Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-07-26

Delegates desiring entertainment should
make early application to Mr.. s. @. Orr,
Pueblo.
Fruit and vegetables arc taking the
place OF meat diet these sultry days.
Maxwell Bros. have been receiving
stacks OF new shoes.
The De Seely house was the scene
of a very pleasant party Of young people
last Thursday evening.
--We have added mortgage deeds to
to our stock Of blanks Call or order per
mail.
The County Commissioners are in
session this week and their proceedings
will be given in our next issue.
The Santa Fe is bringing in large
numbers of empty barrels for our canta-
loupe shippers.
Five hundred aud fifteen students
were in attendance during the year at the
Colorado State Normal School.
IS. r. Herdman has done we'll in
shipping garden produce to Colorado
Springs and Cripple Creek. His cucum-
Der field is just now turning off largely.
j. e. Orr, our new photographer, is
expecting the arrival Of NJ. L. Aderson,
who will probably be associated with HIM
in business.
-Larmore Bros. have completed the
reconstruction of the Commercial hotel
building, making Improvements adding
much to the safety Of the house, tho wallis
Of which were badly sprung.
During brief call at the Fairview
orchards the other evening we found
Crowley & Sons peaches of luscious
quality and their fruit interests generally
prosperous.
At meeting OF the mill company
last Saturday settlement of the busi-
ness of the last six months showed q sat
isfactory profit. Arrangements were per-
fected for pushing business and handling
tho incoming crop of wheat.
Col. Joo Fcnton's horse ran away
Monday evening with himself and Mrs.
Fenton. The buggy was overturned but
no one hurt. Tho runaway horse was
caught by WE. Tourtellotte and quickly
brought to standstill.
e. J. Warner wishes to move to
Rocky Ford and desires to rent one large
room until he can build. Any place
within three miles of town will suit him.
Address him at Eastonville. Colo, stat
ing particulars, including price.
The work of preparing for the addi
ton to the canning factory has begun.
Tho new building will be built on the
east side of the present structure and will
almost double the ground floor space.
The new portion will be devoted wholly
to the peeling department Of the work,
leaving the present building for the var
ious kinds Of machinery, soldering, etc.
The band concert Saturday afternoon
was highly enjoyed by large crowd OF
citizens. Many compliments were given
the rendering OF fine pieces. Being given
many farmers were present to share the
melody with the town people. The con-
certs should be a weekly attraction until
cold weather.
We are indebted to Mrs. Ben Reed
Fruit Show to be held in Denver, Sept.
25 to % under the auspices of the Colo.
State Board Of Horticulture, of which
Mr.. Reed is member. Rocky Ford has
been represented in this show in former
years to good advantage and should be
this year. Fruit-growers desiring copies
of the Premium Lists should call on or
address G. NJ. Hall, Rocky Ford.
Major Nugget, dwarf has been on
exhibition here for q few days. His
advertised weight, ETC., moves ii. E. Ell
lingwood to PROFOUND the following prob
lem: If a man 81 years, and 33 inches
high, weighs Al pounds, what should be
the weight of man 60 years old and 6
feet high? Irrigation Supt. Matthews
said he could work the problem in his
head, but Just then he was sleepy from a
night trip to Denver and did not give the
answer. We await replies.
To Mrs. H. J. Green, of this vicinity,
we are indebted for the first lot Of peach
es of the season. They were OF large
size, most excellent flavor, and were prac-
tical evidence Of the fruit-growing capac-
tiles Of the Rocky Ford country. The
fact is, the richness of the soil Of the
Arkansas valley, and its adaptability to
an almost unlimited range Of agricultural
and horticultural products, is just be-
ginning to be appreciated.
An important real estate deal took
place last week, DR., w. E. Fenton pur-
chasing OF w. p. Noe the store building
occupied byJ. w. Jones. The lot also
includes the ground on which 'Springer's
Place" is built. It is DR.. Fenton's inten-
tion to improve the property by building
an addition 80 feet long in the rear of the
present store, and make interior changes
suited to his business, after which he
will move therein. Where Mr.. Jones
will go we are not advised.
S. L. Lester, on the Andy Nichols
ranch east of town, has in use an inven-
ton both ingenious and very useful. In
the lateral which runs on the border OF
his well shaded yard he has small water
wheel. This operates pump which ell
, evates the water in an iron pipe to the
height Of 25 feet, duplication, on a
small scale, of the stand pipes used by the
city waterworks. From this stand pipe
Mr.. Lester gets splendid pressure for
the irrigation of his yard. The scheme
could be made of yet greater benefit by
having reservoir in which the water
could be stored, from whence it could be
conducted through the house and his
hnma have all tha alHantanes of city