Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-18
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B. R. Slussar returned Tuesday from
weeks visit with friends in Boulder.
J. F. Richie is spending the week in
Colorado Springs, upon business matters
intent.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. /. Watson went to
Canon City on Tuesday for short visit
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Robb are visiting
friends and taking In the State Fair at
Pueblo this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Johnston were in
Fowler last week attending the Hall
Gemmill nuptials.
The w. c. T. U. will meet at the Bap-
tist church this friday afternoon. 1t is
desired that full attendance be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Allen. Of Topeka.
Kan. arrived Saturday for an extended
visit at the home of their daughter. Mrs.
D. w. Fraser.
J. N. Nelson is reported to be recover
ing from a threatened attack Of typhoid
fever, which has confined him to his home
for the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. J. Norris left for their
home in Kansas City on Saturday. after
few weeks visit with their daughter.
Mrs. Orville Clark.
J. J. Cash. the well-known former con-
ductor on the Arkansas Valley railroad.
this week took charge Of Santa Fe read
ing room at La Junta.
After being laid up for a couple of
weeks from the effects of an accidental
fall from hay NOV. A. c. Kouns is
again able to be up and about.
E. E. Johnston on Wednesday purohas-
ed the John Bjorkland residence on South
Ninth street, and hopes to be settled in
home of his own within few days.
Misses Mabel and Sylvia Kinney re-
turned home on Tuesday from a five
weeks visit with relatives and friends in
Kansas City and Independence. Mo.
Mrs. S. E. Graham left for her home
in Neodesha. Kan. on Saturday. after an
extended visit with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. M. Hines. and Rocky Ford
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Wilkinson returned
last week from a few weeks vacation
visit in the city Of Denver. Mr.. and Mrs.
W. are both in the employ Of the Ameri-
can Beet Sugar Co.
Mrs. L. M. Martin and son Joe Isaac
got back last week from summer visit
with Mr.. Martin in New Mexico. where
Mr.. M. has the superintendenee Of some
of the Indian Schools.
A. L. Tenney returned Sunday from
Denver. where he had been delegate to
the Prohibition state convention. He was
honored by his party with the appoint
ment Of Presidential eleetor.
Rev. c. A. Field. pastor Of the M. E
church at Fort Madison. Ia. is a visitor
at the home Of his sister. Mrs. H. S.
johnson. He will occupy the Methodist
church pulpit for both services next Sum
day.
Mrs. S. J. Merrsdeth. who makes her
summer home in Rocky Ford and her
winter residence in Portland. Orc. left
for the latter place on Thursday. She
will stop over in Boise for visit with
her sister.
Mrs. F. J. Gretchen and family got
back Friday from a four months visit in
illinois. Kansas and Colorado Springs.
Frank is also down from the latter place
this week. awaiting his turn to testify in
the State Bank cases.
Editorial work proved too strenuous for
John 3. Lacy. who had been nanaging
the Wet Mountain Tribune at Westcliffe
since the death Of his father. and he last
week found lessee for the paper and
returned to his old position in this city
that of engineer at the Santa Fe pump
ing plant.
Some activity was apparent in motor
vehicles this week. Chas. Cook. we un-
derstand. has purchased the H.G.Browne
machine. and c. E. Bolton has traded his
runabout for G. Harvey Norton's motor
cycle. G. Harvey is now open for
trade for a driving horse-one that is
guaranteed not to balk or buck.
A letter this week received from W. D.
Mcpherson brings news that he is great
ly enjoying himself amid the balsamie
ozone of Estes Park. If he completes
the undertaking he is now engaged upon
his absence from Rocky Ford will likely
exceed the time limit he had set, as he
says he has engaged to trim up l6o
acres OF pine forest and has covered but
25 acres of the self-imposed task.
OidfelIows and Rebekafis take Notice