Rocky Ford Notes and Upcoming Midwest Theater Schedule
A mixed hometown page notes subscription reminders and a calendar of coming attractions including The Butterflies Hello Bill Cinderella and Hermann the Great. It also comments on policy debates and Rockefeller funding linked to Chicago University, plus local business news and improvements at Rocky Ford with plans for new Business Men's Club rooms and a push to attract visitors to the Arkansas valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Oaker Co
Hello
Bill
Cinderella
Hermann the Great
Col. Lockhart
E. J. Smith
Business Men's Club
H.S. Maxwell
Rocky Ford
Colorado
Rocky Ford cantaloupe label dispute sparks cross state clash
In Rocky Ford Colorado on Aug 27 1903 residents report a confrontation over a copyright label used for cantaloupe crates by Young and Mathis. G P Randall accuses the Star Brand label of misleading labeling while A C Sloan defends it as legitimate. The dispute involves crate origins in Arkansas Valley shipments and Southern labels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Ford
Colo
Sam Dunsmore
Associa_ tion
Mr. Dunsmore
Associa~ Tions
Gilead
Conn
A.C. Sloan
Young & Mathis
Hartford
G. P. Randall
Arkansas Valley
A. F. Young & Co
New York
N. Y
Gray Lith. Co
South
Sloan
Dunsmore
Earth
Spare furnished rooms sought for Fair week donations
W C Steele chairing Public Comfort asks citizens with spare rooms to report names and addresses at Steele Beall Wolfe office. No canvassing. report if you wish to furnish. Plus note on upcoming columns, wedding invitations offered by Enterprise, Manzanola Sun synopsis of Ralph P Collins letter, lost gold mounted eyeglasses reward, and Woman's Relief Corps meeting rescheduled to Sept 16 at Odd Fellows hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. Steele
Public Comfort Committee
Steele, Beall & Wolfe
Woman’s Relief Corps
Odd Fellows Hall
K. P. Hall
Cantaloupe Shipments Grow as Quality Peaks Soon
The cantaloupe crop ripens rapidly and ships by carload starting last Saturday. Shipments increase through the week as melons prove superior in quality and fetch excellent prices. With favorable conditions, the water mark for shipments is expected in about ten days.
How to Protect the Famous Rocky Fords
A letter to the Enterprise editor proposes simple public notices to safeguard cantaloupes from Rocky Ford from eastern dealers. The author suggests slips one inch by two or three inches printed with a date stamp and pasted on fruit and crates to deter misrepresentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Wm. Matthews
Burrell Leads Valley With New Agency for the Region
The passage notes Burrell holding the agency of the valley to implement a new plan. It emphasizes effects of the policy shift and the region's governance role under Burrell's leadership.
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Burrell
Pueblo Labor Day Parade Draws Eight Brass Bands
Pueblo hosts the Labor Day parade with eight brass bands and special evening attractions. Businesses vie for best float and display prizes as Pueblo anticipates a crowded city scene on Monday September 7.
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Pueblo
Fair Grounds
Amity Land Co. State Agents Advertise Lands
The Amity Land Co of Holly, Ga is represented as state agents for Choice Lands. For full information on lands call 1311 Epler & Coffman or 914 Front St. Miss Jennie Gobin announces a new fall hat line, inviting customers to call early and choose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Gobin
J. W. Phenicie
Choice Lands
Amity Land Co
Holly, Galo
Epler & Coffman
Front St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Enturprise Publishing Comp
D. W. Barkley
Eeverprise
Bix Monte
Nery
Rockefeller
Chicago University
Harper
New York Commercial Advertiser
Onieta Lodge No. 479
Fraternal Union of America
Fairgrounds
Business Men's Club New Quarters
C. H. Mathis
State of
Otero County
Wm. C. Steele
J. J. Jones
Danis Serpe Siete
Ramsay & Byars
Ramsay& Byars
Stauffer’s
Stauffer’s Meat Market
Manzanola Sun
Ralph P. Collins
Enterprise Office
Leroy Burke Elser
Setion Atudio
P. Lininger
North Main Street
Loren J. Henry
Warford & Award Drug Store
Buck
E. C. Shelton
Grocer
Rus
Denver
A. H. Griswold
Swanborough
Griswold
Lady Mary
London
North Main
Hauck & McKelvy
American Beet Sugar Co
Kimzey’s
Kimzey Grocery Co
The
English Lumber Co
F. Hi. Hilfiker’s
Cash Store
MARS
Bhital
Racine and Moon Buggies
Rocky Ford Hardware Company
P.O
Dodds Commer
Cial College
D. D. Dodds
China
W. F. Stark
Orr
Ninth and Walnut
Opera House Pharmacy
Jane Oaker Stock CO
Broadway
John Drew
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