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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-31
FORTUNES IN SHEEP
Colorado Sheepmen Are Making Big
Money This Year

The money made by sheep men in
Colorado this year surpasses the widest
expectations OF feeders. A net profit OF
more then $4,000 is accredited the
American Beet Sugar company of Rocky
Ford on the $4,000 sheep it handled this
winter, of which $500 were ewes. 1900
yearlings and the others lambs. They
marketed their first lambs in Kansas City
January 20. at $40 S5. and each week
since have had five to fifteen car loads on
the local market at increasing prices.
These sheep were purchaaed by the
company in New Mexico last October and
fed at their beet mills. Rocky Ford and
Lamar, on alfalfa. corn and by-products
cf sugar beets.
The factors In the high prizes are
scarcity Of fat sheep and high prices for
wool and pelts. The average LAMBS now
brings killers So to $3.50 head for its
wool and pelt.
Colorado Kansas City is combination
that makes high record sheep prices.
Although having established high mark
over any previous record more then ten
days ago. Colorado is raising its own
high record in Kansas City nickel to
dime a day. The new top today for
lambs was Sll.5o. or thirty-five cents
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-31

above early last week and sixty cents
above the top in any previous year. That
price was paid Anthony Gardner of
Lamar, Col. for five hundred lambs
weighing eighty-one pounds. They were
sold by the William Leitch Sheep Com
mission company. Mr.. Gardner has six
thousand lambs on feed, and W. A.
Leonard, Lamar, 24o lambs weighing
eighty pounds the same price. Deagan
Bros. G. Wagner, Lamar. marketed $40
ewes weighing "a pounds at So 40. a
re5ord price for that class. The last two
sales were made by Clay Robinson &
Co.-Kansas City Star.
Tia Ma,,,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-31
Warming to Beet Growers

The latest warning to sugar beet
growerssis to conserve your beet seed
till after the European war.
Why? You ask, and the answer is:
Because there will then be no germina-
tion German nation).
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-31

Johnston sr ssovcrBu have iusi
received "a cnr of hcnninc fcNn-
Red scctiiun oats
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-31

Overcome that High Cost of Keeping
Warm by buying your Coal from The
Rocky Ford Canning Co.. Tel Ford log
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-31

A number of Rocky Ford ladies wen
to Manzanola on Thursday afternoon
to be present at party given by Mis-:
Ruth Beatty.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-31

Wanted Girls to work at the New
Method Laundry.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-31

NO newspaper can succeed with
~ out advertising, therefore we
solicit the patronage of our readers
for those who by their advertising
help to make this paper possible.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-31

Mrs. W. Ken Robertson had as hel
dinner guests Wednesday evening Mr.
and Mrs. w. l.. jackson and sons JohI
and Marion. .-l
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-31

Misses Cally Smirl, Juanita Boyd,
Mae Lawton and Emma Bostwick were
dinner guests on Sunday of Mrs. Fox,
at her home in Swink.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-31

Buy Prince Albert all eoer
ihi eipiiix<dpo-iS! Toppyred
6Gss, Sc; tie,y red tins. Zoe;
pound and hakf-pound tin
Iurnidoys-dnd-thaf ckassy
erystsksfass POUND hrhaiSor
tpifh s.oagc-nois:ensr top
snat scep1 the tobacco in
sash fins skale--oI;vays!
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-15
Medicine a Food

You have bought the bulky stock
and have given it to your stock as
a medicine. Why not buy only the
medicine and furnish your own food?
The medicine will be much more GER
tain. In iact, B. A. Thomas Stock
Remedy is so certain to give the
right results we sell it on the money
back plan. If it doesn't straighten
up your horse or COW or sheep, we
give your money back.
WaKeeney Hardware Go. and r. A.
Samuels, Ogallah, Kan, agents. Adv
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-15

