Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-05

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Geo. Hammond shipped two cars OF
bogs to Denver on Tuesday.
Miss Grace Snowden spent Saturday
and Sunday in La Junta.
| "A. W: Shelton and W. Z. Fenton
shipped car of hogs the first Of the
week.
Mrs. George Maxwell lost or had
stolen a valuable diamond ring last
week.
Hal Barry, formerly OF this place
but now of Idaho Springs, spent Thanks
giving with relatives here.
/ Tho Ladies aid society OF the Pres
byterian church cleared s41.15 at their
Thanksgiving dinner.
Died, Nov. 26, Freddie. the only son
of d. L. s. and Eugene Kemp, aged
4 years and 8 months.
DIR. Graybill, of Trinidad will preach
a missionary sermon at the P Presbyterian
church Friday evening.
Harry Robins occupied the pulpit
of the Baptist church last Sunday. Rev.
Greer is helping in revival services at
Chico.
| Ford Steward has the contract for
laying the pipe on Walnut ave-, which
will DO 5000 foot long and extend to tho
Hagen property.
e. E. Phillips, travelling salesman
for the J. d. Miller Mercantile Co., of
Pueblo, made this Office pleasant call,
last Saturday.
Tho ladies' society Of the M. E.
church will meet with Mrs. Dr. McDon-
aid on Friday afternoon ut 2 o'clock. A
full attendance is urged.
| Station agent Nickles says that there
Santa Fe, SO We may rs well get used to
footing it" to the county town.
VIM. Rice went to La Junta Satur-
day afternoon. La Junta seems to have
some Irresistible attraction for William
but VIC will not venture to say what it is.
W. E. Anderson is feeding 100 head
OF steers on his ranch east Of town. They
are choice lot and he expects them to
reach the top prlce when sent to the mar
ket.
Carl Miller who has been connected
with the grocery department of Maxwell
Broe. store is now gentleman OF leisure.
Ho contemplates going into business
here.
Rev. Warren Mayo went to Pueblo
Wednesday to preach missionary SER
mons. He occupies the pulpit Of the
Westminster and Fountain churches
while there.
s.. X. Brown left Tuesday night for
Nebraska, to visit his brother who he has
not seen for ton years. He expects to
bring him to this valley and locate him
in this vicinity.
Dick Dye was thrown from his horse
last Saturday and for time it was
thought serious Injuries had resulted,
but he was in good shape for school du-
ties on Monday.
As usual, during tho recent wintry
squall, the weather of the Arkansas val
ley was much finer than in any other
locality. At present we have bright sun
shiny Colorado weather.
Tho 1900 sheep being fed by A. G.
Conner show great fondness for artesian
water. Their drinks from the warm
stream are frequent and liberal. They
evidently know good thing when they
taste it.
The editor hopes by next week to be
aole to give more attention to the COL
unns Of the Enterprise. At present he is
making satisfactory progress toward re-
covery, but time and patience are requir-
ed to cure SO serious an injury.
in the case of Gill VS. Osrnan,
brought before Justice Robins, a change
OF venue was taken to Justice Clark, and
tho trial set for next Friday. Attorneys
Rizer OF Pueblo and w. B. Goblin will
test the matter.
DIR. W. E. Fenton left Tuesday night
for the east. After short stay at his
old home will go to New York city where
he will take post graduate course in
medicine. His brother j. n, one OF our
prosperous ranchers is bac'.: to his old
position in the drug store, during the ab-
sence Of DR.. Fenton.
We extend our sympathy and conso-
lation to the young ladies of this place.
1t is really rediculous to have such an
element OF society rs Rocky Ford now
has run down by the inconsistency and
diffidence Of our cnterpri-ing young men.
Thanking La Junta for all past favors
We will hope that the future is moro
promising for our young ladies.
"A handsome new sidewalk now en-
circles the State Bank corner, and tho
grade is being raised in the same locality.
Mr.. Godding has been experimenting
the work personally and shoveling gravel
like an old navy. He muht have done
work enough to commute his poll tax for
ten years to come.
Mrs. Mary p. Prater and her brother
X. s. Neal were last week visited by their
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