Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-10-24
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
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j. Fl. Burr is expected home in q few
days from Wallace county, kans.
u. G. Haines is able to be out after
a protracted illness with mountain fever.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Rus
sci, Sunday last, a boy. 4
Mrs. W. B. Goblin recently returned
from five weeks visit at Cheney, KS.
j. D. Tourtellotte OF La Junta spent
Sunday among Rocky Ford friends.
Born, to Mrs. T. E. Partner, few
days since, girl.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman
Ball, Saturday morning last, ten pound
boy. AL parties doing well.
Mrs. H. S. Holly recently enter
tanned gay party from La Junta who
came out for a straw ride.
j. 8. Burke, after visit with Pueblo
relatives returned to Rocky Ford on Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Cal. FouIke recently returned
from a visit with relatives at Garden
City, Kansas.
H. r. Holbrook of Pueblo was in
town Tuesday, presumably on ditch and
real estate business.
DIR. Hayes Of Colorado Springs, was
in Rocky Ford and vicinity yesterday on
a real estate mission.
Rev. 8. J. Greear's family has moved
into the new dwelling just completed for
them by l. DENIES.
Mrs. Ella Ramsey left for her home,
Sioux Falls, Dakota, last week, making
a stop in Pueblo to visit her sister, Mrs.
Platt Wicks.
Postmaster Salyer, II. F. Hagen and
Mr.. Garwood left Thursday last for
two weeks hunt at Bent Canyon. being
loaded for bear as well as smaller game.
Mrs. M. J.. Anderson has returned
from New Mexico and will doubtless
give some attention to her candidacy for
the office of superintendent Of schools.
Mrs. R. G. Maltby was the represent
ative Of the Rocky Ford Degree OF Re
bekab at the recent meeting of the grand
lodge OF Odd Fellows at Montrose.
State Engineer Summer was in
Rocky Ford yesterday and was being
shown ovor the country by II. K. Hol-
brook.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Platt Russell,
Oct. 22d boy. Congratulations are not
only due the young parents but Grand
mother Hornback.
Mrs. II. Nj. Mayo invites the young
people of the church and league to so
cial at her home Friday evening OF this
week.
F. H. Brandenburg, who has charge
of the U. s. weather bureau at Denver,
made call on his old friend, G. M.
HAIL, yesterday.
ID. g. Wood has closed out tho
Wood & Hulse harness stock and will
start in a few days for his future home,
Tama City, Iowa.
-G.P. Randall Of Gilead, Conn, is
spendinp the winter with his brother,
Hon. W. N. Randall, and may perma-
nently locate in Otero county.
g. w. Winchester and wife, tempo
rarily located on the Boston Farm, gave
their daughters living in Rocky Ford a
pleasant surprise Monday by an unex-
pected visit.
Senator Swink and wife, Miss Belle
Swink and Miss Luella Knock represent
ed Rocky Ford at tho Greeley Potato
Bake, which they report a splendid sue
cess.
w, E. Anderson was in town yester-
day en- route to New Mexico where he Is
witness in an important suit: lie
speaks enthusiastically of the Comet
Cos mining prospects.
DIR. E. X. Shelton and family and
Chns. Shelton, of Otumwa, Iowa, are
guests of DR.. w. E. Fenton. After q
aisit with DIR. Fenton and A. w. Shell
ton they will proceed to their future
home, Buena Vista, Colo.
Miss Annie Goblin has accepted a
position in Gann's clothing store, Pueblo,
where she will have charge of the child
rep's department Miss Goblin has been
a valued clerk in Maxwell Bros. store
for several years and we predict her sue
cess il her new field Of labor.
1t is Mrs. James W. Beatty who is
the Republican candidate for superin-
tendent of schools, not Mrs. Jasper n.
Beaty. Similarity Of names has made
some confusion in the minds OF the pub
lie in regard to the identity OF Mrs
Beatty.
Jacob Yoder left few days since for
eastern Arapahoe county from whence
he came to Rocky Ford last spring. He
returns there for farming implements
and other property which he left when
he came to the valley for trial season.
Roy Farley of Abilene, Kas., arrived
a few days since and will spend the win.
ter with his uncle, M. Badger. He is
well pleased with the country and the
probabilities are that bis fathers family
will become residents Of this portion ol
the Arkansas valley next spring.
Rev. Warren Mayo recently re-
turned from the Presbytery at Pueblo
and synod at Leadville: The latter
place, he says, is too near hea ven for him
while he is in the flesh. He did not use
| inst those words, but such was the tenor
Of his remarks about the altitude.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Mr.. Carey II. Badger OF the Hol.
brook country to Miss Stella Taylor Of
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