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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-22
WOMEN QUARREL,
HUSBANDS JOIN IN
A KNIFE DUEL
Continued from page ~

When they got to the bottom, Statler
managed to get the hail door open and
ran out on the sidewalk. He seized a
telephone pole nearby and hung to it
for support. Witnesses on the outside
Of the house say they saw the second
man emerge from the doorway on a
run, and go after Static Statler then
ran across the street toward the door
of the Prescott Hotel.
As he reached the curb on the east
side of the street, he was overtaken by
the second man, who struck him.
knocking him to the pavement
As the man lay in the street, the
second man kicked him in the face
with his boot, and then stooned over
him and either struck him again with
his fists, or cut him with a knife. The
witnesses could not tell which.
BY that time, several persons had
run north on Main tsreet in
search of patrolman. A large crowd
gathered and Marlin started off down
the street toward Independence street
Someone in the crowd yelled:
"You've killed him." and Marlin re-
piled: Look what he has done to me-"
Marlin was taken by men who ar
rived at the scene Of the street fight,
to the City Drug Store, where he was
given first treatment by DIR. John D..
PorterfieId, Jr.
StatIer was picked up and carried to
the office of DR.. W. n. Howard, where
he received surgical treatment.
The clothing of both men was soak
ed with blood, and. the staircase and
sidewalk around where they fought
was spattered.
When the two men ran across the
street to where Statler fell, Clayton
Fields, who resides on Independence
street in the West End, was standing
within a few feet of where the men
fought. The sight of the blood flowing
from the wounds of both, caused him
to faint. He fell on the sidewalk.
After the crowd had gathered, he
WAS revived and started walking to-
ward Independence street. He turned
at Independence, and as he was walk
ing west toward Spanish street, he be-
came faint a second time and stumbled
headlOng into the brick wall of the
ten cent store.
The blow knocked him senseless,
and he was carried into the office of
Dr. Eugene st. Avit, where he was re-
vived and laceration and confusion
on the head was treated.
Marlin was taken from the City
Drug Store Immediately in an auto
mobile to St. Francis Hospital, where
he was placed on the operation table.
His wife followed him from the
place where the fight started, to the
drug store, and thence to the hospital.
At the drug store, she made brief
statement.
eve were sitting in our room there,
when this other man opened the door
and came in, and started the fight,
she said. "There were no words pass
ed at the start, and they Just began
fighting. He cut Earl first. He cut
him in under the arm"
At the Wills and Marlin place, an
examination of the floor and walls
failed to show any trace of blood or
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-22

Mrs. Ernst Wielpuetz has gone to
st. Louis to enter the Deaconess Hos
pital, where she will undergo an OPP
Grafton. She is under the care of DR..
Francis Reder, who has operated on
Mrs. Wielpuetz twice within the past
eighteen months.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-22

Mrs. Mary Davis, sister of Harry F..
Alexander, is visiting her brother and
other relatives in the Cape.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-22
BANKERS GREW AS
"SWAMP'EAST" MO.
WAS DEVELOPED

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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-03-26
MARCH 26, 1915

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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19
; HIGHER PRICES ASKED
But No Definite Agreement Reached
At Meeting of Interstate Beet
Growers Association.

At the first session of the Inter
state Beet Growers association in
Denver last Thursday and Friday the
delegates were unable to arrive at an
agreement as to what proposal it
will make to the sugar companies rel
ative to prices for sugar beets this
year, further than that higher prices
than the sugar companies have Of
fered will ba asked, and that a re-
quest will be made that there be di-
rect relation between the price paid
for beets and the price at which the
sugar output OF the factories sell.
A representative of the Greeley
Commercial club met with the asso-
citation and urged the adoption of a
schedule based upon the wholesale
price OF sugar. Most of the dele
gates were favorably impressed with
his proposal, since il is similar to the
profit-sharing plan already discussed.
There has been some talk OF slid
ing scale of prices, based upon the
sugar content of the beets, but 1t IS
generally understood that the profit
sharing plan will be presented to the
manufacturers as the proposal OF the
growers.
An effort is being made to reach
some agreement which will afford a
perpetual basis for establishing the
prices to be paid for beets. 1t is
pointed out that, ii the price to be
paid for beets is based directly upon
the price the manufacturers receive
for sugar, there will be no longer a
necessity for controversies each year
as to what shall be paid for sugar
beets.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19
Ptomaine Poisoning

