Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-08-20

H. W. Lance.
A party Of Rocky Ford young people
fsastsd on watermelons and had = jolly
good time at the Whittenburg home on
Tuesday evening.
Miss Katherine Hoblit. Of st. Louis,
who has been visiting her uncle. John F.
Ritehie. and family for the past couple Of
weeks. left for home on Tuesday.
J. A. Dashsr. q prominent seed grower
from Georgia, is this week visiting with
and being shown about the country by
D. v. Burrell. the Rocky Ford seed man.
On his way home from the G. A. r.
reunion in Salt Lake City. Henry Bishop
Of Littleton. N. H.. stopped of and spent
Tuesday with Postmaster Lance and wife.
Mrs. Plat Russell returned to her home
In Denver on Saturday. from looking sftsr
the home Of her sister. Mrs. Ford Steward.
during the latter's extended trip 10 the
this city with Mrs. Coast.
Ths Watermelon Day decoration com.
mittss announces that s25 in prizes will
b igivsn for the BEST decorated store
fronts. SIS for best and $40 for second
best Judges from outside Of town will
award the prizes.
J. H. Burr writes ths Enterprise that
hs will b At home again In in few days.
He says he has had splendid time with
friends In Iowa and Northern Minnesota.
and viii toll some good ''fish stories"
whsn hs gets home.
Missss Ruth Bartholomew and Alma
Samples entertained the members Of
their Sunday school class at the Barthol-
omsw homs. west Of town. last Friday
evening. A most enjoyable time is re-
ported to have bssn spsnt by all.
The Woman's Missionary society Of the
Baptist church will meet Tuesday after
noon. Aug. - at $3.50. at the home Of
Mrs. Goodner. corner Of South Four
tssnth and Pine. Mrs. Lottie Kinney
leader. All are cordially invited to attend.
W. T. Wheeler returned home on Sum
day from a months visit with his brother
At Santa Cruz. Calf. He reports that =
couple Of days on the coast suffieed to
knock out his hay fever and the rest Of
his visit was one constant round Of pleas
ure.
One lone marriage license was issued
from the office Of Coutny Clerk Todd last
week. Both parties were from Rocky
Ford. and. as they were under the age
limit brought written eoneents with them
They were o. c. Hart, le. and Callie
Gilley. II.
r. P. Collins returned home on Satur-
day from pleasant cutting down through
New Mexico with his son and a party Of
boys. He brought the boys up the
country through La Veta and left them
cneamped at Fort Garland. where they
are no doubt having splendid time.
W. E. Holt of Bellevue. Mich, presi-
dent Of the National Bureau Of Postofi=c
Improvement. third class offices. was
being shown about town yesterday by
Postmaster Lance. Mr.. Holt is an OLD
newspaper man and the Enterprise aek-
nowledEes pleasant call from him.
J. C. Rex. the well known resident OF
Garden Place, has embarked in the real
estate business. With H. M. Risley he
last week opened an Office at 2os South
Main street, and the firm-which will be
known as the Rocky Ford Realty CO.
already has some splendid property list
ed. Besides their real estate business
the new company will handle collections
and loans, insurance, etc.
MIR. ana Mrs. Ford Steward returned
home on Friday last from a six weeks trip
to the Pacific coast. Los Angeles. San
Francisco and other points in California,
as well as the Alaska-Yukon exposition
at Seattle were upon their itinerary and
they took them all in and had a splendid
time. out like all others who have strayed
away from home, the braeing air and
clear. starry sky of Rocky Ford looked
mighty good to them and they were more
than satisfied to get back.
James Pearson left for his home in
Tiskiws. ILL.,, on Monday after shor,
visit in this city with his niece, Mrs. E. L.
| "CheiFeJ. "r. rear SCn IS an GU Ntt
| and was on his way home from tine G. A.
r. eneampment at Salt Lake City. He
was greatly taken with the West and
saw much to wonder at and admire in
the irrigated country about Rocky Ford
over which Mr. MeKelvey took him driving
on Sunday. tn. old gentleman said he'd
heard Of such erops being grown. but d5
rot belisve them possible until he saw foi
himself.