Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-01-28
ARKANSAS VALLEY NOTES.

Ford, mother OF Mrs. {. F. Burke, j.
making her daughter 4 visit.-SwinN
Advocate.
Miss Alyce Murray has returned
from Rocky Ford where she was Wis
itins her sister Mayc and other
friends.-Las .Animas Leader.
Fred Johnson, grain merchant from
Rocky Ford. accompanied by his faith
cr-in-law from Greenfield, Iowa.
came up from the Ford Thursday and
were looking over the formers ranch
out south of towr.-Fowler Tribune.
\ merry party OF young people
made an automobile trip to the Up
dixie ranch. near Antelope Springs,
about fifty miles northwest, last Sat
urday. for n week end house party.
\ dance Saturday night was the big
event OF the affair. and the boys in
dulgcd in a little duck shooting as
| side issue Those in the party
were Misses Jessie Baldridge. Hazel
| Lee. and Mr. Grant Holly. OF La Jun
ia: Misses Ruth Ofdercamp. Helen
Boyuton. Lena Magec, Evelyn Dun
bar, and MessrS. Lloyd Pollock, Car
lyle Pollock. Lester Swink and Roy
Potter. OF Rocky Ford.-La Junta
Tribune.
Says the Swink Advocate: 1T may
| not be generally known that {, +.
| Burke. principal OF the Swink schools,
is 4 breeder OF registered hogs and
owns one OF the best duroc-ierscy
herds to be found in the state. Last
Saturday Mr. Burke made a sale OF
fve young hogs to DR.. Moody OF
Rocky Ford. the price being $50
apiece" In Swink Mr.. Burke may
| not be we'll known as fancy hog
breeder. but up here and i'll fact
| throughout the state he is famed as
the owner OF the Blue Ribbon herd
OF Rocky Ford. which has copped
the prizes Wherever shown for the
| last three years.
Old-timers will be interested in the
| following news OF former Rocky
| Ford newspaper man, from last
weeks Lamar Sparks: Frank B.
NanGundy. who had been working in
the Lamar printing Offices since last
spring. LETT on Sunday for Richheld.
Kansas. where he will take charge OF
the Monitor Tor Ernest Wilson. Van
| first broke into the printing business
1t Richficid. some twerty-thrce years
| ago. learning the mysteries OF the
hellbox and studying the habits OF
type lice in the office TO which he re-
turns after 50 many years OF wander
ing. His many friends throughout
the valley will wish him success in
his new field OF work"
Recent tests OF bee.s frozen in the
ground have proven that they are
practically valueless. The loss to
growers in the aggregate will amount
| to probably $4,000. distributed among
the farmers from Sugar City TO Olney
Springs. says the Sugar City Gazette.
Other beet raising districts in the Ar
kansas valley will have losses about
| in the same proportion. This condi-
tior was brough: about not by the
fault OF any mar-eNcept il he the
weather man Growers OF beets real
| i-e that the unusual weather condi-
ticns OF the iall OF 1000 will probably
not occur AGAIN in n lifetime. apd they
| will be slow to abandon n crop that
| brings into the community half MIL
lion dollars in clean cold cash every
! season. simply Rcause the winter
! came on i litile sooner than expected
| in 1000 The bee.> will never freeze
up again in this section. It's the one
Ses; bet-ior the farmers will look
alter that themselves, and let the
weather man so hang.
The Enterprise on Saturday enjoy
ed 4 pleasant yIsII from Frank HAYS.
former newspaper man and state o.!
inspector. OF whom the ManEano!a
| sun says. Frank Hays. lr.. foTme--
" proprietor OF The Sun. but row /
valued employe OF the United States
| government. after an absence OF near
| ly two years. MAS here this week with
his wife and daughter. Halle. visit
! ing with their many friends MI.
Hays is iriuiiSran; Inspector AZ the
port OF SaE Francisco. and his work
| = o-i-r;nsIiy among the Chinese
| Abou, 50 per cent OF the oTisuials en-
ter this country by the way OF the
I Golden Gate and il is an Inspectors
duty 70 see ,hat no airlcud-eyed trav-
| eler enters except those who are per
rli;ted BY law 70 do SO. This par
,icular trip OF Mr.. Hays was ccea-
stoned by the fact that 4 certain
swarray son OF Italy was in Calfcr-
MIA and the L. s government consid-
cred that il had no use for him. 50
Inspector Hays was deSuti-ed to take
/ him 20 New York and see :hai he
VA started OF the ccean trip TO his
native country.