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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-22

beans are sure thing"
On Wednesday the same paper had the
following to say about a couple Of other
exhibitors from Rocky Ford:
Rocky Ford is noted for fine water
melon and cantaloupes the world over but
there is slight chance that the water
melons and cantaloupes will have to take
back seat and leave the stage to hogs
and cattle. Most of the prize winning
hogs are from the Rocky Ford region.
Among the hogs raisers Of Rocky Ford
who have some of their stuff entered at
this fair are C. f. Burke, with Duroc-
Jersey; and Wiley Robertson with Poland
Chnas. Robertson has no competition
in his class but Burke has plenty.
Burke has demonstrated that there is
money in raising pure bred stock. He has
ten acres of land near Rocky Ford but
raises only the best Of Duroe- Jersey hogs.
This is proven by the fact that he has
been constant exhibitor at the Colorado
State Fair since 1907 as well as exhibit
ing at other fairs in Colorado and other
states. He has one hog which took tie
grand championship at the illinois State
Fair and one sow which was exhibited
29 times before she took less then first
prize. He claims to be the only man in
the west who is making business Of rails
ing oLly pure bred Duroc-Jsrsey hogs.
Pure bred stock is IN good demand and
at hlgh prices, SO he is making net in
come from his ten-acre farm Nothing
is to good for his stock and they are given
the best of care. He and his assistants
were busy every minute yesterday groom
ing the animals which are tame plenty.
He also believes in being gentle with hogs.
And instead of making a row over the
scrubbng and brushing and toilet" wat
er they get every day. they enjoy 1t. it
seems.
During the last ten years, Burke has
won seven grand champion prizes for
boars and nine grand champions for sows.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-22
ROCKY FORD, COLORADO FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER .s, 1916
PORK is UP
Hogs Reach Highest Price Ever Paid
on Kansas City Market-Cattle
Also Advance

Kansas City Stock Yards.
Sept. 1S-Top hogs sold at Sl1.15
Saturday, highest price ever paid
here, and the same top was reach
ed today, bulk of sales S1O.75 to
Sll. 10. Hog receipts were $500
head, market steady to strong.
Receipts are running ahead of
last year but the government esti-
mate of the stock hogs in the
country, showing a decrease from
last year at this time is bullish
instrument. A big order buying
trade continues, and packers show
as much competition as they
think safe, and at the same time
prevent skyrocket market for
they need hogs. The situation
looks very strong.
The attendance here last week of the
largest body of feeder buyers seen this
year, together with strong demand from
killers, resulted in an advance of 20 to
IS cents on cattle after Monday. The
yards were well cleared, and the buying
side was up to maximum capacity to-
day when receipts amount to $4,000
head, besides 1000 calves. The range
country is we'll represented today, and
sales were satisfactory to sellers. A
train of Wheeler-Lavender steers from
Plaoerville, Colo. bred in Texas. sold to
killers at Sz.lo, around 1925 pounds
average. Other mountain beef steers
sold at $3.50 and $500. Best fed
steers today brot $1,000, grass steers
from $3.50 to S925.
Sheep receipts were 10000 head here.
and excessive at other points, lo.ooo
head at SIX markets. Prices ruled S to
25 lower, with exceptions steady on
ewes. fat ones selling at 81 and
Sz.55. Colorado alfalfa grazed lambs
sold at Slo.5o, and range lambs from
Western Colorado and Utah brot Slo.25
to ,SlO.40. Country demand is very
heavy, as feeders are being advised that
this promises to be good year to feed,
in spite of the high prices feeding lambs
are costing Breeding ewes sell readily
at stronger prices, So to $9.4o, with
good young ewes around $3.50. and
feeding ewes sell at S5.25 to Sc rs.
about SO cents higher than a week ago.
]. A. RlcKART. Market Correspondent.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-22
READY FOR CAMPAIGN
Swink Man Chosen as Chairman OF
Republican Central Committee

Acting in conformance to the pri-
mary election law the newly-elect Re-
publican commit teemen and committee
women of Otero county met and organ
lied in La Junta last Saturday.
As has been the custom in the past
the county nominees were in attend
ance at the meeting and were given
voice in the deliberations. which re-
suited in the selection of the following
officers of the county central COM
mittee:
Chairman-O. W. Bundy, Swink.
Vice Chairman Mary ]. Anderson,
Rocky Ford.
Secretary-Earl Haskins, La Junta.
Plans were made to carry Hthru a
most aggressive campaign under the
guidance of the following committee:
r. G. Dalton, La Junta; II. ID. Gar
wood, Rocky Ford; w. w. Spencer.
Manzanola; Ben II. Glaze, Fowler.
Democrats Organize
Upon the same date the Democratic
committeeman met and organized with
the following officers, all from La
Junta.
Chairman-C. A. Philhour.
Vice Chairman-G. E. McCauley.
Secretary-A. b. Wallis.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-22
woNIEN's SPECIAL
VIII Tour the Country for Hughes
Next Month

