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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1905
Page
1
Hartley’s promotes a wide range of men’s wear including balbriggan and fancy underwear with double seat drawers, silk fronts and pearl buttons, work shirts with double fronts, and Negligee shirts with collar options. The catalog lists heavy blue denim overalls, railroad covert bib overalls, light blue pin check wash coats and pants, and helmet-brand four-ply collars in stock, with prices noted in shillings and pence.
The closing exercises at Armory Hall for Rocky Ford Schools featured the Eighth Grade Graduation with Miss Esther Hartley delivering the President's Address and Miss Bessie Yates the class poem. The Grand High School Rhetorical Contest followed with essays, declamations, and orations by multiple students, culminating in Philomathean and Orthological wins and medals for both societies.
The Bartow Consolidated Canning Co. seeks tomato acreage contracts. Cane seed and tomato contracts are available at Ebbert and Burrell seed houses including International Stock Food at Ebbert's. Signatures may be drawn at Ebbert's Seed House and Burrell's. 44-tf
The court sustains the ouster petition against Aldermen Lawson Reifel Burrell and Hawkey, ruling they were elected by wards not at large. The decision holds aldermen in cities of the second class must be chosen by the city voter body with the mayor, under the 1901 act. Public sentiment shifts toward Rocky Ford’s No License stance and civic development.
A Holbrook correspondent notes heavy storm last Thursday with strong winds and hail. Beets cantaloupes and fruit suffered, but some crops like peaches show recovery. Creamery will run a cream route once farmers prepare. J S Johnson moved bees near the reservoir. Ground remains wet hindering fieldwork. Miss Goldie Wasson returned from Denver. Several hundred buried peach trees revived, signaling a good crop prospect.
Wiley Robertson buys a hand some cornet for his son Loyd while a year ago a piano was purchased for both children to play. Lafayette School closed after a successful term. Vroman school finished term May 19. Fish Pond Social supported the school flag and library. Beet thinning in progress with many beets under way. Miss Fry and Miss Jones plan a short stay then travel east for vacation. Three Johannes family members ill with La Grippe. Hail insurance canvassing. farms insured. Telephone to George Todd Jr. five cent fishing tickets at Fish Pond. Road improvements noted at S. S. Bailey’s. several residents aiding in farm work. Dexter Elkins back at work. some farmers flood roads and locals toss worthless rags on them.
Chas Tewes plans porch work and home improvements while O M Barton expects his Iowa bound brother for a Idaho trip to seek land and business prospects. A band of horse traders toured the valley last week as Misses Thorsgard visited La Junta and Holbrook. Edgar appears to control three large valley farms this season. Special trimmed hats and sweet potato plants offered by Miss Ella Cline, large lot prices Burrell.
Mrs Joses Sumner of Bremond Texas reports in a letter dated April 15 1902 that Ballard's Snow Liniment quickly cured her little girl’s growing pains in the knees and also aided frostbitten feet. She calls it the best liniment she ever used and notes availability in 25 50 and 1 dollar sizes sold by J H Avard.
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