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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-16
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-17
REPUBLICANS MEET
County Assembly Will Be Held In
La Junta on tuesday, July 70,
To Name Winning Ticket

Pursuant to the call of w. B. Man
deville, chairman of the Republican
county central committee, that body
met in this city on Friday last for the
purpose of deciding upon the date of
the county assembly and incidentally
to talk over the prospects for party
success this fall.
There was an exceptionally good at
tendance of committeeman and from
the enthusiasm shown everyone present
was entering this campaign with
brightest prospects for a glorious
G. o. P. victory this fall.
1t is evident that the long-suffering
people of the county are about to arise
in their might and throw off the in
cubus placed upon the county by ex-
.travagant Democratic officials, and as
Republican administration has ever
been synonymous with economy in pub
lie affairs it needs but the naming of
good capable candidates to assure their
election.
According to the action of the COM
mittee the Republican county assembly
will be held in Wonderly's theatre, La
Junta, on Tuesday, July 2S, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
the various county offices and to elect
80 delegates to the Republican state
assembly, which will be held in Denver
on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
Precinct primaries for the election of
144 delegates to the county assembly
will be held or Saturday, July 25. be-
tween such hours as the precinct COM
mitteemen shall designate.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-17
Good Highways From Fields
to Railroad Stations Would
Save $l,OOO,OOO Annually in
Transporting Colorado Products

country, connecting the chief cities,
but by building good roads from the
farms to the nearest railroad stations.
By doing this he believes the farm
er will soon be able to market much
OF his produce that now goes to
waste, because of the excessive cost
of getting it to railroad station, and
that the consumer will be able to pur-
chase farm products at lower prices.
partly because of the lower cost of
getting them to him and partly be-
cause OF the competition that will re-
suit from a fuller supply.
The interstate commerce commits
sion reports show that about 100000
600 tons of agricultural and animal
products mover over the railways of
the country annually. Nearly all OF
this immense tonnage is hauled in
wagons to railroad stations, and near
ly all of it is distributed to consum-
ers from railroad stations in wagons.
Better roads between the farms and
the railroad stations would greatly
reduce the cost of transporting this
tonnage on the first leg of its jour
ney. The effect would not be so
marked in the final distribution to
consumers, for much OF it moves only
over city streets, which are usually
well improved.
In addition to this 200000,000 tons
of reight originating on the farms
that moves over railways there is per-
haps nearly one-third as great a ton
mage that does not reach the railroad
at all. but moves by wagon directly
from producer to consumer. The
amount OF farm produce moved to
market by wagon is increasing rapid
ly each year. as the highways leading
to local markets are improved.
This Increase is not taken from the
railroads, but is usually new tonnage,
developed by farmers who have been
encouraged to go into market gar
dening and similar pursuits by reason
of good marketing facilities where
they did not exist before.
Improved highways would greatly
reduce the cost of all this highway
transportation. There would be a
corresponding saving to the people
of the state, both consumers and pro-
duccrs.
The farmer derives perhaps the
greatest direct benefit from good
roads. His return in decreased trans
por;at'on cost is perhaps on an-ayer-
age at least twice as great each year
as his expenditures for road building
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-17
BOLD BURGLAR
Plies His Nefarious Trade in Broad
Light OF Day

Some time during the daylight hours
of Sunday the residence of Mrs. H.
Van Buskirk on South Eighth street
was entered and thoroughly ransacked
by someone presumably in the search
for valuables.
Evidently familiar with the fact that
Mrs. Van Buskirk is spending the sum-
mer in the east and that during her
absence the house is only occupied at
night by DR.. and Mrs. Van Antwerp,
the would be burglar chose the daylight
hours for his visit, and when the doctor
and his wife returned Sunday evening
it looked as though the miscreant had
made a leisurely call for the entire
house was in confusion and the floors
were strewn with the contents of lock-
ers and drawers.
So far as can be learned nothing of
value was secured by the burglar, nor
did he leave clew by which he might
be apprehended.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-17
PRAISE INSTEAD OF BLAME
Banker Denies Sensational News
paper Stories

To The Enterprise an emphatic denial
has been given by w. b. Vaudeville to
the sensational newpaper stories of
Wednesday that he was antagonistic to
the city council or had any adverse
criticism to make of any act of the
present city administration.
Mr.. Mandeville's presence at the
council meeting on Monday evening was
in response to the request of one of our
aldermen, and at no time during the
discussion of the Pearl Springs Water
Co. contract was fist fight narrowly
averted, as one yellow paper reported.
The banker frankly stated that the
contract offered by the water company
did not look good to him in some re-
spects and he asked that a mass meet
ing of citizens be called and their views
be heard before definite action was
taken on the proposed contract.
Mr.. Vaudeville has only words of
praise for our mayor and council, who
are making most enviable record for
economy and carefulness, and he does
not believe that they will try to enter
into any agreement that is not backed
by the people of Rocky Ford.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-17

