Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-12-31

will be part Of the program next Satur-
day evening.
The Library Lecture Course for
1862.
d. L.. RAIDER, d. D., "The Turk and
his Place in History" Jan. Z.
Bishop Fl. W. Warren, ID. d., Forces
in Sunbeam" Feb. %.
with Mrs. F. J. Smith next Tuesday aft-
ernoon, Jan. 5th at 3 o'clock.
The Fowler Town & Land Co., W.
E. Alexander, president, is distributing n
lot Of printed matter to advertise the now
departure which the Fowler country is
about to make. The folders have large
number OF fine bnls.tone pictures of Or
chards, farm houses, etc, which show up
big rcd apple looms mp on tho smaller
folders. The Arkansas valley justiiies
such advertising rs it is receiving.
The Woodmen dance at X. p. hall
last Thursday evening attracted forty
couple.
B. +. Gilmore LEFT Saturday morn
ing to look after Frank Bingham's cattle
which are in tho vicinity Of Lns Animns.
On Christmas day, by tue special in-
vitation OF Landlord Atkinson. we dined
Mt the Rockford house. Tho bill OF fare
included oysters, the conventional and
traditional turkey. mince pie and very
many other good things which go to
make n high-grade dinner. Would TINT
Christmas came every month and TINT
Landlord Atkinson would not weaken on
his holiday hospitality.
A large and fine 1897 calendar comes
to MS from tho well.knowu printing house
OF W. +. Robinson & Co. OF Denver.
1t is rumored that the postal tclc-
graph Office will he reopened by W. n.
Townnond in the room now occupied by
Gibson " Fenlgson.
Rocky Ford comes to the front in u
now line of business. A few day1 since
the pcnitcntiary commissioner RdTer-
tiscd for bids for furnishing fresh meats
for the prison. On opening tho bids 1t
was found that our fellow-townsman,
Geo. Hammond. was tho lowest aud beat
bidder. To secure this contract he lind
to compete with some OF the largest
slaughtering houses in tho state.
George A. Wilson brought 1000
sheep from Olney last Saturday and is
feeding them on Bloom Dyes place
whore he has the advantage of pure nr-
tesinn water warm from the well,
A fcw days since John Husliaw was
ropins come mules. After catching one
Of the mules the rope became cntanglei.
about his arm aud he was thrown hoav-
lily and dragged for short distance. His
left shoulder blade was broken and he
will take n rest from heavy work for SOW
ernl weeks.
--Jnmes Steward OF Wisconsin, who
purcha hased the Shaufn.r tract
near NJ. ID. l.. Haight's, is greatly i'm
proving his now homo.
Our crack shots were treated To n
great surprise fcw days since. In a
little shooting match for three turkeys
q. =. Randall won the entire lot. Con-
ecqucntly Hon. J. II. Crowley, s. ".
Crcssy, Lee Bird md Jake Scott all
have the dumps. Crcssy feels the worst.
The work Of cleaning the Otero en-.
nal IL actively progressing. The commit
tee having the work in charge consists Of
j. +. Burke. II. II. Norton aud II. Say
age. Tho dam near Fowler, which was
canal hns been put in shape 10 carry wa
ter the holders OF the water rights will
give their attention to the settlement OF
tho ownership OF the canal, which ut this
time is in u somewhat uncertain condi-
ton.
--Ar.esian well No. 4 has reached the
first Dakota sandstone Mt about 500 fcct.
The well is now nearly 9OO foot deep and
hn n t.Nt
minute. The last strata passed through
is somewhat conglomerate, making diff
cult drilling. The well will be cascd
md tho drilling continued through tho
second wator-belring sandstone which
will probably make tho well about LOO
feet deep. An abundant flow is antici-
pated.
In his magazine reading the other
day our boy. David, saw n picture OF a
gray horse which WINS ridden by Napo-
leon in his European campaigns which
borc the same brands rs the well.known
horse. Doc" daily driven by the editor
Of tho Enterprise. This IL somewhat re-
and we hope profitable discov-
cry. Our theory il that "Doc' is the
steed owned by the hero OF Aus
terlitz and we have consequently marked
him up to $1,000. This figure is named
Tor the purpose of selling him to some
admircr Of Napoleon and not for
any use which might be made OF the val.
nation in relation to the next personal
assessment.
Some patent medicine mon are as
cheeky MS the typical lightning rod agent
who iiourishcd in the era when people
serc foolish enough to invest in such |
Iiimbng. About this time OF year we
receive from Hood n package
which gives us ''that tired feeling which |
everybody has in the spring and which |
some men have the entire year. DIR. |
Hood sends us four OF his 1897 calendars, |
lf which he distributes several millions, |
The famous sarsaparilla man requests us |
o give the calendars notice winch shall |
include statement that he will send |
my person calendar on receipt of six |
cents in stamps. The cheesiness of the |
proposition is this: Every druggist hn. !
he calendars TO give away and every I
sheet of the calendar advcrtises Hoods ,
business. 1t is to his interest 10 scatter
he calendars gratis, bnt i, the people
nm be induced TO send cents for them
hero should be no kick mnd,-rxcnpt Inv