Ralph Kristof was Wilcox caller
Friday.
Corn Smelling is the order of the
day at this place.
Orie Lyons. the butcher, has been
pretty busy these days.
Verne and Bert Rankin are shuck-
ing corn for Joseph Jackson.
Mrs John Holmes left for Kansas
City to make her future home.
Lorena Marie is the name of the
infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lyons.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Holmes
spent Sunday with Clarenence Rep
shire.
Clarence Repshire called the vet
mary Sunday to work Cd his horses
teeth.
Mrs. X. W. Rogers is up and around
again after entertaining the grip for
a couple of weeks.
| The Wilcox literary society will
give another dance in two weeks. All
members please attend.
Will Lawrence was called to La.
Crosse the first of the week on ac-
count of the death of a brother-in-
law.
Theodore and Henry Whistler have
moved TO Wilcox. They are living
on the farm vacated by Charles
Marcy.
Mrs. George Lynn left the last of
| the week for Arkansas to accompany
Mr. Lynn's mother back to the Sun
| flower state.
Mrs. Mary Dienes of Russell spent
the last part of the week with her
parents and attended the funeral of
Daniel Koliber.
Chas. Marcy and family have NOV
ed into their new home just complet-
ed. They gave fine reception to
about fifty invited guests.
Mrs. Ella Marcy can do her shop
ping early since she purchased the
Ford and all the kiddies are having
| great time trying to run the toy.
John Olson and family called on
Daniel DietZ and family, Frank
Lyons, Orie Lyons, Clarence Repshire
and Joe Jackson Sunday. OF course
the Buick was the cause of it ALL
The scholars at Bethel were sur
prised to learn that they now have a
as Mr.. Nyle Cook and Miss Agnes
Stowe were united in marriage dur
ing the holidays.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-15
Voda

T. f. Beldin is sojurning in Kansas
City.
Mrs. E Mensing has an attack of
the measles.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. L. Fl. Benson
baby boy last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Griffith enjoyed a
visit from Mr.. Griffith's parents
Mrs. Bert Billings was taken to the
Hays hospital Tuesday evening
Mr.. Wade shipped a car load of
hogs from here Wednesday morning.
A. G. Schwanbeck accom- panied
Mr.. and Mrs. Billings to Hays Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ivan are the
proud parents of a baby girl born
Monday.
The weather seemed somewhat
wintritied Tuesday night and Wednes
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartsfeld spent Sun
day with their daughter Mrs. L
A. Krhut and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Kristol, Mrs. Geo
Kriitof and Mrs. r. Owens wer,
Collyer visitors Monday.
| Reports are out that Bob Kirk had
the misfortune to lose twenty two
head of cows on corn stalks.
| Mrs. L. P. Davis entertained las
Wednesday at 2:30 in honor of Mis-
Vivian Owens who left that evenin,
for Concordia to resume her schoo
| work after the holidays A numbe
of her girl friends were present an,
a very delightful afternoon was spenl
after which a delicious three cours
luncheon was served by the charm
ing hostess
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-15
CORRESPONDENCE
Big Creek

Stock is sure doing fine on wheat
pasture.
w. f. King was visiting in Ellis
last Sunday.
Corn is beginning to move little
but not very fast.
a good deal of wheat is going to
market right along now.
H. @. Gugler spent last Sunday
with his family in Salina.
John Wageman of Ellis baled hay
for Frank Cross last week.
Mrs. William Dite is quite sick with
cold and grip indications.
Lester Brandt was selling beef to
the neighbors last Saturday.
Samuel Glass and family visited
with Adam Sauer last Sunday
t. c. Feezor visited with John
Glass and family last Sunday night
W. F. Cross and family attended
church in Ogallah last Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Glass have
a new boy at their house and all are
happy.
}. G. Perrigo will occupy the store
vacated by the Cromb goods which
will give him plenty of room for his
growing business in Ellis.
Rev. Harper of Ellis proprietor of
the Golden Rule store has bought tile
"A. }. Cromb stock of goods and as
sembled them with his stock on hand
The Erbert store building in Ellis
is nearing completion and will be
credit to Ellis as soon as completed
the Golden Belt store will occupy the
west room in the building.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-15
Union Pacific Time Table.

