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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-05
SCHOOL TAX
levy RAISED
Old Appropriation Not Sutf-
cient to Meet Expenses
ESTIMATED COST FOR
NEXT YEAR $4,000
Last Year it Was About $42,U00-
Increase Mainly Due to Addi-
tional Teachers

AT meeting of the board OF
directors of the Rocky Ford
school district on Friday last it
was decided that last years levy
of five mills would be insufficient
to meet the expenses for this year,
! and accordingly a raise of one
quarter mill was decided upon.
The matter of the levy for
maintenance of the schools for
next year was taken up at the re
quest Of the county superintendent
and after n thoro Investigation OF
the finances of School District No.
4 it was unanimously decided to
increase the levy to 5.25 mills.
In order that the taxpayers
might understand that this in
crease was necessary the secretary
of the board was instructed to
prepare and make public the rea-
sons for the raise. This state.
ment follows:
Attention is called to the fact that
the valuation of the district is nearly
$500, 600 less this year than last, which
reduces the taxes for school purpose:
about $500.
Last year it cost about $4,000 to
maintain the schools in the district
With the added expense of the new
grade building and the West side schoo
it is estimated that the cost for the
next year will amount to nearly $50, 600
From SIS mill levy on Sc. 60o,
600 valuation about ------- $50, OOt
From the general fund about 5000
1884,
1t will be seen that what surplus We
have left on hand at the end of this
school year viii be needed to supple
ment the amount received from take:
next year in order to keep from regis
tering warrants.
In all probability further increase
in the levy will be required, but it viii
still be below that of other districts
having the same school facilities.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-05
MARKET REPORT
Cattle Sales Are Steady-Sheep Are
Running Strong

Kansas City Stock Yards, Nov. /
Cattle trade last week was satisfactory
to sellers after Monday, good strong
market on all kinds every day, and cat
tie took good fills The supply today
is 80, 600 head and sales are steady to
strong on both killing and country
grades. AS was the case last week,
about 70 per cent of the supply is
stockers and feeders. The good de-
mand of last week continues, and there
is ample outlet, Illinois buying more
cattle now than any time in two years.
On Wednesday of last week 10, 400
stockers and feeders were shipped out
to the country, new high record for a
single day here, and during the week,
55, ,7O7 head went out, biggest week
ever known here. Also for the month
of October a new high record of stock
er and feeder shipments out was made
at 1856, $50 head.
Colorado had plain horned feeders
weighing $50 lbs. at S6.S5, dehorned
feeders weighing 1909 lbs. at 81, year
80 to S6.25. Fed steers sold up tc
$40 today, and the margin between
feeders and finished steers, in con
junction with corn at 40 to 50 cents {
bushel, is stimulating demand for feed
ing steers.
Sheep receipts $4,000, market strong,
Lambs are quotable up to sS.75, some
medium range lambs today at SS.40 tc
$3.50, light weight Mexican feeding
lambs, choice, SS.25 to $40, goot
Western feeders $s to Ss.25. Mexican
"Peewees' around SITS. Fat ewes
are worth up to ss.s5, wethers $3.50,
yearlings, both fat and feeding, arounc
500. Breeding ewes find ready SALE
up to 81, according to age, and feeding
ewes sell at S4.75 to $500. Shortage
is written all over the probable run O.
sheep and lambs here for the next two
months, and strong prices are predicted
by both bupers and sellers.
j. A. RlcKART, Market Correspondent
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-05
WINTER EGG PRODUCTION
Determined by Breeding, Housing, Feeding
and Care, Says Prof. Stoneburn

goes directly against old-time advice.
We were formerly warned against the
alleged evils of overfeeding. am abso-
lutely convinced that thsre is more danger
of undertaking than of overfeeding. No
hen can lay steadily unless she is given
an abundance of egg-making food. WITH
out this necessary raw material she
simply cannot make eggs.
| will admit that one can overfeed a
one sided ration. say one made up larg-
ely of corn. But If any hen gets excess
lively fat where fed literally well-bal-
anced ration, she thereby indicates that
she is meat producer. not layer, and
the sooner she goes to the block the
better for her owner.
Heavy feeding is especially desirable
when DAYS are short and nights long.
There are so many hours Of darkness in
each twenty four that the problem is
how best to make the layers eat more
during daylight, rather than to plan to
hold them down to the smallest possible
quantity.
Pullats Of proper breading. right age
and good condition may reasonably be-
expected to lay well when housed and
fed as suggested above. OF course. there
are other details to be looked after, as
protection against Ice and disease, which
will be carefully attended to by all who
appreciate the necessity of keerlng their
birds comfortable and in prime physical
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-05
1T WAS A TIE
Largest Crowd of the Year Sees Las
Animas and Rocky Ford TOT
Football Game Saturday

