Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-04-28

meetings mt the church have been pre-
ceeded by short song service on Main
street. The meetings have been we'll at
tended. The evangelists are enroute east
in gospel wagon. They closed their
meetings here Tuesday and left for Las
Animas.
H. NJ. Porter, one OF Denver's lead
ing capitalists md stock men, passed
through Rocky Ford on Saturday en-
route home from New Mexico where he
had been looking after extensive sheep
interests. The big roll Of Navajo blank
cts he had indicated that he had boon
doing some outdoor sleeping.
Sheriff Barr on Saturday took Joy
Chadwick and Geo. Allen to the Buena
Vista reformatory.
Tell your neighbor how much inn
proved the Enterprise in since enlarged
and that he ought to quit borrowing and
lave his name entered on the subscrip-
ton list.
The Salvation Army colonists who
have lately arrived at Holly number 20
families. The Chieftain says that each
family will plant three acres cantaloupes
and an acre or two OF onions. The COLO
nists each have one-horse Studebaker
wagon, five.shovel cultivator, nine
inch stirring plow, a single shovel, spring
tooth harrow, etc. Each family has been
provided with COW, II few pigs and
chickens, SO that with the various kinds
of garden vegetables they can raise, a
very small outlay OF cash will be neces-
sary.
In our last issue credit should have
been given the Arkansas Valley Farmer
and Fruit Grower for the fine cut Of
Cl,nlk G. D.. II. ia,
first appeared in that publication.
The commissioners OF Bent county
have decided to donate the hospital
built by the Taxpayers OF old Bent coun-
ty mt great expense, to the Odd Fellows
for state home. The citiZenf of neigh
boring counties will be pleased to know
Lamar Register.
Straw hats will soon be all the fash-
ion. Our stores have lots OF en- OF all
possible styles and prices.
The different organizations which
have heretofore represented the irriga-
tion interests of the capitalists compris-
ing the Amty Land and Irrigation COM
pany have been united in one corporation
to be known as the Great Plains Water
company.
| F. NJ. Harsin returned on Saturday
from Kansas City where he sold his last
bunch of sheep at S5.27 IL.
| Fifty seven farmers have sent in
their names to the Enterprise office in
response to the notice that free beet
seed would bc furnished them to the ex-
tent of two pounds. The list OF names
has been given to A. l.. Kellogg, pres-
ident OF the State board Of agriculture,
who has forwarded the same to Fort
Collins, The packages Of seed will be
sent from the State agricultural college
per mail to each applicant, accompanied
by letter OF instructions and giving
the conditions under which the seed has
been fulnished.
The Tribune says that Mayor Irvine
OF Colorado Springs has purchased ten
acres near Fowler and with his family
will spend much Of the summer there.
Rocky Fortrs three patriotic orders
nro arranging for an unusually interest
ing program for Memorial day, which wo
hope to publish next week.
ALL sons OF veterans who do not be-
long to the Camp are invited to attend
the Camp meeting every Thursday even
ing and drill with the boys preparatory
to taking part with them in the Decora-
ton day program.
j. w. Phenice's show windows are
patriotic to high degree. The national
colors only are seen, gracefully draped
and festooned. The millinery window
keeps up the patriotic harmony by dis
playing red. white and blue hats and
bouuets
Miss Burke's class in botany pur-
suel their studies IN Fairview orchards
yesterday afternoon.
C. J. Smith has sold his ranch near
the experiment station to Y. H. Jones OF
Cripple Creek and will remove to Denver.
l.. Il. Fenlasou engineered the sale.