Domestic Science Short Course Opens For Women Attendees
The State Agricultural College Domestic Science Short Course opens in Odd Fellows hall with Miss Mary P. F. Rausch directing. The program emphasizes household management, budgeting, cookery, laundry, and childcare, aiming to empower women and benefit families.
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State Agricultural College
Odd Fellows Hall
Mary PF. Rausch
Miss Rausch
Agricultural College Domestic Science Department
Kime
New Bank Opens in Rocky Ford led by G M Coffman
The Peoples Home Bank began business on March 10 1908 with G M Coffman as president and Clyde C Coffman as cashier. Ralph P Gollins as vice president and directors H M Ingraham I L Smith O E Adams. 35 stockholders, all local. Council hears engineer applications. resignation of chief engineer Frank Cresier accepted.
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Peoples Home Bank
G. M. Coffman
Neosho County
Kansas
Allen State Bank
Erie
Rocky Ford
Clyde C. Coffman
Ralph P. Gollins
H. M. Ingraham
I. L. Smith
O. E. Adams
Frank Cresier
Sliding scale contracts offered for beet sugar by business committee
The American Beet Sugar Co. adopts a sliding scale for beet sugar content in contracts approved by the business men's committee. Growers may choose between the fixed pay rates or the sliding scale that pays 4 dollars per 12 percent beets plus 25 cents per percentage point above, encouraging higher sugar content and recognizing farmers' efforts.
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Business Men's Committee
American Beet Sugar Co
Wietzer
Arkansas Valley
New National Bank Rumors Circulate in Rocky Ford
This week talks of organizing a Rocky Ford national bank circulate among midwest capitalists who already run several banks. Proposed capital is 30000 with room to grow, and the bank would back loans for sheep and cattle feeding. Directors named include C G J Cover F Y Hauck G W Lewis and W J Brown with possible tie to Farmers and Merchants Bank and a potential move to state bank rooms. Details to follow next week.
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Rocky Ford
Middle West
Rocky Ford Bank
GC. J. Cover
F. Y. Hauck
G. W. Lewis
W. J. Brown
Farmers and Merchants Bank
State Bank
Rocky Ford resident follows a unique personal diet
A Rocky Ford citizen is noted for a highly individual eating pattern beyond common guidance. The piece begins with reflections on human adaptability to climate and food, then contrasts scientific reports with the narrator’s neighbor whose breakfast remains simple and unconventional.
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Greenland
Equator
North Pole
Globe
Rocky Ford
Unusual Diet and Sleep Habits Highlighted in Sketch
A man described as semi ascetic eats raw meals including soup and cornmeal, raw vegetables, and occasional raw steak juice. He sleeps on a pine plank with a hard pillow and asserts he has thrived on this regimen, approaching fifty three years old.
Five Schools in Southern Colorado and New Mexico Contest
The Southern Colorado and New Mexico Athletic Association plans an oratorical contest with five member schools Las Animas La Junta Trinidad Raton and Rocky Ford each sending a finalist. Preliminary rounds for young women included Miss Green winning and Miss McGee close second with a home battle to determine male and female representatives.
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Southern Colorado and New Mexico Athletic Association
Las Animas
la Junta
Trinidad
Raton
Rocky Ford
Miss Green
McGee
Davenport
Joe
Mise Owman
Newby
Misa
Katrina
New York
Kieper
Wilbur
Mies Graves
Seville
Mies
Obituaries and Society Notes From La Junta Area
Mary Gross died at home from pneumonia after weeks of illness. Lowell Edgar Harley, four, died of whooping cough on March 10. Miriam Alige Davenport, three and a half, died after prolonged illness. Funeral services for Davenport were held yesterday. A BPOE event in La Junta featured a six round glove contest between Fred Knause and Kenny Wood with a balanced result.
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Mary Gross
North Thirteenth Street
J. T. Gross
Told
Linn Creek
Lowell Edgar Harley
John R. Harley
South Fourteenth Street
Rev. Harter
The
Christian Church
Miriam Alige Davenport
W. J. Davenport
Weaver
Denver
Kirkwood
Colorado Springs
Bluhm
la Junta
Fred Knause
Rocky Ford
Kenny Wood
Also Mentioned on This Page
Emma Brenning
Kausch
T. E. Wade
Rausch
Elizabeth Cutler
Samantha
Josiah
Josiah Allen
Peice
NEW National Bank
Young
Rocky Ford High School
Shelton
Holbrook
Receiver Hall
John E. Godding
Senator Swink
Longmont
Hall
Kimzey
Monarch
Kimzey Grocery Com
Clara
California
Wes
C. D
Sheuerman
Hardeys
N. Main
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