Summary-Three base hit, Maxwell.
Two base hits, jackson, Hoover. Smith
Double plays. B. Littler to Skinner; F.
Littler to 3. Littler to Skinner. Struck
out, by jackson 8, F. Littler 2, B.
Littler 8. Base on balls, off jackson l.,
off F. Littler 5. Passed ball. Coleman.
Umpire Wilson.
La Junta Loses
Las Animas broke their long losing
streak last Sunday when they defeated
La Junta in a well played game by a
score of to 3. The Bent county lads
are rapidly rounding into form and will
prove formidable opponents for all
comers the rest of the season.
Athletes Win First Game
Because of a mistake in arrange
ments the first baseball game of the
season played by the Rocky Ford
Athletes-the so-called second team of
this city-was staged on Sunday, but
this will probably be the last as well as
the first Sunday game. as it is the de-
termination of the boys composing the
team that only week day games shall
be played.
The game on Sunday was with the
Fowler Reds and was played on the
Fowler diamond. 1t was classy game,
featured by fast playing, the Athletes
figuring in three double plays and the
Reds in one. The score:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-17
Directory Man Leaves

Mr.. Mckinney, publisher of the local
city and district directory, who has
completed his labors in this territory,
leaves Sunday for Durango where he
will start work on directory of that
district. Mr.. Mckinney has published
directories of eighteen counties in
this state, covering more territory
than any other directory publisher in
this territory. His books are thorough,
accurate and complete and well nigh
indispensable to the business men.
He has left a few at this office for
sale, price five dollars. If someone
steals or ''borrows" your directory you
can buy another at this office at any
time.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-17
HAS THROAT CUT
Neice Of c. ]. Cover the Victim of
Auto Accident

Master Wharton Cover, who is a
visitor at the home of his uncle.
Wharton Pigg, of Canon City, the
first of the week sent his father the
following account. taken from the
Canon City Record of Saturday, of an
accident in which he was one of the
participants, and several of the others
are quite well known to many in Rocky
Ford:
''This morning in an auto collision
between the cars of Dave Walker and
County Commissioner Wharf Pigg at
the crest of Bumback- hill at Bumback
Springs, Miss Genevieve Pigg had her
throat cut by pieces of flying glass.
1t was thought at the time that the
juglar vein had been severed but a
physicians s examination showed that it
was cash in the windpipe. Quick ac-
ton on the part of the girls father,
Mr.. Pigg, saved her from bleeding to
death, and she is out of danger at
present.
The Walker car driven by George
McLain was coming to Canon City. Mr..
Walker, Lou Woodring, Francis Walk
er ard the injured girl, with one or
two others were in this car. Mr.. Pigg
was going up the hill on his way to the
Walker ranch. The two cars met
without warning at point where
neither car could be possibly aware of
the presence of the other.
Both machines were badly demolish-
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shield of the Walker car struck the
Pigg girl in the throat. None of the
others were injured outside of severe
jarring up.
AS soon as the accident happened
and it was thought that the Pigg girl
would bleed to death, Mr.. Pigg, who
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-17
LIGHT ON LITTLER
Cubs Take Easy Game from Lamar
by Score of 8 to 3-Las Animas
Trims La Junta
LEAGUE STANDING

Rocky Ford stepped into first posi-
tion in the A. v. league last Sunday
when they walked away from the
Lamar team by score of 8 to 8.
The visitors were outclassed from
start to finish and their puny efforts to
hit Jackson's smoky slants were anus
ing.
The Cubs landed on Fred .Littler in
the first session for three counters and
hit him consistently all through the
game, compelling him to leave the
mound after the seventh.
For the locals Smith, Jackson, Max
well and C. Swink Starred with the
stick while Goblin and Smith made sew
eral sensational plays in the field.
Hoover displayed his usual good form
behind the bat and the whole team
performed like veteran leaguers.
Next Sunday the boys go to Lamar
and are confident of lengthening their
lead for the pennant. The score:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-17
FARMS NEED
BETTER ROADS

