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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-13

lie lana states congress is the feeling
that the most important issues in the pro-
gress of the states represented are today
controlled by sentiment regarding con-
servation which exists on the Atlantic
seaboard. and principally between Boston
and New York City.
This view of the situation which con-
fronts the West. and the South. was ex
pressed by Vice-President Marshall,
when he was on the Pacific Coast re-
Gently. and said that unless the people Of
the West decided on what legislation they
need, the people of the East would de-
eide for them and make their decision
law.
Broadly speaking the divergence in
the view point of the people Of the public
land states and of the conseryationists
in the Eastern States. when the natural
resources OF the land have been exploited
in private ownership. is the difference be-
tween irrational and rational conserva-
tion-between rational use and an unrea-
sonable locking up of the resources Of
the country in reservations under bureau
cratic control.
According to the proponents of this
Congress the feeling has been growing
in strength in the West that the domln-
anee of the Eastern conseryationist in
Federal legislation is due to the fact that
the opinions and wishes Of the people of
the Waet and the oytyane South have
not been adequately presented.
For this condition of affairs they admit
that the people of the public land states
are alone to blame. and it is to remedy
this condition that the proposed Congress
is to be called in Denver"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-13
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW
Will Be Held in This City in Near Future
Growers of ''Mums'' Asked to Enter
Flowers in Display

Thru the initiative devotees of Horticulture flower
lovers Rocky future the supreme
pleasure that display of beautiful bloom may bring.
the lateness when the proposition first
advanced will this strictly chysanemum
but to those who admire the mums this will be driment
the the cysantemum shows being held thru
the country will attest
One of these flower lovers Henry Hardy evidenced by his
of the of Hareys the display and
be held therein, either Nov and week
later has been definitely decided
Cher hearted offered g up"
cash the display tasteful
until the time of the when their
bloom bring them honor and glory well mpart pleasure
their less fortunate neighbors.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-13
TO CONTROL PUBLIC LAND
Congress of Delegates from 29 States and 2
Territories Will Meet in Denver

/ To give proper expression to
views of the people in the public
land states, and to voice the needs
of the men engaged in the work
of development of the unclaimed
resources of the West and the
South, a public land states con-
gress is to be organized in Denver
in November.
Delegates from twenty nine
states and two territories, in which
are located the public lands held
under Federal supervision, are to
be summoned to attend this con-
gress, and it is intended that the
governors of each of the states
represented shall also be members
of the congress.
Commenting upon the oppoint-
ment of delegates to such con-
gress the San Francisco Chronicle
of Saturday last has this to say:
Resolutions approving the call of such
a congress were adopted yesterday by
the board Of directors Of the Chamber OF
Commerce. On Sept. % the California
Development Board took similar action.
Governor George A. Carlson Of Colo
rado has consented to issue the call for
the congress, that State having been
selected for the first meeting as the
most centrally located among the Western
and Southern states. where the work of
development and the control from Wash
ington Of the public domain is vital is
sue in the progress of the people.
Prompting the organization Of this pub
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-13
WATCH YOUR STOCK
There is Great Danger of Poisoning
at This Time of Year

This is the time Of year when poisoning
from cane or kafir corn is most liable to
occur. Prussic acid, or as it is sometimes
called, hydrocyanic acid, is generally con-
ceded to be the most deadly of posons
and it is developed in cane, kafir corn
johnson grass, the leaves of wild cherry
and no doubt in some other plants, when
the conditions are just right. Cane and
kafir corn are most dangerous when eaten
green Just before frost and especially
when they have made a stunted growth
from a lack of moisture. The dried stocks
seem never to poison animals.
The poison develops very quickly after
the green corn is eaten and in some in
stances the animal almost drops dead IN
its tracks, Cattle and sheep are most
susceptible to poisoning and rarely ever
are horses affected. Both chemical and
physiological antdotes are out of the
question in most cases because of the
quick action Of the poison.
There is also danger in turning cattle
into cane and kafir corn fields until the
corn has been cured from frost or cut and
cured in the shock.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-13
LADY MINSTREL SHOW
Will Put On a Corkine Good Show
At the Grand Next Friday
Night, Oct. 20

