Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1912-06-07
FRIDAY. JUNE 7, 1912
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LOCAL ITEMS

Id Juntd.
Mrs. John Young left last week for
Vernon. Utah.
Mrs. George Babcock of La Junta spent
Sunday in this city.
Tom Rush of Pueblo spent Sunday
with the home folk.
Mrs. j. B. Hunt has as her guest this
week her sister, Mrs. Brighton of Trini-
dad.
Mesdames H. w. Royal and F. Y. Hauok
spent Wednesday in La Junta with Mrs.
H. A. Dawley.
Walter Rush returned TO Pueblo yes
terday. after pleasant visit with his
mother Mrs. M. ]. Rush.
Prof. J.. A. Marshall and wife left on
Saturday for New Concord, Ohio to
spend the summer with relatives.
The Ladies of the G. A. R. will meet
with Mrs. Sims. 2o6 North Fifth street.
next Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
W. R, Hardey returned Thursday
morning from an extended trip to points
in California. Washington and Idaho.
The memorial service of the order of
American Yeomen will be held in the
Christian church next Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hansen. who have
been visiting the formers sister. Mrs.
Klotzbach, left on Tuesday for Winslow.
Ariz.
S. j. Parker. the horse buyer of Grand
Island, Neb., picked up two carloads of
horses in this city and vicinity on Tues
day.
Mrs. D. L.'Joehnok left on Monday for
Los Angeles, where she will spend the
summer with her mother. Mrs. A. M.
Jackson.
Miss Edith Whttenburg returned home
Monday evening from an extended visit
with relatives in Idaho, Oregon and
Wyoming.
Miss Ethel Merrick, neice of Mrs. w.
H. Goshert, of Paulding, Ohio. arrived
yesterday morning to spend a few days
Of her vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs, Albert Jeffery.s. who
are on their way. via auto route, from
Kansas to their home in Trinidad. spent
Tuesday in this city.
n. W. Bernard OF Colorado Springs Is
spending the week in this city with his
son Syl and brother George, of the Ber-
uard Mercantile Co.
James Mcbride. the first of the week
traded his farm in Arkansas for the US.
Robbins place in the Thomas addition.
Whitlock-Rice made the deal.
Rev. Collins took his class of boys out
to Dyes Lake one day last week. A pic
mic and field sports formed the pastime
and the boys report a fine time.
On Sunday afternoon the directors of
the several Sunday schools will meet in
the Presbyterian church for the purpose
of forming permanent organization.
Mrs, James Farr of Walsenburg. who
was here to attend Grandma" Potter's
funeral. left yesterday for ordway. after
a pleasant visit with Rocky Ford friends.
George Bernard returned on Saturday
from Colorado Springs. where ne met
and saw safely installed on his big ranch
a consignment of thoroughbred Gallo
ways.
Mrs, J. H. Price and Miss Cora Lance
left on Monday. Mrs. Price will visit rela-
tives in Chicago. and Mss Lance will
spend the summer at her home in New
Hampshire.
Mrs. V. B. Tillson of Chattanooga.
Tenn, who is on her way to California.
spent few days this week with G. P.
Tilson and wife. continuing her iournsy
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Robert Snyder, who has spent
several months with her sister, Mrs. A.
C. Conner, was called to her home in
Marysville. No., on Thursday by the
illness of her husband.
Jonas Anderson, and Clyde Loring
have one of the best tennis courts in
town. The ground has been laveled out
and was covered with molasses and
packed down, and the first of the week
was in fine shape for tennis.
The many friends of our former dairy
man will be grieved to learn that Mrs. B.
W. Bell had her arm broken on Monday
while at work about the dairy, south of
Swink. She was brought to the home of
her sister. Mrs. o. F. Shelton, where she
is receiving the best of care.
R. S. Beall of the Cheraw Mercantile
Co. went over to Cheraw on Tuesday
and closed the purchase of the Gregory
grocery store. 1t is the intention of the
company to establish large general
store at Cheraw and conduct coal and
feed business, so that the farmers of
that section may have all their wants
attended TO in the one establishment.