Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-05-12
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

E. Steward officiating. A large number
OF useful and elegant presents were re-
ceived by the young couple. Mr.. Lewis
il manager OF tho Holbrook canal and
the happy couple will make their home
at Manzanola. They have the best
wishes OF many friends.
Rev. b. l.. Mitchell has moved to
his new home-a neat brick dwelling
just south OF the Baptist church.
Our former fellow citizen, r. b. Ed
wards, WIS last week elected school d.
rector at Fowler.
H. X. Hutchinson, with the Knight
Music Co., Pueblo, was in
town this week on business.
Mrs. Frank Bingham and Mrs.
WRrdner Williams have been spending
several days with Pueblo friends.
Mrs. J. E. Golding lett for Longmont
on Tuesday.
Miss Blanche Keeling OF Pueblo
returned home on Tuesday after brief
visit with her sister, Miss Luella.
Miss Agnes Steele Of Dayton, Ohio,
sister OF w. Q. Steele, is testing Rocky
Ford climate for the benefit Of her health.
H. NJ. Rudizell, late Of Colorado
Springs is in love with the climate Of
Rocky Ford and will ralse cantaloupes
this season on portion OF w. II.
Gowdy's farm.
In announcing tho birth Of 1. u.
Hale's second daughter the Enterprise
referred to his following Cleveland's ex-
back number we have q different report
from the Hale family, fiue boy coming
to bless their home Saturday last. The
Enterprise extends congratulations.
Rev. Mayo OF the Presbyterian
church was ut the late meeting Of Pres
bytery ut Canon City appointed alter
nate Commissioner to the General As
sembly Of the Presbyterian church,
Ind.' May 10Th, On Friday last he re-
ceived lis commission to 30 represent
tho Presbytery, but owing to the length
OF the journey, and tho fatigue that
would attend the performance OF the du.
ties, he decided to forego the pleasure Of
attendance, aud forwarded the commits
sion to Rev. g. q. Huntington OF Pueblo,
the next man on the list.
Miss Inez Hopkins Of Pueblo ar
rived ON Saturday for few days visit
with Mrs. Frank bingham.
The Birthday social given by the
ladies' society Of the NJ. E. church FRI
day evening was we'll attended gather
ing and all seemed to have an enjoyable
time, The refreshments were first-cluss.
The evening netted the treasury Sl4.
Miss Rose Tagader has been visiting
Rocky Ford friends;
II. r. Holbrook WINS down from
Pueblo last week.
H. d. Garwood writes us from
Clnrksvllle, Ark that he will be located
ut LII Murque, Texas. His card said 1t
wa. raining .very day AMI ti,e whole
state was flooded. Cotton was looking
we'll. ...H
1t is intensely gratifying that a tax
on chewing gum will be one OF the rev.
enues to meet the expenses OF the war,
says tho AIamoosn journal. When We
see the jaws Of our friends working we
know that they are helping pay off the
national debt at SO much per chew.
Deputy County Clerk c. M. Robins
received an invitation Thursday morn
ing to attend the annual grand reunion
Of the First Connecticut Volunteers
Heavy Artillery, which ls to be held ut
Derby, Conn June 8. Mr.. Robins
served through the war with this reg
ment, being quartermaster OF the seige
train at Yorktown during McClellanu's q
campaign La Junta Tribune.
H. W. Gibbons of Pueblo was down
his ranch under the Holbrook, three
miles east Of Rocky Ford. He has two
fine wells OF excellent water and last
week erected windmill for the more
economical watering OF stock.
Mrs. F. Y. Hauck last week re-
turned from two weeks visit with Mrs.
DR.. Pollock who is in Denver taking os-
teopathic treatment from Mis-. Bolles
with satisfactory results.
Mrs. o. v, Potter OF Pueblo last week
visited her daughter, Mrs. Will Rice,
previous to moving to Boulder.
Carlyle Pollock last week returned
from IA stay OF several weeks with his
mother in Denver.
Miss Emma Godding of Wells,
Mimi, who arrived in Rocky Ford a
short time since, has her home with Mr..
and Mrs. Il. f., ,Godding, sr.
N. ]. Rensch, who is in Coloredo for
the cure OF asthma, has been making his
nome Will Ills Olu lEaeuu, IA ". F" hCes
left for La Veta few days since but ex-
poets to return to Rocky Ford soon.
r. S. Beall and Cal Foulke were
both kept from business last week by
brief spells Of illness.
james McCrate has returned to
Rocky Ford after stay of several
months i'll Oklahoma.
Miss Josephine Applewhite was
called to Brownstown, Ind. short time
since to bid farewell to two brothers who
were going to help fight for Cuba's
fl .dom.
With Easter behind us aud summer
ahead, the item of wearing apparel which
is OF most interest to woman, young and
old, rich and poor, is the shirt waist. It
has come to be taken as matter OF
course rs much as mans corresponding
article Of attire, and the question is not
any longer "shall buy shirt waists this
!, -, ~, I,,,t ksxphat Kind Of ahirt vaiata