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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-04-17
BASEBALL SEASON OPENS
Rocky Ford High Defeats the Lamar
Team in First lnterscholastic
Game on Home Diamond

The opening game of the baseball
season was staged on the local diamond
last Saturday, and resulted in the admin"
istering of severe defeat upon the La
mar nine oy the Rocky Ford high school
team.
The team work of the local nine was
of an excellent type and the playing was
all that could be desired. as the following
score demonstrates:
Rocky Ford 3 o 2 o ara x-le
Lamar ---l o 2 o o o o o. 4
The local high school team has the
proper material and with the aid of the
coaching of Mr.. Morris bids fair to carry
away the championship laurels of the
Southern Colorado Intersoholastic league
The Rocky Ford team goes to Las An
imas on Saturday to try their mettle upon
a strange diamond. and the following
Saturday-April 25-the boys will be
hosts of the dual track meet. which will
be pulled off on the Rocky Ford Fair
grounds,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-04-17
GOODNERS SELL OUT
Foundry and Machine Shop Bought
by Levers

On Wednesday morning the Goodner
foundry and machine shop opened for
business under a new proprietorship. as
the resulYf deal that was eonsummat-
ed early in the week.
BY the deal the Goodner brothers be-
come owners of a large tract of land near
Roswell. N. NJ. and in exchange J. E.
Levers and son ROLAND of Roswell are
now the proprietors of the Goodner Pump
& Manufacturing Co.
The new proprietors Of the Goodner
plant, with their wives and families ar
rived via auto route on Tuesday. and as
soon as their household goods arrive will
become domiciled in Rocky Ford. The
Goodner boys will probably not move to
their new home before next fall and Aid
Goodner is as yet undecided whether he
will even then leave the city he likes SO
well.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-04-17
WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
Colorado Beet Pulp Cattle Top the
rlarket-Sheep and Lambs Higher

Kansas City Stock Yards. April 10
Small cattle receipts at all points last
week. particularly Kansas City. did not
permit to any assembling on the part of
cattle buyers. and there was a general
advance here Of S to IS cents. Colo
RADIO beet pulp cattle sold at the top today,
SS.65. Pulp and alfalfa steers from
Colorado sold at $40 to SS65. Stock
steers sell at So to Se25. feeders stop
at Sz.s5. Many Kansas pastures re-
main empty. aud quite number of cattle
were bought here last week for them by
men who formerly got their spring cattle
from Texas,
Hog markets began to advance after
Tuesday last week, and they are higher
again to-day, top SO 80. bulk S855 to
S8.75. Receipts are moderate. When
the government and the Stock Yards
companies get settled down to handling
immunized hogs on an absolutely safe
basis plans are under way for the estab-
lishment of big hog feeding plants in the
vicinity of Kansas City, which will make
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-04-17
DRY DAILY
Will Be Established in National
Capital.

Wcsterville, Ohio, ts.I The
campaign that is being wagcd by the
Anti-Saloon League of America in
Washington, California, Oregon and
Colorado for statewide prohibition is
a part OF the general program of that
organization for national prohibition.
1t is for that especial reason that the
national organization is making the
fight OF its life in these states.
During April and May, the strong
est orators the League can secure are
TO hold great mass meetings at all of
the principal western points as open
ers" for the general contest that will
be waged.
Ernest ii. Cherrington, general
manager of the more than forty per-
iodicals OF the League, is now on the
coast making business arrangements
in the four states for the details OF
the campaign. a part OF this pro
gram will be the installation OF 4 four
state literary bureau at either Seattle
or Portland, in which a force OF writ
ers and cartoonists will be employed
to furnish every newspaper in these
pivotal states with up-to-date infor-
nation regarding the progress OF the
fight a free plate service will be
established for all local weeklies that
desire the information in that form.
y telegraph service will also be in
stituted.
1t is part of this national pro-
gram. also, that led up to the decision,
a few days ago, to establish a dry
daily newspaper at Washington. ID.
C., the first issue of which will be on
the day that Congress meets in De
cember. With this daily, and with
the forty weeklies and bi-wccklies,
the League proposes to carry the
fight for a saloonless nation into ev-
cry congressional district in the Uni
ted States. Congressman who have
supported the dry proposal will be
vigorously supported for reelection,
and congressman who opposed or
knitted the dry policy will be just as
vigorously fought in their own dis
tricts.
The congressman who sides with
the people against the brewery cor
porations will be supported with ev-
cry resource that our $50 branch OF
fees can muster, and the other fell
lows will find that there is still a
God ruling over Israel declares Ma
tional Superintendent DR.. Purley A.
Baker. DIR. Baker has just returned
from a preliminary tour over the Pa
ci.ic states and declares that the sa-
loon is doomed on the whole Pacific
coast"
1t is believed by the national lead
ers that a dry victory in the West
ern states this year will create such i
tremendous impetus for national pro-
hibition as will be well-nigh irresist-
ible.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-04-17
GOOD DAIRY STORY
Manager of Shaulis Dairy Farm Says
There's No Place Better Adapted
Than Arkansas Valley

