Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-06-06

And noH-and now-O, such a silly head
can't remember what the angels wore."
Mrs. G. M. Hall is visiting her
mother in Pueblo.
Miss Gertrude Green is attending
the musical institute at La Junta.
Rev. M F. Sapp left Tuesday for
the annual conference at Denver.
Horace Knight is in Denver with
two car loads Of hogs.
Jos. Israel was with us last week
selling pants TO our merchants and drove
over to Ordway on Saturday.
m. ]. Cleary, after thlrty-day leave
OF absence, is again at his post of duty in
the Santa Fe office, Rocky Ford.
Mrs. GARDENER left Monday evening
for Cottonwood Falls, Kans., where she
will spend her vacation.
Mrs. G. II. Taylor and son, Sharon,
left on Monday for visit at the old
home in Canada.
Miss Maud Colbert was called TO
Colorado City Sunday by news Of the ILL.,
ness Of her mother.
ID. W. Barkley expects to leave for
Denver this evening, to be absent until
Monday.
Fred Cheek visited Las Animas Sat-
urday to make a bid on new school
building.
Rev. Warren Mayo this week attend
ed the meeting of the National Reform
Association held at Denver.
Mrs. W. @. Steele arrived homo last
Saturday after six months visit with
relatives in Ohio and Indiana
&C. 9. Baker and Hubert CLARK arc
preparing to open q new harness shop,
one door east Of the Rockford House.
Congratulations are due Mr.. and
Mrs. w. R. Harris on the birth !o& q
daughter.
"A. v. Moore with Ellingwood &
Hauck) was called to Valley Falls, KS,
a few days since by news Of his wife's
illness.
Many friends of @. W. Fenlasen will
be sorry to learn that after two weeks Of
painful illness he is not yet able to leave
his bed.
-R.C Maltby has been at Council
Grove, Kama, for several weeks visiting
brother whom he had not met for over
20 years.
Mrs. Amanda Cox of Missouri, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. w.
Potter, left for home on Tuesday, going
via Trinidad to visit friends.
IF. B. Wood of st. Louis was in town
last week introducing Dunham's shred
cocoanut. He and his wife were guests
of U. g. Halpes.
The families of F. M. Harsin and
| D., In
picnic ut the head Of the Rocky Ford
ditch.
Miss Ruth Cramer, who was for
year resident of Rocky Ford, making
her home with Mrs. Canedy, left recently
for California where her mother resides.
g. H. Taylor is gpepding q short
time with his Old friend, DR.. A. d. Marks,
at Fort Lupton, accompanied by Miss
lone Cheney, who will be the guest OF
Miss Fannie Marks.
Miss Maude, daughter of 8. @.
Woods one Of Rocky Ford's prosperous
citizens is the guest OF her aunt, Mrs.
Charles Nelson, while attending the Mu-
sical Institute.-La Junts Tribune.
ID. M. Cox of Logan, Kans., is spend,
ing some days in this vicinity prospect
ing for new location. He says that his
part of Kansas has tho richest soil in the
world, but that the uncertainty Of rain
makes farming altogether Improbable.
Miss Mary Shumate, who has resid-
ed with her sister. Mrs. David Best, for
the past SIX months. left on Monday for
her home, Roanoke, Kans. She was ac-
companied by Mrs. Best for visit at her
old home.
Captain and Mrs. Chas. Rouhan en-
tertained number OF friends ON Deco
ration Day. The supper was fine one,
the strawberries and cream luscious, and
thoroughly enjoyed by all. Those who
allowed mud and clouds to keep them
from attending made great mistake.
Judge George A. Kilgors and Hon.
o, G. Hess the latter recently of Lamar,
have formed a copartnership for the prac-
tice of law, with offices at Judge KilRore's
old headquarters in the Central block.
The now firm Is very strong one and
Will doubtless command large clientage.
Capt. w. c. Mann, who is managing
the Boston farm for W. @. Bradbury, was
in town on Monday accompanied by his
son. Capt. Mann is one Of the largest
contractors in the west, but he finds the
job Of managing the Boston farm with
it's AZ tenants about as hard an undertak-
ing as he ever tackled. Z.
When R. O. Malty returned from
the east few days since he was accom-
panied by Il. P. Haffenkamp and wife
Of Chicago. Mr.. H. is manager Of the
Begg Manufacturing Co., makers Of pop
ular patent medicines. Mrs. H. is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Maltby. Mr..
and Mrs. Haffenkamp Mrs. Maltby end
Mrs. Chas. Cornelius left yesterday for
n few dny6 at ManitOu.
"A neat little romantic sensation was
spoiled the other day by the return Of
the maiden to the parental roof. A we'll
known young La Junta Miss Of 16 bright
summers went away Sunday without pa
rental knowledge or sanction and her
people were considerably frightened un-
til the father went to Rocky Ford and
found her safe and sound. Will girls
and boys never learn from the sad exper-
ience Of others; from broken hearts and
wrecked and wasted lives that have been
sacrificed at the shrine Of romance.?-
Tribune.
CHURCH NEWS.