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fruit LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
"CaIifornia Syrup Of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup of
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative.
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! If coated, give a
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the bow
els. and you have well, playful child
again. When its little system is full
of cold. throat sore. has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, indigestion. colic-remem-
ber. good '.inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for 60
cent bottle OF California Syrup of
Figs" which has directions for babies.
children of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05
WASHINGTON.

The pension bill carrying one hun.
dred and sixty-four million dollars
was passed by the House.
President Wilson nominated Chaun,
cey p Holcomb of Newcastle. Del, to
be district attorney of the United
States Court at Shanghai, China.
The Senate passed the naval bill
Friday, s152, 100000, the fortification
bill $4,000. 900 and the diplomatic bill
si,20O.0O0, while the House spent the
day in debating the general deficiency
measure, with interruptions now and
then to dispose of conference reports.
The Senate added about SS,000,000 to
the naval bill as it passed the House,
providing in the two battleship con
struction program for five sea-going
submarines, instead of one. for sixteen
instead of eleven coast defense sub
marines, for a gunboat and a hospital
ship and adding sl,000,000 for an ar,
NOR plant and s5OO,OoO for proiectile
factory
Increasing interest Is being mani.
tested in official and diplomatic quar-,
ters in the outcome of negotiations on
the part of the Washington govern,
ment with the British and German
governments with a view to ending
danger to American shipping in the
retaliatoTy measures of the European
belligerents toward each other.
Davilmar Theodor has abdicated as
president of Haiti and taken refuge on
the Dutch steamer Frederick Hendrix
at Port Au Prince. The steamer will
proceed to Curacao.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05
GENERAL.

William III. Baker, cocoa and choco
late manufacturer, died at his home
at Syracuse, N. Y, after nine
months illness.
Ernest Thompson Seton, artist and
author of books dealing with life in
the woods, has retired as chief scout
of the Boy Scouts of America.
A favorable committee report of a
proposed state equal suffrage amend
ment was made to the Senate at
Dover. Del. A favorable report on a
similar measure has been made to the
House.
Capt A. Z. Harding of the United
States marine corps killed himself in
Philadelphia at the Racquet Club. He
was an aide to President Taft and was
appointed to the marine corps from
Illinois in 1889.
Spain has authorized the purchase
in America of twelve army aeroplanes
and tools and machinery, to the value
of $1,000 900, according to Henry s
Moos, Spanish engineer, who ar
rived in New York.
A decisive battle between the Piutes
and the Nebeker posse is imminent at
Bluff, Utah. Every effort by the gov.
ernment agents and Indians to force
ok Polk. Hatch, Posey and the Other
outlaws to surrender has failed.
Uncle" John Mimic, Oregon pio
neer. died at Salem of old age. He
was born in England in 1922 ant
came to Oregon from Pennsylvania ir
1874. In 1873 Mimic discovered the
pass into eastern Oregon, which bears
his name.
Carter II. Harrison, who is finishing
his fifth term as mayor of Chicago
was defeated for the Democratic re
nomination in the primary election by
Robert NJ. Sweitzer, present clerk Of
Cook county, by plurality of more
than $4,000.
Ruth Soper 'Darnell." discussing fol
the first time her affair with the Rev
James Morrison Darnell, at Milwau
kee. emphatically asserted that she is
Darnelrs wife and expressed compass
sion for Doris Vaughn of Chicago, who
recently divorced Darnell.
Tests completed by the dairy de
partment of the Ohio State Univer
sity established a new worlds recorC
in milk production, according to fig
urcs made public at the university a
Columbus. The new queen of th'
dairy world is Murine Cowan. five
year-old Guernsey COW, who durinl
the last year produced twelve tons o
milk,
John Brunke, assistant cashier o
| the Farmers State Bank at Haxtun
twenty-seyen miles east OF Sterling
Colo, was shot and instantly kille'
! nv II rohber.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05
SPORT.

