Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-04-28

the Rocky Ford school district are GER
tainly entitled to school house OF their
own. It is unreasonable to ask pupils
to come the distance that some Of them
now do. The question OF new school
honse or the division OF the district will
come up for settlement at the school
meeting next Monday. May 2. It will be
to the advantage Of the distnpt patrons
OF the school to remain in the district as
they will thereby have the advantages Of
the excellent Rocky Ford High school
which could not be enjoyed except by
paying tuition were the district divided.
u. B. Downey Of Pueblo wis in town
Tuesday; He is looking up the prospect
Rocky Ford and will be before the next
meeting OF tho council to secure a fran.
chiae. Mr.. Downey has had successful
experience in that line aud would doubt.
less give most satisfactory service.
DIR. Pollock will be the only candi.
date for school director ut the election
next Monday. He will succeed W. c.
Steele who has served for several years
as director and treasurer OF the board
and who declined n reelection.
Growing business demands increased
facilities at the English Lumber Co.
ftnA AAEs DAWAOy ID uuNAuk LID oLlCc GU
larged.
When we see healthy young man
bumped over on wheel as IL he had
severe attack OF stomach ache we wish
for the presence OF a cowboy who would
yank him off with lariat.
Rocky Ford's public schools join in
the general exhibition Of patriotic feeling
and display the flag daily.
The cottonwoods arc now showing
signs OF foliage Rnd in n short time Rocky
Ford will again have the miles OF shaded
avenues which every summer win for us
30 many compliments.
IT the Arkansas valley is to have the
first beet sugar factories in the state the
farmers OF the section must show will
lingness and an ability to raise enough Of
the crop to warrant tho necessary invest.
ment Of large amount OF capital.-Pue-
bio Chieftain.
After two years trial F. M. Harsin
Inns found tho sheep feeding business 60
profitable thnt he is planning to continue
the same, but with u variation. He will
provide flock OF sheep for himself 30
TINT he shall not be compelled to buy all
his lambs from the New Mexicans.
The Rocky Ford Knights Of Pythias
expect to visit Manzanola Wednesday
evening, May 4th and organize lodge.
If you should want an odd job done
just now you would find it hard to get a
carpenter, all being rushed with work.
Reliable Melted Gem cantaloupe
seed is now in demand at 90 per pound.
H. L. Brannon WINS in town Tuesday
md seems to have fully recovered from
his injuries. He says that the item in
last weeks Enterprise abont his wanting
to shoot Frymeyer lad no foundation in
fact. He has had no gun on the ranch
for some time aud had no notion what.
ever OF doing Frymeyer any injury. Mr..
Brannon hus snid ull the time: Turn
the fellow loose"
-Chns. Rocker is continuing the cem-
ent walk along the north side Of the
Recker-Hagen block.
We congratulate the Pueblo Mail on
abandoning the magazine form and re-
turning to the seven column folio sheet.
A weekly newspaper in small pages and
stitched inter the fashion of Harpers'
magazine is an effort at style which is
not in harnony with tho conditions.
The Santa Fe had the honor and
profit OF transporting most Of the west
ern troops in the direction Of tho seat Of
war.