Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-05-17
OBITUARY.


F. B. BoLLRs, Principal.
OBITUARY.
The infant child OF Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
Swink died on Sunday after enduring
this worlds ills fer only three days.
Rev. w. Mayo conducted the funeral
services at the house Monday afternoon
and the little body was followed to the
grave by many sympathizing friends.
melons have been planted in the last two
weeks. And we raise both to perfection.
The alfalfa has grown go rapidly in
the last two weeks that the first crop will
be ready for cutting in about two weeks.
Early harvesting that.
"A special school meeting will be
called soon to vote on the amount of the
special levy and on the question of FREQ
text books.
-"The Golden Rule was enjoying an
excellent millinery trade yesterday, as
well as having q good run on general
merchandise.
The farmers Of the valley have been
rustling with more than their accustomed
energy during the past ten days. The
excellent water supply was the cause OF
the increased activity.
In the Nichols school district the
following directors were elected: A Mich
OILS, Sec and Cass Amend, Treas. Free
text books lost by only one vote. The
turnout was excellent.
"A number Of people are going to get
into trouble about throwing dead animals
into the various bitches. Such action is
an outrage and all persons 80 offending
should be severely punished.
Mrs. Webster has opened neat ice
cream parlor in the rear Of the Leader
notion store, making q very pleasant re-
sort these warm afternoons and evenings
and where an excellent article Of ice
cream is provided.
Harry Knight, in the Apiary depart
ment of tho Colorado Farmer, says: "To
spray fruit trees with poisonous mixture
while they are in bloom is not only death
to the bees, but it does no good The
proper time to spray trees, is after they
have blossomed, or when the fruit is
"set."
AS an evidence OF the volume of
trade tributary to Rocky Ford we will
mention that last week car load OF
sugar was received here and distributed
! among our merchants. The purchase
was made Of Heni1el & Co., Pueblo, and
the sugar shipped direct from San Fran
cisco to Rocky Ford.
The time is now about here when we
can fill our baskets with fried chicken,
cake and pickles and hie us to the chad
ed banks of the placid Arkansas for
days picnicing. And what an appetite
town chap has when he has the priv
ilege of eating meal out in the open
air.
"A portion Of the commissioner pro-
ceedings are given this week and the
balance will be published in our next is-
sue. The board is yet in session. Let
it be remembered that the ENTERPRISE
is the only paper in Otero county which
regularly publishes the doings of the
commissioners.
r. o. McClain, Supt. OF the High
Line canal, was in town on Saturday and
says that the break of Thursday was not
bad and was soon repaired. He said
that as soon as the canal was filled to the
farthest end that headgates would be un-
looked and everybody supplied with
abundance Of water. This was done on
Monday.
The Republican Central Committee
met here yesterday, some changes were
ious precints 80 that the committee is
now composed as follows: r. S. Beall,
VIM. Green, H. NJ. Fosdick, I. ]. Gibbs,
Richard Mason, Nell Sparrow, Jas. Stan
ton, w. N. Randall, @. B. Ragsdale, and
j. M. Hackworth.
Geo. Osborne's horse ran away Fri
day from in front OF Phenicies and made
q remarkable race, crossing bridges,
lodging between trees, and making short
turns without the wheels hitting an OBJ
struction. B. e. Dye saw the runaway
approaching and drove his team to the
side of the road. Osborne's horse then
forgot his past record Of carefulness and
turned squarely across the road and run
into Mr.. Dyes team. Damage slight.
The ENTERPRISE office has recently
supplied most Of our business men with
a new style envelope on one side OF which
is printed an advertisement Of the coming
Fair, the other containing the card of the
dressed on the sealed side and is nov
city which makes conspicuous both the
Fair and the business Of the local
merchant. And We have q wideawake
set Of business men generally.
Judge Alvord made US call yester.
day while attending the republican cen-
recent criticism in the ENTERPRISE on
the cost Of the county court. Judge Al
word says that he is quite willing to COM
pare the cost Of bis court with that OF his
predecessor, or with the district court,
being confident that such comparison
will show that the business which he
disposes OF is economically managed.
The innocent water which flows in |
the town water works (when it does fow)
seems to acquire kind Of vicious and
dangerous quality when passing through |
Gerbing's hose. Only last week there
was a decided unpleasantness by reason
Of Gerbing's sidewalk irrigation, and yes
terday there was another. Miss Bertha |
Waterman had just entered her buggy to
start from the butcher shop when Will
Gerbing turned the hose on the horse.
The result was an overturned and
smashed buggy and frightened but
unhurt young lady. All hands had
better "quit monkeying' with GerbiDgs
hose.