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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
MUTT AND JEFF IN TROUBLE
Rocky Ford Theater Manager Levies
Attachment Against Company

ROCKY FOTO nedteI NldhdSei LSNiSo
/ Attachment Against Company
The Pueblo Chieftain of Sunday bore
the following:
Mutt and jeff are in bad again.
/ Nuts jokes usually bring deserved
punishment. That is proper. The joke
is on jeff as rule. According to the
cartoons in the last scene Mutt often
aeroplanes thru the air at the vehement
instigation of a brick.
This is no joke, however, but n
complaint filed in the county court in
which Gus Hill, owner and manager of
the show troupe known as Mutt and
jeff in College" is being sued for ST.
900 damages by J. W. Todd, owner and
manager of the Grand opera house at
Rocky Ford, Colo.
tract was made between himself and
Peter McCourt, for the show to be given
at the Grand opera house, Rocky Ford,
Colo, afternoon and evening of JAM
uary Z, 1916. The plaintiff was to have
received 25 per cent of the gross box
Office receipts for the two performances
and the defendant, rs per cent. The
plaintiff, in pursuance of his obligation
under contract, duly advertised and per-
formed every obligation in this behalf in
the premises, states the affidavit.
1t is further alleged: THAT on or
about December 20, 1915, said defend
ant by and thru his business manager,
William Garen, after burglarizing plain
ar tak
from advertising matter and litho-
graphs without consent of plaintiff
and unknown to him, informed plaintiff
that the defendant had cancelled the
date of January for the appearance of
the show at plaintiff S opera house for
alleged reason that the defendant desir-
ed to fill in said date at the Grand opera
house. Pueblo. Whereupon the plaintiff
protested and refused to consent to
same. The defendant thereby violated
the conditions of their contract without
legal cause or reason and against plain
tiff's will"
The plaintiff alleges that he was
damaged to the extent of 81, 900, judg-
ment for which he asks.
As soon as the complaint was filed
and a writ of attachment authorized,
Sheriff McKeen deputized c. F. Fiscus
to serve garnishee on the receipts of
the house. Col. Jacobs was appointed
custodian of receipts. At 4 O'Clock he
announced to the sheriff that $500 had
been taken in.
Miles G. Saunders, attorney for the
defendant and Thomas r. Hoffmire,
attorney for plaintiff, reached an agree
ment whereby the show properties
were released from the attachment and
the troupe allowed to proceed to keep
their engagements.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
TO BE SOLD BY SHERIFF
Bond Investors in Irrigation Project
Forcing Action by County

A sheriff's sale of "A whole irrigation
concern, capitalized for $ll0, 200, and
with an authorized bond issue for like
amount, is to take place at the court
house the morning of Feb. 8, according
to papers filed with Sheriff Mckee today
by Homer E. Brayton, says the Pueblo
Star-Journal of Monday.
The irrigation concern is known as
the White Rock Reservoir company,
and at one time was located in the south
east corner of Pueblo county.
1t constructed a reservoir, in part,
and sold about IS, 200 worth of bonds.
That was in 1911. A short time after
ward flood hit the partially completed
reservoir and carried it away. With it
went the hopes of the promoters and
of such persons AS had invested in the
bonds.
II is the bond investors, in fact, who
are forcing the sale. The sale will be
held on application of the Equitable
Finance and Development company of
Denver, trustees for the bondholders.
The sum to be raised is $40, 1923, repre-
senting money paid for bonds, interest,
costs, etc.
The White Rock company was incor-
porated by DIR. b. E. Moody, George
Studebaker and w. S. Davis, all of
Rocky Ford at that time.
DIR. Moody was named as president,
d. T. Whitlock as secretary and II. +.
Talhelm as treasurer. The last two are
Rocky Ford residents also.
All the bonds were issued but only a
few of them certified. For time the
concern promised to flourish, but the
disaster to the dam so disaranged the
plans of the promoters that abandon
ment of the project followed.
There will be little to realize on ex-
cept the land actually owned.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
CANTALOUPE GROWERS
Will Meet with the Agricultural Club
Tomorrow and Discuss Plans
for Coming Season