That the dignifed ladies' of the
Woman's Club have decided to put
on a home talent minstrel show
is somewhat of a departure from
the usual entertainments of that
select club. They have made a
contract with Mr.. and Mrs. Pay
den, who come highly recommend
ed rs producers of local entertain
ments, and the show will be given
next Friday night.
The cast will consist of about 35
ladies, who wilfkdon burnt cork,
sing songs, tell jokes, beat tam
bourines and rattle bones in true
minstrel style. This show will
be something out of the ordinary
as Mr.. Payden carries all the CO.'S
tunes and paraphernalia neces-
sary. Make a date with yourself
to attend this minstrel show at the
Grand, Oct. 20.
Receipts of the show will be
devoted to civic improvement.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-13

according to length of service. At
present the fire boys are receiving
$50 year with no opportunity for
advancement, and the request is
for raise of S25 year for the
second and third years service.
AS proficiency of service and in
centive to "stick to the job" is de-
sired in the fire department as well
as any line of business The Enter
prise raises it's voice in favor of
granting the request when it is
again taken up.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-13
NEW CLAYTON LAW
Causes Change in Directorate OF
First National Bank

Causes Change in Directorate of
First National Bank
The federal statute known as the
Clayton Act, which becomes effective
Oct. Is, limits the number of banks in
which the same person may be a direc-
tor or officer and necessarily has brot
about many changes in the directorate
of banks throughout the country. Many
such changes have been made necessary
in towns and cities in this state, Rocky
Ford being among the number.
Mahlon d. Thatcher, president of the
First National Bank of Pueblo, and a
director of the First National Bank and
International Trust Company of Denver
has found it necessary to resign from
the directorate, as well aa from the
presidency of the First National Bank
of Rocky Ford in order to comply with
the Clayton Act.
The operation of the Clayton Act does
not in any way affect Mr.. Thatcher s
holdings in the bank here. and his inter-
est in the success, strength and stand
ing of the bank will be the same as in
the past.
G. F. Trotter, who for many years
has been closely identified with the
Thatcher interests, and is now one of
the officers of the First National Bank
of Pueblo and president of the Ameri-
can National Bank of Alamosa, as well
as director of the First National Bank
of Rocky Ford, has been elected presi-
dent of the local institution.
Robert S. Cast has acquired an inter-
est in the bank and will fill the place on
its board of directors left vacant by
Mr.. Thatcher's retirement. Mr.. Cast,
who is well known in Rocky Ford and
thruout the entire valley, is one of the
most successful and best known lawyers
in Pueblo. With Alva B. Adams he
constitutes the firm of Adams & Cast,
attorneys for the M. d. Thatcher in
terests and the First National Bank of
Pueblo.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-13

is good deal Of truth in the saying that
the FREELY is the ideal. 1t IS, SO far as
ccldpess goes But its color is against it.
You couldn't use thousand-candle firefiy
to match colors, and you wouldn't want
the insect to light up a street. because
his light would be hideous ereenish yel-
low But some day we will get reason
ably near the FREELY for efficiency without
copying his disagreeable color. The task
needs much investigation, much research
of the kind we did in | 8Te. TIE research
that we began then is still going on, and
it will always go on. Somehow, each
new discovery opens up the way to an
other.
You can improve, but you can't change
human nature" said Edison. at is hard,
1t always will be hard, to drive new idea
into the worlds head. Think what it
MEANS" he continued. Ito hire a new in
vention. Even little improvement like
sucking dirt out of carpet with vacuum
cleaner means revolution in houseclean-
ing. No one likes revolutions, even though
they are for the best. The more import
an. the invention. the bigger is the ereyolu-
ton, which means the harder your strug-
gle to overcome prejudice. 1t takes a
Niagara OF advertising to make man
play the piano acceptably with pneumatic
mechanism and punched roll of paper
instead of very badly with ten stiff fingers.
You can imagine how hard it was to get
whole cities Illuminated with the electric
incandescent lamp. Perhaps business
men will invent some quick way of making
the world see the point CT new invention.
It seems to be quite beyond the powers
of an ordinary inventor
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-13
bridge CON.
TRACT IS LET
Al Brashear Lands the. Ninth
and Walnut Job
ANOTHER WATER
PROPOSITION SPRUNG
Unlimited Supply at Most
Reasonable Rate

The most important matter to
come before the city council at its
regular meeting last Friday even
ing was the matter of letting the
contract for the concrete bridge at
the intersection of Walaut avenue
and Ninth street.
There were five applications for
the contract, which called for a
span across the Rocky Ford Ditch
l6S feet in length and requiring
2OS cubic yards of concr etc accord
ing to the specifications, and there
was a range of $500 in the esti-
mates, the following being the bids
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-13
COMPANY +.
Has Three Members in The National
Rifle Meet