By all odds the largest crowd that has
this season attended a football game of
the Arkansas Valley Interscholastic
league was that which on Saturday wit
messed the battle on the local gridron
between the Las Anmas and Rocky
Ford squads.
And not only was this game the best
attended but it was the hardest fought
and most interesting of the season, fin
ally resulting in to 7 tie that leaves
the valley championship still in doubt.
For time things looked mighty blue
for the home squad, as the Las Animas
team scored in the first 10 minutes of
play, but this only served to steady our
boys and they got down to play ''for
keeps" The game would surely have
been ours had not one of our enthusi-
astic rooters when everything was in
good shape for touchdown-"q "queered"
the game by getting onto the field, and
Rocky Ford was penalized for 25 yards.
In the first qaarter the Las Animas
squad. after working the ball to within
tihce leSt VI tle Bohi iiile. "Sie iei'
there by. the Rocky Ford line until on
the fourth down Samuelson charged
thru the line for the remaining 6 inches
Samuelson then kicked goal.
From then until the last half of the
last guarter-with the one exception
noted above-the ball was kept near
the center of the field, each team either
punting or losing the ball on downs,
until finally Cover got off with a for
ward pass for touchdown and Cham
bers kicked goal, making the score a
tie.
And so it will remain until Thanks
giving week, when the tie will be played
off on the La Junta field.
Go To 1t
A most interesting game is anticipat-
ed on the local gridiron tomorrow tSat-
urday) when our boys will play the
Colorado Springs Terrors, reputed to be
the best high school team in the state.
Tho going against such an aggregation
our boys will play to win, and it is hoped
that large crowd will be present TO
cheer them on to victory.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-05
(io To 1t
NEW CHURCH
VIII Be Built by Baptists Next
Spring

At meeting late last week of the
building committee of the First Bap-
tist church pledges were given for close
to one-half of the amount necessary
for the proposed new $4,000 church
edifice and very favorable reports were
received that the full amount would be
pledged in the near future, and the
Baptist brethren may nave the unique
and supreme satisfaction of erecting
their new meeting house without the
incubus of ''plaster."
Noteworthy pledges that materially
swelled the building fund were report
ed as follows, in the order received:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-05


age expense to American farmers for
a year is approximately S50O,0OO,OOO.
And every dollar of this sum comes
from the farmers pocket for he is
the one great producer who cannot
add the haulage expense to his wares,
for the prices he gets are on a de
lfvered basis.
81 believe that if every farmer would
take pencil and paper and figure the
amount in tons of the produce and
stock he markets in a year, multiply
1t by the number of miles he must haul
it to market, multiply the total by 20,
which is about the average haul
ing cost a ton a mile, and then
consider that he could save nearly
half of this amount every year If
he had concrete or other hard
roads all the way to his market, he
would become an earnest good-roads
worker.
"And this actual dollars and cents
saving doesn't take into consideration
the many advantages of good roads
in bringing neighbors closer together,
in making 1t easier and pleasanter to
get to church, school, entertainments,
etc.
with wider interest in better roads
must come more efficient system of
road building and maintenance. This
is work for experienced and compe-
tent highway engineers, Just as much
as building a railroad Is the work
OF highly-trained specialists. 1t is no
plaything for politicians"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-05

Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Bushey, of Man
zanola, spent Saturday in this city.
Mrs. Bushey attended the Woman's $
Club reception at Mrs. C. S. Culp's and
Mr.. Bushey attended to some business
matters.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-05
System to Avoid,

Local control has failed to give US
good road system. Let US not go
back to it
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-05
Alfalfa More Popular.

