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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-09
MUST RETURN HIGH SCHOOL TAX
Petition for Rehearing Denied by
Judge of Supreme Court

The notorious La Junta high school
tax case received its final knockout
blow on Monday of this week, when
Judge Teller, the newly-elected sup
RENE court judge, took hand in the
fight as referee.
Entering a special appearance on the
date mentioned Judge Teller in sub
stance declared that there never. had
been any authority for levying of the
tax under the statutes, and the petition
for rehearing was denied.
Altho the tax has never been legal
the county treasurer will only have to
refund some 1856, 900, as no protest was
made until 1912 against payment of the
alleged county high school tax, and
even then some of the rural school dis
tricts entered no protest and so are not
entitled to refund.
Great credit should be given to At
torneys Glenn & Goblin for their sue
cessful conduct of this case.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-09
EFFICIENCY CONFERENCE
Bishops and Prominent Men of the
Methodist Church Will Be Heard
Here on April 10 and 20

Under the auspices of the gen.
eral conference commission on
finance and the laymen's mission
ary movement of the Methodist
Episcopal church, a great effic-
iency conference for the Pueblo
District will be held in the First
M. E. church of this city on Mon
day and Tuesday, April 19 and 20.
This convention is for lay mem
bers as we'll as all pastors of the
district, and its purpose as set
forth in the call is as follows:
First. we need to know conditions in
the land we call our own-her perils-
her failures-her successes-her i'm
mense influence in all the world.
Second. we need to know conditions
abroad-our great foreign work.
Third, we need to know method
whereby we, as a great denomination,
can better reach these unsaved multi
tudes. We have not reached them; We
are not reaching them in any adequate
way.
Fourth, to arouse US and teach US to
be better workers in our immediate home
fields. more intelligent Methodists.
For the above reasons a strong
program of world themes has been
prepared-which will be publish
ed in full next week-and great
array of talent has been arranged
for, in part as follows:
Bishops W. o. Sheppard Of Kansas
City and F. J. Mcconnell of Denver; DR..
J. M. Taylor of South America; DR.. A.
G. Kynett of Philadelphia; DR.. c. T.
Wilson of Topeka; Or. A. F. Ragatz of
Denver; DR.. J. B. Trimble of Chicago;
Drs. Coker. Rail. Forsyth. Mead and
Fifer of Denver.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-09
PUT GRAVEL IN RIGHT PLACE
Work Begins on Forty-Mile Road
Out of Fowler
A press dispatch from Fowler brings
Tia follauinn intorastinu nnwS.

A press dispatch from Fowler brings
the following interesting news:
Forty miles of graveled road will
be built, running north and north
west OF here to many small commun-
ities, by the road crew put to work
yesterday under the plan OF the
Chamber of Commerce to better
business conditions here. The road
starts on the north side OF the river
and will run parallel with the county
line.
The proposed highway will touch
numerous farming communities that
have sprung up north of Fowler and
will give them ready access to the
town. The roads at present are rough
and dangerous. They also are cir
cuitous, causing considerable delay to
the farmers.
1t is believed that the prosed high
way will bring the farmers into Fow-
lcr oftencr TO buy and sell and that
it will be of great benefit to this
city,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-09
BEETS FOR SEED
viii be Grown Here by Department
of Agriculture

That the agricultural department of
the United States government has in
earnest commenced to. experiment in
the production of sugar beet seed, SO
that this country may never again be
obliged to depend upon foreign coun-
try for its seed supply, has been proven
this week when active work was COM
menced here under the supervision of
w. w. Tracy, the government chemist
who has lately been associated with the
experimental work in this section.
A tract of land adjacent to this city
was recently secured by the govern
ment and this week work was commen-
ced in preparing beds for the seed
which began to come in on Friday last,
and from the amount of seed that has
already arrived it is evident that the
experimental work will be upon an ex-
ceedingly large scale.
The determination of the department
of agriculture to conduct its beet seed
experiment in the Arkansas Valley is
another instance of the fact that this
section is becoming recognized as the
seed center of the country. The chem
ical qualities of our soil combined with
our equable climate make for seed fer
tility that is causing our seeds to be in
demand wherever vegetables are
grown
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-09
GAS COMPANY
VIII Not Receive Extension of Fran.
cflise Until Forfeited Bond Is Paid

