Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-31
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oTuWdy were VlSltOrS IN our CITY, yes
terday.
The Peery and Wallis families re-
turned Tuesday from weeks outing
at Manitou.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Bowman are
spending the week in Colorado Springs
and Denver.
Mrs. r. M. Hubbell of Fort Collins,
is the guest of her mother, Mrs. E. r.
Cook and family.
Miss Edith Brewer of Manzanola,
was the guest of Miss Maude Monk
man on Thursday.
Master Claude Lawrence returned
Sunday from visit of several weeks
with relatives in Denver.
H. H. Schott left Wednesday for
Colorado Springs for a few days visit
before returning to his home in Sedalia,
Mo.
Mrs. A. B. Hirschler of Pamona,
Calf, arrived in the city on Tuesday
and is the house guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Richert.
Willie Woodside arrived on Monday
from Brawley, Calf. where he has
been during the cantaloupe season. He
will.have charge of one of the local sheds
during the shipping season.
Mrs. Genevieve Adriance and son,
Hardy, of Orange, Calf. arrived in
the city on Monday and will visit with
the formers brother and sister, Henry
Hardey and Mrs. Roscoe Jones.
l.. R. Ermeling, representing canta-
loupe commission firms in Chicago,
Cincinnati, Pittsburg and New York,
came in on Wednesday from Arizona
and is looking over the Arkansas Val
ley situation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wachter are the
proud parents of a fine baby boy, born
on Wednesday,. Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Hunt are feeling very important over
the advent of the baby as it is their
first grandchild.
Miss Martha Chritton underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the Van
Antwerp sanitarium on Wednesday,.
Her friends will be pleased to learn
that the operation was successful and
she is doing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Won Horn left Satur-
day for Bear Creek canyon, where they
have taken cottage for the rest of
the season. Mr.. and Mrs. w. C.
Steele expect to join them soon and
spend at least month in the noun
tains.
Prof. j. A. Marshall is confined to
the hospital with typhoid fever, con-
tracted while attending the summer
school at Boulder. He was compelled
to leave before the sessions were COM
pleted and with Mrs. Marshall reached
home the first of the week.
While catching ride on the tongue
of a wagon attached to threshing
outfit, on Wednesday evening, little
Georgina Lewis had the misfortune to
fall under and the wheels passed over
her body. Strange to say there were
no bones broken but the little girl was
badly bruised.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Robinson are en-
tertaining J. C. Robinson of Waterloo,
Neb., head of the J.. C. Robinson seed
firm in this city, and Merle Webster, a
seed man from Independence, Iowa,
who arrived on Tuesday. These gen
tlemen are inspecting the seed crop in
this vicinity and will be here several
days.
Rocky Ford Masons to the number of
twenty-five visited Euclid Lodge of
La Junta, on Tuesday evening. The
third degree was conferred on two can
didates and the visitors speak in high
est praise of the manner in which the
work was put on by the La Junta
officers. Refreshments were served
after the business session and most
enjoyable evening was spent by all.
Mrs. Olive Van Buskirk, arrived
home Wednesday evening, from visit |
with her parents in Sullivan, Ind. On
Friday morning she received message |
telling of the death of her father, so
left Immediately on the return trip to
her old home. Mrs. Van Buskirk' S
father had been an invalid for many
years and when she left the first of the
week was apparently as well as usual.
The many friends of Mrs. Van Buskirk
extend their sincere sympathy at this
time.
S. A. Mcdonald, the we'll known old
time contractor and builder who has for
the past few years been making his
home in Denver, gave The Enterprise
pleasant call on Wednesday. Mr.. Nc
Donald has recently been engaged in |