Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1911-09-22
22. 1911
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Miss Eda Latimer left on Sunday for
Denver. where she expects to remain.
Mrs. Fred Knause went up to Pueblo
on Wednesday to visit during the Fair.
Miss Ada Taylor spent a couple of days
this week with her friends in La Junta.
coffman & Young report the sale this
week of 10 acres of the A. w. Buck
place to Mark c. Carnahan.
Topics at the Christian church on SUM-
day; Morning The Purpose and Power
of the Sunday School,; evening Seeing
the Invisible.
Topics at the Baptist church on Sum-
day; Morning. "A Sure Thing; evening,
"A Sermon Suggested by the Beginning
of the Public school,"
George Dehl and his gang of cement
workers are busy this week putting in a
rating flume at Dyes Lake for the Hol-
brook irrigation district.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W, Lance returned
yesterday afternoon from Denver. where
the latter has been visiting relatives and
friends for several weeks.
Mrs. Katherine Goblin pleasantly enter
tanned at a six o'clock dinner on Satur-
day in honor Of Mrs. Steward. who is
visiting her son. Ford J. Steward.
Me ssrs and Mesdames Frank Richie.
]. Clyde Fluke, Miss Dell Richie and Ben
Wiley expect to leave today for hunt
ing trip to the Cedars. May they have
all kinds of good luokl
Died-Saturday. Sept. / 6, at 5oz South
Thirteenth street. Mary, the two-month's
old daughter of Mr., and Mrs. Alfred Hill
(colored). Funeral services were held from
Sprinkers parlors Sunday afternoon at
o'clock
Mayor Coffman left for Erie, Kan.. on
Monday, in response to a dispatch telling
him of the death of his brother the night
before. J. H. Coffman, the deceased, had
reached the good old age of 20 years and
his demise was not unexpected.
Next Sunday will be Rally and Pro-
motion dayin the Christian Sunday school
Prof. Norton will give a description Of
the largest Sunday school in the world, a
school that numbered sixteen thousand.
Prof. Norton was at one time a member
CT that school,
Word was received from Las Animas
on Sunday OF the death the day before of
Mrs. J. R. Bateman, after a lingering
illness with Bnght's disease. The deceas-
ed had large circle of friends in Rocky
Ford who sincerely sympattize with the
bereaged husband in his affliction.
E. C. Shelton and H. w. Lance repre-
scented St. Johns Lodge. A. F. & A, M.
OF this city in the Masonic Grand Lodge
convention at Denver on Tuesday and
Wednesday. Mr.. Shelton returned home
yesterday morning and reports a well at
tended and successful convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H, Davis of Lyons,
Kan. are visitors at the home of their
daughter, Mrs, T. II Stout. Mr.. Davis
is former sheriff of his home county
and he can relate some stories of Bob
Harris and sister Eva, whom he had in
custody for their esoapades and infrac-
tons of the peace during their younger
years in Kansas.
Enjoyment in Tennessee comes high,
according to recent letter from Ralph
Smirl, and if he takes many more such
pleasure trips the popular grocery firm
of Smirl & Son will soon become bank
rupt. Ralph says he went out with a
whole nickel to spend got it changed and
spent every blamed cent before he got
back" Now what do you think of that?
Rev. S. c. Green, who is now in the
real estate business at Mancos. Colo :,
camein Saturday last for short visit with
his son Frank and Rocky Ford friends.
On Sunday morning he talked to former
Pensioners from his old pulpit in the
Baptist church and next evening he left
for Pueblo, where he has had charge of
the Montezuma county exhibit during the
State Fair.
Night Marshal Lane returned last
Friday from Canon City, where he serv-
ed as Judge of fruit exhibit at the Free
mont county fair. Through his score and
more years of service as fruit inspector
for this district Chas. Lane has become
widely known as fruit expert, and as
mark of appreciation to Mayor Coffman
for leave of absence as we'll as in recog-
milton Of Lanes satisfactory services as
Judge the CanonCity fair association made
collection of apples. grapes, peaches and
pears from the prize exhibits and sent it
to the mayor. The collection has been on
display all week at the Peoples Home
Bank. and has elected admiring comments