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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-27

Where are you gOinT' ELI Harding
asked as Skunk started TO follow.
For my dogs. of course"
Amt you goin to hang himg"
It'd take. too much time right now.
He'll keep till we get back. so | reck
on this court is adjourned. This ain't
no place for lingerin"
Harding hesitated lie glanced saw.
agely at Smoke. saw Pierre beckoning
to Louis from the doorway, took one
last look at the lump gold on the tn BILE
and decided.
No use you tryin' to get away" he
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-27
Legal Notices

STATE OF MICHIGAN. IN THE
CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE
COUNTY OF GRATIOT.-In Chan
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-27
Sharrar&Wheeler
Real Estate, Loans
and Insurance
Offer the Following For Sale
or Exchange:

FIFTEEN fine building lots l block
from Republic Truck Co., for sale
cheap and on easy terms.
FINE Modern Resident property
within 2 blocks of Postoffice.
TWO fine resident properties, modern,
two blocks from Wright House.
THREE new houses, one block from
Republic Truck Co., all vacant for
sale on easy terms.
TWO modern houses. fine location on
easy terms.
THREE fine farms to exchange for
stocks of goods, General store, Dry
Goods or Clothing preferred.
EIGHTY acre farm, stock and tools.
for sale or exchange. What have
you got?
TWO 300 acre stock ranches to eX-
change for city property.
FORTY acres, 2 miles from Ithaca,
for sale or exchange.
EIGHTY acres in New Haven town
ship, for sale or exchange.
FINE pair of young heavy work
horses, cows and other property,
will exchange for city property and
pay difference.
RESTAURANT Grocery and Bakery
business, located in a good Gratiot
County town. will exchange for
farm, prefer new land.
ItFTY acres in Emerson township.
Sugar Beet land. for sale on ea7y
terms $1,000 down. 10 years on
balance
WE'VE acre chicken farm near
Alma Tor sale or exchange. nicely
locatei
Sever rh-r eee o. lard D c>-
hanae Tor Alma prorcly
you have cnything to Sal or Ll-
change, call and see us.
SHARRAR & WI fER
Opera House Bloc.
Anna.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-27

1T Is" Smoke answered But the
statistics are in my head like an
even break for my money"
All about them. in the huge barroom
arose the click and rattle and rumble
or dozen games. at which fur clad
moccasined men tried their luck. Smoke
waved his hand 10 include them all.
Look at them" he said It's cold
mathematics that they will lose more
than they win tonight that the big
proportion are losing right now
You're strong on 6ggers." Shorty
murmured admiringly An. IN the
main. you're right But they's such a
thing as facts. An one fact is streaks
or luck The only way To win az gam
bin is wait for bunch that you've
got lucky streak comm an then play
ii 10 the roof"
1T sounds simple" Smoke criticised.
so simple can't see how men can
lose"
The trouble is" Shorty admitted.
that most men get fooled on their
lunches On occasion | sure get foot
ed on mine The thing is To try an
find out
Smoke shook his head That's a
statistic. too. Shorty Most men prove
wrong ON their lunches"
But don't you ever get one OF them
streaky feelin's that an YOU got to do
Is put your money down an pick a
winnery'
Smoke laughed I'm too scared OF
the percentage against me But III
tell you what. Shorty I'll throw do,
lar or The high card. right now. ano
see II II will buy Us "a drlnl.
Smoke WAS edglng his va, in to the
faro table when shorty cnnehr his arm.
Hold on. I'm gettm one OF them
lunches NOW Yon pni TIM dollar ON
roulette
They went over O." roulette uoi"
near the nar
"WaH an give vac word Shorty
rounselpd
What number" smoke asked
Pick it Yourself ilui wait tili shy
iet her 20
You don't mean to say I've got an
even chance on that gablcf" Smuke
argued
As good as the next seezers.
But hot as good AS tne BANKS.
Wait au sec Shuty urged Vow
Let her go.
The gamekeepci had Just sent the
little IVORY ball whiriiug around The
smooth rim above the revolving. many
slotted wheel Smoke. at the lower
end OF the table. reached over player
ana hlindly tossed the dollar u slid
along the smooth green cloth and stop
ped fairly in the center of "a
The ball came 10 a rest. and the
gamekeeper announced. "Thirty-four
wins" He swept the table and along
side OF Smokes dollar stacked $50.
Smoke drew the money in. and Shorty
slapped him on the shoulder.
Now. that was the real goods OF
bunch Smoke How'd l know ~
There's no tellin | just knew you'd
win. Why. II that dollar of yourn'd
fell OH any other number it'd won just
the same. When the bunch is right
you just can't help winnin
Suppose IL had come double
naught?" Smoke qucried as they made
their way to the bar
Continued next week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-27