Lieutenant Biglow, First Sergeant
Hunter Cover and Corporal Bush all of
Company F., Colorado National Guard,
passed thru Rocky Ford on the lilo
train on Thursday morning, no their
way to the National Rifle meet at
Jacksonville, Fla, where they expect
to be for about a month.
Our citizens feel proud to think that
three members of Company F have
been selected out of the fourteen men
who went from Rifle Range to attend
the meet,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-13
two DISAS-
'i'FT TR0US fires
Play Havoc With Dry Goods
and Canned Stuff
BONITA MERCANTILE AND
ROCKY FORD CANNING CO.'S
Fire Loss Will Run Into Five Figures
in Both Instances Causes of
Fires Not Known


in Both Instances-Causes of
Fires Not Known
The most disastrous fire that
has visited this city in many
months was the mysteriously
started blaze that devastated the
store of the Bonita Mercantile Co.
on Sunday night.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the at
tention of the night marshal was
drawn to the Oddfellows building
by the breaking of one of the win
dows closely followed by flash
of flame, and his alarm speedily
brot the fire department to the
scene.
Breaking in the store door the
fire chief and his assistants found
an incipient contiagration working
it's will with the infammable ma
terial within, and tho they quickly
had streams of water playing up
on the blaze it was several minutes
before it could be gotten under
control.
With the stamping out of the
fire the chief began an investiga-
tion of its origin and found that
there had not been a fire in the
building so far as known for over
As hours and the only person who
had entered the store where the
fire originated within "a hours was
the manager, Buford Mcdonald,
who on the way home from "Trip
to the Cedars had called at the
store about half-an-hour before
the blaze broke out, but noticed
nothing unusual when he left. AS
the character of the fire preclud-
ed its having been started by
short circuit of electric "Juice"
and other common causes were
lacking the chief was obliged to
make another entry in the list of
''fires from an unknown cause"
Great damage was done to the
dry goods stock and fixtures of the
Bonita Mercantile Co., but s3l 900
insurance was carried by Mrs.
Bonita so the loss will not be very
heavy. Considerable damage WAS
likewise done to the lodge hall up
on the floor above the store and
to the building property, but this
is also covered by insurance car
ried by the L. o.. o. L.
Canning Factory Burned
About 2:30 o'clock yesterday
morning citizens were aroused by
the dread alarm of fire and rushed
to their windows to find the heav-
ems abIaze with light emanating
from the Rocky Ford Canning
factory.
The fire department was prompt
ly on hand, but was up against it
from the start by the fact that the
fire had gained such headway be-
it was discovered and the streams
of water made but little impress
sion upon the blaze.
AS result of smoldering embers
and SO hot was the blaze that
box car loaded with cans standin g
upon the siding caught fire before
it could be moved and was burne d
to the trucks.
A spectacular feature of the fire
was caused by the popping iof the
cans, which were burst by the
intense heat and in many in
stances were with their flowing
contents thrown 20 to 30 feet into
the air.
Tho Manager Lawson carried
sufficient insurance to cover an
ordinary fire loss the fire could
scarcely have occurred at more
disastrous time as the entire sea-
sons pack was still in the factory
and together with the plant, ma
chinery, sheds, etc, were COM
pletely destroyed, entailing loss
that can scarcely be estimated
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-13

The biggest value we have ever offered
our subscribers is The Enterprise and
four standard magazines, all one year, for
only ST rs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-13

II you will subscribe to The Enterprise
or renew your subscription at once we
will include four standard magazines, all
one year. for only rs cents extra.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-13

