Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-08-08


this week from his son Aaron.
c. ]. Wilder left on Monday night for
business trip to points in Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beckett of Kansas City
are visiting her mother Mrs. A. S.Parsons.
H. D. Garwood returned Monday from
weekend visit with his wife at Palmer
Lake.
Joseph Pollock. of Colorado Springs, Is
visiting his brothers. Drs. S. H. and R. M.
Pollock.
Union service in the Methodist church
next Sunday night when Rev. F. M. Golf
will preach.
MIR. and Mrs. C. L. Lawrence left on
Tuesday for visit with relatives at
Villa Grove.
Mayor Horace Dye. J. N. Beatty and
John Vroman of Manzanola were Rocky
Ford visitors on Wednesday.
Sol. T. Wolfe came down from Colo
rado Springs on Monday with his son and
and will visit here for some time.
Mrs. Fannie Gebing returned Monday
from an extended visit with her daughter
Mrs. Virgil Lewis in Portland Ore.
T. P. Little and son Charles came in
from Galesburg. ILL.,. on Tuesday and are
visiting at the home Of Lewis Swink.
Mrs. Walter Kellogg. who has been in
the Pollock hospital for the past few
weeks, is reported very much improved
today.
Misses Zita Bradley, and Cally Smirl.
Frank Johnson and DR.. R. E. Wolfe mo-
tored TO Colorado Springs Saturday in
the latter's car.
Frank johnson local superintendent of
the Arkansas Valley Railray Light and
Power Co. visited his parents in Colo
rado Springs over Sunday.
Mrs. James Bingham and children left
last Friday for California, where she ex-
poets to make her home. Mr.. Bingham
will not leave until after the campaign.
Miss Grace Dunn. the diminutive clerk
at the office of the Arkansas Valley Rail-
way Light and Power Co. was taken i'll
on Wednesday afternoon and has been
unable since to attend to her duties.
Roy Potter arrived from Kansas City
last Friday to visit the home folk. and
especially his twin brother Clyde, who so
shamefully beat him in the matrimonial
race.
E. K. Parks arrived yesterday from
La JInta and has assumed his duties in
the Rocky Ford office of the Arkansas
Valley Railway. Light & Power Co. The
new cashier is highly spoken of by his
associates and will soon become quite
popular here.
A petition is going the rounds Of the
second ward. and is being quite generally
signed. for the appointment of J. Wood
Peery as alderman. to fill the unexpired
term Of J. W. Brown. The appointment
will likely be made at the regular meeting
next Friday evening.
Mayor Coffman has requested The
Enterprise to extend warning to the
children to keep off the sidewalks with
their express wagons. This so-oalled sport
has become such nuisance that the
mayor has instructed the police to arrest
any boy seen riding upon the walks.
Has the time-honored custom of treat
ing wedding we'll wishers become obsol-
etc? This is question occupying the
minds OF about a dozen Of the olty's fair
ones and as yet no answer has been
found. These girls upon going to the
home Of friend. known for years. who
was being married were distinctly given
the cold shoulder. In fact were requested
to leave. and without being given any Of
the eats so plainly to be seen. Why such
treatment Is 1t fad originated to ben
eft the pooket-book? The girls are anxi-
Gus to have the mystery explained.