Rather mysterious circumstances sur
rounded the death at Fowler last Fri
day of the three children of Mrs. Blanche
Goodrich, ranging from to years.
From all indications the deaths re-
suited from ptomaine poisoning and is
supposed to have been caused by eating
tomatoes that had become spoiled ir
the can.
No investigation was held by the
coroner. there being no reason to sus
pect foul play, and the funeral tool
place on Saturday.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19
pYTHIANS CELEBRATE
Arkansas Valley district Convention
In Las Animas Today

A large number of Knights of Pythias
will journey to Las Animas today, to
take part in the annual convention OF
the Arkansas Valley district, which
will be held in that city this afternoon
and evening.
These yearly meetings are held on
Feb. 10, to commemorate the anniver-
sary of the order, which was founded
in Washington 81 years ago today, and
are of great benefit to Pythianism.
A splendid program has been arrang-
ed for the convention at Las Animas
and following the business sessions
the local lodge will be the host at an
elaborate banquet, so that most en-
joyable time is assured the visiting
Pythians.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19
TO ADVERTISE STATE
Appropriation of $4,000 is Wanted
for This Purpose.

A bill has ben introduced in the
house and senate appropriating S5O,-
900 for the Board of immigration to
be used for the purpose of gathering
statistics on the agricultural, mining
and industrial production of each
county in the state and to advertise
to settlers, tourists and investors, the
advantages and resources of Colora-
do for the next two years.
This bill has the endorsement OF
the Colorado Association of Com
mercial Executives and the Colorado
State Chamber of Commerce, both
of which organizations have agreed
with the governor to give their unan-
imous support and assistance to
make the Board of immigration an
investment for the state of Colora-
do rather than an expense.
Every year, for ten ycars-atter
the Franco -Prussian war in 1870.
over 25O.OO0 Germans emigrated to
this country. The same has been
true regarding emigration from Eu-
ropean countries ever since the Ma
poleonic wars. One year 1t reached
as high as 100000.
If we are not ready with live I'M
migration board to secure our share
of the peace loving farmers and cih-
zens of Europe when the present
war is over, they will settle in all oi
the rest OF the western states and
Colorado will be left out in the cold.
Arizona, New Mexico. Texas, Wy
oming, Montana. Idaho and. Utah.
each have an active board OF immi-
grafton with an appropriation suffi-
cient to carry on the work OF sccur-
ing settlers. The result is that dur
ing the past five years the popula-
tions OF these states have all in
creased in a much larger proprtion
than that OF Colorado. They are Sc
curing the farmers and sons of farm
ers from the Corn Belt states: II
Colorado had an active board OF i'm,
migration. with the support of all
sections OF the state. to invite them
we could get 5000 to 10000 OF these
farmers every year who know how
to farm and have money to farm
with. 1000. -
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19
ANTHRAX IN CROWLEY
Several Cases Have Developed Near
Ordway Recently.

Several cases of anthrax have de-
veloped here within the past ten
days and several head of cattle have
died from the disease. DR.. Richards,
veterinarian. reported the condition
to the state veterinarian, DR.. w. w.
Yard, who made visit here this
week. In speaking of the situation
DIR. Yard made the following state
ment to the Ordway New Era:
"Dr. Richards has reported to me
that several cattle have died in the
last three or four days from anthrax.
We have quarantined several places
and as nearly all this section is in
fected, due to previous outbreaks, ev-
cry person who has stock on farms
where outbreaks have been before
should have DR.. Richards make an
examination again. The Immunity
by vaccination is supposed to last
year but in some instances resistance
is not so long and immunity will
wear off in ten months.
"All dead animals should be burn
ed and premises should be disiniect-
ed
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19
AGAIN IN THE TOLLS
"Shorty" SchiIIing Arrested on War
rant from Oklahoma

