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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-10-15
SUNDAY BLAZES
Burglars Set Fire to Johnson Home
In the Early Morning-Boys
Start Prairie Fire

Last Sunday morning about l5 min
utes to o. clock the fire department and
residents in large numbers were called
from their beds by the sound of the
fire whistle, announcing blaze in the
A. S. johnson residence at 1903 South
Eighth street.
Prompt work upon the part of the
department soon had the fire under
control and the principal damage was
caused by smoke, tho the basement was
considerably charred up.
Investigation disclosed that the base
ment of the johnson home had been
entered and considerable quantity of
canned goods had been extracted. A
basket had been used to transport the
stuff and this partly filled with fruit
jars was left upon the basement floor.
The inference is that the fruit thief had
lighted a match to spot what he wanted
and had then dropped it in some infam-
mable material, making his getaway
when the stuff ignited.
The Johnson's were partly aroused by
the racket made by the burglar and
reached full realization of their peril
few moments later when the house
was filled with smoke.
Another Blaze
Thru the act of some boys in setting
fire to dead weeds and grass on the w.
E. Fenton ranch in the Eureka district
a bad prairie fire was started on SUM-
day afternoon, that only prompt work
prevented from spreading over adjoin-
ing ranch properties and doing great
amount of damage.
Amongst the fire fighters who were
called from this city when the boys lost
control of the fire was DR.. Fenton, and
while trying to save his property he
was completely surrounded by the
flames and was somewhat scorched
about the face and hands before he
made his escape from the fire zone.
Some thirty acres of the ranch were
burned over and hay in stack to the
value of $3.50 was destroyed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-10-15
District Court Opens rlonday

The October term of district court
will begin in La Junta next Monday,
Oct. Is.
Amongst the Rocky Ford people who
have been ordered to report in the
court room on Monday morning, for
duty on the petit jury, are the follow
ing: o. E. Adams, J. F. Admire, o.
J. Baxter, J. B. Byars, H. E. Conner,
W. N. Deal, J. F. Deweese, J. W.
Ecton, J. w. Edgar, o. C. Frantz, S.
Gamble, d. H. Greene, c. flanagan,
Ebert Heifner and J. H. Whitten'
burg.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-10-15
Aid for Permanent Roads.

State and national aid for perma,
nent roads is sure to come, but it is
not likely to come to any community
that has. by their lack of interest in
good roads shown that they are un'
worthy OF 1t.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-10-15
MARKET REPORT
Beef Cattle Advance-Prospects Are
0ood for Sheep Shippers

Kansas City Stock Yards, Oct. l.
Good beef cattle advanced somewhat
last week after Monday, and closed the
week fully steady. There was strong
demand for feeders, and they made
slight gain for the week. Plain stoekers
remained steady. Receipts after Monday
were moderate, giving the market
chance to reeuperate. The Eastern en-
barge against live stock from Chicago is
still on and Eastern orders continue to
help the market here on beef cattle.
Colorado eonsignments we're liberal, en-
bracing beef steers at Sc 65 to $500.
feeders at 81 90 to Sz.l5. COWS S5.4o
to SIS 90 A five Car drove of Colorado
feeders brought SO here last week. and
car of show feeders from Durango
brought So. S.
A car of Colorado hogs sold here today,
big old sows. at $3.50. 5 stays included.
These were shipped from Fowler to Den
YER and reshipped to this market at
good margin above Denver bids. Sheep
receipts today were $4,000 head. market
strong. Fat ewes sold at S5.z5 to $500
Utah and Colorado lambs at SO. 60 to
S8.Z5; Colorado feeding ewes. SIS; breed
ing ewes, So. The end of the range
shipping season is apparently in sight,
and packers are feeling the shortage
this year keenly, one of the big killers
here stating today that the kill OF his
house for the fall season at all the mar
kets was nearly SO percent short of last
year. Packers expect strong prices
during the next three months, because Of
shortage. and feeder demand will con-
tinue strong as long as any feeders or
breeders are available. Prospects ahead
| look good for shippers.
J. A. RIcKART. Market Correspondent.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-10-15
Personal Benefit and Profit.

