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The Washington times., 1915-05-30


Concentrating enormous forces ~,
men and artillery around Ypres on
April 90 aided this time, 1t Is asserted
by asphyXiating gases. the Germans he
gan a drive which for the time heine
seriously threatened the allied positions
In northern France and Belgium. By
May ! they had successfully driven tba
French back north of Ypres and had
recaptured from the British hill No S0
to the south. They had crossed tha
User canal, taking several Important
towns. Their way seemed almost clear
to Calais.
For the first week of the month Ger
man successes were admitted bv the
allies. Then came the reaction. Stead
lily throughout the month the counter-
attacks Of the French and the British
have won back the ground lost in The
last week OF April and a little more
II was asserted In an official review Of
the last week that the allies have mada
a general advance on fve-mile front
In addition, attacks north Of Arras
south Of the earlier fghting have
shown gains for the allies. The French
have taken Carency, Notre Dame de-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-23
Grasshopper Pest Rampant


The grasshopper pest is becoming
of most serious concern to some OF
the farmers, and all kinds of schemes
have been utilized in an effort to get
rid OF them. In some instances the
remedy has been even more disas-
trous than the pest itself, where poi
son was used. Ed Gauger succeeded
in killing off about two dozen young
turkeys that belonged to his wife,
the turkeys instead of the grasshop-
pers becoming infected from the poi
son.
Pete Marshall, of the Fairmount
country, has invented a machine for
getting rid of the pests which he
claims is working very successfully.
An elevated scren upon pair OF
wheels is driven over the infested
fields. The grasshoppers bump
against the screen and drop down in
to tank of oil just below the screen,
and in this way Mr.. Marshall said he
killed off half a bushel of hoppers in
less than half an hour. Why not try
the German asphyxiation scheme
utilized in the war zonc?-La Junta
Tribune.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-23
GAS is COMING
Pipe Line Is Rapidly Going Down
All Over The City

Gangs of laborers, mostly Indian
boys, are to be found all over Rocky
Ford since the first of the week, busily
engaged in digging trenches; and fol-
lowing them are other gangs of pipe
filters just as busily occupied in laying
the pipe lines of the Otero Gas Co., and
by the close of another week it is ex-
pected that the main line to La Junta
will be completed and the arteries about
the city will be in readiness to receive
gas.
Work was yesterday begun upon the
erection of a warehouse and supply
station which with the storage tanks
will occupy the company's lots in the
Herdman addition, and these will also
be in readiness by Aug. j, when Presi-
dent Updyke states that his company
will have gas in Rocky Ford.
experimenting the work of con-
struction is L. F. Darlington, capable
young man from La Junta, who will
have the management of the Rocky
Ford office, which will be opened next
week in the Hardey annex, 92l Elm
avenue,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-23

Learn to live your life and let 9TH
ers live theirs-this would be a dull
world for you if everyone lived as
you wanted him.
Don't bother others when they
wish to work-because you are a
loafer don't try to force others to
became SO.
If you see others doing what you
think is sinful, don't condemn them
you may be wrong yourself.
If you want to reform others try
to educate them-when you resort to
the law, the chances are you'll make
lawbreakers of them.
Lose no chance of giving pleasure
there is trouble enough
to come from others.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-23
II THE GOSPEL OF CHEER .

Learn to laugh-a good laugh is
better than medicine.
Learn to keep your troubles to
yourself-thc world is not interested
in them.
Learn to stop croaking-if you
can't see any good in the world,
keep the bad to yourself.
Learn to hide your aches and pains
under pleasant smiles-no one cares
whether you have headache, ear
ache or rheumatism.
Don't cry-tcars do well enough in
novels. but they're out of place in
real life.
Don't spend your time in regulating
the conduct of others-livc as you
think others should live, and you'll
be pretty nearly perfect.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-23


railroad public said
railroad public
less a majority.
entitled to Justice equally with other citizens and That
they have practically the
of
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-23
A Lesson for Others

When we happen over at Rocky Ford
and see the numerous big 4-horse teams
busy hauling manure from the feed lots
to the beet fields we wonder if the
other farmers around the country are
paying as close attention to their soil
fertility as the A. b. S. Company.
They are not only raising big crops Of
beets and other crops each year on their
land but they are keeping it in very
good shape and adding to its fertility
so that it will be paying larger divi-
dends as the years roll round. There
is lesson in their management for
other farmers in this valley and we
hope it is not being lost.-Crowley
County Leader.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-23
SAVE DOCTORS BILLS
By More Frequent Use of Fresh
Fruit and Vegetables.

