Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-13
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Fred Noble was Pueblo Visitoi lao
Saturday.
Mrs. Huff of Fowler spent Wednesday
with Mrs. U. S. Ringer.
Mr.. and Mrs J. C. Braden were Pueblo
visitors last Wednesday.
Miss Nellie Marsh was visitor in our
city from La Junta last Saturday.
Glenn Baxter leaves today for Kan
sas City with carload of cattle.
j. W. Love came in from Maxwell, NJ.
M. last Saturday for few days visit with
friends,
Mrs. David Lamon came down from
Denver. Wednesday evening for a few
days visit with the homSfolks.
DR.. and Mrs. Guy Wallace were over
from Crdway on Sunday to visit home
folks and attend the meetings.
Mesdames Smith, Rosenhausen and
Martin were over from Ordway on Mon
day shopping in the local stores.
Mr., and Mrs. W, B. Goblin are in Dem
yer this week. While there they will be
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Meyer.
The Elks have appointed committee
to take up the matter OF minstrel show
which they expect to put on in the near
future.
DR.. Roberts went up to Dsnver yester-
day morning and will stay the balance OF
the week attending to professional bust
ness.
While on her way to school on Monday
morning, Miss Gibson. one of the teach
ers in the Washington building fell and
dislocated her shoulder.
Mrs. Katherine Goblin and daughter
Miss Mary, left last Sunday for Los An
geles. where they expect to visit for the
next six months with relatives.
Ohio Edminston, prominent farmer
of this part of the Arkansas Valley for
the past fifteen years, departed Satur-
day with his family for Salna, Ohio.
where they will make their future home.
Rev. Fred M. Golf. pastor of the Christ
ian church, last week handed in his resi-
gnation to the official board, to take effect
May !. Mr.. Golf has not decided just
where he will locate but will first go and
visit the home folks and let them get &C
quainted with the new son and heir.
Uncle Billy Matthews with his wife;and
Miss Addie Weir left Monday for points
| in California for the benefit of Mrs.
Matthews health, The many friends Of
this estimabe couple hope that Mrs.
Matthews will soon regain her strength
and that Uncle Billy will enjoy the trip
| immensely,
A sale unique in the annals of horse
history in this city was pulled off the
other day by W. r. Dye. when he sold a
fine colt for Is cents pound. Had the
sale occurred between Frenchmen the
only comment would have been, we pre-
sumo. that the purchaser paid an exor-
btant price for his meat.
J. S. Denny and Sam Lopez are fitting
up first class grocery store in the
building formerly occupied by the Fair
Mercantile Company. These gentlemen
are hustlers and experienced in the bust
ness and will surely make SUCCESS Of
their enterprise. They will be ready for
business the last OF next week.
Our good friend. DR. L. p. Barbour has
again remembered US with a crate of
fruit. This time the oranges were Of
regular size and also in the box were
tangerines, grape fruit and bunch Of
fragrant orange blossoms. Ao5ept our
grateful thanks doctor as both the size
and the number just fit our appettes.
Miss Maude Cressy left for Greeley on
Saturday where she will enter the
State Normal School. As Miss CressY
is already a graduate of the Denver
University. she will be in a position to
take the most advanced work. We IN
derstand she will also take course in
kindergarten work.
The Rocky Ford ladies' were out in. for
ce on Wednesday to attend the millinery
opening at the John L. Bonita store. Mrs
| Six has choice selection of hats on dis
play including all the newest shapes and
designs. On Thursday representative
of the D, 3. Fiske;oompany of Chicago,
showed an elegant line of hats, from
which Mrs. SIX made some up to the
minute purchases.
A movement is on by the ministers
and business men of the town to try
and do away with Sunday baseball
Many of the merchants have agreed to
close their stores one afternoon each
week and attend the games. This would
seem TO be a solution of the baseball
problem and we sincerely hope it can be
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