Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-05-19

W. B. Vaudeville went to Kansas City
on Wednesday.
Roy Potter was down from Denver last
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Fenlason announces that she will
discontinue her Mondays for the summer.
H. W. Lance went up to Denver We'd
nssday to attend the annual convention
Of state postmastsrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Hosr and son Clyde
Of Pueblo. spent Sunday At the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Ford.
Postmaster Burson was in from White
Rocks yesterday and says crops are
looking fine out in his neighborhood.
Mrs. G. M. Hall this week agrssably
entertained the Tuesday Reading Circle
and a number Of invited guests.
Preaching service will be conducted in
the Presbyterian church on Sunday morn
inq by Rev. o. @. Dale Of La Junta. There
will be no evening service.
Geo. H. Harris returned Wednesday
from few days hunting trip to the
cedars. Ask him where he got that
bum lamp"-if you're looking for trouble.
Mrs. Homer Collins. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. A. c. Sloan. arrived Sunday
with her two daughters from Duluth.
minn.. to spend several weeks with her
parents.
Mrs. E. W. Eddy. Of Westeliff. Is a
visitor at the home OF her brothsr-in-law.
Editor Lacy Of the Gazette. The prime
object Of Mrs. Eddy's visit was not TO
sec Brother Jack. but to be present when
her niece, Miss Marie Lacy. one Of our
sweet girl graduates. receives her dip
Iona.
George W. Lewis un!oaded a carload
Of automobiles yssterday-the first car
load ever shipped direct to this city.
The autos were all "Modsl I" Maxwell
touring cars, for which thsre appears to
be an enormous demand. as Mr.. Lewis
had To wait for several weeks before the
factory could fill his order.
Mr.. E. c. Howe. general manager OF
the American Beet Sugar Co.. left Rocky
Ford Sunday for Las Animas In the
company machine. Mr.. Howe has spent
week in this section looking over eondi-
tons and 10 very optomistie over the beet
outlook here. He will spend few days
in the lower end Of the valley before re-
turning to Denver.
On Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs. G.
W. Lewis were hosts at an elaborate and
most delightful dinner and 500 party.
1t would bs entirely unnecessary to say
that the twenty EIGHT guests present had
a thoroughly enjoyable evening. As Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis are ideal entertainers
and those who accept invitations to that
hospitabls home are always charmed
with the evenings pleasure,
General Superintendent W. H. Baird Of
the American Beet Sugar Co.. left last
night for the east, and will sail next We'd
nesday for Europe for SIX weeks trip
through the bsst sugar producing countries
Of Europe. France. Bohemia. Germany
and Austria will be visited. all OF these
being sugar producing countries. and the
methods in use there will bs studied and
the results Of the investigations will be
of great benefit to the Arkansas valley
where the industry is so well represented.
TT. Woodruff Of La Junta has been
enjoying reunion visit Of all the brothers
Of his widely scattered household at his
La Junta home the past week week. On
Sunday last they took a trip over the
Rocky Ford country. paid a visit to our
public library and took Sunday evening
dinner with the librarian and Mrs. Taylor.
The Sunday party consisted Of Mr..
Woodruff Of La Junta. Mr.. Woodruff OF
Nav York, Mr.. Woodruff Of Redlands.
Calf. and Mr.. and Mrs. Woodruff OF
Quincy. III.