Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1898-09-29
OLNEY.

house Sunday p. m. he comes
to this community highly recon-
mended and we trust all the SER
vices will be we'll attended.
Lee Edgar of Ordway was in
Olney Sunday to attend the Mock
Diamond wedding.
Mrs. Gins. Zimmerman visited
Mrs. Judge Parker of La Junta
this week.
+. Z. Collins and o. F. Com
stock went to La Junta Monday
as delegates to the Democratic
convention held there.
Mrs. Ira Gilbert entertained
her Sunday school class Saturday
afternoon. The girls all report a
jolly time.
Our school will start Monday
n. IN. with Miss Ella Baird us
teacher. The board has had the
school house replastered, cleaned
and furnished with new shades
and carpet. We trust there will
be full attendance and all may
enter with the full determination
to do good years work.
Married at the home of the
BRIDES parents on Sunday, Sept.
25th Mt $50 p. M, Lenora, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mock to Mr.. w. L. Diamond of
Haswell, Colorado. Only few
intimate friends OF the family were
present. The young people have
the best wishes of many friends
that theirs may be a bright and
happy future. They left on the
evening train for Haswell, where
Mr.. Diamond is section foreman
and has home all provided for
his bride. Judging by the amount
of rice showered upon them rs the
train left the depot it will remind
them of the good wishes of their
many friends left behind.
Mrs. Geo. Lawrence and little
son left for their home in Ottawa,
Ks Saturday after spending some
time here with Mr.. Lawrence
during the cantaloupe season.
Mrs. II. w. Conard expects to
60 to Chicago soon to spend the
winter with her two daughters
who both mold fine positions
there. She will be missed by her
many frieuds here.
| Master Ira Mock went to Has
we'll to spend few days with his
sister, Mrs. w. T. Diamond.
Messrs. McPeek of Manzanola
and Green of Kings Center and
the Misses Winchester called on
friends and attended services here
Sunday evening.
L. II. Lister Of Pittsburg, Pa. g,
representative OF NJ. o. Coggins
e. Co.. was in the city. He and
Ira Gilbert made few of the mel
ongrowers happy by paying for
melons received during the short
time Mr.. Lister has been receiv-
ing our precious fruit. He left
for La Junta where he expects to
clear up business and leave for
home the latter part OF the week.
Bert Welborn and b. II. Martin
attended the Republican conven-
ton at La Juntn Monday. The
boys report they were treated
nicely by our sister town.
Thos. G. Taylor was called to
Boone where he is section fore
man temporarily.
Chas. Zimmerman and children
were shopping at Rocky Ford
Thursday.
Chas. Zimmerman has shipped
several hundred crates Of peaches
to points in Kansas where Ira Gil
bert. agent of Pacific Express Co.,
has found him ready market and
good prices. If few of our
farmers had had fruit instead of
cantaloupes this year they would
have been much better off ut the
end of the season.
Our Melongrowers are still ship
ping by express where they find
steady markets and good prices
owing to the lateness of the sea-
son.
One of our most popular young
ladies is contemplating leaving the
city soon, we hope not to stay.
Several of her friends will miss
her, but us our wedding bells have
begun to ring, it will be hard to
say when the sexton will stop;
and where it will be next.