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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
6
Hiram Percy Maxim proposes a patented noiseless gun that could kill with no sound, prompting fears of silent assassins and praise for preventing war. Experts discuss implications for policing, warfare, and military rearmament in the Technical World Magazine letter.
A reminiscence of dawn fishing with a spading fork and garden for bait contrasts with a Carnegie pension fund expansion for state universities. The piece notes five million more dollars from Carnegie, plus conditions for pension eligibility and the role of church funded colleges, then adds a quip about Admiral Evans and a Tacoma Ledger observation on letter writing and postcards amid divorce courts.
A roundup including the Minnesota Republican convention set for July 1 in St Paul. the death of Archbishop Peter Bourgade in Chicago. Sen Denby’s reelection. Nevada Governor Sparks' improving condition. native payments to 157 Keckapoo from a $215,000 government division. earthquake shocks in Helena and Marysville. Chicago saloon ruling on Sundays. Lake Superior pulp mill fire with $350,000 loss. embezzlement verdict in Port Huron. Sparks' death leads to Dickerson succession. Elks white uniforms for Dallas convention. a deadly tornado near Albia Iowa. Elgin and Columbine court prize awards. Long Pine forest fire extinguished. Hawaii convention aligns with Bryan. Chicago moving pictures ethics. locomotive engineers' bid for global inclusion. Baldwin aerodome flights. King Edward to Russia visit. South American expansion of locomotive engineers. armed robbery of two sleeping cars Mexico City to Vera Cruz. Mohmands resist British punitive expedition. Amri Killi battle losses. East New York school plan to aid police discipline. Emily Woodley noted as a US Army captain. Hungary restricts former emigrants returning home.
The Cubans on May 20 observed the sixth anniversary of Cuba’s independence. Other notes include the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad ordering 2,000 all steel coke and gondola cars, and the Czar of Russia turning forty. President Roosevelt sent felicitations, and the New York law bans bucket shops after September 1.
Joint maneuvers at Fort Russell for regular troops and western militia span August to August 19. Senate adopts amended homestead bill excluding Idaho and California per state senators. Taft negotiates Panama electoral integrity. U S joins. Senate pensions two army doctors widows. Carey act land grants to Wyoming plus witness fee hikes. Public buildings bill adds funds for Denver Colorado Springs and Trinidad. Tokio expo funding moves forward. White House notes Roosevelt speaks for none on Albany anti race gambling bill.
Fort Collins hosts the Grand Army of the Republic Department of Colorado and Wyoming encampment with over 500 veterans and similar numbers in auxiliary groups. A parade through decorated streets features schoolchildren, local bands, and multiple affiliated organizations. Officers are elected for the Grand Army, the Woman's Relief Corps, the Ladies of the G A R, Sons of Veterans, and the Auxiliary.
Nearly 100 landowners with water rights under the Agricultural and Welch ditches voted Saturday to form the Golden-Littleton irrigation district. Only two opposed. The new district will cover land between West Colfax Avenue and Bear Creek and Denver and the foothills. It will consolidate rights from the old ditches and grant access to Intermountain Water Company water via a Williams Fork tunnel to the Clear Creek valley.
A. E. Bonesteel Denver kitchen cabinet S W Brown Colorado Springs chute M C Clemens Denver attachment for rocking chairs J B Despriest Manassas railway tie L K Kramer Monte Vista blasting tool W E Phillips Colbran camera attachment S W Wibel N J McAloney and W R Cunningham Denver electric lock. A rumor about Rocky Ford sugar beet contracts proved false and the factory will proceed though water access delays may push the season back. Colorado Springs faces greater drought as sprinkling hours are reduced and Golden Cycle mill warns of shutdown if water cuts proceed.
Fort Morgan launches July celebration budget. Illinois bankers seek Colorado admission. Episcopal council meets in Denver June 3–4. Ella New named postmistress at Delta. Leadville hatchery to receive 7500 for boiler houses and cottages. denver area dances draw 2000 at Stratton Park. Canon City Elks consider liquor sale quit plan pending court ruling. fort collins rector resigns for West Virginia pastorate.
A fictional editor praises reporter Gid Hobart for a striking two column fire story. The editor notes Hobart’s talent may soon push him to leave town, joking that his must read piece was about a deserted hen-house rather than a farmhouse, highlighting local newspaper bravado.
A Virginia mother recalls her infant daughter’s brutal eczema outbreak leaving skin raw and oozing for months. After trying multiple doctors and remedies, she reports full recovery after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment within a few years, with the child approaching three.
A lively reader note contrasts Mrs Bucksher's concern for appearances with a husband facing the assessor. The item touts Defiance Starch offering one third more starch per package at the same price, claiming superior value and satisfaction.
A reflective aphorism notes that in death, regret focuses on harshness rather than kindness, quoting George Eliot on remorse for severity rather than tenderness.
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