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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04

General sherman On March
C0UR DAILY LAQGHl
BENEATH HIS
DIGNITY.


I hear thai
you're a celebra.
ted fighter. 1 pre-.
sumo that you
are in the army.
W h a {! Mi1
with ragged. un-
clean revolution
lists! I would not
so degrade my
self. / fight thS
bull.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04
GOOD READING

TIME Tachograph. which is the
little twice-a month official pub,
lication OF the Harrisburg Ro
tary Club. ought TO have wider cir.
culation Its editorial policy" nigh
be followed with profit by more ambi,
tious journals. 1t is distinctly opti
mistic and elevating. Take this bit o.
verse as an example:
II you want to live in the kind of
Like the kind of a town you like,
You needn't slip your clothes in
And start on a long, long. hike.
You'll only find what you left be-
For there's nothing that's really
Its a knock az yourself when you
knock your town.
1t isn't the town-it's YOU.
Real towns are not made by men
Lest somebody else gets ahead.
When everyone works and nobody
shirks
You can raise town from the
And II while YOU make your per-
Sonal stake
Your neighbors can make one,
too.
Your town will be what you want
TO see.
1t isn't the town-lt's you.
That's the kind of diet the Tacho
graph serves TO Rotarians. 1t mus
be good for them, for the Rotary clul
shows every indication of robus
health. The members must like it. 70
every member of the club subscribe
TO the paper.
The Tachograph poet is correct il
his views. II things are not goini
we'll with you, don't curse the town
take an hour off for introspection.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04
VENERABLE UNCLE HENRY"

MID a bower of flowers, the gifts
N of admiring friends. the ven
erable "Uncle Henry Houck to-
day took office for his third term as
Secretary Of Internal Affairs. Nobody
in State politics has such a hold upon
the affections of the people as Uncle
Henry" which is evidenced by the fact
that he is the only man in the history
Of Pennsylvania to have been elected
three times to the office he now holds.
Uncle Henry is an apostle of good
cheer: a philosopher whose years OF
experience have taught him that age
comes only TO the body and that youth
is eternal to those who keep their
minds young. Optimism is his watch
word and kindliness his dearest attrl-
butte. Youthful In spirit. he is
staunch believer in young men and
young women. and he understands
them and they understand him. which
in its final analysis is about. as high a
personal tribute as any man could
desire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04
BY Wing Dinger

I've heard some folks complaining
Because it's cold. but say,
I'm downright glad the weather
Is like 1t is to-day.
Perhaps you'll think I'm crazy
That l should feel so gay.
But when I give my reason
You'll look at it my way.
The folks are in the country,
AS I've told you before.
And when we had that hot spell,
Some ten days back or more,
1 found 1t quite essential
To change my underwear
From winter-weight to summer
I hustled up the stair.
1 searched in chests and closets,
In bureau drawers. ct Get.
But not one sight OF knee lengths
In my search did I get.
For that explains the reason
Why am glad it's cold.
My underwear quite heavy
can wear as of old.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04
Self Starters

Newspaper advertising is self
starting and results are appar-
ent almost Immediately.
1t starts consumers to the
stores where the goods are sold
and enthuses the storekeepers
who sell them,
1t puts the clerks In a good
humor-for nothing Is so stIuu-
lating as ..aeOd business"
1t sells the goods because II
carries their message directly
into the home at the time peo-
pie are anxious to buy.
For manufacturer or merchant
no method of advertising is as
productive as the printed word
In the daily newspaper.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04

BY and by We shall be presented
with statistics showing how much
money the Democratic administration
has saved to the people in the admin
istration OF the Post once Depart
ment
But that won't win many votes from
men who have been made to con-
tribute part Of their pay to the saw
ing. nor from the citizen whose mail
service has been impaired.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04
NOT HUNuLIATED

