Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-01-12
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

"A quiet wedding took place ut the
home OF Mr.. aud Mrs. j. IL. Whitten.
burg. juSt west of town. last Thursday
evening. Their daughter. Charlotte A.
Wbittenburg, was united III marriage
with Waiter ID. Kimzsy. Rev. ID. L..
Mitchell officiating. Only the families
Of the bride and groom were presesit:
Mr.. Kinney has selected u handsome aud
most worthy bride and Mrs. Kinney has
chosen one OF Rocky Fords most exem.
plary young men. May the happy
couple realize all the happiness they now
anticipate.
Harry ID. GarwoOd writes MS from
Clarksvilie. Ark, to send his Enterprise
to Mrs. Garwood at Hamilton, Mo-, aa
he will hnvs nU permanent address until
spring. Mr.. q. IN in the south in tue in.
terest OF the Western Poultry & Game
company.
Judge Parker md wife were guests
OF $. W. Greasy on Tuesday.
j. NJ. Slime. night operator at Rocky
Ford, has been transferred to Florence.
His family will remain here during the
winter.
Miss Belle Swink has been appoint
ed one OF the hill clerks in the senate.
Mrs. Chesey and Mrs. Jackson took
advantage Of the good roads TO drive to
Manzanola Tuesday.
There is Joy in the house OF Geo.
Daring, jr., on The advent OF a fine daugli.
ter. Saturday last Congratulations.
M. J. Baldwin recently welcomed
the arrival OF his wife from Mauston,
Wis.
Walter Calkius will soon move to
his ranch in Holbrook.
DIR. Horns lecture at Ordway last
week was we'll attended and highly ap-
preciated by an intelligent audience.
The subject was "Chile Sauce and Trav.
eled Hash" aud was full Of instruction
and spice.
Mrs. G. E. Carol has large and
fine landscape painting in the Golden
kule show window.
We congratulate Dan b. Carey OF
La Junta on his appointment to the DO.
sition Of Assistant Attorney. General Of
Colorado for tn. coming two years, by
Attorney. General Campbell.
DIR. Finley I. Harlan, OF Kirksville,
Mo, was in town this week prospecting
for location for an Office for the prac-
tics Of that new drugless curative science,
Osteopatly. It is probable that in few
months he will locate in La Junta accom-
panied by Dr.. G. g. Chappell. gradu-
ate OF DR.. Stills famous school.
The joint installation OF the G.. A. Il.
and W. II. c. Friday night WIS followed
by an elegant banquet and good social
time.
An Illinois man says that there is
no need Of farmers having losses from
caused by fever, and the fever is caused
by worms, which two teaspoonsfull Of
salerntus dissolved in water and poured
into their slop will remove. Dissolved
snleratus in the proportion Of two tea
apoonsiull to every gallon Of slop will
kill the worms and almost Immediately
your hogs will begin to thrive and look
well again.
Tho county commissioners are in
session this week. The new commission
er, X. N. Kirkpatrick was installed in
Office. and F. Nj. Weiland elected chair
man for the ensuing year.
H. A, Dawley is now fully installed
in his new line OF business, succeeding p.
]. Reiiel in hard ware, furniture and un-
Mr.. Reifel's valued assistant, is manager
Of the business and is assisted by NJ. j.
Baldwin. Mr.. Dawley divides his time
between the store and the Office of the
English Lumber Co. He has energy
enough to make both these linea Of busi-
ness move in good shape. Large invoi-
ces of new goods will soon stock up the
store to its old.time completeness.
N. w. Terry. agent Of the Orient ln-
surance company, has our thanks for
useful blotters.
For the past three months DIR. Kear-
by has been trying to conduct drug
store under circumstances hard to beat
for discomfort. A corrugated iron ware
house with zero air coming in at ten
Of business almost impossible. Bnt bet
ter times are dawning, as DR.. Kearby is
this week moving into his elegant new
room on the site Of his burned building.
The room is not fully completed but ita
occupancy is being greatly en- joyed.
Among the new advertisements in
statement OF that prosperous and sub.
stantlal home institution, the State Bank
Of Rocky Ford.
Sec Steele and Beall's new advertise.
ment and zee them il you want the cheap
est money ever offered in Otero county
In Junta Melon Growers.
At the meeting OF the melon growers
association Saturday afternoon there was
large attendance, and a pretty thorough
discussion Of the melon question had
The bylaws were adopted as whole
and it developed that there was unan.
imous opinion that minimum price
should be set by all associations and
that each association should make its
own contracts The meeting adjourned
to meet next Saturday afternoon at the
county court room.-Democrat.
OterO County Medical Society.
The society met at Rocky Ford Mon