MOUNTAI TIME
WEST BOUND
157 Local freight. $40 NJ
155 Through freight ...... lbs p M
lob Passenger $50 M
l19 Passenger . 2:3O a NJ
EAST BOUND
IO4 Passenger 4:5O a m
IO2 passenger ....- 1925 m
156 Local freight. .... 2:3O m
154 Through freight .... 5:25 a m
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-15
children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
Q a . Q RIA

Ray Shaw, carrier of route 3, is
suffering from a sore hand this week.
Earl King is carrying the mail during
his absence.
Mrs. Bert Billings was removed to
the hospital at Hays last Tuesday
for treatment. Her condition is re-
ported not favorable.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-15

Abstracts of title made promptly at
rates. w. H. Swiggett. adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-15
Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh that Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the mucous surface. Such articles
should never be used except on pre-
scriptons from reputable physicians,
as the damage they viii do is ten fold
TO the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, man.
ufactured by +. j. Cheney s. Co.,
Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and
is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous sufaces of
the system In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine. 1t
is taken internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio. by f. j. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials sent Free Price 75c.
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for Consti-
ation--Adv
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-15
you NAY FIND 1T HERE

Fresh beef at Bakers. adv
Home Made Lard at Bakers. Adv.
Correct Abstracts W. II. Swiggett ad
r. T. Beams photo studio is like a
bee hive. Adv. 40
Remember if you want photographs
have sittings made now. Adv. 40
If you want Photographs you Will
have to hurry. Beams Studio. Ad. 40
Fer Sale-Iron clad building 1895
feet. VIII make good garage, cattle
shed or implement she'd Inquire at
this Office.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-15

For Sale-250 last years hens and
this years full grown pullets at 81 90
per dozen; full blood Red Rock and
Plymouth Rock cockerels at SOC each;
8 ducks at SOC EACH A. Maxwell, I
mile southeast of town. Adv Asst
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-15
For Sale

1 Pure Bred Holstein Bull, 4 years
old, we'll marked and a good individ-
ual, price $4,000. Also Pure Bred
Holstein Bull Calves, 10 and IL
months old at $50 each, if sold soon.
f. NJ. BrasseH, Ellis, Kansas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-15

Mountain time is one hour slower
than central time. .Wa-Keeney is
regular stop for all trains except 154
and 155, through freights- Two pas
senger trains are dropped.
]. E. FRTTTs, Agent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-15

81 have always believed" he said.
that a druggists first duty is to the
health of his customers L tell my peo-
pie frankly that a safe, gentle, mex
pensive laxative such as Rexan Order
lies, kept in the home. viii pay the big
gest dividends of any investment ever
made l recommend it as the best
family laxative, because it is put up
in tasty candy tablet form that appeals
to men, women and children alike, and
is as delightful and pleasing to take as
it is healthful-"
this great laxative. Trial size, 10 cents
w. w. GIBSON
The Benson signal., 1916-08-05
WESTERN.

One hundred coal operators of
Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico
conferred with the Federal Trade
Commission concerning the industry
in Denver
1t was the payday of sin in the
double household of Edgar Foster at
Chicago. While his wife, who, with
her two children, live in the front of
the flat, was away, Foster shot and
probably fatally wounded his 'love
mate and killed their son, years
old.
At Olney, Ill, the state took steps
TO eliminate every possible cause of
Elizabeth Radcliffe's death other than
that of air embolism. State Attorney
Morris sent the viscera taken from
the girls body to the chemical labor
atories of the University of Illinois
at Champaign to be analyzed by the
state toxicologists there.
Resolutions urging arbitration in
the threatened strike of $4,000 train
men, adopted by the Arizona corpor-
alton commission, the State Corpor-
alton Commission of New Mexico and
the railroad commission of Nevada,
were made public at Los Angeles by
r. j. Clancey, assistant to the gen
eral manager of the Southern Pacific
Company.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-05
GENE ERAL.

There are 489 infantile paralysis
cases in New Jersey, according to the
State Health Department.
The bodies of six persons drowned
in a flood resulting from cloudburst
near Sunrise, Wyo., were recovered.
No official announcement was
made, but it was understood at the
Hotel Astor headquarters in New
York that Mr. Hughes will take a
weeks vacation on his western trip.
at Estes park, near Denver.
Victor E. Innes, recently sentenced
to seven years Imprisonment for lar.
ceny of trust funds alleged to have
been placed in his hands by Mrs.
.Eloise Nelms Dennis, was denied a
new trial by Superior Judge Ben Hill
at Atlanta, Ga.
Second Lieut.. S. H. Wheeler of the
Army Aviation School at North Is
land lost control of his aeroplane at
of automobiles, overturning four, kill
ing Harold Stoebe, years old, and
seriously injuring Mrs. C. A. Stoebe,
the boys mother. Lieutenant Wheel
er was not injured although his ma
chine was wrecked.
DR.. Arthur Warren Waite, awaiting
electrocution at Sing Sing prison.
New York, for the murder of his
father-in-law, John E. Peck of Grand
Rapids, Mich, was found in his cell
in the death house" bleeding from
wound in his chest, made in the
shape of a cross. The prisoner had
cut himself with piece OF broken
glass.
Thomas j. Mooney, labor agitator
sought by the police in connection
with the preparedness parade bomb
explosion case, was in custody at
San Francisco, as was also his wife.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-05
Colorado.