After several communications with
the officers of Guthrie, Okla, Marshal
Cartwright on Saturday became con-
vinced that in "Shorty" Schilling-
the fellow who some weeks ago occu-
pied the limelight as bootlegger in
this city-he had the man for whose
capture reward was offered by the
Oklahoma authorities, so he placed
Schilling under arrest and took him to
the county Jail in La Junta to await
the arrival of an officer from Guthrie.
The crimes for which Schilling is
wanted were committed some two
years ago and are of such serious
character that he will have to do time
in the penitentiary if convicted.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19
SUGAR PRICES RAISE
Lack of Facilities for Moving Cuban Crop
Causes Sharp lncrease--Shows Need of
Home Industry

A new disturbing factor has made
itself felt within the past two weeks
among the conditions governing the
sugar market OF the United States.
Its effect has been to cause sharp
upturn in prices at season OF the
year when such advances are almost
unheard of. Lack of ships for trans
porting Cuban sugar to the United
States and consequent high rates for
such limited cargo space as is avail
able are held to be the direct causes
of this increase.
The following figures, giving New
York refiners quotations in cents per
pound for granulated sugar for each
week since the beginning of the year,
show the sudden and striking nature
of the advance in prices:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19
ARE HAPPILY WE'D
Three Day Celebration Follows UnIor
of Prominent Young Russians

OF prominent young RUSSIANS
A wedding that will long be spoken
of by the Americans from around about
where the happy event was celebrated
and will be remembered with pleasure,
by the fortunate ones in attendance,
was that of Peter Becker and Mary E..
Grassmick-two of the most estimable
of the younger members of the Russian
colony at Lafayette.
With pomp and eclat the ceremony
was performed in the First German
Lutheran church on Tuesday, Rev.
Chris Zeart officiating. The brides.
maids were Misses Quasi. Constance
Marks and Mary Ebbert, and the ''best
men, were Henry Gerringer, Jacob
Johannes and George Quasi.
After the ceremony the wedding
party repaired to the home of the
groom's parents-Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Becker-in Lafayette, where guests to
the number of ITO were treated to a
splendid wedding repast, and later took
part in dancing to the fine music fur
nished by an orchestra from Denver.
Mine Host Becker, who is one of the
most influential men Of his nationality
in these parts, to show that union OF
his second son and the daughter of his
old friend John Grassmick gave him
great pleasure, had laid in plentiful
supply of solid and liquid refreshments
and the wedding festivities were kept
up until last evening.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19
WIFE DeSERTER NABBED
Rocky Ford Police Arrest Garrett
Pom, Who Is Wanted by Kansas
City Authorities

On Wednesday night the Rocky Ford
police made fortunate capture in the
person of Garrett Pom, wife deserter
who figured in a sensational story in
the Kansas City papers of last Sunday.
According to the newspaper story and
later developments Pom on Friday
last left his wife in the Kansas City
depot while he went to inquire about
train they intended taking. After a
long and tedious wait the young and
trusting wife, who was in destitute
and delicate condition, appealed to the
police to locate her husband.
On Saturday it was learned that Pom
had taken a train for the west, and
further investigation made it appear as
tho he had for a companion in his flight
woman with whom he had for some
time been carrying on liason, unsus-
pected by the trusting young wife.
1t was learned that the affinity had
formerly lived in Rocky Ford, and as
it was thot the pair might make this
city Marshal Cartwright was instructed
to be on the lookout for Pom and arrest
him on sight.
On Monday the woman in the case
"Goldie" McMillan-was located at the
home of her former friend, Mrs. Mark
Ford, and little questioning elected
the information that Pom reached this
city on Sunday and "Goldie" the fol-
lowing day.
"Goldie" claimed that she thot Pom
an unmarried man and they had ar
ranged to come to Rocky Ford and be
married. When she learned that Pom
was encumbered with wife, she says,
she told Pom she was thru with him, and
she believed he'd gone to Pueblo.
Pom was located in Pueblo, but again
worked the disappearing act before he
could be arrested, and his next appear
ance was when he alighted from the
evening train on Wednesday, and found
an officer waiting to welcome him.
Pom is now in seclusion at the city
Jail, awaiting the arrival of his wife
who is on the way from Kansas City,
SO this must necessarily be story "to
be continued next week.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19


