Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-07-11
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Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hansen and Anna
visited Rocky Ford last Saturday and
Sunday.-Cheraw Clarion.
Mrs. M. E. Partner. of Rocky Ford. is
in this city visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Alex Yant.-La Junta Free Press.
Leslie Beavers. who has position at
Rocky Ford. spent Sunday with. his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Beavers.-Lamar
Sparks.
The word vaccination" did not appeal
very strongly to the boys at the factory
Wednesday. when physician was on the
Job for such operations.-Swink Advo-
cate.
A. Haberg was in Rocky Ford this
week finishing up the brick work on some
of the new buildings on the West ranch
of the American Beet Sugar Company
La Junta Tribune.
Governor Stubs, of Kansas, with his
son Roscoe, and Mr.. Stubs brother. J.
E. Stubs, made short visit to their
ranch, near Olney. "a few days ago. They
also came over to Fowler during their
short stay in Colorado. and while here
Mr.. Stubs made emphatic denial of the
chieftain's report that he has his eye on
the presidential nomination at the next
eleotion.-Fowler Tribune.
Artesia, the new town about 40 miles
south of Holly. is all agog with excite
/ tha arE
5z3 feet in depth. which is throwing an
8-inoh stream steadily, and the water
seems inexhaustible. The pressure is
phenomenal. throwing out chunks of sand
stone half the size of mans hand with
ease. and the well Is the cynosure Of all
eyes for sixty miles around.-Holly Chief
tain.
Ex-senator J. H. Crowley. of Rocky
in La Junta last Tuesday. says the La
Junta Tribune. The senator is looking as
fit as a fiddle. notwithstanding the fact
that he is out of politics at present. and
his classic physiognomy radiated with an
effulgent smile as he talked about the big
apple crop that he is going to have this
yoar-the very best that he has had for
many years.
Asa B. Combs. son of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
w. Combs. few days ago received a
letter from the American Sugar Industry
of Chicago, stating ne had won one of
the f.ty-five prizes awarded in contest,
wherein essays on the beet sugar indus
trywere written by contestants from alhl
parts of the country. says the Fowler
Tribune. With the letter was check
for $500. This is the fifth prize to De
won by members of the Combs family. in
sugar beet contests.
The binder is again abroad in the vast
fields of Prowers county. and 1t looks as
If the biggest crop ever harvested in this
section will be a second-rater after the
returns for this season are in. The splen-
did fields of wheat seen 10 every direction
under the great Fort Lyon system are a
beautiful sight to anyone, but especially
SO to those who will draw down the fat
pay checks for the grain when thresaed.
OF it will soon be ready for the harvest
While Western Kansas is suffering for
rain throughout the wheat belt and the
crop is almost total failure, the Prov
ers county farmers will harvest their
banner crop.-Lamar Register.
The La Junta Tribune thus points
moral to its readers, using our merchants
for the example: in Rocky Ford no
checks are eashed outside of banking
hours. The merchants have made this
rule and live up to it relgiously, and, as
result, no bogus check artists are able
to do business in that city. So many
merchants had been stung in that city b,
appearing bogus check artists,
like William Edward Ross. one of them
damn literary fellers.' that the merchants
decided that the rule was necessary for
self protection. There are no exceptions
to the rule IN Rocky Ford, no matter by
whom the check is signed, and even if it
is known fact that the signer of the
check is good for a million or more. the
check will not be cashed outside Of bank
ing hours. In view of the fact that many
of our merchants have been stung by bo-
gus check artists. this would be a good
rule to introduce in La Junta. 1t would
work no hardship upon any one, and
would afford protection to our merchants
that many of them would be mighty glad |
to take advantage Of. Think it over"
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