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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31
MARKET REPORT
Cattle Are Stronger, Hogs Going Up
Lambs Begin to Soar

Kansas City Stock Yards. Dec. 2z-
Small receipts Of cattle arrived today.
5000 head, and sales were strong to S
higher en- killing grades.s=S Short fed
cattle made up the beef steer offerings.
best cattle were selling at SO 25. Miss
ouri cattle which went cut at cost Of
Sz.2O three months ago were returned
today and sold at SZ.40. weighing Isl |
lbs. These we're big ooned Durham
steers. and as they had fine blue grass.
in addition to corn, they made a big gain
in weight three lbs. per day. Figuring
the gain on the hogs which followed
them, the feeder says the feeding ven
ture made a good profit. Stocxer and
feeder trade is holding up we'll. shipments
out last week $4,000 head, which was
more than twice as many as during same
week last year. Shipments of stockers
and feeders this year will approximate
anywhere else. Hogs sold is to 20
higher today. receipts 5000 head. Top
was So 65. bulk OF sales So 25 TO SO go.
Receipts here are running light as COM
pared with ether markets, altho prices
here are 5 to | 5 cents above competing
markets, and on an equality with Chcsg
during the past week. The supply at all
points was moderate today, ard the
sharp rise in prices indicates that the
market is well grounded.
Sheep and lamb receipts today were
5000 head. and the market was | 5 10
25 higher, three lots of pea fed lambs
selling at the top, Se.l5. Medium class
lambs sold at SO 80 and $500, choice
yearlngs $3.50 and $500. medium
class ewes Sc. This is the highest price
paid for lambs since June. and is sc
cents above the top in December year
ago. Scarcity is expected to be the
ruling factor IN price making. and gooo
market is anticipated next month.
J. A. RIcKART. Market Correspondent.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31
TRlSTATE REUNION

The annual reunion of the
Kansas, Pennsylvania and Ne
braska people will again be
held at Rocky Ford, in X. p.
hall, on Jan. LIST, New Years
day.
The different committees
have fully arranged for the
best reunion ever held.
A splendid program with good
orchestra and vocal music, with
mady entertaining talks, will
fill the entire afternoon.
Don't forget the place, date
and baskets.
Tell all your friends to come
early end enjoy the music while
waiting for dinner.
Il. G. Glenn
s. S. Bailey COMMITTEE
o. J. Baxter
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31
LAW ENFORCEMENT

Following is the program to be
given in the Methodist church on
New Years day between 2 and p. m.
under the auspices of the W. C. T.U.
Every friend of temperance is cor
daily invited:
Music by Mrs. Ustick
Talks by Mrs. Norris, Rev. Lee, DR..
Roberts, DR.. Pollock and o. W. West
"Prohibition Victory" by 9 girls
Intermission and refreshments
Music by Mrs. Hattie Randall
Drill on Law Enforcement by the W.
|, C. T. u.
Talks by Mr.. Lawson. Rev. Dugan.
Mr.. Reifel. Sheriff Yant
Song by young ladies
Song by little folks
Duet by Misses Hunt and Williams
Intermission and refreshments
Music by Mrs. Stout
Song, ~. S. A" by Mr.. Clark
Talks by Revs. Crawford and Weaver
Recitation by Mrs Clark
Poem. What Our Lord Wrote in the
Dust"
Song, John Barleycorn, Good Bye"
quartet OF young men
Refreshments
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31
Got Just as Good

On most Christmas packages you
will find message to this effect,
"Dont open until Christmas. A man
in Rocky Ford. however, received a
package this week with this message,
"Open as soon as received and send me
something just as good" Some of
our local Christmas givers are inspired
with this spirit, but in most instances
the "spirit" don't move the recipients
to respond in the way they are expected
to.-La Junta Tribune.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31
MARKET news
SERVICE ASKED
To Disseminate Information Of
Crop Movement and Prices
TO PROMOTE BETTER
HANDLING OF CROPS
Summary of Measures Advised by
the Secretary of Agriculture in
His Annual Report

