Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-07-10
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Mrs. F. H. Hilfiker left for Colorado
City this week, to spend the summer.
C.J. Cover returned Monday from a
business trip to Cimaron and Garden
City, Kan.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Walters of Vinita,
l. T., came in this week to spend the
summer in Rocky Ford.
P. Mounts left for Las Cruces, N. M.
on Sunday. to look after the oantaloupe
business of Lyon g. Coggins.
Harvey Smith of Uniontown, Pa, was
one of the arrivals this week. He will
spend the summer in this city.
N. B. Whiteker is again resident of
Rocky Ford. having moved back from
Caddoa during the past week.
Mrs. A. L. McMeans arrived Friday
from Detroit, Mich. to visit her mother.
Mrs. F. M. Clark. South Fifth street.
The B. Y. P. U. held their monthly
social at the Jas. Piper home on Tuesday
evening. A most enjoyable time is re-
ported.
James Sayers left for Agra, Okla, on
Sunday. in response to telegram inform
ing him of the serious illness of his
mother.
Judge Preble is spending the week in
Denver-but strange to relate his visit
has no connection with the big Demo-
cratic pow-wow.
! J. J. Cover and daughter, Miss Geal
, Cover. of Sedalia, NO.. brother and niece
of c. J.: Cover. are visitors at the latter's
home this week.
Donald S. Tucker. former principal of
the Rocky Ford high school. was down
from Colorado Springs visiting friends on
Monday and Tuesday.
The council met for l5-minute ses-
sion on Tuesday evening. In that time
they allowed few important bills and
granted PolieeJudgeos Osborne six weeks
leave Of absence.
Fourth Of July permits to wed were is
sued from the county clerks Office to the
following Rocky Ford couples: Ernest L.
Brown and Ada L. Hill. Juan Francisco
Montana and Jonna Carases.
Judge Osborne leaves today for an ex-
tended visit with relatives and friends in
Toledo. Ohio. This Is the judges first
trip "baek ;east" in twenty-siRht years
and he anticipates having = splendid
time.
J. W. Atkinson. former manager Of the
Rockford hotel, returned to Greeley last
Friday. after pleasant visit with his son
and Rocky Ford friends. Mr.. Atkinson
is still in the hotel business and appears
to be prospenng.
The l2-ysar old son Of T. r. Bolsy.
Manzanola, lost a finger and thumb and
had his face badly laeerated by the pre-
mature explosion Of a dynamite CAP on
the morning Of July 8. He celebrated
the Fourth in bed.
Helen r. Wallis, infant daughter Of
Judge and Mrs. A. B. Wallis. died at the
family home last Tuesday from mening-
it's. aged ten days. The bereaved par
snts have the deep sympathy Of the en-
tire community IN their great sorrow.-
La Junta Tribune.
Joel W. Todd returned Friday from
Denver. where he had spent several days
upon business connected with the Grand
Opera House. He announces that ar
rangements have been perfected for the
coming seasons theatrical attractions
and says that the list Of shows will far
surpass those Of previous seasons.
A. J. Hall came down from Sterling to
spend Saturday and Sunday last with
mis- family. Mr.. Hall reports the country
in and around Sterling as being very
prosperous. Rain on an average Of once
a week throughout the season so far.
Dry farmers. he says. have good crops,
while all bitches have been full of water
all the time.
Miss Carolyn North. supervisor of
music in our schools arrived in Chicago
last Saturday marning and on Tuesday
morning Of this week entered the Nation
al Summer School of Music in that city
for the purpose Of pursuing postgradu-
ate course in public school music. This
school numbers in its summer course
some two hundred supervisors from all
over the United States and offers very
excellent postgraduate training to all who
attend. She will return about Septem-
Der first.