II INDER the heading Humiliation
of a Governor" the Bulletin OF
the Pennsylvania State Brewers
Association. among other things. says;
Probably never. in the expert
ence of a Chief Executive over the
great State OF Pennsylvania. has
there been any Governor who placed
himself in so sorry position, and
suffered such humilistion, as has
haugh. in his abject failure to drive
Assemblymen into obeNing his dc
tum TO pass local option bill, To
the Legislature gave severe slap
at this Governor in defeating pro
RwSeimiSS RISsSiI fS" Vote Of Us against" to
only IS votes for" such measure.
And the humiliation of Governor
@ BrumoSgsa h,n rs m're Piti"oaei, = ssi,- me
poSed-the result Of the gentleman
being a novice in political life and
in statesmanship.
The editor of the Bulletin is jest
ing with himself. If he is as much
ION his job" as he was previous to
last election he knows why the House
voted against the option" bill against
the good judgment of its members.
and he knows also that not half
dozen of those who served the liquor
ring as tools" this session can come
back next year. He knows, too. that
he and his fellow opponents OF local
option realize this so clearly that they
already are looking about for other
candidates TO support in 1915. He
knows likewise that those who voted
AGAINST option this time are to be
rewarded by being dumped" next
time.
This editor knows also that to de-
feat the Governors bill the LIQUOR ring
resorted TO methods disgraceful and
outrageous. He knows that the liquor
managers maintained card index of
all members. with their family con-
nections, their financial obligations
and other personal information that
might reveal lines of easy approach.
He knows too that the Governor
was not humiliated. Nobody who
makes a fair fight against the foes of
good government ever is humiliated
thereby. The Governor has come out
OF the contest bigger man than ever.
The few who may have doubted him
do so no longer. He has shown the
people the way and he is ready to
lead new campaign for local option.
The only effect OF the defeat of this
year will be the election of a tremen-
dously overwhelming local option Leg
islature next year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04
Mkss Eeo SsSFfSo FfSo!bpaY

LFrom the Telegraph of May I, 1855. ]
Reserves Arrive
Reserve veterans are arriving daily
racks.
Hose In Bad Condition
New hose is badly needed by every
company in the fire department. Al
recent fires proper service could not be
given because of the many breaks in
the lines
StraiEhten street
Work on strengthening F1lbert street
was begun. Pavements have been re-
moved and in several places houses Will
be torn down.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04

verse the development of the commerce
of the world. 1t is rather an unusual
volume
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg used to be a
center of the lime industry in
this part of the State?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04
NEWS s T4l TRI7RSTTS4fHEEMS RSTTSfHEE EMSAR
+ From the TELEGRAPH of May 4, 1865.
aIno nnA Rexrnrd Eor Daria

From the Telegraph of May 4, 1851
100000 Reward For Davis
Washington. May 1. President
Johnson to-day offered a reward of
800 600 for the capture of Jeff. Davis.
other large rewards will be given for
the capture of other leaders in the
rebel ranks.
Funeral of President Lincoln Held
Springfield May {. The body of
President Lincoln, who was assassinat-
ed April II. was buried to-day In the
vault erected in this city for him.
General sherman On March
Washington, May 4. - General Sher-
on the march towards this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04

2 q? : 2
G. w: Yes.
I cut the cherry
tree down. Won
der IL it's safe to
20 home now?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04

Among the visitors to the city yes
terday afternoon was Richard E.
Cochran, OF York. former Deputy
Secretary of the Commonwealth. Mr..
Cochran is one of the prominent at
torneys of York and was here on
business with the State governmental
departments.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04

torpedoed by a German submarine
and which threatens to become an
International matter. was owned by
Pittsburgh people. 1t belonged to
the Gulf Refining Company. which is
almost exclusively owned in this
State. This company was one of the
first TO develop the Texas oil fields
and a large amount of Pennsylvania
dollars are invested in the oil lands,
machinery, tanks and ships.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 4.
HOUSE OF GILBERT

iTTUMAN endeavor in the building
up of any community is not rep
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04
TO ZHrItty H0uSewiOeS
EUerywhere

The Company Whose Factoy-Shipment Plan Brought Down
High Prices of Vacuum Sweepers and Placed the Sweet Home
the Monarch of Them ALL Within the Reach Of EVERY HOUSE
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04

INDER the heading Humiliation
u of a Governor" the Bulletin OF
the Pennsylvania State Brewers
Association. among other things, says:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04

Or. Fl. a. surface, the State ZooIo-
gist, says that this is the time of the
year to spray for the woolly aphis.
The aphis looks like a feather. 1t
turks on fruit trees and once ii gets
hold in a crotch of an apple tree
il is the hardest thing TO get out
Some times 1t looks like a mere speck
of white. but it fastens on break
in the bark and saps the life of a
tree. Its ravages have been extern
sive in this State. and. next TO the
scale, it is the most troublesome of
pests.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-04

