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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-03
Win CHAMPION
ship GAME
BOYS Basketball Team Beat
La Junta Friday Night
DISTRICT MAY PAY
HIGH SCHOOL TUITION
According to Bulletin from the
State Department of Public
Instruction

An unusually large number of
our businessmen helped to make
one of the largest crowds that has
attended basketball game this
season, and perhaps because of
this one of the fastest games that
has ever been played upon the
Rocky Ford floor, is the report of
the game between the home boys
and the La Junts team last Fri
day evening.
It may have been that this ex-
ira patronage and consequent en-
coursgement gave our boys little
more ginger than ordinarily, for
they played winning game right
from the start, and tho La Junta
tried its prettiest there was only
short period at the beginning of
the second half that the locals
were not in the lead. The final
score was sc to 25 in favor of our
lads.
The last league game of the
basketball season will be played
here tonight (Friday) at 7:30.
Ration, the champion of the North
ern New Mexico division, will
play Rocky Ford for the cham
pionship of the S. C-N. N. M.
league. Tha Ration girls team
will play our girls, but this will
only be an exhibition game. A
large crowd is expected and very
much desired, for this will be
the deciding game and if we win
1t will be the first basketball pen
nant we have won, and the larger
the attendance the harder our
boys will work.
The faculty has challenged the
senior boys to game of basket
ball to be played Saturday night.
The faculty has had some exper-
fence with the seniors in contests,
having lost the rabbit hunt con-
test which was held this winter.
They have their doubts about this
game also for the challenge bars
lettered men, and the senior class
has six boys with letters. The
senior class will probably accept
the challenge and will show the
faculty one of the fastest games
they ever played.
Week of Song
The Week of Song is being cell
ebrated by the different schools
of the city. Each building has
its own program.
> The Washington united all the
rooms and had special program.
The patriotic songs were sung by
all, and certain grades united to
sing other songs. Certain pupils
sung several selections, and also
gave recitations. Each room oh
served this occasion and the pro.
gram was we'll prepared.
The Lincoln school united the
rooms and sung the old time mel
odies, and paid special attention
to the patriotic songs and hymns
District May Pay
The state department of public
instruction has issued bulletin
to the effect that the recent deci
sion by the supreme court, con
cerning the payment OF tuition fol
pupils who desire to attend high
school outside of their own district
does not make illegal the paymen
of tuition by the home district o.
the pupils.
School Notes
The close Of last week was the EN-
of the sixth month. The total enroll
ment of this district was 1866. 72
boys and GA girls. The number wa
distributed as follows: Eureka "a
West Side 81; La Fayette llS; Lincoll
2oe; Washington 1858; Liberty All; Higl
School 203.
There were 1853 cases of tardines
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-03
ONIONS LIKE cool WEATHER
Plant Will Stand Much Heat After
Making Good Start-WiIl Not Keep
Unless Properly Ripened.

Onions grow best in relatively cool
weather and require an abundance OF
moisture during the early stages oil
growth. However. they will stand con-
siderable heat after they have made
a good start, and ripen better II the
weather is relatively dry at the time
they mature.
This makes them an important crop
in central and northern latitudes,
where the weather of spring is cool
and moist, and dry period normally
occurs in August or in early Septem-
ber. However, the season must be
sufficiently long for the onions to ma
ture before the autumn rains set in.
or they are likely never to ripen prop
erly.
Unless properly ripened, onions will
not keep. For northern localities 1t
is sometimes necessary to use only
the earlier maturing varieties.
The above statements refer to the
growing of ripe onions. Green onions
reach edible size In a comparatively
short time, and can be grown during
tho normally cool and moist weather
of early spring in central and north
ern latitudes. As commercial crop
they are Of minor importance COM
pared with ripe onions.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-03
Swink Without a Mayor

