Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-10-03

university Is
Aericulteral College l-6
School of Mines 1-6
Insane Asylum Is
Stock inspection 1-30
Capitol Building 1880
Normal School 1-6
For military poll, 81 on each male in
habitant not exempt by law.
A. 3. Webster is building On addi-
tion 10 his home
Straw hats and shirt waists have
been retired.
ID. B. Deeter has purchased E. l..
Robbs milk business
Col Ro5b is making Improvements
On his co0er.
IT. J. BIT. has purchased George W.
CROSS barber shop. snd Gross has re-
tumsd to Kansas
The organization Of the Home Pal
ls6ium has been completed with a total
charter membership of 66.
The Rockford House is enlarging its
borders, conmodious sample room now
being Constructed adjoining the hotel on
the north
-Messrs- Wilson and Wa9gert OF tho
Garr-Scott Co. were In Rocky Ford last
week putting the finishing touches on an
improved alfalfa huller for A. D. Best.
Schuyler and Ed Swink have been
awarded the contract for laying the main
pipes for the Garden Place Artesian
Well company, and are now pushing the
wo.k.
| w. L. Sickenberger has our thanks
for specimen OF pomegranate sent him
by j. w. Eastwood OF Phoenix, Ariz. 1t
is somewhat OF curiosity and in no way
resembles the pomegranate OF the east.
NJ. G. Anderson has placed on our desk
specimens of the second crop of his ia
cunda Seeding strawberries. The ber-
ries arc as large and fine as auy grown in
the height Of tho season.
The room in the bank building occu-
pied by the Golden Rule is to be extend
ed 10 feet tothe west in order that Meyers
y Co. may have space for their growing
business.
COL F. D. Wood declines to be the
Democratic candidate for surveyor. It
was too much to ask an aspirant for
judge to be content with a nomination
for so inferior an office as surveyor.
Tickets are now on sale at the Santa
Fe Office for tho Pueblo fair. Only 81 25
should be sold. Good for return up to
October 9th.
"A. W. Shelton recently purchased a
portion OF Dr. W. e. Fenton's fine ranch
under tho Holbrook ditch and is putting
On substantial improvements. A good
brick dwelling is now under construc-
ton.
The new Timpas creek bridge will
be built directly south Of the railroad
bridge. The Bullen Bridge Co. will
build it at cost Of 81, ,795 The bridge
will be of iron, with 100 foot span, tubu-
lar piling and 80 foot approaches. It is
to be built to stay.
%. B. Stauffer has our thanks for
samples Of his cantaloupes and water
melons. One of the latter, Cuban
Queen, came within one Of winning the
prize for the largest melon. But none of
the several varieties possess the eating
qualities of the old reliable, original
Swink melon.
Tho Ordway Woodmen were to have
given feast tonight which would have
attracted full house. It was chicken
pie social. the bountiful supper to be
followed with speeches by number Of
the neighbors. Owing to the number
attending the Pueblo fair the event will
be postponed.
Sheriff Potter last week arrested
William and Jess Robinson, who were
caught in the act Of skinning stolen cat
tie. The Robinsons live four miles east
OF La Junta and are supposed to have
| ~, IL
time One Of the steers belonged to
Humphrey Best.
| The case Of Mooney vs.. Manning
Was on trial in tho county cault last
which he alleges Mrs. Manning ~ owed
him as wages. The jury after being out
few minutes returned a verdict for the
defendant.--La Junta Democrat.
the demands of the district for additional
accommodations. One room of the
school building has never been fur
nished, but seats have been ordered and
the two over-crowded rooms will be re-
ieved OF their surplus in q few days.
Mrs. J. J. Elser has been selected as
teacher for the new room.
When the premium list of the late
Fair was being prepared G. b. Cheney
agreed to offer special premium-a sill
yer butter dish for the best corn bread.
By some oversight the offer was not
printed in the list, and Mr.. Cheney was
under no obligation to give it, but did SO, |
and Mrs. w. P. Wykle has added the |
silver butter dish to her Fair trophies.
Last Thursday evening Elmer Jami-
son met with painful and most unfor- !
tunate accident. In feeding a sorghum
mill on the ranch Of G. I. Forbes in Pat
terson valley, his hand was drawn be-
tween the rollers and badly mutilated.
The two middle fingers OF the right hand
were stripped entirely Of flesh and the
bones crushed. The injuries made the
amputation OF two fingers necessity,
the operation being performed by Dfs.
Kearby and Mcdonald. The patient is
doing as we'll MS the severe nature Of the
injury will permit. ----
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