Several Leadville mining men have
secured lease on the Hope proerty
and have taken up operations.
At Leadville the work of enlarging
the station at the bottom of the Pen
rose shaft has been completed.
Lake City reports that Hillman and
Johnson have opened the Cleveland
vein and foStnd it, so far as it has
been entered, to be well mineralized.
The Belcher property, in the Bel
cher basin on Sultan mountain, in
sight of Silverton, is to be opened
and worked after lying idle for years.
About thirty carloads of high-grade
concentrate, yielding gold, silver and
lead values, is the monthly record OF
the Iowa-Tiger mill in the Silverton
district
Silverton shipped 3,100 tons of con-
centrate, equal to 27,900 tons or crude
ore, in the month of June. The trails
are now open and all the mills in the
district are in full swing.
Mai. H. S. Ehrman has sold an in
terest in his Emma H. property to
Ira B. Coy of Ordway. This property
lies in the heart of the tungsten
molybdenum field, north of Pitkin,
and has good showings of not only
these minerals, but runs also in gold
and silver.
Says a Durango Special: The dis
covery of an exceptionally strong
vein of gray copper ore carrying high
gold and silver values in the Emer-
aid claim of the Crown Jewel group
on Anvil mountain, is regarded as one
of the most important finds of the
last decade.
Central Colorado districts, which
include Pitkin, Eagle, Summit, Lake,
Park, Chaffee and Gunnison counties,
are each and all aided by the pre-
vailing prices for silver, lead, spell
ter and copper, which are get in ex-
cess of the average in past years.
That large profits may be made in
the mining of lead and zinc has been
abundantly proved by the Wellington
Mines Company, whose property is To-
Gated at Breckenridge. So far this
year it has paid two dividends OF
100000 each, one on March Is and
the other on July 1.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-05
w. N. u, DENVER, NO. s2--1s1s.
Just a Hint.

Mayor Smith Of Utica was urging
municipal reform.
Mt will best be put through by gen.
tie methods, by hints and suggestions"
he said "Hints and suggestions are
often more ef1icacious than heroic
measures.
"A man in q barber's chair had big
claw on his watchchain.''
"rBear clawY said the barber.
":Yep.'
81 suppose you killed it yourself,
sir?'
"Yep.'
"'Was it a big bear?
About as big as a two-year-old
steer
"My goodness, sir, how many bull
lets did 1t take to kill himT
"'None'
"My goodness, did you kill him with
knifeY
"'No.'
Then-then, err
"T talked him to DEATH said the
man in the chair significantly"
The Benson signal., 1916-08-05
Arizona,

Arizona.
1t is stated that E. j, Peterson has
discovered gold-copper ore on the
Baca grant in Northwestern Yavapai
county.
Two ore occurrences of exceptional
Importance are being developed as
rapidly as possible in the Oatman
Pioneer mine.
The Oatman United has received
and installed it's new machinery and
is working with greater dash than it
did before at any stage of its career.
The Finney Copper Company OF
Winkelman, states that they have be-
gun to sink a shaft from the 100-foot
level to the 2OO-foot level, at which
point they expect to drift on the ore
body.
What is believed to be the largest
naturally exposed body of copper ore
in the United States, and probably
the largest in the world, is located
on the White Mesa about 120 miles
northeast of Flagstaff, in Coconino
county, according to the report OF
Robert Mitchell, mining engineer.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-05
New Mexico.

Albuquerque men are digging gold
in the Red River district in Taos
county.
Assisted by Fred w. Mister and S.
H. Bernard, DR.. Fayette A. Jones,
president of the State School of
Mines, is appraising the Franklin
group of mines in Sierra county.
A we'll on the Fitzsimmons ranch,
near Ration, produced some gas and
a little oil at a depth of 121 feet,
thereby occasioning considerable ex-
citement. Development work is in
prospect.
c. M. Cotton of Deming has closed
a deal with Californians and Arizo-
mans to take over the San Miguel
Mining property and to erect plant
including a smelter at Deming. The
sum of 100000 has been put up for
the purpose.
A number of new parties have be-
come interested in the San Juan oil
field and some of them have pur-
chased plots of ground for develop
ment. 1t is expected that several
new rigs soon will be put to work
in the field.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-05
FOREIGN.