Bill Fisher. first baseman for the
Denver club, has signed his contract
for the season of 1915.
Charles Durch) Brandt of Brook
lyn, n. Y, and frankie Burns of Jer.
sey City. Nj, bantamweights, fought
eight rounds to draw at st. Louis.
Georges Carpenter, the champion
heavyweight pugilist of Europe, has
been wounded and is now a German
prisoner of war, according to the Ber.
lin Tageblatt.
Frank ]. Marshall of New York es-
tablished new and unique chess rec
ord by losing only four games out of
ninety-two, which he played simultan-
eously with as many contestants at
Portland, Ore.
George DuCray, amateur champion
wrestler of Colorado, has retired from
the mat and purchased 5G0-acre cat
tie ranch in the Plateau valley, thirty.
five miles east OF Grand Junction.
His brother. ]. p. DuCray, Joined him
in the purchase.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05
w ES

The National Association OF Reserve
City Bankers will hold the next an
nual meeting in Louisville, Ky. April
19 and 20.
BY vote of 66 to 50 the Minnesota
House of Representatives passed the
county option measure making pro-
hibition a county issue.
Governor Boyle signed the six
months residence divorce bill for Ne
vada, The bill restores the law relat-
ing to divorce as it was two years
ago.
Governor Clarke signed the mulct
law repeal bill passed by the Iowa
Legislature. The bill is effective Jan.
l next. and returns the state to stat
utory prohibition.
At Chicago wheat prices collapsed
nearly S cents Friday under excited
selling. every fort reported destroyed
at the Dardanelles costing wheat
owners at the rate of about cents a
bushel
What is believed to have been an
incipient mutiny in the ranks of the
rebel Piutes was quelled at Bluff.
Utah, when Chief Posey. second in
command OF the Indian forces. killed
Scotty, one of the members of his
band
The Claypool anti-alien labor bill.
providing that all persons engaged in
extra hazardous occupations must be
able to speak and write English. was
defeated in the Arizona State Senate.
II had been passed by the lower House
of the Legislature.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05
coupIs Break Divorce Record.

Cripple Creck.-Mrs. Kittie Evans.
wife of Carl Evans, widely known
and successful lease operator of this
district, secured her divorce in record
time. Papers were served on the de-
fendant, charging cruelty, shortly aft
er noon. AT 2:45 the plaintiff and de-
fendant. with their attorneys. ap-
peared before County Judge D. A. Fer
guson. and at 3 O'Clock the decree was
signed. Evans. before leaving the
county building, formally transferred
his home and property to his former
wife, and the deed was placed on rec
ord.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS. poiN G 8. ACHIEVE
MENTs, suFFERINes. HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
western Newspaper Union news Service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

The London Daily Nails Copen-
hagen correspondent says it is re-
ported from Berlin that the German
casualties in East Prussia and Poland
during the last three weeks are esti-
mated at about 100000.
-Four hundred members of the mu-
tinous Indian regiment which re-
volted at Singapore on Feb. Is have
been killed. as well as seven German
prisoners from the detention camp.
who Joined the natives when offered
their freedom, according to reports of
the uprising brought to Manila by
passengers from Singapore.
The Austrians have suffered a
severe defeat in Bukowina. Hundreds
Of wounded have been captured, many
! of whom were picked up from the
frozen ground, wounded and dying.
The Russians have seized the railway
and the important railway center
Stanislau, after delivering a crushing
blow to the allied Teutons.
The German blockade OF the British
Isles has been in effect for over a
week with the result that. so far as
known, two Norwegian. one French
and eight British steamers have been
sunk or torpedoed by submarines,
with the surprisingly small loss of
four lives On the other side OF the
account ii is reported that two Ger
man submarines are missing and a
third had been hit and possibly sunk
by a French destroyer. Besides the
vessels which fell victims to the sub
marines two American and one Mo-
wegian steamer have been sunk by
mines in the North Sea, and the Swed-
ish steamer Specla and one or two
British steamers are overdue and it
is feared have been lost with their
crews.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05
MAY BE COFFEE
That Causes all the Trouble