Go at road improvement with the
same determination you would to dig
bitches or build fences-with the full
realization that it is for your own per-
sonal benefit and profit; and not only
merely a 'public duty"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-10-15
INCREASED
"''''''''T VALUATION
State Tax Commission Or.
ders Raise of $2O2, 900
ON GRAZING LAND, MIlCH
COWS AND MOTORCYCLES
Property Valuation OF Otero County
Is $25,737,osS-Siight Decrease
From Last Year

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From Last year
Otero county's assessed valua-
ton for the year 1915 is S25, ,737, :
9S5, according to the schedules
now being compiled by County
Assessor Buchanan, says the La
Junta Tribune. This is S2S, S25
less than for the previous year.
Otero was one of the forty-ti
counties in the state in which an
increase i'll valuation was ordered
by the state tax commission. Or
iginally the rise ordered amounted
to 11,OS0, but this was such an
exorbitant amount. and without
justification under any circum-
stances or conditions that could be
shown by the state tax commission,
that the county commissioners de-
cided to send Assessor Buchanan
to Denver to make vigorous pro-
test.
Mr.. Buchanan appeared before
the state tax commission and
made an argument against the
raise, and evidently showed to the
satisfaction of the members of
that body that he had made fair
and Just assessment of property
valuations in Otero county. At
least they made an order reducing
the raise in valuation in Otero
county from S5i1,0S0 to 1902, 600,
and this amount is to be con-
fined exclusively to raising the
valuation on grazing land, mich
cows and motorcycles. The raise
ordered and agreed to will effect
about l, 400 of the 6, 500 taxpayers
that are on the tax rolls this year.
Under the original assessment
made by Mr.. Buchanan grazing
land had au average valuation per
acre of S3.7l, milch cows S53.76,
and motorcycles S6S.5l. Under
the raise ordered by the state tax
commission the average valuation
of grazing land will be So per acre,
of milch COWS $50 per head, and
of motorcycles 500 each. There
are five thoroughbred. milch cows
in Otero county that are assessed
for $3.50 each.
The tax commission insisted
upon valuation of grazing at So
per acre, Notwithstanding the fact
that Mr. Buchanan showed from
the records that the assessed valu-
alton of grazing land i'll Otero
county in some instances was "a
per cent of the transfer value.
Last year the state tax commission
ordered a horizontal raise on the
assessed valuation of Otero county
of ten per cent. Ihis year the
raise ordered will amunt to less
than one per cent.
The assessed valuation of corr
poration property in the county
for the yaar 1915 is 81, SOB, $50, an d
this is an increase of Sl69, $50 over
last year. The assessed valuation
of the Santa Fe in Otero county
this year is S3,S25,62O. an increase
over last year of S75, $40. The
assessed valuation of the Arkansas
Valley Railway, Light and Power
Company is 334,93O, which is al
increase over last year of S64,990
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-10-15
SCHOOL NOTES
Glorious Victory Over Our Old Rivals
in FOotbaII-Boys Go Against
Trinidad on Saturday, Oct. 10

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presented itself with full expectations
of winning, but by the end of the first
half they were somewhat changed in
opinion, as the score was &c to 0 in
favor of Rocky Ford. The battle
on, La Junta fighting to the end.
When the game ended the score was
81 to 0 in our favor.
The Enterprise reporter was unable
to secure the names of the La Junta
team, but here is the Rocky Ford
lineup:
Ray Farris and William Chambers,
left half back.
Homer Black, full back.
Jerre Cover, right half back.
Archie st. John, quarter back.
Lloyd Tewes, Frank Green, left end.
Edwin st. John, left tackle.
Marion Lowe, right tackle.
Marion Jackson, right end.
Glenn Stewart, left guard.
Lloyd Babcock, right guard.
Earl Nichols, center.
Next Saturday Trinidad comes to
Rocky Ford to enter in contest of
football. We hope to show them a
thing or two also.
Some Parade
Tuesday morning at the end of the
first period the school was called to the
assembly with the expectation of hear
ing speech. Well, they did hear a
epaa,b hut a J;Harapt npo thop ,,s,,al
Mr.. Marshall announced that school
would be dismissed until one o'clock in
order to see the circus parade. Then
with lusty eXclamations, the school
board, Mr.. Walters and Mr.. Marshall
were declared "all right" The whole
school lined up in front and marched
down Main street single file, giving
yells and singing school songs. The
Barnes parade was good but con-
sideration had to be given to decide
which was the best-Barnes' or the
schools.
Teachers Meeting
Tuesday evening teachers meeting
was held at the Liberty building at
four O'Clock. Various problems were
discussed among which were: Ques-
tions concerned in assignment and
preparation of lessons; silent and oral
reading; use of phones; diacritical
markings; tests.
Some Notes
1t is the opinion of the board of edu-
cation that the superintendent time is
too valuable to be spent in answering
telephone calls and running errands so
Florence Toohey has been installed in
the office to relieve Mr.. Walters of this
burden and to do his stenographic work.
The enrolment of Fern Wilson in the
freshman class this week, brings the
total up to 1893.
New books have been received for
the school. "The Rise of the Ameri-
can People" is one of the good refer
ence books for the eighth grade and
high school. "a Text Book on the
Teachings of Arithmetic" and 1.-The
Disciple of the School, are to be added
to the professional library in the office.
Pupils are urged to make use of these
books.
"A shipment of supplies including in
dividual note book cases has been in
stalled in the labatory.
Thursday night the Glee Club will
try over list of new music. "Rockin'
Time" and "a Romany Mother s
Song" are two new selections receiv-
ed. Much. enthusiasm is prevalent in
the club and progress is expected from
now on. New music for the chorus in
Guiding Good Night, Good Night, Be
loved" by Giro Pinsuti and Dance OF
the Fairies" by A. J. Silver.
Boston Harbor Defenses.
The noises which are heard down
| RoStOn harhor are the result of eX
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Continued on Last Pagel
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Narrow Escape from Serious Injur.

