Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-11-15
Rocky for'i's New Opera House
Assured.

A, meeting OF tho Rocky Ford Opera
House company held a, the Office OF
Steele. Bcaii u Wolfe Wednesday even.
ing. plans for the new opera house were
ordered made and work on the founda-
ton will begin next week.
The opera house will he eoxIio feet
and on the ground floor with two-s;ory
store room on each side. The opera
house proper will occupy the ground
south q! the Taylor corner. which will he
left rs NJ present for some months
When the house is moved away good
brick block will be built on the site.
The new opera house will have all the
modern improvements and will bc struc.
tnrc Of which the city will be proud. Its
cos, will be abou, $4,000. The Opera
House company will have a capital stock
of 10000. The directors and officers
have not yet been selected. Additional
information may be looked for next week
Sunday afternoon high wind pre-
vailed and the conditions were favorable
for bad fire. And fire alarm WINS Civ.
en-. Many citizens rushed to the west
part of town where small blaze had
been discovered under mn outbuilding on
the premises recently occupied by W. L.
Taft. who now resides on the Jas. But
piNtes He hIe WIN CDutTOlltsI
easily, in fact before the arrival OF the
new hook and ladder truck with its four
chemical extinguishers.
Rumors reach Rocky Ford that n
former citizen. Eugene Webb. has been
charged with very grave crime in In.
diana. The reports are thnt he poisoned
his brother, sister and father for the pur-
pose OF securing their property. One OF
the poisoned ones is dead mud the others
in n critical condition. Webb married n
daug liter Of Mr.. Lupers who recently
purchased and moved to the Il. G. Malt
by place southwest OF town.
Landlord Powarn OF Hotel FL Captain
has received letter all tho way from
Old Mexico asking information about
machinery for making eggs. Mr.. Powars
proposes to send the letter around, in
regular railway tracer fashion. to learn
all that can be known of the alleged ma.
chinery. His personal opinion is that
the old.fashioned natural way of pro.
ducing eggs cannot be improved on.
But If eggs can be manufactured Rocky
Ford ought to be the Headquarters for
the new article OF commerce as it is of
other valuable commodities.
The Enstern Star is growng-receivel
three new members Tuesday evening.
When you get that big sugar beet
check this week look at the date on the
address slip of the Enterprise and see if
you should not divide wealth with us
We TIRE ueedIng all the money due the
Office just now to help meet the ex,raor-
dllhry expenses connected with the new
Office ana the enlarged facilities with
Which 1t IL being provided.
L L. Cassidy has closed lis Manhat.
tau restaurant after short season. Bui
you cant keep Mr.. Cassidy out of tho
business OF feeding the public.
The late session of the county commis.
sioners wns largely devoted to paving
election expenses.
A beautiful and elaborate entertain
ment entitled "The Triumph of Love.
will be given by ten young people of La
Junta at the opera house Monday even.
ing, Nov. Is. under the auspices of the
ladies OF the Episcopal church. Rocky
Ford's citizens can have n very epioynbi.
evening by attending this entertainment
in La Junta.
Boarders wanted at first bouse
south of Fl. +. Hagen's. 2Otf