In his annual report for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1915.
David f. Houston, Secretary of
Agriculture, indicates a number
of measures for the betterment
of agriculture, both ON the pro-
duction and marketing sides, and
for tue conservation of the re-
sources of the Nation. These
measures await the consideration
and action of the Congress and
involve:
|. Legislation designed to promote the
better handling and storage of farm
products and the trading on the basis Of
fixed grades and standards. including
permissive warehouse act. cotton
standards act, a grain-grades act. and
provision for d market-news service to
obtain and disseminate accurate inform
alton regarding crop movements and
prices.
2. A landmortgage banking act which
shall inject business methods into the
handling Of farm finance and place farm
securities upon the market in respon-
sible way.
8. Assistance to communities near the
national forests IN road building and
similar improvements through a plan
involving the advancement of funds for
these purposes to be charged against the
states future share Of receipts from the
forests.
4. Authority to grant water power
permits within the national forests for
fixed periods. Such authority undoubtedly
would aid water power utilization.
S. The classification of the remaining
public grazing laods to determine their
character and to secure Information
upon which to base plans for their future
improvement and use.
8. Authority for the sale of lands
needed TO: local enterprises in certain
localities within the Alaskan forests
after examination and classification by
the department. with definite provision
| against alienation OF those chiefly valu-
able for water power sites. for the hand
| ling of timber resources, or for other
public purposes.
z. More effective control over the
production of hog g-eholera serum. To
accomplish this purpose. definite plan.
involving the establishment by the feder-
al government OF station for testing all
serums intended for shipment in inter-
state commerce, is outlined for consider
alton.
8. Provision for a well-balanced. en-
larged program for agricultural research,
when normal conditions are restored.
g. The continuance of appropriations
, for the purchase of forest lands in the
Appalachian and White Mountains until
areas sufficient to oe influential in
protecting those regions are acquired.
Following are summaries of the
sections of the report dealing with
rural credits, warehouse legisla-
ton, and farm marketing. The
question of rural credits is not
discussed at length in view Of the
fact that a joint committee of the
House and Senate has III hand
the preparation of bill on the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31

Philadelphia has the reputation of
being one of the most quiet and disni-
fled cities in the United States, but
once year it iapses into unrestrained
frivolity. The occasion is curious
carnival called the "New Year shoot
ers' parade" which is described in
the Wide World Magazine by a resident
of the city.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31

the prize winners. critically scans the
costumes and the appearance of each
marching band The decisions are
not made known until several days
after the gorgeous finery has been laid
away to do duty in some way or other
the succeeding year. When the names
of the prize winners are finally an,
nounced there is generally howl OF
disappointment from those passed over,
with much talk of unfairness and bias.
The prizes. however. do not interest
the average citizen much. He is only
concerned with the procession. Each
portion of the parade represents par
ticular ward of the city. and it is a
matter of pride with the spectator to
cheer more loudly for his own repre-
sentauves in the procession than the
next man cheers for his. When the
different clubs reach the end of the
line of march each IL received by its
admirers and escorted to the ward
from which 1t came, where the pro
cessiOn Is repeated on small scale
and revelry reigns unrestrained for a
few happy hours. the police by general
en- with the established law SO long as
good nature prevails and nothing radi-
cally wrong goes on.
Splendid as the scenes are during
the day. however. they are totally
eclipsed by the spectacles at night.
No matter how masnificently satin
robe may be embroidered by daylight.
| i. saEggests more Of the tinsel tinery OF
| the circus than real regal splendor. Al
night when his majesty gathers for
the royal parade. attended by host
Of torch bearing sprites and preceded
| by electric illuminations of every hue
| the scene is brilliantly attractive. The
days parade. in fact. Is merely n
warming up for the incidents of the
night. After dark on festival night
Philadelphia is aElow with red fire.
| The streets are a mass of color. reflect,
| ed from the royal robes, the rainbow
| hued parasols of the maskcrs. the tlags
and bunting of the marching clubs
| the draperies of the gods on the cars
and the diaphanous costumes of the
gOddesses. who glide along attended
hy imps and courticrs. The entire city
8'eS l'NllNil liHU- -lbT bHe ehtIllile
only. \ stranger dropping into Phila'
dcIplia on festival night would imaC'
inc himself in New Orleans on the
last day of the Mardi GraS celebra
tipns. The crowds are enormous, the
scene bewidering in its illuminated
SpIendor. and the constantly moving
panorama of color as the revelers skip
along TO the music of the bands in the
smoke and glow and glare of hundreds
Of varihued lights is II veritable night
mare of festivity unrcstrained.
There is no particular meaning at
tached tc the festival No other city
has one like il. 1t is simply the one
day and night in the year when Phila-
dclphiu. whose name is regarded by
the rest of the United States as n
synonym for sObriety and dignity,
throws care to the winds and revcls in
an atmosphere Of jollication which ri.
walls that of Paris or Nice in carnival
time. The day following the annual
festival and for 800 days thereafter
Philadelphia is just the quaker City,
the "City of Brotherly Love" or any
other name suggestive of sober quie-
tude that its critics like to call ii.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31
FORD COLORADO FRIDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1916
A MERRY yULETIDE
Is Spent by Old and Young of This
City-Belated Snow Adds to
Good Feeling

