Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-10-18
AN oLp-rIME EDITOR.
He Revisits the Scenes of His Edi-
,oriai Triumphs-And Also the
Place Where He Fell Down.

Richard {. HcFTick. the onc-tiinc
editor. publisher aud proprietor Of
the Rocky Ford Enterprise. and bet.
ter known TO the first families OF
Rocky Ford as Dick Herriek." was
IN town over Sunday last. the guest
OF his oid-iime friend. w. c. Steele.
Mr.. Hcrriek. lett here in 1891, after
making the Enterprise the great fam.
lily journal OF the new town site and
getting full set OF Democratic conn
~ officials into office. by writing up
iulsomc character sketches of all his
Republican party candidates. But the
wors; break in Dicks local editorial
career was when he wrote up the sup
posed resignation OF the first pastor
OF the first church in Rocky Ford.
The Rev. Barber. who was :hcn Off
eating mentioned to his congregation
ono Sunday evening that he had re-
ceivcd a call from the Delta, Colo.
church and was giving IL his prayer
ful consideration. so he would like
his present salary raised. Dick
thought, to do the minister good
turn by mentioning the matter in his
J,apcr. He wrote the item up in pure
western and cowboy vernacular. and
said in substance, yet with marked
emphasis that the only preacher we
had in town would leave IL the in
crease in salary was not promptly
forthcoming. The next Sunday morn
ing Rev. Barber had to explain 20 his
people that what he meant was that
he wanted the back salary coming to
him raised. not tina; lie wanted 4
higher salary. \ member OF the board
OF elders wa. appointed TO see Dick.
He was told the facts in the case
were not rs he had reported aud that
the language used reflected upon the
intelligence OF the community, and
would give the sale OF town lots
set back that il would never recover
from. Dick tried TO prove m alibi
hy mentioning as the source OF his
information one of the most God
tearing men in town. As Dick never
went to church himself his excuse had
the appearance of truth. but somehow
he never iclt that he had been freely
forgiven for the break, and in the fall
Of OF he sold ont here and going back
to Indiana got position as private
secretary TO leading politician OF
his home state. The Rev. Barber did
resign and went to Delta. Dick has
never been back until last Sunday. He
is now travelling representative OF
the Lick Springs Mineral Water and
Hotel Co. OF Indiana. Being in Den
yer. he tclcgraphed Will Steele that
he would like to come down and sec
the old town If Will thought it was
safe.
Steele wrote him that the town had
been growing good ever since he lcf.
it: or at least that il had been grow
ing a good deal. that the sale of town
lots was again on the boom and that
since he represented strictly the Wa
ter Department OF the Lick Springs
Co., and all his previous debts were
probably outlawed it would be all
right to como down over Sunday any
way.
So Dick was here. and met whole
lot of old friends who were right glad
to see him. But he missed Sid Max
well, who was mayor when he left.
other fellows who used to be in bus
mess on Main street and gave him
ads for his paper. He went over and
looked at the fine new Presbyterian
church just finished on the site OF
the edifice that Mr.. Barber built; and
droppcd few tears in the Rocky
Ford ditch as he thought how he
missed an carly opportunity to buy
sahres in that irrigating canal from 4
fellow citizen who was hard Zip and
in arrears for his subscription. The
town had grown so that he felt lone
some in it. and he went away again
early Monday morning.
Fresh cut flowers received daily. Ferns
and Pslms. Mrs Edwards, at Kimzey's,
Lost-Brooeh Of Abalone shell, in
shape Of orange blossom. Please leave
at Enterprise office. Suitable reward
The Opera Block Meat Market delivers
all orders promptly. Will treat you right.
For Sale.-Good horse, single wagon
and harness.-N. g. Keithley, eo4 North
Fourteenth st. zip
If the baby cries at night you may
know he wants Teddy Bear. Get them
at Bottoms Art Embroi iery Store. els
Elm st.