Everywhere alfalfa is used It is be.
coming more and more popular. The
better it is known the more it is
sown.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-05
GOOD WOMAN CALLED
Mrs. Annie d. EIser Passed Away
Last Friday Night After
Months Illness

IN place of the
usual newspap-
er report of the
death and fun
eral of M RS.
Annie B. Elser
The Enterprise
herewith gives
space for an
obituary writ
ten by a friend
of many years
standing and "A
co-worker in the
r o c k y f ord
schools:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-05

The new church building is designed
to take the place of the present struc-
ture, corner of Maple and Tenth, and
it is expected that work will be COM
menced early next spring.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-11-05
Self-Feeder Not Good.

The self-feeder is not good for young
pigs, as under five months of age they
will eat too much.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-30
RACING
BILL is TESTED
Arkansas Governor Changed His Mind
Many Times Petition Asserts; Hear.
ing April 6.

LITTLE ROCK, March 3O-Suit TO
test the validity Of the Sawyer racing
bill was filed In the Pulaski court at
1880 o'clock today. United States
Senator James p. Clarke and United
states District Attorney W II. Mar.
tin filed the proceedings.
The suit brought is mandamus nc.
tion TO compel Secretary OF state +
W Hodge to publish the Sawyer bill
among the other laws passed by the
recent Legislature The petition filed
sets forth that the governor prepared
II veto message ON the morning Of
March & that about I o'clock I'm the
afternoon he reconsidered his inten
tlOn NJ yetolng the bill and signed Il !.
later II is contended he wrote the pre
fix dis In front Of the word "ap.
PROVED" Still later he erased dis"
and accepted the congratulations OF
friends Of the measure; that he then
recalled the bin and rewrote dis be.
fore approved"
The attorneys rcclte, however. that
the last disapproya was added after
the constitutional time limit had pass.
ed aud that the bill with the veto
should have been delivered to the
house " representatives before 1 %
O'Clock p. m, March x The dlsapprov.
Ell bill was not received by the house
until a:l0 o'clock p m, March 3.
Hearing ON the suit was set by CIR.
cult Judge Fulk for Tuesday April
n
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-30
TOW SUBMARINE
NEAR TO SHORE
With Little More Progress Divers
VIII BE Enabled TO Work on Sub.
marine "a.

WASHINGTON, March 3O.-Sub
marine "a, sunk at the entrance to
Honolulu harbOr, had been moved 800
feet toward shore by vessels with ca,
bles at 8 o'clock this morning, nc.
cOfdlng TO message received today
by Secretary Daniels from the com
mander OF the first submarine di,is
ion The message gave no details
This brief message was the first
positive word that vne rescue parties
have made any progress In bringing
the lost submarine 10 the surface.
While II gave hope Of salyaging the
boat II revived no hopes that any
one may be- found alive inside.
Lieutenant Smith, commanding the
searching party, has reported that the
water about Fl varied In depth from
43 to 90 fathoms. The distance 10 the
harbor light, presumably the nearest
land. was reported At $500 yards,
which would mean that the F4 was
now within 200 yards ~ shore and
that shoal waters In which divers
could work was much closer.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-30
LIQUOR DEADLY
FOE OF ENGLAND
Nation Facing Drastic Prohibition;
Employer Backing LlOyd-GeOrEo;
Shipping Not Affected.