At the recent meeting in La Junta of
the Otero County Agricultural association
]. M. Shaulis told very interesting story
of his recent trip to Wisconsin to investi-
gate the dairy industry. He visited several
points in the state, and in each one of
them interviewed managers of milk con-
densaries creameries, cheese factories
and Swimming stations, and then went out
among the farmers and heard their part
of the story. Wisconsin is some dairy
state. according to Mr.. Shaulis. 1t has
1910 creameries. 10 milk condensaries
ming stations. All the dairy cattle in
Wisconsin are Holsteins and each farmer.
has from one to four silos, One farmer.
twho owns fourteen Holstein dairy COWS,
has gross revenue each month of from
5000 to S2l5 from the COWS alone.
and Mr.. Shaulis thought that would be
enough to satisfy almost any farmer in
Otero county.
Some of the dairy farmers in Wisconsin
have modern dairy improvements on their
farms that represent an investment of
$4,000. and besides that their land Is
worth $3.50 an acre. But even with this
investment they made dairying pay. Some
OF the farmers seemed to think that land
is too valuable in this county to engage in
dairy farming. and one of them made the
remark that if he had $4,000 worth OF
Improvements on his place. and 1t was
assessed at full cash value. the taxes
alone that he would have to pay would
break him. In reply to this observation
Mr.. Shaulis SAID that taxes in Wisconsin
were about one-third less than they are
in Otero county.
After his trip to Wisconsin Mr.. Shauis
became thoroughly convinced that there
is no place on earth better adapted to
dairy farming than the Arkansas Valley
In Wisconsin 1t is necessary to keep all of
the high grade dairy COWS inside OF a
barn for nearly seven months in the year.
day and night, and very few of them
average more than an hour a day out
side of the barn during that time. This
would not be necessary in the Arkansas
Valley. There would be very few days
in any year when the weather was such
that the COWS would not be able to be out
and no such expensive equipment as is
used in Wisconsin would be necessary in
the Arkansas Valley.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-04-17
a better market for all classes of hogs at

better market for all classes of hogs at
this point.
Sheep and lambs are | S to rs higher
to-day, following irregular markets last
week, but which were satisfactory to
sellers. Colorado wooded lambs sold
largely at $3.50 to ss.4o to-day. medium
lambs around SO. clipped lambs se.z5 to
SIPS, best wethers worth $685., ewes
$3.50. yearlings $3.50.
The Droyers Telegram of last Friday
had the following to say about Rocky
Ford sheep man:
&c. S. Culp of Rocky Ford. Colo, is OF
the opinion that less than half the sheep
are still back on feed. Mr.. Culp also
states that in that locality during the
winter, there were more than 10000
sheep fed."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-04-17
ROBERTS sue.
CEEDS COLEMAN
Latter's Resignation as Mayor
Accepted Friday Night
COUNCIL UNANIMOUS
FOR Z. 7. ROBERTS
Former Acting Mayor Succeeded as
Alderman of First Ward by
John e. Lawson

AT the regular meeting of the
city council on Friday evening
the resignation Of G. Nj. Coffman
as mayor-w hich has been pigeon
holed for several months because
it was supposed it would be nee
essary to hold an election to fill
the vacancy if acted upon-was
taken up and accepted at the ur-
gent request of Mr.. Cotfman.
Immediately thereafter DIR.
Zenas L. Roberts was placed in
nomination for mayor and there
being no opposition he was de-
clared to be the unanimous choice
of the council for the position
which he has for some time SO
capably and satisfactorily filled in
deed if not in name.
To succeed Mayor-Elect Rob-
erts as alderman in the first ward
j. E. Lawson was placed in nomi-
nation and unanimously elected
by the council.
AS evidence that Mayor Rob-
erts intended to continue the
policies of his predecessor and
would take even a firmer stand
than while only acting as mayor
for clearly and moral city, his
:. first act upon assuming Office was
10 issue an order to the police
force that all candy cards, punch
boards, cigar games and near
gambling devices must be closed
and removed from the confection-
cries, pool halls and other places.
Though there was quite a lot of
grumbling from some to whom
these near-gambling, catch-penny
schemes have been source of
considerable revenue, the order
has been unhesitatingly obeyed,
nd as a result the youth of our
city will no longer be able to
secure prize with his candy box
or cigar aud the gambling allure
ments of getting something for
nothing" by this means have been
cut off it is hoped for all time.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-04-17
FOR GOOD ROADS
Petitions for Initiation of Half Mill
Levy Bill are Now Ready
for Circulation