AS was to be expected the Yule-
tide season is being right royalty
celebrated in Rocky Ford. So far
as heard from no person in this
city was overlooked by SantsClaus
and his coadiutors, and as a result
Christmas WAS indeed a day of
gladness.
Perhaps nowhere in the city was
the day more pleasantly spent than
at the Elks home, where the chill
dren to the number of nearly 500
were gathered for couple of the
most enjoyable hours they had
ever known and were laden with
candy and fruit az a souvenir of
the jolly good time they had spent
with the Elks.
Amongst the enjoyable family
gatherings none Jared more sump-
tuously than the Chritton clan,
because the judge wouldn't take n
bluff. While on the hunt for a
turkey couple of days before the
glad day the judge met Fl, L.
Brannon with coop full of ap.
parenly nice small ones. Reply
ing to the question of how large a
bird he wanted with the answer
"the larger the better" the Judge
nearly tainted when Mr.. Brannon
used his shepherds crook and
hooked out bird weighing 81
pounds. The judge felt about like
what was left of "V" after set
tling for the bird, but he staggered
home with the prize which weigh
ed just 90 pounds without the
trimmings" ALI the Chritton
children and grandchildren-eX-
cepting Dorothy Goodner, who is
spending the vacation with an
aunt in Sioux City-were at the
Christmas dinner when the afore-
mentioned turkey was the big at
traction, and the judge reports a
better one WAS never served, but
tho full execution was taken at
that sitting there yet remains suf-
ficient for repeated trials, and lie
has suspended final sentence until
he can have Mr.. Brannon rs a
witness.
A beIated Christmas snowstorm
struck this section about noon on
Sunday and since then the earth
has been covered to depth of
about three inches with Is mantle
of white.
As is usually the case after a
snowfall the mercury began hunt.
ing for cover to such good effect
that is had reached 13 below zero
early Tuesday morning. Tho not
long below zero the weather con.
tinues real winterylike, and has
impaired vigor ard snap to the
Yuletide festivities.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31
NEW PLAN DEVISED
To Ascertain Best Method of Growing
Sugar Beets

A plan devised by Prof. J. G. Lill. who
is stationed here by the government de-
partment of plant industry in the bureau
of plant industry, has been approved by
the head of the department.
Each beet grower in the Arkansas val
ley will be given an opportunity to an
swer questions regarding the crop OF
1915.
The plan is to ascertain just how the
crop was grown, how tn land was pre-
pared as to plowing. fertilizing. etc. and
then how the crop was grown as to the
watering. cultiyatng, etc, and. last, the
harvesting.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31
Colorado is Richer by $45,.
100000 This Year
CHAMPION OF ALL
BEET SUGAR STATES
Value of Sugar Produced in Colorado
is S24 4,945, ,21O Exclusive of
By-Products

The Sugar Beet, crowned king
of all Colorado's agricultural prod
ucts several years ago, took a new
grip on his claims to the throne
in 1915. In tonnage, in average
sugar content, in the yield Of
sugar, in acreage and in value,
the crop excelled every other year
and placed Colorado SO far ahead
of all competing states that moth
ing short of catastrophe can up-
seat this monarch from his place
of dominance.
1t is an old story, this pre-emi-
nence of Colorado among the beet
sugar states. 1t is story that
has its variations, however, as al
most every succeeding year adds
to this states advancing superior
ity. The year 1915 beats them all
in every phase of the industry and
it has added more than Sl5, 100000
to the wealth of the state during
the campaign that is now drawing
to close. That the distribution
of this is equitable is shown by
these facts:
The farmers, who seeded l5S,-
1873 acres to beets last spring have
been paid $l0,97O,55O.
Workers in the fields have re-
ceived $3,23S,0OO.
The money paid for factory help
will amount to S2,5lS,5O0.
Supplies, most of them pur-
chased in the state, cost the fac
tories S2,476,000
The value of the sugar product
exclusive of all by-products, is ac-
cording to ruling market prices,
*24,945,2lO. The basis is S5.65
per bag which was the market on
Dec. II.
That the Colorado farmer was
well paid is shown by comparison
of the average prices paid in this
state with the average price paid
i'll the other beet-growing states as
revealed by the latest bulletin of
the department of agriculture.
The five companies operating the
fourteen factories in Colorado dur.
ing the 1915 campaign paid on an
average 1913 per ton for beets.
The average price in the United
States, so the government experts
state, was 1854.
In the sections tributary to all
Rf the fourteen factories there was
p large increase in the acreage,
varying from 10 to 25 per cent.
While the average yield per acre
fell off somewhat from that of 1914
the loss in this direction was more
chan compensated by the larger
acreage and the great increase in
the sugar content, the average OF
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31
Each to His Trade.

