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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-30
OUR LOSS THEIR GAIN
Two Prominent Businessmen of
Rocky Ford Are Moving to
Las Cruces, N. NJ.

In one fell swoop Rocky Ford will
loose two of its foremost businessmen,
is the news that was disseminated
about town on Monday, upon the return
of Henry w. Lance with confirmation
of the rumor that he had leased a store
building in Las Cruces, NJ M, and
would IN the near future open modern
and up-to-date gents clothing and
furnishing store in that city, when W..
B. Vaudeville had also made arrange
ments to move and engage in the bank
ing business.
For score of years H. W. Lance
has been prominently identified with
the business interests of Rocky Ford
first as the partner of j. II. Price in a
general merchandise store, then as the
most capable postmaster this city has
ever known, and since his deposition
upon the change of political powers
that-be until he disposed of his interest
couple of months ago as general
manager of the Rocky Ford Trading
Co. He was also director of the
Rocky Ford National bank and treasurer
of the Arkansas Valley Fair association,
and we had supposed he was fixture
with us until this news came. The
Enterprise is loath to herald his depart
ure but wish him unbounded success in
his new business venture, and congrat-
ulate the people of Las Cruces upon
the acquisition of capable business
man and progressive citizen such as Mr..
Lance.
Shortly after the failure of the State
Bank of Rocky Ford, over seven years
ago, W. b. Vaudeville came to this
city and induced several of our business
people to join with him in the organiza-
ton of the Rocky Ford National bank.
The fixtures of the defunct bank were
purchased and the new bank establish
ed in the same old quarters and under
the guidance of Mr.. Vaudeville as vice
president the Rocky Ford National has
steadily forged ahead until it is now
recognized as one of the leading banks
of the Arkansas Valley. In Las Cruces
Mr.. Vaudeville is duplicating his
venture in this city. He has taken
over the building and fixtures of a bank
that recently failed, has succeeded in
inducing local capital to go in with him
and will about May Is, open the Union
bank, in which he holds controlling
interest.
In addition to being banker who
thoroly knows his business DOC
Vaudeville is an active and willing
booster of every enterprise and project
that he believes will benefit his home
town and the commercial and business
interests of Rocky Ford are going to
greatly miss his active cooperation, for
he has already sent his household goods
to Las Cruces and will shortly leave for
that city to make his home. In our loss
the people of Las Cruces are clear
gamers, and it won't be long before
they appreciate this fact.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-30
CAN'T ESCAPE OUR OFFICERS
Alleged Thief In Three lille Sprint
Caught by Automobile

Here's the latest thief-taking exploit
of our marshal, as it was told in the
Pueblo Star-Journal on Sunday.
In an evident effort to break the
worlds marathon record Reuben James,
who is said to have at least dozen
aliases, ran three miles last night in
attempting to escape from the police
marshal at Rocky Ford. A swift auto
mobile was brought into requisition
and James was captured only after a
hard chase.
He is wanted in Pueblo for the alleg-
ed robbery of the home of Capt. James
Thompson of the Salvation Army.
Captain Thompson had provided a
shelter for James, permitting him to
eat at his table and giving him consider
able clothing, including Salvation
Army uniform. Friday night the house
was robbed and several articles of value
taken, including a razor. Suspicion
was Immediately directed at James,
who had disappeared few hours pre-
viously.
When captured the fugitive is said to
have had most of the missing articles
in his possession, among them the razor.
He admitted that they were the prop
erty of his benefactor, but declared
that he had obtained them by legitim-
ate purchase.
He was brought back to Pueblo by
Deputy Sheriff Delliquadri and placed
in the county Jail late last night.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-30
THREE CANDIDATES
Placed In Nomination for the POSI-
tions of School Directors

IOuS VI SSuooi DhCStOiS
The election of school trustees for
the Rocky Ford school district, to be
held on Monday next, promises to be of
some interest because of the fact that
there are three candidates and but two
positions to be filled.
Upon the earnest solicitation of the
other members of the school board the
retiring membersSMessrs j. E. Law
son and z. T. Roberts-consented to
stand for reelection and it was suppos-
ed that they would be returned from
the amount of interest displayed, with
out opposition.
At almost the last minute when nom
nations might be filed however-on
Saturday evening-up popped another
candidate in the person of Mrs. Hattie
McCaskill, this assuring contest and
accompanying interest in the election.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-30

