Correspondence West Holbrook Beef Thinning and Local News
Beef thinners increasing as beets in the area will be thinned. Mexicans from Old Mexico at Bennet ranch. Beef cattle from Fenton ranch moved to La Junta for butchers. Robert Comer and wife ill. hired man coping. Hot weather raises sickness. Eva Way of Holton Kansas visiting Mrs J H Wasson en route to Denver. J S Willard injured foot with pitchfork. Walter Gaskins carried Elder Harris to Pueblo after M E meeting. John T Wasson elected delegate to M E lay conference in Denver in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Mexico
Bennet Ranch
Fenton Ranch
la Junta
Robert Comer
Eva Way
Holton
Kansas
J. H. Wasson
Denver
J. S. Willard
Walter Gaskins
Rocky Ford
Harris
Pueblo
M. E
John T. Wasson
Rocky Ford a thriving western town in Kansas feature
In Glasco Kansas report the Olney Springs canal and Twin Lakes water reflect growth. Families from Sugar City La Junta Kirksville and Fowler visit Judge and Mrs Parker area notes healthy cantaloupes and new baby. Rocky Ford boasts a two million dollar American Beet Sugar Company operation with water works electric light and telephone systems and ongoing sugar beet ventures while locals praise industry and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Lakes
Mrs. Bates
Sugar City
Mr. Bradley
Olney
Rocky Ford
American Beet Sugar Company
Messrs
H. A. Steadman
The
Business College
C. J
Sun. Glasco
Kans
Salida Mail reports end of treating by local merchants
The Salida Mail notes bad custom among Salida’s butchers and grocers who have not agreed to stop treating customers who pay their bills. Merchants now realize treating costs each about 200 dollars yearly and cuts into cash sales and profits. A Rocky Ford contrast is cited with a man from another town offended by the lack of treatury after paying an undertaker bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salida
Rocky Ford
P. J. Reifel
King Pollock
Colorado irrigation law to be revised and codified
Judge Lunt told Colorado bar association that irrigation laws need revision amid biannual changes creating chaos. He warned that even leading lawyers struggle to determine the law, leaving reservoir and ditch owners at a loss statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Lunt
Colorado Bar Association
Dress Reform Critique Of Long Skirts And Muddy Trails
A columnist mocks men's habit of wearing pants far too long and carrying them to avoid mud. The piece slaps at women with long skirts, arguing they raise dust as they cross streets and urging sensible dress choices to curb untidy street conditions.
A Salida lecture to business men and local Notices
A plain talk to Salida business men urges fair pricing and generous support for the local newspaper. It argues that reducing the paper’s size or force would hurt town interests and calls for equal treatment of the paper in the market. Also listed are election judges by precincts and polling places, plus local items on crime, agriculture, school hiring, and community notices from Dayton to Rocky Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salida
Denver
Pueblo
Board of Registration
E Balch
G W Goebel
T J Barnard
Balch
M F Baldwin
W C Kropf
J J Trainor
Farma Hall
Ordway
H B Fetz
A W Shelton
W A Campbell
Lake View School House
E W Richards
W F Tarbox
Sherman Farr
City Hall
Sugar City
Repulsive Features and Health Notices in Local Ads
A mix of sensational health claims and travel notices runs through the page. Advertisements tout He rb ine for skin and liver balance, White's Cream Vermifuge with worm cure anecdotes, and Sunday excursion fares on the Santa Fe from Rocky Ford to Pueblo. Details include prices, agents, and train times, with endorsements from Leighton, Alabama and Rocky Ford routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Kumpe
Leighton
Ala
White
Childoc
Hereford & Avard's
Rocky Ford
Santa Fe
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
F.G. Curran
Agt
Perfect Liver Medicine Proclaimed by Mrs Jolley in Noble
Mrs M A Jolley of Noble Oklahoma touts Herbine as the perfect liver medicine and greatest blood purifier. She states it regulates the liver, prevents malaria poisons absorption, and supports fever defense. 50c at Hereford & Award's. For sale: Encyclopaedia Britannica set in exchange for milch cow, J T Kauckey 408 N 9th St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Jolley
Noble
O. T
Hereford & Award
Encyclopedia Britannica
J. T. Kauckey
9Th St
Very Remarkable Cure of Diarrhoea
Mrs Alice Miller of Morgan Texas endured six years of severe diarrhoea with failing relief from doctors. After trying Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy her life changed in one bottle costing only a few cents. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Miller
Morgan
Texas
Bosque County
Chamberlain
String Beans and Pumpkins Canning Contracts Advertised
The Canning Factory seeks contracts for string beans and pumpkins at once. For seed and other particulars contact Wm. Matthews. Also notes a testimonial for Ballard's Snow Liniment from Rev W L Riley LLD of Cuba NY praising relief from sciatica and rheumatism after use. Available in 26c 50c and 1.00 at Hereford & Avard's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Matthews
W. L. Riley
Cuba
New York
Ballard
Hereford & Avard’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farmers & Merchants Bank
van Buskirk's State Bank
H. van Buskirk
E. W. Belfour
Cashier
A. J. Stewart
Asst
Iron Foundry
Fourth ST
Elm Ave
Schram & Waterfall
Colorado
He State Bank of
B. Godding
GEO
W. Swink
I J
Queen of the West
Rocky Ford Milling and Elevator Co
J. A. Crissman, Mer
Georgee R. Daring
Canon City Coal
Colq
Garden Place Hospital
C. H. Baldwin
Colo
Kirwan & Son
Rocky Ford Enterprise
West Holbrook
Olney Springs
C. F. Kendall
Francis
J. B. Pearce
Willie
Parker
Lulu Conard
Kirkeville
J. S. Conard
Lulu
Kirksville Osteopathic College
Chas. Stubs
Fowler
Gilbert
Bert Green
Gardener
Fenner
Mabelle Sebree
Alice Kendall
J. S. Conards
Judge Parker
John Works
B. H. Glaze
G H Willis
K L Mumford
J E Gauger
Reynold’s
W S Mitchell
W N Randall
F M Harsin
Hauck & McKelvey
Geo A Collins
J W Williams
O G Crawford
Clark & Williams
J G Carl
Asa Scudter
J E Doyle
Bee Hive
Jas. McBrone
Otero County
MecBrune
Miller
Barr
Dodge Hale
Coachelle
Calif
Mr. Hale
H. Woods
Mr. Woods
Chicago
Letha Shamats
Dayton
Reservoir Company
Miss Cline
R. W. English Lumber Co
Blair & Wiswell’s
Poland
China
J. P. Mullowney
Experiment Station
Blair & Wiswell
N. 9Th Street
San Francisco
California
F. G. Curran
Free Employment Agency
Cline & Hochstedler
S. 6Th St
C. T. Tewes
A. Larson
the Boss
Cures Sciatica
Beautiful Ute Pass
Green Mountain Falls
Atchison,Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Springs
Colorado Midland
Ute Pass
Manitou
Cascade
Ute Park
Manzanola
Just
Osborne and Champion
K. R. Cook
Opera House Pharmacy
Sennen
Opera House Pharmacy Jewelry Store
South Side
Swink Ave
East Main
E. T. Kreider, the Jeweler
City Drug Store
Fred A. Sabin
Seale
Sabin & Beall
Hocky Ford
Arizona
Etf
Hlus- Ss
Genere
Preic Atchison, Topeka & Santake RR
Great Northern Building
J. W. Rice
State Life Insurance Company
A. C. Sloan
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