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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-18
PRIMROSE

Vernell Holdman of Bonnie Terre
is here on visit at the home of Nor
ris Jones.
Willis Moon was a Bonnie Terre
visitor Monday.
Mrs. Alfred Cole and Mrs. Steve
Cole and little son were guests at the
home of Morris Jones Monday.
Jacob Matthey of near Mel2o was
in Bonnie Terre last week.
Robert Jones, Adolph Meyer of
Bonnie Terre and Jake Murphy, Jr.,
Of near Big River, have gone to De
troit, Mich, to seek employment. We
wish the boys success.
Miss Annie Moon of Bonnie, Terre
was a guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. A. Moon, Sunday.
Rev. r. G.. Ramsey Of Flat River
filled his appointment at Coonville
Sunday.
Charley Lawson was Bonnie Terre
visitor Saturday night.
Willis Moon and family Messrs
Lawton Crossman, Ellis Moon, Manu-
el, Moses, Herman and Harvey Law
son attended the basket dinner and
services at Coonville Sunday.
Miss Nellie Moon was guest OF
Miss Esther Rawson one evening last
week.
Mr.. Leubbers and son, Henry, OF
near DeSoto were Bonnie Terre visit
ors one day last week.
Luther Rane of Bonnie Terre and
Charley Lawson attended B. Y. p. U
at Prospect Sunday night.
Hubert Douglas, Guy Jennings and
Joe Henson Of Bonnie Terre attended
the basket dinner at Coonyille Sun
day.
Miss Ethel Whittier Of near Black
well, who has been visiting here fol-
some time, has returned home.
The rain that fell here last Monday
night was certainly fine. 1t viii helI
out late crops great deal
Thomas Rawson and family of near
Prospect and Albert Rawson of BonnC
Terre visited at the home of VIM
Rawson the latter part of last week.
There was a basket dinner and all
day services at Coonville last Sunday
Owing to the rainy morning there
wasn't a very large crowd present
At the noon hour the dinner was
out under the beautiful grove above
the school house After dinner, ser
vices were held in the school house
The preaching was by Rev. r. G. Ram
sey Of Flat River and Rev. James APP
pleberry of near Vale Mines.
Henry Lawson was in Bonnie Terre
Sunday.
Albert and John Forshe of near
Coonville school houseSHRDLU CMF
Coonvile attended the basket dinner
at the Coonville school house Sunday
Morris Jones was in Bonnie Terre
one day last week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-18

her daughters, Mrs. w. L. Tomlinson
and Mrs. j. E. Jenkins, of Charles
ton.
E. o. Presnell and daughter, Cres-
sic, attended the funeral at Flat Riv-
er last Sunday Of the formers sister
in-law, Mrs. Jennie Presnell.
Rev. L. S. Harrington of Freder-
icktown will preach at the Christian
Church next Sunday.
H. B. Presnell and family spent sew
eral days recently visiting friends at
Bismarck, Elvins, Leadwood and Flat
River.
Ed Simpson returned last week
from visit of few days with the
family of Perry McCarver of near
East Prairie.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-18

Hospital, st. Louis, for treatment, died
last Thursday evening at 6 o'clock.
The body was brought down from the
city Friday and inferred in the Cath
ole cemetery at River Aux Vases
Saturday at 10 a. m. She leaves to
mourn her death, a husband, mother,
three brothers, one sister, five daugh-
ters and two sons, and other relatives
and friends. She will be greatly
missed by all. We extend sympathy
to the bereaved,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-18
PRETTY ROCK

Mrs. John Skinner of Carriers Mill
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Skinner
of this place.
Miss Elsie Marshall was visiting
Miss Edith Lowe Sunday evening.
G. C. 0'Bannon was visiting &c
Snider Saturday evening.
VIM. Clark was in Pennington Sat
urday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-18
MONEY TO LOAN

$4,000 to loan on long time on real
estate, farm property preferred. APP
ply to
j. C. SEGER, President,
Quick Payment Old Line Life ms. Co.,
Bonnie Terre, Mo.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28
Acreage VIII Be Double

