14 Sep 1900
Page 1
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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1900
Page
1
The Rocky Ford Watermelon Day draws huge crowds each year since Senator Swink started the event. Free melons attract visitors from excursion trains and travelers, with overflowing abundance distributed to returning riders. Local notices warn against camping and fishing violations and promote nearby vendors and services.
A vivid homage to natural beauty praising Colorado's craggy ledges skies and wildlife. The piece extols crimson greens blues purples and golds as proof of nature's skill in this land regarded as uniquely radiant.
The Twenty third Senatorial district convened at Las Animas and after a seven hour struggle nominated M. Z. Farwell of La Junta for State Senator on the thirty-fifth ballot. Bent county delegates shifted to Farwell, giving him nineteen votes to secure the nomination. Supporters expect a decisive election against any Fusion candidates. Encampment notices and local notices follow, including the Otero County Veteran association gathering at Horse Creek school house September 19 and 20 with barracks, barbecue, and free provisions. a brief item on reprints and extra copies of the ENTERPRISE. and a stray herd alert from W. B. Ebbert seeking two Hereford yearlings.
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