Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-04-08
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
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II; Q. Maltby and family have re-
turned from Fort Collins.
Geo. Todd has been confined to his
home for the past month from illness the
first cause of which dates back to his ser
vice in the whr for the Union. He is
now better than some days since.
1T is with pleasure that we note that
Will Guthrie was one OF the five young
men who passed the recent competitive
examination for an appointment to n
West Point cadetship. Mr.. Guthrie
stood at the head Of the successful list
The appointment now seems to depend
on another and rigid physical examina.
tlon: (Since the above was in type Mr..
Guthrie has passed all obstacles and
Will receive the appointment. The En-.
terprlse. congratnlates him on his success
IN running gauntlet OF such severity
Mrs. DR.. Sigman left few days
since for visit with relatives IN the e,lst.
Mrs. II. NJ. Mayo was called to Hor.
ton, KS. last week by news OF the serious
illness OF her mother.
DO. II. Price is taking months va.
cation from travelling and is giving tho
Price & Lance store the benefit OF his ser.
vices for that time.
Hon. w. N. Randall is absent in
Connecticut. Rumor has it that he will
not return alone.
Miss Nellie Guthrie OF Rocky Ford
arrived yesterday morning to visit with
her friend, Mrs. Willis Bagg.-La Junta
Tribune.
Mrs. J. A. Williams and Harry left
this mo rning for u weeks visit in Rocky
Ford.-Lamar Register.
In renewing his subscription to the
Enterprise J. G. Fox OF Seymour, Iowa,
writes: n can't do without the Enter.
prise. get it regularly every week and
read it with much interest Rocky Ford
has always been my favorite place in Col
orado and feel deep interest in the
welfare Of the town and country and peo.
pie there. expect to be with you again
this summer. We are having very disa.
greeable weather here at present-very
changeable, and mud and slush continu.
.ously. There is no life in business all
waiting for the promised prosperity"
Professor Biggs of tho Grand Valley
school and the boss Of the Circle Seven
Bar ranch made trip TO La Junta Sat.
urday.
Last Sunday Mrs. Geo. Todd's fifty
third birthday was quietly celebrated by
the calls Of a plumber OF friends.
Mrs. G. NJ. Zuiall was recently &C.
verely injured while driving near her
home in Grand Valley. From some
cause the tongue Of the spring wagon
dropped down causing the horses to run.
Mrs. Sufall was dragged from the wagon
and quite severely bruised.
Fred Leap, who makes his home
with Andy Nicholes, was given q sur
prise party one evening last week. The
young folks to the number Of 25 swooped
down on Mr. Nicholes' hospitable home
and made the evening pass quite pleas
antly.
C. W. Knapp returned from Denver {
few days since.
-Chas. Rockers family on Tuesday
moved to his neat new home which he
erected on the quiet as surprise to his
wife.
H. E. Ellingwood is in Arizona or
another sheep buying expedition.
VIM. Garfield, who was @. a.
McVay's right hand man during his
first work in the valley, has just returned
from North Dakota where he has beer
drilling artesian wells for several moathf
past.
Among the latest Of Gov. Adams ap
pointments is that Of our fellow. citizen,
b. q. Dye, rs a member OF the Soldiers
Home Commission.
w. @. Steele returned on Monday
after two months absence at the home
of his mother in Dayton. Ohio. He
was accompanied by Miss Josephine
Applewhite, of Brownstown, Ind, 6
niece Of Mrs. Steele.
Mrs. Bottomley Of Pueblo Joined hel
husband here on Tuesday.
M. D. Irvine. II brother OF VIM. Ir
vine and one of the pioneers OF Rocky
Colorado Springs.
Miss Frances Knapp left few days
since for Denver to remain with hel
mother who is undergoing successful
osteopathic treatment for rheumatism.
Mrs. Henry Hornback on Saturday
made surprise visit to her daughter
Mrs. Ollie Russell, La Junta, on the oc.
casion Of her birthday.
Mrs. G.. H. Taylor attended the
teachers institute at La Junta Saturday
Mrs. Senator Swink and Miss Belle
returned from Denver last week.
-Isaac Adair and wife are receiving
congratulations on the birth of Their
frst-born, a daughter, Sunday last.
Mrs. Jerry Shaw of Dodge City was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Gerbing
old Illinois friends, last Sunday.
The Commissioners are in session
this week.
1t is the custom Of Knight Templal
Communicates to observe Easter Sunday
by attending church in body. Thil
year Palestine Commandery, No. ", will
worship at the Baptist church, Rocky
Eord Raw g / GreAar will nraaGh the