"hpn frum without cnine the whining
"t dogs 900 harues~ and the grind and
burn of sled runners. Somebody near
The d"or pceped ont
IT. sam an his pardner an a dog
tenn hell bent down the trail for
stewart river" the man reported.
NObody spoke for long half minute.
nut men glanced significantly at one
another. aud general restlessncss per
vaded the packed room. Out OF the
corner of his eye Smoke caught a
glimpse OF Breck. Lucy and her hos
band whispering together
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-27
Copyright 1914. by
SYNOPSIS.

Christopher Bellew. tenderfoot starts
for the Klondike in a gold rush and pluck
lily works at the back breaking toll Of
packing freight.
He meets a beautiful girl. JOY Gastcll
deserts his own party. and he and Shorty.
a new acquaintance. hire out TO two
wealthy prospectors. JOY has nicknamed
him Smoke"
Smoke and Shorty befriend man nam
ed Breck and nearly perish in attempting
20 cross Lake Lebarge because Of the
uselessness OF their employers.
Smoke and Shorty take command by
force and get through to Dawson city,
where they are discharged. on Breck' 3
tip they stampede Tor Squaw creek.
They overtake JOY Gastell and her ia
Their. To help the Sea Lion crowd JOY
treacherously leads them away from
Squaw creek
smoke saves the girls feet from freez-
ing lie and Shorty by mistake jump a
miners claim and lose IL. Then Smoke
finds Surprise nike, the bottom OF which
IS covered with gold
Smoke is shot at witnesses the murder
of miner by the unknown marksman
and is arrested for murder himself.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-27
SICK ANIMALS

A BIG BOOK on diseases of Horses,
Cattle, Sheep, Dogs and Poultry, mailed
free. Humphrey Veterinary Medicines,
156 William Street. New York.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-01-27
CHAPTER TX.
Shorty Dreams.

.CNNi you don't gamble none. IS
Shorty said To Smoke one
night in the Elkhorn. "Ain'i
IL In your blood?"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-11-17
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT CAUSED
BY KEROSENE Gan lGNITlNG
Mrs. Fred Cox Enveloped in Flames and
Had Clothing Burned Off Before
Rescue Came

Tuesday morning the Thomas Addition Mrs.
Fred the victim terrible accident that The En-
terprise has had to record in
There eyewnesses to the tragic affair and the victim
has been unable to give lucid of the accident but
be Mrs had attempted moder
ing fire the kitchen and had rwr set the coal oil
upon warming explosion the gas confined in the
the the oil topped
the While attempting right the the exploded and
Mrs enveopd the burning fluid She had sufficient
mind roll herself but unable
exngush the flames with the blaze seetng around her into
alarmed her neighbos who put the fire.
From shoes shoulders stitch of clothing that had
in
hair AZ burned off
That she might have the best surgical attention Mrs Cox
taken the hospital Wednesday, the latest reports doc
and hold out but little hope of her recovery.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-11-17
MARKET REPORT
Cattle Are Steady, Hogs Going Up,
Sheep Are Firm

Kansas City Stock Yards, Nov. | g.
Beef cattle sold 25 to SO higher last
week. stoekers and feeders barely steady.
Today the run of thirty thousand cattle
would have sold steady to strong. except
that Chicago had $4,000 cattle, ten
thousand above the estimate. and 10 to
25 cents lower prices. Prices here were
mostly steady. worst sales 10 lower.
stockers and feeders same. Kansas fed
branded yearngs sold at 5 0.z5. Colo
RADIO beef steers. 900 tol 900 lbs. at 81 so
to SZ.z5. Colorado COWS Sc to 81, fed
COWS up to $3.50.
Hogs advanced 40 to SO cents first of
last week. but lost small part of it at
the finish. The market opened steady
today. with 900 head here, but good
demand from order buyers soon adVanc-
ed prices 10 cents, top $40 medium
weights up to SO e5. lights $3.50 The
market has strong foundation and there
is not much excuse for lower prices at
this time. Average weights are light. in
dcating that good prices and feed search
ty are influencing too many shippers to
market prematureIy. Most OF the hogs
coming could be fed so days longer
proftably.
Receipts of $500 contained only few
good to choice lambs or sheep. Light
receipts here enable sellers to secure
strong prices, regardless OF lower reports
elsewhere. Market here was steady to
higher today, while Chicago reported a
decline of 10 to ! 5 cents. Best lambs
here sold at $3.50. Feeding lambs are
scarce, at Se.5 to Slo.25.
J. A. RIcKART, Market Correspondent.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-11-17
MORE ATTENTION TO BRIDGES
Greatest Menace to Tractor Which
Could Be Put to More Use on Many
of the Small Farms.

