Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1911-10-13
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business Trip 10 pennsylvania.
George Cameron made business trip
to Las Animas on Wednesday.
C. J. Cleveland and wife left on Tues
day for their future home in Mountain
View. Mo.
Mrs. o. D. Edwards and family left on
Friday for Belpre, Kan. where they will
visit relatives.
Mrs. J. H. Price returned home on Sat
urday from visit with relatives and
friends in Denver.
christian Perfection and reason for
our Hope" are the topics for Sunday at
the Christian Church.
A j. Winters and wife departed yes
terday for California, where they will
probably spend the winter.
The Mu Ia Delta young ladies were
pleasantly entertained by Miss Charline
Cover on Monday evening.
Mrs. E. H. Wheeler left on Monday for
a couple of weeks visit with relatives and
friends in Hutchinson, Kan.
Mrs. Ray Kearney and daughterGe ne-
We've and Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Kearney
spent Wednesday in Pueblo.
Mrs. D. D. Wiley returned home on
Friday from an extended and pleasant
visit with relatives and friends in Illinois
and Missouri.
The Euphroi class of the Methodist
Sunday school pleasantly surprised Miss
Ruby Watson with a farewell party on
Tuesday evening,
William Hall. formerly assistant to
Manager Francisco of the local telephone
office and lately manager of Fowler
office has this week been transferred to
Lamar.
DR.. o. H. Bonner. the eve specialist.
returned Wednesday. after a pleasant
summer spent in Oregon. He expects to
open an office and spend the coming
winter in this city.
The fire department was called out on
Wednesday evening to extingush blaze
in L. r. Fen'ason's hay stack. They ex-
tinguished 1t all right. but there wasn't
much hay left when they were through.
Will Wright. the genial A. B. S. Co.
publicity man. leaves today for Denver,
to assume the position to which he has
been promoted. Goodbye. VIII Well
miss you badly, but wish you all kinds of
good luck with the new job.
WI Edgar and W. W. Thomas returned
Monday from trip to Montana and Al
berta, Canada; and they had the same
old story to tell-that there is no place in
this broad land to compare with the Ar
kansas valley in climate and crops.
Mrs. A. S. johnson returned on Satur-
day from Denver. where she had repre-
scented the Rocky Ford Woman's Club in
the SEVENTEEN annual convention of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs. She
reports well-attended and very success
full convention.
e 7. W. Thompson left yesterday for his
home in Geneva. Neb., after a pleasant
visit at the home of his brother-in -law,
A. S. Parson. This was the first time
the gentlemen had met in some three
score years. SO it may be imagined that
they had plenty to talk about.
Mesdames Smith. Phencie, Winchester
and Miss Shumate will entertain the
W. R. c. at the residence of Mrs. G. M.
Hall on Wednesday. Oct. l8. at $3.50 p,
m. All comrades and their wives are
requested to be present ON time. Pro-
gressive games will be the entertainment.
The W. H. Stamp home was the scene
on Saturday of pleasant family reunion,
all the children and grandchildren being
gathered tog ether. From Walsenburg in
this state and Prescott in Arizona they
came and the ingath ering was the most
joyful occasion for many years in the life
of Rev. Stamp and wife and in all proba-
5llity will not be repeated for many years
to come-if ever. But it will be plea
SAINT memory for all time, not only to the
old folk but even to the youngest child
present.
F. J. Gretchen is up from Holly recup-
Grating FROM recent accident. While
at work in the lumber yard, Frank says
the Enterprise will not vouch for the
working part of the story-he met with
a very nasty fall, resulting in the fracture
of the ankle bone and severely wrenched
ligaments. The injury is slowly improv-
ing and Mr.. Gretchen is able to be about
on orutohes. but his Rocky Ford friends
commisera.e him on the fact that it will
yet be several weeks before ne is able to
return to work.
The John L. Bass Hardware.and Furn-
iture store is the place for stove bar
gains. To make room for other goods
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