Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-04-11

Complaints are made that farmers
are not taking sufficient care of their lat
erals, allowing the water to escape and
Hood the roads. Water is not plentiful
enough for such uses, besides being a
damage to the roads.
The immediate settlement OF 100
families could be secured in the vicinity
of Rocky Ford by the erection OF houses
for their accommodation. They want to
come but dwellings and farm houses can
not be had. Who will supply the press
ing want?
There is quite movement reported
of farmers. from Nebraska, Iowa and Illi-
nois to the southern states to avoid the
long, cold winters, and the dry summers
of the regions where they have been iv-
ing. The better thing to do would be to
come to the irrigated lands of Colorado,
and especially to the Arkansas Valley.
We have room for many thousands, and
that their condition would be greatly i'm
proved is unquestionable.
Last Friday was one of the very dis
agreeable days, very high winds prevail
ing, and the air filed with sand. Those
who are disposed to think the day espec-
tally bad will be comforted by the remem-
brance Of Postmaster Salyer that four
last Friday. And while we were having
high wind, over in Kansas the storm was
much worse, regular blizzard prevail
ing with heavy snow fall, railroads being
badly blockaded.
H. A. Dawley is now taking the
school census, which includes all children
between the ages OF and q years. II
by any chance Mr.. Dawley should over
look any family in which there are child
rem of school age it will be favor to him
to be notified of the fact. that the census
may be full and complete. Should the
show $50 persons Of school
age district treasurer will be appointed
hands instead OF through the county
treasury as at present.
The Rocky Ford Milling and Eleya-
tor Co, lis the largest purchaser Of corn in
thelArkansas Valley. The elevator is pro-
vided with specially fine machinery for
handling and shelling the corn, and all
the work is done with the least possible
expenditure of time and labor. Manager
Gracey promises us statement of the
amount purchased during the season,
which has not yet ended. large lots being
received this week. For several months
ing ground corn to three sheep camps
which were feeding from 1000 to 5000
sheep each,
Miss Clara Matchett late OF Chicago,
who had charge OF the Golden Rules Mil
inery opening, pays western towns quite
a compliment. She says that in the mat
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mand Of the ladies in regard to the latest
the times generally in mercantile lines,
they are far ahead Of towns Of cores
ponding size in the east. She says that
the people of western towns have not al
ways lived in the same place, but have
been away from home and seen some
thing. or course, this is not news to the
readers of the Enterprise. but it is pleas
ant to have our own opinions corrobo-
rated by competent eastern authority.
Col. Lockhart is out Of luck. Just
last week he finished a new brick dwelling
on his ranch three miles southeast OF
Rocky Ford, the tenant, Chas. Walker,
moving in on Thursday. On Friday
sparks from the dwelling set fire to the
largest rick Of alfalfa hay in Colorado.
The hay had been stacked in hollow
square, making substantial corral within
which the cattle were fed. The immense
reotangle of hay contained 400 tons Of
the best hay in the valley. It was q
total loss, the high wind of Friday pre-
venting any attempt to save it even II a
good supply Of water had been at hand.
The stock being fed there consisted of
Fowler ranch where Col. l.. has q good
supplv NJ alfalfa
IF, A. Hodge, of the Colorado Land &
Water company, Ordway, has had better
success in growing potatoes on large
scale than any man in the county. For
the past two years the company's fields
have bSought -arge returns and this year
35 acres will be planted. Mr.. Hodge is
making experiments with two new varie-
ties of potatoes for which great things
are claimed. No labor or expense will
be spared in this experimental work and
if a success, a crop will be raised that
will furnish ample seed for large acre.
age next year. Mr.. Hodge is also max
ing trial of new variety Of oats which
in the east is said to have yielded ia
bushels per acre while crops of other oats
on four sides of it turned out only 30
bushels. Wetrust that Mr.. Hodges ex-
periments in both potatoes and oats will
prove Of much value to the Colorado
Land & Water Co. and consequently to
the farmers OF Otero county generally.
The La Junta Times of April is in
error regarding the suit of H. NJ. Fosdick
Jr., ct al, vs. the Otero Canal Co. Appli-
cation was made to enjoin the company
from operating the canal until the head
gate and embankments should be put in
proper repair for the protection of those
living under the canal near the upper
end. The court found "that the evi-
denoe on both sides showed the canal TO
be very much out Of repair and unsafe to
Withstand the approaching floods, and
that the company was insolvent, but as
the trustee, who had just taken posses
sion of the canal, appeared and asked for
reasonable time in which to make the
necessary repairs, Injunction would not
issue, bat the matter would remain in
statu quo for a reasonable time. and il
repairs were not made injunction would
issue Immediately, upon proper applica-
ton by plaintiffs" The Plaintiffs had
no desire other than to protect their in
terests. The Canal Co. being insolvent,
of course could not pay a judgment for
damages, il one should be secured, hence
the necessity for the application to re-
strain the operating of the canal.
The Santa Fe's excursion from Kan
sas arrived Wednesday morning under,
the direction Of John E. Goddin5.