Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-03-29

Mr. Phenlc1e.
The band boys are doing diigent
practice these evenings.
Street Commissioner Scott is putting
in new crossings.
The room just south Of Chas. Reck-
er's is being fitted up for Mrs. Webster,
to which she will move in few days.
made in all the Santa Fe trains. See
time card for particulars.
Sheriff Potter was in town Monday
serving summons OH jurors for the COM
ing courts.
Sheep which were sheared before the
late cold snap must have suffered severe-
ly.
We are pleased to see our exchanges
make liberal use of the scissors on our
items.
Fort Collins is moving in the right
direction by taking steps to organize a
canning factory company.
The improved appearance of the in
terror OF the ENTERPRISE Office is due to
the workmanship OF N. w. Terry.
The Rocky Ford gun club now has
two traps and its weekly meetings are
well attended. Last Friday H. E. ELL
ingwood carried of the honors.
The cemetery association is now send
ing out notices to lot owners requesting
them to call at C. G. Ament's Office to get
their deeds and make payment.
Remember that is too early to take
down stoves or remove the flannel under
wear. Don't do these things until May
1st.
The sign is now right for subscribing
for the ENTERPRISE. No Otero county
business without it.
From now on during the summer
the days will be longer than the nights.
Daylight first gained this advantage a.
bout ten days ago.
After the winterish furry Of last
week spring is again with us. Guess you
can go to planting garden now, j. e. the
harder sorts Of vegetables.
"A couple of prominent ladies visited
every saloon in town last Saturday and
notified the keepers not to sell liquor to
their sons.-La Junta Tribune.
j. P. Stevenson reports that his sheep
although sheared before the late cold
snap, came through in good shape, none
dying from the early loss OF their over
coats.
-Thos. Gardner last week made an
other shipment OF fat sheep to Kansas
City, five double-decked cars containing
total of 1000 sheep. He has yet for
shipment 1,GO0 head.
These spring-like days ought to be a
l.. -, In, n,
up their premises. Gather up all the
trash which has accumulated during the
winter, but don't throw tho old tin cans
over in your neighbor's yard.
H. l.. Brannon took car OF cattle
and hogs to Denver few days since,
Potter Broe. taking one car OF hogs and
one of cattle at the same time. They
found the market in fair condition and
their returns were better than expected
when they shipped.
Col. J. A. Lockhart and j. @. Fox
have each recently dehorned about 200
head of cattle. In addition to the usual
advantages claimed for dehorning, Mr..
Fox says it is wonderful how effective
the process is in making the cattle all
about the same age.
The Houston Narcotic Cure institute
is now doing some effective advertising
by means Of neat vest pocket pamphlets
furnished by the ENTEnPnIsE office. And
they are good temperance literature as
well us advertising remedy for alcohol
ism.
M. v. Irvine, Of Colorado Springs.
was in town Monday on real estate bnsi-
ness. NJ. d. l.. Haight has recently pur-
chased of tho Irvine estate quarter
section of land in Patterson Hollow and
it was the closing of this deal which
brought Mr.. Irvine here. Mr.. l., who is
assessor of Ell Paso county, and was for
merly resident of Rocky Ford,