Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-12-09

With the widening market for Colo
RADIO products throughout the east comes
a great increase in the shipment Of alfalfa
from the Arkansas valley. A rate oi
S4.50 per ton from the valley to st. Louis
has been made and with alfalfa finding a
good demand in St. Louis at $40 per ton.
a good market with fair profit is as.
sured.
Mrs. A. Il. Hamlin recently pur.
chased Of Senator Swink five-acre tract
Just on the southern borders of town
The price paid was $40 per acre. Since
the purchase she has been offered an ad-
vance Of $50 per acre. But the tract
was purchased to be improved and q
dwelling will be built in due time.
There seems to be no other way but
for the people to pay whatever price the
Standard Oil company asks for coal oil,
but when their own price is paid good
article ought to be furnighed. Some of
the oil now being retailed in Rocky Ford
is failure for Illuminating purposes.
j. W. Coffey, the Colorado Springs
commission man who handled Rocky
Ford cantaloupes in Little England last
season, was in town last week interview.
ing the directors in regard to a contract
for next season. Mr.. Coffey and his
business associates have faith in Rocky
Ford soil and have purchased 70 acres Of
land near town, u part of which will be
planted to cantaloupes next season. Mr..
Coffey has Joined the Melon Growers
Association and proposes to ship through
it whether or not he gets the contract for
the Springs for next year.
"A shooting match for number Of
turkeys will take place at the fair
grounds next Saturday.
Follow the crowd and you will find
yourself in some store which is literally
advertised.
After short spell Of winter spring.
like weather was with US Tuesday.
Bill Burton takes some pride in be-
ing gambler and displays money to
show his success in that line, but he
kicks like Texas steer against the
charge Of being petty thief, as indicated
in last weeks ENTERPRIsl. Mr.. Burton
should lis receipt for the cash he had
paid for one OF the watches, and has
doubtless adjusted the other watch affair
to the satisfaction of the owner. Our &C.
count of the suit last week should doubt
less have said that the judgment of JUS
tice Green's court was that Burton be
fined the amount Of the costs, $10.50, and
restore the property.
The regular county tencher's OK.
animation will be held in the county
uperintendents Office, La Junta, Dec.
II and Is.
TO whom it may interest: A citizen
of Rocky Ford was in Denver and told a
newspaper reporter, among other things,
that there was no such corporation as
"The Rocky Ford Irrigation Co." He
was quoted in print rs saying that there
was no Rocky Ford Ditch Co. Such q
bad error having been made It will be
Just to conclude that the published in
terview contained other errors.
The Fowler Tribune will now be
printed at home, Mr.. Davenport having
purchased OF Gibson & Fenlason the or.
iginal Republican Office outflt-the type
and presses with which NJ. E. Springer
started that paper.
The Oxford Farmers ditch flume
across the Chicosa has been completed,
City Marshal Robertson informs us
that the fellow who passed two counter
ielt SlU notes in Rocky Ford LAST week
has been arrested in Las Animas, where
he succeeded in getting rid OF three more
OF the same sort. His name is Larry
oNeii and he is now in Jail in Denver.
H. A. Dawley's buggy horse ran last
week. Mre. Dawley and two children
were thrown out and somewhat bruised
but no serious injuries inflicted. The
horse took fright at bucking broncho.
break horses.