Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-28


either In person or by postal card. ny so do.
ine You will confer favor and help us MI
this column with desirable local news.
Mrs. White 0f Pueblo ia visiting her
parents. q. #. Gerbing and wife, She
drove through with Shetland pony and
curt. making fast time.
Rev. Warren Mayo left this morning
10 attend Presbytery at Pueblo. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Mayo.
III. J. Green is visiting relatives al
house and may stay several weeks.
Mrs. W. E. Anderson expects to
move TO Rontt county next week. Joining
her husband, who is mining there. Tho
Anderson homestead will be occupied by
D. II. Neely.
-Jo. II. Price was with us few days
recently.
Rocky Ford sent good delegation
to the church entertainment ut Ordway
Friday evening. Tho party consisted Of
II. =. Ellingwood md wife, G.. II. Win.
chell and wife, Rev. H. NJ. Mayo and
wife, Miss Frances Knapp, Mrs. G. G.
Ament and Miss Boil Robinoldt. The
evenings program consisted Of literary
and musical numbers followed by straw.
berries, cake md cream. All report q
very pleasant time. Mrs. Ament, Mrs
Winchell and Misses Robinoldt and
Knapp took part in the musical portion
OF tho program and their melody was
highly appreciated by our Ordwny neigh.
bors.
j. E. Godiing on Monday returned
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been to to look aitcr the opening Of that
Godding has been the moving spirit
since the beauties and advantages Of the
place were discovered.
Last Saturday evening the Odd
Fellows surprised the Rebekahs by call
ing near the close Of the lodge, taking
charge OF tho affairs and afterward intro.
ducing Strawberries and cream. A most
enjoyable time is reported.
On Tuesday Of last week Charlie
Dorland OF Pueblo came down to Patter.
son Valley and accompanied by Miss
Edith Caxett drove to La Junta. They
returned man and wife. Approved.
e. E. Phillips, representing the J.
D. Miller Mercantile Co., Pueblo, was
doing business in Rocky Ford and neigh.
boring towns last week. Mr.. Philips ia
much impressed with the beauty OF
Rocky Ford and the advantages it ofcrf
for residence and heis thinking seriously
of moving his family here. This is a
Last evening, at tho home OF the
brides parents in Manzanola, Prof. j. w.
Bowman, principal Of the Manzanola
was married to Miss Helen Ross,
This marriage has our hearty approval
and our wish is that the present happi.
ness of the young couple may never
suffer an eclipse.
Reporting marriages IN advance oi
tho actual fact is always risky, and the
editorial scalp has been in danger in past
years from too much enterprise in that
direction. We came near making such q
break last week. Mr.. Isaac Adair and
Miss Laura Williams wero not married
at La Junta last Thursday as we stated
but wore made one at Ration, N. NJ, the
day. Furthermore, they we've
not accompanied by Mr.. George Lar.
more and Miss Nettie Larmore. We
took the chances on reporting an event
not yet accomplished and the result is
this chapter Of errata. Since the above
was in type we have ascertained ad
iitional facts. Mr.. Adair and Mis-
Williams were married by Rev. W. E
Collett. at La Junta. Soon after the
they learned that the laws oi
Colorado forbid tho marriage Of cousins
Hence, they went to Ration, N. NJ.
second marriage certificate.
We have information of another wed
ding to occur almost any evening, but
we shall give no hint of who the parties
are until the officiating preacher makes
affidavit to having performed the cere
mony.
Misses Lulu and Myrtle Ament ol
La Junta were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. @. g. Ament one day last week.
Maxwell Bros. on Monday returned
from brief visit to the cet1ars.
Mrs. d. W. Barley is spending ,
few days with old friends in Pueblo.
"A party Of Rocky Ford young people
20. g. Crawford, Harry Badger ane
Roy Farley and Misses Lola, Jennie anc
Vaida Winchester made Carey Badger O.
the Holbrook country q visit Saturda,
evening.
Mrs. Minnie Clark was surprised Mon.
day evening by the calls of a number OF
friends who dropped in to help celebrate
her thirtieth birthday. A handsome al
bum was presented by the visiting
friends. The occasion was q pleasant
one FOR all.
H. S. Burke, who has been spending
several months with his son-in-law. Hon
Platt Wicks, Pueblo, is making a visi
with his daughters, Mrs. Elser and Mrs
Robins.
e. j. Smith will visit Denver mex
week as delegate to the Grand Com
mandery knights Templar..
We yesterday received q call from
W. A. Totten Of the Fullerton, Neb
journal, who is making a tour of Colo
RADIO mountains and plains.
Mrs. Henninger of Fowler was the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. Ament on Satur
day.
j. L. Stumpf OF Las Animas spen
Sunday with Rocky Ford friends.
L. r. White left yesterday morninI
for the st. Charles country with some 70
head of CATTLE He expects to return t
Rocky Ford next winter.
Frank Bingham, wife and family c
Rocky Ford. relatives of Mr.. and Mrs
Ross, visited in our city Sunday after
noon.-B. U. Dye and wife, father an,
,,atIor ~ our ahu ustlinp" Horace. accom-