President De la Pasa rendered a
banquet to the American ambassador,
Frederick ]. Stimson and Mrs. Slim
son, who are soon to leave Argentina
Santiago Ramirez, a former COVER
nor of the Mexican staff of Coahuila,
and later a Villista general, was pub
licly executed on the plaza at Saltillo,
Mex.
1t is learned in semi-official Greek
circles that the Turkish government
is holding up the shipment of Ameri-
can supplies intended for the relief
of Armenians.
The Canadian government placed a
quarantine on children under 10
years of age coming from New York
city and vicinity, as bar against the
introduction of infantile paralysis in
to the Dominion.
Forest fires raging in northern On
tario are believed to have resulted in
the loss of from $50 to 200 lives.
Other scores of persons have been in
Jur0Q anu II Is IedroQ many OF them
may die. Several small towns have
been wiped out.
Japanese newspapers insistently
forecast the retirement of Marquis
Okuma from the premiership and the
organization of new Japanese min,
tstry, probably presided over by Lieut.
Gen. Count Terauchi, the governor
general of Korea.
Charles Miller, Russian financial
agent, has arrived in Japan to ar.
range the payment for war muni
tions purchased at Toxic, and to in
vestigate and study the commercial
and industrial conditions with view
to promoting Russo-Japanese trade.
When the Court of Criminal Ap.
peal met in London to hear "a posi-
BILE application" in behalf of Roger
Easement, who was sentenced to
death for treason in connection with
the recent Dublin uprising, it was
found that the defense had aban.
doned any contemplated action
The Benson signal., 1916-08-05
WASHINGTON.

Panama canal tolls were $4,286,551
less than expenses in the year which
ended May 81.
Nearly $7O0,000,0O0 for national de-
tense in the fiscal year 1917 is the ag-
gregate of proposed appropriations in
the Senate.
Speeches were made by North
Carolina members in tribute to late
Senator Zebulon Vance, whose statue
recently was unveiled at the capitol
Definite denial was made that the
national guardsmen along the border,
although admittedly divisible into two
classifications, "organized militia"
and national guard" can under any
circumstances be brought away by or
der of the governors of the states
They could not, however, be sent
across the border without a draft
Informal assurances that Austria
Hungary is disposed to respond favor
ably to President Wilson's appeal for
permission for shipment of American
relief supplies to Poles in territory
held by Austrian forces have been
given personally by Foreign Minister
Burian to Ambassador Penfield.
Internment of the German prize
crew of the liner Appam until the end
of the European war, State Depart
ment officials said Informally, prob
ably will follow the Federal Courts
decision at Norfolk awarding the
captured ship to it's British owners.
The Benson signal., 1916-08-05
BEAT AT THEIR OWN GAME
Tenderfoot Turned Neat Trick on Card
"Sharks" Who Had Considered
Him Easy Picking.

Senator Fall of Three Rivers was
talking at the Republican convention
in Chicago about political tricks.
1.-THE trouble with all tricks" he
said, "is that they are apt to be called.
The tenderest political tenderfoot Is
apt to call the slickest trickster.
'It's like the tenderfoot in the Tin
Can poker game. He was very, very
tender, and they dealt him four aces !;
then, when he turned lis back to Or
der a sandwich, the dealer slipped a
sixth card on to his pile, thus nullify-
ing his good hand. se
"The tenderfoot said nothing, ap-
parently. He munched his sandwich
and bet, and bet, and bet. An enor-
nous sum soon lay on the table. The
dealer and his pals were more than
pleased, but they could not understand
the bartender, who kept making the
Queerest faces at them from the bar.
"The tenderfoot finished his sand
wich at last, called the betting, and
laid down his cards. There were only
FIVE of them; the sixth had diSap-
peared.
"He gathered up his winnings, nod
ded cool goodnight and walked out.
The dealer, cursing and swearing,
roared:
"'What did he do with that sixth
card?
"'What did he do with it? howled
the bartender Didn't you see me
signaling? He ate it with his sand
wich y"