At the meeting of the Swink town
board last week Mayor F. P. Morris
handed in his resignation, because of
his contemplated approaching departure
from that little burg.
The resignation was perforce accept
ed and the names of N. W. Draper and
]. d. Kroboth were mentioned to fill
the vacancy, and some say that Trustee
Draper was elected, while others say
that Trustee Kroboth was chosen, says
the Advocate. So far as we are able
to learn, Mr.. Draper refused to accept,
and Mr. Kroboth states that he will not
have the toga.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-03
FIRE ENGINE
Will Soon Be Added to the Equip
ment Of the Rocky Ford Fire
Department

That the Rocky Ford fire de-
partment will in the very near
future be as efficient and up-to-
date as any city of its size in the
state, is the good news that The
Enterprise has for it's readers this
week.
The latest move in this direc-
tion was the purchase from the
city of Pueblo of the steam fire
engine in use until recently in
Bessemer but supplanted by a
motor drawn apparatus. The fire
engine was bot with the under
standing that it would meet every
requirement of our fire depart
ment, and within the next few
days it will be brot to this city
and given a thoro tryout.
That he might familiarize him.
self with the working of the en-
gine Fire Chief Virgins went up
to Pueblo on Wednesday and is
being coached by Chief Christie.
The addition of this engine
with the big pump that is being
installed at the power plant will
equip our fire department in good
shape as we'll rs cause the reduc-
tion of our insurance rates, which
will be good news to our people
| in this day of high taxation.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-03
CUBS ORGANIZE
Manager and Discuss Plans for
the Coming Season

The first official meeting of the
board of directors of the Rocky
Ford ball club was held on Tues
day afternoon. This board-which
will have entire charge of the ball
team this year-is composed of the
following citizens: j. G. Braden,
Dennis Fleak, Fred North, A. S.
Kitch, Joel w. Todd, William
Park and +. W. Maier.
A contract WAS entered into with
Fred Knause to manage the team
this year, position that he has
successfully filed for the past two
seasons, and new ball suits were
ordered purchased for the team
Plans for the coming season
were discussed in detail and COM
mittees were appointed to assist in
soliciting funds to help finance the
club. 1t was also decided to hold
a Baseball Day" early in April.
when the ball boys will probably
have charge of one of the picture
shows, hold a dance, sell tags and
put on numerous other stunts to
"get the money"
Manager Knause reported to
the board that he had line on
several fast players who desired
to play with Rocky Ford this year
and that he would have complete
lineup on hand to begin training
about the first of April.
Several exhibition games will
be played with Pueblo teams prior
to the opening of the league season
oi, April 30.
Efforts will be made to bring
the celebrated team from the Wa
seda college in japan for Il couple
of games here next summer. This
team is composed OF Japanese who
will make tour of the United
States this year, and several of the
prominent Japs of this city will
aid in trying to secure dates for
Rocky Ford.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-03

Montgomery county, Tennessee. 7.6
miles of macadam road.
Bexar. Comal, Aravis. Hays and
Guadalupe counties. Texas. 71.6 miles
of gravel road.
Fairfax county, Virginia, 1913 miles
of gravel road.
Spotsylvania, Caroline and Hanover
counties, Virginia, 3s.2 miles Of sand.
clay and top-soil road.
AS rapidly as these roads are con-
structed the department is endeavor-
ing to interest the local authorities
in inaugurating systematic main
tenance to keep them in condition.
The county engineer has undertaken
the maintenance of the Virginia post
road in Spotsylvauia county. and an
other will supervise the upkeep of
the completed part of the Ohio post
road. 1t is believed that this local
maintenance system will be extended
to the post-roads to be built in Maine,
Tennessee, Texas and Alabama.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-03
COUNTY MINISTER'S
Hold Interesting Monthly Meeting in
This City

The Otero County Ministerial associ-
alton met in the Presbyterian church
on Monday forenoon.
There were present: DIR. Warner,
DR.. Weaver, DR.. Lee, DIR. Crawford
and Rev. Dugan, of Rocky Ford; DR..
Allen and Rev. Crooks, La Junta; Revs.
Reed and Carver. Manzanola; Rev.
Pimlott of Ordway; Rev. Brand of
Sugar City, with his brother, who is
minister in Missouri; DIR. w. |. Alex
ander of Grand Island, Neb. Rev. j.
w. Hudiberg of Victor, Colo. and
Lauris Mollard of Tehuacana, Tex.
Addresses were made by Revs. Brand
and Hudiberg. and the meeting was
most interesting and enjoyable.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-03
MARKET REPORT
Cattle Advance, Hogs Highest Since
Last Fall, Sheep Are Strong