J. L. Thompson and j, B. Mahew, agri-
euIturists for the A. B. S. Co.. report
that the signing Of acreage for this year S
oeet crop is most encouraging. and tina:
more than three thousand acres have
been signed up and they are hopetul that
all told SIX thousand acres will be the sum
total for the Las AaIma5 district to which
Lamar territory will give the Las Animas
factory full one hundred days run.
Last season this territory harvested about
four thousand acres and Lamar territory
fifteen hundred acres. The acreage IT
these two districts is confidently expected
to be double, or nearly SO. this season
over last year-Bent County Democrat.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28
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Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Gibbons came up
from Rocky Ford yesterday. and are the
guests OF Ed Gibbons and famlly.-Fow-
Ter Tribune.
The A. V. S. B.& |. L. company at
Holly has received two car loads Of Hol-
stein COWS to increase its dairy herd and
go into the dairy business on an increased
capacity. That company IS developing its
district into vast dairyIng section.
In leol-ffteen years aao-the ex-
ports from Fowler amounted to 600 car
loads. In 1915. 2 500 cars of exports
were shipped from Fowler. Give tina,
time to soak in before proceeding with
the next item Of news.-Fowler Tribune
Otto Rogers. who was seriously injured
in the sugar factory several weeks ago
and was taken to the factory hospital at
Rocky Ford. has been home for fe"
weeks. but has now returned to the hos
pita to have his leg reset.-Las A1imas
Democrat.
T. C. Boyd and wife left Tuesday after
noon for Rocky Ford to spend a couple Of
days; thence they make their journey to
Basin, Wyo where they will make their
home. Mr.. Boyd has son at Basin. and
he visited that country last fall. Says
there are great prospects there for per-
son to get hold of some good land. and he
says he is going to get it while getting IS
good. We iolned their many friends here
in wishing them much prosperity in their
new location.-Swnk Advocate.
C. A. Woods reports an unusual yield
Of beans which were grown on his farm
just west Of town this season. He had one
and one half acres planted to White Won
der beans which yielded 1000 pounds or
nearly 1890 pounds to the acre. The
beans were all sold at Sc. per pound aco
brought in returns nearly equal to the
price of the land. The White Kentucky
Wonder bean is white oean slightly
larger then the navy bean and is even
more prolific than the mexican beam
Manzanols Sun,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28
FILL DITCHES AND GULLlES
Stones Are About Best Material for
Filling Depressions-Water Is Per
mitted to Drain Through.

CBy r. !. THROCKMORTON, Kansas
Experiment Station.)
The little bitches and gullies that
form on rolling farms grow rapidly IL
neglected, and deep channels with
steep sides result. By stopping the
flow OF the water in these small
streamlets with such material as straw,
brush and stones, they can be made
gradually to fill themselves. Such OBJ
structions cause the soil to be deposit
ed ana the ditch will be filed up back
of the barrier. II measures are not
taken to prevent the small depressions
on a slope from growing, they rapidly
enlarge in three directions, becoming
deeper, wider and longer.
The best way to stop up small
bitches and make them fill up is to
make a dam Of stones. Stones are
about the pest material for this pur-
pose, because they collect the seci'
ment and at the same time let the wa
ter drain through, and water hole
is not formed.
When a ditch is very shallow, only
few inches deep, board held in
place with stakes is often sufficient
to stop further erosion. Straw is also
very good for these shallow bitches.
1t is very effective in catching the
soil. but is sometimes washed out by
hard rain. Cornstalks are even bet
Ter than straw. Brush can be used
too. but is hardly dense enough when
used alone. Straw and brush together
are better than either alone. If ce-
ment dams are built. some way must
be provided for the water to get
through. or else pond will be formed
Cement dams are really not worth the
extra cost,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28
DISTRICT COURT
Is Busy This Week with Cases in
Which Our People Are Much
Interested

The January term of the dis
trict court was opene,. in La Junta
on Monday with Judge Essex on
the bench and the attraction of
court appears unusually strong to
our people. some of whom are in
attendance as jurors, some as wit
nesses, some as spectators and a
few as principals.
Amongst the first cases to come
before the court was that of John
w. Edgar, who was charged by
the First National bank with hav-
ing made false statements in order
to obtain credit. The case was
given to the jury on Wednesday
afternoon and after short de-
liberation the defendant was found
not guilty.
The Gee Chambers case was
taken up yesterday morning. In
tllS CHSf-iiS our Tth'ltTS VIII lt-
member from the report of the
preliminary hearing before Justice
Boney last August-Robert Gee
aud his mother, Maggie Gee, were
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon upon the person of Mrs.
Loran Chambers.
The latter alleged that while she
WAS engaged in nursing Mrs. Gees
mother she had occasion to pass
thru j. NJ. Gees bedroom one
night, and had stopped to tell him
about the old lady's condition when
Mrs. Gee rushed in and attacked
her. The elder Gee skipped out,
she said, but the younger Gee ap-
peared and held her while Mrs.
Gee ''beat her up.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28
MARKET REPORT
Cattle Are Steady, Hogs Advance,
Sheep Hold Up Firm =

