Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-08-20
LOCAL ITEMS

Pueblo.
John Harper left for Eldon. Mo-, on
Monday night.
Superintendent Ward went up to Denver
yesterday upon school business.
Mrs. J. H. Mckee. of Denver, Is a visit
or at the home Of her brother. Geo. E.
Preble.
J. N. Kinney is in Cimarron, Kan. this
week. disposing Of property that he has
for some time owned in that place.
M. L. Meyer returned home on We'd
nesday from a purchasing trip to the
wholesale dry goods houses in Chicago.
J. w. Bowling and wife returned to
their home at capron. Okla. on Tuesday,
after an extended visit with Rocky Ford
friends.
w. r. Davies this week purchased the
Aylor candy kitchen on South Main street
and is now manipulator in chief Of the
soda water fountain.
Mrs. DR.. Stout is enjoying q visit
from her mother. Mrs. w. o. Laird, and
sister. Mrs. W. J. Walton. who arrived on
Monday from their homes in Kansas City.
A merry party Of young people. with
Ed Nanny at the throttle Of Geo. Lewis
big touring car. left town on Saturday
night for weeks outing at Green Noun
tain Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. H. Price returned
home yesterday from Denver where the
latter has been for some time Waiting
relatives and reeuperating from . lingsr-
ing illness.
Robert Craig. wife and two sons left
on Tu ssday for their home in Lafayette
Ind- after an enjoyable visit in this city
with Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. vsrmsulsn. The
latter and Mr.. Craig are brother and sis
ter.
At the Baptist parsonage last Sunday
evening after services, Rev. Beaver
unitsd in marriage Jesse L Hodsin and
Miss Lsona cantrsll, both from Lafay-
stts. Ind. Mr.. and Mrs. Hodgin will for
short time At least reside In Rocky
Ford.
Dlsd.-At the home Of her grandson,
chas. Dorman. on Sunday evening. Mrs.
Elizabeth Mssehtsr. agsd e. ysars.
Funeral services were conducted from
the late home Of deceased. 6o< Elm
avenue. At 10 o'clock on Tuesday morn.
ing by Rev. 4. H. Beaver. lntsrmsnt in
Valley View esmstsry.
Harold c. co6man. nephew Of Mr.. and
Mrs. q. NJ. conman Of yol North
Twelfth street, who has bssn on IN out
ing up In the Rockies for two weeks with
. crowd Of twenty college boys from
Emporis, Kan. stopped of At Rocky
Ford and will spend two or three weeks
picking eantaloupss and visiting.
The editor and his family hsvs this
week been fsasting upon eantaloupes
for which we thus publicly offer thanks
TO our good friends S. S. Bailey and
D. v. Burrell. Than "a "Burrsll Gem
there Is nothing more pleasing to the
editors palate and II nothing happens we
will soon qualify As an expert Of this
toothsome dslieaey..
Mrs. c. W. Powell on Tuesday left for
an extended visit with relatives and
friends in Indiana. She anticipates a
most enjoyable time while away. as a
family reunion has been planned for next
week at the old parental home in Warren.
Ind, and she expects to meet all her
brothers and sisters. some whom she has
not seen for many years.
Mrs. M. J. Anderson is this week en-
ioying a visit from her daughter, Mrs.
K. s. Woodruff and two step-daughters.
who are on the way from their home in
Roswell. N. NJ. to the Alaska-YukoH ex-
position at Seattle. This is Mrs. Wood
ruff's first visit to the home of her child
hood since her marriage and of course
her many Rocky Ford friends are exceed
ing pleased to see her.
Miss Margaret Cain of Galesburg.
Kan, who is visiting her uncle and aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Coffman at sol
North Twelfth street, will leave for homo
Friday. While here her uncle and aunt
took her to Manitou for couple of Gays
outing and they made the trip to the top
of Pixies Peak. As this was her first
sight Of the Rocky Mountains she was
amazed and delighted with her trip.
The water famine with which the city
has for the past two weeks been threat
ened will likely be a past danger within
few days. With eornmendable public
spiritedness Supt. Price OF the Rocky
Ford Electric Co. last Saturday came to
the assistance OF the water department,
installed powerful motor and is now
doing the pumping. And everything