Following are the merchandise
prizewinners, in the order OF
merit:
Event No. ROLLER. Lackey. Sarean-
der. Loring, Pollock. Knause.
Event No. 2-Prinster. Burrell. Laekey.
Reed, Harms, knause.
Event No. 5-Hughes, Grossarth, Lac
key, Cunning. Reed, Doll.
Event No. 4-Gunning. Prnster, Reed,
Stimell. Doll. Knause.
Event No. 5-Knause, Bowen. Harms,
Wslch, Loring. Lackey.
Event No. 6-Burrell, Cramer. Laekey,
Grossarth, Roller, Doll.
Event No. z-Hughes. Roller. Bowen.
Doll, Harms, Sarcander.
Event No. s-Harms. Bowen, cramer.
Reed, Sarcander. WEIGH, Doll.
Event No. CHARMS, Roller, Burrell.
Hughes, Sarcander. Doll. Woodside.
Event No. 10 Prinster. Woodside.
Knause, Loring. Doll. Lackey.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-30
Plant Small Patches

Between 1900 and 1900 acres OF
cantaloupes will be planted in Crowley
county this year. Last year there were
cantaloupe fields of twenty and thirty
and forty acres. and in some instances as
high as sixty-fivs and 100 acres. but
this year they will be in smaller patches,
none being over ten, and most Of the grow
ers eonfning their labors to three and
five acres. In case anything happens to
the cantaloupe crop this year. and some
thing happens almost every year. none Of
the growers will suffer serious financial
loss in Crowley county. This is policy
that the cantaloupe growers on this side
Of the river would show great wisdom ir
adopting.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-30
Another SLAM" at Our Girls

No names are mentioned but GER
tain ditch rider was fishing in the
Fort Lyon canal the other day while
the sun was shining warm and bright,
and when he thought he had a ten
pound fish he pulled in his line and
discovered that his fish was beer
bottle with note in it. The note
contained the names and address and
write to me" of two popular young
ladies who reside in Rocky Ford. We
are sorry to disappoint the girls but
the finder is married man.-Las
Animas Democrat.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-30
LOCALS WIN TUESDAY
Beat La Junta In a Snappy Exhibi-
tion Game-fiigh School Team
Also Plays Winning Ball

Rocky Ford took La ] unta into camp
last Tuesday in a practice session by a
score of to O.
The Cubs punched their hits on Goth
and Eberling while Starr was stingy in
the pinches
The league season will open Sunday
with the locals at Lamar, the first home
game being on Sunday, May 9th, with
Lamar furnishing the opposition.
Summary of Tuesdays game.
1884 789 r. H. E..
La Junta 0O0OO 90 o 90
RockyFord o 0 O2 OO2x-4 6 2
Batteries, Goth, Eberling, Patterson;
Starr and A. Whelan. Two base hit;
Maxwell. Struck out, by Starr 6, by
Goth1, off Eberling 2. Base on balls off
Starr l, off Goth l, off Eberling l. Hit
by pitcher, A. Whelan, Smith. Passed
bali, Patterson. Umpires, Payne and
Wilson. Time l :35.
Our High School Boys Win
On Saturday afternoon the only in
terscholastic league game that will be
played in Rocky Ford this season brot
out a goodly crowd, who had the pleas
ure of seeing our boys win from their
old rivals of the Las Animas high
school.
No sensational features marked the
game and the only excitement for our
fans was in the fourth innings, when
the Las Animas boys developed an at.
tack of the rattles and allowed -four
runs.
Summary'of the game:
1894 6 7S9 r Fl +
Las Animas 3 0 0 300 / O-5 5
q n n n n n =.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-30
Colt VS.. Car

The fact that three-year-old colt is
a lot younger than a three-ysar-old
touring car counts in the equine's favor
and the horse makes up in general util-
ity what he may lack in speed or en-
duranoe for day. There is plenty Of work
for the horse to attend to. and he does it
faithfully. without Jumping spark plug
or congesting his earburetsr,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-30
Summaries the game:
VIII Have Juice

A Transforming station is being erected
at Wetzer and the dozen residences and
store at that place will be lighted by
electricity, furnished by the Arkansas
Valley Railway, Light and Power Co.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-30

that has heretofore been idle.
With the installation of electric
motors and pumps, this section of
the country will obtain great
supply of water from wells max
ing this one by all odds the best
farming section of the country.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-30
What VIII We Do With Itp