In the development of the good
roads movement in this country COM
paratively little attention has been
given to the economic need for good
roads as means of reducing the
cost of living. One of the principal
reasons that so little attention has
been paid to this phase of the good
roads subject is that the good roads
movement has developed largely in
the cities, where the principal object
has been to have roads constructed
over which the city man could drive
conveniently and safely with his au-
tomobile.
But the farmer is the man who will
ultimately be most benefited by good
roads. Next to him the consumer of
the products raised by the farmer
should be the greatest beneficiary.
since cost OF these products should be
greatly reduced to him by reason of
better roads and consequent reduction
in cost of transportation.
Secretary David i. Houston of the
department OF agriculture in brief
statement before the roads committee
of the house OF representatives. gave
some facts about the cost of transport
tation over roads, as compared with
the cost of transportation over rail-
ways. As secretary OF agriculture he
has had occasion to consider this
question very carefully. because of its
importance to farmers in all parts of
the country.
He states that all estimates OF the
cost of highway transportation are
largely ~uesses. but because of his
position he is able to collect statis-
tics that will enable him to make
closer guesses on the subject than
most others who have studied it.
He told the committee that his es-
Inmates show the cost OF Highway
transportation over average roads to
be from IS to IS times as great per
ton-mile as the cost OF railway trans
portation. The cost of transportation
over many highways is considerably
greater because OF special difficulties
and unusually poor road conditions.
On the other hand, the cost of the
most highly improved highways is
considerably lower than the estimates
given.
Secretary Houston used these ig-
urcs as the chief basis fot his advo-
cacy of federal aid in road building.
His idea is that the federal govern
ment should aid the states. not in i'm
proving the main highways of the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-17

Summary-Two-base hits. Mecarty.
Home run. Hogsett. Bases on balls,
off Hogsett 5. Double plays. Bridges to
Creager to MeCarty. Case to Campbell
TO MoCarty. O'Connor to Beall to Case
to Campbell. Lay TO Barnard. Hit by
pitcher, Chambers 2. Struck out by
Bridges 10. by Hogsett z.
A game with the La Junta team
has been arranged for this friday
afternoon at the Fair grounds, when it
is hoped that lovers of our national
game will be out in force and give our
boys an incentive to play week day
games.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-17
Ranc her Shoots Himself

While his wife was expressing her
ioy IN song over the prospects for her
husbands recovery from recent i'll
ness, George Kendrick, rancher on
the mesa four miles north of Fowler,
shot himself last Friday night.
The bullet entered the flesh in front
of the. right ear, struck the skull and
came out near the eye, and according
to Hendricks brother-in-law, E.
Waite of this city, there is but little
chance for recovery.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-17

happened to have portable telephone
kit with him, climbed pole and sum-
moned doctor from Canon City.
1t was found despite the collision
that the Walker car could be used so
the injured girl was brought as far
as Three Mile Spring where the doctor
dressed her wound. She is resting
easily at her home at present.
No one was responsible for the acci-
dent"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-17
IT'S TnE DENTIST
Who Is Running for Governor on the
Prohibition Ticket

The Enterprise last week had it that
DIR. r. M. Pollock of this city had been
nominated for Governor upon the Pro-
hibition ticket but we are obliged to
take this back and make the nominee
DIR. S. II. Pollock.
Although not so widely known as his
medical brother, whose reputation as a
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-17

dry champion was made when he
was Rocky Ford's mayor and drove
booze from this city, our dentist is a
doughty warrior in the prohibition
cause and if he should be honored by
election to the position of chief execu-
tive of this state The Enterprise
promises lawful and orderly regime
that will make the present troublous
times seem like bad dream.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-17
get READY FOR
THE Melon Pile
Is. This Years Slogan for
Arkansas Valley Fair
PUBLICITY MAN RANDEL ~
is AGAIN ON THE JOB
And is Making Plans for Bigger
and Better Festival than Ever
Before

