Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-05-06
Tho Corner Stone Laid.

Last Saturday occurred the laying OF
the corner stone Of the new court house.
Elaborate preparations had been made
and nothing was left undone to
mike the day one long to be remem.
bored. The parade was composed as
Las Animas band, U. R X. OF p. Red
mon, Woodmep, 1. o. o. F., A. o. u. W.,
@. A. r., County Commissioners, City
Council, La Juuta Fire Department, A.
F. Il A. M.
Mayor Haskins delivered short ad-
dress OF welcome and gave an interesting
bit OF history relative to the growth and
development Of La Junta prepared by Il.
4. Woodroff.
Judge Collins was introduced and de.
iivered very fitting address.
The A. F. & A. NJ. then took charge
of the ceremonies, Grand Muster G. w.
Roe delivering the address.
The following list OF articles was de-
posted in the corner stone.
La Junta Tribune.
La Junta Times.
La Junta Daily Democrat.
Rocky Ford Enterprise.
Rocky Ford Republican.
Hand Book La Junta Public Schools.
Proceedings OF Grand Lodge Of Colo.
RADIO, A. F. & A. NJ, 1885.
Twenty-tirst Annual Convention OF
Grand Lodge OF Knight OF Pythins, 1896.
List Of Otero County Officers.
List Of La Junta Town Officers.
List Of Rocky Ford Officers.
Ordinance No. lO1, Town of La Junta.
List Of Rocky Ford Officers.
Quit Claim Deed, I. 7. Woodruff to
Otaro County
Order Of Exercises at Laying OF Cor
per Stone Otero County Court House.
Order of Exercises Mt Laying Of Cor
ner Stone Of Capitol Building, Denver.
Colo.
Short History OF La Junta by T. T.
Woodruff.
The following coins.
Silver dime by @. A. Reynolds:
Old silver coin by ]. w. Douthitt.
Twenty-cent piece, 1897, by q. NJ.
Dameron.
Old half dime, no date, by G. NJ.
Dnmeron.
Three-oent piece, 1867, by John W.
Two.cent piece, 1854. by John W. Man
y Ono-cent piece, 1913, by John W. Man
One nickel, 1896. by G. NJ. Dameron.
One dime, 1896, by @. NJ. Dameron.
One dime, 1897, by Robt. Gilleepi.
One pearl cross by w. A. Chandler:
Copy Of By-Laws Euclid Lodge No.
GA, A. F. 4 A. NJ.
One, 2. s, s, 8 and 1o-cent postage
stamps.
One lamb skin or leather apron:
The following cards: Geo. w. HOE,
grand master, Pueblo; O. !. Portsrteld,
E. j. Smith, John johnson, B. F. Has-
kins, F. A. Sabin, j. q. vroman, Il. A.
Steen. Il. E. Ellingwood, g. II. Winch
ell, Jno. T. Russell, r. G.. Dalton, Jno.
e. Walker, @. L. Seeley, w. b. Goblin,
VIM. @. Steele, A. Nicholas, @. w. Fen
lason, I. d. Hale, F. Finney.
After the conclusion OF the exercises
the public was invited to partake OF a
bountiful dinner served in the north side
Of the park. Judge j. T. Russell had
been given carte blanche III the prepare.
ton Of the barbecue, and proved his
ability in thnt direction by the thorough
and acceptable manner in which he pro
yiied for the large crowd, he estimating
that some 200 ate dinner at tho tables
in the park. The children were forced
to wait, and in anticipation OF this the
Judge had prepared 400 buns, and these
he distributed to the waiting, hungry
little folks.
At 10 a. m. occurred the bicycle race
Eugene Hawkins winning first prize and
Charles Boyd the second.
The Uniformed Rank, X. OF p, gave
ball at the opera house in the evening
an unusually large crowd being III at
tendance, and SO ended the great day.