Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-10-24

The La Junta Times is now issued
daily and is the largest and best daily
La Junta ever had.
Tho room to be vacated by Wood &
Hulse will be occupied by Robinson y
Bakers harness shop.
DR.. Kearby has Just improved the
looks OF his drug store by three large
and handsome show cases.
--Messrs. Alexander and Colt OF the
Colorado Orchard Co. are with us every
ew days in their successful work OF SELL
fng valuable Arkansas Valley fruit lands.
j. H. Swift has ornamented and per-
fumed the editorial table with samples of
several varieties OF his apples, which are
rs fine specimens of fruit as any country
can show.
S. L. Lester, G. A. Jones and NJ. D.
l.. Haight left for the cedars Tuesday
morning. The road to this reservoir OF
good fire wood is now daily thronged
with teams. The distance is about 80
miles.
Friday night was an enjoyable occasion.
Many interesting experiences We're told
OF how the contributed 81 was earned.
A fine literary and musical program was
rendered. The net profits were almost
$50.
Milton Reynolds few days since
gathered his beet crop. One beet was l
foot IL inches long and weighed 10
pounds. Another was feet 5 inches in
circumference and weighed 141< pounds.
II any larger have been raised in the val
ley let's hear of it.
Tba Woo5,,,op bora cbo,ro5 kbo
night OF meeting. On the first Wednes-
day in November and regularly there
after the camp will meet every We'd
Deeday evening in Masonic Hall. Here
tofore the meetings have been every two
weeks. This more freq6ent meeting
ought to promote better interest and a
larger attendance.
Tho Epworth League social Mon
day evening was a financial and social
success. The patronage was most lib
eral-about $50 suppers being served.
The Knights OF Pythias helped swell the
crowd by their presence about midnig ight.
The profits will be about s45.
DR.. Perry. dentist, who was recently
at the Swink House for several weeks,
came near getting into trouble last week.
In settling up with Mr.. Seely he gave a
check on La Junta bank with which he
had no account. An arrest was made
but DR.. p. made the check good.
w. L. Babcock. Of the creamery, has
been industriously interviewing our
farmers and finds that there is decidedly
increasing interest in the dairy business
Many are contemplating increasing their
herds Of COWS and the outlook is good for
marked advance in dairying.
Hon. John Hipp OF Denver will lee
ture at the NJ. E. church Saturday even
ing next. Mr.. Hipp has few superiors
in strong presentation of the anti-saloon
question and ought to have full house
on Saturday evening. 1t will pay you to
go whether or not you agree with him on
the liquor question.
Dennis Sullivan OF Denver, one OF
the principal stockholders Of the Colum-
hia Land & Cattle Co., passed through
Rocky Fond en- route over to Meredith
lakes where foreman GilGspie has 1000
head Of cattle punched. The visit is in
connection with proposed sale OF the
whole herd.
"A physician recently expressed to a
woman patient the wish that, instead OF
selling so many pounds Of sugar for a
dollar, tho dealers would charge dollar
a pound. so unhealthy to the stomach is
Its constant and large consumption.
Doctors are cranks as we'll as other peo-
pie and perhaps this PHYSICIANS fad was
in relation to sugar.
Ties which have been "doctored' st
the Las Vegas tie preserving works are
being distributed along the Santa Fe
near Rocky Fond. Not only are they of
unusually large size. but even then their
appearance Is deceptive to anybo6y who
tries to lift one of them. Each is 60 to
20 pounds heavier than it was before alb
sorhins the preserving solution.
DIR. kes-by recently bought a fine
jersey COW OF John Auckland OF Olney.
q. 7. Gerhinc says she gives AZ gallons
Of milk twice day and makes four
lbs OF butter per gal He so told our
reporter with an honest face but we sus-
pect he was romsncins little. How
ever. the COW is registered jersey and
cost DR.. 4. IS much IS two average
horses could be sold for.