Phillip Yant had narrow escape
from serious injury while working on
his fathers ranch south of Rocky Ford
assisting in the work of filling silo.
While putting bundle of corn into the
silo cutter the bundle broke and Phillip
fell on to the pulley belt, and just
narrowly escaped being drawn into the
cutter, which would have cut him into
mince meat. He escaped with two
broken ribs, and has SO far recovered
as to to able to be back on the job once
more.
Sheriff Yant has just completed the
work of filling two, three hundred ton
silos on his ranch south of Rocky Ford.
He had ninety acres of corn and ten
acres of feterita, and the entire crop
from these was used to fill two silos.
If he averages IS ton for the feed he
has on hand to feed cattle this winter,
as he did last year, he expects to have
some bank roll by next May, as he has
2, 900 tons of hay besides the 500 tons
of ensilage.-La Junta Tribune.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-10-15
Fattenina wethers for Market.

FattenIng Wethers TOT WarKet.
The wethers intended for the fall
market should be taken from the
flock, put by themselves. and fed lib.
orally until they are so fat that an
other weeks feeding will not add a
pound.
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Mosains 0loeies.
Here an old deserted garden
Quiet lies and lone.
With its walls ana broken fences
vin and weed o'ersrovn.
Meath the early dawn its dreaming
In Its jungle glade,
With the morning slories cleaning
In the dswy shade;
Blue and crimson irss that rambie
Over bush and tree.
Where tho Wild thorn and the bra mble
Grow i~uxuriantly.
Spirit BUTTERFLIES are nutterinE
over bloom and prsy
Where the early morning Sephyrs
Vine and tendrii sway.
And as isssard sun comes creeping.
Pickering shadows fall
Where . pussy cat 10 sleeping
On the garden wall.
NJ. L. BrEHLER.
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From ne Springfield R~Sp.bhcan
When the ~ralnhow's rallan' light
FADE within blue heavens height,
When meath mornings rosy bars
with tho night withdraw the stars,
when the shadows lengthen.ns
Silence thrusies a. they sing
When the twilight In her gray
Nrstmcnt robes the passing dsr,
when the wine tina, comes and goes
or he- petal. robs the rose,
When the leaf drops from the Tree
We discern 10 tragedy
And ansel eyes, As ! surnlse
From parapets OF Paradise
Surveying human destiny
WIN its amazing my steI!
with a., its III successes,
with all It's eriefs and suesses
Ending IN scu,ptured shaft or urn
No tragedy In death discern.
ARrHvH GoopENoro u
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The Two Slaves.
Prom the Edison Monthly.
Once on = tlme-that magic kew
That unlocks fairyland TO me-
There lived In tar on Turkestan
or other Orient land a man
With two strange slaves, Fine-sar was one.
The other, Fleet foot, swift to run.
I know not, care not, whence they came.
But this I know, they brought him fame
And ducats to his hearts content:
And when these, with hts lie, were spent,
Hc died and turned TO dust. but s,nl
His slaves live on to do mans VIII
No. now do they. with folded arms.
Bend turbaned heads In grave salaams,
But Fine-ear fingers Al our side,
Unseen, to catch the vordy TIDE
From friends whom many leagues divide.
And Fleet.foot girds him as OF yore
TO speed like thought from shore 10 shore,
H. airy roads that sound the beat
And tattoo OF his flying feet.