The Republican Women's Campaign
Committee and the Women's Committee
of the Hughes Alliance are sending
across the continent in October a
Hughes campaign train to get votes for
Hughes. 1t has changed the slogan so
long associated with all women's poll
tica activities from ''votes for women"
to votes for Hughes and has placed
practical political activity forever above
and beyond mere voting.
This is not suffrage train. 1t is a
Hughes campaign train. 1t will carry
dozen or more of America s foremost
women writers and speakers and work
ers, who have been selected as leaders
in their fields of work in Americaniza-
tion, immigration, education, protection
of women, probation, and not for what
they believe on suffrage.
This train will visit 28 states, as fol-
lows: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New
York, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana,
Washington, Oregon. California, Ne
vada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming,
Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Indiana,
Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-22

The greatest agricultural school the
world ever saw is composed of the
annual sessions of the International
Farm Congress (the Dry-FarminS
Congress) and the International Soil
Products Exposition, which is staged,
also annually, by the Farm Congress.
These events will be held this year
at Ell Paso, Texas. the Exposition
dates being October 14-24, and the
Congress sessions OctoDer 10, 20, q.
The program of the Congress ses-
sions always includes addresses, many
of them illustrated, by the leading
farmers and agricultural experts and
investigators in the world. 1t is, more
over, a real farmers forum, and there
is ample time allotted to discussion,
in which any accredited delegate or
member is free to participate. These
discussions always arouse intense and
widespread interest, and bring out
facts of the greatest Importance.
There is nothing dull or prosy about
them,
A Great Government Exhibit.
The Exposition is unlike anything
ever before attempted. Here the Wis
itor may see the very cream of the
products of many states, arranged by
expert hands, every item in every ex-
hibit carrying its lesson in better agri-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-22
OTERO COUNTY DISPLAY
BARRED FROM STATE FAIR
Our Farmers Have Become So Proficient
that Other Counties Will Not Com
pete---Rocky Ford Exhibitors
Make Good Showing.

Amongst the exhibitors at the State
Fair in Pueblo this week is the Otero
County Agricultural association, whose
fine display of products grown upon
their demonstration farm on the borders
of this city is said by many to be equal
to any exhibit ever prepared by these
noted premium winners.
OF this display the Star-Journal of
Wednesday reports:
The Otero county display at the State
Fair is barred from competition. Special
awards of merit are made to the Otero
county exhibitors but they are not per-
mitted to compete with other counties in
the state. The reason for barring Otero
county is that the farmers of that county
have attained such proficiency in growing
crops and fruit and in arranging displays
for fairs that they are in a class by them
selves and If they were permitted to COM
pete with other counties at the state fair
no others counties would send exhibits.
Otero county always wins every first
prize at any fair in the world in every
competition and it IS only at national and
international expositions that Otero county
can compete for county exhibits. 1t is the
only county in the entire United States
that is barred from state fairs thruout
the nation because of its merit. and be-
cause its displays are beyond competition
The exhibit is in charge of President
Sprengle and Secretary Miller of the
association, and of the former Mondays
Chieftain had the following to say:
y. A. Sprengle. one of the workers in
charge OF the Rocky Ford exhibit, this
year grew five acres of black wax beans.
The bean industry down there is rapidly
growing to great Importance. The back
set of bean growing in Michigan. it is said
is no temporary misfortune out one that
will last number of years. until the land
permeated with rust can be rested. A big
opportunity is offered in Colorado where
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-22
REAL FARMERS ARE INVITED
International Farm Congress is Open
Forum for Practical Men

culture, and all planned to secure the
highest possible educational value.
The United States government and
the various states have spent many
millions of dollars in the last few
years by way of experiments in agri-
culture and allied pursuits. The re.
suits of these experiments are as
sembled for this Exposition, and for
it only at large expense, and arranged
in most convenient and striking form
for the benefit of all who attend. At
no other time or place in the history
of the world has such wealth of
valuable and interesting information
relating to agriculture ever been col
lected, or made so easy of access and
understanding. The samples, models.
charts and other object lessons built
and shown by the Department of Agri-
culture and the various federal and
state experiment stations constitute
within themselves an exhibition which
it will pay any progressive farmer to
travel far to see and study.
1t has been well said that this Con
gress and Exposition comprise "the
farmers own show" Certainly any
observant farmer or stockman should
be able to derive very great benefits.
as well as entertainment, by attend
ing IT.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-22
FOURTEEN MILLION DOLLARS
Will Be Paid Sugar Beet Farmers of
Colorado This Year-Crop is the
Largest in History