Denver. April 2z-The highway COM
mission today distributed Slo5,eoo
among the counties Of the state to be
used on the road fund. OF this amount
otero county was given $3.50.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-30

Being unable to elicit any reply from
j. E. St. Vrain, the "Hazard shoe
man." who had left request with the
Ell Captain night clerk to be called at
7:30 Wednesday morning, the door OF
his room was forced open and he was
found cold in death.
Coroner Thompson was Immediately
notified and upon investigation found
that St. Vrain, who was shoe sales
man travelling from Los Angeles, CAL,
had arrived in this city on Tuesday and
after arranging his shoe display in the
El Captain sample room had gone up
stairs and selected bedroom for HIM
self and was making ready to retire
when he apparently noticed that he
could not lock the door, for he accost-
ed the night clerk in passing with de-
mand for the door key. AS he appear
ed to be intoxicated the clerk procured
the key and allowed him to retain the
bedroom which happened to be unoc-
cupied. later registering call for 7:3O
as he had been requested.
When found next morning st. Vrain
was in his underclothes and was sitting
upon the floor with his head resting
against the bed-the condition of the
latter leading to the conclusion that he
had been seized with hemorrage after
retiring and had rolled out of bed in an
attempt to summon help to stop the
flow of blood, but had been too weak to
carry out the design and so had bled to
death,
The remains were removed to the
Thompson-Claypool morgue where an
autopsy was held which determined
the fact that his death was due to
apoplexy.
kilograms were sent to his home ad-
dress in Los Angeles as well as the
shoe houses he represented and word
was shortly afterward received that
his brother-in-law had left Bntte,
Mont, and may be expected here today
to accompany the remains to Los
Angeles.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-30
TWO SUDDEN DEATHS
Ranch Employe Found Dead In Bed
Tuesday-Next Morning Travel.
Ing Man Found Dead In Room

At the Cudahy ranch on Tuesday
morning Frank Gilmore was found dead
in bed when one of his fellow-employes
attempted to awaken him for breakfast.
Heart failure was given as the cause of
his sudden end.
Frank Gilmore for many years was
employed as well-driller by Charlie
McVay and was well known in this
city, being a member of Valley Lodge,
X. of P. He leaves daughter, Mrs.
D. M. Hayden of Newark, Ohio, and
sister, Mrs. C. o. Jones of Exeter,
Mo-, who telegraphed that they were
unable to come here at this time, and
in response to their instructions the re-
mains were brot to Rocky Ford and
funeral services were yesterday after
noon conducted in the Thompson-Clay-
pool chapel by Rev. Chas. Dugan.
Interment was in Valley View ceme-
terry under auspices of the Knights of
Pythias.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-30
BENEFIT CONCERT PROGRAM
To Be Given by the Choir of the First Metho
I'D. dist Church This Evening

Overture torpan) 80 Suppe
Mrs. E
Vine Clad Mountain Cowen
rio for Violins Piano Boccherini
Sever, Johnson and Elser
Lovely are the Messengers Mendelssohn
The Choir
in (Organ) Batste
Mrs, Harriet Randall
Soprano Solo-My at Thy Sweet Voice Sant-Saens
Leslie E. Brigham
TOLLS Mass in B fiat Farmer
Choir
Violin Concert in G Goldmark
Lester
Joys of Spring Geibei
Mesdames Brigham, Brown, Johnson, Miss Strong
Park, Core Litel and Swnk
(Soprano solo, Mrs John W. Bowman)
The Choir
New Britain herald., 1915-11-29

PIANOS-Do not buy a piano until you have seen our line. A. F. Marsh 5s Main street Local distributor of the celebrated Kimball pianos
 11-2S-6d
New Britain herald., 1915-11-29
LOCAD FIRM WINS PRIZE.

The Dickinson Drug company has received word from the Everready Battery company announcing that the local concern has been successful in the recent competitive window dis play of the batteries which was con- ducted throughout the country. At the time of the exhibition many words of commendation were heard for the neat manner in which the goods were arranged. prize of $20 has been
 received by the Dickinson company.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-29

Imported and Domestic makes in Chiffon Velvets; all the new and fashionable colors, 39 and Az inches wide. Prices $3.75 and $4.5O.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-29
Two Offers in


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New Britain herald., 1915-11-29
NOTICE.