Ordinarily. under conditions that
have prevailed in recent years, the
wholesale price of sugar is lower dur
ing the early months of the year than
later in the season. The reason for
this is that Cuba's big crop begins to
move to market in large volume
about the first OF January and the
pressure of these supplies, coming di-
rectly at the close of the sugar-mak-
ing season in Louisiana and the beet
sugar states, intensifies competition
and tends to hold prices to low lev
el. The early outloof for 1915 did
not indicate any probable change in
this situation. The output OF sugar
in Cuba was expected to be about
the same as the record-breaking crop
of the previous year. Continued wet
weather and consequent delay in the
caused a slight reduction to be made
in these estimates early in January.
This merely had the effect of holding
raw sugar prices firm. Toward the
end of the month. however, the su-
gar trade suddenly awakened to the
fact that it was virtually impossible
to transport Cuban sugar to the Uni
ted States in sufficient volume to
supply the current demands of the
American market. A rapid advance
| in the refiners' quotations followed,
amounting now to over cent a
pound.
Under normal conditions the re-
ceipts of Cuban sugar in the United
States are over 100000 tons a month
during the first quarter of the year,
Sugar brokers estimate that $4,000
tons week are required to meet or
binary market demands. Actual re-
ceipts from Cuba during the first four
weeks of 1915 were less than 75,O0O
tons, or nearly $4,000 tons below the
corresponding period of the previous
year.
The withdrawal. of large amount
of ocean tonnage and the unusual de-
mands upon shipping caused by the
war are directly responsible for this
condition. As result freight rates
from Cuba have advanced from their
! ordinary level of about 10 cents a
hundred to over 80 cents hundred.
A rate of IS cents will enable sugar
to begin to move by the all-rail
route from Havana to New York.
| The, existing situation affords a
striking illustration of the fact often
pointed out by authorities on sugar
that, SO long as the United States
is dependent upon foreign supplies
OF sugar the consumers OF the coun-
try will be called upon frequently 10
foot heavy bills whenever such sup
plies are interfered with from any
4 cause. Sugar grown from American
soil is moving TO market without un'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19
ROCKY COLORADO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
DIVIDEND BEING PAID
District Judge Issues Necessary Order
to Receiver of Old State Bank
of Rocky Ford

Ever since the New Years announce
ment that sufficient funds had accrued
to justify the payment of 6 percent
dividend to depositors of the old State
Bank of Rocky Ford, the receivers
office and The Enterprise have been
besieged with anxious inquiries, from
the creditors as to why the promise
has not been fulfilled.
To bring these inquiries to an end
and relieve the anxiety of all that the
dividend might not be paid The Enter
prise hastens to spread the good news
that, after tedious wait, occasioned
by some legal technicalities that crop
ped up, the receivers office on We'd
nesday received the necessary order
from the district judge to release the
fund, and the following notice was
forthwith sent out to the last known
address of all who are entitled to the
dividend:
"Notice is hereby given that divi-
dend of six per cent has been declared
on common claims against The State
Bank of Rocky Ford and is now ready
for distribution.
Creditors are requested to present
their receivers certificates for the en-
dorsement of the dividend thereon at
the earliest possible date, at which
time the dividend checks will be de-
livered.
G. M. Hall, Receiver
BY l.. r. Pollock
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19
DISTRICT Meets
OF FARMERS
Under Auspices Otero County
Agricultural Club
EXPERIMENTAL FARM
WILL BE CONTINUED
Board of Directors Meet and Per-
fects Organlzatian-Plans Pre-
pared for Coming Season