At the meeting of the city council
last Friday evening J. T. Updike of La
Junta, representing the Otero Gas Co.,
appeared and asked for an extension of
the franchise granting right of way to
lay gas mains along certain streets and
alleys of this city.
He informed the council that after
numerous vicissitudes the franchises
had been taken over by company
composed mainly of La Junta stock
holders, who had erected plant which
was now in successful operation in that
city, and they were now prepared to
extend their line to this city and fur
nish our people with their commodity,
provided the time of the original fran
chise was extended few months.
After some discussion, which elected
the information that the franchise had
expired on March l and the $1,000 bond
given by the promotion company had
not yet been paid, Mr.. Updike was in
formed that the council would listen to
his plea for an extension of time when
the gas company showed disposition
to meet the obligation it had assumed.
AS the company representative was
not prepared to fork over the forfeit
the ultimate result of his request for
the franchise extension was that City
Attorney Minor was instructed to take
action to collect the $1,000 forfeit.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-09
ROCKY FORD cANTs
Will Be Better Known when Santa
Fe Railroad Starts Proposed
Publicity Campaign

The Otero County Agricultural
association, at its meeting last
Saturday afternoon, was given as
surance by W. o. Skinner, repre-
senting the Santa Fe railroad, that
growers of genuine Rocky Ford
cantaloupes would hereafter re-
ceive the protection of his company
thru a publicity plan outlined by
him.
He told of the deception that
had for years been practiced thru
out the East of advertising Rocky
Ford cantaloupes with the first
melons on the marke. and even
before the genuine home grown
plants had begun to blossom, and
stated that along in June the
Santa Fe proposed to inaugurate
publicity campaign that would
inform everyone along its system
that the genuine Rocky Ford
cantaloupes were never ripe be-
fore the first of August and those
advertised as such before that date
were counterfeits and inferior in
flavor and quality to the genuine
article.
The proposition was enthusi-
astically received by the associa-
ton, which promised the hearty
cooperation of the growers to the
plan, and a unanimous vote of
thanks was rendered Mr.. Skinner
and the company he represents for
perfecting plan to cope with an
imposition that has been carried
on for many years to the injury
of the cantaloupe growers of this
section.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-09
FITLY
Celebrated
Society and Church Observe
Last Day of Lent
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS
GORGEOUS RAIMENT
Eloquent Sermon and Appropriate
Music Attends Observance by
Knights Templar

In the several churches of this
city Easter Sunday was observed
with fitting song and story, and as
the children this year could not
participate in the services in al
most every Rocky Ford home JOY
was afforded the young people
with offerings of decorated eggs,
boxes of sweets, sugar rabbits,
flowers, etc., commemorating the
opening of the gladstone spring
time.
At the First Methodist church
was Easter day especially marked,
as in accordance with a time.hon-
ored custom and obeying the pre-
cepts of the order Palestine Com
,mandery, No. %, Knights Tenn
plar, observed the day by attend
ance at divine service.
Upon alternate years Easter is
celebrated by the commandery in
La Junta and Rocky Ford, aud
the meeting place this year was in
this city, 80 the Knights Templar
to the number of half-hundred,
with their ladies, assembled at
the Methodist church, which with
Easter lilies, ferns, ETC., was
beautifully decorated for the oc-
casion.
Commemorative songs and ap-
proprlate music was sweetly rem
dered by the surpliced choir and
the story of the resurrection was
eloquently told by DIR. S. b. War
ner, the pastor, who took for his
theme "The Risen Lord
As in the olden time the first
day of spring was observed as a
festival day, so does the Masonic
fraternity of Knights Templar
also observe Easter by feasting
and merry making following the
resurrection rites, SO Immediately
after the church service the MEM
bers of Palestine commandery and
their guests repaired to the Ell
CAPTAIN hotel, where the annual
banquet was spread.
Following the banquet, which
is reported to have been one of
the finest ever prepared by this
popular house, the Knights Tenn
plar and ladies spent a most soci-
able hour in Masonic hall, when
the visitors took occasion to COM
pliment the local committee upon
so emInently satisfactory and en-
joyable all Easter celebration as
this of 1915.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-09
Law and ORDER
PARTY Wins
Same Old Mayor and All
Aldermen But One
DEWEESE WINS
IN SECOND WARD
"BIack Hand'' Instructions for Reck-
err Prove UnavaiIing Despite
Light Vote

