Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-12-12
PERSONAL AID SOCIAL.

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or II you are going on . visit outside the
county. or II any pefsonai Of society event
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Ing you will oonfcr favor and help US all
this column with desirable local news.
W. r. Haines the sewing machine
man made trip to Olney on Monday.
R. o. McClain, OF Catlin, 10 building
q fine large barn.
Henry Hushaw and Mis- Alice Ar
mold, Of Catlin we're married recently.
-Horaoe Knight spent the latter part
Of Last week In Victor.
Rev. Greear returned a few Days
since after several weeks absence.
DIR. E. W. Kearby spent Sunday
with his sister in Colorado Springs.
Bill Nye, Jr., a we'll known perips-
tetie newspaper man made us q visit
Tuesday.
Mrs. J. N. Fenton left last Thursday
for Missouri, where she will spend .
month visiting relatives.
%. G. Crawford our rustling lum-
herman returned from Denver Thursday
where lie has been for month past.
j. g. For, has purchased SO young
Gown which Frank Green will feed this
winter ON the ranch south Of town.
-Chas. Rocker has added 10 his al
ready fine stock OF groceries by the pur-
chase OF Maxwell Bros. entire stock.
Mr.. and MrH W. r. Boyd, Of Ord
way, have Just completed and moved into
. now dwelling on their farm near Ord
way.
Our former fellow citizen, Jss. Mont
gomesy, is now manager Of the Florence
Supply Co., Florence, Colo. He deals in
-four, hay, grain, etc.
Presiding elder RAIDER held M. e.
quarterly meeting here last Sunday.
Quarterly conference was held Monday
evening.
Our thanks are due to Frank Crow
10y for very interesting report of the
last meeting Of the Otero county Horti-
cultural Society which will appear In our
next issue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bingham re-
turned from Chicago on Tuesday, where
they bad been attending the marriage
ceremony OF their daughter.
The weather for tho opening week
Of December was perfect. Fact 10 that
the Arkansas Valley leads the nation in
the matter OF all the year round desira.
bls weather.
Meetings are in progress at the
Methodist church. Rev. Mayo, the pas
tor, il assisted by Rev. Gresr Of the Bap-
tist church. All Christian people are
urged BY these gentlemen 10 attend and
help in the good work.
W. T. Donaldson . prominent cattle
dealer from Marion Co. Kansas, is in the
city buying cattle. He will ship two
cars this week. Mr.. d. has bought for
shipping over 1000 cattle in this vicinity
in the last three years. He is one Of the
heaviest buyers that visits this country.
DR.. Msthewson Of Ordway has con-
cluded to move 10 California as soon as
he can arrange his business anairs. In
the excellent practice he has had DR.. M.
will be succeeded by DR.. J. W. Williams
Of Denver, who comes we'll recommended
a. Q gentlemen and physician.
= The Enterprise again asks the indul-
eence OF it's readers for the absence Of it's
usual liberal arnont Of local news. For
the past three weeks Mr.. Barley has
been PROSTATE on his back and Drs.
Kearby and Mcdonald do not promise to
allow him TO begin the use Of csutches
for from one TO two weeks yet. In the
meantime we'll do the best We can, prom
ising to make up for lost time when re-
covery is complete.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Rocky Ford High Line
Canal Co. was held on Monday. Re-
ports were made by the president and
Secretary covering the past year and
showing the standing of the company.
q. W. Svink, J. N. Beatty, w. H.
McC CaskilI, @. M. Hall and II. NJ. Fos-
dick, il. vere elected directors for the
ensuing year. An assessment was voted
for the operating expenses OF the coming
year.
An elegantly engraved card from
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bingham announces
the marriage Of their daughter, Bertha
Ella, TO Mr.. Wardner Williams, at Chi
cago, Wednesday. Dec 4tl. Mr.. Will
lisms is musical director Of the famous
Chicago University. He spent several
weeks here last summer, the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. Bingham and made most
favorable impression Of those Of our citi-
sens who made his acquaintance. The
bride has hosts OF friends here who will
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