Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-01-30

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this column with desirable local news.
Bert Cave is now in the livery busi-
ness Mt Cripple Greek.
Prof. Bowman of Catlin was with
Rocky Ford friends Saturday and Sum
day.
Miss Bessie Clark spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends in Manzanola.
Mrs. J. B. Pearce OF La Junta is the
guest OF Mrs. w. f. Anderson and Mrs.
L. N. Hendricks.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii swink are the
proud posseesors OF new girl baby,
born this morning.
Mr.. ind Mrs. Phillip Reifels babe Is
recovering after dangerous illness.
Miss Theodosia G. Barkley Of Pue-
bio spent Saturday and Sunday with her
parents in Rocky Ford
Our Mexico subscriber, r. NJ.
subscription money from Hot Springs,
Ark. Mr.. Thomas has the honor Of hay-
ing the most advanced date on our mail
ing list-lst Aug. 97.
Forty friends slipped in on Mr.. and
baskets filed with substantials and lux l.
ries and enjoyed feast and a good social
time.
Mark K, Hutchinson Of the vicinity
OF Fowler has been selected by the Pue-
bio County Commissioners to cooperate
with Otero county in stamping out hog
cholera along the border line.
john Cassatt was up from Rocky
Ford last week shaking hands with old
friends-Florence Refiner.
John Stanbridge and wife leave this
evening for Black Earth, Wis, their old
home, for permanent residence, this alti-
tude proving too high for Mrs. STAN
bridge. Mr.. S. has sold his farm to his
father, Walter Stanbridge, late Of Denver.
The best wishes Of many friends accoms
pany Mr.. and Mrs. Stanbridge.
The Rockford House perlor was tho
scene of pleasant social event yester-
day afternoon. Among the guests were
Mr.. G.. Il. Clafilin and Miss Setta Ever
cit, Mr.. 81 Dennis and Miss Bernice
Jones, all OF Ordway. Rev. s. J. Greear
was called in and the first named couple
J were made man and wife. Tho happy
pair left for Ordway yesterday even.
ing not caring if it was raining.
Rev. Grecar, Baptist minister Of
Rocky Ford, preached every night this
week in the NJ. E. church concluding the
fourth week of these revival services.
Mr.. Gresar is q man OF commanding ap-
pcarance and fine orator, amply filling
Leader.
Personals from Manzauola Fruit
Grower: j. N. Benty returned from
southwest Kansas Monday night, otter
an absence of some days.-H. d. Dye
visited Cripple Greek last week md
gives u very distressing account Of the
human suiferings up there.-J. Q.
Gracey, Rocky Ford's popular mayor,
Tho mayor is all right.-Maudie and
Libbio Gibson have moved to Rocky
Ford. They were favorites in school and
will be missed very much.
The Grand Valley Visiting Circle
dinner at Hon. J. H. Crowley's last
Thursday attracted about 60 persons,
who enjoyed the usual feast and social
reunion. Ono feature of the dinner
spoke eloquently for Colorado climate.
Although it was midwinter, tables were
OF May day picnic in the east. Anoth-
or evidence Of the superiority OF the
Rocky Ford country IL you would enjoy
life unvexed by blizzards, snow storms
and cyclones.
"A. d. Gray, one of tho former own.
ers OF the Enterprise, seems to have met
with disaster in the publication Of pa
per at Rico. However, Mr.. Gray is
smooth as oil and rs surely lights on his
feet as does O cat, and he will doubtless
be heard from with new paper soon.