All cantaloupe growers of the
Arkansas Valley are invited to
meet in the Otero Agricultural
association rooms in this city to-
morrow Saturday afternoon.
The meeting has been called by
the directors of the association at
the request of different members.
All phases of ths cantaloupe in
dustry will be discussed, and an
effort will be made to solve some
of the problems of the growers.
There will be several talks by
growers who have plans for grow
ing, harvesting and marketing the
cantaloupe crop and it is hoped
that better results will accrue
than was the case at the meeting
of the Rocky Ford CaDtaloupe
Growers league last Saturday,
when |. ID. Hale, sponsor for the
league as representative of G. II.
Weaver e. Co., was given to un-
derstand that last years methods
would not so again. 1t was re-
ported that a few of the earlier
shippers in the league received
something for the cantaloupes
that they shipped, Ibut many of
the members were in debt to the
association when the season
closed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
PLAN TO GROW BEET SEED
Company Formed to Undertake Gull
tivation of Seed Supply in Uni
ted States.

The incorporation in Utah of the
United Beet Seed company for the
purpose of undertaking the growing
OF sugar beet seed is the first exten-
sive movement to grow our beet seed
at home. The directors of the COM
pany inclnde representatives of sew
eral of the large beet sugar conpan-
les. w. K Winterhalter, formerly
OF Rocky Ford, but now OF San
Francisco, who has been laboring
for several years to develop the beet
seed industry in the United States.
will be in charge of the new enter
prise.
The work OF selecting supply OF
bcets for planting next spring is now
in progress and it is planned TO store
5000 tons OF bcets for this purpose.
The company expects 10 begin
growing operations in Utah and Ida
no, where beet seed has been grown
for several years on a
limited scale and where the crop OF
the present season is expected to
amount to some $4,000 bags.
1t is hoped that these operations
will be successful and that within a
few years the production OF beef
seed in this country will be sufficient
to supply the requirements OF the
beet sugar industry. 1t is realized
that the end OF the European war
Germany and Russia i'll beet seed
culture but the importance OF having
an adequate supply OF seed in this
country during the continuance OF
the war makes il necessary to 60
ahead with the development OF beet
growing regardless OF later dificuI-
tics.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
STOCK FEEDERS MEET
Arkansas Valley Association Trans
acts Important Business at Well
Attended Meeting on Monday

The annual meeting of the Ar
kansas Valley Stock Feeders as
sociation was held in Las Animas
on Monday. A good attendance
was present and amongst the Off
GERS elected were G. S. Culp of
this city as president, Fred Noble
and n. B. Dye as members of the
executive committee from Otero
county.
Questions of mutual interest,
such as sheep inspection for scab,
railroads attempted advance in
freight rates and the taxing of
lambs on feed were taken up and
discussed. A committee was ap-
pointed to draft n resolution, adj
dressed to the Secretary of Agri-
culture, for the more stringent in
spection of sheep for scab.
A committee was appointed to
wait upon the state tax commits
sion in Denver aud interview it
relative to the rulings on the
taxing of lambs fed in transit.
Several cases of overcharge in
freight rates were discussed and
it was learned that all such charges
were illegal and members who
had been thus treated were urged
to correspond with the secretary
and present such claims for relief.
This association has accom-
plished much good for its mem-
bers and will continue to be ac-
tive in all matters pertaining to
the stock feeding interest.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
SUGAR FACTORY
Is Projected for Las Cruces by For
mer Rocky Ford Man

That the visit of w. B. Vaudeville to
this city last week was not wholly to
look after his Rocky Ford interests
may be noted by the following excerpts
from a first page article in the Rio
Grande Republic of Las Cruces, N. NJ,
on Friday last:
Nv. B. Vaudeville, president of the
Union bank, returned this morning from
trip to Rocky Ford and Denver. where
he met with S. W. Sinsheimer, vice pres
ident and general manager of the Holly
Sugar company, and placed before ithat
official the date on the raising of beets in
the valley, and asked for the cooperation
of the company in big experiment for
this reason which would determine pos
sbilities of the Rio Grand valley as a
producer of sugar beets on a scale large
enough to support sugar factory.
After lengthy conference, Mr.. Sin
sheimer called Phil Erickson. of Rocky
Ford. who has just Completed the field
work and installation Of factory at
Sheridan, Wyo. and E. GauRer. head
agriculturist Of the Holly Sugar Co.. and
placed these men at the disposal Of the
] Las Cruces committee, with Instructions
to go into the proiact in every detail and
o-operate with tho people Of this section
| in the experiment which will determine
| fully the possibilities of the Rio Grande
valley as a sugar beet section"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
BIG SNOWFALL
Causes Californians Considerable
Comment