Approximately 1000, 900 will
be paid to the farmers of Colorado
for their sugar beet crops prodnc-
ed during the present season.
This is by far the largest amount
they have received for their crops
since sugar making became an in
dustry in this state. The sum is
paid on a total of 225,00O planted
acres.
These figures were given out by w. D.
Lippitt. assistant secretary of the Great
Western Sugar company. and reflect the
substantial condition of the suga. indus
try both in Colorado and the country.
Both from the standpoint OF the total
planted acres and from the amount
which farmers will receive for their
ever known to the sugar making industry
in Colorado.
In the whole country there were z68.-
900 acres utilized in the growing of
sugar beets. and out of this amount Colo
RADIO had 225.ooo acres. or approxima-
tely one-third of the total. The figures
show that during the present season
there was considerable more acreage in
beets than in former seasons. Last year
Colorado had lzl.ooo acres in beet
crops and there were 81 1000 acres in
the entire country. This year there was
an increase in, beet acreage cultivation of
$4,000 acres.
I'VE can reasonably expect the largest
crop in the history of the sugar industry
in Colorado" said Mr.. Lipptt. "Of
course we can't tell exactly what it will
be, but these figures are approximately
what may reasonably be expected"
The beet production in Colorado is
about one-third of the total grown in the
entire country. In the United States it
is expected that the total crop will
amount to 6.5oo.ooo tons, while in this
state the total will reach more than
100000 tons.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-22
fine BRIDGE
6 Of CONCRETE
Will Replace Wooden Struc.
lures at Ninth and Walnut
CITY COUNCIL WILL
ADVERTISE FOR BIDS
tees Part of Cost of Construction
Police Force Elected

Now that the summer vacation
period has come to close the
Woman's Club of Rocky Ford has
again taken up its work for civic
betterment with renewed zest,
as the action taken at the regular
meeting of the city council last
Friday evening will bear testi.
mony.
AT this meeting a committee
from the Woman's Club address,
ed the council relative to the
proposition of replacing the two
wooden bridges which for so long
have impeded travel upon Ninth
street and Walnut avenue with a
modern and permanent concrete
structure.
The committee gave several ex-
cellent reasons for the change and
backed up their convincing argu-
ments by pledging the club to
provide $500 of the cost of the
new bridge, and this so impressed
the council that a motion was i'm
mediately introduced and carried
that the city clerk be instructed
to advertise for bids for the con-
struction of the proposed con-
crete bridge. conforming to plans
and specifications furnished by
the city engineer.
Upon the return. of City Clerk
johnson the advertisement was
prepared and the prospects are
good that the new bridge will be
in place before freezing weather
sets in to interfere with the
cement work.
Our Police Force
After many setbacks the coun-
Gil on Friday night took up the
election of a police force. So sat-
isfactory has been the service rem
dered the past couple of months
that +. X. Allison and +. w.
Campbell were elected to the re-
spective positions of chief of
police and night marshal.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-22
PRESIDENTIAL AS.
PIRANT COMING
Gov. Hanly, Prohibition Can
didate, Will Visit City
"DRY" SPECIAL TRAIN
HERE NEXT TUESDAY
When Opening Shots in the Battle
for Ballots and Against Booze
Will Be Fired