When the house is afire, it's about
the same as when disease begins to
show, it's no time to talk but time to
act-delay is dangerous-remove the
cause of the trouble at once.
For a number of years." wrote
Kansas lady, Il felt sure that coffee
was hurting me, and yet / was SO
fond of it, / could not give it up. At
last l got SO bad that l made up my
mind / must either quit the use of
coffee or die.
Everything l ate distressed me, and
1 suffered severely most of the time
with palpitation of the heart fire.
quently woke up in the night with the
feeling that l was almost gone-my
heart seemed SO smothered and weak
in its action. My breath grew short
and the least exertion set me painting.
slept but little and suffered from
rheumatism.
1.-TWO years ago / stopped using the
coffee and began to use Postum and
from the very first began to improve.
It worked a miracle! Now l can eat
anything and digest it without trouble.
hht bhOyr anu my hSuit pcato
strong and regularly. My breathing
has become steady and normal. and
my rheumatism has left me.
81 feel like another person, and it
is all due to quitting coffee and using
Postum, for haven't used any medi-
cine and none would have done any
good as long as | kept drugging with
coffee" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek. Mich. Read THE Road
to Wellville," in pkgs
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled. 15c and 25 packages.
Instant Postum--is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in cup OF hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes delicious beverage
instantly. soc and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious
and cost per cup about the same.
There's Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05
ROBBER KILLS BANKER
BANDIT CAPTURED BY POSSE
AFTER RUNNING FIGHT.
John srunke, Assistant Cashier Of
Farmers State Bank at Haxtun,
Victim Of Dcsperado's Bullet.

Sterling. Colo.-Jolfn Brunke, TWEEN
ty-four years old, assistant cashier OF
the Farmers State bank at Haxtun,
thirty-seven miles east of here. was
shot and instantly killed after a
single-handed battle with bandit.
The robber seized all the cash in
sight, amounting to $4,000. and at
tempted to make his escape on horse
back. Three miles northwest of the
town he was surrounded and captured
by posse of citizens in automobiles,
after running battle with rifles and
revolvers. He gave the name of Bill
Thompson and was recognized as
ranchhand working near Haxtun.
A lynching party was formed as
soon as the prisoner had been placed
in Jail and an attempt was made by
the angry crowd of citizens to batter
down the walls of the building where
ne was confined.
To save Thompscn's life, the sher-
lff told the mob that the prisoner was
at the point Of death from the beating
ne had received when he was cap
.ured.
Harry Rose. thirty years old. a
livery stable man was arrested short
~ afterward under suspicion of being
IN accomplice in the robbery. Both
men were smuggled aboard the train
to Sterling, as it was feared that the
crowd would make another attempt
On the Haxtun jail.
The killing of Brunke occurred
while the cashier, Emil Larson, was
at luncheon. The bandit entered the
bank and asked to have check
cashed. When Brunke's back was
turned. he slipped in behind the
counter and grabbed him from behind.
The assistant cashier tried to get
a revolver from a drawer when the
robber fired. The bullet went through
the back of Brunkes neck and came
out through his mouth. Another shot
pierced his right shoulder and third
was fired point blank into his abdo-
men.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05
Compliment That Wen. Astray.

Il love to hear you speak French
remarked the sweet young thing.
Indeed" said the pompous youth
who plumed himself on his linguistic
ability. And why?"
Because 1t is SO different from most
peoples French" explained the young
thing. The youth plumed himself
some more. But only for moment,
because the sweet young thing con-
tinued:
Yes, so different from most peo-
Pies French-especially French peo-
ple's.'
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05
Arrest Five for Hiaharadina.

Cripple Creek.-Five men were ar
rested by Sheriff David Kingston in
the first move in crusade to break
up highgrading in mines of the rich
Cripple Creek district. Two of the
prisoners-Roy Cardwell of Victor and
John Jones of Goldfield-later con-
fessed to the charge and implicated
nearly a dozen other men in this
vicinity.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05
Mill Malls Three Tons of Flour.

Grand Junction.-The shipment of
three tons of flour in one parcel post
shipment to Roosevelt. Utah, was
made by the Mesa flour mill here,
breaking all Western slope mail ship
ment records. Manager Campbell of
the mill, paid s65 in cash for stamps
to go on the shipment.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05
For Her Protection.

when | said | would marry you
you promised to let me handle all your
money, but now we are married you
handle it all yourself"
That's because love you So"
That's a queer way to prove your
love"
Its mighty self-sacrifcing way.
When ] made that promise I was not
aware that money was teeming with
bacteria"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05
Wanted More Hejp,

ITO guide a key to a keyhole in the
dark there has been patented = "
shaped strip of metal to be fastened
to door with the point surrounding
the hole" said the studious man.
That's all right so far as 1t goes"
replied the convivial one; but who's
to be on hand to find the key for
your"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05
Wounded in British Army.