Accompanying the renewal of her
subscription to The Enterprise, which
she says is her most faithful news
bringer from her old home, Miss Fidelia
Badger has the following interesting
comments upon her present home city
Sacramento, Calf, and the country
surrounding:
of California since leaving Rocky Ford.
Enjoyed part of both Fairs-San Fran
cisco and San Diego. Spent eight de-
lightful days in Los Angeles with side
trips to Long Beach. Redlands and River
side and a has,y glimpse Of beautiful
Pasadena.
One OF the pleasures Of the San Diego
trip was a visit to Romona's marriage
plaee-the heroine ef Helen Hunt Jack
sons novel "Romona." This is a quaint.
inte resting and romantic place. filled with
eurios.
The drive over Smiley Heights near
Redlands cannot be equalled for beauty.
Looking up you see the snow on the
low comes the fragrance of the orange
bloom, while on either side of the drive
are wonderful blooming plants and shrubs
both native and imported.
The visit at Riverside included hasty
survey of the Mission Inn. This is the
most unique hostelry in Southern CALI
fornia.
At Coronado Beach we had glimpse
Of Old Mexico's shores. but | had no de-
sire to get nearer to that troubled land.
Am enjoying living in Sacramento. the
capitol city. On New Years morning we
awoke to find the ground covered with
snow to the depth Of three inches. the
heaviest snowfall ever recorded for Sac
ramento. Before was up heard peo pie
laughing and having good time. Won
dered why people were out making so
much noise so early in the morning. and
holiday. too. Peeping out of my win
dow saw men. women and children. even
tiny tots. snowballing and building snow
men. Many past middle life never be-
fore had seen the city covered with
snow.
sacramento, IN common Win otner
California cities. celebrates New Years
eve in remarkable style: Such crowd
Of merrymakers never saw before. They
are out for froic. and everybody has to
keep in good humor. even tho you get
yards OF serpentine wrapped about your
neck. Thousands Of people are out; the
walks and streets are packed with hu-
manity. but everybody is having jolly
time. The grouchy folks are warned to
stay at home or else leave their crouch
there. o, such a noise and din: Cow
bells. horns and every sort of noise
maker that you can imagine. Sixteen
bands furnished music for the night. The
merrymakers this year were hurried
home because Of the snow beginning to
fall at $3.50 a. m. Usually it is a. m
before they cease their frolio. was in
bed before the clock struck two. as this
was my first offence. enoroaching upon
the wee small hours Of the morning, and
this only happens once year"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
MARKET REPORT
Beef Cattle Advance, Hogs Steady,
Sheep and Lambs Strong

Beef Cattle Advance, Hogs STEADY.
Sheep and Lambs Strong
Kansas City Stock Yards, Jan. 10.
A decided Improvement in the tono Of
the beef cattle market was noted last
week, and an advance of S to IS cents
in prices. Receipts today are $4,000
head. and early sales of steers at $3.50
81 80 were called strong, packers want
ing material with which to begin opera
tions in their plants for the day. Butchs
cattle sold steady. and stoekers and feed
ers strong. Best native steers brought
$3.50 today. highest price paid this
month, and bulk Of the beef steers bring
81 to Ss.25. Receipts including several
shipments of fed Westerns from Northern
Colorado. which found sale at So to $z.-
rs. Stoeker and feeder trade is exper-
iencing the usual January boost in prices,
due to the passing of the half way post
of winter. and the usual stimulation in all
lines of business following the opening of
the new year.
The hog market advanced 20 to so
cents last week. although combined re-
ceipts at the markets was close to a
record number for any one week. The
supply today is again heavy at Chicago
and Northern markets. but only fairly
liberal here. at 1000 head which num-
ber includes $500 brought in by packers
for slaughter in the plants here. Lo5al
prices were 10 to is lower. top $3.50.
bulls S6.45 to 6.z5.
Sheep and lambs opened weak today,
but closed Strong. receipts $4,000 head.
The late top of lambs was SlO.o5. and
sales at $3.50 to 10 were common. half
fat lambs selling at Se25 to $3.50. some
SIS ID. feeding lambs from the San Luis
Valley at S9.z5. wethers brought 6 30,
ewes S6.55. yearlings $40. none of these
of highest quality. Statesmen have with
stood all recent efforts to depress prices,
and the improvement today is remarkable,
in view of lower reports from other
points.
J. A. RrcxART, Market Correspondent.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
Correction.

