Rocky Ford housing plans and bank loan dominate town notes
Dell Young plans a ten room dwelling at Main and Chestnut with Burnett as architect while Mrs Trimmer builds. The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Rocky Ford announced an 864000 loan package including a 26500 loan, largest in the county. Also, Maccabees revival efforts, Senator Teller speech, a Hab saloon assault case set for La Junta, and sidewalk repairs on South Main.
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Burnett
Main Street
Chestnut Avenue
Trimmer
Bank of Rocky Ford
Ant
Jenna
Hab
Trink
la Junta
Robert Hidtcere
Joe Wright
Holly
Manning
South Main Street
M. Farwell
Supreme Court
Gustave C. Bartell
Arapahoe County
Frank C. Goury
Ione T. Hanna
Arapaho County
Regents of State University
Charles R. Dudley
George BE. McClure
Boulder County
T. F. Godding, Jr
Rocky Ford
J. F. Harsh
Manzanola
Rocky Ford 1900 election news and regional notices
The Rocky Ford Enterprise reports on the National Republican ticket with McKinley and Farwell, registration logistics, precinct boundaries, and polling booths. It covers Sugar City speaker Senator Walcott, local endorsements, and forthcoming election events, plus community notes on stores, plans, and local civic meetings around October 1900.
Analysis of Griswell's Well by Prof Headden at State College
Analysis of Griswells Well by Prof Headden of the State Agricultural College lists water constituents including soda sulphate soda chlorate ammonia and oxide magnesia oxide calcium sulphate soda carbonate and other compounds. The description notes the terms are formidable and imply water may prove valuable against a large variety of diseases with a total reading of 631.043.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griswell
Headden
State Agricultural College
Griswold
A New and Fatal Disease In Rocky Ford Warns of Gibsons Racket
A spoof feature declares a fictitious disease called Lint on the Bangs invading Rocky Ford. It satirically promotes Gibsons Racket Store as a cure by urging all purchases there. The ad touts a large stock of underwear, shoes, work shirts, gloves, tin ware, and holiday goods with “everything and everything at a bargain.” It notes a drawing for a new drop head sewing machine on November 15.
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Rocky Ford
Gibson
Otero Co
Gibson’s
Local Ads Bid for Bargains and Rentals in Town
A garbled newspaper collage lists Dr Bearbys City Drag Store offers on school books and tablets with low cash prices. It notes Opera-house Pharmacy warranties on watches and diamonds, a closing out of millinery at cost, rental ads for four room cottages, land for sale near town, and various job and sale notices including a beet contract and land inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bearby's
City Drag Store
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Godman
Tootle, Wheeler & Motter
Harry I. Maxwell
Dell Young
Breck
Senator Teller
Opera House
Leute
William McKinley
Ohio
Santa Fe Railway
North Anch
Main St
Jackson
Woody
Carpenter Shop
J. N. Fenton
Clark & Williams
Boards of Registry
Sugar City
Senator Walcott
Enterprise
M. Z. Farwell
Senate
J. F. Harsch
House
Otero County
Teller
Republic
Bryan
Democratic Party
Tasinntag
Baldwin
Law and Order League
Behl
Ezra Nuckolls Co
Aml Bolsting
Ee Hanlware Co
Gerlings
Gerling
Watxsmen
Mocky Ford
CG. W. Whee
Heal Conant
J. W. Potter
W. A. Colt
N. M
Wm. Cook
Galveston
Jas. McCrate Ta
Goreronods
I. D. Garwood Taferus
League City
Texas
Tom Rhoades
BE. OR. Herman
Esihine
Sherif
Tm Pasblo
la Janta
Messal
Donald Geir
Thad
Mere Lewis
Adair
Meia Street
McDonald
No Valley
Otero County Medical Society
Ila Junta
Rocky Ford Hardware
Fim
Wilson
P. J. Relfel, Manag
Cole
Walt Coal
Sift A
Wilson's Hardware Store
Salt Lake
Dora M. Barney
Rendh
E. E. Swink
Opera-House
Washington School House
M. W. Terry
A. M
Jacks Ofberg Ranchne
Euclid P. Gray
Godding
Eng
Baptista
California
Fintland
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