Petitions for the Initiation of the bill to
provide for a half mill levy for good road
purposes in Colorado are now in the
hands of every board of county commits
soners in the state. In addition these
petitions have also been sent to every
commercial body, and it is hoped to have
the 81 900 signatures neeeed by May
18th, so that the measure may be
among the first to be filed with the Sec
rotary Of State.
These petitions are being sent out by
the Colorado Good Roads association.
and the campaign is being handled en-
tirely by that organization. the member
ship of which is rapidly increasing in
every part of the state.
The constant increase in the member
ship of the association is one Of the best
indications of the popularity Of the cam
paign now under way to secure for Colo
RADIO the funds which are needed to carry
on the road work now under way under
the supervision of the State Highway
Commission.
Unless the measure as proposed is
adopted by the people this fall, the
building of roads by the counties with
state aid will be practically at stand
still. The half mill levy proposed will
give to Colorado a fund of about
100000 which will enable the, work
now outlined to be carried on to a sue
ceeef,,I conclusion
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-04-17
SPECIAL ELEC..
ton MAY l9
Error in Ordinance Causes
the Postponement
FAILED TO SPECIFY
THE POLLING PLACES
Mistake Rectified at Meeting Mon
day When Alderman Lawson
Qualified and took His Seat

Because of the failure of the
city clerk to have the several poll
ing places in the city mentioned
in the ordinance calling for
special election the city council
received notice from the bonding
company that the oversight might
invalidate the election if continu-
ed in the call, SO meeting of the
council was held on Monday even
ing to fix things proper.
AT this meeting John E. Law
son was present and qualified as
alderman for the first ward-a
position he is familiar with, hay
ing filled it once beforehand the
business of correcting the mistake
of previous council meeting was
rapidly carried through by the
introduction of an ordinance call
ing special election in the city
of Rocky Ford on Tuesday, May
10, for the purpose of voting upon
the question of refunding S15, 900
of water bonds now due and Issu-
ing a like amount of refunding
bonds to redeem and liguidate
the old.
AS care was taken to see that
the several polling places and
judges of election were designa-
ted the ordinance passed first
reading and the special election
will be held on May -, instead of
May IL as originally set, provided
there is no further hitch.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-04-17
AUTO ACCIDENT
Trio of Joyriders from La Junta
Badly Injured, Car Turns Turtle


While trying to keep pace with a
Santa Fe train about mile outside the
eastern limits Of. this city on Monday
evening an automobile driven by Allen
Phillis. Santa Fe engineer and occupied
by two women-Mesdame Lee and
Grimslitt of La Junta-struck soft spot
in the county road and turned turtle,
making two somersaults before coming to
a stop right side up but headed in the
direction from whence it came.
The occupants were thrown headlong
into the bank at the roadside and were
all in an unconscious condition when
some Rocky Ford parties who witnessed
the accident reached their side. The
good samaritans from this city-Sam
Mathews and George Daring carried the
three victims to the Conklin residence
near which the accident oecurred-and
summoned DR.. Pollock who speedily
reached the scene and applied the first
aid to the injured when the identity Of
the man was learned. Upon finding that
the injured man was Santa Fe employe
the doctor summoned an ambulance and
had the three taken to the Santa Fe
( bspital in La Junta. where a careful
Examination disclosed the fact that none
of the trio had sustained broken bone,
though they were badly cut and bruised.
The car appeared to have met with
the worst of the accident, as three of the
wheels were torn off, the running gear
was twisted and broken and in fact the
entire machine was as nearly a complete
wreck as it was possible to imagine. and
all who viewed the remains considered it
miraculous that the occupants of the car
escaped serious injury or sudden death.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-04-17
Catlin Wins Suit

In the district court at La Junta on
Monday Judge Essex rendered a deci-
sion in favor of the Catlin Canal Co. in
the water suit that has been hanging
fire for many years. The outcome of
this suit has been a matter of keen an
xiety to users of Catlin water in this
vicinity and they are highly pleased with
the decision as it gives the Catlin Com
pany % feet of water under one of the
earliest priorities granted on the Arkan-
sas river.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-04-17
Las Anlmas Has Bad Fire

One of the most costly fires that has
ever visited Las Animas came at an early
hour on Monday morning and completely
destroyed the Las Anmas wool ware
house and its entire contents. over 1000
tons of baled alfalfa hay, stored for ship
ment. The loss was estimated at
$4,000, on which only $4,000 insur-
ance was carried.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12
Helping the Aged.

