Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-15

Harvey and Carol 8raden returned
Monday from attending the burial Of their
mother. They both made the trip 10
PiitsburE. Pa. from their Kansas home
whore tho mother died. 70 lay tho re-
mains beside other relatives in the former
homo Ia Pennsylvania.
T. J. Gretchen has recently returned
from an extended trip through tho South.
He visited Now Orleans and ether points
and on the way back stopped OF At Hot
Springs. ARK. and took look at the
s4nitariums and the large and varied
assortment Of inyalids.
Chester johnson. after 20 years with
out sick spell was in town Saturday for
tho first time in several weeks owing to
an attack OF grippe.
oryille Kearby lef. last week to aeeep.
situation In 4 Cofieoyillo. Kas. drug
store.
A. p. Laundon Of Cleveland Is visiting
his uncle, a. r.. Hamlin and may locate
here.
o. 3. Stauifer. now a, Ho, Springs. is
enthusiastic over tho curative effects Of
the waters Of that famous resort.
J. n. whi,tonburg visited his mother at
the old homo in eastern Tennessee. after
81 years absence. Ho says that tho val
lcys which seemed so largo TO him whom
plowing IN thom when boy. now seem
hardly wide enough to turn around in.
Tennessee landscapes havo shrunkon
wonderfully since his familiarity with the
boundloss west.
II. w. Royal and wife on Monday ro-
turned from a pleasure trip 10 California,
extending over u months absence. Salt
Lake was taken in going and all tho
principal citios OF California visited. tho
most Of tho ,imo being spent in tho Los
Angeles vicinity. Whilo enjoying tho visit
MIR. Royal and wife agree in the opinion
Rocky Ford has a better all the year
round climate than Southern California
and that place seenon tho journey could
tempt them to abandon their Rocky Ford
home.
l. M. Lyon made Rocky Ford brief
visit last week on route from California
to New York. He reports the California
prospects for eantaloupes to be excellent.
J. F. Roth who is in Brawloy. CAL. in
the interest Of Lyon & CogVins. was bad
ly shaken by an earthquake last week.
The quake was Of such violence and ex-
tent as to cause great terror for some
persons. Brawley was badly shaken at
the time Of the San Francisco disaster.
although 20 miles distant, and none Of
the country between tho two sections was
affected.
Rob. Anderson and bride visited with
Rob's mother and other Rocky Ford
friends last Sunday.
r. 6. Cadman. who has been with the
Santa Fe at Ration for some months, is
visiting his family in Rocky Ford.
Mrs. H. Van Buskirk entertained very
pleasantly last Friday afternoon for Mrs.
Bryan. The place cards were red hearts
decorated in gilt. and red carnations
formed beautiful centerpisce for the
large table in the dining room. Sixteen
ladies enjoyed Mrs. Van Buskirk's delight
full hospitality.
T. J. Grond is the new clerk in the City
Drug Store. He comes well recommend
ed as a capable pharmacist.
S. M. Miller who is now the
owner of the Burrell garden tract
west of town, few weeks ago start
ed out to find a locality which he
tkought might suit him better than
Rocky Ford. After visiting Texas,
California and Oregon he returned to
Rocky Ford on Monday content to
make it his future home, finding
nothing quite so attractive in his long
journeying. He had to come back to
Colorado to see the sunshine. On part of
his trip water came up to the steps of the
coacb and n hand car wac aapt ,baaJ 10
test the safety of the track.