Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-01-09

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Mrs. Milton Reynolds is seriously
sick.
Harvey Maltby Is now clerking at
Cheney's.
Jos. Elmer Of Mansanola recently
returned from visit to New York.
Geo. w. Gross or Kansas City Is
visiting bis old friends in Rocky Ford.
r. 8. Beall was quite i'll with tonsil-
tits for several days but Is now about
well.
Mrs. R. g. Dalton Of La Junta spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. ]. w. ..Phen-
icie.
n. F.Hagen will this week start on
his third trip In the interest of his apiary
supplies.
X. g. Miller is in charge Of Max
wells store during the absence Of the
proprietors.
PROF. ]. NJ. Bowman on Monday re-
sumed his duties as principal ofthe Nam
xanola schools.
Mrs. Schuyler swink and Miss Ham
nah Swink enjoyed q trip to our county's
capital yesterday.
Il. r. Fenlason was among Pueblo's
visitors Last Saturday, presumably on 10.
al estate business.
y. e. Musser was almost unable TO
attend to business for several days but IL
now much improved.
". NJ. Slane having resigned his
place with the postal telegraph, is now in
The employ Of the Santa Fe.
Mayor Gracey recently took vaca-
ton from active work in the mill and
made business trip to Patterson valley.
Mrs. Davis Of Hillsboro, Kan. J, il the
guest OF her daughter, Mrs. J. w. Phen-
icie, accompanied by her son, VIII Davis.
Miss Aletha shumate of the vicinity
of Rocky Ford spent the holiday school
vacation with relatives near johnson
City, Ks.
Mrs. and Miss Armstrong Of New
town, Ohio, are guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Knock and will spend tho winter in
Colorado.
Bert Gave arrived in Rocky Ford
on Tuesday. He has sold out his dray
line in Denver and will try his fortune
at Cripple Greek.
M. L. Meyer Of the Golden Ruls
spent most Of his holiday vacation with
many friends in Pueblo, Colorado
Springs and Denver.
-Rocky Ford friends hsvo recently
entertained the following ladies' from La
Junta: Misses Jennie Burnett, Mary
Lynn and Hattie Haviland.
-Mlss Alice McNutt, teacher In the
Longmont public schools, spent her holi.
day vacation with T. F. Godding, Sr., and
other relatives in Rocky Ford.
VIII Guthrie left last week for tho
State Agricultural College, Fort Collins.
It IL MI. Guthrie's intention TO finish mp
his studies with law course.
The lake on r, NJ. Harsin's farm tvo
miles east Of Rocky Ford has been .
favorite skating place for our young peo-
pie during the past 6ne skating season.
After FIVE years Of steady work with
the Milling and Elevator Go. Sidney
knight has been promoted to the posi-
tion OF under-miller, B. w. Bell resign
ing.
Col. Billy Green Of Rocky Ford ex-
poets to leave shortly for Pagosa Springs,
where he will bathe in their famous wa
ters and meet with sure cure for rheu-
matism.-La Junta Watermelon.
Vim. Agee recently did a wise act in
going up to Boulder and getting married.
The bride was Miss Ixell Moody and the
happy couple are now at home two miles
east Of town. II bachelor, 60 thou and
do likewise.
Geo. Stick, who farmed A. c.
Comer's place last year, is now absent on
= trip 70 his old home IN eastern Araps-
ho county after farming implements, eto.
He will permanently locate near Rocky
Ford.
Il. @. Swink 10 among the latest Of
our citizens to be attacked by the Grip
pie Creek fever. He left last Thursday
Tor the great camp with several teams
duct general teaming business.
Mr.. Hamilton of Rocky Ford was in
town Thursday looking up q residence
with the intention Of moving to La Jun.
ta.-Miss Flora Lambert Of Rocky
Ford is visiting this week with Miss Min
ME Hawkins.-LaJunta Tribune.
DR.. O. E. Palmer OF Catlin was
among our callers on Saturday. He was
accompanied by his cousin, Bort Palmer,
OF Jewel City, Kans., who will probably
spend sorne months in the Arkansas val
Icy and may locate permanently.
Married, on the evening Of Jan. I,
at the Presbyterian parsonage, by Rev.
Warren Mayo, Mr.. Claud Myer, to Miss
Ethel German, both of Connorsville,
Ind. Our congratulations herewith. The
bride:is relative Of Postmaster Salyer.
Mr.. J. D. Denison, principal of the
schools at st. Francis, Kan, and friend
Of Mr.. and Mrs. q. g. Ringer, passed
through Rocky Ford Saturday ON the
Bly, enroute for home, having been at
Lamar visiting friends during the holi.
days.
Andy waddington was down from
his Fowler ranch, travelling on his bicy-
Gle and left on his return at $50, saying
that he would reach home at noon, max
ing the round trip In half q day. The
round trip distance is 60 miles.-Water-
melon.
Jos. Elmer and W. II. McCaskill of
Msnzanola were initiated into the mys-
tories Of the Royal Arch degree at La Jun
Ia, Tuesday evening. E. ]. Smith, B. o.
Dye, Chas. Rocker, DR.. Kearby and Karl