Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-04-18

The district court is in session at La
Junta this week.
IT. b. Orcutt shipped sig cars of fat
sheep to Chicago Monday last.
II. F. Hagen was unloading car OF
bee keepers supplies last Saturday.
"A number of our g. A. R. veterans
are planning to attend tho approaching
reunion at Denver.
WIN. Swink is to be commended for
good taste in the selection Of the neat
paling fence which sdorns his front yard.
Surveying was being done on sstur-
day on the five acre tracts which Senator
Swink has recently plated on the south
ern borders Of town
Work is being done cleaning up the
public park. So we'll supplied is it with
o variety of trees that there is promise
Of abundant shade in very short time.
-Chas. Recker last week sold a half
interest in his recent purchase of busi-
ness property to Dodge Hale, retaining,
however, the FIVE feet adjoining his store.
In another column will be found an
important notice to consumers of water.
Read it, govern yourself accordingly and
save trouble.
Shin Gobin's new, neat brick DWELL
ing is approaching completion. Mr.. Go
bin is bachelor and we have not under.
stood that the house was built for rent,
The April number Of the Rocky
Mountain Collegian is at hand. It is a
sumptuous!y printed and quite interest.
ing monthly issued by the students OF
tho State Agricultural College. - "a =
Thus far during the month of April
the Santa Fe han shipped from Rocky
Ford 100 cars of stock to eastern markets
Pretty good showing for this portion Of
the Arkansas valley.
The High Line flume was completed
Tuesday and the work OF cleaning has
made good progress. All delay in High
Line farmers receiving water will now
be due to the low stage of the river.
Senator Swink will appeal to the
Town Compay to donate six lots to the
artesian well fund, and as his influence
in the past has been effective deed tc
the property is expected to be forthcom
ing.
/ -T OF L16 D8O lB buOItof buhu k1dS
man can stretch himself on it, and the
covering narrower than that he can wrar
himself in it." Ieaiah 28:20 was the text
which Trinidad preacher dwelt upor
last Sunday.
Ono of the best things Sam Jone.
ever said, was: "The most beautiful sigh
in the world is to see family gathered
around tho hearthstone, with the head O
the household reading hia paper-pait
for in advance"
This spring B. q. Dye has greatl,
enlarged his hot house facilities. In thu
two houses and the large area of cold
frames he has 100000 tomato plants anc
large variety of other plants, such OF
celery, egg plant, etc.
The room lately occupied by Tour
te1lotte's jewelry store has been rented
for use of Police Magistrate Clark and
the meetings of the Town council
Squire Clark will also be custodian o.
the public library.
"A Trinidad concern has opened ar
office here for conducting retail bust
ness, selling by sample. Ii such busi
ness is not, under the ordinances, liable
to pay license fee for peddling, the or
dinance should be made to cover the
case. Home merchants are entitled tt
protection from such transient retail
peddlers.
"A daughter Of Guy Woods was driv
ing COWS this morning when dog caused
the horse to shy, throwing her off. Thu
fall was a heavy one. She was taken il
to DIR. Kearby's home, near where sh,
was thrown, and remained unconscioul
for an hour or more. Probabilities ART
that no serious results will follow.
Mayor Gracey wishes to warn the
people generally that the local Board o
thorough renovation OF the town en-
forced. All nuisances, OF whatever char
acter. which threathen the health Of tn,
people must be removed. Citizens b.
taking note Of this warning and cleaning
up their premises will save themselves
trouble and expense.
"A whole train load of fat sheep wal
one of tho sights in Rocky Ford las
Friday. The train contained 10 cars anG
conveyed 1900 sheep to Chicago. 0
this number 5000 belonged to W. E
Doyle & Co., of Pueblo, and 1000 to A
Forder. The Doyle shipment were un
usually fat sheep, while Mr.. Forder'
were choice lambs. One car Of 0attl
was also in the same train.
R. @. Nesbit of Pueblo county, VIII,
will be remembered by many Of our Fai
exhibitors as the valuable superintendent
of the department Of farm products, ha
recently been called to an important ag
ricultural mission in New Mexico. H
hao been selected to superintend the i'm
mense farming interests Of the Peco
} company in the Pecos valley. Mr.. Mes
bit passed through Rocky Ford en- rout
|, to his new duties last week. We predic
that he will make success OF his work