Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-09-14
PERSONAL.

w. E. Anderson spect Wednesday i'll
Pueblo.
Miss Dovey Elmore Of Kansas City,
Mo-, is visiting her brother. Bud Elmore.
Will Banton, of Cripple Creek, has re-
turned home after visit in Rocky Ford.
Miss Ruth Harvey has returned to her
Iowa home.
r. A. Southworth, state alliance organ
izer, WINS among our visitors last week.
r. G. Nesbitt of Pueblo made himself
useful at the Fair last week.
w. P. Epperson of the Colorado City
"Iris" enjoyed himshlf at the recent Fair.
P. A. Leonard was in town last week
doing much hard work in the interests OF
the Colorado Farmer.
A. @. Conner has again remembered
the office with uplendid watermelon.
Twas a beauty.
W. q. Wyckoff of Emporia, Kas., last
week made brief visit to his brother B.
F. Wyckoff Of this vicinity.
A. J. Gray, late editor of the ENTER
PB1sE, had the pleasure of attending the
single tax congress in Chicago.
Harry Robins left Tuesday for Arkan-
sas City, Kas, to work for an electric
light plant.
]. B. Pearce is rejoicing over the re-
turn of his wife, who has been visiting
eastern friends for the past three months.
Pierce McKeough, of the Field and
Farm. represented that popular paper at
the fair last week.
w. B. Goblin is rejoicing that he Is out
of the hotel business and no longer oblig-
ed to cater to the wants OF the public.
Senator Swink spent Monday in Den
yer, talking watermelons, business and
Rocky Ford generally.
Mrs. G.. G. Maxwell, accompanied by
George c., Jr., recently visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Egbert's country homo.
Hon. j. n. Crowley is absent over the
range attending the peach day festival at
Grand Junction.
Deputy State Engineer Southworth
and wife were the guests Of W. Mathews
during the fair.
L. w. Krake and wife, OF TT. Worth,
Tex, were entertained by J. N. Fenton
on melon day.
Mrs. ]. K. Dye will leave on Saturday
for Michigan. her former home, accom-
panied by Dick.
A. b. Gray OF the Florence News at
tended the Fair and the ESTERPn1sE is
indebted to him for favors in the repor-
torial line.
w. p. Noe left for Greenland on Tues
day, hoping the change will bring more
rapid recovery from recent spell Of
illness.
from an old Illinois friend last week, E.
d. Williams, now prosperous farmer
near Ordway.
Mrs. Ed. Robb left on Monday to visit
friends in Abelinc, Ks, from where she
will extend her trip to Ohio. Miss Kate
Robb accompanied her to Abeline.
Mrs. Geo. B. Cheney, who was called
to Canada by the fatal illness OF hcr
mother, has returned home, accompanied
by the two children.
Tho Fair proving such marked sue
cess put W. E. Anderson in splendid
humor. Had it failed he was fearful of
received some blame, coupled with: ~
told you co."
Frank L. Watrous, ex-superintendent
of our experiment station. and popular
with Rocky Ford people, attended the
fair in charge of the State Agricultural
colleges blooded stock.
David and Humphrey Best left last
Tuesday for McFall, Mo. They go to
attend family reunion on Sept. 16, that
being the 55th anniversary OF the mar
riage of their parents. A. D. Best, now
in Chicago, will also be present.
Judge Jehu Fields, one of Colorado
Springs wealthy citizens, was looking
around Rocky Ford and vicinity last
week with view of acquiring some Of
our valued real estate. Judge Fields and
the editor hereof drank out of the same
Illinois creek in our young manhood.
The State Board Of Agriculture has
appointed A. L. Kellogg to represent the
college ut the national convention Of
agricultural colleges which meets at
Chicago in October. Mr.. Kellogg sp-
preciates this not only because of the
honor conferred, but because OF the op-
portunity it gives him to attend the
worlds fair.
The distinguished visitors on Wat
er,nelon Day were "too numerous to
mention" Among those from Pueblo
were Gov. Adams, Rev. DR.. RAIDER, Judge
Salisbury, II. G. Nesbitt, Paul Wilson,
Rev. R. A. Carwine, B. Sweet. Hon. Plat
Wicks, B. +. Baldwin, Hon. Chus. Hen
keI, and Mrs. J. 8. Sperry, whose names
we now recall.
THE CHURCHES.