Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-06-27
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

Webb Allen of Denver is the guest
of Mrs Frank Munson.
-E. R. Chew OF Pueblo was with us
on business few days since.
The infant child of Mr..,and Mrs. W
q. Anderson is seriously ill.
s. H. Stevens, the Pueblo taxiderm-
ist, was in Rocky Ford Il few days since
j. G. Wells, one of Pueblo's leading
leading architects, accompanied by his
son, was down ut Fowler last week on a
fishing trip.
Il, @. Swink who has for several
months been dong good service eeliing
farm machinery for Reeves & Co., is now
spending short time at home.
George c. Harper of Pueblo and
Vim. Phillpott of Chicago, both dealers
in musical Instruments, were Interview
ing Rocky Ford people on Tuesday.
e. @. Graham, representing Berger
man Bros, one OF the leading clothing
firms of Pueblo, spent some time in
Rocky Ford Yesterday.
j. M. Slane and wife will soon move
to the experiment Station to be part OF
the household of the new superintendent,
p. K. Blinn, who has the misfortune to
be q bachelor.
Late information has reached us of a
very pleasant social gathering of little
people last week at the home OF w. p.
Anderson in honor of OF Miss Margarets
eighth birthday.
Harry Maxwell has this week been
showing the fine points of the valley to
Samuel Pike one of the old citizens OF
Chicago and a most successful CONNER
cial salesman OF boots and shoes.
Lewis Stumpf has sold his interest
in the firm of Clark & Stumpf to his late
partner, Frank Clark, and proposes to
make visit to his old home in Missouri
before settling down to hard work again.
Mrs. D. w. Barkley, Miss Theo and
David arrived Saturday evening last
from Pueblo and will make Rocky Ford
their future residence. The ladies are
now sat home" to their friends in Mrs.
Hitchcock's brick dwelling.
IT. Fl. Orcutt and wife of Colorado
Springs were in Rocky Ford this week.
MIR. Orcutt, one of the most extensive
sheep dealers in Colorado, is intending to
locate in this vicinity and is now "look-
ing around"
DIR. Bruce, who with his daughter
has been spending several weeks in
| Rocky Ford for the benefit OF his daugh-
ters health, returned to his home in st.
Louis few days since. Miss Maude re-
mains for the sanitary advantages of the
climate.
"A number of young people ga thered
| at the home of Miss Lena Waite Satur.
urday evening in response to invitations
to u party in honor of Miss Lulu Sapp
who left the following Monday for hel
new home in Colorado City followed by
the good wishes OF her many friends.
H. R. Holbrook, OF Pueblo, was down
last week and found prosperous con.
ditions prevailing under his Laguni
canal. 1.-THE Holbrook ditch country
is one of the choice portions Of tho val
ley and the Laguna canal is valuable
piece of property.
"A few days since H. e. Ellingwood
and g. A. Nickles received an invitation
from Mr.. Semoneus to come ont and
shoot tamo pigeons, surplus having ac
cumulated on his farm. They accepted
the invitation with alacrity and two sho
guns and bagged 1S of the birds-tht
raw material for sundry pigeon pies.
Walter Yeoman, of Ionia, Mich, re-
Gently spent some time in this vicinity
renewing the acquaintance of the Ionia
oDtinsent living here. Mr.. Yeornan'is I
prominent farmer and business man and
was much interested in the wonderful
development of the valley, which is fal
greater than he would hayo believed
possible.
Last Sunday the Swink Hotel had
among its guests the following party
from the Boston farm: w. G. Bradbury
Capt. W. G. Mann and wife, Geo. w
Winchester, wife and two daughters anC
Miss L, Winchester. The party drove
over in four horse carriage and while
here visited a number of points of inter
Fairview orchards.
| Rev. d. L. RAIDER is confined to his
home by peculiar accident. Over a
week ago he found Mrs. RAIDERS buggy
horse quite lame and attempted to re
lieve it with hot poultices. To one oi
| these the horse seriously objected, but
the doctor persisted. Tho horse turned
upon him and while he was STOPPING
with his coat off took hold OF the large
muscle on the right side of the back with
his teeth with such savage fury that the
muscle was SO badly bruised that the
whole side is involved, and DIR. Radel
may not be able to attend to his duties
for some time yet.-Chieftain.
F. A. Huntloy, who has been the
chief officer of the Woodmen since theil
organization in Rocky Ford, desired tc
have pictures of the neighbors to take
with him to the Pacific coast. Being an
expert photographer he corraled large
number of Woodmen the other day end
secured fine negative of the group. A
misunderstanding MS to the time OF as.
sembling prevented several from being
present. M. l.. Anderson will have cop
les OF the picture for sale.
w. Il. Dye and family, accompanied
by Charley Cheney are now enjoying ar
ideal summer outing. With wei
equipped camping outfit they arc nov
travelling up in the mountains in the vi
cinity of Pixies Peak. They can take
their choice OF the great variety OF fine
scenery which is crowded into that part
of Colorado, come and go at their own
sweet wills and have a good restful time
generally. We only regret that Mr.
Dye did not think to engage the edito,
! OF the Enterprise as his private Secre
tnIy during the trip.
AT recent meeting of the State
Board of Agriculture p. K. Blinn was Sc
lected TO succeed Il. A. Huntley in the
| supeIintendency of the experiment sta