Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-16
Real Estate and Building Operations.

Real Estate and Building Operations.
I. Dennes is keeping up his bnilding
record. Last week John Lane laid the
foundations for carpenter shop for him
just east OF Phenicie's store.
Fred Cheek has been awarded the con.
tract for building Elmer s. McCaskill's
fine dwelling, which will be the best
building in their neighborhood.
Warren Blinn last week purchased two
lots east OF the Park for S175. lie was
next day offered IN advance OF $50 but
refused this handsome short-time profit
as he wishes to build a good home on the
desirable corner purchased-and corner
lots centrally located are not easy to
find.
DR.. H. G. Sigman last week purcllas ed
OF H. G.. Sigman last week purchased
OF VIM. Irvine. through Steele & Beall,
10 feet facing the residence OF Rev. War.
ren Mayo. On this fine corner DIR. Sig
man will build n dwelling rs soon ms the
material can be provided The house
will be OF Maltby's new Milwaukee brick,
the first dwelling in Rocky Ford to use
this stylish material.
Il. l.. Adams last Friday sold his home
place, three miles west OF town, to w.
b. Dixon OF Eagle county. The price
was $3.50 per aero for 30 acres. Mr..
Adams will move across the road to the
dwelling built by 8. H. Kingery, Mr.. Ad-
ans having traded for that property
some months since.
j. E. Orr is building on his garden
tract'near Newdale.
Geo. Gross is building good brick
dwelling III the western part OF town.
Mrs. j. j. Thompson has purchased n
lot near w. G. Denton's and will soon
build.
-Four dwellings will soon be in pro.
gress on the east side Of the park.
1t Pueblo's city authorities are wise
extraordinary energy will be put into the
work being done on the river banks.
The city is now in a most unprotected
condition and it will take rapid work to
complete the improvements by the time
that II flood may be expected.
We arc all disposed to complain
about any bad weather. When doing
80 remember that the first half Of March
was unusually free from wind. The
usual wind which is characteristic OF
March all over the northern half of the
union may come later bnt the first two
weeks were certainly March weather to
boast OF.
The Business Mems club held II
meeting Saturday evening and adopted
constitution and by laws, very consider
able discussion accompanying the action,
section by section. Among the regula-
tions whish will be of interest to the
public is that the rooms shall be open on
Sundays as II reading room only, all 9TH
er departments being closed.
Two suits have been filed in the dis
trict court Of Prowers county, the object
of which is to test the law in regard to
whether tax deed carries with it wa
ter right attached to the land. It is
likely to be an interesting case and will
probably not stop short Of the supreme
court.
II. N. Beatty, administrator, is adver-
tising a big sale at the Bingham ranch,
Monday, March 9th. As the terms are
cash there is a probability that some
good bargains in horses and farm ma
chinery may he had. NJ. 8. Martin will
be auctioneer.
The. machinery for Maltby's brick
and tile factory will be shipped by April
LIST.
-Casebeer has Milk Crooks,
Jars, Jugs, Boston Bean Jers and
q full line of StOueWare.