Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-11-22
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
g. w. Gill, of Pueblo, was with US
several days last week.
Mrs. Philip Riefel is visiting sister
in Trinidad.
Ford Steward is now carrying q
crutch because of sprained ankle.
Miss Ollie Hornback has recently
recovered from severe spell of sickness.
B. F. Powell. of Catlin. was in town
yesterday on ditch business.
e. S. Richard and wife, Of La Junta,
spent Sunday with Rocky Ford friends.
Bert Cave, formerly of Rocky Ford,
is now an employe Of the Santa Fe at La
Junta.
N. @. Gibson, of Catlin. was in town
yesterday for load of brick for the new
M. E. Church at that place.
Frank Kreybill, of Las Animas, was
in Rocky Ford and vicinity yesterday
afternoon.
B. F. Wyckoff and wife few days
since returned from trip to Wallace
county, KS.
Miss Afford, of Wallace county, KS,
is the guest Of the family of B. F. Wyck-
of.
There is joy in the homo of Chet
Waterman over the advent OF new girl
Monday last.
Frank Crowley pleasantly enter
tanned number of his friends with a so
cial dance last Friday evening.
Miss Bertha E. Bingham will soon
start for Chicago where she will spend
the winter continuing her musical studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam'l. Hulse have Just
removed from Hastings, Colo. to La
Junta.
j. 8. Hawkins last week removed to
his new purchase, the Ben Wilson prop
erty.
"A. G. Conner and wife started few
days since for a protracted visit at their
old home in Missouri.
Miss Hattie Hall, of Pueblo, who has
been the guest Of Mrs. Henry Bowman
since Watermelon day, returned home
Friday last.
W. E. Doyle, of Pueblo, was down
i've sheep feeding contract near Rocky
Ford.
M. E. Springer and wife have re-
moved to La Junta, whore Mr.. Springer
will take charge Of the Daily Watermel-
on, in which we wish him abundant sue
cess.
$. McCarty. of Catlin, was with us
on Tuesday. Mr.. Nc. has the reputa-
tiyn of raising more and bigger turkeys
than any other man in the county.
e. P. Gallup, of Denver, is spending
a few days in Rocky Ford in the interest
Of that sterling institution, the Fidelity
B. and L. Association.
r. B. Hart, of Chamberlain, South
Dakota, was looking over Otero county
last week with an eye to locating a COL
ony in the Arkansas valley.
WIN. Rice has resigned his position
in Thomas livery stable and returned to
his home in Arkansas. John Conatsy
fills the position Of first assistant to Mr..
Thomas in conducting the business.
j. B. Pearce and wife were in Rocky
Ford last week preparing to remove their
household goods to La Junta. Mrs.
Pearce has recently returned from an ex-
tended visit with Kansas relatives.
W. E. Alexander, of Denver, was in
the purchase OF lands for fruit culture.
Whether or not sales have resulted we
have not learned.
WIN. McCallum, one of the largent
cattle and horse dealers in Cheyenne
county, Ks, is now enroute to Rocky
Ford, either on tour of inspection or
for the purpose of locating.
ID. B. Deeter was last week dehorn-
ing lot of cattle. Ono vicious steer
thought he would make good use of the
last opportunity he would have to use his
horns and lifted Mr.. Deeter from his feet
with such force as to fracture rib.
The sexes can never be truly equal.
No matter what's written and said
and done,
While the stupidest man has fourteen
pockets,
And the cleverest woman has none.
j. @. Fox, of Seymour, Iowa, is
spending few days in Rocky Ford on
sincerely believed that voting the Repub-
lican ticket was "the objectionable sir"
but this year he voted the straight g. o.
p. ticket.
Senator Boyd, Of Greeley, spent Mon
day in Rocky Ford, the guest OF Senator
Swink, comforting, presumably on matters
connected with the proposed State Ca
nails. A drive was taken over the fine
country north of the river, under the
Colorado Land & Water Co.'S and the
Laguna canals, under which the state has
a large body Of superior land.
"A neighborhood social club held its
first meeting at the home Of Mrs. Willis,
four miles east Of Rocky Ford, last Sat-
urday evening. The program consisted
largely Of music and a good, social time,
with fine supper sandwiched in.
Among the enjoyable features Of the even
ing was an Instrumental Duet, Mrs. Will
lis playing the violin and Mr.. Gauger the
guitar. Mrs. Willis also rendered an ex-
cellent piano solo. The evening was
highly enjoyed by all. The next meeting
Of the club will be held at Mrs. Bleak
iey's, Saturday evening. Dec. 10.
Thanksgiving Dinner.
Con;ok,, Aha proo-