span across the ROCKY fofd Dltcn
l6S feet in length and requiring
2OS cubic yards of concr etc accord
ing to the specifications, and there
was a range of $500 in the esti-
mates, the following being the bids
submitted:
A. A. Brashear- $2500
w. b. Burchett-------- 2572
Courtney Diehl- 2693
Smith& Mcdowell, 1850
Pueblo Bridge Co., 5000
Tho no definite time was PLACID
upon the completion of the bri!ge
Contractor Brashear stated that
lie would get busy right away SO
that the structure might be firmly
set before we have sufficiently
heavy frost to work damage, which
will be good news to everyone in
terested
Contracts Left to Committees
At the adjourned meeting of the
council on Monday evening, the
matter of the contract for heat
ing plant in the city hall was left
with the building committee, and
the matter of building a cobbk-
stone fence north of the cemetery
was left in the hands of the ceme-
terry committee.
Good Water Proposition
At this meeting w. b. Goblin
engrossed the attention of the
council with the most favorable
proposition to furnish this city
with water since the time of the
late lamented Col. Faw: Attorney
Goblin informed the mayor and al
dermen that he was in position to
offer iris city practically unlimit-
ed supply of guaranteed pure sP-
ring water at a much more reason
able figure than ever before had
been offered, because of great
reduction that could be effected in
the cost of the pipe and length of
supply line necessary.
He offered to furnish to the city
mains spply Of pure spring wat
er under gravity pressure at the
most reasonable rate yet received,
providing the city would contract
to pay for a minimum of 100000
gallons daily for period of one
year, at the conclusion of which
period the city might purchase the
water company's holdings at set
price of 100000.
The only objection advanced by
the council was to the short option
period offered, some members stat
ing that one year would not be a
sufficient length of time to test the
permanency of the water supply,
quiet all claims, ETC., and Mr..
Goblin agreed to extend the time
and make the option read five
years instead of one.
An adjournment was taken till
this evening, when the proposition
will again be taken up and it is
probable that favorable action will
be taken, the only question that is
worrying the aldermen now being
whether or not the city can sell
the couple of hundred thousand
gallons over our present use at a
reasonable figure.
Firemen Ask Raise
Thru the chief of the fire de-
partment request was made for
u raise in the salary of the firemen
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Personal Mention

Senator Green of White Pine coun-
ty was a Carson visitor today.
Lloyd Patrick Of Reno was a pas
senger on this mornings train en-
route to Y%erington.
n. c. Heidtman, Nevada agent for
fredericksburg beer, is a visitor in
Carson today from Reno.
Miss May Kenney left by auto this
afternoon for fredericksburg, where
she will be in charge of a case.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Witt left last
evening for Goldfeld. They have
been visiting in Carson with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. NJ. Ardery, parents of Mrs.
Witt, for a few days.
George A. Montrose is very i'll at
his home in Gardnerville, suffering
from %carbuncles on his face and head,
His mother. Mrs. II. II. Carpenter,
left this city a few days ago to be
with him.
Mrs. Cook of Genoa was taken very
i'll yesterday and DIR Huffaker and
Miss MAJ Kenney were summoned.
Mrs. Cook was threatened with pneu-
monia, but her condition is more fav-
orable this morning.
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Will Celebrate
Golden Wedding

Tomorrow Mr.. and Mrs. A. ).
Dressler of Haywards, Cal, will cele-
bratc their golden wedding and five
children and their families will help
make the couples hftieth wedding an
niversary a memorable one.
Leaving on the express this even
ING to be present at celebration are
the following: Mr.. and Mrs, Adolph
Dressler and family of Carson, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Dressler and family OF
Minden, Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz DRESSER
of Sheridan, Mr.. and Mrs. Wyatt and
daughter Amy of Genoa, making
eighteen from this section. Another
daughter, Mrs. Beck OF Oakland, ano
her family will also be present.
The many friends Of the Dressle'
families in this section join in the
fluctuations which will be EXTENDED
the elderly couple tomorrow and hope
the may live to celebrate their dia
mond jubilee.
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Editor of New Publication

BOSTON, Nov. 10.-After nearly
ten years absence from the editorial
chair John Kendrick Bangs has re-
sumed work as the editor OF the
Rambler, a new monthly periodical.
with offices in this city. Mr.. Bangs
has been editor of such publications
publications as Life, Puck, Literature,
Harper's Weekly and the Metropoli-
tan Magazine. He has been a contin-
uous contributor to Literature for
thirty years, Associated with him in
this endeavor is Alfred Hampton
Moorehouse.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-11-10
President Wilson Will Garry State
of Nevada by Over 5000 Votes

The vote in Nevada stands as fol-
lows, according. to compilations IN
Reno this morning:
President Wilson will carry Nevada
by over 5000 votes. according to in
complete returns from all parts Of the
state.
Senator Key Pittman has won the
senatorial race, with Sam Plat and
\. Grant Miller following in the or
der named. 1t is possible that Mil
ler's vote in the mining camps may
put him in second place. The returns
so far are Pittman 1866; Plat $500,
Miller 1896.
Congressman T. E. Roberts is run
ming several hundred votes ahead of
z. E.. Game and is expected to in
crease his lead. The vote stands,
Roberts 1892; Game 1O,9SO; Scan
lon ISIS.
The race between ]. \. Sanders and
T. F. (Barney) Moran for justice OF
the, state supreme court probably will
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-11-10
Many Applications
Denied by Board

