Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06
CHURCH NEWS.

CHURCH NEWS.
-Christian Endeavor topic for next
Sunday, "Why ! love Jesus." John
4:l9; John 3:l4-l7. Leader, w. r. Hardy.
-Epworth League topic for next Sun.
day, "A wise son." Prov. 10:1; 30:l7
The meeting next Saturday after.
noon of the W. O. I. q. will be evango-
listic. Subject. Why the unbelief Of our
day? led by Mrs. Warren Mayo. All
earnestly invited to attend.
The Rev. H. b. Smith of La Junta,
holds Episcopal church service in X. P.
Hall the first Sunday Evening in each
month.
There will be union meet,ngo Of the
Young Peoples Societies, next Sunday
ut the Methodist church.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the NJ.
p. church will meet with Mrs. J. H.
Burr, tomorrow afternoon.
We are indebted to Alston Ellis Of
the State Agricultural college for bulle.
tins No. 81, on sugar Beets," and No.
SO. on "Sheep Scah." These bulletins
will be sent to my resident of Colorado
free Of charge by addressing tho director
OF the experiment station, Fort Collins,
Colo.
The Rockford House gives evidence
each day OF marked improvement In ap-
pearances. One time It was the newly
papered, painted and curtained dining
room. another, the renovated Office, to-
day it is the newly carpeted Laliea mar
lor, which is to be followed by sevo1ol
other rooms being newly carpeted.
On Tuesday the Colo. Sheep Feeding
Co. of Manzanola sent cars OF lambs To
Kansas City. It is said by good Judges
that they are the best bunch shipped
from the valley this spring, and should
top the market.
-Larmore Bros. have made an assign
ment to R. 8. Beall as assignee. Liabil.
tiles $1,000; assets 1000. It Is rumorel
that the creditors will make arrange
ments whereby the firm may continue
business.
The sth District Normal Institute
will be held at La Junta in August.
yet been selected, but Supt. Biggs in
forms us that nothing will he left undone
to make this good institute, and in the
securing Of the best instructors. The
executive committee is as follows: M. E
Biggs, President; Mrs. Emma Leggett
Supt. Of Kiowa Co., Secretary; George
McCauley, Supt. Of Bent Go. Treasurer.
Elmer Conner informs us that they
are still feeding their sheep at Kirkland
Ill, waiting for an advance in the market.
"A. E. Carol has moved his tailoring
establishment to rooms over Reifels
Hardware Store.
Tho st. James is continually adding
to it's outside and inside Improvements.
The latest is large sign on the outside
wall, also on the glass doors. The rush
on Sunday is good evidence that the st.
James is doing successful business.
Tuesday morning the state formally
reliuquished by the action of the board
Of control Of the state canal, any claim it
might have to the Twin Lakes reservoir
site. the motion to this effect being made
by John Cleghorn, warden Of tho peni-
tentiary, who IL member Of this board,
and seconded by State Engineer Field,
another member, and vas adopted unani-
mously. As we understand it this leaves
the way clear for Koons & Roberts, who
have made filing Of the site. to develop
it for storage purposes, and it is to be
hoped no further complications will arise
to delay an early completion. Messre.
Rooms and Roberts are president and
vice-president respectively Of the Colo
RADIO Land & Water Co., commonly
known as the Bob Creek Canal Co., and
it is the intention to use the water from
the reservoir to supplement that to which
this ditch is entitled from the natural
flow from the Arkansas river.