This poem was written by prom!
nent lawyer of this city. Has 1t any
yalue:'
"About rs much value" said the
editor. ''as legal opinion written by
a poet"-I .ouisville Courier-Journal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31

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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-09
Montana State Fair

The Montana State Fair offers
more per capita for premiums
than any other state fair in the
country.
Special prizes Of value and
merit will be offered as has been
the custom for t b g past four
years.
Farmers in F'allon county
should prepare for the attractive
prizes offered by the Montana
State Fair and also for the Fal-
lon County Fair which takes
place Tuesday and Wednesday,
September IA and Is. From this
display and exhibit will be select
ed for the State Fair at Helena
September 20 to Is.
Write postal card to P. 3.
Snelson, Secretary of State Fair
for a premium list of the Mont
ana State Fair, also secure a
premium list of the Fallon Coun-
ty Fair. Look these over and 20
after the prizes,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-09

that it would be impossible tc
round up nine men to make the
trip. This is a disappointment
to the Ekalaka fans as they bad
been looking forward to a good
exhibition of the national game.
1t seems like Baker has a hard
time keeping a team together
even though the players receive
salary.
Manager Walker has arranged
for a game with the EIgin team
Sunday so the fans will be as
sured a ball game notwithstand-
ing Bakers failure to appear.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-09
ACTIVITY IN
HORSE MARKET
War Horses In Big Demand
\ Number Of Buyers
Are In Town

The horsenen in the vicinity
oi VII alaka should have no diff.
Guilty IN finding q market for any
war horses they might have fol
Sale, @5 the market is coming
RIGHT 10 them.
Captain Ray, the French buyer,
will D'- al the Minis corelIs Mon.
day aud Tuesday of Dext week,
July 12th and 18th. Captain Ray
recently conducted an inspection
al Gtendlve when a number OF
LhalaHa hOr5en}en were present
and 4 IS said the sale was a most
satisfactory one Ii d gcod bunch
o1 horses are shown at this sale
and these buyers are convinced
tlIat -he kind Of horses are in the
country which they want, they
WIII hold regular Inspections here
every Two weeks.
N II. Fell, i buyer from Oma-
ha, has been i'll town for q few
days and is buying a number OF
NOISES at private inspection. He
Is l4Alug horses at good prices
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-09
Prosperity in Montana

We ofttimes have to go away
from home to find out how pros
porous we are. To appreciate
how we'll off we are here in Mon
tana we have to know something
Of conditions elsewhere. There
has been much improvement
Throughout. the whole country in
business during the past two or
three months. but still Montana
keeps in the lead. A staff cor
respondent of the Daily Financial
American of New York has been
travelling through the western
states, including Montana in his
tour. He writes from Butte as
follows:
The wand Of prosperity for
American enterprises cast by the
war that is devastating Europe
has nowhere worked such magic
changes in the betterment Of
conditions as it has in the state
Of Montana.
| have just been through the
middle west and the southwest
and up the Pacific coast through
Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma,
and the signs of a rapidly devel-
oping prosperity are spread out
everywhere, but the activities of
all states dim when compared
with the conditions one meets in
Montana.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-09
Base, 93aii Ioope

Tie l3aa:aka Pups, who jour
leyel to Miles I'.y last week for
Z series with Tie II Ilast0Wn buys,
Ie.t thee straight to the hard
hitting veterans ii the cow town.
laey gave 4 good account of
themselves However and played
three fast games. The last game
N as sad to l1e one 0i the best
.1&nes ever Witnessed on The
.al'es diamond. ;iIl' tight bail be-
l#.t the rule all the way through.
he score The lifst game, on fri
fl,l5., Was :; to 8 with l5uckn1aSter
aud otoddaft! WORKING as pitcher
and catcher respe lively. s5atur-
day the score stood / to | With
IS kes ana stoddsrd as the bat
terry. The iaSt game the score
sheet showed > to ! with Picker
io@ and jacobson working.
Monday the Pups met the fast
l'IyVua team al Ire railroad town
atfd al(lt & aepasiW game that
q .cioped some ready sool base
a4i, the llhala.44 boNs " ere hold
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-09
NUMBER %
COURT HOUSE NEWS
And Interesting Notes From
The County Seat

