Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-09-02


unabated riyor and thousands OF tons OF
hny are going up in splendid condition.
Tho Ordway letter arrived too late
for use this week but that locality will
have much space in next weeks Enter
prise.
Il. N. Hendricks was the purchaser
OF the old school house at auction last
Tuesday. Price paid s3L
This issue is not mp to the usunl
newsy standard OF the Enterprise. but
look out for a paper next week ms full Of
nowsy items as IN egg 10 Of meat.
"A Kansas City man, wife and daugh-
ter, passed through on the Sania Fe for a
mountain trip few weeks ago. They
were SO impressed with the beauty Of the
Rocky Ford country TINT on their return
last week they stopped over couple OF
days to make closer inspection. It is
unnecessary to say that the Rocky Ford
country will bear examination.
We have received copy Of tho Colo
RADIO City Chronicle, edited by T. B. Will
son. Judging from one item it must be
our Tom, the original md only Tom
Wilson. He says Manitou is "cursed"
with several people who want to suppress
Sunday liquor selling by Col. f. l.. NJ.
Smith, (who runs the boss gambling
house OF Manitou.) Col. Smith is spoken
Of in terms OF highest respect.
-Dah's lots in namin nnimiles,
Ez white folks orter know;
I call mer mule Prosperity"
Because he move SO slow.
--Waehington Star.
Recent additions and painting mike
Postmaster Salyer's cottage one OF the
neatest in town.
The occupancy of the Rocker Hagen
block is now definitely settled except one
room. The Rocky Ford Grocery Co.
will occupy the corner next the Santa Fe
track, then comes Ferlen's dry goods
store, followed by Wilson & Co.'S hard
ware and Cheney's grocery store. The
southeast corner room has not been
leased but there are some rumors OF the
opening OF a new bank therein.
-Ex Governor Flower says: Let us
not sit on the coat-tails OF progress and
holler 'Whoar" The governor is evil
IDENTIFY an advocate OF the free and unlim-
tied coinage Of language.--Denver Post
script.
The farmer youth with lovelit eyes,
Says OF his maiden sweet:
NoW lsu buo u pTeSlOub pEALSs
She's worth her weight in wheat!'
= The Rocky Mountain News figures
out that, at present ruling prices, the
farmers OF Colorado will gain about
81, 800, 600 on the sale OF their wheat crop
this year over the money received last
year for that staple. II used for that
purpose the gain alone will pay of ff-
teen hundred 81 600 farm mortgages.
About dusk the other evening a
buggy was seen to drive into Albert
Conner's melon fidld on G. T. Covers
place and load up with 25 pound melons.
Mr.. Conner wns there, not with a shot
gun but to pick out the ripe melons for
has promising field OF sweet potatatoes
from which he intends to ship an entire
car load.
-Otero county appears among the
list OF those WHO hnve becn given new
postmns.ers. Not Rocky Ford. however,
only Timpas, Frank Lance being ap-
pointed.
Melon growers mako a mistake
when they allow n 25 pound melon to
ride for two miles on the iron. bound
edge OF the wagon box. Also when tho
boys arc allowed to sit on the melons ms
the wagon comes to town. Wo suppose
that such evidences OF bad management
are rare but they should be rnrer.
M. Crabb, General agent for the
Midland Savings and Loan Co., OF Dem
yer, has been doing a good business in
Rocky Ford for the past week. 4 local
board will be organized and several
loans made.
Always lively town Rocky Ford is
fairly outdoing herself this year.
The melancholy days are here, tho
juiciest OF the year.
The farmers are right in the swim
this year. They deserve their good
fortune.
The Santa Fe is making the melon
side track two blocks longer.
The Denver Republican urges n
largo attendance from that city Water.
melon Day.