Notein the x-ray picture below the three powerful
bellows pumps the swiftly revolving brush which ~
be raised or lowered by simple movement of the "
lever at the side The wheels are fitted with steel
balbearngs and solid rubber tires. Large removable
dust bag. Pressed eteel top All wooden parts under
strain made OF three-ply wood Case is finished
in rich mahogany color Rubber guards marrng
OF furniture Fourfoot mahogany finished handle Nickel
plated handle bale Runs without electricity and igh
that a child can use il.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-30
r1ARKING THE OLD TRAIL
Correct and Durable Signs Placed
Along National Old Trails Road

A movement started and financed by
the Automobile Club of Southern Cali
fornia, with headquarters in Los Ange-
les, for placing sufficient markers along
the National Old Trails road from
ocean to ocean, has reached and passed
thru this city, along the Santa Fe
Trail. The party from Los Angeles
expects to reach Kansas City by the
first of September and will return to
the coast over the road by auto.
The signs are made of lS-guage boiler
iron, heavily enamelled, about 2Ox2s
inches in size. They average about
three signs to the post and consist first
of the emblem of the National High
way at the top and then the sign
boards directing the traveller on his
way, in blue lettering on white back
ground, striking and easily readable
signs, that can be deciphered without
stopping.
The great benefit of these signs is
that they are absolutely dependable
and are uniform from coast to coast.
The resulting publicity will be great
advertising for the National Highway
and will bring many tourists this way
that otherwise might go by another
route. The condition of the roads on
this great highway are such that it is
travelable thruout every month in the
year and it is bound to become the
great artery of overland traffic.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-30
SOIL PRODUCTS SHOW
Offers Substantial Prizes for County
and Individual Exhibits

The success of the Colorado counties
building at sle International Soil Products
exposition, Denver, Sept. 26 Oct. ] o. is
assured. This building. SO by $50 feet,
the first thing the visitor sees or enters
when he goes to the exposition. will be
one of the notable showpoints of this
great event. There is room for 20 coun-
ties. each having space of 10 by 20
feet. At the present time it looks as
tho there would not be enough room
for the counties which wish to enter the
building.
For the most part the showings from
these Colorado counties in the Colorado
building, will Of course, be agricultural.
altho there will be much fruit. con-
siderable mineral and other displays.
Attention has already been called to
the premiums offered for the Colorado
counties buildings. but further consider
alton of them is not amiss. For the best
county exhibit. premiums Of 5000. $3.50.
Sloo. and $50 in cash for first, second.
third and fourth. are offered. and in ad-
dition, there is the Congress cup. a hand
some trophy, which will be given to the
county having the best general exhibit
Other classes in which Colorado coun-
ties will exclusively compete will be for
fruit. vegetables, grasses and minerals.
Premiums in this classification will be
$40, $50. $40 and $40.
In addition, a separate entry may be
made in general Agricultural hall and the
entrant thus compete with the exhibitor
from any other state as well as his own
in the Colorado Counties building. This
gives the Colorado man double chance
at something which the outside man
does not possess.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-30

Andy and Dan Scott, A. H. Martin, j.
Wallace. DR.. Lee Huber, Jos. Dixon,
D. A. Irvine, A. C. Conner, W. C. Brown
ing. George Pope and Bert Gave were
arrivals the latter part of 1887.
First regular church services were
conducted in Capron's building on Sum
day. Jan. is, 1883, by Rev. T. C. Kirk
wood of the Presbyterian Home Mission.
Methodist church services were COM
menced on Sunday, March IL, 1898, by
Rev. Wood, who had charge until the
close of that conference year.
"Blly" Goblin on Aug. is. 1888, re-
ceived the contract for RockyFord' SIS o.
900 school.
Work on the artesian well, located in
front of the Hotel de Seely, was com :
menced on Oct. 4. 1888.
Mrs. Harriet Bristol and daughter,
Henry Lawrence. L. F. Evans, L. A.
Renfrow, Frank Day. C. G. Ament. T. j.
Walker. C. F. Barker, Mrs. Sarah
Burke, N. L. Gage. F, Richenbach. E. J.
Smith. DR.. Kearby. J. ]. Guthrie, C. M.
Robins. Elmer Milhken. J. G. Fullen-
wider, L. Hartig, G. C. Searl, J. H.
Brown, C. D. Steward. C. T. Tewes.
Frank Nesbit. n. j. Green and A. F.
Thompson became residents Of Rocky
| Ford during the year 1888.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-30
PROCLAMATION

