Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-09
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

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LONG expected come ut last" A
9niet wedding took place ut the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. +. Hines last Thursday
evening. Mr.. Ben. B. Smith was united
daughter OF Mrs. Hines. The young
couple wore attended by Mr.. L. r. Fen.
lason and Miss Luella Hines. The in.
vited guests were limited to tho relatives
OF the contracting parties. Both bride
and groom are among our most highly
esteemed young people, and they start
ont In real life with the best wishes of
many friends.
Jos. H. Price and wife, Of Pueblo,
Colo, were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Meyer on Tuesday and Wednesday.
They will spend the balance OF the week
with Mr.. Prices parents at Mt. Erie.
Mr: Price represents the Wholesale house
OF Hargadine-M McKitrick 4 o., st. Lou
is, for another year. his territory being
and his brother.in-law are in business at
Rocky Ford, Colo, the latter havin z
direct charge OF the business.-Fairfield
(Ill.) Press.
Hon. J. b. Crowley celebrated the
Fourth in the populist convention at
Denver.
Mrs. Nettie Drumm left few days
since for Whiting, Iowa, after q resi-.
dence Of three months in Rocky Ford,
coming here for health. Mrs. Drumm
is sister OF j. II. Burr.
Rev. w. F. Greear will abandon
house keeping and make his home at
tho Swink House. kept by his sister. in.
law, Mrs. Lucinda Wright.
w. r. Gibson has rented the W. b
Smith place lately occupied by ". F.
Greear.
j. N,Kimsey, Of Colorado Springs, is
planning to move to Rocky Ford about
September 1st. He will probably build
first-class dwelling before winter.
We last week received pleasant call
from G. W. Haskell, Of Pueblo, who was
enroute home from Mcxico and stopped
of to 500 his daughter, Mrs. H. w.
Lance. Mr.. Haskell has been In Mexico
for a month experimenting extensive
interests owned by company composed
Of Pueblo and Denver capitalists.
w. J. McKenna has o position in the
Los Animas Democrat Office.
-.We acknowledge calls on tho Fourth
from II. L. Brown and Ed. PuRh OF the
La Junta Tribune force.
Theodore Royal, late Of Wallace, Ks.,
has secured n place ut the experiment
station, succeeding Simon Wyckoh who
left Tuesday on a prospecting tour in the
mountains.
g. T. Gerbing and vito loft on Mon.
day for mountain trip. Mr.. Gerbine
said ho wanted TO have some flln on his
vacation SO team was taken instead Of
railway tickets.
Miss Jennie Winchester, Of Olney, is
spending this week in Rocky Ford, the
guest Of Miss Stella Hagen.
Mrs. F. Il. Hilfker left on Monday
for visit at her former home, Colorado
City. She was accompanied by her sis
ter, Miss Maud High, who has been sev.
eral months in Rocky Ford.
@. q. Hyde has not ceased TO be pros.
porous since he left Rocky Ford for Gul.
mare, as We have inst learned that on
June 80th Mrs. Hyde presented him with
q fine girl baby. Rocky Ford frisnda
sends congratulations.
james W. Jones left few days since
for Cripple Creek, presumably to go into
business.
Mrs. A. B. Webster, who has been at
tho bedside Of Mrs. Rose Feller, Flor.
ence, for the past three weeks, writes thai
her daughter is improving.
Mrs. Il. @. Maltby left on Friday
morning for visit at her old home In II.
inois and will remain several weeka
j. j. McVay, of Barber county, Ks.,
Is visiting his brother, O. H. McVay.
Daniel Carey, one of La Junta'a
leading lawyers, was in town on Monday,
accompanied by his wife.
Miss Annie Smith, Of Bloomington,
Neb., is spending the summer with hel
sister, Mrs. ]. r. McAdoo.
Many OF our town readers will Re. =
member Miss Clara L. Dittes who visit.
days since she was married TO Albert e
Krause at Travare, N. D.
H. ]. Jones, representing the Denver
Post, was among our citizens few days
since getting checks for subscriptions for
that superior evening daily.
r. A. Sabin and o. g. Hess were mp
from La Junta on Monday, on legal bus.
iness.
-Miss Floesie Elser 10 visiting the
family of Hon. Plat Wicks, Pueblo.
Mick Jordan Of Wallace, KS, after
looking over the country determined 10
make this his future home, and will come
as soon as necessary arrangements can be
made.
Morris Meyer, OF the Golden Rule,
left ON Monday for the east where he will
spend six weeks in purchasing goods and
enjoying vacation.
Mrs. W. J. Barndollar Of Pueblo
was last week the guest Of her sister-in.
law, Mrs. Sam. P. Herdman.
Geo. H. Taylor and wife left on Mon.
day for Canon City, where Mrs. Taylor
will take hot springs baths for the resto.
ration Of her health.
B. F. Powell Of Manzanola, was in
town on Monday and reported two Of hif
children quite sick with diptheria.
W. H. and J. H. Barley, sons of 8
J. Barkley, arrived few days since t
make Rocky Ford their home. Both o'
the young men are recently from the
Cripple Creek country.
q. NJ. Hall will occupy the jas. W.
Jones dwelling as soon as needed i'm
provements can be made.
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