LONDON. March 30.-Prohlbltion
as drastic as that prevailing in Rus
sia today faces the United Kingdom
Press discussion Of the letter sent
by David Lloyd George, chancellor Of
the eIchequer, to the ship owners
federation, competes successfully In
point OF Interest with the news Of
the sinking Of the British liner Fala-
bn by Il German submarine with the
loss OF more than one hundred lives.
The chancellor, In his letter, said /:
We are fighting Germany, Austria
and drink, and 50 far rs | can see,
the greatest Of these three deadly
foes is drink" and added that he had
Il growing conviction that only the
severest method would be " avail In
dealing with the evil.
The employers are backing what
Mr.. Lloyd-Gcurgc terms root and
branch action even 10 the extent
Of the promising to seal their own
wine cellars and to prohibit the use
ot intoNlcants at their clubs, while
labor leaders are equally anxious for
the institution " some prohibitOry
measure
Great Britain is smolderlug in an.
ger over the torpcdoing by German
submarine uf the steamers Fulaba
and Aguilu hut confidence Is eX
pressed that the latest outbursts Of
uudrrsca activity win have no effect
on the movements of British ships.
Reports from Pctrograd say the
capture NJ German documents show
that Field Marshal Won Hindenburl
attached great Importance 10 IN,
German offensive movement In the
region uf the Nicman river AT pres
ent neither army in Poland seems tC
be displaying ANY great activity and
all other sections " the extended
eastern battle front seem 10 be- walt
Ing the outcome " the death grapplC
I'm the Carpathim mountains. There
the Austrans are stuhhornly contest
ing every foot gained by the myad
ers
No news has been received concern
ing the expected resumption Of IN,
allied fleets attack ON the Dardan
elcs, hut unofficial reports claim tha
the Russians have swept the Turklsl
navy from the Black sea.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-30
STATE CASE FINISHED
Ninth Article In Impeachment Of Wat.
son Not Touched In Trial Of Case
Before Senate Court.

with the Introduction Of j. NJ. Win.
ters rs witness this afternoon. at.
torneys for Commissioner Watson oh.
Jected uusthe ground thnt he was not
ihclnded In the list as certified To the
defense The house managers pro.
ceeded to question Winters about a
note In connection with Watson aud
which had not been included IN the
other articles 0f Impeachment Objec.
tion was made 10 the introduction Of
the matter and the court sustained the
objection.
The state In Il few minutes m.
nounced that II had rested. without
having touched on the ninth article
that having TO do with the alleged In.
limitation Of the State National bank
by Commissioner Watson Then fol.
lowed several inquiries from trc tie.
fense relative to the ninth article aud
attorneys for the state announced they
would proceed.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-30
JAIL SENT n Y
EXPIRED TODAY
I'd. Perry Served Day In Jail and Was
Released al Noon on Conviction OF
Attempted Bribery.

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-30
SHIPS
AIDING GUARDS
United States Warship Hurrying
10 Hampton Roads 10 En-
force Neutrality.
EITEL READY FOR DASH
English Cruisers Come Within
Three Mile ZOne 10 Make
Certain Of Capture.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, March 30
Ihn hattlcship Alabama, SEM 10
Hampton Roads to enforce neutrality.
passed lu the Virginia capes early
today At eight o'clock this morning
the -lgnal reported to fortress Mon
roe mat the American warship was
off Ihmbe shoals light.
Customs officials continued to re-
fn-r O" discuss the mysterious status
OF llir German cruiser Prlnz Eltrl
Friedrich No one without official
authority WIS permitted to approach
the LllrI, pier All night sentinel
STOOD guard nt the pier entrance and
was relieved by another at sunrise.
Tier" we're few signs Of activity on
the German wurship.
The German auxiliary cruiser Prinz
ElioI Friedrich lay quietly at her
dock todny with smoke pouring lazlly
from one funnel, but with no evidence
Of an intention to dash through the
fan Of hostile cruisers of the Virginia
capes. There seemed no doubt that
the limit Of her stay hourly was
drawing to close, but the time still
was guarded. as strict secret.
The bRttleshlp Alabama arrived TO.
day In Hampton Roads and while the
authorities were silent as TO circum.
stances which actuated the govern.
ment In sending warshlp here II
seemed apparent the purpose was not
to protect the Prnz Eitel within the
three-mile limit as had been sug
gested.
Marine men here assert that one
reason Of the presence Of the Alabama
Is to see to It that British merchant
ships which leave almost daily do not
carry fuel TO the allies warshlps off
the capes. Scores Of men at the
docks declare British merchant ships
after taking cargo and coaling their
bunkers have taken on deck loads Of
coal such as would not be needed for
an oversea voyage. Marine men also
insist that the allied warships fire.
quently have been within the three
mile limit at night and that one Of
Continued on Last Page.l
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-30
War at a Glance.