NOIICE-James F. Farrell, local and
 long distance moving, terms reason
 able, Tel. 539-2, residence eos East Main St., City. 11-2e-6d
New Britain herald., 1915-11-29
Black VelVeteenS
Corduroys For Suits and Coats

in all the and arate $1 50
 One black, $1 50 yard.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-29

LOST-Bank book, No. 275O, in name of Margaret Thomson, on Berlin Savings Bank, Kensington. Written application has been made for a new book. If old one is found, noti
 fly bank. 11-15-23-29
New Britain herald., 1915-11-29
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.

ANYBODY desiring to invest in high grade pleasure and business auto
 mobile line; tires, accessories, fit any size purse. Kindly address Box 4 x Herald. 11-2O-6d
New Britain herald., 1915-11-29

socialist The senate has 56 demo- crats, 39 republicans and 1 progress sive. Two of the new members of the senate are James w. Wadsworth, Jr, republican, of New York, who succeeds Elihu Root and James D. Phelan, democrat, of California, who succeeds George c. Perkins.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-29

NOTICE-Automo parties taken out. Buick car. Reasonable rates. Richard Covert. Tel. 1O73-4.
 11-29-6dy
New Britain herald., 1915-11-29
$500 Taffeta Bl0uSeS Special fS% $:3.98

Striped Taffe eta Bouses in variety of rich color ings to match Tailored Suits. Combinations of blue green, tan, brown, field Burgundy and orchid Tailor with plain collar cuffs of the predomna ting shades in the stripe Our regular $500 Blouses special at $3.98.
New Britain herald., 1915-11-29

The new congress conven1ng on December 6, will be called upon to face some of the most important ques- lions that have ever confronted the country. The new house of repre- sentatives elected in 1914, consists of 233 democrats, 193 republicans, progressives, independent, and l
New Britain herald., 1915-11-29

Automobile parties taken out. Buick car. Reasonable rates. Richard Covert. Telephone 1O73-4.
 11.2S.66x
New Britain herald., 1915-11-29
G')0SSjfjed.
 szuzZzZZ4*<zzzi22lk CASH IN ADVANCE MINIMUM CHARGE 1sc ONE CENT A WORD EACH INSERTION.
LOST

LOST-Gentleman's gold watch with fob attached. Reward if returned to
 Herald office. 11-26-d3x
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
SEES
EGYPTIAN UPRISING
Believes Country Will
Wait Until Turkish
Army Enters.

Paris. Jan. THE Geneva corre-
spondent of "Le Temps" sends particu-
lars of an interview given by the ex-
Khedive of Egypt to the representative
Of the Vienna "Neue Freie Presse."
Abbas Hilmi Pacha takes a very pes
simistic view. and there is nothing Of
German-Turkish bombast in his declar-
alton. He says:
"The Turkish expedition to Egypt
will encounter very great difficulties
Still. hope it will succeed in oyercom-
ing them VIGOROUSLY. The people won
der that Egypt remains quiet. and that
il does not make common cause with
the Turkish army and further its task
By general revolution.
ut must be understood that Egypt is
wise, and does not wish TO revolt just
now, a revolution being in the present
circumstances foredoomed to failure;
but il a Turkish army enters Egypt. il
may be regarded as certain that the
Egyptians. faithful 70 their feelings in
favor Of the Turks. will join with them
and create for England situation full
Of dangers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
BRITAIN GIVES WAY
TO NEUTRALS' DEMANDS
Ananges with Italy and The Netherlands to raSS
Cargoes of Contraband from United States
to Ports in Those Countries.

and consigned TO named persons are
free.
"Articles for Holland. apart from
conner. petroleum and grain except
rice and corn. which must be con-
signed TO the Netherlands government.
should be consigned TO The Neither
lands Overseas Trust in order TO en-
sure non-interference
"Out of 773 vessels tnat have pro-
ceeded from the United States to
Scandinavian countries. Holland and
Italy since the beginning of the war
oaly eight have been put into the prize
courts. and one of these has been re-
leased. leaving only seven detained tor
decision of the prize court. BY far the
greater number of those detained for
examination have been already re-
leased.
with regard 10 purchase of cargoes,
the British government has purchased
many cargoes Of copper. and has not
yet condemned or conhscated any neu-
tral cargo or consignment, although
some are awaiting adjudication
In connection with the statement.
government officials pointed out that
while only eight ships had been put
into prize courts. scores Of others had
been held up for varying periods be
fore being released. II was not only
these delays, but the consequent moral
effect on shippers, who hesitated TO
subject perishable goods 10 extended
examination in British ports which
brought forth the American note.
The fact that only eight cases actual
ly were taken into the prize courts has
convinced many officials that the bulk
OF American commerce was Of leglti-
mate character and that most OF the
detentions OF American ships were
without real cause.
Status of Specific Questions.
The British Ambassador give Mr.
Bryan a general summary Of the status
of some OF the specific questions which
had been raised outside of the Amer
lean note on the general subject Of
commerce, and Mr. Bryan issued the
following statement. based on the
memorandum from the ambassador:
"The question Of rubber Is believed
TO be approaching a satisfactory settle
Continued On page 3 column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
RUMANlA PREPARES
TO JOIN THE ALLIES

