Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-08-15
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

PEhNVNAL AND SVGlAL.
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Miss Madge Farrar returned on Sat-
urd from her eastern trip.
B. Padfield of st. Louis is visiting
old friends in Rocky Ford.
Miss Beulah Haskins of La Junta is
the guest of Mrs. l. d. Hale.
George E. Wood and bride of Ken
sington, KS, nre guests Of Rey. Warren
Mayo and wife
@. W. Knapp will for the next few
months be collecting agent for Elling-
wood & Hauck.
F. R. Grant, who has been over in
the Ordway country for several weeks,
has returned to Rocky Ford.
%. M. Barton and family OF Grand
valley left on Monday morning for a
camping trip in the mountains.
IF. M. Weiland Of Fowler was in at
tendance at the meeting of the Fair Ex-
ecutive Committee here yesterday.
PROT J. Davis, Of Bowling Green,
KY, has been elected principal of the
Catlin school for the coming season.
George Maxwell is again able to be
at tho store, but is not yet strong enough
to rush business as he would like to.
w. G.. Shumate, the rustlinR grain
dealer at Ordway, was in town this morn
ing.
Miss Elsie Moorehouse and the
Misses Gilbert of Fowler are guests of
Mrs. Q. w. Fenlason.
-Loues Rodeck and his wife, Mrs.
Sophie Rodeck, arrived from Horace,
KS, Tuesday. Mrs. r. will soou open a
millinery store in w. @. Steele's corner.
e. M. Duff operator in the Postal
Telegraph Office, goes to Pittsburg, Ks.
], NJ. Slaae is his successor, taking
charge Of the Office this morning.
DR.. and Mrs. Williams were made
happy last Saturday by the advent OF a
baby girl at their home.-Manzanola
Fruit Grower.
Miss Jennie Walker, who has been
visiting her brothers for the past three
months, returned to her home in Carlton,
Mo-, last week.
Knight Templars Smith, Kearby,
Goblin, Winchell, Hale and Dye went
down to La Junta Monday evening to as
aist in comforting commandery degree
on K. 8. Miller.
w. A. Watson of Washington, d. c.,
who was with lis for some weeks in the
spring, and who has been in Denver for
the past month, has returned to Rocky
Ford and will probably make this his fu.
ture home.
H. NJ. Barry, who has been visiting
his sister, Mrs. Frank MunsOn, west of
town, won't to Idaho Springs this morn
ing. Mr.. Barry's many friends wish him
much success.
Mrs II. G. Miller was over from
Ordway Tuesday in the interest of an
entertainment there Saturday evening.
A number of our merchants took adver-
tising space on tho program.
j. B. Hulett of Bloomfield, Iowa, a
registered pharmacist, is now in charge
OF the prescription department Of DIR.
Fenton's drug store Mr.. Hulett and
DR.. F., were similarly associated when
the DR.. was resident of Iowa.
Friday evening last Dick Potter had
a narrow escape. A horse which he was
working in the alfalfa field kicked him in
the face, the hoof striking his nose and
making severe, but not dangerous injur-
les. DR.. Kearby is attending the case
and Mr.. Potter will probably be able for
his usual business in a few days.
-Bertie, the fve-year-old son OF H. A.
D8wley, met with painful accident last
Saturday. He was enjoying ride with
the driver of Ohas. Rockers delivery
wagon when from some cause he slipped
and fell from the wagon. One arm was
broken but he is now doing nicely aud
will soon be able TO enjoy life again as
only boys can.
w. @. Steele expects TO move to his
new homo on his five acres almost any
day. The date Of removal depends on
the date of the arrival OF Mr.. and Mrs.
py his present home. Mrs. Rodeck is q
milliner and will occupy the front room
Of Mr.. Steele's house with millinery
store.
Mrs. F. Il. HilAker came near being
badly injured in q peculiar way yester-
day. A celluloid hair pin she was wear-
ing caught fire as she stopped over q
lamp. CelIuloii is quite infamable and
the pin burned rapidly. But for the
timely aid of her father the result might
have been serious.
g. X. Gilbert, one OF the ablest men
connected with the U. 8. geological sur
vey, made his second visit to this section
this week. He was making a oompre-
hensive survey Of the country from Pue-
bio to the Kansas line and beyond. On
IueSday Mr.. Gilbert drove over 70 the
Horse Creek country for n three days
examination Of that section.
State Treasurer Mulnix was in the
Rocky Ford country few days since,
the guest Of j. w. Lewelling and wife of
Grand valley, where his children have
their home. He was accompanied by his
daughter, who has been attending school
in the east, and by Mrs. Sam Lucas Of
Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter Of Mr..
ara @ M,,5; Mrs; Lewe.hng ana 5 slsteI1n,iaT a. No OF
yer on Monday.
Tho birthday social grven by the
Ladies' Aid of the M. E. church last
Tuesday evening was quito success
considering the rain and threatening
weather which kept many away. Messrs
Elmer Conner, Isaac Adair, Roy Elser
and Walter Calkins rendered q couple of
quartets, Mrs. Barnett and Miss Dittes @
S1okf Mro Eloor md EIr,or Ce,,,or a