Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-02-09

There are many ownerless dogs
Of the sheep feeders. A dead dos is
above suspicion Of killing sheep.
Elmer Conner informs MS that the
fine driving horse which Ezra Nnckols
recently purchased was OF his raising
aud that he price was. Sl25. .,
While the recent cold and snow was
disagreeable there were cOmpensating
features. The sleighing has not been SO
good for years. Naturally the CLASSY
roads found our citizens upprovided with
sleighs, but substitutes were soon fonnd.
It will be remembered that the nun who
did not raise cantaloupes last year WIS
very lonesome. And almost every canta-
loupe raiser had II sled for harvesting the
crop. These sieds were again put in
commission and did excellent service.
They were not as stylish ns the cutters
driven in Central park, but they ans
wered all purposes for quick and easy
transit.
AT their next regular communication.
Thursday night, Feb. lG. the Masons'
will occupy their elegant new room over
DR.. Kearby's drug store. Much new
furniture has been purchased to replace
that lost by the fire. It is expected that
there will he "work" and u full attend
uuce.
Justice Terry had his first suit on
Monday, being a change OF venue from
La Junta. His decision failed to give
satisfaction to both parties, as is usual
ly the case, and an appeal is talked Of.
The interior OF Dawley's hardware
store has been greatly improved by a
judicious use OF new paper and paint.
This, with the undertaking department
him much better facilities for the trans
action Of business.
"A physician declares that people who
sleep with mouths shut live longest.
The habit OF keeping your mouth shut a
part of the tune while awake 10 said to
be conducive to longevity, as we'll as to
the happiness Of the general public.
Help good cause and get fine
lunch at g. A. Il. hall tomorrow (Friday)
evening. Ten cents, with the privilege,
at your option. OF increasing the price.
Neither Uncle 10 Graham, J. w.
Potter. j. H. Swift. Senator Swink or
any other old settler remembers such u
continuous spell OF cold weather as has
distinguished this winter. Beginning
January 81 and continuing up to Febru-
ary 0 the Thermometer showed lower
average for that length OF time than ever
before known. But the Arkansas valley
escaped well compared with other sec.
tiuns OF the Union. The extreme cold
was felt all over the country for 1000
miles east OF the Rocky mountains.
-Oiuey Springs has changed it's name
to Naples, The change wis made at
the suggestion Of the p0stotIice depart
ment who advised them that "Centers."
"Bergs" and "Springs." and other sufiix-
es and prefixes were Questionable to the
department because they lead to more or
less trouble in the transmission OF mails.
Mrs. Mary j. Anderson, superintend-
OF schools, while making one OF her reg
ular visits to the HolbroOk country, met
with a peculiar accident one day last
week. The horse she WAS driving sud
denly reared in the uir and dropped III
the road. Before he could be released
from the entanglement OF harness he WAS
dead. The animal was well known in
Otero county several years ago. under
La Junta Tribune.
The front and north side Of Gerbing
& Sons new meat market is being fitted
up for the use OF the Kinney Grocery
Co. The south side store will be moved
to this new location iu a week or ten
days.
Senator Swink's elk are becoming
quite tame. They are keeping fat on alf-
ALA and seem to be enjoying life in a
much smaller park than their original
home. f
-Manzanola is to hnve a canning
factory, run by T. j. Barton, who agrees
to maintain it for three years. Ed Nc
CLAIM is now making contracts for Mr..
Barton at $3.50 per ton.