Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-26
LORADO, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1898.
OTERO COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE
OLNE Y.

| oAAN IL l.
E. E. Curtis, wife and daughter
returned from their visit at Cor
nado, Kansas, last week after hav-
ing enjoyed a pleasant visit with
Mr.. Curtis sister.
| Thos. Newborn spent Satur-
day last in Pueblo.
The Olney Sunday school will
observe Children's Day, Sunday,
June IL, in place of June 19, as
noted before.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Leach of
Fowler spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Gilbert and took in
the ball. game between the Olney
and Fowler teams, Mr.. Leach be-
ing n member of the latter.
Misses Lydia Maucher and Le-
ora Mock spent Monday with Mrs.
Chas. Rockwell at her pleasant
country home.
Several of our people took in
the closing entertainment of Miss
Jennie Winchester's school We'd
nesday night at the Auckland
school house.
The base ball game between
the Olney and Fowler boys at o.
ney stood 40 to 23 in favor of the
Olney boys. Come and try
again boys.
There will be an ice cream So
cial at the Olney school house
Saturday p. IN. May 2Sth. A
short program will also be given.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all. Came and have good time.
IT'S for the benefit of the Olney
Sunday school.
Our base ball boys are looking
forward to n good game on Satur-
day afterooon at Olney between
the Olney and Holbrook teams.
We may expect some fine playing.
Messrs. Trent and Deny of Fow-
ler visited friends and attended
the ball game.
Messrs. Tarbox and Dunlap of
Ordway called OH friends here
Sunday.
Eugene Graham and H. A. Sal
lee Of Ordway made n business
call here Monday, Mr.. Sallee be-
ing local land agent for Mo. P.
railroad. ~
DIR. Pedan Of Manzanola was
seen again on our streets Monday.
The DIR. seems to have large
practice in this vicinity.
Ernest McPeek of ManZanola
and lady friend Of Aucklandville
were pleasant callers here on Sun
day.
Bradford Hale was called to La
Junta Oh business Sunday.
Cantaloupe planting is over,
with heavy acreage. Farmers are
busy preparing ground for corn.
Some are through planting.
Farmers report alfalfa ready to
cut first crop within 10 or 15 days
with heaviest crop ever known.
A bright prospect for the north
side with the Twin Lakes Reser-
voir contract let. Land is advanc-
ing now.
Dick Dickerson Of the Boston
farm left Wednesday for Scott
City, KS, where he has n position
awaiting him with the Robinson
& Pierce Cattle Co.
Harry Gull tells us that the Col
orada Farm and Live Stock Co.
planted several acres of fruit trees
this spring and hope to put al-
most all their land in fruit as they
say they have 10 trouble to sell
fruit nowadays.
Olney is now on boom. The
railrond land will be put on the
marke. and several buyers are
waiting TO purchase. FL. A. Sal
lee, local ngent, will deal with you
all right. This we fear will be n
great hit on our new town, King
Center, but we wish them well.
We note in Olney items pub
lished in the Rocky Ford Repub-
lican that the Olney boom is dead.
Brother, you are mistaken, we are
the liveliest corpse you ever tried
to bury. We are here to stay and
Olney promises to be one of the
most important points between
Pueblo and Horace, KS. We nd
wise you to purchase n lot before
we raise the prices.