Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-16

aud Miss Edith Butterfield of Rocky
Ford will give musical and elocntion-
ary entertainment April 8, nnder the aus
pices of the Ladies' Aid Society OF the
Baptist church. The evening promises
to be one OF much enjoyment.
The Otero County Medical society
met at Rocky Ford Monday. Interest,"
ing papers were read by Drs. H. q. Sig
man and B. F. Haskins, after which n
general discussion was had of til. sub.
iects treated. The next meeting will be
held in La Junta on the second Monday
In April
Duck shooting is fine on the many
lakes in Lhs vicinity. The open season
lasts until May LIST.
Saturday afternoon j. j. Guthrie
drove into town with big red wagon
b0x loaded with large and beautiful
white Burbank Seeding potatoes. When
he halted in front of Kimzey's grocery to
deliver them he was surrounded by n
large crowd Of admiring citizeus. No
farmer in the Rocky Ford country has
such uniform success in raising potatoes
as Mr.. Guthrie. David Best reports g nod
success on small scale and some others
have done well, but take the valley over,
potato growing has not been successful
enough to cause many to embark in it as
special crop for profit. But il Mr..
Guthrie will give our farmers lessons we
may yet get to be famous for the quality
OF our spuds and the quantity per acre.
Mr.. Guthrie has the seed Of this variety
for sale.
If all the population OF the United
States were us law abiding as our Chi.
nese element the amount of crime would
be wonderfully less. As rule the CHI.
naman attends strictly to business ind
interferes with no ones comfort or hap
piness. In Rocky Ford We have but one
celestial and he is u model citizen. But
this fact does not prevent him from be-
ing annoyed by rude and thoughtless
boys. Last Saturday our Chinaman had
setting outside his door a jar of soup, II
fermented article much priced by tue
Chinese and the ingredients Of which
cost several dollars. A young man, VINO
ought to have Elown better, threw some
broken bottles ~ the jar, spelling its con-
tents. He was seen by the Chinama,
who was very properly quite angry, aud
gave chase to the boy. The race attrict-
| ed crowd OF citizens. The boy ran into
Phenicie's barn and passing through, es-
caped from the indignant laundrymau.
The doers OF such mischief ought to be-
punished and Town Marshal Mahoney
should give the boys notice that any fu-
ture annoyance OF the Chinaman will
land them ~ the calaboose.
Alfalfa and other grasses are starting
rapidly. il.
The warm days have had an excel
lent effect un the roads, bringing them to
tLeir normal condition, to tho great en-
couragemeut Of driving.
The recent warm weather has bsen
productive Of that tired feeling known as
spring fever, for which sass,ifras tea or
some patent medicine Is the popular REM
edy. boz
Scarcity Of hay has compelled many
lamb feeders to send their stock to east
erri feed lots to be finished oil. Several
thousand Colorado lambs are now oa
corn and hny in Illinois, Iowa and KAN
sas.-Fort Collins Courier.
EARLY Saturday morning Miller's
transfer tenn started to run while he
was holding them at the water trough,
one horse being relieved OF the bride,
He was knocked down, kicked by one
horse and one foot injured by being run
over by two wheels OF the heavy wagon,
causing the use OF crutches. Before the
team broke loose from the wagon +. u.
Bouchard's spring wagon was overturned
aud somewhat smashed. The affair
caused quite an exc tement on Main
street for II few minutes.
AT their last meeting the town coun-
Gil appointed the following board Of reg.
istr;ition for the approaching municipal
election: Frank Clirk, W. q. Denton
and W. G. Lewis.
--Gerbing & Son had an extra fine
beef displayed on Saturday, beng from
one Of Beatty Bros shorthorns which
took premium Mt the last fair.
The Y. w. G. L. U. will hold Sill
yer Medal contest at Odd Fellows hall
Friday evening. March Both, six speakers
taking part. Program next week.