Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-11-19
Real Estate and Building.

Real Estate aud Building.
j. N. Kinney has purchased two lots
on Swink avenue Of Holmes & Newton,
Salt Lake, consideration $50. OF course
it is his intention to build at an early
day.
Mr.. Van Daring's dwelling on Swink
avenue is making progress.
g. H. Kingery has recently pur-
chased 80 acres Of land of 0. f. Adams
west of town. He has also bought
span Of fine gray horses and is fixing up
to firm IN good style.
w. g. Lewis has purchased two lots
OF j. E. Gauger in the northeastern part
of town and will soon begin the construc-
ton Of good dwelling.
Work is progressing ON the founda-
tions of the Baptist church, John Lane
doing the work. Fred Cheek has the
contract for the brick work and F. NJ.
Hines for the carpentering.
DIR. S. H. Pollock ls having the
foundation laid for a good brick dwelling
on lots recently purchased.
DIR. f. w. Kearby is planning to
build n $1,000 dwelling in the near fl-
ture. The location has not yet been set
tied.
Tho school board have solved tho
question OF additional room, but not Just
as they would liked to have done h9d
money been moro prentiful. Tho old
school house will be enlarged by the nd
dition OF cloak room and will accommo-
date about sixty Of tho smaller pupils.
But the time Is fast approaching WHOM
our present achool facilities will have to
be almost doubled.
u. r. Wells, ono of Pueblo's moet
competent and rcliublo architects, has
been in town this week and will most
probably furnish the plans and supervise
the construction OF the Hagen.R Rocker
block.
Excavations have been mnde within
the past few days preliminary to work on
the fine Hagen. Rocker block. Excava-
tions were mado in several portions OF
the block to ascertain what kind Of foun-
dation should be placed under the struc-
ture. Tho work hns developed the fact
that the block can be erected ns proposed
with very substantial foundations. The
plans for this elegant now block are be-
ing prepared. 1t will contain five large
store rooms fronting on Muin street, all
OF which will hnvo fino plate glass fronts.
A portion OF tho second story will proba-
bly, be arranged for u large public hall.
Work on tho building will be COM
menced in the early spring. When hu.
ished tho block will be by far the finest
in town and a credit to q plnce much
larger than Rocky Ford.
Hon. Platt Wicks, OF Pueblo, has been
with MS for tho past week looking after
tho thrcshing on his prosperous Grand
Valley ranch. From GO acres OF alfalfa
he threshed 400 bushels OF seed-thanks
to the unavoidable scarcity Of High Line
water.
Price & Lance have been doing some
very effective advertising by means OF
handsome posters from the Enterprise
Office.
For ono month longer the days will
continue to grow shorter.
H. E. Ellingwood is again absent in
Now Mexico to purchase another lot OF
lambs. He is confident that the outlook
for profit in feeding sheep is excellent.
This ia an industry for which the Rocky
Ford country has unequalled advantages
and the number OF sheep fattened for
market in this portion OF the valley
should constantly increase.
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Tho various rooms In tho Public
Schools will have special Thanksgiving
exercises Friday afternoon.
The Enterprise office can take m
other Thanksgiving turkey from some
subscriber blessed with number Of
these popular birds.
The finest sheep over brought to the
Arkansas valley were received by L. II.
Orcutt few days since. Tho importa-
ton composed 81 registered Cotswolds
purchased at Snelrs Grove, Ontario.
S. McCarty wears the belt for tur-
kcy raising in Otero County. Ono hun.
drcd Of tho fine crop of 1896 will be the
foundation Of u shooting match ut Man.
zanola Tuesdny next.
j. N. Kinney has ornamented the
front Of the Spot Cash grocery with lot
OF fine silver signs-presumnbly FREQ sill
yer, 16 ounces to pound OF sugar, tobac.
CO, etc.
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