Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-10-12

.-TIon. J. H. Crowley is now gathering
tho apple crop of th. fairviev orchards.
As in all other portions of the west. tho
crop IL light. hut IL OF m excellent DUAL.
ity. Mr. Crowley thinks hc has moro
apples than arc 70 be found in all tho
balance Of Otsro county.
Recent weather having been favor
able 10 tho rip.ning OF tomatoes, the
canning factory has been kept quite busy.
Pumpkins nrc also now being received
for canning. l.
Special Agent Spencer OF the Colum.
biA Il. & l.. WAS in town few days since
and reports that financial institution In a
very prosperous condition.
The Enterprise contains the news
and is the paper read by the people. As
an advertising medium II hns no equal
In the county. Furthermore, il hns a
growing list Of subscribers.
AT Manznnola Inst week John Kcs.
singer stabbed John Schultz and death is
feared. The boys were assembled to
chnrivari Ernest McPeek and bride.
They were good friends but liquor made
the mischief. In such cases as this the
man who sold the wlilskey is 40 clearly
n partner to the murder uf death results)
that lie should share In the punishment.
Aud this il the general rule which should
apply to much OF the crime committed
everywhere. (Later.-Kessinger is ont
on bond and Schultz hns good chances
recovery.
Mrs. Nat wetxel is quite skillful
with a shotgun md greatly enjoys q
dnck hunt. On recent hunt Mrs.
W.tzel brought down out Of the Is
ducks killed. And this does not count
one particular dnck which was thought
to be killed. Mr.. Cressy waded out in
| the lake long distance to pick up this
bird. hut just as he was placing his hand
on it the duck took wings and joined n
distant flock. To say that Mr.. Cressy
was pleased would be IN exaggeration.
This is good time OF the year 70
, remind onr farmer readers Of the impor-
tance of caring for their machinery. The
fnrm.r who gets all the service out OF
machinery aud farm tools, is the excep-
hon. The careless ,ise and neglect OF
machinery causes one Of the greatest
leaks OF the farmer. and every year sends
out Of she country thousands OF dollars
shat should be kept at home. The av-
erage life OF q binder is from eight 70 ten
years. It should be fifteen years. Other
machinery can safely be estimated in the
| Same pIOpOttNbus 4hub ~ WhA 70 0cCn
that the cost OF the farmers machinery
ia fifty per cent more than it should be.
Implements can be sheltered without
great expense aud their life OF usefulness
greatly prolonged.
"A call for sample copies Of the En-
terprise COMES to MS from California, the
writer saying: II am anxious 70 learn
more Of your interesting city and coun.
try; would like to know the price Of land
with water in. your valley. There ara
| several hare looking eastward as We have
had two very dry years: INthink tnere
| il a very bright future for your section,
| as water is king"
During the coming winter the Hon.
Thomas B. Reed, ex-speaker OF the
house Of Representatives, will be fire.
ouent contributor to the Saturday Even.
ing Post OF Philadelphia. Mr.. Reed'e
papers will, in the main, deal with na-
i, ,nal affairs, and will form most i'm.
portaut and interesting contribution tu
the history OF American politics. Mr.,
II eds first article. unlike those to follow,
Q ~ yes the Atlantic for its subject and
tells how the procedure Of French law
conrss, and especially those involved in
the Dreyfns case, impressee M Ameri.
ican lawyer. This paper. entitled Paris
anu rvnch Jusiice," will appear in the
Saturday Evening Post OF October ].