Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-07-31

Mrs. Cheney entertained the Afternoon
whist club Thursday.
p. J. Rsifsl has returned from an out
ing At Manit9u.
John W. Bowman. Of tho man.anola
Sun. was Ia town Wednesday.
Mlss Mabel Marriott Of oslssburr. H..
Is visiting a.ss Helen Nanny.
c. {. Wright has resigned his position
as director Of the Rocky Ford band.
Miss Josephine orosthouse returned
last night from visi, with friends In
creede.
msssrs. 4. II. Brittendall and WIN Mill
or Of Hydro. Oklahoma. arc visiting Rocky
Ford friends this week.
T. J. Smirl has one Of tho finest stands
OF eantaloupas in tho valley and expects
10 DO shipping in about ten days.
Rev. G. moringer has been suffering
with a serious attack Of blood poisoning
in his right hand. We arc glad TO know
Of his improvement.
Mrs. cullison this evening en,ortains 4
few friends for Mrs. Sam Hulse. Mrs.
Hulsc leaves in few days for Denver.
whore sho will spend a month pursuing
her studies in painting.
Miss Mary Birdseye. who has bnen Wis
ting with Miss Mcbride Tor some time,
will leave for her homa early next week.
She will play q violin solo Sunday morn
ing at the Episcopal church.
E. W. Nanny and family have been
visited by number Of Illinois friends this
month. Mrs. Chsmplin and two sons and
Walter McLauehlan Of Chicago. and Mrs.
Caldwell and Harry Hammond Of Gales
burg
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Shelton last week
returned from three months tour on the
Pacific coast, having a splendid time.
Mrs. Shelton's father, W. C. Warren. is
prospering at Spokane, having all the
carpentering he can do at forty-iive cents
an hour.
D. W. Barkley and wife arc this week
enjoying the cool air and fine mountain
cenery Of Georgetown and the vicinity of
Grays Peak. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox have
a cottage there for July and August.
Much Of Mr.. Wilcox's time is required in
that vicinity looking after mining interests.
The Epworth League held one of the
most successful socials Of the season on
the church lawn Friday evening. The
lawn was well lighted, through the kind
ness of Chas. Hushaw. and everyone
present had good time and became bet
ter cquainted-which was the chief OBJ
iect of the patherinp
Alderman Sol T. Wolfe was a passen-
ger on the Santa Fe Saturday for few
days stay at Colorado Springs. His seat
companion during portion of the trip
was a Kansas man who is associated
with the enforcement of prohibition in the
Sunlower state. Mr.. Wolfe's conference
with the Kansan was such as to give him
increased backbone in municipal efforts
to suppress the liquor traffic. Mr.. Wolfe
expects to remove shortly to Colorado
Springs and enter business in partner
ship with w. A. Bell, an old Indiana friend.
From personal letter to Mrs. H. x.
Wiley from Miss Clara Weist, who at
tended the Epworth League convention at
Detroit, we make the following extracts:
There were over $4,000 Learuers there
enrolled and it is thought tllore were
many who did not; visitors and all num-
bered more than $4,000. Bishop Gallo
way of the M. E. church, South, gave an
eloquent and mastery sermon on Sunday
morning. Previous to the sermon Gov.
hickey of Nebraska (who would not have
an inaugural BALL led in the love feast;
over 5000 in the audience and nearly
everyone took part Such an inspiration
as it gave US all--it was grand. For
ward was the watchword, and it was
truly good and grand theme. The con-
vention comes to Denver next year We
must have a report of our League that
we shall be proud to give"