Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-08-31
PERSONAL.


Monday in Rocky Ford.
H. I. Maxwell was in Pueblo yeste,
day buying goods for the Fair trade.
W. Mod. Rowan. Of the Sims Grocer
Co, Atchison, was in town Wednesday.
J. N. LanRvorthy of Pueblo was il
in town on Tuesday.
DR.. Kearby's family is expected hom
from Iowa this week.
Henry Fosdick Of Fowler was in tow,
on Saturday.
Mrs. M. L. Cole, who was called {,
Canon by the illness of her daughter, ha
returned home.
A. @. Conner knows how to run a Sun
day school as we'll a. grow melons t.
perfection.
Mrs. 8. A. Mcdonald has just received
the sad news of the death Of brother i,
Ohio last week.
Mrs. I. o. Gurnea, who has been Wis
,iting Iowa relatives, is expected home to
morrow.
d. B. Myers of Mathis, Tex, has beer
renewing old friendships in Rocky F0id
returning home yesterday.
NJ. D. Foss, formerly Of Pueblo, now .
successful ranchman st Fowler, was il
town on Saturday.
George E. Towns, Of the Aspen juno.
ton Pusher, made us pleasant call yes
terday.
W. Irvine has just received fine as
sortment OF turnip seed from the agri
cultural department..
B. q. Dye has leased his warehouse
and turned over bis seed and grain bus
iness to the Otero County Exchange.
Col. J. N. Fenton and his best girl at.
tended the late dance given by the Ciic
club at La Junta.
Milton Badger leaves today for the G
A. R. grand encampment, and will
take in the worlds fair.
p. F. Sharp OF Pueblo was In town q
few days since to see how his horses
"Gip'' and Morgan" were doing unde,
the handling OF r. Hackney.
Col. Jas. A. Lockhart Of Colorado
Springs was in town Monday looking
after his extensive ranch and cattle inter.
ests in this vicinity.
J. E. Godding make flying visit te
Rocky Ford last week, returning to To
luca, ILL.,, on Saturday. He may be ex.
pected here again in q week or ten days
The family of Mr.. Watkins arrived
from Missouri on Monday. Mr.. W. il
proposing to either rent ranch or oper
q meat market, expecting to become 9
permanent resident.
Was glad to meet in town on Saturday
our old friend G. w. Gill, formerly o.
Pueblo. Mr. Gill is pleased with his
change from city to country and is pros
pering on his ranch four miles west o.
town.
R. 8. Bsall, (whose name should be
pronounced Belly, clerk of the town coun'
Gil, reports that there was NO regula,
meeting Of the board Monday evening
owing to lack OF quorum. Did the ju'
bilee singing conflict?
Will Cling Mars, the rotund and rust.
ling D. 4 r. g. Express agent at Pueblo
wss in town on Saturday. Mr.. Mars
name looks like a Japanese puzzle, but
it il q good, square, honest name in spite
Of itn eccentric architecture.
Il. e. Ellingwood has recently mad.
business trips throughout the country
adjacent to Rocky Ford and reports thu
land full Of good crops. Speaking
generally, there are excellent prospects
for prosperous farming season. Oul
farmers have occasion to congratulate.
themselves that they are feeling the de
preston but slightly when compared L
the country at large.
A. J. Gray, late editor Of the ENTER
PRISE left Monday evening for Ada
MINI. He will take Q vacation there o.
some two mouths, and kill time by accept
ing the position Of engineer for thresh
ing traction engine. After he has gsinst
health and twenty pounds in flesh by th,
rich bill Of fare given threshers in Mime
sofa he will 60 to Bismsrk, N. D., wher,
he will locate for the practice Of law. H.
carries with him the best wishes Of many
friends in Rocky Ford.
J. E. Gauger, county clerk, was in towr
on Friday, We presume on business con
nected with his desire to be his own sue
cess,or. Mr.. Gauger is not novice il
electioneering, az evidenced by an Incl
dent on his homeward trip through Fair
mount district. As driving along tbs
wood he saw ranchman trying to hive
q Ewarm of bees which had taken posses
sion of harrow in the horse lot. Mr.
Gauger volunteered his services, fearless
of stings, and a fine swarm of bees wa
soon properly housed.
Special High Line Canal Meeting.
A special meeting OF the stockholder,
Of the High Line canal was held at B. q
Dyes warehouse Monday last. The en-