Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-04-20
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL,

Married, at the home Of the brides
parents, LIttleton, Colo, Tuesday. April
IS, at z p. M, Mr.. o. g. Crawford Of
Rocky Ford and Miss Mamie Q. Abbott.
DIR. spencer, editor OF the Rocky Mount
ain Christian Advocate and an old friend
OF the groom, performed the ceremony
in the presence Of a large number Of
friends. The wedding gifts were numer..
GUS and elegant. The groom is we !
known as the manager OF the Newton
Lumber Co.'s business in Rocky Ford
t.lligent and lovable young ladies'. After
Il short visit to Denver the happy couple
arrived in Rocky Ford Wednesday,
where they ut once commenced house,
keeping in the groom's house, which had
been fitted up in advance OF the we'd
ding. The happy couple have many
friends who extend best wishes.
-Leyell RAIDER, son of DR.. RAIDER, was
bell Of Denver. The groom's father per-
formed the ceremony.
"A. L. Kellogg has been absent in
Fort Collins for the past three weeks at.
tending to important business connected
with the State Board Of Horticulture.
Hal Barry, who is experimenting a
mine at Como, is spending . few days
very pleasantly among Rocky Ford
friends.
F. B. Wood Of Denver came down
yesterday accompanied by J. p. Howard,
his father.in-law, who will have charg .
Of his garden tract. This morning Mr..
ing the death Of his mother at Cincinnati
yesterday.
m. L. Meyer was in Pueblo yestsr-
day.
-Thoe. Mundle of West Virginia, Q
relative Of H. L. Brannon, IL among our
many new settlers. He il farming por-
ton Of ]. II. loves place. Others at
his late home are planning to move 70
Rocky Ford.
While driving spirited horse Tues.
dav A. b. Coz was thrown from his bug.
gy and bis left elbow dislocated. Drs.
McDOnald and Sigman put the injured
member in its normal position and the
patient il doing nicely.
Mrs. o. 8 Fowler is lecturing in
Denver to well.fillsd houses. Her sub.
ject is Progressive Phrenology.
Marx II. Finn md John J. Blinn
have been appointed agents OF the State
Humane Society and propose to look aft.
or violations Of law which come under
their supervision.
Guy Knapp few days since re-
turned from Chicago, where he has been
attending dental college,
Mrs. H. F. Rushmer has returned to
Rocky Ford after years visit with her
mother in Los Angeles, Calf.
Among our new settlers arc J. @.
and +. L. Flickinger, Of Story county,
Iowa, old friends Of the Maxwell Bros.
-Chas. Cheney and Philip Earickson
are absent in the wild country south,
and will visit Medicine Lodge. Dripping
Springs and Lockwood. We presume
they nre combining recreation with still
hunt for fins coal beds which are sup.
posed to be in TINT viciuity.
Mrs. NJ. "A. Perrine and son, James,
Of Anna, H.. arc the guests OF d. d. and
IL. X. Wiley, Mrs. Perrine's nephews.
e. NJ. Duff and wife Of Pittsburg,
Kns., have been visiting relatives at
Rocky Ford and Fowler. Mr.. Duff will
be remembered as former Postal Tele-
graph operator at Rocky Ford.
-Longmont had n fine lecture course
during the past winter. 1t included
lectures by Dir. J. Z. ID. John, Chancel.
lor Nc cDowell, President W. +. Slocumb
and DR.. @. NJ. Cobern, closing with DR..
j. G. Horn. OF Rocky Ford. whose lec-
ture on "'rhs Pulpit and the Bar Is
thus spoken Of by the Rocky Mountain
Advocate: ut was one OF the most en-.
joyable lectures Of tho course. His
knowledge nj law and lawyers enabled
him to interestingly contrast these two
great factors in modern society-the
preacher and the lawyer. DR.. Horns
peroration was one OF the most eloquent
utterances Of the course"
The Opera House Pharmacy contin.
ues to increase its facilities and general
attrnctiveness. The latest fixture put in
combines beauty and usefulness. being
an elegant cigar show case which 10 well
filed with the finest stock. just over
the case 10 an electric cigar lighter-quite
n novelty even for places much larger
than Rocky Ford.
The Judgment OF $1,000 which Alva
Hardy obtained against the Santa Fe
has been affirmed by higher court. W.
B. Goblin was Hardy's attorney.
Tho town authorities are consider.
ing the merits Of wood pipe for the Ok.
tension Of the water system. It seems
to be very strong and durable article
and has been used in some cities for
many years and gave excellent satisfac.
tion.
-Beaty Bros. few days since bought
1000 head Of cnttle, which they will
range on the Apishapa.
On Santa Fe train the other morn.
ing colored regular en- route to Fort
Logan woke up as the train was moving
through tho unprepossessing country
east OF Pueblo. He looked over the land
scape and expressed his disgust at such
a country. there being no corn stalks o!
tobacco stubble 10 remind him OF cold