Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22

year. The year did not end until the
end OF the year. The first century did
not end until the lapse OF 100 years,
which was at the close OF the year 100.
The nineteenth century will not be COM
pleted until 1900 years have passed.
Hence the present century will not be
fully rounded ont until Dec. 81, 1900.
-Nat Wetzel promises that there shall
be mix-up in the melon bookkeeping this
season. He will provide such record
for each grower that he can at any time
in five minutes find out how many mel
ons he had, where they went, what car
he had them in and what they brought.
Such an arrangement Of accounts will
be most enthusiastically welcomed by the
melongrowers.
Gee. E. McCatlley who has been ed
itor Of the Bent County Democrat for
three years has retired from the work be-
cause Of the pressure Of other business
and has been succeeded by Geo. Harris.
The Missouri, Pacific railroad has a
corps OF engineers in the field making
preliminary survey for line from
Horace. Kan, touching the Arkansas
river nbout La Junta. The line enters
Prowers county about nins miles north
OF Lamar. It is the intention. according
to the report, to take up the old track
md relay it on the new route. The etory
is given for what it is worth.-Lamar
Sparks
Schuyler & Love have the contract
for building J. E. Lawsou's new dwell.
ing-price, Sl.7O0-and il will be hand.
some frame of six rooms.
Some work is being done in cleaning
up the Maxwell business lot for early
building.
The Rockford house transfer is yet
in somewhat uncertain shape. It is
rumored that when Mr.. Jordan takes
possession w. L. Atkinson will open mp
a hotel in j. X. Dyes block opposite
Ellingwood & Hauck's.
The NJ. L. Ladies' Union will meet
at the church Thursday, July 6.
The shower of Tuesday made the
streets splendid for wheeling, and i'll the
evening the lady cyclists were out in
large numbers, enjoying the cool air.
%. G.. Crawford has plans drawn for
n new dwelling.
Fred Cheek has the contract for
building s. Il. Higgins fine new liv cry
barn, and will push the work at once.
--IfP.J. Reifel's example becomes con-
tagious Rocky Ford will soon be putting
on Colorado Springs airs. Mr.. Reifel now
drives i'll one OF those aristocratic rigs
known as trap.
Work is progressing on both the
reservoir and pipe line.
Albert Conner of the Dewey Gardens
is shipping beans to Colorado Springs
Sunday and Monday afternoons the
mercury was uncomfortably close to 100
degree.
"A cooling, dust.laying shower fell
Tuesday afternoon.
g. p. Randall, few days since.
purchased of @. ID. Parker a very desir.
able building lot, the corner just south
OF Mrs. Salyer's cottages.
The most industrious worker in
connection with the late reunion was NJ.
Badger. He was responsible for much
which was connected with the table com.
forts and did his full duty.
-Last week we were compelled to
send torn papers to number of SUBJ
scribers. 1t was impossible to avoid
this as large number of sheets came
to us in torn condition from the auxil-
iary printing house.
-Chas. Cornelius left last week for
Elgin, ILL.,, with load OF horses.
State Boiler Inspector McA lister
was in town last week testing the
strength OF various boilers.