Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-11-07
NOtice-Fruit Growers.


The Otero County Horticultural Socie-
ty will meet at Armory Hall, Rocky Ford,
at p. m. Saturday, Nov. 8. Topic for
general discussion: Handling Fruit.
Also reports of the past seasons work,
Everybody is invited to attend.
r. o. McCLA1N,
FRANK CROWLEY, President.
Secretary.
The November number OF the
School Times is promised in few days.
g. A. Nickels is preparing to plant
large orchard on his farm near Catlin.
Work is in progress on the new M.
E. church at Catlin.
Horace Knight visited Denver yes
terday with car Of fat hogs.
In Rocky Ford W. P. Clark and
". .. Harris, were elected Justices and
q. w. Meador Constable.
Preparations are being made to heat
| the NJ. E. church with furnace, as was
planned when the building was erected.
w. +. Backus has been appointed
town marshal vice L. N. Hendricks re-
signed.
IS. W. Cressy has carefully measured
the flow of the Swink artesian well-No.
|3-and says it is exactly the same as
No. l.
Senator Swink's crop OF comb honey
will this year be between 1000 and 5000
pounds. He is Low extracting large
quantities.
-Messrs. Colt and Alexander were
both with us this week placing more
fruit land purchasers in the Catlin coun-
try.
The ladies of the W. @. T. q. served
one OF their good dinners at the Jones
store building on election day and en-
joyed an excellent patronage.
The addition to the Golden Rule
store has been completed and occupied,
giving this firm much needed room for
their large stock.
L. r. Fenlason last week made three
sales Of real estate near Fowler. A. G.
Morgan purchased a twenty acre tract,
M. Angel another 20 acres, and G.. Ayers
became the owner of ten acres.
In G. B. Cheney's show window
! may be seen a. miniature representation
Of a sugar camp which is we'll done. The
suggestive of the best place to buy the
genuine article.
Last Saturday evening Dr.. Kearby's
drug store was entered by bursting in a
panel Of the front door. A lot OF cigar
cites and about SIS in nickles were stolen.
The thief left on the 2.56 train for the
west. He will doubtless save himself
from prosecution by remaining away
from Rocky Ford.
The Home Garden Place artesian
pipe line has this week been extended to
reach the new home OF Rev. H. NJ. Mayo.
This line is now doing excellent service
and the beautiful, soft water which it
furnishes in unlimited quantities is being
appreciated by those who are fortunate
enough to have the pipes run to their
homes.
The Epworth League has for some
time been planning to procure a boil for
the M. E. Church. In order to secure
the needed funds the members of the
League have decided to give social at
the church next Thursday evening. An
excellent literary and musical program
will be provided and an enjoyable even-
ing is assured. Let erybody go.
&C. H. McVay last week removed the
well drilling outfit from Rocky Ford to
the Lennox ranch where he is now at
work. The new rig is going up at La
Junta and will soon be at work there.
Mr.. McVay has closed contract for
we'll at Catlin. He now has contracts
ahead to keep him busy for six months
good thing for both Mr.. McVay and
the valley.
"A thoughtful Colorado farmer who
keeps book record and knows what he
is doing says the cost of seed, planting,
irrigating and cultivating an average
crop of potatoes is $3.50 an acre. To
this is added fourteen cents a sack for
digging and sacking for market, which
would make the total cost for an acre
yielding 5000 pounds, s1s.20.-Alamosa
Journal.
After reading the handsomely illus
trated article, "Facinating GoIf,", in
Demorest's Magazine for November, one
can understand something of the enthus-
iasm it arouses, and the facination it ex-
ercises over its devotees. Another arti-
Gle OF interest to all women is woman
Guardians of Patriotism" gives many in
teresting facts about the Daughters of
the American Revolution which have
never before been published, and the H.
lustrations include portraits of the of
most OF the state regents The same
number is replete with charming stories
by Joseph Hatton, Margaret Sutton
Brice, Sarah Bierce Scarborough, and
other well known writers, and every one
is bound to find something interesting
and useful in the different departments
for which this magazine is noted
The Christmas number of this ideal
Family Magazine is to have numerous
holiday attractions, among them a
charming water color Of "Chrysanthe-
NUNS" by the emminent hower-painter
De Longpre, which is to be given as a
Christmas supplement; and any one may
obtain it, also a December number Of
Demorest's, by cutting ont this notice
and forwarding it, with twenty cents in
stamps, to the address below. No one
should neglect to take advantage of this
exceptional offer. Demorest's is pub |
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Publishing Co., ITO Fifth Avenue, New
York.