Wouldn't you prefer to take iron
in spinach or strawberries rather
than in pills or from a bottle? asks
Miss Oberlin of Colorado Agricul-
tural College.
If fresh fruit and green vegetables
are served frequently when in season
fewer visits to the doctor will be
necessary, and less of the family in
come will be spent for medicines.
Phosphorus, which is essentiaol to
the Development of every cell, and
also helps to give rigidity to the
bones, is found in watercress, aspara-
gus, beets, lettuce, cauliflower, on
ions, apples, apricots, cherries, and
peaches. All of which are more
agreeable in the hot weather diet
PHOSPHORUS containing foods-peas,
beans, fish and eggs.
Van Noorden, who advises gen.
erous use OF meat in the diet OF
adults says, concerning the feeding
of children: The necessity of a
generous supply of vegetables and
fruits must be particularly empha-
sized. They are of the greatest i'm
portance for the normal development
of the body and of all its functions.
As far as children are concerned,
we believe we could do better by fol-
lowing the dietary of the most rigid
vcgctarians than by feeding the chill
dren as though they were carnivora,
according to the custom which IS
still quite prevalent. If we limit the
most important sources OF iron.-the
vegetables and the fruits,--we cause
certain sluggishness OF blood Tor
nation and an entire lack OF reserve
iron, such as is normally found in
the liver, spleen and bone marrow OF
healthy, well nourished individuals.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-23
r1ExICANS KILLED
Were Making Trip on Handcar When
Hit by Special

Three members of a party of four
Mexicans, who stole handcar at New
dale last Thursday night for the purpose
of making trip to Swink, were instant
ly killed at the Main street crossing in
Swink about o'clock, when the hand
car was overtaken by special that
was backing down the main line.
The Mexicans killed were named
Albino and Manuel Rodriques and Max
Galligos and one of them was literally
cut to pieces. There wasn't enough
left of the handcar to tell what 1t had
been originally.
Miguel Lopez, the fourth Mexican,
jumped from the handcar just before
the collision and escaped with minor in
juries.
Two of the men were beet thinners
and the other two were section hands.
The man who jumped was one of the
section hands.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-23
OLD SETTLERS DAY
Meeting Will Be Held in Grand
Opera House Next rIonday to
Make Arrangements

The Enterprise wishes to call
the especial attention of Rocky
Ford pioneers to tine following
self-explanatory communication:
AT gathering of few old settlers
short time ago, l was instructed to
call meeting of the old settlers-peo-
pie who lived in Rocky Ford and vicin-
ity twenty or more years ago. We
have long contemplated such meet
ing but "what is everybody's business
is nobody's business" and the matter
has been neglected till now.
All those who feel interested in the
organization of an association of old
settlers will please meet at the Grand
opera house at O'Clock on next Mon
day afternoon, July 26. We want to
have picnic soon and after organic
ing we will set the date.
The majority of us were young peo-
pie when we came here and altho we
have watched Rocky Ford grow" and
all taken hand in helping her grow,
still we like to look back at the old
times and remember 'the things that
were" in the early days: When we
had our Watermelon Day Picnic"
which afterward developed into the
Arkansas Valley Fair; when Charlie
Recker's little bakery and ice cream
parlor stood where the splendid First
National Bank now stands, and when
it used to be great thing to get
dish of ice cream off of the little oil
cloth covered tables-no fancy
"sundaes" but just straight old frozen
milk with little sugar and flavoring.
Many man who is now in business in
Rocky Ford can remember begging his
father for nickel to indulge in one of
those dishes.
Don't you remember Mrs. Manning's
little adobe building that stood on the
present site of the Toggery Shop,
where she had more goods and a great
er variety under the counter than you
can buy in any dry goods store in
Rocky Ford today?
And don't you remember how we all
went 10 cnuTcn 10 tne EnteTldiillIenl
Hall" which was kept rented for
church and Sunday school, Sundays,
and for dances and other entertain
ments during the week?
When the only school house we had
was the old Washington building and
as Uncle Billy Matthews used to say,
"he had often seen the country child
ren go to town to school but that in
Rocky Ford the town children went to
the country to school," No beautiful
high school building in those days and
no poor little ones going to school in
store buildings and playing in the
streets at recess.
We cannot think of the old times
without remembering the many faces
that have left us and the voices that
are stilled-and there are so many of
them associated with the old days; but
it is a great pleasure to remember
them just as they were in those days
and the good they did.
Please come out next Monday after
noon, all those who are entitled to come
from their early residence in Rocky
Ford and vicinity. If you don't feel
any enthusiasm now you will when you
get to the meeting. Come!
MARY j. ANDERSON
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-23
Rev. W. W. Wilson for several year

