Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-01-31

F. J. crosisr. Chief Engineer Of the
city water plant, returned from Mon
mouth. ILL.,. last Thursday. where he has
bssn for several weeks At the bedside Of
his dying father. who sueeumbsd 70 his
illness few days before Mr.crosisr's re-
turn.
Max Figmsn now appearing 10 Denver
In The Man on the Boz" 70 crowded
houses will play At Rocky Ford on Feb.
9Th. The management takss pleasure In
guaEantssing that this will b BY far the
BEST attraction Of the year. J. W. Todd.
Mgr. .-
Our esteemed citizen Charley Rseksr
figures Ia one Of the reports 70
the city daily pspsrs In connection with
local bank news as Charles .wrseksy.
Charley insists that b isnt thai hind Of
. banker. But such mistskss will occur
70 the best regulated print sheps. !
Rev. Father Bertrand. Of he Catholic
Church. who has olseiatsd At St Pstsrs
quite ofssn - substitute fes Father Oily.
was tsndsrsd . farewell social By The
local members previous 70 his departure
for . new field Of lahos last week. he
gathering was held st the home Of sx-
Aldsgman hesrow. '-r'
n. L Andsssea and his family left last
week for Brownsville. Tsx, whsss thsy
viii make thsis home through Tie coming
eantaloups ssssoa. Mr.. Andsrsoe bsing 10
the employ Of csutehAsld 4 weolfolk.
Thsy will later visit cslRosnia, and re-
turn to Rocky Ford 10 time for esntaloups
marketing from this point.
The revival meetings st ths Baptist
church conducted BY Rev. Geo. ". Shea
for and wife are growing In interest and
power each evening. Their many friends
In Rocky Ford will b glad 70 hear them
again and look INTO their faces. Ths
meetings will continue each night Except
Saturday, for an indefinite time. Every
body cordially invited.
The promised competitive debate ar
ranged between the local woman's Club
and the local W. c. T. w.. which was to
have been pulled of q, tho Grand Opera
House early in February has been pu,
over to latter date. owing TO the retire.
ment Of some Of tho deba,crs and tho in
ability Of others to got themselves proper.
ly loaded for the fray by tho date frs:
fixed.
We wish to call the attention OF our
readers to the advertisement, Of the Capt.
tol Life Insurance Co. appearing in this
issue. With our insurance commissioner
the Enterprise advises the closest serus-
my Of the company with which you think
Of doing business. and the Capitol ufe-a
strictly home ns:i.u.ion-.reeiy offers to
tell you its plans. Read the ad and then
write the company for their leaflets.
Manager Ward Of the Arkansas Valley
Railroad was in town Tuesday. He gives
Il out that regular passenger schedule
for train service on this new line Of road
will be ready in short time now. The
first real passenger train went over the
road between Las Animas and Lamar
last week. carrying the people interested
in the annual meeting Of the Fort Lyon
Canal Co., held at Lamar, and Il had .
lot Of passengers too.
Col. Loekhart was elected Vice Prssi-
dent and one Of the Executive Committee
Of the Natioeal Live Stock Association at
the late meeting in Denver. Further
more. and more important in its bearings
on the interests Of the country. the Col
onsl's party was eonspieuously in the
ascendant this time when It came to the
endorsement Of President Roossvslt's
policy on the national control o: our graz
ing lands. President Roosevelt sent =
= telegram eongratulating the convention
on the wisdom Of its action in the inter-
sets of the people