21 Sep 1900
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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1900
Page
1
A countywide contest by The Enterprise offers a fine Royal Drop sewing machine as a prize. Subscribers vote by coupons printed in ten issues, with ten votes per subscriber, each bearing the candidate’s name. The contest closes Tuesday November 29 and is open to every Otero County lady.
The Rocky Ford district will open a local school for west end residents after a vote favored remaining in the city system. A temporary building will be moved and equipped to teach first through third grades under City Superintendent Bolles. About 130 newcomers were classified this week, with over half in the lower grades. The piece also notes editorial views on local news reporting and public notices against trespassing on American Beet Sugar Company lands.
The article warns of widespread famine in India with eight million in mortal peril from hunger and disease. It notes British and international relief efforts, a warning against schemes targeting farmers, and calls for life insurance and local charity, citing railways aiding flood relief and regional farming concerns at Fort Collins.
Four new four room cottages for sale or rent subject to sale. North of oo School House. Inquire of N W Terry.
An advertisement lists Black Cat Hosiery from Gibson's Rack Store and promotes Hufnages Shoes as the best. It notes sheep for sale with 500 ewes for feeding or early lambs near Arlington Colorado and mentions Casebeer Young specials on stone ware.
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