Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-05

After two weeks ordeal before the lun-
acy commission. which ended Wednesday.
it is reported in the press dispatches that
Thaw will be declared sane in the boards
report and that Judge Fitzgerald will or
der the trial 10 continue. Thaw's council
are preparing the closing argument for
the Jury. and verdict somsiime Friday.
aequitting the prisoner. Is expected.
Or. J. n. Montgomery. who was Wis
ltor in Rocky Ford yssr or more ago,
has returned from Madison. Neb.. with a
view to locating. He is segotiaiing an
arrangement by which he will probably
have charge Of the suite Of rooms in the
S,..John building to hs used for hospital
purposes. and hsyehis offices thsre. These
plans are no, masured yet. so ,ha. fuller
particulars arc no. available
w. q. oohln this week begun the pull
Ing down Of his brick residence on tho
corner Of Elm and Ninth St. To make way
for tho erection Of business block. TO ex-
tsnd from the alley 10 1he street corner.
This also necsssi,ates the tearing down
Of Mr.. Gobln's Office building on the COR
nsr Of Elm and the alley. The Electric
Light Co. is moving It's downtown Office
into tho Enterprise building to make way
for the demolition Of tho Office building.
The Rasmussen home on West swink
Ave. was the scene o! !oyous occasion
Wednesday evening. when tho daughter.
Rosa. was united In marriage with George
G. Rich Of Sslids. About 26 friends Of
the families wsse present 70 witness the
ceremony. which was performed by Rev.
HArtsS Of the Christian church. 10 which
society the young couple belonged. Mr..
Rich was formerly with the Shelton gro
esry house here. The newly married will
make thsir homs Ia Salids-
Ths rssidsnss Of the northwest corner
Of town have bssa somswhas disturbed
By sost Of "Pssping Ton who seems
70 dnd some sort Of amusement In soeak-
ing. Into back yards and locking into win
dows late Ia he evening. He has bssa
sssa and given chase By two Of Tie
rssidsats. one os them carrying . gun.
II hs b . reader Of Ths Entsspsiss pss-
haps he peovsstial -wosd 70 he wiss"-|
o. svsa he foo,ish-may b suaseisnt
and ssvs hh gstsiag riddlsd wish shoA
"Ths Belle Of Japan" At ths Grand last
Monday night drew one Of the best
crowds The heuss has had This season.
Probably not much b known about Jap
ansss beauty In this neck o woods. but II
the prims donna Of Monday night 10 The
belle there b reason 70 b sorry for he
rest of them. sdll The play WAS fun Of
fun even IN its tragic parts. Mabsl
Bailey ~ .Prudsnes Bassstt'' was pos
lively stuanin' Ia her Easter bonnsts and
her other clothes. 4 notable feature too
was the juggling tricks Of the only real
Jap In the company. ooto. They called
out general applause.
Prof. Gillette. ths Entomologist Of the
Stats Agricultural College. was In town
for few hours this week. He has bssn
down the valley In the vicinity Of Las
Animas and Lamar chasing i new kind
Of wheat louise that has put in an appear
anes this spring and 10 giving the wheat
growers some anxiety. His report 10 that
the wheat fields down the valley will have
10 b plowsd up. u We are 70 b saved
from . assrious ineursion Of this pest. Prot. |
Gillette expresses the belief that it 10 the
same insect that has bssn devastating
the wheat fields Of Oklahoma and south |
srn Kansas, and that Il has worked its
way thus far into Colorado.