Interurban Franchise Battle Reaches Third Reading
A special Monday night session of the Rocky Ford city council advanced the interurban franchise after debate over Chestnut avenue property owner petitions and franchise terms. Alds Amos Merk Ritchie and Baldwin voted aye for third reading while Sprinker Gauger opposed. final adoption deferred to Tuesday night.
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Pollock
Ald
Baldwin
Chestnut Avenue
Amos
Committee On Franchise
E. S. Alnutt
Ald. Merk
Sprinker
Mr. Alnutt
Alnutt
Merk
Ritchie
Ald. Merk Supported Mr. Alnutt’s View and Ald
Gauger
Beall
Lo Ald. Gauger
O. K
Rocky Ford Ditch
Swink Avenue
S.and A
S. and A
Ald. Ritchie
Miss Fry
Health Department
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Fluke and Ritchie Tie Quiet South End Wedding
J Clyde Fluke and Miss Mary E Ritchie wed at the bride’s home on South Main street with Rev W S Davenport officiating. Neighbors pressed in as the ceremony proceeded, with only relatives present for the nuptials. Afterward the couple received several handsome presents including two checks and moved into a new home across the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Clyde Fluke
Mary E. Ritchie
South Main Street
W. S. Davenport
South End
Ritchie
Unionizing the Farmers in Otero County
Union efforts led by T W Woodrow spread among farmers with a plan for cooperative marketing and wholesale supplies. The first Farmers Union No 1 of Otero County was formed with S C Warren president and J H Lowe vice president as meetings proceed.
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T. W. Woodrow
Colorado Farmers Union
I. O. O. F. Hall
J. Baxter
Farmers Union No. 1
Otero County
S. C. Warren
J. H. Lowe
H. S. Stovall
Sec-Treas
Walter Bishop
S. J. Wallis
Old New York papers reveal 19th century life and Lincoln’s assassination
The Enterprise preserves two relics from the 19th century: a copy of The New York Commercial Advertiser about 110 years old showing vintage typography and ads for ships land travel and even a milch cow, and a New York Herald from April 15, 1865 reporting Lincoln’s assassination and Seward’s attempted murder with dramatic headlines, reflecting the era’s panic.
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P. H. Vandenberg
P. Randell
New York Commercial Advertiser
New York Daily
la Fayette
Findley Murray
New York Herald
Lincoln
Ford
Washington
Seward
New York
Electric railroad push in Arkansas Valley plan advances
A J Behymer and Geo D Kendall, leading promoters, arrived in town with Col Lockhart to meet rural property owners at Nedale and Frank Soule’s locale. Farmers pledged to sign for right of way as discussions continue. Douthitt interurban, once in Pueblo, withdrew citing landowner obstruction, clearing Behymer’s route toward Pueblo.
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Interurban
Arkansas Valley Traction Co
E. S. Alnutt
Rocky Ford
la Junta
Jit
A. J. Behymer
Geo. D. Kendall
Arkansas Valley
Col. Lockhart
Enterprise
Newdale
Tuesay
W. B. Ebbert
J. H. Crowley
Frank Soule
Pueblo
Woman's Club opens season with songs and Da Vinci talk
The Woman's Club opened its season at Mrs Seay More Kellogg's home with the retiring president absent and Mrs Randall becoming honorary president. A program featured Eliland songs by Van Fielitz and a paper on Leonardo da Vinci by Mrs Fenlason. Mrs Leila Collins quietly wed Mr Hurd from Oklahoma, and Postmaster Lance announced foreign postage changes effective October 1 raising letter rates per ounce.
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Woman's Club
Seay More Kellogg
Hollenback
Randall
van Buskirk
Eliland
van Fielitz
Leila Collins
Frank Clark
Hurd
Oklahoma
Rocky Ford
Lance
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M.E. Church
L. M. Potashinsky
Chase
Swink
Fowler
W. A. Culp
Pure Springs Water Co
Manzanola
Pure Springs Co
Jordan
James Brown
Donald
Union Depot
Hammond W. Millstaugh
Fluke—Ritchie
Mrs. Howell
Cripple Creek
Mrs. G. M. Hall
Leona Ayler
Bolton
Grand Opera House
Green
the Baptist Church
Clara Hostedler
Rocky Ford Electric Co
Honolulu
Russell
Maryland
J. E. Story
W. R. Hunt
Miss Pearl
Joplin
West
Geo. C. Meace
Georgina
Arizona
Mrs. Meace
The
Kimzey Grocery Company
T. H. Foley Lumber CO
McPherson Lumber Co
H. L. Grant
Malamazoo Corset Co
D. M
Price
Mptly Wickenson Mall Sa
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