace a worlds
exposition anywhere, and the en-
tries already made assure splendid
exhibits of fruits and vegetables
In the livestock departments the
showing this year promises to be
far in advance of any fair yet held
with a corresponding large percen-
tage of farmers and stockmen in
attendance. In the various de-
partments in which the ladies
work figures there is increasing
interest, and the prospects are
that women will have a much
larger place than ever in the fair
this year.
Following is a summary of the
program for fair week:
Tuesday, Sept. First day of the
Fair. Exhibits received all day up to
9 p. m. Entries for horses and cat
tie and all other live stock close at
| Il o'clock. noon. Entries i'll all 9TH
er departments close at p. m.
The amusement feature will be a
baseball game between the Rocky
| Ford Cubs and the next leading team
in the Arkansas Valley League.
Wednesday, Sept 2-Fair opens al
8 n. m. All exhibits must be in place
in all departments at that time.
Conclusion OF judging OF all live
|
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-28

Summary-Three-ba hit, C. Swink.
Two-base hit. Maxwell. Stolen bases.
Whelan 2. C. Swink. Maxwell, Caulk.
Struck out, by Litter II. by jackson 9.
Bases on balls. off LIttler 2. off Jackson
|. Hit by pitcher. Culp. Hines. Time of
game, l:55. Umpire. Morgan.
Las Animas Defeats STAIRS
Las Animas sprang surprise on La
Junta Sunday and defeated them in a
fine game by score OF 2 to0 0. 1t was
a pitchers battle between Renel and
Starr and the visitors won by bunch
ing three nIts in The third inning. The
score:
Las Animas 80 o. 2 o oooo-2
La Junta -----oo 90 1000
Batteries. Renel and Love; Star and
Davis.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-08-28

DR.. Scott came in Friday from Stat
ford, Kan, TO look after some busi-
ness affairs and visit friends.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-21
OFFICIAL REPORT FROM THREE
 CAPITALS SHOW ONLY SLIGHT
 CHANGES ALONG BATTLE FRONTS

Paris, Oct. 21-The French official communication, given out this after noon, says that the attacks yesterday of the enemy on Nieuport, Dixmude, and La, Basseee all were repulsed by the allies. The text of the conmuni- cation follows:
 During the day of yesterday the attacks of the enemy were particu- lar1y violent at Newport, Dixmude and La Bassee. They. all were re- pulsed by the allied armies with great energy. At all other points the situa- ton is without any notable change p
 Berlin, Oct. 21-By wireless to Say vile. |. I.-According to information siven cut in Berlin today there has been no change of importance in the military positions on the wings or in the center of the western theatre of the war.
 The Imperial government has sent 3, formal protest to France and to neutral nations concerning alleged violations of the rules of the Geneva