Rev. w. w. Wilson for several years
pastor of the Presbyterian church at
Tolono, Illinois, his wife, son and Mrs.
Smith, mother of Mrs. Wilson, pleas
antly surprised DIR. j. b. Vernon and
family the first of the week by paying
them visit. The party are old friends
of DR.. and Mrs. Vernon. They will
visit the fairs in California.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-23
An Appreciation A

Those in charge of the community
singfest last Monday night wish to aek
nowledge the kindness of the C. o. Clark
Music Co. for furnishing the piano; John
ston & Govreau, for transferring the
same; Superintendent F. S. johnson, of
the Light Co.. for the splendid lighting,
and of the Library Board in permitting
the use of the library. These services
contributed largely to the success of the
undertaking and to the enjoyment Of the
several hundred present.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-23
OPEN AIR MUSIC
Attracts rIany to Library Park on
Monday Evening

Despite the inclement weather of
last Monday evening, when the weather
man favored us with an Artic brew
left over from last winter, a crowd of
several hundred music lovers assembled
at the library for. the first community
chorus ever attempted in this city.
Popular songs and choruses were
sung with vigorous acclaim by the as
sembled multitude and the combined
Methodist and Presbyterian choirs
favored the audience with some beauti-
full anthems, and in its entirety the
program was SO thoroly enjoyed that it
was determined to repeat the dose"
in the near future when the weather
will be more in accord with that
famous refrain "In the good old sum-
mer time."
By vote of the school board per-
mission has been granted to use the
high school steps and grounds for these
community musicals, so the next num-
ber will be held amid ideal surroundings
upon a date that will later be an
nOllnced
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-23
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
e. P. Ripley
On Relations of Railroads and People

The industrial leaders of this nation talking to
the public face to face through the this
The time was when If corporation had anything say
to the people they sent hired hand whispered through
lawyer or employed lobbyist to explain to the egs
lature but the who know and the men who do are
now talking over the fence to the man who plows
When the leading business of this nation get
back to the soil with their problems strife and dissen
sion will disappear for when look each others
faces and smile there is better day coming.
Mr. E. P. Ripley. president the Santa Railroad
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11
ACkiCUi.unAL NEWS
from
So.Ddkota State Colle1e
furnished by -
Extension Dept.
Geo. A ,StArrirA edktoe
Geo. "A StArrir6 Edttor
A Silo Will Save Soft Corn

