Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-10-22

MISS Nellie Fyne ielt on Sunooy 'o'
an extended visit with relatives in Los
Angeles.
Rev. F. w. Otto and family left yes
terday for their new home in Albu-
querque.
DR.. Kearby returned Wednesday from
a two weeks visit with his son and family
at St. John. Kan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Miles. Of Las AMI
mas. are spending the week with Frank
Ritchie and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Lamon departed
on Sunday for Oakland. Calf. where they
intend to spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Van Horn left on
Sunday for a visit with relatives and
friends in Columbia, Mo.
e. E. Sells. cashier Of the Santa Fe.
left on Tuesday for short vacation trip
to Topeka and other points in Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. J. Nelson left on Mon
day night for couple Of weeks visit with
relatives and friends in Hutehison and
Fredonia, Kan.
Mrs. j. N. Kinney. Miss Cora Blinn.
Rev. and Mrs. A. H. Beaver are in Dem
yer this week, attending the annual state
convention Of the Baptist church.
A marriage license was issued by the
county clerk last Saturday to Ernest
Hart, aged %, Of Rocky Ford and Miss
Jessie Davis. aged g, of La Junta.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Boyd left for
their home in Oklahoma on Friday last.
after an extended visit in this city with
their nephew. Willis Boyd. and family.
The W. c. T. U. will meet in the Bap-
tist church this friday afternoon. Mrs.
Bailty's report Of the state convention
will be interesting and should be heard
by all.
H. c. Morse this week received his
anxiously awaited store fixtures. and
when he gets things Strengthened around
will have the most handsomely appointed
iewelry store in the Arkansas Valley.
M. U. Randel came down from Denver
on Friday last for few days visit with
Rocky Ford friends. He left on Tuesday
to make one Of his regular trips 70 the
Big Horn country for the Burlington rail-
road.
Attorney Fred A. Sabin was up from
La Junta en- Monday. showing off the
PAGES Of his fine new Chalmers Detroit
roadster, in which he had made the
eross-eountry trip from Detroit. Mich.
reaching home the day before.
W. B. Mooney. Ph. NJ. school visitor
and professor Of administration in the
State Normal school at Boulder. visited
the Rocky Ford schools on Wednesday.
and delivered an entertaining and in
struetive address to the high school
students.
T. E. Coffman was down from Fowler
on Tuesday. assisting the Peoples Home
Bank force to take care of a business
rush. Tom was brought up" in a bank
and his father finds it "mighty handy" to
call on him when he wants some help on
the books.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Lewis returned
Wednesday from an extended and pleas
ant visit with relatives and friends in
Missouri and Illinois. They were accom-
panied home from MeFall. NO.. by Mr..
Lewis mother. who will make an ex-
tended stay in this city.
Senator Rush. a prominent attorney Of
Denver and counsel for Elmer Conner in
the district court, returned to his Denver
home on Tuesday. During his stay in
Rocky Ford the senator was q guest Of
his old friend. H. M. Minor, who is his as
soeiate counsel In the Conner case.
Mayor Van Buskirk is nursing a brok-
en- finger this week. The injured digi,
was received by the mayor in a success
ful effort to save himself from bad fall
through the floor Of the BurkdolI hard
ware store. where some alterations were
beng made. and although somewhat
puinful he is eongratulating himself tha;
the injury W as no worse.
Lester Swink returned home on Tues
day from Albuquerque. N. NJ. where ht
had been doing" the big fair and having
a good time generally. The fair. Lestel
reports. was very good. but couldn't COM
pare with the Arkansas Valley Fair it
variety, extent or quality Of exhibits
Ours has been the champion fair thi
year. according TO Lestsr's statements
and he ought to know as he's attende'
all the big ones from LonRmont to Aou