Rocky Ford Fourth Celebrated With Pride and Parade
Rocky Ford drew a large, well dressed crowd for the Fourth with ideal weather and a grand procession. The day featured a long parade from South City Park led by J. H. Price, with bands, guards, floats, burlesque rigs, and citizens celebrating a patriotic, well entertained crowd in the fairgrounds and along the track.
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Rocky Ford
Fair Grounds
South City Park
J. H. Price
S. W. Cressy
Calathampian
Will Anderson
W. E. Clark
Red Devil Auto
D. W. Barkley, Jr
Will Butterfield
Rocky Ford Pressed Brick and Tile Company
Dick Dye
Govreau
Moses
M. E. Levy
Arkansas Valley Railroad
Big 4
Rocky Ford Fourth of July celebration parade and games
Mayor Pol lock opened the program in the ampi theater to honor the one hundred thirtieth anniversary of American independence. Speakers praised Washington Lincoln and local leaders. The afternoon featured baseball Manzanola vs Rocky Ford, numerous races, Indian dance by Taos, and a fireworks finale. Prizes totaled for driving, running, and novelty events, with thin police incidents and strong civic turnout.
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Pollock
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Rocky Ford
G. W. Swink
Senator Swink
United States
Colorado
Moses
T. H. Grisham
Cottonwood Falls
Kansas
Grisham
Republic
Manzanola
Otero County
Clay Wolfe
J. W. Breezley
H. van Buskirk
F. D. .Kane
Sam Mathews
G. W. Higgins
F. D. Kane
Palmer & Scott
Collie Noble
Lewis Swink
Dick Potter
Hez Enyart
Clay Haley
Joel Todd
George Babcock
Homer Kimzey
R. R Hall
Henry Lance
Richardson & Delaney
Geo. Babcock
Sport Whittenburg
Richardson
Bob Craighead
George Maxwell
Tones
Ralph Collins
Horace Greeley
Paul Kennedy
Mark Denson
Hawkey
R. P. Collins
Electric Co
Santa Fe Cuts Rates Westward Across Colorado Territory
Rail line announces lower passenger rates to Colorado New Mexico Arizona and California reducing from four and five cents per mile to three cents starting July 1. One way round trips listed include La Junta Pueblo Colorado Springs and Denver with notably higher revenue expected from increased travel. Also notes political and business items from Fowler Tribune and local ads.
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J. P. Hall
Denvers
Mr. Hall
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Santa Fe
la Junta
Colorado Springs
Denver
Eggs for Hatching at Mrs Baldwin’s Farm
Buff Orpington Light Brahma White Wyandotte Black Leghorn Buff Cochin Barred Rocks and Silver Spangled Hamburgs offered for rest of season at 75 cents per set. Mrs. E M Baldwin lives one block south of Cheek's Brickyard. 5 6
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E. M. Baldwin
Cheek
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