Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-09-10
TORE LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Jos. Larkin of Denver spent F air
week with Mrs. Matte S. Hulse
Misses Bertha and Blanch Murray of
Alamosa, spent Fair week with friends in
this city.
Mrs. T. F. Dobbs left on Tuesday for a
visit with her mother and friends in
Lincoln. Neb.
Frank Davidson. of Wichita. Kan. is
spending the week with his cousin. W. B.
Vaudeville.
Geo. D. Lawson, of Walsenburg. is
spending few daysin this city with his
brother. John E.
W. R. c. business meeting in l. o. o. F.
Hall. Wednesday. Sept. is. A good at
tendance desired. .,
Gertrude Blaziar, of Ellenwood. Kan.
spent Fair week at the home of her
uncle. H. J. Sprinkler.
Mrs. J. E. Lawson returned home on
Friday from an extended visit with rela-
tives and friends in Evanston, III.
G. M. Hall. secretary of the Fair asso-
citation. is now ready to pay off premiums
upon presentation of vouchers a. his Office.
Lang Shepard was in from Alamosa
last week to enjoy Watermelon Day and
the big Fair with Rocky Ford relatives
and friends.
Mrs. N. J. Johnston left for her home
in Cumberland. Iowa, on Monday. after a
pleasant summer spent in this city with
her son. F. E. Johnston and family.
Miss Pearl Brown departed on Tues
day for New York. where she will take
up her life's work as missiona ry
amongst the foreign immigrants.
Mrs. Emily N. Randall returned home
Monday from pleasant summers out
ing in California and up the coast to
Seattle. where she greatly enjoyed the
unusual sights and scenes at the Alaska
Yukon exposition.
Paul Gervais, former resident Of this
city. now residing in Los Angeles. Calf,
spent the fore part OF the week in Rocky
Ford. visiting cid friends and looking
after some business matters that re-
quired his attention.
Warren Bailey came in Monday from
Brawley. Calf. upon combined business
and pleasure trip. He will visi. his father
and Rocky Ford friends for a few days
before returning to the Imperial Valley
where he is doing quite well. He has
purchased property near Brawley and
says that country suits him first rate and
will be his future home.
4. P. Griffits is the latest Kansan who
has become the owner Of a portion Of
the Arkansas Valley On Wednesda y
MIR. Griffits traded lz7H acres Of good
land on the Neosha river in Southeastern
Kansas for Dave Grisham's 4z-aere
tract three miles west Of town, and he
will move his family here at once. Tho
deal was made through J. S. Green.
J. N. Kinney went up to Denver on
Sunday with his daughters, Misses Mabel
and Sylvia Kinney. who enter the Colo
rado Women's College at Montelair.
This institution was first planned some
g years ago by the Baptist church and
after many vicissitudes was launched upon
its initial year on Tuesday with aPpropri-
ate opening exercises.
\. 4. Steadman on Friday last ten
dered his resignation Of the position Of
commercial instructor in the high school
and left the next morning for Billings.
Mont, to fill similar position at more
lucrative salary. Prof. Steadman had
been teacher in this city for the past
eight years and he was a very able in
struetor whose place it will be exceed
ingly hard to fill.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Baker OF Claremore,
Okla. are amongst those who are sing
ing the praises OF our excellent climate.
About FIVE weeks they cana to Rocky
Ford. after trying several health resorts
for the benefit of Mrs. Bakers health and
after her case had been given up by
seventeen doctors. Now she is well on
the road to recovery. and is giving thanks
to our wonderful climate and the able
tubercular treatment she has received
from DR.. Barbour.
Notwithstanding the inelement weather
on Monday evening large number gath
cred at the Presbyterian church to offer
farewell greetings to their esteemed past
or and friends, Rev. W. |. Davenport and
family. 1t was with sincere regret that
his former parishioners and friends es-
corted the reverend gentleman and his
family to the midnight train where the
last farewells were said and attended by
the best wishes OF everyone Rey.and Mrs.
Davenport and children began their jour
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