Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-06-10
WILL R. MONKMAN. Publisher.
FRIDAY. JUNE 10, 1910
Subscription R:stes.
LOCAL ITEMS


o. ladies last Friday afternoon. eompli-
mentary to Mrs. Ella Jackson.
Lester Swink is sporting the newest
and nobbest automobile in town. 30
horse power Oakland funabout.
Mus. c. F. Evans left on Sunday for an
extended visit with relatives and friends
in Baffale. Philadelphia and other eastern
cities.
Episcopal church service will be held
ia the Methodist church. at p. m., Sum-
day. June 18th. Bishop Olmstead will
preside.
Messrs. and Mesdames Sam Mathews
and Dennis Fleak went up to Pueblo on
Sunday by auto route and spent pleas
ant day with friends.
Master Jack Lawson returned Sunday
from two weeks vacation in Walsen-
burg. the little fellow making the trip both
going and coming by himself.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Boggs of Cincin-
natl. O.. left for the San Luis valley yes
terday. after short visit IN this city with
the formers aunt. Mrs. H. M. Minor.
James F. North came in yesterday
from a successful years study in Dem
yer University. and will spend the sum-
mer at the home of his brother, Paul M.
North.
Yesterday was the W. c. +. u. Flower
day and the Enterprise was remembered
vita a beautiful bouquet by the local
branch. for which we return our hearty
thanks.
S. L. Petty. q writer for the Orange
Judd magazine. spent Tuesday in Rocky
Ford and vicinity securing data for q
special article on the resources Of the
Arkansas Valley.
Adviees received from Washington on
Tuesday brought the information that ths
salary Of Postmaster Lance had been in
creased from $4,000 to S2.soo. to tax
effect after July /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Bowman left OF
Wednesday by overland route for Port.
land. Colo. where the former has a sum.
msr's engagement as boss teams,er fo
the Turkey Creek Reservoir Co.
About sixty local Elks .a,tenjed div.
service at the Methodist church last Sun
day evening and together with the large
audience enjoyed splendid sermon b,
Or. Rollins on Responsibility ,f Friend.
ships"
messrs Cover. Rex. Ginter. J. N. Kim.
zey and Andrew Harsin composed part,
from Rocky Ford who made an auto srir
to ths scene Of the mammoth Colt irriga
'oi project on Wednesday. under tn,
guidance Of W. A. Colt and son.
Led by the Rocky Ford juvenile bane
the local woodmsn Of the World marehes
to Valley View cemetery last Sunds ,
afternoon. whore they decorated with
flowers the graves Of departed brother,
and held their appropriate and beau,ifu
Memorial day exercises.
A number Of Rocky Ford's young mer
spsnt a most enjoyable Sunday on Man.
zanola's beautiful little lake. At Iea.,
the day was eni,yably spent by all bu,
Art Black. who aeeidertly fell overboarc
from boat and took an invo luntary
oath-all dressed up in his best suit o
elJthes, Our reporter refuses to recorc
Arts language when he recovered hi.
breath.
Acacia lodge, o. E S, held a specia
meeting on Monday light that was one
Of the most enjoyable sessions ever held
by this popular ladies' order. A numbe,
Of visitors were present from La Junta
and after the beautiful ceremonies oi
initiation Of class Of candidates tho Wis
itors and members were treated to q
sumpsuots spread Of Strawberries. ice
cream and cake. Social amusement fol.
lowed until it was time to escort the Wis
iting Eastern Stars to the midnight train