An Old English Custom and an Electric Farm Highlight
An Old English custom at Broughton in Lincolnshire involves Palm Sunday rites with a green silk purse containing two shillings and a penny tied to a cart whip. A Canadian farm showcases electricity powering all farm operations, with waterfalls as motive power and a central powerhouse. The system claims annual labor savings of about 2500 dollars.
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Broughton
Brigg
Lincolnshire
England
Caister
Canada
Modern Woodmen Elect Officers at Rocky Ford Tent No. 21
The Modern Woodmen of America at Rocky Ford Tent No. 21 elected officers for the term during a Monday review. Venerable Consul Earl Watters headed the list with J. C. Vaughn as Commander and G. M. Hooper as Lieut. Com. Other posts included J. A. Johnson as Record Keeper, J. F. Forbes as Chaplain, and physicians Drs. Kearby and Blotz. A shoplifting incident at Hartley dry goods involved a man of respectable repute misplacing a shoe polishing iron, blaming memory for the accidental theft.
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Rocky Ford
J. C. Vaughn
G. M. Hooper
J. A. Johnson
J. F. Forbes
M. of Guards
F. Uhls
Sentinel
W. Uhlis
C. D. Gilson
Hartley Dry Goods
Mr. Miche
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
House Fire Destroys Voorhies Residence Near Newdale
Fire swept the Frank D. Voorhies home east of Newdale along the Santa Fe line last Friday. The family escaped and the blaze was fueled by no nearby water source. Insurance covers 1800 on house and furniture. Fire origin remains a mystery. The Grand hosts The Show Girl on Thursday January 9, a large production with a big chorus by manager John P. Goring.
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Frank D. Voorhies
Newdale
Santa Fe
John P. Goring
Divorce Suit Filed in Otero County Court
The State of Colorado summons Lizzie Tucker in a divorce action filed by the plaintiff in the County Court of Otero County Colorado. The complaint seeks a decree dissolving the marriage on grounds of desertion. Defendants must answer within the specified period or face relief for the plaintiff. Dated November 14 1907.
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Plalitt
Vrusus
Lizzie Tucker
Fendant
Colorado
Otero
State of Colo
la Junt
A. B Wallis
Otero County
Notice for Publica tion Department of the Interior
Richard T. Shirk of Rocky Ford Colorado seeks final commutation for a homestead entry number 1616 filed September 5 1906 for land in section 21 township 23 8 range 51W with witnesses Arthur Hamilton Daniel B K McIntosh Frank K Baxter and Edgar Abell all of Rocky Ford Colorado before the district court clerk at La Junta Colorado January 1908 ABBEY Register
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Hichard T. Shirk
Rocky Ford
Colo
la Junta
Arthur Hamilton
Daniel BK. McIntosh
Frank K. Baxter
Edgar Abell
Abbey
Register
Santa Fe Alters Receipt Handling to Banks nationwide
Santa Fe officials order station agents to keep daily receipts in local banks to sustain cash circulation during banking stringency. Funds stay in local circulation as merchants settle accounts with Santa Fe checks, boosting deposits while withdrawals stay minimal. Copeland notes banks along the line report rising deposits and looser cash flow, a model for other firms and government liquidity efforts.
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Santa Fe
Torexa
Kas
Santa Fe Railway
E. L. Copeland
The
Copeland
United States
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
New Mexico
Mark Twain in a London Fog Charms Quiet Audience
Mark Twain’s former manager recalls a London lecture delivered in heavy fog. Twain begins with a weather joke as the royal box audience remains shadowed by the haze, the Queen’s rooms likened to a smokehouse and the speaker barely visible behind dim footlights.
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London
Mark Twain
Queen
Royal Box
Mark
Not Meant For His Ears
A Detroit capitalist quotes a janitor in the fats who cannot read or write and is in love with a Mt. Clemens girl. He says he became the secretary by favors a janitor could extend and has been reading letters and replies. A recent tender letter prompted the janitor to tell him to stop listening to the gushing passages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fats
Mt. Clemens
Detroit
Mr. Clemens
Care of the Typewriter
An employee from a repair firm notes private users neglect typewriters rented or owned for personal use. Cleaning and oiling are seldom done, causing machines to go out of kilter and owners to blame the device rather than lack of maintenance.
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New York Times
Notice of Annual Meeting of The Rocky Ford Ditch Company
The Rocky Ford Ditch Company calls an annual stockholders meeting on January 13 1908 at 10 a m in Rocky Ford Colorado. Directors for the ensuing year will be elected an assessment levied and further business will be conducted. Stock transfer books close January 3 1908. T H Devine president. Rocky Ford Colo December 13 1907.
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Rocky Ford Ditch Company
Rocky Ford
Colorado
T. H. Devine
Golo
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Victor Lighthouse
Crowe & Bryant
Ford
Albert Lee
Prop
Rocky Ford Grocery CO
Chase & Sanborn
State Bank Block
All Newodealers. & Co
New York
F Bt
Washington
Rea
Denver
Lodge News
Earl Watters
State of
Jas County
Tucker
Department OF the Interior
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Purato
Covo
Jehn Wanamaker
Pibertia
Cone Business Cokege
Drattiee
Nsaee Si Benen Valores Belo
Lernes Commercial Scheasd Sone
Chomee Be
Teoreses Conrensa
Wig
Banvee
First National Bank of
W. E. Anderson
White
W. L. Reynolds
Sheard & Re
Herhants Bank
the State Bank
John E. Godding
E. J. Smith
Geo. W. Swink
D. W. Barkley, Jr
Asst
Cash
Fluke & Ritchie
Grocers
the Palace
Palace
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