Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-21

tuukAtoukp Coutst-
ioupes for Prof. Bolles. the horse became
frightened ut n pieces of paper aud start
ed tn run. The buggy enllidei with =
post and r. v. Whtefmnn's wagon aud
was badly smashed. Hugh Wis thrown
ont with viol-oc- snl was severely
bruised. but u now ~ = fair way to ~.
cover.
Tho Eclipse livery barn Is finely
lighted by incandescents.
New subscribers continue to come in
without solicitation.
Mr.. s. J. HAnnavnit ~ns the winner
of the s5ID hat which Mra Emma Q.
Keir offered As u special premium Tor the
b-st pounds OF dairy butter.
%. @. Crauforl's cottage is making
good prosr~ss.
The walls OF Mira Speneer,s cottage
arc about complesed.
lave arrived from Mt. Vernon, Ind. and
lao il expected IN n fSu weeks.
The Watermelon Day celebration
seems To MAINTAIN its ipt~f.-t for the
public as the years 50 by. Each year
the cfowds ipcfras- aud the Fair associ.
stion u placed on more suh~tNitiai
bssis. There should br nn annual fair
IN this e,unty and IL Lamar dos't get y
rn.v~ on herv~if sun. u the smaller
iowns ~,li capture tito event. Lamar
lsrsi.,~r.
Rocky ford's last fair and Water.
melon Day ~-se prunoancrd the most
snoc~sfui yet held IN point Of attend.
snss aud program. The crowd brok~ ~ll
records ns we'll A. all wats rmclous iu
si4ht. Lamar Sparks
&C. W. Collins, teacher Of equestrian.
ism IN Colorado SprinRs. VA IN town
Tuesday Ia purcnAss = pair Of hne
driving horses lie sccurel +. L. Bar.
p~y's roadssers Tor e3Oo.
The Independeaee. rs. Popuiist has
All item frou, q eanlsioape grower In thnt
s--riion Who says that the melon blight
~.s imported frum Cuba about ten yrars
hSo-
Fred n. Tilbury. brother os George
Tilbnr.. 10 under n Charge Of murder At
Quincy. III. In n quarrel h- struck
Nm. Dliekham With q ilir. death result
,nS.
j. ". Love has just contrncsesl "
build iinc dwelling tor II. n. E.s.iirk
Ut Fo~icr. Sir. fo-si,ek has l,cra hv,nv
Ia Ios hous~ tor Is year. nni proIs~.~
{" put on sprne style IN his old age aud
prosperity.
The SHAW Clothing Co. 10 n nov cor.
Jnraiion IN ltrky Ford. snccsSrsiipg J. |
II. Shaw & Co.. the sniiih si.i- clo,hicr. |
\. W. Niche Inns nb ini-r-et IN the e.,n.
pany Hbd wall have chhrxs of the sho- |
department. The stock will Mt ouc.. I've |
largely. Increased iu all liucs nnd th. |
business pushed.
Col. Lockhnr, informs ma that the |
Alfalfa Land X Cattle company Is now |
engaged ia harvesting 30 acres os sor. |
glGnin for fodder Tor cattle. The came u |
eat with u s.if.ras. mower AMI sti,siSed |
like corn. THIS is th.. iir-t time that sor. |
ciiuiu IIHs been used ia such quantities |
III Colorado, but Col. Lockhart Is ire. |
gu.utIy found doing en,erprisiug things |
cat Of the usual or,l-r.
4 b. +. Elliot Of the Rocky Ford |
Mercantile Co. WAS out III the country u |
few days since putting I'm operation
new machin. for harvesting navy aud
other beans. II takes two rows at ~ |
tim. AMI piles the beans in winrows
without any luss of beans. 1t is Ia great
labor saver.
Il. L. kouns has just completed the
shipment Of cantaloupcs from y acres.
Th- cash proceeds after paying freight,
tNIbFtSs CfNTxtS was
about $50. The melons were grown
nu land belonging to Senator Swink
and his share OF tn. proceeds was nbuut
SSj. Land which will bring about cas-
per year III rentals il surely worth sl1J
p.r acre.
Wherever there is suspicion that
hog cholera exists farmers should be
very careful to prevent the disease. AZ.
ilicted animals should be isolated and
not allowed to drink from bitches, lrt-
erals or water courses, which carry the
germs man! miles to other farms.
The Rocky Ford cantaloupe has in
vaded the markets of all the leading
cities OF the country and has no rival. So
popular has it become in the few years
that it has been on the maj ket, that it's
name and fame alike nre beng appro-
priated by melon growers from Colorado
to Florida. Times.
Lack OF typographical force cnmpels
ns to postpone the publication of the list
OF premiums awarded until next week,
wien the list will be given in full.
The experience Of the cantnloupe
raisers of the Arkansas valley has Taught
them the value and the necessity Of ccm-
binntion aud possibly some Of them will
in the future have le. 8 condemnation on
their lips for other combinations. the ne.
cessity for which they may not fully un-
derstand. by combination only could
the cantaloupes Of Rocky Ford he gotten
into the best markets md the business
be made profitable. It now phys and
nobody is hurt.-Pueblo Mail.
The worlds supply Of coffee is lnrger
this year thnn ever before by iienrIy II
million bags and the price hns cnnse-
qnently reached the lowest fgnre in the
history Of the trade, some having lately
sold i'll New York for IA cents.
The Rocky Ford Hardware Co. hive
u new and complete assortment OF under
taking goods.. =. J.lteifel, Manager: ,.,.