Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-06


trade and visiting old friends.
Nelson Park, one of the high school
faculty, visited friends in Colorado
Springs on Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Lucretia Glenn of Delta, spent
Wednesday in this city the guest of
her brother, E. C. Glenn and wife.
Miss Blanche Davenport returned
Saturday from an extended visit with
friends in Colorado Springs and Dem
yer.
Mrs.-W, A. Blank of Quanah, Tex,
arrived in the city on Monday evening
and is the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
C. H. Badger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs of Durango
but formerly of Rocky Ford, were
calling on old friends in this city on
Wednesday,.
Rev. w. d. Neale will preach in the
Methodist church on Sunday morning.
No evening service will be held in this
church next Sunday.
Mrs. J. M. Hindman of Salida, re-
turned home the first of the week after
three weeks visit with her sister,
Mrs. w. J. Archibald.
H. T. Cloud and wife and J. B. Bart
ley and family motored down from
Pueblo on Sunday and spent the day
with MIR. and Mrs. G. P. Tillson.
Chester Johnson has finished moving
his belongings to Cheraw and today he
and his family will leave to take up
their residence in their new home.
Prof. H. T. Mitchell of Sugar City,
former principal of the Rocky Ford
high school, was visitor in town last
Saturday and attended the football
game.
For Sale-My residence property, 4ol
So. 5th St. Modern and first-class con-
dition. Will sell at sacrifice to sell at
once. Price $1,000. c. P. Guiou, Res.
phone West 2s4.
Dick Dye, Southern Colorado repre-
sentative of the Kansas City Life Insur-
anee Co.. has his office with Ustiek & Co
el8 Elm Ave. Miss Sayers will attend
to any Office business. Phone Ford 8.
1t is reported that DIR. Roy Brown
has bought the residence at the corner
of Eleventh street and Maple avenue.
Now we wonder if he purchased it as a
business proposition or does he expect
to occupy it himself.
The high school boys took new
way of celebrating their victory over
the, Ration high school football team.
Eqtipt with torches they had night
shirt parade and held merry carnival
on Main street, much to the delight of
the pedestrians.
Died.-At her home in this city on
Friday last, Mrs. Margaret Cadwallader
passed away after a lingering illness.
The deceased leaves three daughters
Lena, May and Mrs. F. Borden-and
son Frank to mourn her loss. The
funeral was held in Manzanola on Sum
day afternoon, DIR. S. B. Warner of
the Methodist church officiating.
Word was received this week by
E. C. Shelton telling of the death of
G. E. Wachtell at his home in Toledo,
Ohio. Mr.. Wachtell resided in Rocky
Ford few years ago and made many
friends who will be grieved to hear of
his demise. He was the father of
Merle Wachtell, son-in-law of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. C. Shelton.
The national committee of the Moose
who are looking over the Sites for the
81, 900, 600 sanitarium to be built by the
order, will be in Rocky Ford next week
and will be shown the several sites
that the local lodge have in mind and
it is hoped that the committee will
meet with hearty reception at the
hands of every citizen. A citizens
committee will be appointed to assist
the committee from the local lodge in
caring for the committee.
The only serious trouble. resulting
from the election occurred Wednes-
day morning at Swink, when a bar
tender named Benjamin Rineheart,
struck and attempted to kill George
Seward, worker for the "drys.
The fight started after heated dis
! cussion in the barber shop in which
Seward was employed. Rineheart is
employed at the Fox-Jones saloon and
was arrested later in the day by
| Sheriff Alex Yant. Seward was re-
moved to his home and is in n pre-