Kansas City Stock Yards. Feb. 49,
Cattle advanced 25 to IS cents last week,
and the improved condition was not fully
realized by shippers till they began to
get returns from their sales this morning
Receipts today were $4,000 head. and
the market was strong. some Of the clos
ing sales / o higher. The general feeling
prevails that still higksr prices are billed
for the near future. Best s.esrs hsre to-
day brought $3.50, which does not in
dicate the strength of the market. as does
the rank and file Of the cattle at SO to
$8.35. very few steers below $3.50.
and good many sales around $3.50.
or course. prime steers would 60 above
50 now. A feature today was the ar
rival of so or 40 cars of good steers
from the North Colorado field, and from
the Arkansas Valley. These steers sold
up to $3.50. and bulk of them brought
SO to $3.50 practically none below So.
weights running from ll25 to 1850. a
few rough steers up to ! 500 lbs.
Hogs receipts were 900 head. mar
ket S to 20 higher than Saturday. and
10 cents above best time last week.
which means at highest range since the
break last October. The husting order
buyers picked the cream of the crop over
at SO 25 to $3.50, the latter the top price.
A good many light hogs sold at Ss.l5 S to
SO rs. and bulk of all sales was at So is
to Se.46. Scarcity in the East and de-
ereasing receipts at Western markets,
with continued heavy demand for the
meat, makes the hog prospect very
strong.
Sheep and lambs sold strong to 10
higher, best sales at the close Receipts
were $4,000 head. Seven cars of lambs
brought Sll.lo, each of the three feed
ing districts Of Colorado having lambs at
the top prices. and the Ft. Collins dis
triet contributed two cars of ewes at So.
90 lbs. average. highest price of the
winter for ewes. Medium to common
lambs ranged down to slo,z5. and feed
ing lambs are quotable up to S 1925. best
yearings around $40. wsthers Se.55.
J. A. RlcKART, Market Correspondent.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-03

last month: At Eureka 8; West Side
5; La Fayette IL; Washington 10; Lin
coin "a; Liberty 72; High School II.
A teachers meeting was held We'd
nesday to discuss rating cards. Mr..
Walters, who returned from Detroit on
Monday, gave talk on the National
Superintendent convention, which he
attended.
The Parents-Teachers meeting which
was held Tuesday at the Liberty build
ing, was well attended, and the ques-
ton, "The Purpose of Discipline, y
which was read by Miss Schattinger
received much discussion, and those
present enjoyed the meeting very much.
The next meeting will be held March
90.
The fire drill practice which was car
ried out by the different schools in the
city showed the ease with which the
pupils were able to leave the building
in short space of time. The time it
took to leave the Liberty building was
/ min. 40 sec, the Washington so Sec,
the Lincoln min.. the High School 40
sec,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-03
"GINGLES JINGLES"
THE PIKER.

The paths of ease are only
myths and it was ever thus.
Don't think that you can ride to
fame upon a jitney bus. The
other fellows job looks soft and
Just the kind you'd like, but try
it out and you will find that you
must hit the pike. And II you're
not there with the push and en-
ergy galore, you're nothing but
a piker, piking for the other
shore. The world has use for
men who work and needs them
every one, but nature prods the
bubble and puts pikers on the
run. The elevator going down
is loaded with the guys who
whittle dry goods boxes and
build castles in the skies. Some
men will sit as though spiked
down and spin their tales Of woe.
While others with the wander
lust are always on the go. Thus
discSmtent takes different forms.
but brings the same result. 1t
heads you for Hotel de Gink
to join the Hobo cult. Then let
us all turn on the light and
watch ourselves go by. and get
a line on what we are and know
the reason why. 1t matters not
what stage we've reached.
there's always room to grow. So
do not be a piker, Just be care
full what you Y4 ~ 3L..
SOW. NTN' c,sS$H4
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-03

