Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-06-04

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new phaoton supplied by Ellingwood &
ANDY Dean made business trip to
his Ordway farm tho first Of the week.
MIR. and Mrs. Winchester Of Olney
spent several days last week with their
daughters in Rocky Ford. School hav-
ing closed the Misses Winchester havo
returned home.
Miss Theodosia g. Barley having
closed her term Of teaching in the Dam
forth building, Pueblo, returned to her
Rocky Ford home Saturday evening.
Mrs. j. P. GARDENER left few days
since for Cottonwood Falls, Kans., where
she will spend her school vacation.
Rocky Ford was the scene of very
pretty wedding on Tuesday last when
MI. F. @. Dorman Of Pueblo, flourish
ing young grocer on Grand avenue, took
INTO hemself wife. Miss Edith G.. Cas-
sett, daughter OF ono Of the largest and
most prosperous ranchmen in the neigh
borhood OF Rocky Ford, is the lady. She
is young, we'll educated and one OF the
bells OF the town in which she resided.
This is no surprise to those who have
been noticing Mr.. Dormnn's visits to
Rocky Ford, and all wish to extend their
hearty congratulations to the newly we'd
ded pair.-Florence Re6ner.
Miss LAURA Gates will leave in
short time for visit Of month or more
with her brother in Lake City, Colo, after
which she will return to her old home id
Alton, H., for the summer.
H. 8. Burke left on Saturday for o
visit with his son at Sterling.
e. J. Smith was in Denver Tuesday
and Wednesday attending the Grand
Commandery Knights Templar.
Miss Kate NJ. Allen, stenographer,
OF La Junta is this week again helping
g. NJ. Hall in his Office work.
Prof. and Mrs. Bolles accompanied
by Miss Laura Gates left this morning
overland for Las Animas to visit for sew.
eral days with brother OF Mr.. Bolles.
The members of the Wadsworth
Relief Corps desire to thank the livery
men for the use Of their conveynnces TO
to tho cemetery on Decoration Day.
s.. II. Kingcry and family are COM
located in Il. F. Hagen's new
brick house.
Andy Deans family visited friends
in Grand Valley over Sundny.
q. NJ. Hall made business trip to
La Junta Tuesday.
On Tuesday night the band boys
turned out in full force and two hack
loads went to Manzanola to serenade
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Bowman. They
werc cordially met by tho Prof. and Mrs.
Bowman and treated to ice cream, cake
and oranges. They spent most enjoy.
able evening, returning in the wee small
hours OF morning.
Tho Rocky Ford High School has
from Congressman Boil for the
school library copy Of the report OF tho
Commissioner Of Fisheries.
We are indebted to Henry Clark for
the finest and largest head Of lettuce We
have seen this season.
Tho Enterprise office this week got
out neat speed programs for tho coming
Fair.
IN. W, Terry is just putting the fn-
iahing touches on the houses Of Chas. 81.
Green and J. Mckinley.
j. E. Musser has added to the COM
fort of his new homo by building a COM
modious porch.
-"There are no flies on" the State
Bank of Rocky Ford and the manage
ment do not want the presence Of the an
noying insects within the building as evil
denced by the new screens which are be-
ing put up.
Rocky Ford's many beautifully shad-
ed avenues are fine for driving and an
addition can easily be made to the drive
by opening up the street which runs on
the bank Of the Rocky Ford canal. This
street should be opened up for travel
from Main street two blocks eastward.
--Iewould be splendid idea for Rocky
Ford to start q rock pile for the benefit
OF box car tourists who infest this city.
These men must cat and they should be
made to earn 1t by good hard work, and
in this way the city could be reimbursed
for the expense Of looking after such fell
lows. There is Of course difference
between men who are honestly looking
for work and are unable to procure it,
and tho professional bum, and there
should be difference made between the
two classes; the unfortunate should re-
ceiye aid and encouragement, and the
other class should receive such warm
reception that they would be anxious to
give Rocky Ford the Ego BY"
"A. NJ. jackson, Geo. Daring and F.
Y. Hauck each believe thnt they have
the finest and fastest buggy horse in
town. All are training for speed and it
may take race and jury to decide the
merits of the three favorite horses.
Last evening, and since the above was in
type, the race took place at the Fair
grounds. There were nine entries by the
following owners besides those above:
F. J. Steward, Ed. De Scent, Fred
Haines, 8. w. Cressy, w. @. Steele and
Gus. Thompson. The entrance fee Of So
formed the purse which was divided into
three mcnies-GO, 80 and 10 per cent.
First heat was taken by Ed. De Scents
Juanita in 1:35; Daring second; Steward
third. Second heat Daring first; De
Scent second; Steward third; time 1 81.
Third heat won by De Scent; Daring
second; Cressy third. The heats were
half-mile. Tho race was quite novel and
interesting, affording a great fund OF
amusement to both on.lookers and par
ticipants and settled the question at issue
to the entire satisfaction Of all concerned.
Last Sunday afternoon the report Of
a gun was heard back Of d. II. Neely's
livery stable and large calibre bullet
came through the side Of the house in
which Mr.. +. B. Bolles lives and fell up
on tho bed from which Mrs. Bolles had
only Just taken their infant child. Mr..