Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-09-19
Open air flowers are fading and pass

Open air flowers are fading and pass
ing away.
Those corn stalks - feet high, and
those large ears OF corn displayed in front
OF EiGngwood & Hauck's store show that
| the Rocky Ford and Holbrook regions
can grow corn equal to Kansas and Hi
| nois.
| Tho Columbia Land and Cattle Co.
/ made quite showing of horses on our
streets on Saturday. In taking their
| horses from the north to the south side
| OF the river 500 of them we're driven over
the Rocky Ford bridge and through
| town
Tho Republican primaries will be
held in Rocky Ford next Saturday, and
| be held open from 2 to G o'clock p. m.
The Judges of the primaries are ns fol-
lows: Precinct No 3-A. M. jackson, B.
G. Wyckoff, VIM. Green. Precinct No.
R j. Beall, Isaiah Dennis, Geo. Ham
| mond.
The report that Anon Dueese OF
Chicago the unwilling husband OF Miss
Mary Kelly, was a married man at the
time OF the late forced marriage in Rocky
Ford, lacks confirmation. The report
that he is or has been in Jail here is with
ou. foundation.
Road Overseer Hale will next Monday
commence work on the road crossing the
river at Holly's ford, opposite Swink sta
tion. A fair ford is found there and the
opening OF the road will be great con-
venienee to the rapidly growing Hol-
brook country.
Walter Bishop has been shipping his
crop OF grapes to Cripple Creek and
while tho price obtained seems low, the
aggregate returns from an acre Of vine-
yard foots up to a very nice sum, far in
excess OF what would have been realized
for any farm crop.
September, 1895, will be remembered
as notably hot month. Thus far in the
month the temperature has, during day
light, averaged higher than in midsum-
mer. This condition is not local, but
prevails over much of the eastern slope
of the Rocky mountains.
Mr.. Fred Smith of Greeley has writ
ten George Taylor that his mouth still
waters at the remembrance OF that apple
pie made from Catlip apples and served
to the public on Melon Day at Rocky
Ford. He wants to know how they
could get some OF the same brand to
serve with Greeley potatoes on Potato
Day.
w. NJ. Burnsides this season picked
1000 watermelons from five acres. In
addition to that number of merchantable
melons number OF wagon loads OF infe-
rior melons were picked. At a profit of
5 cents net per melon the returns would
be $40 per acre which is not bad for land
that is worth but little more than that
sum.
) The latest new paper coming to our
exchange table from Pueblo is the Amer
ican Free Press, edited by our old friend,
A. j. Patrick, veteran newspaper man
The Free Press is filed with interesting
matter, largely in the interests of the old
soldiers. lie has our best wishes for
!. success.
During the absence OF tho entire fam
lily on Watermelon Day Ben Reeds
ty Of iewelry and Mr.. Reeds best cloth
ing were taken. Mrs. Reed especially
regrets the loss of the jewelry, not so
much for its intrinsic value as for the as
sociations. The thieves finished the job
by helping themselves to all tho good
things in the cellar.
Tho Rocky Ford Melon, Vegetable
and Fruit Growers Association held n
meeting Friday evening ut which there
was good attendance of the member
ship. A general review of the business
OF the past few weeks made very salts
factory showing. While the prices OBJ
tained were not as good as hoped for the
members were very generally we'll satis-
fed with tho workings Of the association.
When Whitney Newton was down
from Pueblo few days since he highly
ccmplimented Manager Crawford on the
arrangement and appearance of the New
ton Lumber Cos yards in Rocky Ford,
saying they needed but good sign to
make the job perfect. The sign hns now
been supplied and the yard may be con-
sidered finished and ready for an unlim-
tied amount Of business.
When you buy goods, buy them of a
up, and had to be carried for time, who
did it? The peddler, the foreign merch-
ant or the home meachant? Who pays
taxes to support the town, the peddler or
the home merchant? II you buy any
thing that is not as represented, you can
make the matter right with your home
merchant, but the peddler has gone and
SO has your money. II You buy Of your
hame merchant the money is left in your
town and not taken away.
"A new fraternal insurance order has
Just been organized in Rocky Ford by
Velasco P. Caffry. The order starts out
with membership Of 81 and is Differed
as follows:
w. E. Fenton, President.
Perry Robords, Vice President.
9. W. Meador, Past President.
G. A. Wheelock Chaplain.
W. L. Harris, is,--. Secretary.
P. A. Thompson Treasurer.
a. L. Brown, Guide.
George f. Lane, Sentry.
| The next meeting will be held in Ma
sonic Hall, Tuesday evening, Sept. 20.
- The sensation in business circles in