Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-12
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PERSONAL
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Vista on Friday.
Ralph P. Collins returned yesterday
from a trip to Trinidad.
Arthur Samples and family moved out
to the Bingham ranch on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Kim Young Of Athens.
ILL.,. are visitors at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. L. P. Barbour.
Otto rerril on Tuesday moved into his
handsome new residence. corner Of Thir-
teenth and Maple avenue.
Prof. Crum. principal of the Ration. N.
M. high school, visited the Rocky Ford
high school last Friday.
Harvey Maltby returned to Holly on
Wednesday. after short visit with his
mother and Rocky Ford friends.
Miss Rosa Mccurdy arrived yesterday
from her home in Rosevilie. ILL.,, upon a
visit to the family of ]. L. Watson.
Miss Bessie Winters. who has been a
| visitor at the J. c. Rex home for the past
couple of months, left for her home in
Denver on Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur Samples returned on
Tuesday from Excelsior Springs, No.,
where she was called some weeks ago
by the serious illness Of her father.
W. A. Mattox was calling on Rocky
Ford friends few days this week. Will
is now on the road for a Kansas City
gasoline engine house and expects to
make this point about every so days.
Ray Gibbons. valued enploye Of the
A. B. S. Co. and for the past three years
chief clerk for Superintendent Noble. left
on Wednesday for Spokane. WASH.
where he has accepted splendid posi-
ton.
About thirty Knights OF Pythias went
up TO Manzanoa on Wednesday evening
to assist in comforting the ranks upon
some embryo Knights. They report ex-
cellent treatment and most enjoyable
time.
Frad Knauso is the happiest man in
town this week-all because his wife
presented him with big bouncing boy on
Sunday. Report has it that Fred's first
born takes after his dad" and is a regu
lar scra pper. r
R. A. Gould is rejoicing over the arrival
of a son and heir at his home on Sunday
morning. but he Is no more pleased with
the safe arrival Of the bouncing boy than
is CIV Gould. who is row entitled to bear
the proud title Of Grandpa
Mike Hayes. who has lately been con-
fined in a Pueblo asylum. broke away
from his guard and paid visit to his
home south of town en- Sunday. He was
taken back next DAY. none the worse for
his short release from confinement.
The directors OF the Rocky Ford Ditch
Co. held a meeting on Monday the first
since the annual election. The principal
business transacted was the election of
officers. 6. W. Swink was reelected
president and W. W. Lamon supsrinten-
dent
Art Black returned Saturday from a
three weeks trip in New Mexico. where
he has been extolling the good qualities
Of the Swink Milling & Grain Cos. pro-
ducts. He reports a splendid business
and the mill is now running night and
day to fiji the orders he brought back.
As the Enterprise 20 to press the
ground is esversd with q snowy mantle
Of several inches depth. The beautiful
began falling Wednesday eve iig ard
has kept steadily at 1t ever since.
The snow will be welcomed BY most OF
the farmers, as they have their fields In
good shape to retain the moisture.
Special evangelis.ie services will begin
at the First Baptist church next Sunday
| and continue for one week. TIE pa:,o'
and the ehueh will conduct these services.
They will be practical. held for the ::pur-
pose Of quiekening the spiritual life Of the
church and giving an opportunity to the
unsaved to come into the kirRdom. Coed
music every evening.
City Marshal Baldwin appeared before
the county judge on Wednesday with
Robert L. Cummings. young lad whom
he had suspected OF pilfering and whom
he the day before Caught with the goocs
on" The judge sentenced Young Gum
mlngs to the State Industrial school unul
he is 81 years Of age. and he started for
Golden in company with an officer the
same dav.
The Manzanola Rebekah lodge was
down in force last evening. About SO
members took supoer at Cullison's res
taurant before going to the hall. and they
so greatly enjoyed the treatment received
that ::they returned for chill after the
meeting. The local Rebekah lodge was