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automobile tourists. Our free park
ing and tenting facilities have
proven especially attractive to
these automobilists and they are
having such good time that they
propose to stay the fair out.
The twenty fifth annual ex-
hibitlon of the Arkansas Valley
Fair association was in its part
icular features somewhat stronger
here and weaker there, rs it must
be every year by reason of variable
conditions in the area from which
it draws its life. Being in the main
an agricultural exhibition it was
by reason of the splendid crop
production Of this year, strong in
the best feature for which 1t stands
the fruit, vegetable and cereal
products.
The stock pens, too, were a more
noteworthy feature this year than
for several seasons past, and it was
clearly apparent that the farmer S
are realizing the benefit of raising
pure bred animals.
The poultry show was a most
conspicuous feature of the fair this
year. 1t had its pens of chickens,
turkeys, ducks and geese, and even
the Belgian hare and fecund rab-
bit were housed under the poultry
roof or in the tent annex that 1t
WAS found necessary to press into
service.
The agricultural displays were
the wonder and admiration of our
eastern visitors. That such O
variety of products of such superior
excellence could be raised in a
country where it don't rain was q
marvel. Almost every vegetable
known to the temperate zone was
to be seen and the growers oi
garden Sass seem to have put
their heads together--and they are
not all cabbage heads, either-and
made an exhibit that did the com
munity immense credit.
The crowning glory of the ex
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-08

hibition, however, was the fruit
display. No other line of exhibit
won such plaudits from those who
had seen at this fair for the first
time what the Arkansas valley
could do in the line of fruit cul-
ture. A finer exhibition of fruits
was never seen in the state.
The crowded condition of the
building devoted to this depart
ment attested the deep interest
taken in horticulture by our visit
ors.
Honey is essentially a product
of our valley, and this years ex-
hibit of concentrated sweetness
was as varied and excellent as
usual.
The fair opened very auspicious.
ly Tuesday. The weather is invari
ably good with us, and this year
the two first days were tempered
in their heat by slight cIoudiness
that added to the public comfort.
And what the fine weather didn't
do in that line the public comfort
committee did by its attention to
the wants of the incoming crowd
having a booth on the station
grounds where every fair patron
could see list of places of enter
tainment and check hand baggage
until he looked the town over and
got located.
Because of the fact that the fair
association has this year cutout the
official programs there was no
certainty down town that an
amusement program would be
pulled off ON Tuesday and in con-
sequence there was not the crowd
in attendance at the baseball
game that afternoon that there
would otherwise have been.
Those who were present had the
pleasure of witnessing a classy
game between the old contestants
from La Junta and this city,
which was won by the home boys
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Notes from the Rifle Range
BY SHORTY


Everything is moving smoothly at
the rifle range this week altho the re-
strictions as regards leave of absence
from camp, passes and furloughs have
been greatly modified and much more
liberty is being allowed the boys.
Hours of drill have been shortened and
more time is being devoted to signal
practice and study.
Next Saturday is to be the big day
at the camp, especially for Co. F of
Rocky Ford. A big field day has been
arranged including all kinds of field
sports, boxing and competitive drills.
The main event of the day is ten
round boxing contest for the heavy
weight championship of the infantry
between Carl Bowman of Co. F and
Bill Smith of Co. b, Denver. Bowman
is in the best of condition, has been
training faithfully and has the support
of the whole Second Battalion from
Major Goodman down to Private
Deemer. Co. F is also well represent
ed in all the other events.
Two pay days in one week was al
most to much for the boys at the big
military camp, but after the first shock
the boys settled down and began the
business of spending. The boys have
received their full pay from the state
and from government up to the first of
Sentemher
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-08
A SUICIDE
James Baker Found on Road with
Gaping Wound in Breast

On Saturday morning last the dead
body of James NJ. Baker was found
lying upon the road near his home,
south of Holbrook lake. A great hole
in his breast, where the charge from
shotgun found lying by his side, told
the manner of his death and that it
must mercifully have been instant
aneous.
Tho sad shock to his many friends
the rash act was not entirely unex-
pected, as Mr.. Baker had made threats
against his own life and had been under
surveillance at times since the death of
his wife about a year ago.
Funeral services were conducted in
Lakeview church on Monday morning
and interment was in Holbrook ceme-
terry, attended by number of sincere
ly mourning relatives and friends.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-08