The inclement weather, in COM
bination with the general apathy
of the voters, was responsible for
the very light vote at the city
election on Tuesday, when the
total vote cast was about one third
less than the number Of voters
registered in the smallest ward in
the city.
Had it not been that there was
an almost incessant downpour of
rain prevailing all day the fair
weather voter" would have gotten
to the polls, and to this fact is due
the rather close vote in Ward
One, for there the malcontents
saw to it that their every vote was
counted while only the Law and
Order party adherents in close
proximity to the polling place
braved the rain to record their
vote. In this ward-the largest
in the. city and the only one in
which there was contest upon
both aldermen-only 10 more
votes were cast than in Ward
Two, the smallest in the city.
The record number of votes in
this election were cast for the
office of mayor, totalling 4ls, and
this was caused by the wide
spread distribution of a black
hand circular from so-called
Voters Committee" instructing
the voters to write in the name of
Charles Rocker for mayor. The
Enterprise knows that Mr.. Recker
was importuned to accept the
nomination for mayor in plenty
of time to have had his name on
the ballot, but he turned it down,
and we believe that he is too hon.
est and straightforward a man
to have accepted a position gained
IN such an underhanded fashion.
But, be that as it may, he wasn't
given the opportunity, for Mayor
Roberts was elected by the hand
some majority of 124 votes.
Albert Dudek, the only candi-
date for treasurer, was given 357
complimentary votes-just 81 less
than the entire vote cast.
For the Office of city clerk j. A.
johnson was elected-and he and
Ike Deweese were the only Citi-
zens party candidates who did
pull thru. This result WIS due to
the fact that he is well-liked by
everyone aud no particular fight
was put up against him by his
opponent.
Following is the complete vote:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-09

TO do but wait till we grow into our
clothes. More laws are not going to
protect them from their own en-
thusiasms. Colorado. being the first
state in which irrigation was prac-
ticed. has built up its laws through
long experience. do not believe
this state has much to learn from the
irrigation conditions of any other
state. In fact, it will be found that
irrigations conditions are exception
ally good here
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-09
For Rust Stains.

For removing ink stains and iron
rust from wash goods. cream OF tartar
is excellent. Dampen with solution
and put in the sun.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-09
IT'S Not Your Town, It's You

If you wa mt to live in the kind of town
Like the kind of town you like,
You needn't slip your clothes in grip
And start on long, long hike.
You'll only find what you left behind,
For there's nothing that's really new.
It's knock at yourself when yon knock your town.
1t isn't your town-its you.
Real towns not made by men afraid
Lest somebody else gets ahead.
When every body works and nobody shirks
You can raise town from the dead.
And if while you make your personal stake
Your neighbor make one too
Your town will be what you want to see.
1t isn't your town-it's you!-Exchange.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-09
Cause for vexatlon.

whats the matter with McGrouch? ?
He is more bitter against women than
ever" "He had four queens beaten
last night. Courier-Jour
nal.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-23
CUPID A BUSY LAD.
Six Marriage Licenses Are Taken Out
 at City Clerks Office.

No one would believe there was such a thing as financial stringency to see the army that swarmed into the city clerks office today for marriage @ licenses. In all six licenses had been taken out up to press time this after noon. Theye were follows:
 Gedrge Gikat, 0 Union street, and Mary Gao, 33 Gold street
 Joseph Bushell, 237 Washington street, and Dora Bell, 64 Rhodes street.
 Charles Kozan and Rosalia Kasc, both of 164 Washington street.
 Ludwig Jskra, 2S5 High street and Mary Humy, SS Clark stret.
 Louis Rem monoski, TO Winter street and Mary Chika ski, 4 Spring street.
 Stanislaw karnilowicz, 263 Main street, and Appolonia Malinowski, 57 Willow street.
 Frank A. Oh1son of 86 Columbia street and Miss Pauline Swanson of 249 Chapman street were married to- day by Rev. S. G. Ohman, D. D.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-23
WOMAN GUARDED BY
 DOG IS ARRESTED
Julia Maude Caughlln Found in Web- ster Hill House, Where
 She Was Asleep.

Laying on the bare floor in 8, deso late room in the house at No. 24 Webster Hill, her head pillowed on her coat and guarded by her faithful little fox terrier dog, Julia Maude Caughlan was arrested this afternoon by Officers Fred Wagner and Gus Nelson.
 F. W. Loomis received an order to remove a stove from the vacant tene- ment where the woman was found and it was he who disc overed her and called for the police. When the two officers entered the room the woman was sleeping heavily and it required some effort on their part to arouse her to any semblance of conscious ness. Her little dog, which lay at her head, put up a furious fight when it's mistress was disturbed, and the police had to chase the animal from the house.
 The woman is apparently a drug fend and is sister of Mrs. Annie Nash, who is now serving time in jail for a violation of the drug law. The Caughlan woman informed the police that she was sick and had no place to go, but when they put her in the patrol she cried that she did not want | to be taken to Middletown.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-23
MUCH INTEREST IN
 MINSTREL PROGRAM
First Entertainment to Be C'Ven at
 Y. M. (. A. Tuesday Evening.