BATTLES In northern Poland are said
u Berlin to have resulted boo ,ur
cr,-Juu of German yictorir. The of
flHal German statement NJ TODAY as
srrts 1000 Russians were killed and
5000 captured In an engagement at
krasuopOl I'm the German u.rIpH
Dim NJ Tanroggcu announced }c-trr
day u Is claimed 600 prisoner, we're
taken Russian attack 90 other
points are said To have been rpmI,rd
The lutc4t statement from the Pc
rrogrud war office Is lhal the Ger
man offensive movement .u this re-
gIOu has been checked
Along the Franco Belgian front
there was spirited artillery fighting
YESTERDAY but no infantry advances
we're attempted, the French official
communication says the Germans
were forced TO retire at one point near
St Mihlel on account Of the heavy
artillery fire 10 which they were sub
jected.
An official announcement from Con
stautinOple says that Turkish aero
plane dropped bombs on British war.
ship cruising outside the Dardeneles
No Information Is given whether dam
age was inflicted. The allied fleet
has made no further general attack ON
the Turkish Qualifications although
they were bomburded Internationally
YESTERDAY. Field Marshal Won Der
Golty German military commander at
Consluntluoplr. who ls on his way to
Berlin. Is quoted as saying 1t Is now
apparent that the Dardanelles forts
viii be- able TO resist any assault which
may he directed against them from the
sea.
The Turkish government has taken
measures to prevent the lnnding VI tho
allied troops conveyed 10 Smyrna on
transports Large bodies of Turkish
troops are being assembled ~ this
point
A concentration VI allied troops
along the Austrian frontier IL said In
Geneva to have been begun Accord
Ink 10 this information the Italian
regiments which have been stationed
along the Swiss border have been sent
to the Tyrolese frontier. whore Aus
trIan troops have been assembled dur
Ing the last fortnight.
The Russian government announces
that the German offensive In North
ern Poland has failed having beer
stopped at all points along the line
west VI the Niemen river The Ger
man bombardment Of Ossowetz, which
has resisted a siege OF several weeks
is said by the Russian war office tC
have been virtually abandoned
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-30
SQUEEZING OUT CRAFT
How the People Get Their Moneys
Worth In the County Court House
When the Building Was Erected.

When the Oklahoma county court
hoass was finished, Leslles Weekly
printed a picture Of the building, with
the comment that It was unique be
cause the people got their moneys
worth" The incident caused much
newspaper comment throughout the
country, as II had not always been
true in the building OF a court house
that the people got their moneys
worth.
The Oklahoma county court house
was built under the direction and per
sonal supervision Of Ed Overholser.
who at that time was chairman "
the board Of county commissioners
OyerhOlser declared that not a cent
Of graft should be involved IN the
construction Of this building; that
every bit Of material should be ac-
cordIng to specifications, and that the
architectural plans should he carried
'IA w lilf tNAlFla tN'Alf VI Auf Nih
time politicians, who had seen county
court houses built, lnughted at Over
hOlser, and waited confidently for the
Outsome, for they believed that over
holser nor any other man could pre-
vent grating.
But OverhUlser fooled the old tim.
ers oklahoma county's court house
stands today ~ probably the best
100000 building In the entire cOun-
try II is said to have cost the tax.
payers fully $26,0OO less than what
ordinarily II would have cost, ac-
cording to custom and precedent. The
court house today Is without crack
or flaw, the finest kind of proof that
Il is possible to get for the people =
money the same full value that a
good business man gets for his own
money.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-30
RUSSIANS DEFEND ACT
Declare German Civilians Joined
Fighting nj Memel, which Is Forti-
fled Town.

London. March 20 A semi official
lvatement ISSUED AT petrugrad says
dispatch To Reuters Telegram com
1nny designed 10 ronlrovert the Ger.
nnnS rontentlons that the assault on
|Nlemel was M attack upon nn nm.
Fortified town, again reviews the
Fighting which Is snid tn have pre-
reded the occupation. and declares
THE inhabitants Of the town
lNacherously took part In the fight
Ing, compelling the Russians to adopt
exceptional measures which we're un.
nv0idahle Under the circumstances 4"
The statement enumerates viola.
Hons of the laws " war which Rus.
,la charges against Germany and de
FLARES that under the circumstances
he latter country has no right to
hake nccusahons against the Russian
troops.