Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-07
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G. M. Hall spent Sunday in Cripple
Creek.
D. W. Fraser spent Sunday with his
family at Manitou.
Mrs. G. M. Hall is visiting her sister.
Mrs. Howell, at Cripple Creek.
DR.. Van Buskirk left Monday for .
business trip to points in Kansas.
Miss Mabel Wallace returned Saturday
from visit with friends in Pueblo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Hawley left Mon
day for summer outing in the noun
tains.
Mrs. A. H. Lacy Of Westcliffe. is =
visitor at the home Of her son. John B.
Lasy.
L. D. Nelson this week sold his resi-
dence at 5ll South Ninth street to
S. E. Dillon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Swink left on
Saturday for hunting and fishing trip to
Pagosa Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Lawyer left on
Tuesday for fishing trip IN the mountain
streams about Basalt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Larsen Of La
Junta spent Monday in this city with Mr..
and Mrs. G. T. Babeoek.
G. F. Patterson Of Randolph. N. c..
arrived on Saturday and will make his
future home in Rocky Ford.
Mrs. Geo. H. Merton Of Omaha. arrived
Tuesday and is visiting at the home Of
her uncle. David Morrow.
Thos. R. Wilson and wife left on Satur-
day for a months recreation in the
mountains about Westehffe.
Miss Carrie B. Ramsey returned Tues
day from University Park. where she has
been attending summer school.
Mrs. Karl Weld is enjoying a visit from
her mother. Mrs. Ritthaler. who arrived
this week from her home at Perry. Okla.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Mcpherson left on
Tuesday morning for an extended visit
with relatives at Moraine and Estes
Park.
The Westminster Guild Of the Presby-
terian church will hold moonlight pic
mic in the North Park next Tuesday
evening.
James W. Lacy. superintendent Of the
Brookfeld. NO.. water system. left for
his home on Monday. after a few days
visit with Rocky Ford friends.
The Presbyterian c. E. had a lawn
party at the home Of F. A. Edwards on
Monday evening. A splendid time is re-
ported to nave been spent by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stoop and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Tucker departed on Satur-
day for summer outing amid tho noun
tains and canyons along the Moffat road.
The Queen Esther Bible class OF the
Christian church had a very enjoyable
social at the home OF George Hutto, 2oz |
North Sixth street, on Tuesday evening. /
The Presbyterian Sunday school will
hold great annual picnic at Rolander's
grove next Thursday. All members Of
the Sunday school and congregation are
invited.
w. r. Cline returned from Colorado
Springs ION Wednesday. where he had
been to meet his wife. who is returning
from a three months visit with relatives
in Iowa.
Mrs. Claude Matthews returned last
Friday from a visit with relatives and
friends at Kidder. Mo. She was accom-
panied by her brother. Jason Bacon. who
after an extended stay in Missouri is
quite content to settle down in the Ar
kansas Valley.
Mayor Pollock is the latest Rocky Ford
victim Of auto mania. The doctor on
received handsome red devil
wagon" and has since been busily en-
gagged it teaching it how to gee and haw.
The machine is IA h. p. Maxwell run
about with all the latest eontrapshuns.
John 3. Lacy. a former city employe
and lately engineer at the Santa Fe
pumping station. has succeeded his faith |
or. A. H. Lacy. as editor Of the Wet
Mountain Tribune. published at Vest
eliffe. John takes up the business like
an old hand and is getting out a bright, |
newsy little sheet.
E. M. Zumbrunnen is the lucky party |
to draw the prize Of a years subscription
to the Enterprise for the first ripe home
grown eantaloupe for the season Of 1908.
The cant was brought in last Friday and
was a splendid specimen Of our world
famous product. Mr.. Zumbrunnen has
q nice little patch Of eants about a mile
east Of town.
Capt. A. r. Hardy, representing the