Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-09-18
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Wednesday with'Mrs. w. ]. Wiley.
Mrs. Burt Warren left Wednesday
night for visit with her parents in st.
Louis.
Mrs. A. H. Bushey and daughter,
Mrs. L. D. Blackly, spent Monday in
Pueblo.
Earl Minor left the first of the week
for the Colorado University at Boulder,
to enter the law department.
w. B. Goblin went up to Denver on
Tuesday, to attend meeting of Re-
publican state candidates.
Mrs. o. Arnold and her guest, Mrs.
Galloway, returned Wednesday, from
few days visit in Denver.
Mrs. Hill and daughter, Miss Nellie,
of San Antonio, Tex, are the house
guests of Mrs. A. S. johnson.
Mrs. Hattie McCaskill is attending
the Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star
now in session at Canon City.
Mesdames c. l.. Custer and James
Piper spent Tuesday in La Junta with
Mesdames Jameson and Wilson.
J. H. Price departed Wednesday for
the eastern markets to purchase the
very latest in dry goods for his new
store.
Mrs. Addie Dye had as her guest last
Monday, A. A. Harris, president of the
Interstate company, with headquarters
in Denver.
Mrs. Ella Dillon Martin, candidate
for county superintendent of schools on
the Republican ticket, spent yesterday
in our city.
Misses Gladys Hale and Christine
johnson departed Monday night. for
Alton, ILL.,, where they will enter Mon
ticello Seminary.
Miss Ruth Ofdenkamp, former teach
er in the Rocky Ford schools but now
of Los Angeles is the guest of Mrs.
Emily N. Randall this week. y
Mrs. l.. d. Blackly returned to her
home in Harrington, Kan, o. Tuesday,
after pleasant visit with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A II. Bushey.
Rev. and Mrs. d. w. James left on
Saturday for the mountains, where it is
hoped that several weeks rest may
restore the formers $ health.
w. r. Stapleton of this city, and
Miss Minita Bane of Kansas, were mar
ried in La Junta on Monday. They
will make their home in Rocky Ford.
DR.. Savage's brother, Fl. H. Savage,
who is visiting his parents in La Junta,
will preach in the Baptist church here
next Sunday both morning and even
ing.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Carol Braden left for
Alamosa, on Tuesday, where they met
their friend, F. l.. Morris, and from
there the party will motor to Kansas
City.
Dean Lawrence returned last Thurs
day from a months visit with friends
in California, and left Saturday for
Boulder, to begin four years college
| course.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Searls of Garden
Place, accompanied by their son, HUI
bert and wife of California, left Tues
day for Colorado Springs for weeks
outing.
James Gallager, the popular clerk in
Fenton's drug store, accompanied by
his wife, left Monday for Kansas City
and Excelsior Springs, where he will
spend his vacation.
Mrs. A. C. Sugg spent Monday in La
Junta, visiting her husband who was
last week taken to the Santa Fe hospi-
tai for an operation. Mr.. Sugg is doing
well and will be able to return to his
home in a short time.
Rev. G. H. Stuntz spent Friday night
in this city with his daughter, Miss
Ruth Stuntz. Mr.. Stuntz was called
home from the conference at La Junta
on Saturday, to officiate at the funeral
of one of his parishioners.
A. H. Moffett of Moffet Bros. Ma
tional Bank of Larned, Kan, was in.
the city on Tuesday looking over his
property. He was introduced to the
business men by his old friend, Cashier
Shaffer of the Peoples Home Bank.
Harry Alderdice has leased the A. L.
Hadley home on South Ninth street and
will move in as soon as the Hadley
family can pack up their household
effects preparatory to moving to Braw-
ley, Calf
Last Sunday morning the large barn
on w. R. Dyes farm was destroyed by
fire. Some valuable animals belonging