Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-10-21
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PERSONAL
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LOCAL
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visit with relatives and friends in Mimi
esota.
Clarence Sharp on Wednesday moved
into his new residence on South Thirteenth
street.
Mrs. Ed. Leek of MoGill. New. arrived
here last Friday on visit to friends and
relatives.
Mrs. Vance ShelIman returned We'd
nesday from Boulder. where she spent
the past several weeks.
Mrs. |. B. Ellis and the Misses. Mary
Bowman, Pearl and Daisy Gill srent Tues
day with friends in Pueblo.
Newcomb Cleveland. secretary Of the
National Surety Co. of Denver. spent
Wednesday in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Glendenning Of Knob
noster, Mo-. arrived on Monday and will
make Rocky Ford their future home.
During the absence Of John M. Heck
man, the West Side mail carrier. Ray
Latson is filing the position of substitute
carrier.
Mrs. Mcpherson Badger returned
home on Friday from New Paris, Indiana.
where she had been called by the serious
illness of her father.
W. c. Steele returned on Monday from
Denver. where he had been attending the
funeral of his cousin and boYhood eompan-
ION. Chief Justice Steele.
Next Tuesday afternoon the Ladies Of
the G. A. R. will meet with Mrs. Sleeth,
North Fourteenth St. Members are earn
estly requested to be present.
c. c. Mathews on Saturday returned
to his duties as baggageman at the Santa
Fe depot, after pleasant vacation spent
in Kansas City with friends and relatives.
Miss Blnn and Rev. and Mrs. A. H.
Beaver left for Lamar on Monday to at
tend the Colorado state convention Of the
Baptist Church in session there this week.
Just as the Enterprise goes to press
we have received splendid report from
Mrs. S. S. Bailey Of the recent W. c. +.
U. state convention. Watch for it next
week,
Mrs. c. W. Metheney is fitting up the
rooms in the Manning building. corner Of
South Main street and Maple avenue. and
will open up what will be known as the
Elks Hotel. in few days.
TIE Farmers Union Store System this
week purchased W. R. Dyes grocery
stock and fixtures. and Yesterday began
taking an inventory Of the same prepar-
atory to removal to Store No. 9.
Jack Bowman. the well known cow
| puneher and first city marshal Of Ro eky
Ford, returned to Thatcher on Saturday
after spending three very pleasant days
with his old time cronies ard friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Kinney left Tu: siay
for the big Kinney Pine Grove ranch at
Eastonville, where they expect to help
the boys prepare for winter. and to en-
joy ranch life for couple Of months.
Miss Ruby Smith entertained her Sum-
day School class at her home on South
Main street Wednesday evening. Re-
freshments were served, games were
played and the young people report hav-
ing a splendid time.
A large crowd Of local Moose went
down to La Junsa on Tuesday evening to
assist in instituting lodge Of the order
in our neighbor city. They report good
time, and that the new loege was started
with fifty-two members.
Last Monday evening was ladies night
at the Moose lodge room. when large
crowd Of wives. sisters ano sveethearts
were out and enjoyed splsndid program.
followed by sumptuous bapque. at the
Palace restaurant,
A bunch Of twenty Elks on Tuesday
night wandered from their La Junta
stamping ground into the fold Of Rocky
Ford Lodge, B. P. o. E. The visitors
were heartily welcomed and spent pleas
ant social evening with the local herd.
Mrs. }. r. Price is reported to be reeov-
erinR nicely from the effects Of an oper-
alton she underwent at the Pollock hos
pital OF Tuesday. The operation was male
nee ssarj by trouble of many years
=, standing and is said to have been one OF
the most difficult eyer performed BY local
surgeons.
! viii Wright was able to be Up and
about on Monday. though still quite
peaked" after few days severe illness.
And right upon his recovery came the Ill
ness Of his mother. who was down from