Boulder.-Word has been received
here that Harold NJ. Raymond, who
was student at the State University
in 1918, has been wounded while fight
ing in the British army in France.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05
Weeks Break-Up-A-Cold Tablets
A guaranteed remedy or Colds and
La Grippe. Price 25c OF your druggist
It's good. Take nothing else.-Adv.
A Selfish Idea.

There goes an irascible old gentle
man who is a noted woman hater. yet
he's In favor of votes for women
well! Well, That's a compliment
to the persuasive powers of the fair
SEX"
II don't know whether 1t is or not.
He says he'd give them anything to
keep them quiet"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05
Woman SLAYER viii Escape Trial,

Cripple Creek. - That Mrs. Eva
Trott, who shot and killed her hhs,
band, Fred Trott. following a quarrel
at their home at Goldfield. will not be
prosecuted. was the statement of Dep.
uty District Attorney hewitt.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05
Assembly to Rush Bills.

Observation-Disclosures measures,
comprising worth while legislation" /"
as differentiated from personal legis
lation. is the order of the day in the
Senate and House. from this time on.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05

Many a man is such an enthusiast
that you can't even dampen his ardor
with drink
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05

Few sermons are as broad as they
are long.-Chicago News.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-03-05
Gentle Hint.
All Boys and Girls

All Boys and Girls
should write to VIM. Wrigley Jr. Co.,
1904 Kesner Bldg. Chicago, ILL.,, for
beautiful Mother Goose Jingle Book"
in colors sent free to all readers of
this paper-Adv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-25
TIMING THEIR TRIPS
Shrlners From North and e-Huck.
lns ENcursiOnists From south VIII
Meet In Frisco on Oklahoma Day

By request ~ the India Tpmple
Shrlners the date NJ departure of the
HeliuCklns special train 10 San
francisco has been changed from July
10 To July IL. The Oklah0mn Shrin
erS Will Re In San Francisco July 49,
whlch IL Oklahoma day at the fair.
nhd 1t Is planned to have special
gcttogether program for that day for
thr OklnhOmans The party on the
Shriner train win Join the purity
aboard the lcc-Ilucklus sprrinl and
the Oklnhomaus will go To the Okla.
homa building In body M plans
are lntcriere1 with 10y advancing the
datr N departure one day. and the
unusual feature NJ the two Oklahoma
trains, one from the north and the
other from the south, coming into San
Francisco on Oklahoma day Is at
tracing much Interest among, persons
Intending 10 make the excursion. The
Shriners will hold their national con.
ventlon IN Seattle the week preced.
Ing the visit 10 the osltlon.
The reservations for the train made
this morning Include Mr.. aud Mrs. II.
NJ Sisson " Oklahoma city. As
many NJ the prospective pNcurslonists
favor routing 10y way " the Grand
canyon, special meeting of the CON
mltice In charge ~ the itinerary will
be- held this evening 10 arrange def
nltely the final routing
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-25
CLERKS COMPRESSED
Court Official viii Have TO Work on
Roof Soon Unless County Makes Re
appOrtiOnment OF Quarters

Court Clerk Beatty Is troubled to.
day, for the new steel filing cabinets
for his office have arrived and are
being placed In the vault. The new
cabinets will take up much Of the room
that has heretofore been used by the
court clerk and his deputies, leaving
them only one small room In which 10
work.
The rearrrangemcnt Of the offices In
the court house will be brought before
the county commissioners at the next
meeting The court clerks office N
far to0 small and his vault IL becOm.
Ing filled 10 oyerfluwing. The clerks
under his direction are now scattered
all over the building and 10 supervise
all the offices the court clerk spends
much ~ his time travelling from one
pnce to another.
Beatty will ask that the offices over
which he has supervision be placed
together aud that more room be pro
vided.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-25