The big fair of the Arkansas
Valley region, with its big feature
of Melon Day. is once more near
ing its close and it has proved
again the ability of its manage
ment to make it and keep it the
great annual event of its kind,
not only for the people of the val
ley, but for the people of the
state, and to some extent the peo-
pie of the country.in general.
Taken all in all fair such as
is this of the Arkansas Valley, is
more keenly enjoyed by the crowd
that attends than are the world
famed expositions. The sights
themselves are purely relative; it
is the keen animal instinct for
being entertained and amused
that counts. There is, too, the
sociability of neighborhood ac-
auaintance in the local fair that
one misses at the big exposition.
There all men are strangers.
Here we meet friends. Here the
rustic heart thrills at the contem-
platiou of the modest exhibition
buildings and modest exhibit its
own hands has helped to rear and
to plant and to otherwise produce
the patchwork quilt and the bit of
color spread on canvass is all our
own. And then, there is the other
kind of heart that leaps and gal,
. lops with The 2:40s around the race
track, and the still other that
good. naturedly INDUCES the ur
bane local aspirant for politicaI
preferment as he inquiries SO part
icularly about the crop prospect is
and the health of the family. All
these are conspicuous features al,
ways of the annual meeting of the
Arkansas Valley Fair. 1t is the
meeting and fusing of the human
elements in crowds whenever gals
day programs invite them, anC
we had it this week.
For our silver anniversary there
was larger influx than ever o.
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More Regulations for Railroads.

An order to all railroad companies
operating within the state to file monthly
statements, on blanks furnished for the
purpose, enumerating delays to all first
and second class passenger and mixed
trains was issued recently by the State
Public Utilities Commission.
The purpose Of the order is to furnish
the Commission with permanentreeord.
and with information upon which it may
act in an endeavor to secure improved
train service for the public.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-08
OCCUPY new
CRY HALL
Officials Are Getting Settled
in Permanent Quarters
SEEPAGE PROBLEM
STILL IN THE AIR
from Its Labors Until Our Big
Fair is Out of the Way

Tho our new city hall has yet
to receive some finishing touches
it had progressed 80 far toward
completion that the city officials
moved in the first of the week
and are now getting settled in
their permanent quarters which
are such vast impro vement over
the old and SO commodious TO
those with which they have been
accustomed that they are feeling
lost and it will be some time yet
before the city clerk and water
commissioner especially begin TO
feel "at home" in their new
rooms.
While not SO large and ornate
as some city halls that we have
seen, our new city headquarters
are sufficiently handsome and
commodious as to elicit feeling
of pride from our citizens and it
is indeed n pleasure to us this
week to point our visitors to Rocky
Ford's city hall.
Council Met Friday
Because of the fact that the
regular council meeting fell upon
the first of the month there was
very little doing last Friday even-
ing.
1t had been expected that some
report might be made by the
property owners committee from
the southwest part of the city
who had the matter in hand of
raising the fund necessary 30 that
the contract for installing tile
line to carry off the seepage water
might be closed, but it appears
that everyone WAS 80 busy prepar-
ing for our big fair that the COM
mittee decided to postpone the
| campaign until aIter this lilus-
trious event.
At this meeting petitions from
property owners in the northwest
section of the city, asking for a
street light at the intersection OF
Elm avenue and North Fourth
street were presented and on
motion the request was referred
to the light committee.
Reports of the police magistrate,
water commissioner, city clerk
and cemetery sexton were read
and ordered filled, and bills for
the month amounting to S2,3lO.Sl
we're read and allowed.
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Another Watermelon Day exeelng of has passed into
the
brats the high of
the creates festival n the West
by sandt
the exacng the pile
marked the distribution
there still melons left after everybody had been satisfied
elaborate beautiful
oion which like great % declared be the best the
of the
of fpnIand
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-08
PROSPECTIVE SETTLERS
Who Desire Further Information
About Land i'm This Section of the
Arkansas Valley