j. Frank Hanly, Prohibition
candidate for President, Ira Lam
drith, candidate for Vice President,
and Oliver W. Stewart, chairman
of the Prohibition campaign COM
mittee, will be among the distin-
guished visitors to Rocky Ford in
the near future.
These leaders of the Prohib-
ton party will arrive on their
special train at the Santa Fe
station Tuesday next at 2:30 p. M,
and arrangements have been made
for the candidates to speak from
the rear platform Of the train at
the station. Considerable attention
has been attracted by the Prohi-
bition special train, which left
Chicago n few days ago for
coast to coast tour in the interest
of the dry party, and former Gov
ernor Hanly of Indiana and Ira
Landrith of Tennessee have been
stirring things up with warm cam
paign speeches all along the
route. Both of the candidates
are platform orators of note and
their engagements all along the
whirlwind tour have been largely
attended.
Gov. Hanly was formerly Re-
publican party leader and Ira
Landrith was prominent in the
Democratic party in the south.
One of their campaign pleas is for
Republicans and Democrats to
pair for prohibition" the argu-
ment being that by pairing they
will not inJure. their old party by
voting for the Prohibition candi-
dates.
The Hanly-Landrith special
will visit more than 800 import
ant towns and cities thruout the
United States before election day.
The tour which will probably ex-
Gel any similar tours by the Re-
publicans or Democrats, and
which eclipses all past Prohibi-
ton party campaigning, was made
possible thru the efforts of the
Prohibition pioneer, Oliver w.
Stewart of Chicago, and his CO.
workers. The local visit was ar
ranged thru supporters of the
Prohibition candidates in this
section, and large crowd is ex-
pected to greet the special at 2:3O
p. IN. Tuesday, Sept. 26.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-22
PAYS TO FARM WELL
A Fine Sugar Beet Field-1,000 Tons
on Forty Acres

Tuesday G. w. Sherman took a Ford
load consisting of F. H. Puntenny, J. C..
Irving ye editor out to his ranch to see a
4O-acre field Of beets grown by Mr.. Bur-
gundI, and to say it is the finest field OF
beets we have ever seen. The stand is
perfect. probably not fifty beets missing
in the field. The tops are almost two
feet high all over the field. Every plant
being the same and SO dense that the rows
can not be traced and the beets are per-
feet in form and of good average size.
The beets are growing 10 the edge of each
hardly be noticed and even to the turn
row an excellent stand is growing, and
one thing we might mention that gives
US coed impression of Mr.. Burgundi's
farming is that not a weed is seen IN the
field along laterals or fences, which shows
why he was considered such an expert
beet raiser at Las Animas and the koen
ranch before ne took charge Of the Sher-
man ranch This field of beets is being
grown on the ground broken oct OF alfalfa
last spring, which had been used a great
deal for sheep pasture, in addition, sheep
manure from feeding pens was hauled
out and the 40 acres completely covered.
Which goes to show that it pays to have
the ground in the best Of condition possible
for beet growing for profit G. W. figures
his rent on the beets at is shares will
bring him $3.50 per acre, in addition he
reserves the tops, which he figures will
be worth S 5 per acre. making the gross
returns from the 40 acres of 5000. al
most the price of the 40 acres. 1t pays
to farm well.-Hartman Enterprise.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-22
BUSINESS CHANGES
ii. d. Garwood and Rocky Ford Groc-
cry Co. Sell Out

Invoicing is now under way at the
hardware and furniture store of Gar
wood G. Butterfield, preparatory to the
retirement of II. d. Garwood from the
firm. Mr.. Garwood's interest in the
business has been taken over by w. II.
Butterfield, who for the past year has
been identified with the store, and he
with his father will own and operate
the business. SO that there will be no
appreciable change in the conduct of
affairs and the patrons are assured of
the same satisfactory treatment as has
been accorded them in the past.
The steady development of the seed
business conducted by the Rocky Ford
Cantaloupe Seed Growers Co., which is
composed of II. D. Garwood and E. S.
Woodside, has made it necessary for
Mr.. Garwood to sever his other busi-
ness interests and devote himself to the
seed industry, SO that The Enterprise
is pleased to inform its readers that he
will still be numbered amongst our
progressive citizens. Together with
his seed business Harry will have
charge of the Republican party cam
paign in Rocky Ford, which will keep
him pretty busy for the next six
weeks.
a Grocery Change
Demonstrating that he is making
good" in the grocery business since he
assumed the management of the Goblin
Block Cash Grocery, on Tuesday E. L..
Nelson closed deal for the business
conducted by the Rocky Ford Grocery
Co., the oldest established grocery
store in the city.
For over l5 years 7. H. Stratton has
had charge of the business conducted
by the Rocky Ford Grocery Co., and
even prior to that time Chas. Recker,
the senior member of the firm, dab
bled in groceries," and they had built
up SO satisfactory business that no
one would have thot they'd be will
ing to sell, SO it will be great
surprise to readers of The Enterprise
to learn that their genial presence may
no longer be found at the old place.
AS for Karl Miller he's .still on the
Job" SO the change will not be so
noticeable to the old customers.
Rocky Ford Cash Grocery is
the title of the new firm, and assur-
ance is given by MIR. Nelson that every
thing possible will be done to retain
the splendid business they have pur-
chased.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-22
Balm for the Preachers Son.

