Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-06-27
TIE COMING FAIR.
Arrangements Being Perfected for the
Usual Successful Exhibition.

The Directors OF tho Arkansas Valley
Far Association met at the Office of Sec.
Hall on Saturday last. fixed Sept 4, 8 and
MS the date of the next Fair, appointed
committees, supenntendents and put in
motion all the machinery necessary TO
the usual successful Fair for which Rocky
Ford has become famous. The outlook
for the display OF fruits and all products
of the farm and garden was never better
and the approaching exhibition ought
to and doubtless will be the best ever
held by the Association. New features
will be added to the speed ring and the
liberal premiums OF last year offered in
other departments. Work on the prem
ium list will begin at once and the work
pushed as rapidly as possible. The fol,
lowing list shows the superintendents OF
departments and their assistants ap-
pointed at the late meeting:
Farm and Garden.-A Waddington
Supt., s. L. Lester and H. F. Hagen
Ass't's.
Kitchen and Pantry-Mrs. F. Y. Hauck
Supt., Mrs. S. J. Hulae, asst.
Fine Arts, Textile Fabrics and Ladies
Department.-Mrs. q. NJ. Hall Supt.,
Mrs w. G. Steele, Mrs. Van Hendricks,
Mrs. J. w. Beatty and Mrs. II. NJ. Fos-
dick Jr., assts.
Floral.-Mrs. B. U. Dye Supt., Miss
Mrs. Ben Reed, assts.
Poultry.-A. p. Kouns Supt., NJ. d.
l.. Haight, asst,
Swine.--J. Il. Lowe Supt. W. r. Dye,
asst.
Sheep.-Geo. Egbert Supt., John P.
Stevenson, asst.
Cattle.-A. G. Conner supt., B. F.
Wycotf, asst.
Horses.-A. Nichols Supt., W. A.
Knock, asst.
Apiary.-J. G. Kain Supt., J. E. Gaug-
er, asst.
Track and Stables.-B. q. Dye Supt.,
w. H McCaslsill, asst.
j. W. Beatty, J. w. Potter and W. Z.
Anderson were selected to arrange race
program, which is to include Bike pro-
gram and other amusements.
q. w. Swink was appointed oom-
mittee TO present matter of Special Prem
i1ms to the County Commissioners.
Now lei all hands pitch in and give the
Fair officers their hearty cooperation.
The Fairs of past years have been
| wonderfully effective in advertising the
resources of the Arkansas valley. Pres
ent indications are that the valley is
just now on the eve of it's greatest growth
and development and all can help greatly
in this work by aiding the Fair directory
in every way possible. They are carry
the burden of the management, giving
their time to the interests of the Far
without compensation, and certainly de-
serve all the good words and active as
sistance of every citizen OF Otero county.
| One way in which this can be done is to
talk up the Fair, have an exhibit of your
own. and seek to got your neighbor SIM
ilarly interested. By all pulling together
the coming Fair will be made the best
ever held and the material interests OF
the valley largely advanced.
Our time card this week shows slight
changes in west bound trains.
The store fronts OF Maxwell Bros,
and the Golden Rule are receiving new
coat Of paint.
Whore are you going to celebrate?
Catlin, La Junta or Pueblo? or will you
go fishing?
"A number of La Junta wheelmen
took square meals at the Rockford house
last Sunday.
H. J. Green's new dwelling is now
under way. Cheek and Terry ara doing
the work.
Mrs. Wheat has moved one of her
frame dwellings, across the street which
gives much better surroundings to her
lnrge house on the corner.
%. G. Crawford, of the Newton Lum-
Der Co., has neatly fitted up portion of
A. M. Jackson's Office as his headquar-
tors.
The Santa Fe fence building force
will continue their work in this vicinity
until ten miles of excellent fence shall
have been completed.
w. A. Knock has discovered a new
kind of clover in this vicinity, but is in
doubt as to whether it is OF auy value to
the country.
"A meeting of tho Democratic County
Central Committee will be held at La
Junta next Saturday. Tho members
from Rocky Ford arc Fl. A. Dawley and
Guy Wood.
The full program of La Juntas
Fourth Of July celebration has not
reached us but an attractive bill of fare
is in preparation. A good attendance
from Rocky Ford is promised.
The drinking fountain near Philip
ReifePs hardware store is o great con-
venience to the public, and the council
will do well to have the one opposite the
Swink house repaired that it may give
equal conveniences to the south-siders.
Among the attractions which Pueblo
will offer on the Fourth are speech by
Gov. McIntire, military drill, great
secret society parade, bicycle races, q
barbecue, fire works and ball at the
mineral place.
The Denver butchers are rejoicing
over the passage of an ordinance requir-
ing meat shops to be closed on Sunday.
There is no good reason why any class
of business should be deprived Of their
weekly day of rest.
Died, at the home of ]. o. Connor,
in Rocky Ford few days since. Lee
Kennedy of Allen county, Kans., aged 81
years. Mr.. Kennedy came here when
almost dead with consumption. The
body was embalmed at Philip ReifePs
and sent east for burial.
"A meeting Of the Democrats OF the
state will be held at Denver July End to
talk Of the free silver movement and 9TH
er topics of party interest. The Santa
Fe will sell round trip tickets for one
fare and the attendance of the Democrat
ic leaders OF Otero county should be
large.
ANY eccentricities or deficiencies in
this issue may be attributed to the fact
that two-thirds Of the Office force has
been on the sick list part OF the week and