Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-09-04
LOCAL ITEMS


visit to Kansas City. Trenton and other
points in Missouri.
Mrs. R. G. Linebarger. Of Billings. Mont,
is visiting at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Babeock.
Miss Gertrude Kellogg of Grand juno
ton. has been paying a few days visit
with her father. A. L. Kellogg.
Mrs. M. L. Tucker went up to Denver
on Friday for three weeks visit with
her grandmother. Mrs. c. Vance.
Mrs. H. J. Sprinkler is entertaining the
Misses Mccarthy, daughters of the. SEN
ator from Pueblo, during the Fair.
Miss Dolly Scott of Winfield. Kan, re-
turned from Pueblo this week. to complete
her visit with Rocky Ford friends.
Muscular rheumatism has caused DR..
Van Buskirk to seek the assistance of
crutch in getting around this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Garriott of Wilkin-
san, Ind. are Rocky Ford visitors at the
home of their niece. Mrs. v. A. Moore.
Miss Helen Hughes. of Chicago, ILL.,. ar
rived this week for two months visit at
the home of Dr. and Mrs. H. VanBuskirk.
D. W. Barkley was down from Denver
Monday and Tuesday taking look at the
Fair display and attending to some other
business.
Ernest Cope and wife Of Sharon. Pa.
arrived the first Of the week for an ex
tended visit with Mrs. cope's brother. A.
J. Winters.
Mrs. A. F. Mccormick returned home
on Friday from two months visit with
her son, W. X. Mccormick, and family at
Vermont, III.
Miss Flossie Van Buskirk left for her
home in Palestine. Tex. on Saturday.
after pleasant visit with Or. and Mrs.
H. Van Buskirk.
Mrs. j. A. Lawson got home Tuesday
from her summer sojourn in the higher
attitudes Of Colorado. much improved in
health by the change.
H. T. Mitchell. principal Of the Rocky
Ford high school. moved in from Sugar
City last Friday and is nicely located on
West Maple avenue.
Mrs. Mary Stone, Of Bloomington. ILL.,.
and Mrs. Frank Schultz. Of Manzanola.
have been FAIR week guests of Mrs. ]. M.
Schultz. South Main street.
T.E. Coffman is this week moving his
jewelry store across the street. where he
has secured a more eommodious store
room in the St. James block.
Miss Catherine Ritehie. nurse in St.
Luke's hospital at Denver. came down
Tuesday to spend couple Of weeks vac
alton with her parents and Rocky Ford
friends.
Bert Cave is down from Fort Collins
meeting his old time Rocky Ford friends
and neighbors. Dodge Hale and George
Hammond showed him some Of our re-
cent improvements.
After carrying his arm in a sling for
two weeks. F. W. Niche on Sunday found
that bone had been broken. He at once
had the fracture reduced and hopes for a
speedy recovery.
D. H. Banty of Idaho is spending Fair
week in this city promoting the project Of
the King Hill Irrigation and Power Co..
who on Oct. IL throw open for settlement
$4,000 acres Of reputed good fruit land
in Southern Idaho.
Coroner and Mrs. J. n. Burr left Tues
day morning for an extended visit at the
home Of their son. Paul c. Burr. in Fen
nington. N. J. During the eoroner's alb
senee his office business will be looked
after by Deputy H. J. Sprinkler.
c. n. Strangward. manager Of the In
diana Fruit Co. at Sylvester. Ga. is
spending the week with his friend, c. c.
Carleton. Mr.. Strangward is one of the
largest eantaloupe growers in the South.
and he's in the market for some Of our
famous seed.
Jim" Barnum and wife returned to
Cimmaron. Kan, on Friday, after pleas
ant visit with MIR. and Mrs. N. J. Nelson.
'Jim." as he insists on being called. is
looking for place to locate in business
and after trip to the Western slope has
about made up his mind that there's no
better place than Rocky Ford in the
whole country.
The usual Seymour. Iowa, delegation
to the Melon Festival is here this year.
We miss the face Of an old friend, J. c.
Fox. but we have the father and mother
Of Frank and M. z. Green and James
Hickerson. brother .in-law Of M. z,