Arkansas valley
During the past month the State
Board of Immigration has received
n great number of inquiries from
prospective settlers, from which
has been taken the following list
who desire further information
from the Arkansas Valley:
A. P. Nulph. dairyman. Bertrand.
Okla. age 46. family Of four. owns COWS.
horses, etc. Wants to lease dairy farm
with privilege of buying.
F. A. Fields, Eldorado Springs, Mo.
Route No. 8. Wants to lease ranch with
privilege Of buying.
IL. Hayden. Lowell, Mich. Dairyman
wants irrigation land.
W. W. Strickler, Houston, Texas, 1907
York St. Coming with several other
families to settle in Colorado. Get in touch
with him.
r. A. Morrison, Elkhart, Ind. good
Methodist, wants land for himself and son.
suitable for dairyng.
O,D. Deadman. Herington, Kan, Wants
to buy farm in Colorado.
J. G. Mcpherson, Newln. Texas. Wants
land in Las Animas or Baea counties.
Frank Whitlaw. Peculiar. Cass County.
Mo. Wants land in Custer or Prowers
counties for stock and hog raising.
E. G. Wilson, Waldron, Kan. Wants to
f. 10 te e. IL,
Kansas.
G. A. Cox. Marthasvile. Mo. Wants a
dairy farm near to market.
o. B. Ferguson. Willow Springs, Mo
Route |. wants claims for four brothers
in Lower Arkansas Valley.
]. o. Thompson, Prairieyille. Texas
Wants farm land with shallow water.
Roy Elliott Hebron. Maryland. for
mer Coloradoan. has $4,000. Wants a
hay ranch for dairying and hog raising in
the foot hills.
M. A. Nelson. Weaubleau, Mo. Wants
10 acres OF good irrigated land for q
poultry farm. Has S2,5oo.
l.. W. Walker. McNab. Ark, homestead
land near La Junta.
Peter Nilsson, Stonington, Mich. Box
wants government land for farming ol
stock raising.
Bruce B. Bradford and party. Farm
ington, Iowa. Wants land in new settle
ment.
W. E. Wing, Luray, Kan. Wants farm
land, about 80 acres for cultivation, bal
ance for stock raising. Has $4,000.
W. A. Carpenter, 1874 South Oakley
Ave. Kansas City, Mo. Warts land near
town and good school. Has 1000.
F. W. Keller, Hill City. Kan. Has
room house with lots to trade for {
REIMBURSEMENT.
HE. Pelcer, Atkinson, Nebr. Wants
to buy REIMBURSEMENT on 500 acres
D. B. Moody. Johnstown. Nebr. Want:
land for farming and stock raising nea
good school. Has $4,000.
| Mrs. G. K. Devore, Wichita, Kansas
Coming here this summer. Interested II
Colorado land.
Harry Porter, Ponea City. Okla. Want:
cheap land for dairying and stock raising
Has S. 900 and good outfit. Age SO year
three children.
S. H. McClelland, Wilmar, Ark, Wants
farm near Eads.
Fred Stanley. the Republican candid
ate for congress, was making friend
amid the Watermelon Day crowd.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-08
BOLD BAD
0' '''' BURGLARS
Go Thru Mayors Office and
Collect Valuables
B0OTLeGGER IN TOLLS
FOR ROBBERY
Stolen Goods Found in His Possess
sion and He is Bound Over
to District Court

Some time during the still small
hours of Saturday or Sunday
nights the dental parlors of DR.. z.
L. Roberts were entered by n bold
bad burglar and jewelry and valu-
ables in intrinsic value amounting
to over 800 was extracted.
1t is by inference only that the
time of the robbery is placed, as
every thing was secure when the
mayor locked his office on Satur-
day evening and after quiet and
peaceful Sunday at Rye he on
Monday morning returned to find
the door of his safe open and all
articles of a monetary nature miss
ing. A transom torn from its
fastenings told the story of how
an entrance was gained, while a
handful of burned matches strewn
about the office floor gave an idea
of the time of the visit and of the
leisurely movements of the mar
auder.
Amongst the missing articles
were some pieces of old-fashioned
Jewelry belonging to Mrs. Roberts
such as a filisree silver link and
buckle from bracelet, an old
style garnet sunburst pin and ear
rings to match, a tiny gold teapot
such rs worn on necklace by girls
years ago, a narrow gold band
ring and a wide wedding ring with
the letters "Z. L. Il. to d. L. p"
engraved inside-all highly priced
because of their associations. A
new So bill of the First National
bank of Greenwood, Miss, signed
by its president, G. L. Wright, to-
gether with miscellaneous bunch
of old coins, $3.50 gold piece, Mex
ican silver dollar of 1877, Can
adisn Scent piece, etc, and about
$40 worth of gold plate, soldiers
and nuggets were abstracted from
the doctors safe and he is Offering
$25 reward for the arrest of the
robber and return of the goods.
Some Other Visits
Upon the same night the ad-
joining Office of DIR. b. Il. Blot2
WAS broken into, but the burglar
was disappointed if he expected to
secure any money, tho the articles
taken are worth considerable to a
physician.
Another dentist who is mourn.
ing a visit is DIR. j. FL. Samuel
On Tuesday the doctor had occa.
sion to use some gold filling and
he then discovered that his strong
box had been touched to the
extent of about $40 worth of gold
plate. 1t is presumed that this
visit was by the same party and
on the same night as the Others
reported.
On Wednesday evening, while
l.. L. Wise and family were dowr
town taking in the show, theil
home on South Tenth street wa:
broken into and clothing and valu
ables to the value of S400 were alb
stracted.
Held to District Court
Jesse Barker, one of our unde
sirable residents who recently was
released from the county bastilt
after serving a sentence for boot
Logging, was before Justice Boney
on Saturday upon another serious
charge-that of burglary.
The charge was preferred by l.
d. Woodard, vino swore that dur
/ ing his absence from the city sun
dry and various articles had beer
stolen from his residence, and he
identified the goods found by Mar
shal Allison in the Barker home
on North Second street rs hi
property.
The evidence adduced was 81
convincing that Barker was bount
over to the district court unde
5000 bonds
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-08
BIGGEST IN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
rd- Breaking Attendance Marks Silver Anniversary
of Arkansas Valley Fair


