Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-02-14

this week.
The Every Tuesday Reading Club met
with Mrs. Or. Van Buskirk this week.
Ducks are coming in and our sports
are looking forward to another season of
many killings.
Frank Crowley. who has charge OF the
large Bradbury orchards. and wife. are
guests Of the family Of Senator Crowley.
Postmaster Lance was in Colorado
Springs yesterday to attend meeting OF
the republican Congressional committee.
4. C. Sloan took the train for Swink
Wednesday carrying an armful o! law
b9oss. You can guess what that meant
Clint Do Long on Tuesday returned
fiom Foeseland. H.. where he was re-
Gently called to attend the funeral OF his
father.
II. |. Maxwell ana wife are planning
for an early trip Of much prospective en-
i1ymeni. iouney to the delightful region
Of Honolulu.
On Tuesday Mrs. Or. Van Buskirk re-
eeiyed news Of the serious illness Of her
father al Sullivan. Ind. and left for that
place yesterday.
The Sunday evening sacred concert a,
the NJ. E. church by tho male auar,e,,s
which gave the Epworth League concert.
was listened TO by crowded ard highly
pleased house.
The Epworth League entertainment,
course OF SIX numbers closed on Friday
evening with eonser, by an accomplish
ed male quartet, whose program Of music
and readings highly pleased a large
audience.
Wednesday G. W. Lewis ard ]. C. Kane
wen, 70 Denver via the Santa re. bu. re-
turned Thursday evening In an elsgar;
five passenger Maxwell touring car. THIS
auto wilt be . valuable addition TO tho
livery facilities Of Ksno g. Co.
Jas. n. woeftsndyks Of Riverside
Cal. will lecture IN tho Presbyterian
church a, o'elsek on Sunday afternoon
Mr.. woer,endyks Is touring Colorado with
Regan. the eariSonis,, under tho auspices
Of tho Prohibition State Committee.
W. j. Brown. grocer. no, only had tho
pleasure Of visit TO Denver this week
hu, had tho additional enlo;mrn, OF sec
ing his picture in the Post. as one Of
those who enjoyed reception :endcred
by tho Manufacturers and Wholesale
Merchants Of Denver.
Tho Peoples Home Bank is having w.
C. Stcele's corner room fittad Up for It's
occupancy. tire bank to DO oponed for
busi-a.s Fob 20. Contractor Chritton Is
doing the work and making number OF
changes which will greatly improve tho
premises for bank purposes.
Bert Elscr was knossoi down and
quito serieu!ly bruised by Geo. Daring
auto. coming swiftly around tho school
grounds corner Of ;No Liberty building
las. Friday. The boys were engaged at
mar bies and failed to Gs, out Of tho way
in ,ino. a lite slower gait when rsss-
ing some lceslnies wouldn't be q bed
habi; iur auto drivers.
The social meeting this month OF tn.
W. r. C will be at the home Of mrs, Jc0
nie Rcbo eCe NORTH Eigh;n sIfoe'. "ca-
nesday. Feb 10. This da'o b nE 20
near IT,, arivnrsary Of Gearpu "sshir o.
tnn's birth. ,ne mating vii! be IN chaEu
Of tic Pat. .s,ie Instructor. 4 good at
tendance is desired as the meeting
mepises 10 be on irte: esting one AL
comrades ara invited.
A. P. Kouns' fine surburbsn homs is
! within 500 feet Of the Fowler spring
water pipe line and he is preparing TO
supply his home with this variety OF aqua
pu,a The house will b, pipsd for hot
and cold water and he will soon be en-
j5ying all TIE hydros:stic adYartages OF
city life. Tho price will be Sl.5o per
900 gallons. which does not seem high,
but a meier is an eye-epener in the way
Of showing household the amount Of
water required.
The ladies OF Rocky Ford and vicinity
have evinced much interest in the
Domestic Science Short Course. which
was to have been held this week in con-
necuon with Farmers Short Course.
This part Of the work Of the Agricultural
College has been postponed to Moncay,
March 9th, to continue for five davs
The domestic topics to be discussed and
the cooking experiments to be made con :
stitute program which should ard
doubtless will fill the hall to capacity.
Many Of our citizens have plea =!
recolleotions of Johnnie Barlow, who for
several years was the bustling. genial,
Johnnie -on- the spot porter at El CAPTAIN.
While Rocky Ford was Johnnie's head
quarters he broke the monotony OF life by
! pursuing his chosen vocation in various
parts Of the west and south. gravtatlng
back to our city every few months. But