Tyrone Kelly. one ~ the best known
newspaper men " the east and mid
die west. has become prosperity week
booster He IL hard nt work on the
plans n the Society Tor Electrical
development 10 make the week of No
vcmhcr - IN December I, remembered
In the history " the country He sue.
cccdcd as publicity manager In the
east for the Panama Pacific lnterna.
tioual Exposition In making that uu-
dertnkng pretty well known
The Society Tor Electrical Develop.
mcnt is Incorporated under the direc.
tion NJ James W Wnkeman. one NJ
Americas foremost electrical men The
vast electrical Industries " the nation
support the society The week N No
ycmbcr - December 4, will cloe a
national trade movement probably
without parallel In Americas business
history MIR Kelly viii handle one NJ
the branches of the national cam
palgn
Very much " the knowledge that
eastern people have gained In the last
year NJ the west and its posslhilyltics
Is due To the progressive publicity
method adopted more than year ago
by Mr. Kelly While his appeal has
been largely directed 20 women and
children, the cvposition's publicity
chief centcred his readers on the les
sons ~ the west they first absorbed
from their school books He created
I'm their minds the incentive 10 go
west where the opI ortunlty Is present
Under the writer's name NJ Gilbert n
Harrison the stories NJ the west, and
what California and the Pacific coast
and the exposition offer TO the travel.
er IN education aud scenery, have been
widely read In newspapers aud mag
azine pages NJ the country.
Mfr Kelly was star reporter on
the New York Evening World and de.
veloped In Park Row offices along
with Irwin s. Cobb, BARTON W Currie
Martin Green Raymond q Carroll and
other newsnapermen. conspicuous In
various fields N newspaper and maya.
| zine work
Before Joining the World, Mr. Kelly
was sporting editor NJ the Buffalo
Courier ~ Louis Republican, and
Washington Post His column The
Wide World NJ Sport" gained for him
national reputc M an authority on
| sports
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-25
EXPLOSION AS
FIRST ALARM
NeighbOrhOOd Reused By PyrOteCh-
mic UnrOOfine OF Semple
Grain Elevator
LOSS ESTIMATED AT $l25,OOO

A fire that was caYcd by the spon.
tnncous combustion n mill dust result
rtt tn ttu tutut destruction Or thC Z. O..
Semple grain and elevator and mill on
the Rock Island tracks, one block west
Of Western ayenu" at late hour last
night and entHiled loss " approx
lmately $l25.OOO, part ~ which was
covered by Insurance. The statement
10 the effect that the fire was started
10y inccndinries wHs declared unfound
eel by the city authorities today No
reason could be nscertalncd hy either
police or fire officials for the work
of an incendlary, aud The condition of
the burned building points 10 the spou
thncuus combustion reason as the most
plausible.
The fire occurred at about lOl5
O'Clock last night The first warning
of fire was when II large storage
gasoline tank exploded. and the en-
tire building Immediately became
wrapped In II mass " flames when
the alarm was turned I'm the fire had
such n start that the only thing posi-.
blc for the fire departments was to
protect the neighboring houses. In spite
of their work live sparks falling on
freight cars on the ROCk Island tracks
cauht the cars afire and number
were burned Through fear Of the
spread of the flames number NJ res
Idents near the burning structure NOV
ed their household goods into the
streets.
The entire loss has not been esti
mated by the owner Of the building
New machinery has been added nj dlf
ferent times, and the entire loss will
not be- covered by Insurance
The explosion which caused the
alarm 10 be turned In was heard FOR
| blocks Nelghhors who witnessed the
explosion stated that the building was
4 entirely dark, when suddenly the root
reared, flames shot from every window
and the entire building seemed Ia
be rent apart. and 10 spout fire. AZ
| ter the explosion the fire spread rap
idly and IN "A short time the flames
| had spread 10 such nm eNtcnt that h,
work Of the fire department was
futile
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-25
Official Reports
ITALIAN

ROME, May 25-The following ~
ficial statement was issued tonight by
the Italian general staff
An Italian destroyer euterrd the
port " liu-u near the Austrian From
tier and destroyed the landing stages.
the railroad station and barracks as
well rs all motor boats In the harbOr.
The destroyer was not damaged and
none ~ n" crew was wounded Two
~ the enemy were killed aud we took
Al prisoners, including an officer and
fifteen nOu.comulssiOncd officers who
were brought to Venice According 10
supplemental information received. the
two enemy acropInncs which appeared
over Venice toduy dropped II bombs
without causing serious damage The
fire from our dcfenscs put them 10
flight The damage 10 the railroad
caused by the attacks Of warships and
acroplanes IN the early hours " the
morning already has been repaired
The Austrian canuonade sank n
German steamer In the harbor at
Ancona"