Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-10-17
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
IF. ]. Cretcher has returned from his
Kansas trip.
j. E. Musser has been spending this
week in Denver.
Mrs. jackson and Mrs. Snowden left
for Denver Tuesday.
Mrs. ]. H. Lowe visited Fowler
friends last Saturday.
H. J. Green left for Denver Tuesday
for medical treatment.
Rev. 1. J. Keator of Ordway made
US brief call Tuesday.
Mrs. David Best is recovering from
painful throat troubles.
Horace Knight disposed of load of
fat hogs ut Pueblo yesterday.
DIR. Eugene Mathewson has been ap-
pointed county physician at Ordway.
%. G. Crawford is in Denver buying
stock and enjoying the Silver Serpent
Festival.
g. M. Dameron was in town Mon
day talking over the campaign with Dem
ocratic leaders.
Mrs. J. E. Noe is spending several
weeks in CASTLE Rock, needing u change
for the benefit OF her health.
Henry Adsmond is in Montrose this
week representing the Rocky Ford Odd
Fellows in the grand lodge.
Mrs. Elser did not begin teaching in
the new room Monday, but will COM
mence her work next Monday.
Mrs. q. 8. Ringers friends will be
pleased to learn that she has about recov-
cred health after five weeks siege with
mountain fever.
Jos. Israel of La Junta was visiting
Rocky Ford friends on Friday. He will
soon start on the road for large Chica-
go clothing house.
Rocky Ford was last week visited
by Judge Alvord, o. G. Hess and 7. II.
Hiffmire, all OF La Junta, on mixed legal
and political business.
Geo. W. Meador has been elected
banker OF the Rocky Ford camp OF
Woodmen to fill the vacancy caused by
the removal OF j. L. Stumpf.
Engineer Sherman of the mill is off
duty by reason of paralysis, the result OF
stroke Of lightning 27 years ago from
the effects Of which he was senseless for
ten days.
A number of woodmen visited the
La Junta neighbors Monday evening to
assist Sterling Deweese take tho social
degree. Everybody enjoyed the trip ex-
cept Mr.. d.
Mrs. Maj. J. W. Paddock OF Omaha
has been spending several days here
looking after real estate interests. She
owns $40 acres OF fine land under the
Holbrook ditch.
F. A. Hodge, manager OF the Colora-
do Land and Water Co., Ordway, was
over on Saturday and closed a contract
with G. Ii. McVay for drilling an aste-
sian we'll at Ordway.
David Best las not fully recovered
from the injuries inflicted two weeks
since when horse frightened by train
ran over him, cutting his face badly and
breaking some ribs.
On the BLY, Saturday We met Bifhop
Warren who was on his way to his home
in University Park after holding the con-
ferences in Arizona and New Mexico.
The bishop was enthusiastic over the
beauty and fertility Of the Arkansas val
ley.
Tho Catlin Fruit Grower says that
Rev. Perry has recovered-that Mrs. ].
N. Beatty is in Denver-that Mrs. Fl. b.
Dye is in Rocky Ford-that the .Catlin
schools are requiring now seats-that
Mrs J. N. Gibson has arrived from Kan
sas-that DR.. Robt. Mcintyre Of Denver
has recently visited his embyro orchard
near Catlin-that Mr.. Stevens recently
had surgical operation performed by
DR.. Fenton of Rocky Ford-that Mrs.
Will Dye was recently guest Of Catlin
relatives.
Miss Bertha E. Bingham, says the
Pueblo Chieftain, was heard at the Cen
tral Christian church last night for the
first time in several years in her home
city. She sang two solos and pleasing
bit for an encore at the concert Of the
Pueblo Oratorio Society and charmed
her old friends and entertained those
who heard her for the first time. She
has soprano voice Of unusual purity
and sweetness. Every note is true and
clear as a bell and her middle register is
magnificent. Her singing is without the
slightest apparent effort and is highly
sympathetic. At times evidences were
unconsciously given of drmaatic power OF
M ,naan order