County Supt. Leonard is at
tending the state convention for
county superintendent at Mis-
soula this week.
Marriage licenses were issued
last week by Clerk of Court
keener to George Baker and Rose
Schreiber, and Carl Jones and
Stella jacobson all from Baker.
Assessor Hughes and family
spent couple Of days at Miles
last week taking in the Roundup.
Charlie says sleeping in the park
is no fun.
Deputy Assessor Lowry spent
the Fourth at home, and Deputy
Whitney was at Miles visiting
friends and taking in the Round
up.
County Clerk Bum, County
Treasurer Lentz, Deputies Olsen,
Russell, Donovan and Phillips
spent the Fourth at Plevna.
E. H. Trandum, Deputy Treas
urer has returned from Miles
City and spent the Fourth at his
ranch south of Baker.
Clerk Keener spent the Fourth
at his ranch near Dennis and at
Carlyle.
County Dads (all of them), are
busy this week.
Uncle Tom Sigler, ex-Court
House Janitor, is spending a few
days in Baker visiting friends at
the Court House,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-09
BIG DELEGATION
FROM EKALAKA
Many From Puptown Attend
Roundup At Miles City
Last Week

Automobiles and other convey
ances have been returning from
the Miles City Roundup all week.
many coming back by way OF
Plevna, where there was goodly
representation from Ekalaka or
Monday. The mess wagon and
bed wagon that went with the
'sourdough" squad pulled i II
yesterday.
All report a most enjoyable
time and say that they were roy
ally entertained at the old COW,
town show. 1t is estimated that
24O from Ekalaka We're in attend
ance at Miles.
Under the heading Of 'Ekala-
ka here in full force the Miles
City Star Of July lst says:
The advance guard Of the
Ekalaka contingent arrived yes
terday afternoon, consisting Of q
mess wagon, with Doc Hedges as
commodore of the expedition.
There were eighteen members in
the party that started and they
picked up recruits on the way in.
This was the "Old Timers out
fit. who will appear in the parade
today and will represent Pup
town." as Ekalaka was known
in We olden time and which name
they have determined to hand
down to posterity by insclibinr
it on the shirts of the ball team.
The mess wagon outfit after
arriving In town, drove to the
old channel Of Tongue ri We r.
which they crC ssed and calnpeu
in the woods between the old auU
new channels.
The larger delegation, con
sisting of over 80 cars and carry
ing between $50 and 200 people.
arrived later in tn g evening.
Ihe baseball team came IN lheS@
cars. A large number of the
Elk a!aka bunch have entered la
the Roundup events and the towm
and vicinity expects to carry oiI
at least some of the big prizes.
'On hehalf of Miles CITY. tic
Star assures the peaole OF LEa,a
ka that their attending the celt
bratlOn here en nasse is hi.hl.
appreciated and of course it VIII
be up to Miles City to recjprocalt
in kind and with a rouslng turn
out at the EkaIala races and f;i
in the TALL.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-09
New Baker Paper

Volume one, number one of
The Fallonite, published at Baker
by tagalns ( E'agains, was issued
last week. The paper is an at
tractlve one geographically and
is a neWsy sheet. The heading
caption contains the information
that 1t is to be democratic politi-
cally and fearless!y independent.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-09
Mistaken Identity

Mary" said the head of the
house one morning, II called
Jimmy four times and he didn' t
answer, SO | turned down the
covers on his bed and gave HIM a
good spanking =
"Oh, John, how could you?
That means I'll be hunting for a
new cook!"
'How's that"'
Jimmy stayed all night at
Smiths, and the cook slept in
his bed last..night. Elk.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-07-09
Corn ShoH Oates Advanced

The date of the State Corn
show at Miles City has been adj
vanced from December 5-11 to
November l6- 20. This has
been done mainly in order to get
the show if possible into a little
warmer weather than hefeIl last
Year, 1t may OF may not achieve
the object. Last year the wea-
ther was unusually cold for the
time OF the year and it is an un,
certain proposition whether it
Will not be colder on the dates
selected than on the dates first
established. However the per-
centage Of chances would natur-
ally 5e In favor Of the earlier
dates, and there may be other
reasons why the new dates are
preferable.