Cattle Are Steady, Hogs Advance,
Sheep Hold Up Firm
Kansas City Stock Yards, Jan. 24.-.
Thursday was an eff day in the cattle
market last week. otherwise markets
were steady to higher each day, butcher
cattle showing most strength. Supply to-
day is 5000 head, market steady to
| o lower on beef cattle of all grades.
steady to higher on stockers and feeders.
The best steers here today sold at $3.50.
and bulk of the beef steers now sell at
SZ.25 to SO. prime steers quotable up to
SO or little better. Two or three tr aims
of Colorado cattle arrived today. partly
yearlings and twos of good breeding. the
yearlings at 81 to Sz.4o. and drove of
white face feeders, 1000 lbs. average, at
$3.50, medium to common beef steers
s6.s5 to $3.50.
Hogs advanced 20 to so cents last
week. net. and the market is 10 to is
higher today. Top today was Sz.55,
paid by both order buyers and packers,
and bulk OF sales ranged from SZ.20 to
81 So. A feature was heavy buying for
shipment to Eastern killers. about 5000
going to that trade. Eastern killers favor
the hogs produced in Kansas City terri
tory, because they kill out very satisfact-
orily. Except at Chicago, total receipts
are moderate, and the situation looks
strong.
Sheep and lambs held up firm last week
in the face of demands for lower prices
from buyers. The run is 10000 today,
market steady on ewss and strong on
yearlings, weak to 10 lower on lambs.
Yearlings reached Se.4o. a new high
figure, and ewes sold freely at $z.2o to
SZ.55. lambs SlO.55 to Slo.65. with
choice quality lacking in lambs. Feeding
lambs are selling at S925 to SO rs. the
latter price paid today. Prospects here
favor moderate receipts, and strong
market.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28
Accident at ApislIapa Dam.

While working under the cliff of Apish'
apa canon. where the big Apishapa dam
is being built. one Of the workmen named
Estes was hurt this week. Workmen
we're blasting the rock sides of the canon,
and Estes was nearby. The foreman call
ed for him 10 get away. but Estes, it Is
said. thought the charge was miniature
blast and disregarded the orders. When
the foreman insisted. Estes started to run
away. but had taken only few steps
when the explosion occurred. Flying rock
struck him in the back and on the legs.
A cash was cut in his foot. and he was
otherwise injured. A physician was sum-
moned from Fowler. and the injured man
given medical attention. His condition is
not serious. Fowler Tribune.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28
LARGER HOMESTEAD BILL
Will Be Reported Favorably for Pass
age by the Public Lands Commit
tee and Pass Congress

Hon. Edward II. Taylor, men,
ber of congress from the Fourth
Colorado district, and chairman of
the public lands committee, has
been authorized by that commit
tee to make favorable report to
congress on the passage of the
Stock Raising Homestead bill
which provides that any qualified
homestead entryman may make
entry under the homestead laws of
lands SO designated by the secre-
tary of the interior areas of not to
exceed $40 acres.
In entering land under the pro
vision of this act, the entryman is
required to eXpend in permanent
improvements thereon, to the eX-
tent of Sl.25 per acre, one-half of
which must be made within three
years after the date of entry.
The homesteader who entered
here tofore tracts of lG0 and 32O
acres. and who used them princip-
ally for grazing purposes, and who
will not find these grazing lands
taken away by stock raising home
steaders, are provided for in the
bill. They will be given the same
opportunity to enter upon these
640-acre tracts as other ontrymen,
provided the lands so entered are
continuous or within the jurisdIc-
ton of the same land Office.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28
ADVANTAGES OF GOOD ROADS
No Factor Contributes More to Pros.
perity and Happiness of the Rural
Communities.