We will never be able to readily
make much use of the gas or steam
tractor on the farms until we make up
our minds to pay more attention to our
roads and bridges. Especially the
bridges. They are the greatest men
ance to the tractor and the tractors
driver, and there has been little i'm
provement in the type of bridges since
the engine was put to work on the
farms, writes William E. Rose of Iowa
in Farm Progress.
1t is rather strange that we are will
ing to use the traction engine to pull
our road plows and our road graders
and still refuse to build bridges and
culverts strong enough to allow the
same engine to pass in safety when
pulling a threshing outfit or a train of
farm wagons. But it is the truth, new
ertheless.
In spite of all the possibilities of the
tractor, or the old-fashioned traction
engine, lot of people look upon it as
an ugly contraption that ruins road
surfaces, smashes culverts. breaks
down bridges. scares horses and sets
fire to meadows and rail fences.
1t is altogether wrong. We could
make splendid use of the tractor on
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-11-17
A PICKLE
MANDATORY
Is the Latest Plant Proposed
for this City
HEINZ COMPANY
BACK OF PROPOSITION
Want $50 Acres of Cucumbers to
Assure Plant-Offer Very
Favorable Contract.

A representative of the II. !.
Heinz company, manufacturers of
81 varieties of canned goods, fam
ed thruout the land, was in the
city last week in consultation with
the secretary of the agricultural
association and several others re-
lative to securing an acreage for
the growing of pickle cucumbers.
and the proposition offered by the
compony seems to be an attractive
one.
If an acreage of $50 acres or
more can be secured the company
will install a sailing plant in this
city and as the company offers
contract that has been approved
by those who have made a careful
examination of the subject, there
seems little doubt but what this
new crop will be grown here IN
large quantities.
This city had pick ling station
some years ago and it is under
stood that at that time the offer
ings were not so attractive, but the
Heinz people offer much better
contract and it is believed that it
will pay tine farmers to look into
the matter.
A called meeting of the Otero
County Agricultural association
will be held in the near future,
when the proposition will be thoro-
ly explained and the outlook is
most favorable that the growing Of
pickle cucumbers will be an add
ed industry III this section of the
Arkansas Valley next season.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-11-17

any and all farms of more than eighty
acres. Some day we will make these
engines do much OF the work, the
heavy hauling done by horse teams,
and we will save money by SO doing.
But that time will not come until we
have better roads. And that cannot,
comes to pass until we get better su-
pervision of road building than we
have at present.
In many states the traction driver
who crosses a bridge takes a chance
not only of injury to himself and his
expensive engine, but also assumes the
liability OF having to repair the bridge
II he breaks it down. Such laws dis
courage the use of tractors as much
as they do better road building. The
bridges are the worst feature of this
condition.
The tractor has a right to use the
public highways. 1t has just as much
right to the public road as the heavy
automobile, the overloaded farm wag-
on or any other heavy conveyance.
The men who build such engines and
the men who would like to own and
use them should insist that these ma.
chimes be given that right. No one
dreams OF forcing the automobile off
the public highways now, and the over
loaded farm wagon has used the public
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-11-17
ZERO WEATHER
Brings Anxiety TO Beet Growers and
Scedsmen

bi biiIps hiiAiN'S W nett 'io"tio anu
Scedsmen
4 Following the snow storm of Satur-
day last cold wave struck this section
of the Arkansas Valley that has prob
ably never been exceeded at this time
of the year.
At an early hour on Monday morn
ing the thermometer at the Experiment
Station registered 2 degrees below zero,
and this was two degrees warmer than
the unofficial instruments down town
recorded. This snappy weather was
accompanied by piercing wind that
lasted most of Monday and made it ex-
ceedingly uncomfortable for all out
doors.
The real winter weather continued
until about o'clock on Tuesday morn
ing, when the coolest point was reach
ed and the mercury had tumbled to 6
below. During Tuesday the cold snap
began to take its departure and the
weather is again becoming homelike.
AS many seedsmen had not complet-
ed the curing of their crop and several
hundred acres of sugar beets were yet
in the ground when the frosty weather
set in the farmer had good cause to
worry for few days, but according to
all reports the snow that preceded the
zero temperature protected the ground
from freezing, so that very little dam
age was DONE
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-11-17
LAYING HEN is PROFITABLE
Present Conditions Indicate Top
Notch for Eggs