A Silo Will Save Soft Corn
Gordon w. Randlett, state
leader of the agricultural extern
tion department has sent the fol-
lowing suggestion to district and
county agents: The corn crop
is a month behind average de-
velopment. We can scarcely ex-
pect more than fifty or fifty.five
days till frost. Therefore, there
is a strong probability of much
soft corn this fall. The greatest
benefit will be derived from this
immature cropif fed in the form
of ensilage. l would therefore
suggest that no effort be spared
in furthering the construction of
silos between now and early Sep
tember."
Letting Alsike Clover Go To Seed
L. V. A. of Clark county
writes State College as follows:
"One of my farmers has been
inquiring whether he shall let
his alsike go to seed. l Ihave
considerable experience with al
sike but on ly as hay. H O W
much seed does it yield to the
acre? Does it seed we'll in this
country?
Reply by A. N. Hume, agron-
omist: Alsike in general yields
seed somewhat less in amount
than common red clover. Bailey
calls a good yield of seed -four
bushels" However, if it seeds,
all the plants will die thereafter
such at any rate is the exper-
ience of the writer. This is true
although the plant is listed by
Piper as a long-lived perennial.
So if you want to hold the plants
over till next year, do not let
them mature seed in any event.
Cutting Spring Seeded Alfalfa
A recent letter to the agronomy
department of State Colleg e
states: Il have clipped from my
paper your advice about cutting
alfalfa when the shoots are about
an inch long at the base Does
this apply to the first year? We
have field of alfalfa seeded this
spring. There is a strong stand
OF pigeon grass, etc., but there
is also a good stand of alfalfa.
What about cutting this field and
when? Please give advice as
to how to handle this field "
Reply by A. N. Hume, agron-
omist: My observation is h a t
spring seeded alfalfa plants
should be given every possible
chance to make top the first year.
Thus ideally they should not be
eli pped. Weeds, i. e., pigeon
grass and others. alter conditions
sometimes. Set the mower high
to clip them back. If such high
cutting seems to yield any hay,
rake it. Probably you will leave
what you cut off on the ground
for mulch and protection. BY
the way, we usually here, use q
very light nurse crop of early
oats q to 4 4pecks) or barley with
alfalfa spring seeding, or else
we seed in corn. say about Aug
ust 1st. Thus the weed problem
10 largely solved and no time lost.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11
Better Con nae
I'm Est E EVa

DR.. Str1nE. who returned %
Thursday Of this week from q
trip through Minnesota and
the eastern part Of this state
SAYS ,hs; the corn on thin side oi
the Missouri Is far better than
any he saw On his entire trip.
From ST Paul 20 Rochester,
MINI, he SAID that be did no,
see q field of grain that was
standing and that . man or the
train who claimed to know stat.
ed that there had been ever 5Ol
old-fashioned cradles sold on tina,
line to on, the grain In places
the water vas 80 deep tha, the
farmers had given up hopes OF
harvesting at all this year. One
place be saw trees that were
standing in water that was at
least four feet deep.
When one hears these reports
of the crop conditions in the east
it makes a person glad that he is
in the country on this side OF
the Missouri in the Dakotas.
Never before have conditions
been better than they are here
this year and without doubt this
will be the only place where the
cops will be exceedingly great.
Won't it make those farmers of
that $500 land sore at themselves
when they discover how much
was made by the farmers in this
section on land that sells for less
than an eighth of the price of
their land?
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11
Official Census
d Perkins County

The 1915 ce nsus of Perkins
County is just n ow ready for
publication and the returns show
that the county has decreased
some since the last census. This
decrease is caused by the census
being taken the last time during
the land rush.
The present population of the
county is 7,641 people, Of which
1342 are children under six years
of age; 2049 between six and
twenty; 248l voters; and 1882
men of military age.
There are in the county 922
males over the age of eighteen
years VINO are single and the
females of eighteen years and
over who are still single number
327. There are only IS illiterates
in the county and 1922 persons
have a common school education; !;
4O3 high school; A Normal; 1O1
college; and 81 college graduates
in addition.
2547 persons in Perkins county
own their own homes and this is
something we should feel proud
of. This is a showing that is
made by very few counties which
are great deal older. Of those
in the county of foreign birth
157 are from Germany; 242 from
Norway; 212 Russia; 124 Sweden
and others scattering.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11
lo,te 6llels
Cream Slipped

