Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-08-19


w. p. F. Robb writing from Scandia.
Ks, says that no expects To return to
Rocky Ford abou, December frs, Is his
health is much better hero.
Misses Baldridge and Kendall Of La
Jun,a were guests o! Mrs. Paul Hardey
Sunday afternoon.
Monday evening several persons on tho
bank Of tho river near the bridge saw tho
body Of man floating down stream. Il
was described as wearing a dress coat.
Tho current was too strong to allow the
capture OF tho Eden victim. which Il sure
was.
Mrs. n. Best and Mrs. |. W. Larmors
returned from Colorado Springs Monday
night. cutting their visi, shorter than
planned.
S. 4. Masters left Wednesday on
mountain trip.
Arthur Beymer Is down from Bower
man and reports the mines o. K. but the
town dull.
Addison Kellogg Is assisting J. 3. Peter
son in handling ths F. W. Broekman
Com. Co.'S eontaloups business.
Mrs. crozier Is enjoying a visit from
her mother. Mrs. Bone Of Gaissburg. III.
Mrs. Virgil Moore and daughter. Grace
leave Sunday for Colorado Springs TO
visit olatives and friends.
A party Of eight ladies from tho west
ern part Of town made tour Of inspse-
ton Of Or. 0reear's Rcd Cross Hospital
and report every thing in fine shape.
Misses Zuba Gleason. and Letha Dew
eese visited Pueblo friends Sunday.
C. p. Guiou o. tho American Beet Sugar
Co.'S Office force. on Monday returned
from ten days visi. a: the ST. Louis
Fair.
L. r. Fenlason was in Colorado Springs
Monday on some extensive real estate
trade. He will allow report to bo made
only after tho deals arc fully closed.
W. S. Mitchell Is spending eonsiderabl
time in Colorado Springs looking after
some hopeful real estate transactions.
W. r. Gibson Of La Junta. mot W. r.
Gibson Of Las Animas) was Rocky Ford
visitor Tuesday.
Miss Harriet Benton Of Malvern. Ia. is
visiting Miss Iva kenney.
Among the new eantaloupe campaign
Improvements, this season, is the CORFU
gated iron crate house just completed by
the Rocky Ford Melon Growers Assoei-
alton. adjoining their platform.
During Tuesday the Rocky Ford Assn
was enabled to pick enough crates tc
make an express car Of its own. which
was shipped by N. o. cogRins to Pittsburg
Miss Hazel Sigafoos. Of Fowler. re-
turned home Wednesday, after a visi,
with Misses Ethel and Helen Crozier.
Miss Jennie Elser Of La Junta made a
brief visit with Rocky Ford friends Tues
day.
Mrs. Warren Blinn and Miss Cora arc
now snroute TO California.
Miss Josie Ogden Of chanute. Ks, who
has been the guest Of Miss Edna Roe fol
the past three months. will return home
Friday.
c. F. Evans is enjoying vacation with
the Green Mt. Falls Outing Club.
G. p. Randall has joined the Fish & Co
office force.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Joehnok on We'd
nesday returned from their honeymoon
tour in the mountains.
Call on Sec. Hall for Premium Lists fol
Rocky Ford and State fairs.
G. 3. Diehl is making progress on that
fine cement fountain.
G. E. Robertson. who had his first ca!
taloupe experience in the valley two year:
ago. arrived Friday and will assis
M. o. Coggins in handling the large
amount of business just now beginning in
earnest.
Harvey Maltby is now with the Long
mont sugar factory.
Harry Badger and family and Misse
Edith and Alice Cook returned hom
Wednesday after pleasant thres week
outing among the foothills Of the Green
horn Mountains.
The Every Tuesday club met this weel
with Mrs. W. c. Steele.
: The Grand Master Workman Abbott
0 expected to visit Melon City Lodge durin
the first week in September.