Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-01-16
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Mrs. Bristol continues 10 improve
her property ON Main street.
The mild weather Of last week caused
bees.
The Knights Of Maccabees installed
their new Officers st Rsokers Hall Tues.
day evening.
When O. II. Movay's hne, large
brick barn u completed he will have the
finest structure Of that kind in Rocky
Ford.
y. @. Foulke, clerk, takes great pleas
uro this month In giving Woodmen NO.
tioe that there will be no assessment Tor
January.
During 1895 the farmers who devoted
much Of their time 70 bee raising made
more money than those who gave their
CHIEF attention 70 corn culture.
Several itsns IN this issue were On
hand for Last week but were LETT over IN
order that the paper might reach IT. rea-
ders - nearly on time - possible.
y. NJ. snowden and other Rocky
Ford citixens are reported TO have sold .
Cripple Greek mine for $4,000. It was
near Stratton's famous Independence
mine.
Horace Knight IL now operating
commission houses at Indepe0denoe and
Victor. He left yesterday for Cripple
Creek where he will open another hou0e.
The business here Will be In charge Of g.
II. Herdmsn.
The State Bank OF Rosky Ford has
our thanks for handsome and useful cal
endars. In addition to the chronology
they impart the information that Cashier
Smith Is agent for number Of good In
surance companies.
Mutton is at discount In Chicago
unless extra fine and $40 was the high
est price paid for Christmas lambs.
What Rocky Ford feeders arc most in
terested in now is to know how our win
ter fed lambs are going to sell In the
spring. It 10 hoped that paying prices
will prevail
%. b, McVay has decided 70 give his
2200 pound drill quit-claim deed TO Q
hole 1,165 feet deep. The Santa Fe
doesn't want the hole; Nc doesn't want
the drill, 20 they have determined 10 shut
OF the well at 635 feet, the depth at
which the 50 gallon aow was struck.-
La Junta Times.
Mrs. NJ. J. Hitchcock ordered the
Enterprise sent to W. L. Bodenhamer,
Chetopa, KA.. for one year a. Christ:
INNS gift. Mr.. r: expresses himself
much pleased with its reception, it's col
umns helping to some extent to renew the
acquaintanceships Of former years. Mr..
Bodenhamer is q sufferer from rheuma-
tism and would do we'll to return TO the
sunny Arkansas valley.
The new owners OF the Santa Fe
have elected to not assume the contract
made by the old management with La
Junta in regard to the operation Of the
city water works. By this contract the
city was to furnish the Santa Fe with
water for period Of ten years from date
Of Hale, paying therefor Sl25 per month.
In return.the company was to furnish the
city water pumps with steam at the rate
Of S75 per month. The city will now az
range to furnish their own steam.
The Denver News fairly covered t.
self with glory on Now Years day. An
edition was issued which was mammoth
insboth size and number Of copies. All
portions Of the state were represented BY
extensive descriptions Of their respective
resources, all fully illustrated. The i'm
colored ithographic cover. A special
train made extra early delivery OF the
papers over the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad II takes enterprise and money
to push the newspaper business In that
way.
During the past week Mrs. o. g.
Fowler has been furnishing the people Of
Rocky Ford an immense amount Of in
struction and entertainment. Her lee.
lures ON phrenolo9y have been listened
to by large and interested audiences.
Her character reading was the source OF
much amusement, the well-known char.
scteristics Of many people being told IN
Q manner to surprise the audience and
amuse everybody except the viotims.
Mrs. Fowler will remain at the Swink
Hotel during the week and she will give
charts fully describing character and
mental possibilities.
The Denver Republican issued val
uable New Years edition containing pro-
fusely illustrated write-ups Of the miner
al, agricultural, educational, and other
interest of the state, The facts present.
ed 10 the public cannot but be OF much
service In attracting attention to Colora-
do, as this special edition has had an ex-
tensive circulation outside the state. A
V6Iy uauu9Ou0 utuOSIdpuoA CONoH GU
closed the many-paged paper. In .
prominent place ON the cover was pic
ture Of Crowley's Fairview orchard, the
fine engraving showing both the orchard
and the stacks Of apples as they appeared
at gathering time.
Rocky Ford now has one OF the
handsomest publications In the state.
We have before us No. l, Vol. l OF the
Colorado Mirror. It is printed on dne
paper, which allows liberal use Of half
tone cuts which show mp just what the
valley is doing in horticultural and agri-
cultural development. The pages OF the
Mirror are filed with matter showing up
the resources and future prospects, OF the
valley in good shape and it promises TO
do much good in attracting attention -
our acknowledged advantages. The
name of A. A. Hughes appears as editor
but we understand that W. r. Gibson
and L. R Fenlason are interested in the
paper.
Horace knight recently sent two
men from Rocky Ford to Victor to work
in his commission house there. The
agreed price was rs cents day and
board. They had been working but q
few days when the walking delegate of a
labor organisation came around and
asked what wages they were getting. On