Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-07

CARL B. CLARK.
is well.known to all OF our Rocky Ford
readers. He enlisted in tho army about
two months since and was detailed to the
band OF the LIST Colorado volunteers. He
left San Francisco with the second expe-
dition sent to Dewey's relief at Manila,
which port will probably be reached
within week. The above cut is from q
photo taken at San Francisco.
Senator Swink returned from Oma-
ha in time to take in Pueblo's grand cele-
bration.
j. w. Kearby and his Iowa friend,
7. B. Hurlow, left yesterday for Colora-
do Springs and the mountains and will
remain perhaps a month.
Mrs. Post Of Fort Collins is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Harvey Griffin at the
Experiment Station.
Miss Myrtle Hyre returned to her
La Junta home few days since after q
pleasant visit with Miss Edith Young.
Miss Maud Larmore OF Rocky Ford
Is assisting in the Office OF County Clerk
Winchell, being engaged in typewriting
the clerks semi.annual statement which
is now being prepared. LA Junta Trib-
une.
j. W. Ames, wife and two children
recently arrived In Rocky Ford from
Fairmont, Neb., having driven the entire
distance.
&C. G. Washburn made Denver q
visit u few days since.
Rev. ]. H. Ketcham. @. H. Allison
and Mrs. Spencer OF Mt. Vernon, Ind,
arrived yesterday for an inspection. II
the valley. Mr.. Ketoham owns fine
orchard west OF town.
Miss Natalie Kuhn Of Pueblo and
M. X. Mendelson Of Naton were guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ l.. Meyer on Nie
Fourth.
Frank Crowley of Holly was in toEn
few days since MS ell route to Saguache
where his wife is Waiting relatives. Both
will make stop at Rocky Ford on the
return trip. The extent OF shade trees
about Rocky Ford is in such contrast
with Mr.. Crowley's present home that
when he alighted from the train he al
most imagined himself amid the inter
minable and pathless woods Of far dis
tant Oregon.
Mrs. ID. L. Bames was able to lse in
town lust week rsing u cane, which is II
greut Improvement on the crutches she
was compelled to carry for time.
Nj. L. Meyer made Pueblo a tusi-
ness visit last Friday.
The young people Of the Baptist
Union had very enjoyable social Thurs
dny evening. loe cream md cake were
popular features.
w. f. Anderson few days sine Q
returned from Rassell where he went on
n mining mission.
Mrs. J. II Blackburn is spending a
few days ut her old home, Pueblo.
Mrs. J. W. Atkinson has been enjoy
ing the cool breeges and mineral springs
OF Manitou.
Mrs. J. H. burr last week returned
from pleasant visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Fear, Denver.
I. u. Hale and daughter, Gladys,
visited Denver an the Fourth, Gladys
beng the guest al Miss Daisy Fear.
Misses Clara and Lydia Weist have
been visiting Flsrence friends.
Mrs. Sadie Barnett is spending "a
few days in Florence.
Miss E. Alice .NcNitt Of Lonsmont
is the guest OF Mrs. L. F. Godding, Jr.
Geo. Maxwell, with the Hankle-
Duke Mercantile Co., Pueblo, spent the
Fourth with his family here.
w. II. Young has been in Colorado
Springs for the past three weeks, called
there by the sickness Of a relative.
H. I. Jamison, lately with the Kim
zey Grocery Co., is now with the English
Lumber Co.
The Misses Wiltheis OF Elgin, Ill.
are guests OF their cousin, G. w. Albert.
%. G. Norton Of Thedford, Nehr.,
whose son Jay attended school here last
winter. is SO well pleased with the Rocky
Ford country, and especially our
public schools. that he will move his
family here this fall in order to give all
his children the benefit Of Rocky Fordis
educational advantages.
1T was all mistake about Curtis
Shelton becoming an army musician.
lie is now working in the railroad shops
at Salida. He was down wsth the band
at Pneblo's Fourth and was greeted by
many Rocky Ford friends.
Hugh Kimberlin of Riclii,nd county,
ILL.,, "a in the Rocky Ford country in
search Of health.
The Methodist ladies' have an
nounced social for Friday evening.
The June issue OF the Irrigation Era
Is nm Otero county number. 1t is crowd
ed with handsome enxravings illustrat-
ing farm and town scenes. Sent east it
will give the people good ideu OF the