In an issue of the small weekly
sheet of the Congregational church in
a rural community the word oppor-
tunity was spelled Opportunity The
minister. from the pulpit calling at
tention to the word, said that he had
tried to have the paper free from er-
rors this week, but discovered that
opportunity" had been spelled With
two p's.-The Congregationalist.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
He Got Them Mixed.

A Missouri farmer had ordered a
fancy pig from a breeder. The pig
was a mere mite of a pig. and the
farmer sent it back. Dear Sir, he
wrote. From the comparative size
of the pig and the bill, am forced
to the conclusion that you got them
mixed. You should have sent the pig
by mail and the bill by express
Youths Companion.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
WESTERN STOCK SHOW
Will Have Blue Ribbon Herd of Hogs
from Rocky Ford

Amongst the exhibitors at the West
ern Stock Show, which will next week
attract great crowd OF our citizens to
the capitol city, a noteworthy showing
will be made by C. F. Burke, who left
last evening for Denver with his fam
o,S Blue Ribbon herd of Duroc Jersey
hes.
Tho Mr.. Burke enters into competi-
ton with some of the finest herds in
the country he feels confident that he
will add some blue ribbons to his string,
and as Lulu E Nuff-the SOW that has
been entered in 90 shows, has won -four
g.Ind championships and has never
been beaten-is a member of his show
herd he has good reason for feeling
optimistic.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
MUST amend
ORDINANCES
City Liquor Laws Out of Date
Since New Year
FIRE DEPARTMENT
WOULD REDUCE RATES
With Backing OF the City Council
and Property Owners for Better
Fire Protection

Fire Protection
Amongst the important matters
coming before the city council at
its postponed meeting on Monday
evening was the question of the
immediate revision of the present
ordinances regarding the sale of
intoxicants. While the state was
"wide open" it was just and proper
that Rocky Ford should ''go it
alone" in making this city ''dry"
territory and impose a good stiff
fine for the infraction of its liquor
ordinance, but now that the state
has gone dry by Legislative enact
ment which provide penalties for
bootlegging, etc, within the con-
fines of Colorado, it behooves the
city administration to amend its
laws so that there may be no con-
tiict.
According to the city attorney
there are other ordinances that
are obsolete and so the ordinance
committee was instructed to meet
with the attorney at an early date
and have the amended ordinances
ready for approval at the next
meeting.
At this meeting the council
adopted the preliminary resolu-
tion providing for the sale of re-
funding water bonds to take up
those expiring next month, and
the time of reading the proposed
ordinance was fixed for Jan. 81.
Bills to the amount of $2,059
and some odd cents were read and
allowed.
Amongst the reports of officers
that were read and ordered filed,
was that of Fire Chief Wiggins, in
which he showed that all but one
fire within the city limits during
1915 might have been prevented
witlisa little care. He urged the
council to provide the changes i'll
pumping equipment reported upon
several weeks ago, when he stated
that the fire department would be
well equipped to handle the worst
kind of a fire, and the council gave
assurance that they would cooper
ate with him in his efforts to re-
duce the insurance rates and at
the same time place safeguard
about the homes and business
houses of the city in the way of
better protection from fire.
In letter that the fire depart
ment is sending out are many
suggestions which if needed will
result in great good from fire
protection standpoint. The letter
begins as follows:
Fires in the home are easier to prevent
than to extingush.
Unlike factory fires, many Of which
are due to cause inseparable from manu-
featuring. practically every dwelling house
fire is due to earelessness or neglect
Especial care should be taken in the home
to prevent fires from starting. because
when they do start there is seldom
man about to extingush them. Where
women and defenseless children are
housed. every human consideration de-
mands the utmost vigilance on the part
of those responsible for their welfare"
WESTERN STOCK SHOW
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
Fire Extinuuisher.

