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NEW DIRECTORS ELECTEDAt Annual Stockholders Meeting; of the Swink Ditch and Reservoir Co. on MondayThe annual stockholders meeting of the Swink Ditch and Reservoir Co. was held in this city on Monday and called forth a full representation of those interested in the late Senator Swink's pet project.The chief business of the meeting was the election of a board of directors which resulted in the selection of the following: Lewis Swink and Belle Daring of Rocky Ford; W. A. Smith, Denver; James S. Cowen and Mabel S. Henry of Pueblo.To meet the expenses of the reservoir system the first assessment called by the company was authorized and after the organization of the board, which followed the annual meeting, the directors levied an assessment of 3.3 cents upon each share of stock.The following officers were chosen: President James S. Cowen Vice President Lewis Swink Secretary-Treasurer Belle DaringWORLD’S FLYING RECORD BROKENBy the Aviator Who Will Appear Here TomorrowBILL HETH FLIES 5000 FEET ABOVE DENVERCarries Passenger with Him, Pays Respects to Clouds, Circles Spirals and Dips While Throng Cheer**Alt ho many other places have endeavored to pull oil* Ilyin# exhibitions it looks as if ltocky Ford would lead in this—as in everythin# else of public interestattempted—and will tomorrow afternoon, under the auspices of the Klks, have the most successful aviation exhibition over presented in tin* Arkansas Valiev.Contract Has Been Let to a California CompanyIt has been definitely given out that LaJunta is going to realize on the gas franchies, granted to the Rocky Mountain Gas Company nearly a year ago. A company composed mostly of LaJunta citizens have secured possession of the franchise and the contract for its construction has been let to a large California company.The work of construction is expected to begin within a few weeks and the plant be ready for bnsiness during the coming spring or early summer.The Rocky Mountain people seemed unable to finance the proposition and as the franchise expires some time in December, they decided to get from under ami turn the deal over to someone who had the money to put it through. LaJunta Free Press. ■ #—-This inference is drawn frombreaking Bights made by the birdmun who will make his appearance hero on Saturday and Sunday Bill llcth, aviator of the Berger Aviation Co.—who on Saturday last in Denver broke the world’s record for high Hying.Following is the account of Hetli’s sensational performance with his sky-hteed taken from the Denver Post of Sunday:Across the wind-swept clouds he flew, high, high above the city’s haze. The silent thousands—silent because they feared for his life and the life of the man who rode beside him watched hirn rise and turn. Then he glided in to the sunset, and for the first time in the history of Denver an aeroplane circled the business district as a cheer went up from the great throng, who had come to see Daring Bill Heth play with the sky. .A world's altitude record for an aeroplane carrying a passenger was without a doubt shattered today,” said Jack Ber-gor.head of the Berger Aviation company, and the man who flew with Heth. An aviator and passenger have never gone higher than 6.000 feet at sea level, and Heth says we were 5.000 feet in the air this afternoon.This is the most wonderful flight ever made with a passenger.You must remember that Denver is about a mile about sea level to begin with. That we were able to rise nearly another mile above that in this altidude is simply wonderful.It was after two of the most sensational flights ever executed in the West, with ocean rolls, dip-the-dip and spirals, that Bill Heth anounced he would take Jack Berger for a joy ride about the city.”Those who pressed close to the Wright biplane throught the nervy aviator was kidding.”Come on. boss take a joy ride,” laughed Heth.Your’re on,” answered Berger, as ho clambered into the seat next to that of the pilot.Thousands craned their necks when they saw two men occupy the seat where Heth had jtst emerged from death-defying feats of skill.Fools!” said one bystander.Are we. tho?” asked Heth,who wasleaning on a support. Are we fools ormen who understand the air just as youunderstand tho roads you travel withyour machine? I guess we’ll try for thisflight, whether we are fools or not, forit will be a record. No one has ever flownabout the business district and ! gtoss it will be a long time before a biplane with a passenger will turn the trick again. Let 'er go, boys!”Thirty minutes later Heth and Berger• «(Continued on Last PagmMrs. B.W. P nchart and sister. Miss Verna Bixler, were visiting In Rocky Ford Wednesday. Swink Advocate.Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Suter came down from Rocky Ford this morning to take charge of the Wiley Hotel which they recently leased, reports the Lamar Daily News last Friday.Tom Hanagan has returned from a trip to Denver and the northern part of the state. He tells us that things look pretty good in that sect.on, but not any better than down here. Even after all of Tom’s running around the past few weeks he still comes back to the Arkansas valley and to Swink. and says that he has hardly decided that there is any better place then this any where in the United States.—Swink Advocate.The Manzanola Sun reports as follows upon the dedication of the new Christian church in that town: After severalmonths of concerted effort on tho part of the trustees and members of the church organization thesegood people have reaped their reward in the completion of the handsome new church building which was formally dedicated to public use on Monday evening; October 26. Tho service was delayed nearly a week after the completion of tho building in order that Dr. Scoville. the world renowned evangelist who is conducting meetings at Pueblo, might be present and have charge The new building, which stands in the place of the old one that for twenty-one years served as a house of worship, is a frame structure, very wisely arranged, and is one to which every citizen of our community can point with pride. The auditorium has a seating capacity of six hundred and is adorned with beautiful stained windows and electric chandeliers Besides this it contains Sunday school rooms and a basement which will be used as a gymnasium for the boys.”(IAS PLANT QOING UP♦ ARKANSAS VALLEY NOTESFrancis Hester of Rocky Ford visited Wiley this week, says the Journal.
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Rocky Ford Enterprise
Rocky Ford, Colorado, US
Fri, Nov 06, 1914
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