Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-04-22
w. r. TARBOx

M Il r. OH ANDISE
For Sale at lowest
prices for cash
Call and SEQ me.
Mrs. NJ. A. Williams arrived Sunday
evening from Sherman, Texas and is
now stopping with her son J. q. Williams
tended tho dance ut Manzanola last Fri
day evening and report n pleasant time.
Dave Waugh and Ed Farra drove to
Rocky Ford Monday.-Dick Williams
took the train Tuesday evening for
Stuart, Colo. and expects to be gone
about two months--Tho G. l.. & w.
Co. aro resetting some fruit trecs.-
l.. w. Spickelmier OF Columbus, KS. ar
r1ved Tuesday. He was hero two years
neo aud hns many friends.-Wm. Nc
Neil, w. g. Shumate and Tracy Marsh
camp Mt Russell by the overland route.
-Several from town havo been haul
ing hay from the Boston farm the past
weck.-Mr. O. l.. Webster, headyatc
keeper for the Bob Creek canal, came
down Saturday night returning Sunday
morning. G. j.. has many friends here
who are always glad to SEQ him. -. B.
kutch and wife drove to La Junta last
Sundny.-Aiex Gray was at Rocky
Ford Saturlay.-Thc aio. z. pay car
was hero last Tuesday and made happy
OF Horse creek was in town last Satnr-
day ON businsss.-Ed. McClain OF
Manzanola was in this vicinity last Fri
day buying hogs Harry Gull. foreman
OF tho Boston farm was in from Bradbury
last Saturday p. @. Dunlap has been
1t Rocky Ford the past week insisting
Fred Cheek in laying brics.-Al Hous-
ton who has been layeI up for some time
with the rheumatism is able To be around.
Mrs. L. q. Graham returned Satur-
day evening from her visit in Pueblo ac-
Mrs. q. W. Mccoy has been quito
ill.-Mr. Piper is arranging the interior
OF his new home expecting to begin
housekeeping III II week o. tHo.-Thc
front part OF tho old printing Office hns
been pspegei and tho building will bc
used us u rcsidcncc.-'rhe hotel lawn is
looking green mad very prstty.-Mr.
ku;ch haa been making some very nee
cssary improvements n; his home the last
two wccks.-Rcv. Corey is out on his
lawn every day with tho hose coaxing up
the grass secd hc sowcd this SPRING
The alfalfa fields are growing quito
green. A good rain would bring thcm
out very fast hs also. tho prairie around
Ordwny.--Mr. and Mrs. Francis have
moved into MIR. Mills' house. formerly oc-
cupied by Geo. Dennis, who has returned
10 his ranch on Bob cree...- Easte.
morning dnwncd hrish. and warm. Tho
snow covered mountains IN the west, the
green fields around tho littlc town OF
Ordwny, tho soft breeze. the, beautiful
blue aky bending over all, called ou al.
Gods children to cxalt tho day on whic!,
Christ rose from tho dead. The NJ. Z.
church YVES bright with variety OF flow
era, one corner being flied with n pyra.
md Of blooming plants, the bright COL
ors showing among the dark green leaves.
On table near stood plan. bearing
four pure white lilies. On tho opposite
side OF tho platform wis placed the read
ing desk covered with plants in bloom
and the organ, too, held its shurc. On
the wall back OF the pulpit were the
words "joyoua Easter" IN largo wiite
letters trimmed with sinilax and on the
platform stoUdn large white cross bearing
the words, "Chrigt IL Risen." Tho scr.
vice began with an organ voluntary by
Miss Nellie Olmstcad, followed by "'Ths
Gloria" sung by the congregation stand.
ing. After prayer by the pastor there
were hymns. rotations, aud SONGS by
the children. AS il was the Sunday
school Easter ccnccr. the children took
the moro prominent part. One of the
numbers was picc. by twenty children.
Ar tn. orsanisl played a murch they
walked up two by two and arranged
themselves on the platform forming two
scmio'rclcs; that IN part was composed OF
smaller children and each carried lily,
Each in turn repeated a verso, then sang
IN concert; thon those back repeated each
verse, following with their song. Ey-
cry word was spoken distinctly showing
the Little ones had been thoroughly
drilled. There seemed to b. a wish ON
tho part OF tile audience to applaud this
bean,l,ul exercise, bu. the people remcm-
beTcd The day aud service aud kept quiet.
a collection was taken for missions and
then the pastor ,nlkcd to the children a
whilc, explaining the meaning of Easter
as we celebrate it. The superintendent,
ID. q. Roberts, then asked the children
whit had been going on Mt tho farms
lately, what tho boys had been doing.
Tho ready response came, "hiding eggs"
He then suggested that probably come
hens hBd visited tho church recently and
perhaps IL search were made some eggs
OF color unlike the usual one nigh. be
found: Taking ono OF tho little ones up
near the howera hc asked her to look and
see If che could find any. Her baahful.
/ iiSp' VOC ep'h tplposteu sis III among tho
flowers was n nest full OF eggs that We'd
with the rainbow in colors and her excln.
mniion aud bright look told she had
found them. /. did not talke much urg.
ing TO induce the children TO 20 up and
peep into the nest and select their cggs
Every child in the audience received one
and even tho little ones who remained
home were not forgotten. All the con-
grtgation entered heartily into the spirit
of tho service and felt grateful to those
who have worked SO unsciIishly to make
il success and leave in their minds
beautiful easter thoughts aud desire
for a better life. The Epworth League
service at night WIS characteristic Of
Easter Day, rs was also tho church SER
vicc following. The pastor gave a mis-
sionary talk. telling why we should sup.
port missions lIe gave several instan-
ces oil the good accomplished by christi
unity in India and china, and spoke of
tho doing away with their heather prac-