Daring the month Of July 9. @S
gallons of cream were shipped
from the Milwaukee station at
this place accoriing to baggage
aaa DreStach.
This enormous xm o n n t of
cream shipments proves con
clusively that the farmers of this
territory are more and more
going into diversified farming.
Without doubt if all the cream
had been shipped from here that
was produced in the month of
July the amount of cream shipped
would have been doubled.
The amount Of money tn a t
these shipments have e brought
the farmers can only be estlmat-
ed but it will be at least SO, 600.
This item means a great deal to
the people of this section and is
something that should be taken
into consideration when consider
ing the productiveness of the
soil of this section. These cattle
that produced this cream are
fed on nothing but the wild
grasses that grow here in abun-
dance and on this feed as much
milk is produced as can be done
on the fodder used in the east.
The Washington times., 1915-02-27
All of Them Are Cute Little
Hats, Enticing Little Hats,
Until You've Tried Them
On.

pencil of the Cartoonist hovered
alott, the clerk approached from be-
hind. and looked over my head into
the mirror. Now. she said.
held up my head. And she put on
the hat. which sat on the head at
an angle.
Every year thousands of women
pass through just exactly the same
experience as woman once had
who looked down to Camelot, at least
just the reverse. for whereas the
Lady of Shalott tempted fate by
modern woman tempts fate in the
spring and fall by looking INTO her
. mirror. suffice that the transparent
hat may be. but not tor me.
The next was neat but not gaudy.
A bandeau held it daintily up from
back. and the front was left to to-
boggan down my nose. This necessi-
tated the removal of my glasses.
All women wearing glasses please
note. The tiny hat which is worn
on the head at an angie of. say. IS
degrees. does not permit Of glasses.
Besides, the removal of glasses
prevents the victim from seeing the
effect Of the streamers behind. which
Is well. for verify, verify. ! say there
Is no shame, like unto the shame of
she who wears for the first time, the
on the head at an angle. that sits
on the head at an angle. WITH
STREAMERS BEHIND.
Tried On Many.
might go on forever. l think
they tried on many after that one.
But | was no longer a thinking
woman. l was in a daze. l remem-
ber a little about the submarine. and
how they laughed at me as ! sat
grinninR foolishly in the perfectly
level, oval sparsely decorated elong-
ated pancake hat. of battle ship gray
satin. There was also polk bonnet
which was too large for me, and In
which / was quite lost.
Then the Cartoonist made two
views Of me in the Mid Victorian
hat so he called 1t. because IT looked
like a cake on top. had feathers in
the front, divers other little remem-
brances here and there. and three
little funny things like the G. A. r..
veterans wear on their caps hang
ing down the front of the brim. I
can't imagine why he made two
sketches of that. Perhaps you can
There were others. he got them all,
but don't quite remember. There
was much more satin than straw.
and the Colors were unusually quiet.
But lust look at the thing yourself.
The Cartoonist is n truthful man.
All people who eXaggerate are. Don't
look at the fashion books to choose
a new hat. don't choose Just the
hats, for I've run the gantlet for
YOU, and you can see for yourselves.
Plain Women all. how you are really
going to look in them.
The Washington times., 1915-02-27
Music From an Electric
Siren Exercises Bones of
Ear and Carries Disease
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE H1RsHBERG.


In conversation are desirable for tho
restoration of acute addition.
DR.. Hubby. as we'll as DR.. Zund.
down the scales with this electric s1rN0
the sonorous vibrations cured one-third
of those with head noises, ringing
sounds, and other steam-like disturb.
ances in the ear.
Improving Normal Hearing.
Each note is produced for only Q
fraction Of a second. and each note OF
all the scales is reached twice for each
ear. The treatment Is completed BY
mechanical massage and vibration be-
hind. around. and near the ear, TitD
sounds from the siren or graphophone
Must not cause any prickling sensation,
any less hearing or any noises In the
car.
ed after fifteen. thirty. and fifty Of
such treatments. Two a day are neces-
sary for obstinate conditions. Six
months arc allowed to elapse before a
second series of fifty such treatments
are tried.
DR.. Hubby discovered that this
method improves the normal hearing of
healthful persons at least 20 per cent.
Moreover, this improvement lasts Sow
cral days after one treatment Other
important results achieved with this
observation-disclosures by DR.. Zund-
forated ear drums. the drying up Of
ear discharges. the range of some ears
greatly extended, and caraches rapidly
relieved