This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1907
Page
5
The piece attacks land monopoly and the Lands Convention at Denver, criticizing anti Roosevelt forces for backing a home builders slogan. It laments Senator Teller's party switches from free coinage to protectionism and accuses him of aligning with land and resource gobblers against the President's policy.
An essay reflects on Western plains antipathy to rattlesnakes rooted in Christian heritage and history. It notes a single positive trait of the rattler: it warns before striking, never bites unseen.
Attendants at a land convention confused Senator Swink of Colorado with Senator Carter of Montana due to similar looks. A Denver News report notes volunteers mistook Swink for Carter in the Brown Palace hotel lobby, prompting several men to congratulate him on a speech. A new undertaker’s van was commissioned by H. J. Sprinker, built by Lewis Bros. and Johnson per Mr. Cprinker's order.
Ouida Ross, a Rocky Ford girl, suffered a severe foot injury when a special Las Animas baseball train arrived in town. She slipped from a car step as the train halted, the wheel flange mangling her foot. Alleviating care and immediate surgery amputated a quarter of the foot and three toes at Pollock hospital.
Clarence Adams and Leon Cuyler were charged with burglarizing Hatlaw's garage Tuesday night through a back window. The stolen items included two bicycles two shotguns holsters belts and ammo. They were arrested near Fowler with the goods and committed to district court. They were taken to La Junta the same night and will appear for trial today.
Oscar Austin Young known as Bob Young, 27, of Rocky Ford, died Tuesday after a month long illness. Funeral held at First Baptist Church with large turnout. burial in Colorado Springs. Family gratitude expressed. services by Rev. S C Green. Also notes on Santa Fe timetable changes and Tom Byrum's Los Angeles streetcar death, with local reactions and upcoming Christian Endeavor Convention delegates.
An advertisement extols natural stomach and liver tonics for thin blood fatigue and nervous exhaustion. It cites Native American roots like Golden Seal and Bloodroot, endorsing Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a solvent-based remedy with no alcohol or habit-forming drugs.
Uncle Jake Walters rises in the A B S Co ranks as he becomes a grandfather with a birth in the family. Funeral attendees include Mrs A L Reed Mrs E L McGea and Taylor Byrum of Pueblo and Mrs Fred Hansboro of La Junta. Paul Kennedy praised by La mar Sparks and Goldfield Tribune for booster work while Homer Kimzey plans marriage to Janet Ritchie in Belleflower Illinois with a Rocky Ford connection and tied wedding invitations for March 27.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.