Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-01-24
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

B. Padfeld of st. Louis is visiting
Rocky Ford friends.
j. W. Cloyd made business trip to
Pueblo few days since,
Miss Anna Cleary spent Sunday
with her brother ut Fowler.
Mrs. e. d. Eubank of Catlin spent
Friday and Saturday in Rocky Ford.
Fred. J. Andrews, Pueblo's leading
butcher, was down last week on cattle
deal.
Jos. Elmer and W. H. McCaskill of
Catlin were in town last Thursday to at
tend Masonic meeting.
H. Lepper, of Wray, Colo, is closing
ont the Cloyd & Lepper store there and
will move to Rocky Ford about Feb. 1st.
Frank 8. Foster. Of the Irrigation
Age, was among our farmers last week in
the interests of that leading irrigation
Journal
Judge J. NJ. Galligan Of Pueblo
spent Monday in Rocky Ford on bust
ness connected with the Russell -McClel-
land litigation.
Among the recent new citizens we
may note the arrival of 10 pound boy at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hill
stem, near town.
Miss Ida L. Innes OF La Junta has
returned and resumed Delsarte instruc-
ton and will soon open the elocution and
kindergarten schools.
e. R. Chew Of Pueblo was in town
this week looking after cattle owned by
the late DR.. Collier, which were being
fed on the Cave ranch, Mr.. @. having been
appointed administrator Of the estate.
"A. W, Shelton has turned over the
Otero Meat & Produce Co.'S business at
La Junta to other competent hands and
he will become citizen of Rocky Ford,
being with DR.. Fenton in the drug store.
Andrew Cleary of Grand Island,
Neb, is the guest OF his brother, M. ].
Cleary, Of Fowler and is thinking seri-
ously Of abandoning railroading and pur-
chasing a ranch. Better do it, Mr..
Cleary.
There is joy in the home Of Chauu-
cey N. Shelton over the birth of q fine
girl babe last week. Congratulations
are not only due Mr.. and Mrs. Shelton
but Mayor and Mrs. Maltby, the happy
grandparents.
Hon. J. H. Crowley represented the
Otero County Horticultural society at
the meeting Of the State Board Of Hor-
ticnltnre at Denver last week and says
that the session was one Of unusual in
terest and profit. We shall expect to
ticultural society next Saturday.
AT the last meeting Of the Otero
County Horticultural Society J. @. Kain
member Of tho State Board of Horticul-
tnre in place of Benjamin Reed, whose
time has expired. Mr.. Kain is a verp
active, practical horticnlturist and wonld
make an excellent member Of the State
Board.
The former Sessler ranch will he the
scene OF oldtime festivity tomorrow
night. The people Of olney have ar.
ranged to have Masquerade Ball that
evening. The Rocky Ford Orchestra
will furnish the music. Free transpor-
tation will be furnished between Olney
and the ranch. Tickets for the dance
and supper s1.25.
DIR. W. W. Reed of Fowler was in
town on Monday accompanied by II. P.
Kellogg OF Toronto, Kan, and e. p.
Kellogg of Cripple. Creek. both Of whom
are prospecting for farm location IN the
Arkansas valley. That's the way it gen.
orally works ont-people come and see,
next year themselves indulge in talk cal
culated TO boom the country.
Charley Rocker and bride were COM
piimented by serenade from the Water
melon band Friday evening. The band
boys were Handsomely treated having
the best there was in Mr.. Rockers store
besides being otherwise remembered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Swink and Schuyler
Swink and wife were also serenaded,
giving the whole town the benefit Of ex-
cellent music until late hour in the