Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-05-18

The brick and tile machinery, de.
signed for Il. s. Maltby's contemplated
plant, arrived some ten days ago. There
was some hitch in the business and IL
Was not received by Mr.. Maltby. An
effort has been made, largely under the
auspices Of J. G. Gracey, to form com.
pany to take the machinery and operate
the plant. Stock to the amount Of
$4,000 was desired. that sum being
deemed neoss:ary 70 pay for the ma
chinery which IL Of the very best, pro-
vide the necessary buildings aud operate
the plant for one season.
DIR. S. H. Pollock few days since
sold four cars Of fat lambs which brought
him $500 aud 9505. This was the very
highest price Of the season up to the
date OF sale.
The fine signs which many of our
bvsiness men are indulging In arc the
work Of home artist. A. II. Page. His
latest and most ambitious job il TINT for
the Farmers mud Merchants bank.
Those growers who planted canta.
loupes very early will not probably gniu
any time over the later planters. The
season has been unusually cool. Had II
been otherwise the extra early planting
would have given decided advantage in
early maturity.
Tho letter mud bill heads for II. A.
Dawley's hardware, furniture and UNDER
taking business now read: III. j. Sprin.
ker, manager"
j. W. Trickey is making things
lively on his newly purchased block,
pushing dwelling and other improve
ments to make home.
"A Southern Illinoisan who il visit
ing Colorado for the first time writes
letter to his home paper giving his i'm
pressions OF the west. We make the fol.
lowing extract:
~ cannot enter into details OF the
many fine springs and rocks I have seen
in the mountain system have visited.
but you who have not seen this country
can be assured that u il not like looking
ont on corn field in Illinois. The peo.
pie here are different from whns they are
there. They get around faster. wenr
higher collars, step higher in the mir, and
yet mad at fellow IL he says anything
bad about their country. They are a
great deal like some Of our religious de.
nominations were in colonial times-they
want everybody to believe as they do"
The thirtesuth anniversary Of the
founding OF Lamar will he celebrated
May 2Ath. An attractive athletic pro.
gramme Of races, games and contests has
been arranged, with liberal prizes, and
In the evening grand ball will conclude
the exercises OF tho day.
The Woodmen are to have two or
three fine entertainments At Rocky Ford
the last Of this week. Chas. e. Camp.
bell. special organizer, will be hero May
10 to % and will give magic lantern en-.
tertainments In Rockers hall illustrative
OF Woodcrsft. They will bo free TO
Woodmen and those friends, whom they
may invite. Mr.. Campbell comes highly
recommended aud the order he repre-.
sents IL hrst.class.
western Colorado" il tue name Of a
finely. printed paper Just started nj
Grand Junction by w. E. Psbor. Il
will be farm. fruit and sugar beet jour.
nal and starts out in way which prom.
ises success.
-You will scarcely recognize the store
OF Casebeer 4 Bon since It's renovation.
The nne new paint and papering has
transformed the room and makes Il one
OF the hsndsomest IN town.
"A. F. Anderson has purchased @,
T. Nelson's tailor shop, the latter going
to Denver.
Reduced Prices at Mrs. Keirs
Millinery Store.
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