M. U. Randel, the man who put
the "ster" in "booster" for the
Arkansas Valley fair, dropped in
last Thursday from Wyoming and
was SO chock full of enthusiasm
over the prosperous appearance of
the valley and the prospects for
the most abundant crops in many
years that within very few hours
everyone in Rocky Ford knew
that the publicity man for the
Arkansas Valley Fair ASSOCIATION
proposed to see to it that our
twenty-third annual fair should
have share in the general pros
perity.
"Get Ready for the Melon
Pile!" was Randel's greeting, and
to bear it out he at once got busy
upon an advertising campaign
that is sure to arouse interest in
the greatest festival of the West
and incidentally in a fair that lays
in the shade most of the vaunted
state expositions of surrounding
states.
AS for the fair proper the
premium lists will be ready for
distribution the first of next week
and will show, according to Sec
retary Pollock, greatly increas-
ed list of premiums in every de-
ipartment besides a number of new
cash and special premiums such
as have never been offered by any
fair association.
On Watermelon day, which this
year comes on Sept. 3, the biggest
fair and race day in the West will
be held, and mum erous attractions
for this, as well as every other
day of the fair are already being
booked. In fact the fair conces-
sions are being so eagerly demand
ed this year that Mr.. Randel, who
is in charge of the privileges AS
well as publicity, advises the local
people to have their contracts
signed up right away or they may
find themselves unable to secure
space in the spacious grounds.
New and unique features for
each day of the fair, on Sept.
l, 2, 3 and 4, will be arranged for
shortly and will be made public
by Mr.. Randel, who is an enthus-
iastic believer in the virtues of
newspaper publicity.
Following is the racing program
this year:
wEpHEsp DAY, SEPT. SECOND
| No. l-Free-for-all trot and pace.
$500.
No. ,2-2:3O trot, $500
No. 3-Four furlougs running, 500.
No. 4-Five furlongs, running. Sl25.
No. 5-Three mile relay, $l75.
WATERMELON DAY. SEPT. THIRD
No. 6-2:24 pace, $500.
| No. 7-2:l8 trot, $500.
| No. 8-One mile, running, Water
melon Derby, 5000.
No. 9-+H furlongs, running, Sl25,
No. l0-Thre mile relay, Sl7S.
| FRIDAY. SEPT. FOURTH
| No. ll-2:2+ trot, $500.
No. l2-2:7 pace, $500.
No. l3-Five furlongs, running,
S125.
No. l4-Six furlongs, running, Sl25.
No. l5-Consolation, running, 500.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-17
MAIN STREET
IMPROVEMENT
Curb and Gutter Ordinance
Passes Final Reading
CITY COUNCIL ELECTS
PUEBLO MAN AS MARSHAL
Pearl Springs Water Co. Bobs Up
at Council Meeting with Another
Water Proposition

At the regular meeting of the
city council on Friday evening
the most important business traus-
acted was the passage of the side
walk, curb and gutter ordinance,
which paves the way for the
greatest street improvement at
tempted in this city for many
years.
Ordinance No. 176, as it is
designated, provides for cement
sidewalks of specified quality and
IA feet in width within the busi-
ness district, which includes Front
street and Railroad avenue, Main
street from Catalpa to Sycamore
avenue, and Swink, Elm, Walnut
and Maple avenues between Ninth
and Tenth streets. The curb
shall be six inches in thickness at
the top, flush with and directly
adjoining the outer edge of the
walk, and the gutter shall be four
feet in width and laid with a
downward slope toward the curb
of approximately one inch per
foot.
1t is the publicly expressed in
tention of the council to as soon
as possible direct the construction
of curbing and guttering within
the business district, and as this
improvement will make consider
able grading necessary it is pro-
posed to continue the work by the
liberal use of gravel between gut
ters which it is expected will'in a
short time make our main
thoroughfare almost as hard and
smooth as a paved street.
At this meeting of the council
the matter of filling the Office of
city marshal was taken up and it
was found that there were nearly
dozen applicants, every one of
whom had some qualifications
with which he recommended him.
self. Upon a vote being taken
l.. L. Courtwright of Pueblo was
found to be favored and he was
declared elected to the position of
day marshal. Mr.. Cartwright,
according to his recommendations
had fifteen years police experience
in Pueblo and for the last three
years had been employed by the
Denver and Rio Grande railway
as a special agent, and the coun
ell believes that he will fill the
position to the satisfaction of
everyone.
The selection of night mar
shal was upon motion laid over
until the next meeting.
Tie bond ordinance was then
taken up for final passage on sec
ond aud third reading, and there
upon same was declared an ordl-
nance of the city OF Rocky Ford.
In response to a request re-
ceived at previous meeting from
our resident photographers that
they be given some protection
against transients, which request
had been referred to the law and
ordinance committee, City Attor-
ney Minor read a supreme court
decision of recent date in regard
to transients and he was ordered
to draw up an ordinance to cover
the matter of licensing certain
lines of business in the city.
The promoters of the Pearl
Springs Water Co. appeared be-
fore the council and discussed
their proposition quite fully and
presented a revised contract re-
garding same.
Mr.. Stringer, representative of
the company, stated that there
was prospect that the Santa Fe
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-10-28

WANTED-An Industrious boy, will
ing to apply himself, dependent upon
has york for a living, who does not
smoke cigarettes, frequent pool rooms,
or think It smart to stay up all night,
has an opportunif4. to learn a trade
that pays we'll aid has short hours.
Boys who help support their families
viii have preference. Address, EN-
p!oyef, care of Banner.-2S-1w. -