A common opinion has gone forth am
ong poultrymen that. owing to the inerea-
sed prices of grains and various poultry
feeds, they should cut down The number
Of birds to minimum, or perhaps dispose
of their entire flocks
At the present writing fresh eggs are
bringing 40 cents dozen in Fort Collins
a high-water mark in years past for mid
winter egg prices. On November first
report from nearly 200 cold storage firms
showed a decrease of more than 20 per-
cent in the number of eggs which they
held in storage, as compared with the
same time a year ago. Although quite ca
rly in the season, the cold storage supply
is being drawn upon heavily to meet the
demand. Predictions now Indicate that
a top notch in eggs prices will be expert
enced this winter.
Facing these conditions. wheat and OF
her feeds cannot be considered at a pro-
hibitive price, and the producer should not
take steps that will tend to minimize win
ter egg production.
Poultrymen will undoubtedly profit by
holding over all but the poorest OF last ye-
ar's parent stock, and to force them with
the earliest Matched pullets into winter
laying. The old saying The laying hen is
the paying hen"will have more truth this
winter than ,eyer.-C. S. Anderson. Colo
rado Agricultural College
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-11-17
CONCRETE HIGHWAY
Over the Santa Fe Trail Continues to
Receive Favorable Mention

Over the Santa Fe Trail Continues to
Receive Favorable Mention
The construction of concrete road
from Pueblo to Kansas City, over the
route of the Santa Fe Trail-the first
interstate proposition of its kind in this
part of the country to gain
friends whenever it is mentioned, as
note the following account of the action
taken at the Pueblo Rotary club BAN
auet at the Vail hotel on Monday, as
reported by the Chieftain:
THE matter of the concrete road
from Kansas City to Pueblo, the first
interstate highway of its kind in the
west, was discussed by G. Harvey
Euckolls in an enthusiastic talk, told
of the possibility of the road being con-
structed with government aid. He
said that Kansas as a state favored the
proposition and that an effort would be
made thru the congressman and senators
to secure aid from the government.
The proposed road would traverse the
Santa Fe Trail highway of the present
time and retain that name. Congress-
man Keating also promised his assist
ance and stated that after his return
to Washington, December l, he would
be glad to receive more definite plans
upon which to base his request for fed
eral aid -
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-11-17
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN
Bashor Elected as Representative of
This District

Judge Chritton returned home on
Monday evening from La Junta, where
he had been for five days assisting in
the official canvass of the Otero county
vote, and he brot with him the good
news that the Republicans had managed
to retain representation in the state
legislature. NJ. E. Bashor of Ordway,
according to the official count, was elect
ed as one of the representatives from
Otero and Crowley counties.
Following is the vote:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-11-17
DIVISION OF INFORMATION.
FEDERAL FARM LOAN BOARD,
WASHINGTON. D. c.

hereby request that you enter my
pame as prospective member of a
National Farm Loan association.
would like copy Of the booklet
"now to Form a National Farm
Lean Association"
Name ------- ------ ----------
Postoffice F. D.
County -----S State
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-11-17
Reconstructed Years.

One of the curates OF All Angels
Episcopal church. New York city.
makes the radical proposal that all
the months shall consist of 2S days,
with an added month to fill up the
year-"Holiday' month, to come be-
tween June and July. A less radical
proposition is to have all holidays fall
on Monday-this in the interest of la
Dor. SO that at frequent intervals dur
ing the year there may be Saturday
half holiday followed by two days OF
vacation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-11-17
A MILLION
DOLLAR PAYDAY
For the Sugar Beet Growers
of Arkansas Valley
LARGEST AMOUNT
EVER DISTRIBUTED
People of Rocky Ford and Vicinity
Have Over Half of This Immense
Sum at Their Disposal

