Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-07-28
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

-ShTub uro OUT InNkluE tue following
interesting announcement:
MIR. and Mrs. a. u. Webster
request your presence At the narriaxc =
OF their daughter,
Eaie,
TO
Mr.. Domhuai Klnahan.
Mt their residence, on
Wednesday evening ut seven O'Clock,
August third.
Eighteen Hundred and Nincty-Eight
Rocky Ford. Colo.
Geo. Maxwell WINS home Inst week
renewing the acquaintance OF his family.
Mrs. Geo. Winchester and daughter,
Miss Lola, of Olney were over last week
shopping. attracted, We presume, by the
very low prices ut which our merchants
soil goods.
James Kitchen OF McHenry county,
H., arrived two weeks nRo for the bene-
fit Of his wife's health. She has already
improved rapidly and he will make the
Rocky Ford country his homo for year
and will doubtless locate here perma-
nently. Mr.. Kitchen 10 not hotel keep
er or baker as his name might indicate,
but u skillful painter.
M. Badger, High Line fruit grow.
er, has the distinction Of shipping the
first peaches Of the season. his earliest
baskets going to market July DIST.
C. w. Hammond OF Colorado
Springs arrived last week aud will make
Rocky Ford his future home.
John Vineynrd. for two years resi-
dent OF Rocky Ford, In now in the vicini-
ty OF Ordway looking after extensive cat
tie interests.
Jos. Bleakley and wife are being
congratulated on the recent birth OF q
fine daughter.
Mrs. d. w. Barkley returned home
Friday, after q protractel and pleasant
visit with her daughter, Mrs. E. J. Will
cox, Denvef.
FL Cretcher has returned from a
visit OF several weeks ut his former home
in Kansas. He was called to kingman
by the serious illness Of his mother. On
returning, he left her in excellent health
for woman Of 70 years. Mrs. Cretch-
or, who accompanied him, will remnip
for several weeks.
Louis Swink is spending three weeks
seoing the sights at Omaha.
N. G. Hammond. architect and
uultocly Wuo TtCcutiy ucCiucA W
Rocky Ford, welcomed the arrival OF his
wife Friday last. They have rented
Mrs. Bristol's house on Main street.
i. b. Downey OF Pueblo was down
last week interviewing our town cou0eil
in cegard to an electric light plant.
The late Christian Endeavor social
ut the home Of A. NJ. Jackson was de-
c1led success both socially and finnn-
chilly. The receipts amounted to sl9.
p. l.. Callahan and family arrived
from Colorado Springs few days since,
and are now ut home on their newly pur-
chased ranch. four miles west OF town,
formerly the Parsons ranch aud latcr the
property OF W. II. Gowdy. 49,
~. Fl. Barkley. who hns heen with H.
:D. .Garwood inspecting Texas car,ta-
tinue to inspect for Mr.. Wetzel and will
be stationed at Las Animas.
Miss Letha Shumate OF Roanoke,
rs, on Saturday surprised her sister,
Mrs. David Best, by visit. Miss Shu.
mate has been teaching in Kansas for the
past year. She returned Tuesday
H. d. Garwood has been represent
ing the Western Poultry and Game Co.
III Texas and Arkansas for the past two
months. The cantaloupe season being
over in those states he has returned to
Colorado to help forward the tremendous
crop now rapidly ripeniug here.
H. T. Hagen left for the east Tues
day evening, but did not acquaint as with
thenature of his business.
| Mrs. VIM. McCramer aud daughter,
Miss Addie, OF Eldorado, rs, are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Casebeer. They
arc here for the benefit of Miss MoCra.
meFs health.
IL. r.. Wiley OF st. Louis has been
in Otero county for the past week in the
interest OF the Western Poultry & Game
Co.
j. NJ. Address OF Colorado Springs
has concluded to cast his lot with Rocky
Ford and may be found assisting in the
sto,0s of the Kinney Grocery Co.