Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-02-07

Oliver Adcock just last week finished
threshing his oats and alfalfa.
Ed Swink is planning TO build a
large brick dwelling in the eastern part
of town. The contract will probably be
let this week.
"A. @. Conner, one Of our leading
watermelon growers and shippers, will
next spring plant 40 acres of watermelons
and 10 acres Of cantaloupes.
"A. 8. johnson, late of the Grand
stables, Pueblo, is now running the liv-
livery formerly owned by G. H. Thomas.
See his card elsewhere in this issue.
Postmaster Salyer is happy. The
cause of his joy Is that he has sold the
last of those badly gummed stamps and
received new supply whose sticking
qualities are above suspicion.
"A meeting of the F. Y. Hauck Hose
Co. will be held at the Office OF A. M.
jackson, Friday evening next at which
officers will be elected. ALI Taxpayers
are requested to be present
The proposed library entertainment
will probably crystalizs into "The Dis
trict School Master" which is as full OF
fun as an egg is of meat. Look out for
later announcements.
Sunday last the Swink hotel passed
into the hands of ]. 8. Seely, q veteran
hotel keeper. Mr.. Seeley is most favor
ably known in this capacity and there is
every reason to believe that he will make
a decided success in the Swink house.
AT their last regular meeting Mon
committee to arrange for . social at an
early day. A literary and musical pro-
gram will be provided and refreshments
probably served.
The Rocky Ford Mercantile Co. re-
port having shipped q car load Of hogs
each week for the past two months. Mr..
in the country and that i've car loads
might be gathered any day.
The W. @. T. q. entertainment at
the M. e. church Monday night attracted
q large crowd. The pictures by Mr..
Taylor's stereopticon vividly illustrated
the sentiments inculcated by the read
was pleasantly and proftably spent.
Tho Woodmen of Rocky Ford will
have meeting Of unusual interest Wed.
nesday, Feb. 10th. Head Consul F. A.
Falkenburg Of Denver will be present on
the benefits Of the order. Further an
will be made next week.
Fred Mohl Of Adrian, Mich, repre-
senting Close Bros., extensive dealers in
western lands, was in Rocky Ford this
week looking mp data for folder TO be
issued by his firm, which is largely inter
ested in the lands owned by the Amity
canal Of Prowers county, and other
points in the valley.
L. W. Babcock left this evening for
Rocky Ford where he goes 10 complete
arrangements to establish . receiving
station for cream for the Sunfower VAL
ley creamery. This enterprise is q decid-
mand for butter than they can supply,
hence they are going to try to get cream
from the Arkansas valley and thus in
crease the output of the famous "S. v.
O." butter.-Trinidad Daily News.
Maxwell Bros. sales for the past
month have been 80 great that their
shelves and counters have a starved ap-
pearance. But this will not last long as
one Of the firm will soon start for New
York, Chicago and other eastern markets
for the largest, finest and cheapest stock
Of general merchandise that ever attract
ed silver dollars from the pockets Of Ar
kansas valley farmers.
H. F. Hagen last week purchased Of
J. @. Frost the lot adjoining the post
Office for $500 spot cash. The Odd Fell
lows Hall Association had bargained for
the lot at the same price and are much
disappointed in not getting it. The lot
was in the hands Of two agents and two
sales were made almost at the same time.
Mr.. Hagen will erect some kind Of bus
iness house on the lot.
Otto F. Thum, late measurer of state
printing, comes out of the investigation
in good shape. A committee Of three ap-
pointed by Secretary Of State McGafey
to investigate tho system Of measure
ments Of printing as used by him have re-
ported that 1t was correct. The bills OF
the state printing contract, have been
shaved dozens Of times by Mr.. Thum's
System Of measurements" which il moth
ing more than honesty and integrity.
The La Junta artesian we'll was on
Monday examined BY =: o: Dye. He
fiow Of water al the rate Of one gallon
per minute. This is very small but any
flow 10 quite encouraging. II is expected
that the pressure will increase ss the
we'll progresses, and the boring will be
continued until satisfactory we'll has
been obtained. MIR. Dye is of the
opinion that the water found is identical
with that struck in Rocky Ford few
years ago at the depth Of about 200 feet.
Father Gibbons Of Denver will lec-
ture at Odd Fellows Hall tonight, SUBJ
ject, "The True Man." The lecture will
be followed by oysters, cake and coffee
in the dining room of the Swink hotel.
This provision of excellent mental and
physical entertainment will doubtless at
tract large numbers. Tickets admitting
to both lecture and supper IS cents. For
sale at DR.. Kearby's. The proceeds of
entertainment will be used in paying
the interest on the Catholic church debt
due in March. The lecture will begin at
7:3O.
Subscription Payments.
Since December q; and thus far into
February we have received the following
payments on subecription-which, by the
way, might justly have been much larger:
II Badger 80
auHt ! "