The largest payday in the sugar
beet history. of the Arkansas
Valley was that of Wednesday OF
this week, when checks totalling
a cool million dollars were dis
tributed to the growers for sugar
beets delivered during the month
of October.
OF this stupendous amount COLI
siderable over half was paid out
by the American Beet Sugar Co.,
and nearly 100000 for deliveries
to the Rocky Ford factory
AS a goodly number of growers
for the Swink factory are i'll close
proximity to this city, and that
company paid out nearly 100000,
it may be stated that over half
million dollars was paid to the
farmers of this immediate vicinity
on November 10.
The distribution of this immense
sum affords sugar beet growers
and workers an opportunity to
square up their debts and still
leave them money to spend for
Thanksgiving.
Placing over half million dol
lars in circulation in Rocky Ford
at one time should have an ex,
hiliarative effect on business con-
ditions in all lines and should give
everybody good cause to celebrate
Thanksgiving.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-11-17
PROSPECTIVE SETTLERS
Are Making Inquiry Thru the State
Board of Immigration for Land
in the Arkansas Valley

The following list of inquiries
have been referred to District No
a, Arkansas Valley, by the State
Board of Immigration during the
month.
John F. Newman, Nicely. Kan.-Coming
to Colorado for wife's health and wants
to trade property in Kansas consisting
of l69 acres with fruit and alfalfa. S
room house. barn. well. etc.. worth
5000. mortgage $1,000; also has
blacksmith shop with stock and tools
for $3.50. Wants blacksmith shop OF
small hardware store in Colorado.
L. F. Bishop. R. 2. Isabella. Okla-Has
$780, Wants homestead or relinquish-
ment near Las Animas or Pueblo for
poultry and dairyinV.
D. B. Edwards. Calova. Okla-Has
$1,000. Wants homestead IN Baca or
Las Animas counties.
n. A. Steele. Armour. Neb.-Has good
team, live stock. poultry. and machinery
Wants to rent near Pueblo. Will buy
when acquainted with country.
Walter Harris, Pea Ridge. Ark.-Has
$1,000. Wants homestead or cheap
land to raise hogs. cattle and poultry.
G. E. Turley. Musselshell. Mont.-Wants
information on homestead land and
prices on all other lands, irrigated and
non-irrigated. in Arkansas Valley.
B. L. Lake. Teutopolis. ILL., A veterin-
arian. wants information on hog-raising
and other live stock possibilities.
H. S. Hutson. sos S. Hillside ave-. Wich-
ita, Kan.-C oming to Colorado soon.
Wishes to engage in poultry raising.
Interested in country around La Junta
F. H. Field. Bartlett. lows.-Has horses.
COWS. hogs, farm implements. VIII
have S40o in cash after paying ex-
penses. Wants cheap farm.
Ollie Wilkins. Memphis. Tex.-Single, with
$500. experienced farmer. Wants
prices on small tract of land for farm
ing purposes.
E. N. Ballard, Clinton. Okla-Wants
homestead or other cheap land. Pre-
fers land for wheat and corn.
H. H. Edsall, Rsnsome. kan.-Has 5000.
Wants irrigated land in or around Pue-
bio for raising hogs, poultry and small
dairy,
W. C. Barrior. Route a. Silyerton. Ore
: Coming to ColoreGo IN spring. Would
like to know prices of land as he ex-
poets to buy. Also has number of
other parties who plan on coming kere
in the near future.
F. N. Morgan. Jr.. Stamford. Tex.-Young
married man. desires location suitable
for poultry. dairy and hog raising on
small scale. Has S4oo.
r. C. Vogelman, r. F. D. "a. Dalton.
Neb.-With "a few hundred dollars.
Wants homestead or cheap land.
A physician of many years practice.
about go years of age, dgnified; with
enough money to cover his wants,
wishes to locate in small town with
a small stock of drugs and practice his
profession. Any town in need of this
kind of a proposition, please confer
with the State Board of immigration.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-11-17
IN A HOLDUP
Rocky Ford Visitor Had Exciting Ex
perience on Train to This City

Mrs. M. o. Friedrich, of Omaha, Neb.,
arrived on Wednesday to visit her
father, NJ. w. Hall, and had very SEN
sational story to tell of her trip:
Mrs. Friedrich was one of the two
women on the Pullman car, which was
entered by lone robber near Leaven-
worth, Kan, on Tuesday night, who held
up all the men in the car, telling the
ladies he would not molest them.
AS Mrs. Friedrich was wearing
81, 900 worth of diamonds at the time
she was profoundly grateful for the
robbers generosity, but just the same
she had the scare of her life and is not
anxious to repeat the performance.