gust "a, 1912, which appropriated for
the post-road department 100000. to
be expended in an experiment to test
out the value of improved rural-carrier
routes. The federal government pays
one-third and the state or county ben
Gifted must defray two-thirds of the
cost. The entire sum of $500.000 Of
federal funds and 100000 of local
funds will be expended under the su-
pervision and checking of federal
highway engineers.
The following work on post.road i'm
provement has been undertaken, ac-
cording to a bulletin dealing with the
construction and maintenance of roads
and bridges, issued by the depart
ment:
Lauderdale county, Alabama, 80
miles of earth road.
Boone and Story counties, Iowa, 81
miles of earth road.
Dubuque county, Iowa, 20 miles Of
gravel road.
Bath and Montgomery counties,
Kentucky. II miles of macadam road.
Montgomery county, Maryland, 5.4
miles OF macadam road.
Cumberland county, Maine, 21 miles
of bituminous macadam road.
Leflore county, Mississippi, "a miles
of gravel road.
Mcdowell county. North Carolina, 16
miles OF earth road.
Davie, Forsyth and Iredell counties,
North Carolina. As miles of sand-elay
and top-soil road,
Licking and Muskingum counties.
Ohio, "a miles of concrete road.
Jackson county, Oregon, 51.4 miles
of earth road.
Aiken county. South Carolina, Els
miles of sand-clay and top-soil road.
Loudon county. Tennessee, GA miles
Of macadam road,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-03
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
VIII Be Held in Cheraw the Last Two
Days of This Month


The annual Otero County Sunday
School convention will be held at Cheraw
on Thursday and Friday, March 80 and
81.
The officers of the Otero County Sun
day School association, which is the
interdenominational Sunday school
agency of Otero county, are working
hard and expect to have the best con-
vention ever held in this county.
For this occasion they have already
secured some of the best state talent,
as well as the pick of local talent. This
insures varied, comprehensive, in
teresting, and inspiring program, and
the Sunday School workers in all parts
of the county are looking forward to
the privilege of attending this conven-
ton.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-03
new CITY HALL
is ASSURED
By Action of the Council Last
Friday Evening
new AUTOMOBILE
ORDINANCE PROPOSED
With Several Safety First" Clauses
That it Might Be Well for Owners
to Read and Observe


The adjourned meeting of the
city council last Friday evening
was the busiest session that this
body has held in some time.
Amongst the important busi-
ness gotten under way was the
preparation of the proposed ex-
penses for the coming year and
the introduction of an appropria-
ton ordinance to cover the same.
A most interesting item and one
that The Enterprise believes
should have the Endorsement of
every citizen-is the creation of
city hall building fund of $4,000,
and the best thing about 1t is that
the total appropriations will not
be materially increased, some of
the other funds-notably those of
street and water maintenance
being pared to create the build
ing fund.
With this amount assured, as we
sincerely hope it may be by the
passage of the appropriation ordi-
nance, there will soon come
time when the citizens of Rocky
Ford will he pleased to direct
visitors to our city hall, instead of
being ashamed to show people
the barn in which our city officials
SO long have been compelled to.
transact business. ..
Another important ordinance
and one in which the owners and
drivers of autos and motorcycles
are especially interested, WAS the
proposed ordinance regulating
and licensing the vehicles. This
ordinance conforms to safety
first" principles as closely as poss-
ible, and those interested are adj
vised to look it up in this issue,
read it carefully and then voice
your protest to the council before
its passage, if you have any com
plants to make.
Will Irrieate This Season
Fifteen applicants had their
bids in for the job of running
ditch water this coming season
and the position was awarded to
Sims & Son upon n majority vote.
George Cullison made applica-
ton for the rental of two shares
of High Line ditch water, and
same was granted upon agree
ment that he would clean up
Reservoir park, irrigate the trees,
and keep the park in shape this
coming summer.
Bish Wants to Quit
At this meeting of the council
w. r. Bish rendered his resigna-
ton as alderman of the Third
ward, giving as his reason that he
contemplated an extended absence
from the city in the near future,
but his co-partners i'll the job of
running the city do not wish to
lose his valuable assistance and SO
they tabled his petition without
comment.
rnJT>Ty NgINICTEDc
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-03
IMPROVING THE PosT-RoADs
Four Hundred and Sixty-Five Miles Of
Experimental Highways Are Now
Under Construction.