PAULINE frances CAMP.
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Respecting his exhibition A. Lafayette,
IM., a correspor dent writes to THE SrN
as fo'l vs.
In "a truly remarkable demonstration
Of sans Noir chess u, the Century club
"Wednesday night Boris kosticS, the IA
nous yuuug hungarian master, reclin"d
IN a chair witn h = bach to his opponents
lri played thirteen diffcrcrt games OF
chess At the same time without ! sing a
single game and allowing only four
drawn games. The p~romptuess and sure
less with which 'ue N.srIng master
called out his moves In rapid transition
from one game T. a." acNt were little
short of marvellous
hut The .uor~ for seu>aH io1al
achievement were divided when thu chess
win his game ON board number ten and
would have I, grant his opponent at that
tahl. A draw. "A fact which brought spe-
rlal Applause and enthusiasm because
the player a. that table was STANLEY
Louis Martin, - boy only fifteen years
old. son OF III, g. \ Martin, a former
Mayor of TAT vtftc, who also secured a
draw for hlU9,.F at table Iumhcr six.
Drawn games We, also made hy Mr..
bond and Dr StcphcTe The players ia
their order wore !. ~ N-lic, br, NJ. T.,
saucer, G. n 'AifrrN, " j Furrate, II.
G bond, Ur g \ Marin, lr l." g
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Som. year. ago. In 1906. in search Of per.
feet health,
A boon OF greater worth by far than Rookie.
t~eiler's wealth
I took to hear a hobby. or . fad. as some
might say,
And vowed to walk in rain or shine a
dozen miles a day.
The perfect health came speedily: tits
staying with me YET.
And daily still my vow ] keep without the
least regret:
The out OF doors has captured me, I've
yielded to its wiles,
And incidentally have walked Just
Forty
Miles.
The lin. for all this walking We'll, II
takes three hours a day,
One-third tho time ! give to work, and.
doubt Il as you may,
That work IL more In quantity and better,
too. In kind
Than marked the l~isties,, walkless yeavs
I've left no far behind.
For perfsc, health spells energy and will
n active brain;
II makes OF work a pleasure and It keeps
the Judgment sane.
Some hours Of precious time. mayhap, I've
wasted ~otherwhiles.
But not the hours I've spent In walking
Forty
Thousand
Miles.
| The moral OF this story" Why, there isn't
any. son,
Unless It he the warning lately sent from
Washington:
The U. =. Board OF Public Health.
disesse's game to balk,
Advises men and women Just to walk,
walk. walk"
| OF course YOU know your own needs best
I don't pretend to say
lou ought 10 DO as ] do-walk . dosen
miles a day:
But II you'd like, ten years from nov. "a
md your life all smiles.
| Get busy and from now TIL then walk
Forty
Thousand
I Miller.
A. u. oNsiLL.
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POEMS o D


a Roman Twilight.
The purple tints Of twilight over Rome:
Against the sunset great Saint Peters
dome.
And through the ssts~ays peasants ~snd-
Ing home.
Shadows that gather round the Avsntlne:
And Just above the dim horison line
The star OF Hesper. like . light divine.
A perfume faint a. OF forgotten sweets.
A. though there came. far borne through
lonely streets,
The breath OF vioiets from the grave Of
Keats! CriSToN SCOTLAND.
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CHESS FOR PLAYER,
LOVER AND STUDENT
Marshall "Opens Rooms Up.
town Where Players May
Gather as Abroad.
MANHATTAN CLUB MEETS