The first meeting of the newly
elecued board of directors of the
Otero County Agricultural asso-
citation was held Saturday with a
full attendance of the members
and the following organization of
the board was effected: Chair
man r. H. James; Vice-chairman,
Chester johnson; Secretary, Frank
Burke.
The experimental garden of the
association will be conducted as
usual and considerable attention
will be given to the testing out of
several new varieties of wheat and
barley that have not been tried in
this section and attention will also
be paid to further experiments in
dry farming products, all of which
will be Of interest to every farmer
in the county. The committee of
the board in charge of the garden
this year will be John Edgar,
r. III. James and Frank Burke.
1t was decided to hold a num-
ber of district meetings during
the next three months and inter-
esting programs will be arranged
for these meetings.
The services of j. l.. Miller
have been retained as secretary of
tine association.
The questions of becoming a
member of the Colorado State
Commercial association, of a men,
bership campaign, and several
others were discussed and action
will be taken at the next meeting
of the board.
Two subjects of considerable in
terest to farmers will be discussed
at the regular meeting of the asso-
citation tomorrow Saturday after
noon: w. B. Moore of Holbrook,
an experienced farmer of small
grain, will speak upon Wheat
Raising" and Superintendent s.
s. Phillips will explain the bill
now before the legislature regard
ing the rural school system. An
interesting and instructive discus
sion will likely follow each ad-
dress.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19
ATHLETIC CLUB
May Be Organized In This City In
the Near Future

A movement to organize an atheletic
club in Rocky Ford along lines that
will interest every young man who is
fond of athletics is on foot. ID. ".
Burrell is one of the leading spirits in
the movement and is meeting with
success in securing members.
AS temporary quarters it is the in
tention to use the hall in the Dye
building formerly occupied by the Elks
and it is expected that Ray kerney
will be secured to teach the different
sports.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19
GAS PLANT
Has Been Completed and Is Ready
for Business at La Junta.

ava DeSAAASSS - N0 JeAAo'
The plant of the Otero Gas Com
pany was completed last Saturday
night and is now equipped and ready
to commence the manufacture of gas
just as soon as the necessary supply
of crude oil arrives from Oklahoma,
which it is expected will be here
early next week. Work will be re-
sumed laying the mains about town
next Monday morning. when a force
of about 100 men will be put on with
the intention of completing the lay
ing of the mains before there is an
other freeze up.
Charlie McVey moved one of his
huge well drilling outfits on the site
of the gas plant this week and is now
busily engaged in putting down one
of his producing wells, and if he
strikes gas on the way down it is the
intention of the gas company to util-
ize all of the natural product that is
available, or at least that is what
John F. Beals, superintendent of the
plant and inventor of the process
that will be used in making gas, gives
out to his friends. Mr.. Beals says
the plant is ready to commence the
manufacture of gas right now, and
that all it needs is the necessary raw
material in the way OF crude OIL
La Junta Tribune.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19
JURY SECURED
Taking of Testimony Has Com
menced in La Veta Murder Trial.

On Monday of this week the hear
ing OF testimony in the famous La
Veta murder trial was commenced
before Judge Burke in Pueblo.
The $4,000 jury in the La Veta
murder trial was empaneled Satur-
day, at the conclusion of exactly six
weeks consumed in juror examina-
tions. During that time l.020 men
have been summoned for jury ser
vice. The attorneys in the case claim
that Pueblo county now holds the
worlds long time record in jury get
ting.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19
Otero County Doctors Meet.

The Otero County Medical Asso-
citation held their regular monthly
meeting, at the City Hospital in this
city Tuesday evening, says the La
Junta Tribune. The paper OF the
evening was read by DR.. B. B. Blotz,
OF Rocky Ford, entitled Notes on
Eastern Clinics" and was of great
interest to all those who were pres
cnt, During the business session the
doctors voted to give SIS for the re-
lief OF Belgian physicians and their
families.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-19
Manzanola Has Poultry Association.

Nt meeting OF poultry 1aHcfers m
Manzanola last week the Manzanola
Poultry association was formed with
the following officers and directors
John Pricer, Pres; +. o. Russell,
lst Vice Pres; r. o. McClain, End
Vice Pres: A. r. Slower, Secy. and
Treas. and S. II. Smiley. G. +.
Bicknell and S d. Irvine, Directors.
The purpose of the association is
to stimulate breeding OF the thor
oughbred poultry among the poultry
growers in Manzanola section and
at the above meeting an organization
was perfected with twelve siguers~