Myrads of Flags and Bunting with Iuminaons in Watermelon
Colors Makes Gay Scene-Meon Pile the Best Yet and
Exhibits More Numerous and Better Than Ever
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-08

Fred Stanley, the Republican candid
ate for congress, was making triehd'
amid the Watermelon Day crowd.
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TOUR WALLACE COUNTY
Benton and Mrs. Case Arouse Repub-
lican Spirits in District.

Sharon Springs, Kan, Sept. 22.-
Wallace county Republicans opened
their county campaign with a display
of enthusiasm and fight that has not
been in evidence in several years.
Campaign orators drove over the en-
tire county in automobiles and
speeches were made in all of the i'm
portant towns of the county.
Otis l.. Benton, Republican congress
sionaI nominee, was the principal
speaker He was well received and
assured a strong following in the dis
trict. Mrs. Lucia o. Case, of Topeka,
also spoke.
In Cheyenne, Too.
St Francis, Kan, Sept. ga spec
tacular campaign trip thru Cheyenne
county was concluded in st. Francis.
where a big night meeting was held
by county and district candidates. Otis
L. Benton congressional nominee, and
Mrs Lucia o. Case, of Topeka, spoke
for the Republican national, state, dis
trict and county candidates.
Mrs. Case appealed to the women to
support the Republican nominees.
Benton discussed national issues, criti-
cised Congressman John r. Connelley
for his vote on the tariff bill and his
stand with the Wilson administration.
Benton was given a generous recep-
ton by Cheyenne county voters.
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SPREADS
Form New Government for Greek De-
fense-VenizcIos to Head 1t.

Athens, Sept 22.-Constantino Me-
las, deputy for Janina, has published
an appeal to the inhabitants of
Epireus, asking them to join in the
national defense movement started at
Saloniki.
The committee of national denfense
was organized at Saloniki by Greek
military officers and prominent civil
ians in the last days of August The
committee established what it termed
the t'Provisional government of Mace
donia.'' and addressed an appeal to
the Greek people and army urging
them to drive the Bulgarians from
Greek soil. On September 8 a Sa-
loniki dispatch stated that the Elev-
enth army division, the police and the
Liberal or VenizeIist party in Mace
donna had joined the revolutionary
movement.
Recent reports from Greece have
asserted that former Premier Veni-
zelos was considering going to Sa-
loniki and placing himself at the head
of the revolutionists. In an interview
given to an Associated Press corre-
spondent on Wednesday, NJ. Venizelos
refused to deny these reports.
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Floor Coverine s