Each year August ls is set aside to mark the anniver
sary of Coorados admission the Union and is known
Colorado Day.
On Sunday next, August LIST, will celebrate this
states thirty ninth birthday.
Sons daughters of Colorado will from afar to
honor their native state 1t is day set aside and emf
neny suitable for the entertainment of the and
the stranger in midst.
returning Coloradoans whom fate aud fortune
other lands and cmes feel lack of hosp
taty and welcome. Absence must not be allowed to dim
homes attractions
day welcome hospitality, celebration, prayer,
vision thankfnlness.
We have much to be thankful for. The past year has
brought increased activity in all material undertakings and
important of ALL has witnessed rebirth of state
patriotism without which all other things nothing.
1t is day to turning faith into action and
goal great accomplishments for the next year.
On Colorado Day daughter will come home
battlefield and for this let us be thankful and pray
for continued honorable peace and for end the butch
cry abroad.
especially urged that state and nations flag be
prominently displayed; that from teithry i'll the morning
until ten hrty-ve bells ring out the message of
peace welcome that Colorado made and products
exclusively the celebration of the day. that from
twelve o'clock until FIVE minutes past twelve bow
our heads prayers for peace and of hankfulness.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of State this
twenty-sevent day of july in the year of Lord 1915
GEORGE A. CARLSON
Governor of Colorado
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-30
CROWLEY BOOSTERS
With Big Arkansas Valley Band VIII
Be in Town Today

One of the greatest booster trips that
has ever been arranged in the Arkan-
sas Valley is advertised to take place
today, when the loyal citizens of Crow
ley county will pay visit to all the
neighboring towns and tell the people
thereof about the big Crowley Day eel
ebration that will be held in Ordway on
Thursday, Aug. 5.
To give some conception of the size
of this proposed boosting aggregation
it is only necessary to mention that up
on the trip will be the Arkansas Valley
band of LA pieces, to bear out the as
sertion that this will be the biggest
and best stunt of the kind ever pulled
off in the west. The boosters are
scheduled to reach Rocky Ford at l2:15
and remain for the noon hour.
As this booster trip will eclipse any
thing of the kind ever attempted, so it
is planned to make the Crowley Day
celebration outshine the four that have
been held in past years. Foremost
upon the list of events will be the big
barbecue that has been made an annual
feature of Crowley Day. Then there
will be speech-making, sports, shows,
dancing, merry-go-round, skating and
other amusements that will furnish en-
tertainment and amusement that will
make it worth your while to spend next
Thursday in Ordway.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-30
DOLLAR DAY
Proved Most Satisfactory to Rocky
Ford Business rlen

Tho the first dollar day had its draw
backs because of the inexperience of
our merchants with such movement
and inefficient advertising of the bar
gains offered, the business people of
this city who observed the day were
quite well satisfied with the dollar day
business transacted on Saturday.
Speaking for itself The Enterprise
was surprised and pleased with its
dollar day venture and we are eager to
give it another trial, for like other bus
mess people with whom we have talk
ed, this first experience has shown us
wherein the plan may be improved.
1t is likely that another dollar day
will be pulled off in August and in re-
sponse to the desire of our merchants
the bargain-giving day will probably be
set on Wednesday.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-30
PURE bred
STOCK AT FAIR
Colorado Agricultural 0Ollese
Plans to Send Trainload
HORSES, CATTLE, SHEEP,
HOGS AND POULTRY
Exhibitors Are Urged to Get Busy
on Harvesting Samples Suitable
for Display

