Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-10-05

The county commissioners met on
Monday, transacted considerable business
and adjourned till ne-t Monday. Their
doings will be published next week.
j. r. Dixon of Pueblo is the Demo
cratic candidate for district judge.
Last Saturday the Rocky Ford Mill
ing and Elevator Co. shipped car load
OF the popular Diamond" brand Of flour
to Hillsborough, N. M.
The livery firm of Bodenhamer Re-
burger is having the courts settle their
business, they being unable to do SO un-
aided by the law. Nater They WISE
ly decided to arbitrate. Mr.. B. continues
the business.)
Uncle Levi Bechtel is our authority
for the following figures, and he is well
posted on the honey business: The total
shipments Of honey from Rocky Ford
this season have aggregated about ten
$500 pounds. This is the condensed
form in which we ship alfalfa.
Waterman & Elmore being unable to
agree as to the saloon business, the mat
ter was arranged by arbitration on Tues
day, and Mr.. Elmore retires from the
firm.
Hon. ]. II. Crowley is our authority
that since the frost the farmers have
adopted the eight hour plan--working
eight hours both a. m. and p. m. Their
labors are largely in cutting corn fodder
and alfalfa hay.
AT the school election on Saturday
the usual lack OF interest in such elec-
tions was displayed. The proposition to
levy n seven mill special tax was carried.
The general levy will be fixed by the
commissioners. This special election
seems to be somewhat OF an extra and
unnecessary wheel in the machinery for
raising revenue for school purposes.
Last week W. H. Adair made bis
first trip to the cedar region, 40 miles
south. Cedar timber is obtainable with
in distance OF 30 miles, but to get the
pinon, superior quality of fael, furth-
er trip of ten miles must be taken. The
trip occupied three days. Mr.. Adair says
the scenery in the cedar region is quite
picturesque.
"A few OF our subscribers will find the
figures on their address slips changed
this week to correct dates found on the
subscription books after the mailing
sheet for last week was printed. The
dates given this week are correct for all
our subscribers, as shown by the series
OF books kept by the previous publishers
of the ENTERPRISE. 1t is unnecessary to
say that we need all the money due us.
and we trust that our readers will divide
wealth with us at as early day as pos
sible.
On Friday last Capt. Chas. Rouhan
was examined ut La Junta on charge
OF lunacy. For some months past the
captains mind has been wandering, aud
OF late the symptoms have become worse.
His action before the court and jury was
such as to leave no question as to the
justice of the verdict OF insanity. Capt.
Rouhan was taken to Pueblo asylum on
Saturday by Doc. Howard, deputy sher-
if. Our citizens will feel some relief
from this action of the court, and Capt.
Rouhan will doubtless enjoy life fully as
we'll as he has for months past.
The meeting of the Republican con-
tral committee was largely attended last
Saturday, every precinct being represent
ed except Ordway and Nine Mile. A. L.
Kellogg, who had been elected chairman,
was compelled to decline the honor and
the vacancy. The hopes, fears and pro-
phecies which were exchanged during
the meeting and the amounts Of the var
ious assessments made upon the candi-
dates we are unable to report, but every
body was on hand and the situation fully
canvassed. The comm itee will meet
again Oct. % in Rocky Ford.
We called at the carnlng factory on
Tuesday, the second day after the Sc
we're frost, and was agreeably surprised
to find the usual large force at work on
beans. The frost had not been as disas-
trous as feared and the prospect is that
the season will last long enough to en-
able the company to utilize all the cans
on hand. The OUTPUT of the establish
ment will be this year about $4,000 cans.
Tho season has been an unusually short
one owing to the late planting of the
beans. AS soon as the bean crop is all
harvested the factory will commence on
pumpkins, of which a small supply is al
ready on hand. The canning company
is officered as follows: DR.. T.. w. Kear-
by, president; b. Q. pye, treasurer; WIN.
Matthews, secretary. d. ". Kingery is
superintendent of The works.