Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-10-31
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

PERSONAL AND SUClAL.
j. E. Noe left few days since for a
short stay at Castle Rock.
Mrs. D. W. Barkley spent Monday
and Tuesday among Pueblo friends.
&C. L. Slater, representing the Fideli-
ty B. & l.. Of Denver, made us call on
Monday.
d. @. Roberts and wife of Ordway
were the guests of the Enterprise family
yesterday.
Miss Almeda Perkins is spending
the winter with her sister, Mrs. E. b.
Mooney and will attend school.
Geo. N. Ordway, now OF Denver, was
in Rocky Ford Monday en- route to Ord
way.
j. w. Puntney of Loveland was
driving over the Rocky Ford country last
week looking at lands.
CLAY Hornback is making short
visit home, taking vacation from work
which he has been for several months.
"A. @. Conner, F. Y. Hauck and Ed.
Swink accompanied by their wives rep
resented Rocky Ford at the Badger-Tay-
lor wedding last week.
Mrs. e. K. Alden, Pueblo's most &C
complished vocalist, was recently the
guest of Mrs. Frank Bingham, returning
home on Tuesday.
Everett Jones Of Independence, Mo-,
arrived few days since and will spend
the winter with his aunt, Mrs. Betty
Wheat.
"A. L. Kellogg left Monday for Fort
Collins to attend q meeting Of the execu-
tive committee of the State Board Of
Agriculture.
Dodge Hale has this week been
showing the Rocky Ford country to Mr.;
Lefvre OF Bloomington, ILL.,, and addi-
tiors to our farming population are ex-
pected to result.
Mrs. Frank Bingham and Miss Ber.
tina p. Bingham left for Chicago, today.
Miss Bingham will continue her musical
studies this winter either at Chicago or
New York.
VIM. Middlekamp of Pueblo has
been spending a week or more in Rocky
Ford prospecting the country generally
and has been shown around extensively
by his old friend, Mayor Gracey.
i'm playing whip-cracker at school
Tuesday noon Bessie, daughter of Mrs.
Minnie Clark, WAS thrown SO heavily as
to dislocate an elbow. This would be a
good game to veto on the school grounds.
It is too rough.
The families of John E. and 7. F .
Godding arrived on Saturday for per-
manent residence in Rocky Ford, and
are warmly welcomed as valuable addi-
tions to Rocky Ford society: At present
they are stopping at the Swink Hotel.
The social rendered the young peo-
pie by Mrs. II. M. Mayo last Friday
evening attracted large number OF
young fotks and the evening was spent
most pleasantly. An interesting i'm
promptu program was rendered which
was highly enjoyed.
Maxwell Bros, and Geo. Egbert re-
turned on Friday from Il ten days hunt
in the wilderness region to the south Of
Rocky Ford, getting as far as GO miles
from home. They do not report any
great catches of game, but they had an
enjoyable, restful time.
Boone Best and Miss Carrie Bleak
ley slipped off to La Junta one day last
week and we're quietly married. Mr.
Best has lately completed new brick
dwelling on his ranch north Of the river
in which he and his bride will commence
housekeeping. The Enterprise tenders
congratulations.
e. 8. Fear, who moved to Rocky
Ford from Kansas year ago, recently
returned to Wallace county for house.
hold goods and farming implements
which he left at his old home. He re-
Kansas, many people leaving for both
east and west, some families choosing the
Rocky Ford country as their future
home.
AT the home of the brides parents
near La Junta, Oct. "a, Mr.. Carey H.
Badger and Miss Stella Taylor were
united in marriage, Rev. w. E. Collett
performing the ceremony in neat and
pleasant manner. The bride and groom
were richly dressed and in harmony with
about 60 guests. The presents were
many and varied, both useful and orna-
mental and enough to fit up the young
people for housekeeping in good shape.
The happy couple will at once establish
a home Of their own in the groom's new
house in the Holbrook country, followed
by the best wishes of hosts Of friends.
So writes zone who was there"
AT about half past eight o'clock last
Friday evening Andrew Brighten baugh,
Mr.: Phenicie's genial clerk, was request,
ed to go on an errand to the homo OF
Milton Reynolds where he has been
boarding for some time past: Always
obliging, Andrew complied, and was sur
prised to find party Of young friends
awaiting his arrival. The surprise was
complete when he was presented with q
handsome photograph album in honor Of
his eighteenth birthday. Mrs. Reynolds
had prepared an excellent, old-time sup
per which was well appreciated by the
young people. Among those present
were: Misses Grace Snowden, Minnie
Gerbing, Gertrude Guthrie, Abbie Goblin,
Rena jackson and Belle Swink. Mes
sers. Wiley Reynolds, Charley Daring,
Tom. Scott, Curtis Phenicie, Harvey
Maltby and Will Guthrie.
Ab,,,t fxuo 1uaaka since a. p Qalver