The convention of the Virginia Road
Builders association draws attention
to a subject of prime importance to
the people of this state. Scarcely any
single factor contributes more to the
prosperity and happiness OF rural
communities than good roads, says
the Richmond Dispatch. Good
roads mean easy and quick communi-
cation. economy in transporting farm
products to railway or market. con.
venient access to the outside world.
and higher average of citizenship,
wherever they are found. Virginia
has done much of recent years to
make its highways measurably equal
to those of most other southern states,
but much remains to be done. The
people as whole must be educated
to a proper understanding of the eco
nomic and sociological benefits that
good roads confer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28

Ethel NJ. Weaver has rendered
her resignation as instructor i'll
domestic science and the same
has been accepted. Tho The En-
terprise can cite no authority for
the statement it may nevertheless
be accepted RS a fact that Miss
Weaver will in the very near fu-
ture have home of her own and
a class of one upon whom to put
in practice what she has only
taught heretofore. Miss Weaver
has consented to remain for
week and her department will then
be taken over by Miss Jessie Pope
of Denver.
Liberty Parent-Teachers Meet
The first meeting of Parent-Teachers
of the Liberty school was held at the
Liberty building on Tuesday evening.
The topic for discussion was '"The
child between home and school. Miss
Reed discussed the question from
teachers viewpoint, and Mrs. J. o.
Bartholomew discussed the problem as
parents see it. The officers for the
coming year were elected as follows:
President-Mrs. J. o. Bartholomew
Vice President Mrs. II. Z. Zitkowski
Secretary Mrs. Sanford Best
Program Committee. f. Wilson,
Mrs. W. d. Lewis and Mrs. C. F. Burke.
Some School Notes
Last Friday afternoon short pro-
Continued on Last Page
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28
FARES RAISED
Trunk Lines Announce Increase OF
Quarter Cent a Mile

An increase of passenger fares be-
tween Pueblo and Missouri river COM
mon points, effected Sunday was an
nounced the day before by the various
trunk lines entering Pueblo. t
The raise has been authorized by the
interstate commerce commission and is
caused by decision of that body per-
mitting an increase of one-fourth of one
cent a mile for interstate travel to
points in Kansas and Missouri.
The same increases apply to Denver,
Colorado Springs and Trinidad, but the
rates to Chicago and New York city are
not affected by the change.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28
HOOSIER REUNION

All former Indianians are
requested to make every pos
sible effort to meet in re-
union at the K. of p. hall in
Rocky Ford on February II,
1916.
We want all to come with
baskets well filled with eat
ables prepared as they used
to prepare them back in old
Indiana. An interesting pro-
gram will be ready for the
day.
Remember, Indiana is 1OG
years old this year and we
want to have a grand reunion.
Tell your Indiana friends
about it.
By order of Committee
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28

evening to accept the position of
instructor in English in the Man
ual Training high school of In
dianapolis, Ind. Miss Leonard is
b. A. OF the University of Iowa
and for three years has most cap
ably tanght typewriting and En-
glish in the Rocky Ford high
school. Her place will be hard to
fill.
1t will occasion some surprise
to patrons and pupils of the Rocky
Ford schools to leara that Miss
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28
CHANGES IN HIGH
SCHOOL FACULTY
Instructor in English Accepts
Advanced Position
DOMESTIC SCIENCE
TEACHER RESIGNS
Teachers Association Replete with
Interest-Some School Notes

Since the beginning Of the Sec
ond semester an epidemic has ap-
parently been at work upon the
Rocky Ford high school faculty
and has resulted in the voluntary
designations of three instructors.
1t is to be hoped that the epidemic
has now run its course and that
no further changes will take place.
AS all three of the teachers have
resigned to accept more exalted
positions The Enterprise-tho de-
ploring the fact That our schools
are losing their valuable services
extends to them its hearty con-
gratulations.
AS noted last week the first to
seek a change WAS George l.. Wat
son, who left on Friday to take
the position OF instructor in alge-
bra and physics in the South Den
yer high school.
Next upon the list was Miss
Josephine Leonard, who left last
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28