A bottle containing the following
mixture should be kept at hand in
case of fire. Three pounds of salt
are dissolved in a gallon of water,
and to this is added a pound and a
half of sal ammoniac. This poured
on the beginning of the flame will ex-
tinguish 1t.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-14
BASKETBALL
HERE TONIGHT
When it is Hoped Our Teams
May Retrieve Losses
DEBATING CONTEST
TOMORROW NIGHT
Meeting Wednesday the Best Get
Together Meet Yet Held

lOSetheE Meet Yet Held
Sad indeed is it to relate the
result of the first interscholastic
league game of basketball which
like all the games scheduled for
this year-was a doubleheader,
both girls and boys teams taking
part This first saddening game
was played at La Junta last Fri
day evening, and The Enterprise
reporter will refrain from giving
our readers prolonged agony by
telling the sad tale as briefly rs
possible, SO will simply give the
scores, as follows: Girls-La
Junta 80, Rocky Ford IL Boys
La Junta 2S, Rocky Ford 25.
A return doubleheader game
will be played upon the Rocky
Ford floor this Friday evening,
at 8 o'clock, when it is hoped that
our lovers of good clean sport
will turn out in large numbers and
SO enthuse our girls and boys that
they will retrieve their losses and
Il different tale may be told from
the heartrending one with which
this article opens.
Debate With Lamar
because of the basketball game
which is scheduled for this even
ing it was found necessary to pick
another night from that upon
which the annual debate has al
ways been held heretofore.
Saturday evening was finally
chosen for the forensic fray and
the arena will be in the high
school auditorium. Contrary to
the report of last week our home
team will "neet up" with Lamar
instead of our old-time opponents
from La Junta.
Our negative team went TO La
Junta last evening to try con-
clusions with them.
Parent-Tcachers Meet
The Pareut-Teachers circle of
the Washington school met We'd
nesday afternoon with Mrs. w. r.
Monkman presiding.
The program was opened with
singing by the third grade pupils.
This was followed by brief busi-
ness session in which it WAS de-
cided to hold the next meeting
the second Tuesday evening in
February, iu order that the faith
ers might have an opportunity to
attend.
A well prepared paper on "Ihe
Proper Literature for Children"
was read by Mrs. Clark Kitchen
which was listened to sttentively.
Mrs. b. l.. Lawyer led the inter
esting discussion in which Supt.
Walters, Mrs. Wagner, Misses
Kelsey and Partner took part.
After the adjournment social
hour was enjoyed. Waters and
tea were served by the program
committee assisted by several of
the teachers. This was one of the
best get-together meetings held
and was success in every way.
Lincoln Building Opens
The Lincoln school building
opened on Monday with full en-
rollment with seven teachers. In
the first primary room the Moul-
throp movable chair-desks have
been installed. This provides for
greater freedom in the instruction
and gives better use of the floor
space. The friends of the school
are invited to inspect the building
at their convenience.
Manual Training Exhibit
The manual training exhibit AZ
Burrel's this week consists of the
first eight plates i'll mechanical
drawing, which is an elective
study in the Junior and Senior
years in high school. 1t is in
tended to give thoro basis for
any engineering or mechanical
drawing.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-06-23
GOV. TAYLOR Confident
He WILL Be NOMINEE
OF THE PARTY

Lieutenant Governor Herman H.
Taylor was in the city a few hours
Wednesday. Governor Taylor has
been at Boise for several days acting
as governor while Governor Alexan-
der was at St. Louis attending the
Democratic national convention.
Mr.. Taylor, who is a candidate for
the Republican nomination for govern
or, is well pleased with the outlook
SO far as his candidacy is concerned.
He states that things could not look
better if they were made to order.
Mr. Taylor gave the Tribune the
following brief statement of his views
on his candidacy and the issues of the
campaign.
Platform A Law.
The platform convention will be
held in Boise on the 9th. | want to
have something to do with making it.
will run for nomination upon that
platform. | believe it should be law
unto republican.
| expect to carry the north by a
good margin. | have many friends
and acquaintance in many parts of
the state and feel gratihed at the as
surances of support which | am re-
ceivnig.
| shall so conduct my campaign that
| can and will support the successful
candidate and shall expect the same
from others.
The Republican party is coming
back into power in the state and ma
ton.
No Political Debts.
owe no political debts and shall
be under no obligations as to any APP
pointments or otherwise.
believe that the affairs of the
land board should be given careful
consideration. That the most COM
pctent officers available should be Sc
lected to transact its business. Some
plan should be evolved which will
free the board from criticism.
To do this it must be conducted on
business basis. without fear or ia
vor.
The school funds of Idaho are a sa-
cred trust and must be treated as
such.
believe the short ballot in coun'
ties should be adopted.
We should have provision for the
impeachment of officers without the
necessity of grand jury. With such
provision we will secure efficiency II
Office and be able to rid ourselves OF
unworthy or dishonest officers in ar
expeditions manner.
| expect to visit this vicinity agar
in July and to make thorough can
vass of the state. am in the race
to stay and believe shall be nom
mated and elected.