Linoleum Samples yard square
just the thing for stove mats We
have just Is of them in printed and
inlaid qualities.
Values to 30. .29c
Values to $I.75... 4gc
Printed Linoleums-5 rolls of
best quality 4 yards wide; will COW
err your room without a seam; reg
ular 90c values, slightly imperfect,
hardly noticea BILE; square yard Csc.
Velvet Rugs, durable quality in
good patterns, S-3x10-6; regular
$21.50 values $3.50.
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All the councilmen were present at last
nights meeting except Mr. Fellows. There
was not much discussion except for a
little Eruption from Councilman Whaley
which occurred when the committee on
streets and walks reported that A. X
Fulford's failure to sweep the street
properly was largely due to the fact that
the sweeper was old and could not be
made to do good work. They recommend
ed that A X. Fulford be paid in full
The mayor-"I have personally noticed
that in many places the sweeping has been
neglected"
Lull-"That was the fault of the driver
not the contractor"
There hadn't been a row in the council
so long that Mr.. Whaley was afraid he
had neglected his duty. He raised his
voice to a high pitch, threw out his arms
mechanically and went after the coun-
ell with blood in his eye. This was
political administration, he said. The
mayor and his horde of political strikers
were trying to make themselves popular
and find enjoyment for their followers by
having the streets covered with filth. 1t
was time the people found out about
things.
The mayor smiled when whaley sat
down and remarked that this was a very
good political talk. 1t was the first he
had heard this fall
The Santa Fe is climbing right up the
ladder. 1t soon will be earning $1,0O0OOO
NOT
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RED CROSS TO LAWRENCE.
Five Hundred Members VIII Be Re.
ceived From New District.

Lawrence. Kan. Sept. ga chap
ter of the National Red Cross society
has been granted here. and will be in
stalled as soon as possible
Five hundred members from Law
renee and surrounding country will be
received, according to present plans
and physicians and nurses from Kan
sas City will be secured for demon
Stration work.
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7 oilet Specials

Pompeian Night Cream-35c jar
-29c
csc Palm Olive Talcum-19c.
soc Perfumes, White r e,
Locust Blossom and Lily of Valley
-25c OF.
soc Sempre Giovine-39c.
soc Kinds Honey and Almond
Cream-39c.
Zoe Bocabelli CASTLE Soap for
soc.
soc Glover's Mango Cure-39c.
25c Palmer's Almond Meal-19c
Cuticura Soaps for soc.
Colgate's Dental Powder-15c.
Mme.Ise' belps Face Powder-39c
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Every place and everywhere one
looks, one sees Fur. 1t is being used
on Suits, on Coats. on Dresses, on
Waists and on Hats.
Here. you will find a choice as
sortment in black, brown and white
Coney; Opossum, Skunk, Marmot,
Mink, Mole, Seal, Fox in black,
brown gray and white, also Ermin;
Il to Z inches wide at-25c to
$3.50 the yard.
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Miss Name and Rose Horton and Abe
Horton have returned from the mountain
Miss Carrie Horton will remain we.
or two longer at Cascade.
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Wardrobe Trunks

5 full size black fibre covered
cretonne lined Wardrobe Trunks;
drawer. 10 garment hangers, shoe
pocket and laundry bag, Saturday
only $22.5O.
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Frank Bennett leaves this week for Bes
ton where he will enter law school.
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Vernon Kellogg goes from Kansas uni
versity to take a special course of study
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New Hair Bow Ribbons

5. to finch plaid and striped
Hair Bow Ribbons, in all the new
colors and shades at 25c and soc.
Bows Tied Free of Charge.
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bath or laundry; quart bottle for
19c.
25c can of Sani-Flush-2Oc.
Easy Lustro Stove Polish-Sc.
$500 Heavy Charcoal Tin Wash
Boiler; wood handle, Saturday.
Sf.5S.
Toilet paper-EngIish Tissue
quality, 1000 sheets for-25c.
Electric Irons full size with cord
attached; guaranteed at-S2.5O ca.
PAIRING Knives. good steel. each
IS.
Decorated china cups and sau-
GERS, very thin: choice of three pat
terms set of six-69c.
Dresden decorated waste paper
Baskets-Speciai at 500.
Cut Glass Table Tumblers=BeIl
shape. choice of grape or star cut
patterns-SIx for Use.
Heavy Galvanized Covered Garb-
age cans-79c up
See our special values in Washing
Machines at-S3-50 and up.
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Basement News

Try one of these
Brass Face Wash
Boards: very strong,
Saturday-29c.
w hite Fla k e
Laundry Soap. regu-
lar sc bars, is for
SOC.
Extra Strong Am
monia for toilet,
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Mrs. r. J. Kellam and family have re
turned from Cascade. Colo.
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The Santa Fe is climbing right up the
ladder. 1t soon will be earning 81 900 OOt
net per month.
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Womens Union Suits

A Fall weight made in high neck
style, either knee or ankle length.
Sizes "a, SO and So at. soc
Sizes 40, AZ and "A at. coo