Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-04-19
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

F.P. Sutherland, of Granger, CAL, is
the guest Of w. E. Anderson.
Mrs. G.. T. Gerbing has been spending
several days with her husband in Pueblo.
George Maxwell is absent in the vicin-
ity of Bent canon on bear hunt.
Philip Reifle was with us few days
since, for brief visit.
Commissioner O'Neil OF La Junta, was
one Of Rocky Ford's visitors on Satur-
day;
by-Shelton nuptials Thursday evening.
W. T. Walker, Of Fowler, left on Tues
day morning for Tina, Mo. for months
stay.
j. @. Fox has returned after several
weeks absence in Kansas City and his
former home, Seymour, Iowa.
Mrs. E. s. Richard arrived home yes
terday after an extended visit with rela-
tives at Wichita, KS.
R. B. Edwards, Of La Junts, was the
guest of II. E. Ellingwood few days
since.
Mrs. Evans, late of the West hotel, has
entered the service OF the National, La
Junta.
Mr.. Griffin, Canon City fruit grower,
was in town this week with view Of
purchasing some of our rich but cheap
lands.
Oliver Foster, the Iowa bee-man, ar
rived on Saturday and is looking around
the country for a location for his bus
iness.
j. G. Foulk's return to his duties as
day operator in the Santa Fe Office allows
Harry Bandy to go to Cripple Greek, and
G. H. Mcdonald came down from
Cripple Creek an Saturday and returned
on Monday. He has been working on
Col. Lockhart's meat warehouse.
J. NJ. Snowden, who is interested in
some good mining property at Cripple
Greek, is spending few days with his
family here.
Mrs. @. 8. McCarty. of Roswell, N. NJ,
left on Wednesday for visit with her
mother, Warrensburg, Mo-, after stay
Of several weeks with her sister, Mrs. W..
E. Anderson.
Junta, the bans having recently been
published in the Catholic church. Many
friends tender their congratulations in
advance.
Col. j. A. Lockhart has just completed
a large warehouse in Cripple Creek for
handling his wholesale meat business
He ships his cattle from Rocky Ford and
Fowler to Colorado Springs, driving from
there to Cripple Greek, where he does his
slaughtering. He is already doing an
excellent business with prospects of q
good increase.
W. E. Anderson and W. B. Goblin have
returned from the New Mexico gold
mines. The new comet machinery is
working we'll but there is lack of water
which hinders operations. The fact that
their placer dirt is of richness which
justifies hauling three miles to water,
shows that they have control of bon
ANA, and need only water to make it
materalize.
The residence of Mayor Maltby and
wife was crowded to it's fullest capacity
last Thursday evening to witress the
marriage Of heir daughter, Zelda, to
Chauncy N. Shelton, of La Junta. The
BRIDE was dressed in brown bengaline
with lace trimmings, and the groom in
the conventional black. Rev. w. Mayo
made them man wife according to the
impressive ceremony Of the Presbyterian
church. An elegant supper was served
of which sixty guests partook. The hap
py couple were the recipients of q large
number Of wedding gifts, consisting. Of
china and glass ware table linen, -pict-
ures, fancy articlen, and choice lot OF
silverware. The young couple will at
once begin housekeeping at La Junta,
where Mr.. Shelton is established in bust
ness, followed by the good wishes Of
many friends.