'" th' VI Y III = =
tablished over one hundred years ago.
has always been the most famous Euro
pean chess resort on the Continent, and
simpsons Divan in London used to he
the most popular resort in England. OF
the two the latter was perhaps the more
important because IL was there that all
the leading European masters met daily
ard all the British patrons OF the game
attended In order to witness battles over
the checkered board between the masters
as well as those engaged in between
masters and amateurs.
Years ago the late Capt. Mckenzie
tried to establish a similar resort In this
city, but failed. Now that chess has be-
come more popular in the metropolis the
American champion. Frank J. Marshall,
has expressed the opinion that the time
has come when such an enterprise can
he launched in this city. After looking
around for some time he finally has fourd
n suitable place and has sent out busi-
ness cards. announcing thereon that Mar
shalls Chess Divan at 30 West Thirty
sixth street will he open for visitors. He
thought it wise also to engage the SER
vices e the local master. Charles Jaffe.
and both Marshall and Jaffe will be ready
10 give chess instructions. arrange
patches. give chess exhibitions and also
play at checkers with all corners
When seen by a rcporter OF " 4
Marshall had this to say about his latest
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fixed the price fer "A SORE of membership
at $40 "A year. and those patrons willing
TO become life members to pay s2j. All
members will he entitled to free admis-
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VIM u'"I.''i''u !" mn WIN " ~
nv" 'ne'.o. '"N' '""ise Nv 'ahual!
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Canning Tlne.

tooot08 IIWe.
Prom TIE Detroit Free Press
There's Il ~wondrous smell OF spice.
In the kitchen,
Most bewitchin':
There are fruits al into slices.
Tina 1ust set the palate itchin'.
There's the sourd Of spoon on platter.
An a rattle an a clatter,
An a bunch OF kid are hastin'
To the splendid tov OF tastin',
It's the fraSr,nt time Of year
An the canning days are here
There's a good wife ssyly smiiin'
An perap:rin'
Some. an trim.
An while jar on jar she p.lin'
An the necks Of 'erl shes virin'
I am sittin' here an dresmin'
~ the kettles that are stss min
An the cares that have been troubiip
All have vanished In the bubbi!n'
An I'm happy that I'm here
At the canning time OF yes'.
Lord, I'm sorry for the feliei.
That IL iniss.n'
All the hlsS.n'
OF ;he juices. red AN weller.
An can never sit an listen
To the rattle an the clatter
OF the sound Of spoon on platter.
7 am sorry for the single.
For they miss he tnr.ll an tinEle
o. thi. splendid time OF year
when the canning days are mere.
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J " NNNT wv VTFN" VI ~
AE nnE NM
VIENNA TENTNt-
Bogoliubof flamherg BugolJubof Flam,rr

tdl The correct move was u B-kn rh.
text move is only good IN reply toi II kkti
% " would have been better to r,capIur,.
win the KIP with the view at supporting thu
NJ by PQi a. soon a. possible The h ~ -
nov Isolated and llahlr to fall later on
&C. Guarding the OF and making an out.
text move, then . Castles pxr 10 Ush
pNQ ~. BIB Oh. II n IL RsD ENi
~ k'NP, RE ~ ~ ~ ri ENkt l. BNE
with adNdntag" for Whit,
"a HITTER, would haN, been ~ - N
preventing Bk'i With the prnhan', r,l
ilnui,ion OF. u Or. ~ Il Is, or T.
~ 1T p2 ~ but black wouli s't
have had the better eam,
,"l This move costs q pawn Il Is shout /
haN" been played
20 II -. ktNB. then ~ . kt3 a.
kt-Qi If ~. ONQ. then II pyU with a.,
dotibl. threat "f. 1t ~ aud RAP OR Is.
and the kp could not bc def nd.si
e! II T. Bskt, then ~ o-kt, ch n"
~ \ot 10 QNBp because Of ~ Qxki
- Overlooking their opponents rcpl,
~ instead o' tn" test move would ha,u
enabled thcm Ia MAKE u longer resistance.
'N Threatening kip Oh. and also 1T u,
NJ IL i Is ki, then IS. ktNp ch.
- k-R i!Sn %, ktNR ktxR p ktSkt.
" j. k-R then Is, III. n. "a XXI,
oxR 20. B-p' lis u BxR Oxkt and
wins
- This was rqui,clcnt Ia resigning or
coursc II - RbNo then - kt ~ ch
i re- 20 Il RI mate, hut the . could safely
have tssn captured nv The other pawn. Whit,
had no defence. for IL -. " kti. then -
2 RI oh -. " RI - ~ oh 26. III.
f-pRi. winning the ruuk
PROBLEM 80 tU-. BY \ " DANIEL.
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