The Board Of Pardons met this
morning, all the members being pres
ent, and acted upon the following ap
plications for parole Or pardon and
denied their application:
George A. Antoni. T. C. B. Ayers,
Jack Bardess, Gard Kelsey, Joe Enk-
house, Jack Davis, J. R. Bothfres, R.
NJ. Whitlock, Frank White, J. f.
Thayer, Rex Sonner, c. J.. Sullivan,
Frank Smith, c. N. Van SAINT, Joe
Vassell, Gus Tim, George Williams,
Robert Moran, Daniel lie Barron, A.
Mangana, S. D. Maxwell, William
Murray, Morris Newberger, T. Pita-
70, Edward Schmidt, Jed Woodland,
c. T. Mcneil, John C.. Beatty, A.. H.
Buch, John Christensen, Mike Forte.
Gunther William, Henry Hoher, o.
car Hudson. Jas. B. King.
Goethe S%igmuller's application for
Communication Of sentence, denied
Easson S. Lee was restored to citizen
ship.
The board was either familiar with
all the above cases or the prisoners
had not served their minimum sen
fences, which accounts for the large
number of cases acted upon this
morning. The board is still in ses.
sion.
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not be decided before the returns are
all all in, although Sanders is leading,
the popular Washoe county man by a
little under a thousand votes. Moran
left Washoe county with a good lead,
but the south sent Sanders ahead.
kennett is we'll out in front of Nc
Kay in the running for clerk Of the
supreme court with 1O,225- votes to
McKay's 0,32O. Steele is running a
poor third with less than 1,4OO votes.
Mrs. Edna c. Baker, Benjamin F.
Curler and J.. F. Abel are in the lead
for regents Of the university.
The vote as reported last night is:
Wilson. 12,44S; Hughes. o.S42: Han
ley, 1O7; Pittman, 1906; Plat, $3.50;
Miller, 1896; Roberts, 1899; Game,
1O,oSO; Scanlon ISIS; Moran. 1914:
Sanders, 10, 1874; Kennett, 1O,525: Nc
Kay, 1920: Abel, S,413; Curler, 1929;
Henderson,, S,1S6: Parker, 1855: Tay-
lor, l.l69; Van Nagell, 1928: Baker,
o,15o; Kent, 1917; McQuestian, LOO
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Democratic House

From reports received from the diff
ferent counties in the state it is GER
tain that the Republicans will control
the safe senate. The assembly will
in all probability be Democratic by
one Or two and possibly three. The
assembly is composed of 81 mem
bers and from returns so far ~receiv-
ed the Democrats have elected 10 OF
the 81 members. Clark county has
not been heard from and there are
several close contests in Washoe
White Pine and Nye counties, with
the chances in favor of the Demo.
Gratis.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-11-10
Where Are the G%randm0thers of
Memory and of Story Books

the thick of the wonderful war work
that the women of England are do
ing. -
| know of one wonderful old gen
tlewoman of so years. She is erect
and entertaining and charming and
dear. She has had fourteen children
and at present four OF her sons are
in Parliament, two i'll the house OF
lords and two in the house Of COM
IONS.
This dear old lady has turned her
motor over to the wounded soldiers
and goes about behind a plodding old
Dobbin because she thinks it wick
ed to pay the high price for petrol
just for her own selfish comfort. In
many other ways she is doing her bit
for the wal and she is but one among
many. She. of course. wears one OF
those sweet little lace cap on her
snowy hair and a bonnet when she
goes abroad.
~ NiiNl lNdlH 1NSS - q l 'iihS
and surprising sight to walk along
the smart srops on Bond street and
glimpse whole windows full of bon
nets and little lacy caps. not of the
boudoir persuasion that we know SO
we'll. but real grandmother ones.
Some of the bonnets Of cours are
-oo1 I-.- ,,,J ta,.,o ,1,,,,oJ &C
fairs but the majority are soft dove
grey or black fecked with a silver
leaf or blooming modestly with VIC
lets, a purple pansy Or sweet 1aven-
der.
That's two things anyway thai
England may boast she has anc
America hasn't-bonnets and grand
mothers!