Rocky Ford Fair Highlights Beekeeping Peaches and Race Result
Otero county figures big at Pueblo State Fair with George O Gould winning multiple honey prizes. Swink and Gould lead in farm products, bees, combs, and wax categories while Jack Sproule wins the 1 15 pace aboard Forker owned by Gov Forker. Rocky Ford displays include muskmelon rivals and notable school work, with local growers like J W Atkinson and D E Barnes profiting from frost resistant peaches and Alberta peaches sales.
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Otero County
Pueblo
Jack Sproule
Forker
Gov. Forker
Holly
George O. Gould
G. W. Swink
Clydesdales and
Shires
E. L. Hall
F. D. Bouchard
W.d.sickenberger
W. L. Sickenberger
Rocky Ford Public Schools
Rocky Ford
Rev H R Antes Exhibits At State Fair
Rev H R Antes, a State Fair exhibitor, owns Kadesh Orchard in Montezuma county near his Faith Mission among the Navahos. The orchard display at the horticultural hall includes standout apples noted for size, color, and variety quality. The venture supports Navajo boys’ training and funds the mission.
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H. R. Antes
Montezuma County
Antes
Rocky Ford
Kadesh
Faith Mission
Tax settlement cuts La Junta rail line taxes by large margin
La Junta contests Santa Fe tax settlement of 1901 reducing total tax from 2,832.58 to 150.31 for the city and from 7,573 to 2,759 for School District No. 11. Original assessment counted sidetracks. settlement limits to main line within city limits.
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la Junta
Santa Fe
the Tribune
State Board of Equalization
Quick Transportation and Cash Returns
The Kouns Party shipped a cantaloupe car to New York last Tuesday evening. A wire advised the sale of the car and a week from shipment a $406.57 check arrived, paid to growers with crates in the car. Also public notices offer a four room dwelling for sale and discounted portrait services at local galleries.
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Kouns
New York
County Court to Hear Regular September Term Next Week
The jury for the September term will attend the county court next Monday morning. The first three days cover Rocky Ford liquor cases on appeal from the justice court. Four divorce cases are listed along with several minor matters of no great public interest.
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Rocky Ford
Justice Court
Laws Clash On County Duties In New Revenue Law
Colorado laws puzzle county officials with conflicting duties as boards must levy taxes on the first Monday in November, yet a proviso allows any old time if the levy cannot be made. A historic rail contest pitted Colorado & Southern Santa Fe and International and Great Northern for fastest Denver to Houston freight, with a vegetable car breaking the 1200 mile record in four days. Rocky Ford cantaloupes poke fun at rivals, claiming a squash avoidance in pride of origin.
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Rocky Ford Outing Club
Rocky, Ford Outing Club
Dre F
Rocky Ford and
Green Mountain Falls
Rocky Ford
Colorado Journal
Colorado Springs
Denver
Pueblo
Bear Canon
J. W. Beaty
G. M. Hall
H. A. Dawley
W. D. Purse
A. Nicholas
J. D. Hale
M. A. Randel
F. M. Harsin
Hall
Dawley
I. D. Hale
G. W. Swink
State Bank of
R. W. English Lumber Company
Colorado
la Junta
West
Colorado & Southern
Santa Fe
International
Great Northern
Houston
Texas
Kimzey Grocery CO
Ford
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Denver Republican
Amity Sentinel
The
Amity Optimist
Clarence A
Myrtle Davidson
Coloradov
Geo. A. Collins
New York Life
Rocky Ford Ditch
J. W. Atkinson
D. E. Barnes
Alberta
Enterprise
Rocky Ford Country
H. H. Geyer
Arkansas Valley
Amity Canal
Epler & Coffman
Agts
Front Street
Colo
A. B. McMinimy
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Joe Holcomb
Manzanola
Opera House Pharmacy
Front St
Dr. Middleton
Surrey
Chester Johnson
Cemetery
Isbor
Earth
A. B. Hyde
D. D
University Park
Board of Equalization
P. K. Blinn
T. J. Smith
E. N. Berry
Bradford Hale
Olney
Floral Hall
Rev
China
W. F. Stark
Orr
Ninth and
Walnut
Charles S. Lane
St. Louis World’s Fair
L. J. Henry
Fair Association
Geo. Hammond
Williams’ Transfer
Dray No. 4
F. D. Stoop
H.K. Wiley
Wm. R. Gardner
M. E. Church
Solon Mills
Rocky Ford Hardware Co
Undertaker Dobbs
William
R. B. Gardner
Willis H. Gardner
J. A. Lawson
Hereford & Avard
Otero
South Seventh Street
North Main Street
Mary E. Tenney
Phaeton
New Tongue
Rocky Ford Trading Company
Rocky Ford Trading Co
Elmer Comer
Mgr
Rua Aram
Rocky Ford Grocery CO
State Bank Block
A. M. Jackson
Jackson-Lawson Coal and Transfer Co
J. E. Lawson
Canon City Coal
Childs & Helwick
J. J. Browning
Hilfiker’s
Loren J Henry
Herford & Avard' Drug Store
Newdale School House
A. Ozbun
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