Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-11-16

A. n. jackson is building new coal
house near the depot.
President Cleveland's Thanksgiving
PROCLAMATION will be found on an outside
page. A.
Nichols school house Sunday afternoon
to large congregation.
Church services, which were aband-
oned last Sunday on account OF scarlet
fever. will be resumed as usual next
Sabbath
The first car load Of fat hogs 'from
Rocky Ford this season was shipped by
the Exchange Wednesday; prce here
$3.50, being Soc under Denver quotations
G. W. Gill has purchased E H- Os-
nuns ten-acre tract near town and sold
to Mr.. Os,nun the stock, etc-.on his ranch,
which NJ. O. viii rent and run next year.
The Exchange is now paying ont at
the rate Of $3.50 q month for the wages OF
men connected With the Management Of
their business.
Hon E O. Woloott has our thanks
for copies Of his able speeches IN deeene
Of silver and the interests Of the people
Of the whole milton
Our farmer friends Who wish tomake
payment on subscription and have NOT
the cash should cali and see il We can't
make deal On some 6nd of produce
which thsy have for sale.
The vintry appearance Of Saturday
morning lAsf prevented the assembling
of Chairman Gresn's Republican central
committee IN Rocky Fond as per appoint
ment- A meeting sin now be attempted
At La IIntz-
While there ere several cases Of scar
Let fever N town the disease Is Of a mild
type and xn vbo are sick are dong veil.
No fatal results are expected To be on
the safe Gde the schools will remain
closed this veek.
Lorenzo Svink, one Of the most prac-
teal thresheFs IN the county, has just
threshed ], 200 bushels OF alfalfa seed for
Pat King. The crop il worth 5000 and
the Otero canal.-Tnbune.
The Rocky Fond library association
has Just received 26 new books, many of
ciation should receive the patronage and
encouragement Of all that II may grow
into very extensive library.
-Pruminent Santa Fe officials haye
been looking over the Co.'S pr ,perty atL.a
Junta and the people Of that railroad
center hope that the visit means an ex-
penditure Of money in additional i'm
provements-
Senator Swink had one Of his melon
fields ruined by the July bail He i'm
mediately planted It to buckwheat and
he has Just sold 500 bushels at 41.5O per
cwt. Which the same Is bringing victory
out Of defeat
In seeking reappointment to the Of
fee OF road commissioner Dodge Hale
has competition a. follows: VIM. 8.
Swink, 8. G. Wood and ]. R. Deweese.
The appointment viii be made by the
new board at their frst meeting.
When You make . payment on
subscription look at the date on the sd-
dress slip the following week. II that
date is not changed to correspond with
your payment you should make racket
about it and have the credit properly
made.
The frst snow Of the season fell FIJI
day night but IN very limited quantity.
Saturday was more ike winter than any
day this fall, yet early in the morning the
old reliable Colorado sunshine COM
menced to warm the earth and soon nll
thoughts Of winter were almost forgotten.
Get the hens over their moult AZ
soon Is possible, and the pullets to laying
before the storms OF winter, and then it
is comparatively easy matter to keep
them laying, and the poultry will be
praised as being the best paying stock on
the farm.
j. H. Simonton has sold his herd Of
20 Thoroughbred Jersey cattle to Mack
Campbell, of Bent county and the pur-
chaser is taking them to his Horse creak
ranch today. This is considered the best
herd Of registered cattle in the Arkansas
valley. .-Watermelon.
County Clerk Gauger was in town
on Saturday to have some irregularity in
the election returns corrected. He re-
ports an unusual number Of clerical er.
rors through out the county which must
be corrected, and which is giving him
q large amount Of needless work and
travel.
Large shipments Of cattle were made
from Rocky Ford on Saturday. n. 8
Holley shipped a train ioad Of 20 cars
and Humphrey Best and others, 10 cars
Such an outgoing Of the products Of the
valley will bring in the much needed
cash. The run was made to market in
twenty-four hours.
| The scarcity Of coal has brought
about a discussion as to the relative econ,
omy Of two kinds Of available fuel; and
there are many who claim that cedar
wood at e5 per load is cheaper than coal
at $3.50 per ton. The cedar costs about
three days work for . man and team
and il neither have profitable employ.
ment the cedar Is certainly much cheap.
er, il you 60 for it in person.
-Treasurer-elect Morris, Of tho vici.
nifty Of La Junta, has been greatly annoy.
ed during the past few months by cayot.
es taking his young pigs. he has tried
all reported methods Of poisoning them
but they are too smart to touch the poison
in whatever enticinR way it may be arran.
ged for them. Some ono who will tell
Mr.. Morris how to get rid Of these pesta
will receive vote Of thanks.
Judge voorhees, opened district couri
at La Junta Monday. He appointed G.
N. Allen deputy district clerk, assigned
the docket for this term to Judge Elvell,
and court adjourned. Judge Ellwell ai
once took the bench and court recon.
vened. District Attorney Gibson direct.
ed the dismissal of the famous suit against
Crotty, the Santa Fe conductor. A mum.
Der OF minor criminal cases will be tried
during the term.
| W. e. Anderson tells us that farmeru
should give thought to attempts to keep
the dark seed out Of their alfalfa. Il
| detracts from its market value and Il