Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-05-15

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to Denver on Monday.
C. B. Sherwood made business trip
to Ordway on Monday.
Mesdames Randall and Braden are
spending the day in Pueblo.
Mrs. Brewer, of Manzanola, was
Rocky Ford visitor yesterday.
S. w. Cressy returned on Wednesday
from a ten days business trip to Lamar.
Mrs. Daisy B. Harris left today for
Denver, where she expects to make
her home.
DIR. Guy Wallace moved from Ordway
last Monday and will probably locate in
Longmont.
Orville, Luther and Forest Cadwal-
lader left yesterday morning for Mexico
and California for the cantaloupe season.
p. E. Vandenburg left on Monday for
Bunker Hill, ILL.,, where he intended
making an extended visit with relatives.
Fred North left yesterday morning
for California where he will have
position with one of the cantaloupe
firms.
DR.. and Mrs. j. l.. Weaver left last
night for Chicago, to attend the gen.
eral assembly of the Presbyterian
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Latham of Las
Animas were the guests of DIR. and Mrs.
E. N. Stout at the musical on Monday
evening.
Daganette, the Indian government
agent arrived in this city on Tuesday
and will spend some time here on Off
cial business.
Willie Woodside and Levi Copeland
departed Wednesday for Brawley, Cal,
where they will be employed during the
cantaloupe crop season.
j. p. Heathman disposed of his trans
fer business the first of the week to
John Bass and ]. Summers, who will
conduct the business in the future.
Mckinney, the Directory Man"
came up from La Junta yesterday and
will remain in this city until he COM
pletes the compiling of the new Rocky
Ford directory.
The High School track team ac-
companied by Mr.. Champion, left this
morning for Boulder to take part in the
various contests of Colorado University
High School Day.
Mrs. T. B. Wilson and daughter Helen
returned to their home in Colorado
Springs on Saturday, after spending
few weeks with Tom on their home
stead north of the river.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hallows, Mr..
and Mrs. H. w. Royal, Mesdames
Greedy, Barlow, Pricer, and McCaskill,
all of Manzanola chapter attended the
Eastern Star on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Coleman, with
Miss Sapho Hinshaw, returned on Sum-
day from Miami, Okla, where Mr..
Coleman had been upon tour of in
spection of his various mining proper
ties.
Mrs. Hattie McCaskill went up to
Denver, on Saturday where she purchas-
ed five passenger Studebaker auto
mobile and accompanied by Miss Shu-
mate and Mr.. and Mrs. Dau, came home
in the new car.
A wireless from w. F. Karpe says
that he and his wife would on Wednes-
day of this week conclude their visit
with relatives and friends in Faribault,
Mimi, and start for their future home
in Bakerfield. Cal.
Gus Leecing left Monday for points
in Iowa and Nebraska. Mr.. Leecing
owns valuable property in Aimes, Ia.
and expects to look after it while he is
| away, but most of the time his address
will be Louisville, Neb.
Thos. J. Stanley, postmaster at
Manzanola died very suddenly at his
home last Friday morning from a stroke
of apoplexy. Mr.. Stanley was well
known in Rocky Ford and his funeral
on Monday was attended by number
from this city.
While playing about in the back yard
with his shetland pony yesterday morn
ing little Woody Vaudeville met with
serious accident when the pony kicked
him in the face, almost causing the loss
of an eye. DIR. Lawson was compelled
to put several stitches just beneath his
| eye.
While painting the inside of Wise &
Green's water tank, Rupert, son of NJ.
z. Green was overcome by the fumes of
paint and had it not been for the paint
er who was engaged on the outside of
the tank he probably would have died.
As it was he had a very narrow es-.
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