Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-04-12

hessrs. Wilgus & Wood OF our oottiihg
works have bought the La Junta bottiing
works.
Prof. N. ]. Millar is about again and
eonyalsseing nicely after ten days hos
pl,al retreat.
The new NJ. E. Church is being further
adorned by good Job Of parking and
grass seeding along its street frontage.
B.U.Dys left Sunday for Fortcollins to
attend meeting Of the managing board
Of the State Agricultural College.
Mrs. Mary MeDougal. aunt Of Mrs. a
NJ. Cheney. left for her home in Berlin.
Canada. Monday. after several weeks
visit in Rocky Ford.
M. u. Randsl returned yesterday from
his trip to the Big Horn BASIN. While
there he was the guest Of the Hawkeys.
who are settled in their new home.
An important meeting Of tho womans
Club will be held in the basement Of First
NJ. E. church Saturday afternoon al
$3.50. Annual election Of officers. The
members are urged to attend.
Tho Tuesday Reading Circle were the
guests Of Mrs. J. N. Kinney last Tuesday
and they were delightfully."- entertained
after the regular reading course. with
music. rsei,a,ions. and refreshments
Atty. W. 3. Goblin had 10 yaeate his Of
fee roams to make way for his now bus
iness block. and has taken temporary Of
fiee quarters along with the Electric Light
Co. next door to tho Enterprise Office.
NJ. NJ. Nelson Is In Salida. promoting
the interests Of religion from his dsnom-
national standpoint and incidentally In
spring the people to tho erection OF now
Christian Church In that :athsr tough
town.
Frank Soupset lef, Tuesday for Denver
where he will take up his work - trav-
sisr for the Denver Malsabls Iron Coz
He has been the efficient head Of tho
Burkdoll Hardware Cos business here
for three years past.
The Lyons 4 coagins cantaloups
Lsasus will have S. s. Bailey In charge
Of the permanent Office Just opened on
Elm avenue. Il will b open every Sat
urday for the present Seed deliveries
are being made 70 the Leagues growers
from the once.
Miss Eva Thomas. who recently re-
turned from Southern cslifornia. whore
she has bssn taking . years rest from
school teaching. visited Rocky Ford friends
last week. along with her sister Miss In
dia Thomas Of Manzanola- Mise Thomas
returns invigoratsd BY her change Of
climate.
Mrs. W. D. MePhsrson entertained The
San Souei Club At her home last week
and gave the members = well prepared
review Of early New England history.
bringing out particularly the distinctive
differences between u "Puritan" and =
pilgrim" distinction not always dis
esrned by casual readers OF colonial his
tory.
DR.. Sigman reports on his return from
a winter sojourn in Southern California
that Editor Alexander. formerly Of tho
Tribune. and more formerly Of tho Enter
prise. is now editing . mining Journal. and
holds very promising stake in an Ari-
IONA gold mine. Harry's versatile genius
for journalism and speculation is well
known TO his local friends.
T. S. st. Johns family has been en-
joying ten days visit from former
Kansas nsighbor, Mrs. M. M. Uptgrovs.
Of Las Vegas. The St johns and the
upterovss wsrs near nsighbors in those
early days OF Kansas when drought and
grasshoppers and other light Affections
made Il important to the pioneer settler
to have good nsghbor. and the meet
up" Of the old time friends meant more
than an ordinary visit.
Ed Sever and A. W. culp. who are Of
fieials in the Pure Spring Water Co. Of
Fowler were over in the Horse Creek
country last week on hunting trip. The
Horse Creek country has some good
water springs that are worth looking up
by anyone who wants to eineh the water
supply Of the Arkansas Valley. sntici-
patory Of the day when It becomes dense
ly populated. The people who can get
hold and hang on long enough will have
a dead sure thing.
New Lumber Yard.
We wish to advise our many friends and
customers Of Rocky Ford and vicinity
that we are opening retail lumber yard
at Rocky Ford and will carry q full line
Of all kinds Of building supplies.
We have Just placed orders for over