81 do not support the proverbial
theory that all ministers sons are
good for nothing" says Mrs. Freda
Kupple. the short grass widow. MY
first husband was preachers son,
and 1 was able to put up with him a
year and eight months, whereas my
second mate, the son of railroad con-
ductor received his passports after IA
residence of IA months. kansas City
Star.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-22
Making Ones Life.

know of no more encouraging fact
than the unquestionable ability of a
man to elevate his life by conscious
endeavor. 1t is something to be able
to paint particular picture. or to
carve a statue. and SO make a few
objects beautiful; but it is far more
glorious to carve and paint the very
atmosphere and medium through
which we look, which morally we can
do.-Thoreau.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-09-22
Ch!Idhood's Right.

happiness Of childhood is freedom
from suspicion-why may it not be
combined with a more extensive in
tercourse with mankind? A DISPOSE
ton to dwell on the bright side of
character is like gold to its possess
or: but to imagine more evil than
meets the eye, betrays affinity for 1t.
Mrs. Sigourney.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-21
APPEARANCES.

Have you ever seen gay young lass,
So merry, lght-hearted, and gay,
That you asked your God how it came
to pass
That her life should be such a fowery
way?
Have you watched her smile and toss
her head,
And the -suitors around her throng,
And you to your inmost conscience said
That God had surely divided things
wrong?
Could you picture her in grief or despair,
And her heart wrung sore with grief
As she tossed her head filled with many
care
And her eyes that light with roguish
smile,
Now with large bitter tears bedimmed,
And the smiling mouth with bewitching
guile
With grim sorrows wrinkles rimmed?
No sorrow has ever touched her heart,
Is SAID OF many one,
Because she smiles when the bitter dart
Makes her wish her existence done.
But pride is the master Of such mind,
Ano the head will not be bent,
And her aching heart will endeavor to
find
Some solace and be content.
When again you see the girl and the
smile,
She, the center of Joy and fun,
Just ask yourself il not all the while
You are not the most fortunate one.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-21
Bison Valley
tFrom Lazy Bill

Mr.. Rubeck went to Ebert Wednes
day.
Mr.. Casey bought bunch of calves
from Mr.. Flurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Casey visited Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs Curtiss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roehling we're transact
ing business in Elbert Saturday.
Mr.. Eickhoff bought two COWS the
first of the week from Mr. Josepeit.
Mrs. McCauley and Mrs. Head were
pleasant callers at the Rubeck home
Sunday afternoon.
His- Mia Allison and Dora Good are
pending their weeks vacation from
school with their home folks.
Mrs. Arthur Meader Of Boulder is re
covering from pneumonia. The old
timers will rememo Der her as Lucia Jones.
The farmers through here have a
broad grin on their faces. Plenty of
moisture so they can go ahead and do
their planting.
The Big Springs club crossed bats
Sunday with the South Siders. Score,
of course, in favor of Big Springs. The
South Sders will hold meeting at
Forrest Heads, Wednesday evening, and
get their signs fixed up then look out.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-21
Cameron Notes.

Messrs g thals and Hoppmana were
guests at VIM. Clugy's Sunday.
Miss Leta Brown was>an afterooon
caller at the Clugy home Tue sday.
The Elbert Grange orchestra me. at
G. e. Browns on Sunday to practice.
Most Of the Cameron people attended
the Grange social in Gilbert last Monday
night.
James Cole, the assessor, was an over
night visitor at c. Il. Browns one day
last week.
A number of the friends and neigh
bors OF Mrs. Broer Guthals spent the
day with her Monday to help celebrate
her birthday properly.
The Misses Mary and Wilma Clugy
have just closed successful terms OF
school at Angora, Nebr., and returned
to their homes on Monday.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-04-21

The call for the Democratic
county convention will appear in
our next issue.
Cashier Mayer was in Kiowa,
Tuesday, assisting Mrs. Tillie
Dittemore to close up land deal.
Charley Wood has blossomed
out as a full-hedged painter and
is doing some work at the Cot
tage hotel.
The Ladies' Aid society met
with Mrs. j. E. Barnes Thursday
afternoon. During the meeting
the following were elected officers
for the ensuing term: President,
Mrs. Fred Long; secretary, Mrs.
c. G. McLagan; treasurer. Miss
Carrie Schimpf.