Watermelon Day prep and fair district plans take shape
The Fair Management announces Watermelon Day on Thursday Sept 1 and urges farmers fruitgrowers and stockmen to prepare entries. New department superintendents are named for farm garden fruits kitchen arts poultry cattle sheep horses apiary and more as Otero County tilts toward a larger fair with improved exhibits and broader participation.
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Otero
Colorado
L. Uester
O. B. Stauffer
R. O. McClain
J.H. Crowley
R.O. McClain
G. T. Gerbing
M. Harsin
Paul Gervais
J. W. Beaty
C. W. Fenlason
W. J. Irvine
Mattie Hulse
Floral Department
Ben Reid
G. J. Lackey
Kate Miller
H. F. Hagen
F. W. Cheek
Wa. Powell
F. M. Harsin
C. E. DeLong
J. H. Orcut
B. F. Wyckoff
Jas. Effner
H. O. Wheeler
J. H. Whittenburg
W. A
Camp at Chickamauga Drill Delight Revealed
A Baptist pastor describes a letter from his son at Chickamauga praising army drill and sham lighting, noting the curious pleasure it affords soldiers and entertainers alike. The missive reflects civilian curiosity about military life during the campaign.
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the Baptist Church
Chickamauga
OTERO COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE Hints of Local Life and Loss
Otero County notes recount Mrs E E Curtis in Pueblo for shopping and a successful ice cream social. Holbrook tops local boys 17 to 9 in a ball game with a rematch planned. Attendees at Rocky Ford memorials and visits by Bemore spouses and Bert Close are noted. Local injuries include Ben Glaze’s hand and Thomas Cage’s mower accident. markets report cattle prices in Tucson with alfalfa cutting concerns.
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E.E. Curtis
Pueblo
Holbrook
Chas. Zimmerman
Ira Gilbert
Rocky Ford
Bemore
Hays City
Albert Bemore
O. F. Comstock
Bert Close
Aucklandville
Bert
Arthur Green
Nyburg
Geo. R. Mock
Ben Glaze
Ben
Frank Cornell
Larnard
Ellis
Samuel Andrews
Robert Gill
Ordway
Geo. R. Mack
Leroy Maucher
Thomas Cage
Wm. Auckland
Tucson
Ariz
B. J. Foxworthy
la Junta
Colorado
Hicks June Weather Predictions and Alaska Letter
Weather outlook predicts June storms with a cool spell around the 13th and heavy lightning during the solstice period. A Venus influence may bring excessive rain and hail across many sections. A letter from Jack Sproule describes harsh conditions near Dawson with snow, sled transport, and high prices for provisions. The Enterprise touts strong circulation and advertising value.
Hay Crop In Full Blast Near Rocky Ford
Ordway reports D. C. Roberts first to start cutting hay with two machines on the last day of May. Farmers buy mowers and stackers from Rocky Ford merchants as haying peaks. Downey injured in a fall, mending from facial disfigurement. Implement dealers prosper with new gear needed to harvest the season as rain washes away railroad parts.
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D.C. Roberts
Rocky Ford
Downey
Rocky Ford Implement
Ordway
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