Everybody in Ironton and vicinity
will have the opportunity of being
Good Samaritan Saturday, February
ID. On that day the members of the
Ironton Baptist church are preparing
to make donations to the Missouri
Home for Aged Baptists, and invite
their friends to join them in this good
work. The gifts r to be taken to
the Baptist church, where the house
will be open all day, and some n on
hand to receive the gifts. If you can
not bring your gift to the church on
the day mentioned, Saturday, Feb. IA,
notify some member of the committee.
The committee desire to ecure the
name of every donor, that proper
credit may be given to each helper
Committee:-Mrs. S. P. Ringo, Mrs,
W. A. Fletcher, Mrs. j. N. Bishop,
Mrs. Jas. G. Newman, Miss Celia
Martin, Mrs. Jno. Conway, Jos,
Thompson, L. D. Spencer, Jacot
Tins.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12
PERSONAL

Mrs. O.. B. Stone left for her home
last Sunday.
Mr.. H. A. Nall returned to Jefferson
City Sunday.
Massey Ruble, Of Vulcan, was in
Ironton Tuesday.
VIM. Trauernicht, Esq, went to
st. Louis yesterday.
Mr.. F. E. DeWeese was in st. Louis
several days last week.
George Bishop, a student in St.
Louis, was home Sunday.
( Mrs. T. j. st. Louis returned home
from Houstonia last week.
Mrs. M. N. Powers arrived from
Colorado Springs last Wednesday.
Mr.. s. 7. Golf OF Belgrade was in
Ironton Tuesday on his way south.
Oscar Haywood, who is attending
school in st. Louis, was home Sunday.
Mr.. 7. j.. Dreessen was in Bismarck
and De Soto one or two days last
week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Robertson, of
Carterville, Mo-, who have been spend
ing a few weeks with relatives in the
Valley, returned home Sunday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12
Pilot Knob Again on Map.

-
tFrom the st. Louis Republ1c.)
The IRON COUNTY REGISTER, F. P.
Axes Ironton paper, chronicles the
news that "Pilot Knob is to have a
station, after all. A building for the
accommodation of passengers and the
housing of freight will be erected
without delay. Passenger trains %
and 20 will make regular stops. The
new station will be placed in the CEN
ter of town. President Bush has given
his personal attention to the matter"
Pilot Knob is about two miles north
OF Ironton and has been using the
Ironton station ever since the Iron
Mountain Railroad, many years ago,
abandoned the stopping place at the
historic Knob. There is not nearly
SO much Of Pilot Knob, either the
town or the mountain whose name it
bears, as there used to be. When iron
ore was being taken from the Knob
the town was a thriving place. After
mining a great ragged hole in the top
and side of the Knob the iron concern
withdrew. Most OF the people Of
Pilot Knob also withdrew, and the
railroad removed it's station.
The scenic beauty Of that end OF
Arcadia Valley could not be removed,
nor could the historic appeal of the
place. There was fought at Pilot
Knob, in September, 1854, one of the
most remarkable battles in the his
tory of the world, followed by a re-
treat whichis said to be unparalleled
for its audaoity and success. Sterling
Prices army, more than 10000 strong,
invaded the Valley, planted cannont
on several heights overlooking the
town, and assaulted Fort Davidson, Q
little Federal earthwork situated al
most in the middle of the level bottom
OF that end of the Valley.
Victor Hugo wrote that the French
Army at Sedan was pounded to piece'
in a mortar. It was much the same al
Pilot Rnob, except that the Fedora
garrison Of scarcely a thousand mer
was not pounded to pieces. The
garrison was In a mortar, and th'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12
Mann Items.