Four hundred and sixty-five miles
OF experimental post-roads of different
types, benefiting 2S different counties,
are now under construction in l3
states. which are cooperating with
the federal government. These roads,
which are being built under the su-
pervision of the department. are au-
thorized by the act of congress of Au-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-03
RuIIetin on Roads.

The United States department of
Agriculture bulletin, No. 220, is upon
the subject of roads, and it is well
worth reading. 1t tells of Roman roads,
French roads, and treats not only of
road surfacing, but of road grading
and foundations for roads. Send for It.
It's free.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-03
Keen RoadsId.s Clean.

Roadsidcs and ferce rows free of
weeds. rank grass and rubbish. are
not only pleasing in appearance. but
injurious crop pests cannot start
housekeeping in such places. Neither
is there a chance fer noxious weeds to
mature or dangerous plant diseases to
start on clean roadsidcs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-03
Greatest Sinple Factor.

The greatest single factor in nation
al economics is transportation, and the
greatest single factor in economical
transportation Is good roads
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-05-23
MOVING PICTURE ATTRACTIONS.


Mary Pickford, in Poor Little Pep
pima. ~ 1t is UNDOUBTEDLY that Poor
Little Pepina" is IN class by itself,
il Is temptation to say that it is the
greatest Of Mary Pckford's efforts.
Certainly she has done no more unique
bit If work than in the role of the
American girl who has been kidnapped
in infancy and raised in an Italian fam
lily. When she is forced 10 become
engaged TO a man she detests she dress
Is in her foster brothers clothes and
runs away 90 America So during a
great part Of the picture, a. the yam
kee girl posing SIS 81 Italian boy, che
rs ia double disguise. Her work in
this role i5 little short of marvellous !;
she plays With arr that defies analy-
sis. In n character part she new, =
loses her individuality, and yet never
fails 10 be convincing. She is both
Peppina and Mary Pickford. She has
all the Italian mannerisms which a
child raised among the people would
acquire.
In great number of scenes in which
she plays with Italian actors she does
not strike "a false note. There are
many bits of typical Mary Pickford
humor. II is worth long way to see
Ter eating spaghetti, for Instance. or
e. see her standing by bar clad in
day laborer clothes, with her foot on
the rail or TO watch her participating
in an allan argument with a Vivacity
that is captivating. The story gives
the star enough opportunities for these
delightful Pickford scenes to satisfy
even her warmest admirer. and We,
the thread of the plot is not lost. e" Poor
Little Peppina" is claimed by many
to he Mary Pickford's greatest screen
work and as you know that will mean
something marvellous, for it is not only
Mary Plethora, hut it. is Mary Pick
rd in a new and brilliant characteri-
cation. Jack Pickford as Beppo. the
son If the foster parents of Peppina,
il factor in support of his sister.
Paramount Photograph also tonight.
Tomorrow, matinee and night. Margue-
irte Clark, in Wildflower. -
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-05-23
At The Lyric.

Gold Seal three-reel detective drama,
Lord Johns Journal No s., will be
shown. Lord John Hasly still re sides
near the Gray Sisterhood at "a country
hotel Though he is loath to call in the
police, he is convinced that there are
these concerned with the Sisterhood
who are conniving against Mazda Odell,
who has joined TO devote a year to
charity. MAZDA has not forgotten
Lord John who had befriended her in
the past but she is determined 20 live
out the year as a sister.
In New York Nora Esterbrook, an
old school FIR end of Mazda is affianeed
to Steve Hardy, hot tempered jeai-
GUS young man who nearly got himself
into trouble through his jealous dispc-
sition. Come and see how it all ends.
Two comedies will also be on the
screen tonight. Tomorrow, Graft.
No. H.