Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-15
"A Demorest silver medal coutest win

"A Demorest silver medal contest will
be held at the opera house Saturday
evening, June "a. Six or seven Young
ladies and gentlemen will compete for
the handsome prize. Mrs. Patterson's
home talent madolin club will furnish
music, in addition to which there will be
choice vocal music. A nominal fee OF 10
cents will be charged for admissi ion in
order to meet necessary expenses. There
will be published next week. The Y. W.
q. I. o. hope for u full house on this oc-
casion, and should not be disappointed. i.
as the cause is most worthy one.
The pipe for the extension OF the
water works is now arriving rapidly md
beng distributed in various parts Of
town. The work Of digging trenches is
well advanced and the new pipe will be
put in place rapidly by contractors Dow
ney and jackson. The reservoir Inns
been excavnted and cleaned ready for the
work OF cemeDting, which will begin to-
morrow. The reservoir is 5OxlGO feet
on the bottom aud 75xl9O feet on top
and 10 feet deep. It's capacity is about
1.OOO.OOO gallons, nnd it's completion will
be very important event in the history
Of Rocky Ford.
Negotiations are now pending by
which it is hoped that the Ice compapy's
house and stock Of ice will pass under
the control of the Santa Fe. II the Ice
20. H. not allowed to use the ice ns was
agreed upon when the house WINS built,
the only fair proceeding for the Railway
company is to purchase the house and
ice ut price fair to both parties.
The town council has leased tract
n urnrs,l mat 30
the use Of campers. The site is nice and
high und has a fair supply Of shndc trees.
All campers will be required to pitch
their tents in that locality.
F. NJ. weiland, chairman OF the
board OF county commissioners, State
Engineer McCune and County Surveyor
Lewis will select and survey the sit. of
the new bridge across the Arkansas river
at Swink today, for which mn appr opria.
tion OF $6,OOO was made at tho recent
session Of the Legislature.
Freedom" is the title of paper
published in Manila, copy OF which Inns
been handed us by Is. +. Wyckoif, Inv.
ing just received it from his son, Roland.
who Is now doing active service with the
first Colorado. The amount OF adver.
tising carried by Freedom" indicates
that Manila is u decidedly business city.
i. L. Williams was recently arraigned
before Justice Harris charged with cru.
ely beating and cutting his horse with n
pocket knife. He was properly fined slO
and costs.
The supply OF farm labor seems TO
be in excess OF the demand just now.
ALI the bitches rejoiced in How OF
water Oh Monday.
The spring has been quite cold and
backward nj: over the Union. The Ar.
kansas valley has been no exception, but
the last few days have been quite warm
and vegetation has pushed forward very
rapidly.
La Junta's citizens reason this wav.
For years we have closed our stores and
shops TINT all hands might attend the
Fair on Watermelon Day. Now we have
Fourth OF July demonstration and wa
shall expect the Rocky Ford people 10
make decided showing OF reciprocity
and be Mt La Junta in force" We doubt
not but that the desires Of the La JnD,a
people in this respect will be fully re.
allied.
AT the recent session Of the countv
court Cora b. benjamin wis granted n
divorce from jas. ID. Benjamin and
awarded the care Of the children. Ellie
Niossman obtained divorce from W. j,
Mossman and was given the custody OF
Their child. The following divorce cases
are yet on the docket: James L, AsLiey
vs.. Lillian Ashley; Ida NJ. Luce vs.. Hyle
.. Luce; Mary o. Grny vs.. w. P. Gray.
The exterior OF the st. james is be.
ing improved by new coat af paint.