At the Arkansas Valley Fair
this year our people and visitors
will have the opportunity of see
ing the finest display of pure bred
horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and
poultry in the state, if arrange
ments which are now under way
between the board of directors
and the officials of the Colorado
Agricultural College can be brot
to satisfactory conclusion.
To bring this exhibit to Rocky
Ford will mean a considerable
outlay by the fair association, as
an entire train will he necessary
to bring the stock from Fort Col
Inns, but the educational value
and great interest that would be
aroused by such showing would
go far to effset the expense.
The exhibits Of stock at the Ar
kansas Valley Fair are good and
growing better each year as the
people realize the benefits to be
derived from the showing made
and we look for this twenty fourth
event TO far surpass any that have
passed in the stock line.
While it is true that the fair
should be in mind from early
spring until it transpires to make
of it the real success it should be
there is yet time to rectify some
of the errors that may have been
made if we will but get busy now
and save of the many crops we
are harvesting samples suitable
for display.
The agricultural exhibits at
this fair could be !far superior to
what they have been in the past,
and they have been good in many
lines, but owing to each farmer
thinking that the other fellow
could and would show that par
ticuIar thing which he might have
in mind, it has happened that in
many instances neither showed
their products, and in lines which
should have been well represented
there has been practically nothing.
Now this state of affairs should
not happen to our show this year
and we are calling your attention
to these matters right now SO you
may appoint yourself committee
of one to look after the exhibits
which should be taken to the fair
from your farm. No one else can
do this SO well as yourself because
you know what you are producing
and what particular stuff is suit
able for an exhibit.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-30
STRUCK A GUSHER
Artesian Well on Commerce Ranch
Flows Over 500 Gallons a Minute

A. E. Coleman returned last Friday
from his big ranch in Baca county and
brought the good news that his we'll
drillers had struck "gusher" with a
flow of between 500 and 1000 gallons
minute and the prospects are excel
lent that he will find water enough to
irrigate the entire Two Buttes country.
Mr.. Coleman last spring purchased
from the state board of land commission
ers all school section 16, township 80 S.,
of Range 43 W., 9Th p. NJ, in north
eastern Baca county, in the vicinity of
the well known artesian belt of that
county, near Artesia, which he named
the Commerce ranch.
His contract with the state called for
the sinking of number of deep wells
for irrigation purposes. This was done
so that a fair test should be made of
reclamation by artesian wells.
Mr.. Coleman, having the means, went
to work at once. He sent out COM
plete tractor plow outfit and deep
well machine with equipment. After
breaking about forty acres of sod drill
ing was begun within few feet of the
center stake of the section of fine level
land.
The first water was struck at 1O1 feet.
After considerable difficulty with cave
ins, which necessitated casing, the
blue shale which lies over the Dakota
sandstone, which is the artesian water
bearing rock, was penetrated at 237
feet on Monday morning and from that
depth water rose in the well with a
rush. A rough estimate of the flow
at present places the discharge at from
500 to 1000 gallons minute.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-30
ROCKY FORD GIRL.
UphoIds Honor of State i'm Frontier
Day Races

Those of our people who attended the
Frontier Day celebration at Cheyenne,
Wyo., on Thursday last-and there was
an unusually large number at the wild
West" doings this year-had the great
pleasure of seeing Rocky Ford girl,
little Juanita Mcintosh, tie the worlds
champion woman rider in the cowgirl's
relay race.
The races at Cheyenne on Frontier
Day are the best of their kind in the
world, attracting the champion riders
of both sexes, and it is therefore es-
teemed state honor to have winning
rider in any of the contests.
Those who saw the little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcintosh ride in this relay
race say that Juanita surpasses as
horsewoman even the showing of her
older sisters, Miss Hazel Mcintosh and
Mrs. Roy Edgar, who are accustomed to
carry off the riding laurels at our fairs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-30


of
financial
stimulate international
center will only to this country when it becomes clearing house
reny created wealth transit change that our
wealth of the world should yield return on the
Importance of the
the
period
of
nternatio excha
world
international trade
gold
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-30
Melon Day Mass Meeting

All persons are requested
to meet on Monday evening,
Aug. 2, al the Elks Home, at
s o'clock, to select commit
tees and make arrangements
for Watermelon Day.
This is the one day of the
year when all roads lead to
Rocky Ford, the one day of
which we all are proud, the
one day in which we all are
intensely interested, the pio-
neer of all Colorado's special
days. What can you do to
make it better than all those
gone before?
Come.
z. T. ROBERTS,
Mayor.