Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-09-13


Democratic Primaries-Scpt. 22.
Democratic County Convention-sept. 29
Republican Cong'snal Convention-Sept. II.
Let the next legislature make Water
melon Day legal holiday.
"A. w. Mcintyre, loading stockman
OF Conjos, is the Republican nominee for
Governor.
"A good rain.fell Sunday night and
slight frost was visible Tuesday morn
ing.
Next week we hope to publish COM
plete list Of tho premiums awarded at the
Fair.
Copies OF the handsome and instruc-
tive pamphlet issued by the Irrigation
Congress- may be obtained by calling on
either G. NJ. Hall or w. O. Steele.
For the information of our readers
who are of all political faiths we publish
far as they have been made up to date.
AT the Populist convention on Sat-
urday, Hon J. H. Crowley was nominated
for representative, and Geo. A. Daring, OF
Rocky Ford, for commissioner.
Last week A. G. Conner shipped to
Denver for himself and others car of
watermelons which averaged 40 pounds
each. Twas car load OF whales.
Rocky Ford is bound to be in the
daily newspaper swim, as evidenced by
the starting Of the Daily Graphic, NJ. E.
Springer, Editor. 1t will be ably and
consistently Republican and well filled
with local news.
The Otero Populist is the name of
La Junta's new semi-weekly. 1t is
strong and spicy Populist paper such as
A. B. Gray knows how to publish. 1t
starts out with fine paying amendment
patronage from the State,
Rocky Ford has sent a good delega-
Swink, F. A. Huntley, DIR. Kearby. VIM.
Matthews, Dodge Hale and Joe De-
weese.
Although well supplied with ma
chimes the immense alfalfa crop this
year demands more facilities, and three
new hullers were unloaded here few
days since.
The antl-thistle association will
meet at Rocky Ford at p. m. next Sat-
urday. Do not fail to be present as the
work in hand concerns every farmer in
Otero county.
Tho last two monster melons entered
in competition ut the ENTERPRISE Office
come from the fields Of @. j. Samples
and A. G. Conner & Son. The latest re-
turns show Corners ahead.
The Denver News gave the most
extended and elaborate account of the
great day, which WAS copiously illustrat-
ed by cuts specially engraved for that
purpose,
The prospects are good for large
delegation from Rocky Ford to Canon
City on Fruit Day, next Thursday. All
who can should take in this enjoyable
trip.
At the stockholders meeting last
Monday the Highline canal levied
special assessment of 50 per share to
provide funds necessary to complete the
repairs to the dam, etc.
j. A. jackson recently purchased
new thresher and huller. The first work
he did was threshing 60 acres Of alfalfa
on DIR. Fenton's ranch under the Hol-
brook ditch, from which he turned out
225 bushels.
Having number of special orders
for copies of this issue of the ENTERPRISE
we have printed large extra edition.
Price five cents each. Buy and send to
your Eastern friends and thereby help
spread abroad the resources and advan-
tages Of the garden OF Colorado.
On Tuesday the Chieftain's Rocky
Ford correspondent sent that paper near
ly column OF interesting agricultural
news cleaned from last weeks ENTER
PRISE, which ahows up the valley in good
shape. This is in direction in which the
Chieftain could reach out to the mutual
srrr,J of kho>nunar and fho tributary for-
ritory.
No accident of any kind marred the
Watermelon Day festivities notwith-
standing all the hustle and noise Incl
dent to that rousing occasion, but on the
Saturday following, when things had re-
sumed normal condition, H. F. Hagen's
horse ran away and smashed his wagon,
and Master Harris Hamlin had his left
foot badly torn while jumping on the
rear Of his fathers wagon.
The opening Of the Rocky Ford
public schools will occur next Monday,
Sept. 18th. The delay of one week is
for the purpose of putting the rooms in
better condition. Every child ought to
be on hand promptly. Parents make a
great mistake who think it is no matter
II they do not attend the first week while
the classes are being organized. That
ent in order to be assigned to his proper
place.
The generous welcome given to our
Kansas Farmers fsw weeks ago, in con-
nection with the unquestioned attractions
of the Rocky Ford country, is already
bearing fruit in desirable actual and
prospective additions to our farming
population. w. H. Vittetoe, of Good
land, has rented the Dunsmore place,
and the following gentlemen from Wal
lace county are here looking for farm To-
cations: NJ. W. Martin, W. II. Sigafoos
and Grin Smith. A. B. Mead, one of the
leading citizens of Goodland, was present
during the Fair and says he is better
pleased with this section than when here
few weeks since. He is praising the
country to his Kansas friends and in
duce all that he can to come here and
see its advantages. In addition to the
above Messrs. G. j. Smith, N. S. Martin,
and M. T. Griggs, of Wallace county arc
here looking for farms, accompanied by
their wives.
'Seelng is Believing"
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the water down in the Rocky Ford
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