Swink had that morning been
awarded the honor of having the
highest individual score in the
stock Judging contest.
This honor is one of VIII ich
Ralph's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Swink-and many Rocky
Ford friends may well feel proud,
as he with half-dozen other young
men from the animal hush andry
department of the Colorado Agri-
cultural College were in compe-
tition with teams from the leading
agricultural institutions in the
United States.
The Colorado Aggies gave the
Aggies from Iowa, Kansas and
Nebraska the hardest kind of
rub. In fact it was such hard
rub that the officials made COM
ments on it. The Iowa men said
they had never bumped into a
team which made their students
go the limit, as did the boys from
Colorado.
The scores made by Ames, lo wa,
and Fort Collins, Colo, contest
ants were SO close that, the teams
were asked to rejudge the exhibits
and it was then that the final fig
ures were announced, ard our boy
was proclaimed victor.
The Fort Collins Express thus
reports the results:
''Reflectiug great credit OH the
institution which, altho ha ndicap-
ped by lack Of the proper facili-
ties nevertheless maintains its
reputation of being one of the
greatest colleges of its kind in
the country, the team of young
men representing the Colorado
Aggies in the stock Judging con-
test at the Stock Show in Denver
took second place in the event.
Iowa Aggies won the coveted cup
the score of the Iowa team being
$3.50 out of possible 1000 points.
Colorado Aggies scored second
with 1902 points, Kansas, third
with $3.50 and Nebraska fourth
with 3,1SS.
If the Colorado Aggies could
not present the highest scoring
team they did have the honor of
including in their number the
man who made the best individual
sApre, Ralph Swink of Rocky
Ford. Swink's card was decided
ly better than any other submit
ted to the judges, his score being
close to perfect. Swink won a s25
cash prize and three silver cups
thru his work. Harold Wright of
E1e Colorado Aggie team had
fourth best card, Frank Smith
fifth, aud j. G. Hale seventh"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28
Rocky Ford Boy "Makes Good

From Fort Collins early in the week
came the news that Todd Bowman had
successfully passed am examination by
the state board of embalmers and had
received a license that will enable him
to practice embalming in Colorado. v
Todd is the Oldest son of Mrs. Laura
Bowman. proprietor of the Cafeteria,
and has host of friends in Rocky
Ford who will be pleased to hear that
he's making good.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28
Total Eclipse Next Thursday

The real thing in the way of eclipses
is scheduled to occur on Thursday Feb.
3, when there will be total eclipse of
the sun, visible in these parts. the first
total sun eclipse visible in this section
of the United States for 81 years. The
eclipse of Feb. starts at TAI a. m.
and ends at 9:lI.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28
Little to Do Since Saloons Closed

At the meeting of the Swink town
board last week the only important busI-
ness that came up was the changing OF
the salary of the marshal. 1t was voted
to pay the marshal Of the town only $40
per month after the first of the month
1t was argued that there would be very
little for a marshal to do and this com
pensation would be enough.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28
BAN ON CEDAR POSTS
Buy Posts at Your Peril, Says U. S.
Inspector


A government agent of the Interior
Department was in town few days ago
and notified a number of pers2ns whobuy
cedar posts that they must not do 50 any
more. and also informed post haulers
they must quit that business, says the
Holly Chieftain. Buyers and sellers are
each liable to arrest and fine. In the past
few years thousands Of these fine cedar
trees have been cut and hauled as Tar
away as Kansas. Oklahoma and north of
the Fort Lyon canal and Missouri Pacific
railroad, and in few more years the
hills in this vicinity will be as bare as the
surrounding prairie. This order OF the
government may work hardship on
haulers. many of whom make 1t busl-
ness and earn fairly good wages, but at
the same time it is a protection to people
who live in the cedar country. These
people have permission to cut what
posts they need for fencing their land and
for fuel, but they must not cut posts for
sale
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28
Again Adjourns

An adjourned meeting of the Catlin
Ditch Co. was held in this city last
Saturday. The meeting was called for
the purpose of considering the Kansas
Colorado water compromise, but was
adjourned until Feb. 10.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-01-28
HONORS FOR
ROCKY FORD BOY
Ralph Swink Scored Highest
Mark in Judging Stock
AT NATIONAL WESTERN
STOCK SHOW IN DENVER
Colorado Agricultural College Was
Awarded Second Place After
Very Close Contest

Rocky Ford people returning
last Friday from the big National
Western Stock Show in Denver
brot the good news that Ralph
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-04-14
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Manager Malcolm Wiley of the
base ball team has resigned on account
of pressure of other work that takes
up his time, and Leo Giraea has been
elected 10 succeed him.
Coach Hyde Smith had q eandi-
dates out for a try for the High school
base ball team this week. All will be
given good look over before the weed
ing out process begins.
Through the courtesy of The Eliza
beth Porter Putnam Chapter Of the D.
>. r., there is to be given, before the
pupils OF the school and any friends of
the school VINO are interested, ON
Wednesday, April 10 At 10 O'Clock, Il
historical lecture on "Quakers and
Puritans." The lecturer is to be
Thomas Becknel of Providenes, a
weil-known student in historical re
search, author of recent volume,
"The Story of DIR. John Clark The
mem bers of the ID. A. r., are especially
requested TO attend.