Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1898-08-25
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

q. Wilson mud wife. They have been
shown the beauties OF the surrounding
country and can not say too many good
things OF this porssion OF tine Arkansas
valley.
Prof. and Mrs. Il. l.. Howett after
visit with Prof. and Mrs. Bolles returned
to Silverton Tuesday, ut which place Mr..
II. liz principal Of the public schools.
Charley, eight year.old son Of Of Ed.
Richard, wis brushed from horse by u
horse by clothes line one day last week.
Tho fall fractured the bones Of an arm
and dislocated u shoulder, but he is now
doing nicely.
Rev. W. N. Mitchell aud bride Of
Springfield spent Sunday here ~ en-
formerly NJ. Il. pastor at Manzanoln.
e. ]. French OF Alamosa is spending
some days in the valley looking tor To-
cation for farming.
NV. Mould OF New York IL the
guest OF c. NJ. Kidd.
Senator Swink came near having to
Join the cane-carryinE brigade Inst week.
A carelessly driven buggy r,sa into him
while on horseback, causing severe bruis.
e. which threatened for y tsme to put
stop to his intense business activity.
Waller Jones and wife srived last
week from Winslow, Ariz., COR visit
with the family Of NJ. BADGER
M. L. Meyer arrived srem Chicago
on Sunday having largely recovered from
his late severe illness.
Mrs. NJ. +. Hall, wife sf City Treas
urer Hall OF Colorado Springs, u the
guest OF Mrs. z. NJ. Kidd, on the Ander-
son ranch.
H. P. Schuyler 10 making many i'm.
provements on his home during his wife's
absence east. With M addition, o new
porch and new paint Mrs. Schuyler will
not recognize the home when she returns.
The social given by the Epwortb
League ut the home .ot VIM. Casebeer
last Friday evening was very largely at
tended and an unusually pleasant gath
ering. About SIS WAS cleared by the
sale OF refreshments, S5 OF which pays
the Leagues pledge On pastors salary.
Mrs. Emma G. Keil returned from
chased large stock Of millinery in Chi
cago.
L. r. Feulasnn aud wife have been
divorced by beaver court by mutual
agreement.
Mrs. Cora Swink last week returned
from an extended stay ut Colorado
Springs.
Rev. Harry Robins last week re-
turned to his theological studies ut Will
liam Jewell college. Liberty, Mo.
j, G. Richie Of Bloomington, Ill :, is
H.. he III .ASk
and wife and may locate IN the Rocky
Ford country.
L. w. Babeoek made Trinidad q
business visit last week.
Mayor N. X Irvine Of Colorado
Springs last week nsaden visit with his
brother, VIM. Irvine.
&C. d. Ames and wife left on Friday
for an overland trip to Manitou and for
u mountain outing of several weeks.
H. I. Maxwell made Pueblo bust
ness visit Tuesday.
F. L. Barney late OF Sloan Springs,
Ark, an experienced salesman, is the
latest addition to Hilfiker's clerking
force.
-Revs. G. E. Burton and NJ. E.
Steward left Tuesday morning for Con-
ference at Greeley.
e. N. Descent is being visited by
his sister, MIRA Phoebe Searies and her
daughter, Miss Nellie, of Superior, Wis.
The Tuesday reading circle met with
Mrs. G. H. Taylor Tuesday afternoon.
The husbands at the members were ia
vited for lu.eh, which was highly ea-
ioyed, as we'll as the literary features
,,,i,;ol, ,yaro v,,;,, uIod with tho fanatinu
DIR. J. w. Fuaue formerly principal
OF the Rocky Ford public schools, is nov
practicing physician at Urbana, Ill
He had been appointed surgeon for an
Illinois regiment but the quick closing Q;
the war spoiled his ambition in that di-
rection.
Homer Kinney was recent visitor
to Colorado Springs
j. B. Herman ofDes Moin es, Iowa
arrived yesterday ON q secOed visit 70
Rocky Ford. lie is strongly impressed
with the unusual attractions OF the val
ley aud will doubtless make investments
near Rocky Ford
j. W. Pheneie isi1 Pueblo today
on business.
p. J. Reifel returned yesterday from
the mountains.
Two years ago one of cur many new
settlers purchased an 80 aoue farm near
town for $500. Last week prospec-
tor asled at what price The would sell.
Having bought the place for home
and not wishing to sell lie named $4,000
thinking the figure would mot he serious
ly considered. But strange ITO say the
possible purchaser said that 1.-THE place
suited his wife the sale might be consid-