Paris. Jan. lit is learned from
private source. but from one
worthy of credence, that arrange
ments whereby the interests OF
Rumania in Berlin and Vienna will
be attended to by the United States
diplomatic service have been detn-
itely made. This can mean but one
thing in the opinion of the Ru-
manian Legation here-thst Ru-
mania would prefer to wait until
Russian operations through Buko-
wina had further developed across
the Carpathians.
Rumania, though read, to place
100000 troops in the fighting line
Immediately, is not wealthy enough
TO face unmoved the prospect of a
long war. Every month that has
been passing has been reducing the
period Of Rumania's inevitable CO.
operation with the Allies. Only
cold. practical facts have kept Ru-
mania aloOf 50 far.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
MRS. TW0MBLY in
$4,000 LIBEL SUIT
Denies She Wrote Slander
Letter, as Charged by
EngliShwOman.

Mls. Florence Adele Vanderbilt
Twombly, daughter of the late Commo-
oore William H. Vanderbilt and widow
Of II. Mex. Twombly was sued yes.
teriay in the Supreme Court for S25.-
600 damages for alleged libel contained
in a letter which it is said she wrote
to Miss ids Bowen, an Englishwoman,
whom Mrs Twombly has never met.
Miss Bowen's action. it is said, is
based on an alleged charge made
against her in the letter that she had
stolen a diamond ring, the return Of
which Mrs. Twombly demanded under
pain Of arrest unless she left the
country.
r. j. Doherty. private secretary OF
Mrs. Twombly, said at the Twom-
bly, home. at 6s4 Fifth ay, that the
defendant had never known Miss Bow
en-. Doherty added that the state
ments made by the plaintiff were "ab-
solutely false" as to the authorship
of the alleged libel, particularly if it
is written in ungrammatical language,
as the letter is. Mrs. Twombly is
absolutely incapable Of writing such
letter" said the private secretary.
Tried to Serve Mrs. TwOmbly.
Furthermore. Doherty said, he had
been in charge Of the business affairs
Of Mrs. Twombly for five years, and
she would not write letter without
referring it to him. Doherty dimly
remembered that about two years ago
his employer received letter, which
said something about ring, and ne
thought he remembered that the send
er Of this communication was a person
named Bowen. Anyhow. according 10
Doherty. there had been no service OF
the papers. although an effort had been
made within the last few days to serve
Mrs. Twombly by showing papers
through the window Of her limousine
which effort. however, was unsuccess-
ful.
The letter on which the suit is based
only copv Of which is filed with the
naners on file i'm court. is said to bear
Inc engraved address of the Twombiy
family. although it is unsigned. by
what process Of deduction Miss Bowen
decided that Mrs. Twombly, whom sne
did not know. was the author OF the
letter. does not appear.
The letter reads: Ida Bowen As
Won have given my family so much
trouble. we have decided to ask you to
leave this country in ten days. other
wise YOU will be sent to prison Tor
stealing that diamond ring, you dirty
little thief. We have lost lot OF
money through YOU. You made a lot o.
trouble for Mrs. Mclaughlin. she IS
very fine woman. not dirty thief IKE
YOU. When you arc arrested Mrs VIM
Douglas Sloane will sit on the bench
with the Judge and fix il up with nm
TO send YOU to prison for ten years:
ard YOU shall not have chance oil
speaking one word. o..
"If YOU will return that letter WIN
that address on the back, then. you
know. Ruthin Castle. il won't be so
hard for you. II was engraved mere.
We have a friend in St. Louis who does
that kind Of work. go,
81 hope all the dirty English VIII
die in this war and Germany will win.
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