Rocky Ford enterprise., 1895-08-29


j. 8. Wilson has begun shipping
Concord grapes to Denver. The sample
punches left at the Enterprise office were
OF excellent size and flavor.
The Santa Fe's workmen have made
rapid progress on the tank and our su-
perb artesian water will be flowing into
it in few days, to tho great delight Of
the engineers and fireman, and to the
prolongation Of the lives of the engines
AT the Fairview orchards the other
bent to the ground with the weight of
fruit. All other fruit was also in great
abundance. The large orchard was in
excellent condition, thanks to the con-
stant labors Of Crowley & Son.
while the Enterprise and wife were
eating watermelons at David Bests's the
other day we saw an immense drove of
turkeys. Mrs. Best has ITO of various
ages and thinks Of getting enough to
make a car load before shipping. What
an amount OF good Thanksgiving and
Christmas eating there will be in that
carload of fat turkeys.
Manager Seeley Of thee Colorado Tel
ephone Co., was in town few days since.
He says that the Co.'s construction
force is now busy in the mountain re-
gions but that this winter the line will be
extended from Rocky Ford to Pueblo, at
which point we will obtain connection
with all the leading towns in tho state.
Mrs. q. M. Hall, superintendent of
the Fine Arts and Ladies Department,
urges that all parties bring their exhib-
its to the hall the day before the opening
Of tho Fair. It is desired that all premi-
ums in this department be awarded on
the afternoon Of the first day.
Geo. johnson Of Nepesta was serious
ly injured in peculiar manner Wednes-
day morning. He was in chicken
house made Of adobe, when tho walls
which had become weakened by recent
heavy rains, gave away. Mr.. johnson
was caught by the heavy roof and SO
badly crushed that recovery is not ex-
pected.
AT the request Of Mrs. F. Y. Hauck,
we again address the
ladies who intend having exhibits in the
and pantry stores department.
Let all such exhibits be on the grounds
before the Fair opens. It is the hope of
the committee to award all premiums in
this class at noon on the first day OF the
Fair.
The last phase of the Manning Mooney
litigation is a suit by Mrs. Manning ask
ing for the cancellation of certain notes
given by her to Mrs. Mooney for which
it is alleged value was not received; dam
ages arc also claimed and tho restoration
of certain property. Pending q hearing
Of the case, g. M. Hall has been appoint
ed receiver by the court, to take posses
ais from tenants on lands belonging to
Mrs. Manning.
The shipment of watcrmelons md
cantaloupes has continued with the aver
age amount of these staple luxuries for
warded to the mountains and the cities
Of the plains. G. W. Swink, A. @. Conner
and tho Rocky Ford Melon, Vegetable
and Fruit Growers Association have
ter will this week ship whole car of
cantaloupes to Topeka, Kans :, and later
q similar car to Kansas City.
During q call at the Rocky Ford
mill on Monday we noted that new plat
form scales had been put in and that a
portion OF the warehouse had been trans
was busy on the new crop of
wheat, which Mr.. Bell informed US was
much superior to the crop ef last year.
And while better grain has been grown
than in '94 the yield per acre has been
much larger.
-Business and pleasure are sometimes
happily combined. A most striking illus
tration Of this was shown tho other day
by boy who was driving home the cows.
He carried bean-shooter, and wheE q
cow would wander from the homeward
path pebble fired from the rubber
equipped weapon would be as effective
as whip. Give boy pony and a
and he ought to be willing
to pay something for the enjoyment Of
COWS.
The rumor that A. Q. Comor was So
lected by the sports OF Rocky Ford to
them at the Gillett bullfight
lacks confirmation. It is true that Mr..
Conner purchased the only bullfight
round trip ticket sold at Rocky Ford, but
his mission was wholly peaceful one
to spy out the prospects for melon sales
at Cripple Creek. He saw the bulls
mild-eyed, gentle Herefords which would
would attempt to run, much less to fight.
Advance agent West of 1.-THE Metro
poltans" is in town arranging for the
arrival Of that company which is to play
at the Odd Fellows hall during Fair
WooAs 10Ouudy u1Rut OtHK6 0tEuCA
will be given which will be followed by q
Of taking comedies. Monday
night ladies will be admitted free under
certain conditions given on tickets free
ly distributed. The Metropolitans come
with the. endorsement of the press in
various portions Of the state.
s.. L. Lester, living four miles east
Of Rocky Ford, has what every farmer
should enjoy-a large and we'll shaded
yard surrounding his. homo. Mr.. Les
ter's yard has luxurious appurtenance
which we doubt il any other in Otero
county possesses. A lateral from the
Catlin Canal runs through his yard in
which he has placed an ordinary under
shot wheel. This wheel is connected
with force pump which elevates the
water into stand pipe 40 feet high.
This gives pressure which enables Mr..
Lester to water his yard with hose and
sprinkler, enjoying the same advantages
in that line as Il he was connected with q
city's water worke. The waterwheel ia
also rugged up to do the churning. Il
would be difficult to imagine churning
done under more comfortable circum-
stances than to have the churn in the
dense shade Of grove, all the work be-
ing done by thetireless waterwheel. The
last but not least valuable use Of the
water power is yet to be named. 1t is