Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-17
Personal and Social.

obligations to Mr.. and Mrs Geo. q.
Evans aud Mr.. and Mrs. U. i. Evans
for what they have contributed to the
social life Of the sugar beet metropolis.
This debt WAS further Increased by the
function given by them lust evening.
About thirty friends were invited aud
sealsd III tie back parl0r. On screen
between the paElors was enacted 4 shadow
r0mnnce--a veritsbis love story in pGnto.
mime. II was complete np.tO-tlate.
regulation novel, boiled down, various
shadow sceDss being accompanied by
the reading u the story BY Mn. Geo. y.
the company from r~cognizing the actors
~ Mr.. aud Mrs. u. =. Evans and DIR.
Hcliwartx. The applause was dsssrveLiy
frequent and hearty, ~ the shadowy
comedy WAS finely presentetl. There
Was such local flavor about the story
that We suspect Mrs. q. i. Evans to be
tl,s author. Program cards were dis
tribnted to the guests which faithfully
portrayed In silhouette the vnrious scenes
of tho evening. These canis showed
Mrs. Evnns to possssss artistic mn well M
literary ability. Charndes followed and
sn unusually pleasant evening was
closed with dainty rrfreshinsnts. THE
occasion will bs remembered by those
Rocky Ford's many successful social
functions.
Mrs. Fr. wietzer will leave on Mon.
day for a trip to Leavenworth "nd
Kansas City.
Til. ladies' of the .Ronnd Table"
met with Miss Neiti@ Partner for their
weekly study hour last night.
r. J. Rsifel this morning returned
from Kansas City where lie purchased
several car lsa.ls of new Roosls.
Oryille K~arb, left last week Tor Lex.
iag,on. Mos. where hs will take up hts
studies In tho Wentworth Military Asad.
emy. which studies WerU abruptly inter-
supi-L by tho iirs that destroyed Jarvis
Hall military school n couple VI months
ago.
Mrs. ". X. winteshaitsr Rave recrp.
li0n In honor oe lsss iss0lliss. Ma Hum.
phrrys. oaWe1nsaday last. There vesv
fully sixiy fris0ds WIN psid thsss ssspccss
during the altssuoou s,sd evening bours.
The l,ouse was delightfully."- ~ fOe tue
occasion. the coloss IL lights aud draptux
being pink snd gsssa aud white. The
tuves asmpany came and wvtl rapidly.
bat the mp9siug sufiicri ios pls~asut
grs~siux II ilss bo,sso apd her iuostss
ssd the eaioymsot u tbs dainty ~
fsrshmsuts sssvesl
Ous os the 0usl pleasant soeial svsats
a the seaaDa took plaos at tbs huenS Oe
Nm q. II. Wipohsil lsss Tuesday svso.
ing from 4 70 II o'c3ssck. givso In lsonof
| los Mn. Lancs of Rocky Ford. 1ocssi
cpovssss snd various games made the
sssoiug an eosoysbls oos. Dainty ~
fspshmsots vess sssvsd.-La Junta Trib-
ms.
Nh Cora Smith hss rsausss.l 10 lsss
ssppsoeiblo dutsss In shs otIlcs aud do.
psn.in1 rsusu II DR.. Il. ~. Pollock.
Nias Smith had ~ snjoyabls holiday
Wait In lsee parsosal Aossss 'So- lrssscsesss.
m but slss sblsoss Illlu0is vssslsss p"v.
aisrs ons year In Colosaalo's sunny clisns
apd fsv vssks' stay 6sck cost y
J..u. lsusr ssu,ls word from Sharos
Spsinws u the death u Miss Maggie
Tovue, his cousin, ~ whoss hedsiIe ise
vas called two weeks ago. Miss Towns
was known to . number oe Rocky Forl
psopls.
Frauk Lumdon. repressutius the Csane
Hardware ca, ksnsss City. wns In town
this week, aud ~ usual Uu his visits
hsss vas ilse guess of Ns. and Mrs. Ford
Steward.
J. L. Tanner expects next vcek TO go
10 h,s Hou.ise home for n couple Of
uoati,s. when he will rvturn to look
after his Rocky Ford property inisrcsss.
u. A. Vernon leit on Tuesday for
Hiitsbusa. KS, after y rs-idcnco Of ssv.
-rnl montbs near Rocky fori.
TIE Every Tuesday Club met with
Mrs. Dr. Van Buskirk this wc,.k. The
Club IL nov reading Ralph Copnor'.
latest book. 'Thc MINI from 0lcn.arry. /"
Mrs. Alma n. Cheney wns made n mcm.
her of tue club. Mrs. O. d. Abbott WAS
elected president and Ms. Belle q.
Bnrklc, secretary.
Mr.. Edward vanpcl. accompanied by
his bride -'shc who WIS n Huber have
been making honeymoon visit In Rocky
tiorl. They will leave Ter their home
IL Mount Vernon, 1nd nHain today. but
Il IL with tl,s. confirmed Intention of CON.
ing back 10 Rocky Ford at quite an early
date and making Il their home. Mr..
vanp~i will abandon farming pursniis
and build him n comfortable home III
town. n. l,as family of four we'll
grown children to educate In our public
sclms,ls.
II. r. Hight, wife and daughter Nevn,
left Sunday for Trinidad where Mr..
Hight hopes 10 build n large council nf
Knights and Ladies' Of security. lie
left r. rky Ford Council. No. ~. with n
strung m.mi,-rsliip II q. aud eight new
niemi,s-s m bc received ut the next meet.
ing. Jan. %. Mr.. Hight will probably
return 10 Rocky Ford after n time and
hopes to raise the Council 10 the roll Of
honor rauk-1OO members. Mr.. and
Mu. Hight made many friends In Rocky
Ford, n number of whom accompanied
them to the station when they LOTT for
Trinidad.
Tho names Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Lance of Rocky Ford appear In the list
Of guests ut whist party given by 8. II.
Mentlelson TO his whist. playing friends
at the home Of Sir. aud Mrs. Fred Sabin.
La Jnnta, last Wednesday.
]. q. 0illeu. who for tie past five
months has filed the place Of manager
.