Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1914-03-06
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S. w. Cressy was Pueblo visitor on
Tuesday.
j, H. Award returned Tuesday from a
business trip to Kansas.
Mrs j. F. Hohnbaum is in from Aver
this week visiting friends.
DR.. and Mrs.Samuels, of Fowler attend
ed the Tuesday evening meeting.
Mrs. P. W. Cassatt returned Saturday
from weeks visit with friends in Pueblo.
M. S. Dawson returned Monday from
visit with relatives and friends in Moberly
Mo.
Fred Knause left on Tuesday for a
business visit to Leadville and Telluride
district,
A. R. Hainlne, of Florence, is spending
the week with his daughter. Mrs. j. W.
Young.
Mrs. A, S. Johnson returned Sunday
from months trip to Excelsior Springs
and Kansas City.
F. J. Gretchen was up from Holly Fri
day and Saturday of last week visiting
with the home folks.
J. Whitaker. pharmacist from Pueblo.
came down on Tuesday to take position
in Fenton's drug store.
Rev. and Mrs. o. L. Orion were down
from Pueblo to attend the Tabernacle
meeting on Tuesday evening.
w. G. Brown of Fowler. has purchased
the Palace of Sweets from J. R. Dodd
and has already taken possession.
Bert Eye has accepted position with
Garwood g. Butterfield as salesman in
their hardware and furniture store.
Lloyd Pollock. district deputy grand
exalted ruler of Elks. returned Saturday
from an official visit to lodges on the
Western Slope.
The tabernacle was this week purch-
ased by C. B. Sherwood. who will take it
down and remove the lumber just as soon
as the meeting close.
j, E. Dukes has shipped his household
goods to Victor and left on Thursday to
Join his sons who have gone into the
banking business at that place.
Miss Ethel Smith, a graduate of the
class of 1912. left on Saturday for Beet
hurst where she has accepted a position
as teacher in the school at that place.
up. Heathman came down from Fow-
Ter on Monday and took charge Of the |.
T. Heathman Transfer business which he
recently purchased from Mrs. Heathman.
W, F. Karpe this week sold his house
and belongings in this city and with his
family will leave on Sunday for visit
with relatives in Minnesota, before going
to their future home in Bakersfield. Calf.
G. x. johnson now of La Junta but
formerly connected with the English
Lumber Co. of this place. has resigned
his position with the company and will
mobile supplies.
Next Saturday afternoon. P. X. Blinn
of the state experimental station will
address the Otero County agricultural
association. His talk will be on the
subject Of Preparation of the Soil and
Seeding" which should be OF interest to
every farmer.
George Bernard came down from Colo
RADIO Springs on Wednesday. to assist IN
getting things Strengthened up in con-
neotion with the burning of the Kinney
Cover block. Mr.. Bernard states that it
is the intention of himself and Mr.. Cover
to erect two-story and basement strict
ly modern business block upon the old
site.
v. r, Guthrie. son of j. ]. Guthrie. and
one of Rocky Fords most estimable young
men expects to leave shortly for the
northwest to take position as civil eng
ineer for the government. The Guthrie
boys are all making good and this posi-
ton is just another mark in the world
where backbone and hard work brings
success.
Daniel Ward. superintendent of the
Rocky Ford schools returned yesterday
from Richmond. Va, where he has been
attending the National Convention of
Superlntendents. There were $500
present at this meeting and according to
the Rich mend papers it was most in
teresting and profitable session. Mr.
Ward also visited the Richmond and Nor
folk schools.
A well attended meeting Of the Pro-
duce Growers association wa. held last
Saturday afternoon. Arrangements are
being made to have some OF the larger
buyers address the next meeting and
give some expert ideas of the variety Of
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