Although the Y. M. c. A. Minstrels will not give their first public per formance until Tuesday evening, Jan uary 26, it is already proposed to or ganize a Y. M. C.. A. Glee club with the minstrels as a nucleus.
 f There has been considerable inter- est in the program to be given Tues day evening. The company has kept it's thunder under the lid as much as possible during the weeks of rehears- al and has many surprises to spring. The concert will start promptly at 8 o'clock and will be followed by danc-, ing Tickets for the entertainment can be obtained from any of the mem bers of the chorus or at the office of the Y. M. c. A. It will be one of the regular entertainments of the Y. M. C. A. and no charge will be made for admission.
 Philip MOlander, the musical dl- rector, will accompany the minstrels on the piano in all their numbers. The program follows:
 Opening chorus-Entire company.
 Way Down East, "Old MT. Moon,' Its a, Long Way to Tipperary." Abba Dabba Honeymoon" ..... JOhn Bialr (a) Solo ........... Louis Jones (b) My Wild Irish Rose .. ...Louis Jone and Double Quartet When You Wore a Tulip And I
 Wore A Big Red Rose" ........
 Arthur Campbell "Fooling Around" ..... John Bertini Solo-"Three for Jack,' Henry Dalson All He Does Is Follow Them
 Around' ......... Harry Ginsburg "In the Night ... Walter Johnson Solo-"Rose of My Heart .. William Sleath "At the Mississippi Cabaret
 Back to the Carolina You Love-
 w lIl1dIlI IAIeA1ipI
 Closing chorus by Entire company. Irish Tango" "Mooching Along.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-23
City Kems

Porter A. Norton of South Burritt street. has moved to Southington.
 Special dinners. Regal Dairy Lunch.
 E. H. HUltquist, recently of the U s. Navy. has returned to his home in this city.
 Christopher Scaife, physical direct or of the Hartford Y. M. C. A. will give a talk at the Y. M. c. A. tomor- row afternoon at 4 o'clock.
 A meeting of the Young Ladies' society of St. Josephs church will be held at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 A meeting of the board of directors of the Y. M. T. A. & B. society will be held at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morning. The regular meeting will be held at 2:3O o'clock in the after noon.
 Daniel Sullivan, James Gilbert and Peter Coffey are home from St. Johns seminary, Baltimore, for the winter vacation.
 Frank Drankofsky, of 3S Grove street, badly sprained his back yester- day while at work on the J. F.. Mur- phy estate. He was attended by Dr. D. w. OConnell
 The directors of the Union Manu- featuring company will hold their an- nual meeting next Friday.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-23
PULLAR & .NIVEN.
COMMERCE CHAMBER
 TO HAVE BUSY WEEK
Important, Committee h:elings VIII
 Be Continued. "

The quarterly mem bership meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held in Booths hall next Wednesday evening instead of at the rooms sof the Chamber of Comm cree fin the Sovereign's block, according to an announcement made this morn Ing by Secretary Andrews. The pro- gram for next week follows:
 Monday, January 25, Civic Bureau committee on child labor laws, 7:3O D. m.
 Tuesday, January 26, Mercantile Bureau committee on trade condi- tions and developments, 10 a. m; Mercantile Bureau committee on uni- form hours and practices, p. III.
 Wednesday, January 27, Mercantile Bureau committee on cooperative delivery, 10 a. m.; quarterly member ship meeting of the Chamber of Com merce at hall in Booths block, 259 evening is Major Patrick F. O'Keefe, president of the Pilgrim Publicity as- sociation of Boston.
 Thursday, January 2S-Civic com mittee on street railway extension. P. M.
 Friday, January 29.-Civic bureau committee on charities and philan- thropies 4:30 F. M. Chamber of Commerce permanent membership Scommittee, 8 F. M.
 At the meeting of the membership committee last evening it was learned that there are from three to four hun dred prospects in the city who will be called upon by the committee ir effort to swell the membership o1 the chamber above the present 60( mark.
 A A meeting of the committee or charities was held yesterday after. noon, and also a meeting of the com mittee to consider the purchase o1 Inc street railway system by the city Nine committee meetings were held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms last week
New Britain herald., 1915-01-23
SHJERDEN TO BE POSTMASTER. Annual Banquet of Mt. Hermon Club
 Of Hartford to Be Held Monday.

