Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1898-10-20
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

visit, accompanied by hts wife. Mr..
Woods reports that the past season has
been quite successful, Notwithstanding
the active opposition he Inns encountered.
He and Mrs. Woods are guests OF A. p.
Kouns and wife.
p. L. Callahan Inst week made n
visit to his old home. Colorado Springs,
aud also to Cripple Greek where lie has
some valuable mining property.
-Messrs. Price and Lance arc both in
the east purchasing big stock OF goods
for the fall and winter trade.
Mrs. j. N. Kinney ou Tuesday re-
turned from a visit to Orela, Mo.
&C. ]. Cover, j. N, Homer and Fred
Kinney left yesterday fer the Omaha ex-
position. They have.a special injunc-
ton from the Enterprise to maintain the
fair fame and good name Of the Rocky
Ford country.
j. W. Rice aud family left this
morning for n visit at their old home,
Girard, Ill.
-Robt. A. DenisoD, formerly OF Rocky
Ford, now resident Of Pueblo, reports
that fine boy came to bless his home a
few days since.
e. J. Smith and H. I. Maxwell had
q very successful hunting trip last week,
in the wild country GO miles north OF
Rocky Ford. Six antelope were killed.
C. E. Gunner j. the guest Of his sis.
has been resident OF Las Vegas, N. NJ.
for the past year and has planned and
superintended the construction Of many
buildings in that growing city.
Miss Cora z. Stephens was recently
given very pleasant surprise party:
The gathering was planned by her school
children, u large number OF whom were
present as we'll as tho teachers.
ID. w. Kingery, who has been with
the Pueblo Canning Co. for the rast two
months, has returned home.
%. G. Washburn is on the Federal
grand jury at Pueblo.
Mr.. Bloodgood OF Chicago was ont
to Colorado Springs last week to put in
a large stock OF Masury paints for the
Newton Lumber Co. to replace the
goods burned IN the big fire. He came
down and spent q fow days with his old
Rocky Ford branch.
e. G. Graham .of Ordway has re-
signed the position of manager for the
Colorado Land & Water Co.. and has
been succeeded by c. K. Allen OF Pueblo.
Mr.. Allen ia man Of extensive business
experience, having for many years been
connected with the Pueblo stock yards
and afterwnrd member Of the big groc-
cry firm Of Moses Bros. & Allen, Pueblo.
"A social will he given Mt the Vroman
school house five miles west Of Rocky
Ford. Oct. %. A program will be rem
dered, after which oysters will be served
Your patronage solicited. Proceeds FOR
the benefit OF the school. BY order OF
pupils.
"A meeting Of the Woman's Relief
Corps will be held. Wednesday, Nov. 2,
Mt g o'clock, to further arrange for the
election day dinner.
Tho ladies' aid society of the NJ. F.
church will give an oyster supper at It
A. r. hall Friday evening, Oct. 81.
AT the last annual meeting OF the
Melon association there should have been
appointed an auditing committee to look
over the books and report to the next an.
nual meeting. This was neglected and
the only recourse now is for the members
to elect informally committee OF men
who are expert book.keepers for this
purpose. What localities these men
should represent is not very important
The directors will not take any part in
their selection. There will be plenty oil
time to do this work in the week pre-
ceeding the meeting on Nov. 18th.
-Messrs. Bromley and Stevenson ad
dressed a fair sized crowd OF administra.
4. - hul
last evening.
The firm of Harris { Maltby, dealert
lin grain and feed, has been dissolved
Mr.. Harris buying Mr.. Maltby's interest
and continuing the business.
Considerable rain fell Saturday NIGH
accompanied by snow, being just the
fringe Of the storm which ragged in the
Missouri valley.
HAY harvest is Just drawing to 9
close.
The town authorities are doing 9
good work in providing seeded street
crossings.
u. w. Ruble has our thanks for a
basket of fine carrots, a desirable vege'
table little grown in this section.
This season the Rocky Ford Can
ming Go. has put up more tomatoes than
any factory in the west. Supt Draper
has promised us full report OF tase work
OF the factory for an early issue.
Remember the Ladies' Aid
oyster supper at G.. A. R. hall to-
morrow friday evening.
Large assortment of new hats
Just received at Mrs. Keil's Mil
linery Parlor.