Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-10-09
n LOCAL. IA
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| Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Veatch.
C. L. Lawrence was able to be down
town on Tuesday for the first time in
several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Sprengle are the
proud parents of baby girl, born last
Sunday at the Sanitarium.
Mrs. Dan Frazier of Colorado Springs
was the guest of Mrs. Willis Boyd on
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Rice left for st.
Louis last Saturday where they expect
to remain for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Morse have as
house guests this week, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. Robbins of Los Angeles, Cal.
| The library will be closed next Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday. Oct. l3
to 10, for cleaning and repairs.
Mrs. Harry Reid of Penrose, is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. E.
Byars on South Fourteenth St.
The drillers for the McVey outfit left
on Tuesday for the Cudahy ranch to
finish up the work on the deep well.
Prof. Wilson has so far recovered as
to be able to resume his duties as prin-
cipal of the Liberty school last Monday. |
| S. A. Nc Donald came bown from
Colorado Springs yesterday to put in
1OO-ton silo for B. A. Shelton in Hol-
brook.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Tompans were down |
from Colorado Springs this week look
ing the town over with view of locat-
ing here.
Mrs. Ray Kerney is spending the
week in La Junta, helping her sister,
Mrs. j. Broomfeld, get settled in her
new home.
Mrs. P. D. Peterson's and son Leslie
returned on Friday from VISIT with
the Frank Peterson over in the Box
Springs country.
Frank Drew returned Sunday from
Topeka, Kan, where he has had charge
of the icing of the cars through the
| cantaloupe season.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Price and Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Vaudeville motored to
Denver on Monday. They expect to
return on Friday.
An unusually large crowd of Presby-
terian ladies', members of the Aid
Society, went to La Junta yesterday, |
for a meeting with Mrs. Ben Wilson.
The cider mill is doing rushing bus
mess these days as the heavy wind of
last Sunday made havoc in the orchards,
almost all the apples being knocked off
in some places.
| While the eight-year-old son of Mr..
in the street on Monday evening he was
run over by an automobile and quite
severely bruised.
A meeting of the rural teachers was
held in this city last Saturday. An un-
usually large number were present and
the meeting proved to be both interest
ing and profitable.
Owing to the illness OF Secretary |
Wilson of the poultry association no
meeting was held Friday but call has
been issued for a meeting on the even
ing of Friday. Oct. 9.
| In letter to his father yesterday |
Carl Cline gives the information that
he will leave November 20 for Atlanta,
Ga, where he will represent his fra
ternity. The honors are still coming
Carls way.
Mrs. Irwin Rodeck has so far recov-
ed from her recent illness as to be re-
moved to her home last Tuesday from
the Sanitarium. They are now costly
settled in the Palmer house in the
Chritton addition.
A. ]. Burks who was severely injur-
ed last Friday at the old pumping plant
| by piece of falling machinery, is get
ting along nicely. His wife came down
from Denver last Saturday and is as
sisting in nursing him.
w. A. Long returned to Lemon City,
Tenn, last Thursday after a pleasant
visit with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
F. c. Long. The young man is Super
intendant of the Holston Knitting Co.
and has several factories under his
supervision.
Mrs. o. Arnold has given up house
keeping and has taken rooms at the
Berkley house. The change was made
on account of Mr.. Arnold's business
taking him away from town so much
and now Mrs. Arnold and the children
expect to make the trips with him.
Rocky Ford people had the privilege
of listening to the Progressive spell