E. o. Shjerden of this city will be the toastm aster at the annual banquet of the Hartford Mt. Hermon club to be Monday evening of next week at the Hartford City club. A large dele gation of Mt. Hermon alumni will attend the banquet from New Britain. The Hartford club is composed of members alumni in the county.
 The principal speaker at the ban quet will be President William H. Moody of the Northf1eld schools, who is a son of the founder of the school. Dwight l.. Moody. Another speaker at the banquet will be L. L. Drury. a member of the faculty of Mt. Hermon college and secretary of the Mt. Her. mon Alumni association
New Britain herald., 1915-01-23

and the home of their Hartford Brothers last evening" The outing proved to be one of the best ever and w. w. Hanna, who arranged it, was urged to call a meeting of the board or strategy and arrange another.
 The party left here on a special car at 7:22 o'clock and went direct to the theater, where they witnessed the performance of "The Follies of the Day. a high class, clean burlesque show. Special arrangements had been made by the management of the play house and all the boxes were reserved for the local men. Hartford Elks occupied a large section of the main floor. The boxes were draped with E,lks' colors and banners and each of the boys received special program bearing the picture of the elk and ap- rropriate inscription.
 Previous to the rising of the cur tain Leader Phoenix of the orchestra arose and gave a cornet solo, "Auld Lang Syne," in which the Elks joined. Eleven o'clock, the hour at which Elks turn their thoughts to their departed brothers, was also sounded.
 Show Makes a Big Hit.
 The show itself was greatly en- joyed Sam Sidman as August F'urst," the hot dog vendor, was a scream. To see him was to laugh. To hear him was to tie yourself into a bow knot. Chester Nelson did one O. the finest "rube' stunts ever put on. Others worthy of mention were Billy Waldon. as Oscar Hammer stein, Jack McSorley as David Be- lasco. John B. Williams as Al Reeves, and D. D. Sedan as George M. Conan. The solos of the female members of the company were far above anything that is usually heard on the burlesque stage. Miss Vivianne Dores imitation of Tetrazinni in the sextet from Lucia compared favorably with it's rendition by the imm ortal "Tet' her self. Other excellent singing num- bers were offered by Miss Edith Nal gore, Miss Elsa May, Miss Gertrude Hayes and Miss Anna Propp.
 After the performance the Elks gathered at the home of Hartford lodge, where a luncheon was served. The boys were surprised when about fifteen members of the Grand theater company dropped in and entertained for an hour.
 The night was a big success and it is probable that others will be ar ranged in the near future.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-23
RUSSIANS EXPECT
 COMPLETE CHANCE
(Continued from First Page.)

C.) damage done to our earthworks by the very bad weather of the past few days.
 Gain 100 Yards.
 "In the region of Lombaertzyde we progressed for a distance of 100 yards.
 Tn the Sectors of Ypres, Arras, AL bert, Rove and Soissons there were yesterday artillery exchanges in the course of which we at several points gained the advantage Berry -Au- Bac was violently bombarded by the Germans.
 'To the northwest of Beausejour the enemy delivered an attack which we repulsed
 Forced to Evacuate.
 Paris, Jan. 23, P. MA semi official statement was given out in Paris this afternon as follows
 "The Germans say that they evacu- ated certain trenches in the Aisne valley as we'll as Hill No. 1oS near Berry-A-Bac. It should be observed that it was not by spontaneous evacu- ations but by counter attack that we became masters of these positions of the enemy. Forty prisoners were taken.''
 Russians in Rereat.
 Constantinop1e, via Amsterdam, and London, Jan. 23 S:55 a. m.-An of- fcial comm unication regarding the fighting in the Caucasus has been is sued by the Turkish government as follows:
 The Russian main forces, which have failed in an attempt to encircle our left wing, have retreated before our counter attack. Our troops are now pursuing the enemy.
 (Previous Russian and Turkish pf- f1cial communications have indicated that the latest fighting was around kara-Urgan, in Transcaucasia just over the Turkish border.)
 Supply Ship Sunk.
 London, Jan. 23, 6:20 a. m-A Mel bourne despatch to Reuters Telegram company states that an Australian cruiser, on Jan. 6, captured and sank a supply ship which had been act ing as an auxiliary for German cruis- CTS. The officers and men of the German ship are prisoners aboard the cruiser.