Pearl Smith of lockwood visited
her sister, Mrs. Sherman Randolph,
Saturday and Sunday.
Thelma Bryant spent Saturday and
Sunday with relatives in Belgrade.
w. A Shelton of Caledonia called On
T. B. Bergman Friday.
Ruby Farmer was the guest of Mag
gle Campbell last Monday evening.
Ralph Standby went to Iron Noun
tain last Monday.
Mrs. Earl Bean visited her mother,
Mrs. O. @. Farmer, Friday.
Mrs. @. P. Phillips of Belleview
spent a few days last week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Camp
bell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam McMurtry spent
the day with Mrs. Lewis last Sunday.
VIM. Rub attended a sale at Doe
Run last Saturday.
Florence Bond entertained the
young people with a Rock party last
Wednesday night.
Rev. Blaese filed his regular ap-
pointment at the Cedar Grove church
Sunday. PANsY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12
ALBERT KUHN.

son, is sick at his home in Middle
brook. Lindsay Crocker is carrying
the mail for him.
Little Ruth Turner, of whom we
wrote last week, died at Josephine
Hospital on last Monday. We sym
pathize with the bereaved ones.
Mrs. R. T. Hughes and children, who
were here on a visit with relatives,
returned to her home in st. Louis
last Tuesday.
Miss Bertha Boring spent last week
in the home of her uncle, John Boring,
neal Peoria.
Mrs. Auburn Edmonds returned
last Saturday from st. Louis, where
she attended the funeral of her little
niece, Ruth Turner.
Miss Grace McColl, who has been
employed in the Telephone office at
lockwood the past year, returned
home last Wednesday.
AS this is the first skating seas on
this winter, the young folks are losing
no time.
1t is reported that one or two more
bungalows are being planned for
spring. We like to see this spirit of
Improvement take hold of our little
village. There is no prettier location
in the state for a town, and what if
we are five miles from the railroad!
While we miss some of the con-
~veniences, we also escape some of
the unpleasant features of a railroad
town.
We are still hoping for the High
School.
ALPHA.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12
Special Offer on Granu-
lated Suger.

During our February Clearing Sale
with every one dollar purchase of
other goods we will sell 20 lbs standard
fine granulated sugar for $1.0O. With
every purchase of other goods
amounting to So 90 we will sell 20 lbs
sugar for $500. With every purchase
Of other goods amounting to $1,000
we will sell 25 lbs Of sugar for s1.OO
(only mill feed excepted.)
LOPEZ STORE Co.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12
Des Arc Items.

We have had the coolest weather
for the past few days that we have
had this winter. The wood haulers
have been kept busy.
Rev. W. W. Strother and family
from Olivet, ILL.,, are here visiting
relatives and friends. He has charge
of a Nazarene church at Carterville,
ILL.,, and will move his family there
soon. He preached a good sermon
last Sunday evening to a large con-
gregation at the Baptist church.
We are sorry to hear ofthe accident
last week which occurred at Peach
Orchard, Ark, in which one of our
Des Arc boys, a brakeman, Pete Hick-
man, got his arm SO badly crushed
that he had to have it amputated near
the shoulder. From reports of the
accident, it seems he was coupling
cars and he was knocked down and
dragged quite a distance before he
could release himself from the cars.
1t was a very narrow escape and we
are glad to hear he is getting along
nicely in the hospital at Little Rock,
Ark. John Howard, his brother-in N
law, went to Little Rock Saturday and
returned today. He is the son of our
townsman, Burt Hickman.
Chas. Williams and wife from jack
son, Mo. ARE visiting the latter's aunt,
Mrs. Chas. Williams.
Miss Lottie Eustes is visiting rel
atives in Poplar Bluff.
Miss Hattie Hickman came down
from Ironton to spend Sunday with
her mother.
DIR. Whiteside has moved into the
house formerly owned by W. j. Fitz.
Prof. London has returned from
Oklahoma, and is in charge of the
college.
Ed. Maddox, from Hoxie, Ark.
is visiting his mother.
VIM. Pate is erecting a store house
in connection with his residence, an6
will put in q stock of merchandise
He will be ready to begin business
about the LIST of March.
For the last four weeks I have beer
playing the role of a Drummer. They
do not sail off on lowery beds Of ease
by any means; but they are a joll!
set of fellows, full of life.
l went last week from Des Arc tt
Potosi, and from Potosi to Charleston
taking all the towns on the road bacl
to Pennington, and through the Lea
Belt to Bismarck, and down to De
Arc on 8. met my old friend, A. J
Norwine, at Flat River. He wa
formerly a Des Arc merchant. H
has a fine store at Flat River. Thi
week | go to Williamsville, Puxico
Taskee and to the Bluff. Balance Q
the week / will spend on the Missouri
Southern Railroad. This is a har
%trip-very poor train service, sleepin
in mill houses which are only on
inch from being out Of doors. Wi
return by way OF Piedmont Saturda
night: but 80 1t is in life. ISAAC.