Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-08-06
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Mr.. and Mrs. Latson and Miss Mary
Weaver of Rocky Ford, came over last
Saturday and visited with DR.. and Mrs.
j. C. .Workman.-Ordway New Era.
Green Bros, it is rumored are to retire
from the sheep business and H. G, Green
will remove to Rocky Ford. The cur
tailment of the range is said to be the
main reason for the sale Of the sheep
Ordway Leader.
Mrs. H. L. Stutsman of this city has
brought suit for damages against the Ar
kansas Valley Fair association at Rocky
Ford alleging serious injuries as a result
o: stepping through hole in the grand
stand there.-Ordway New Era.
Mrs. R A. Hamilton. Mrs. Bearce. H.
T. Mitchell. Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Cravens.
Mrs. T. W. Butler. Mrs. Walter Day and
daughter Mildred and Mrs. James Knight
motored over to Rocky Ford Sunday
afternoon and spent few hours :here
with friends.-Sugar City Gazette.
A movement is on foot towards the
erection of an opera house and town
hall for Manzanola, says the Sun. The
old fruit pavilion which served in that
capacity for a NUMBER Of years will not
be available after this time as it will be
converted into a warehouse to be used in
connection with the alfalfa meal mill.
At the Tuesday evening meeting of
the Commercial club several questions
were brought up and discussed. The
matter of asking the sugar company to
put the wording, in the Famous Ar
kansas Valley" on their sugar sacks, just
below the words "Swink. Colorado. was
discussed and the secretary was instruct
ed to write the company to the effect
Swirk Advocate.
One OF the largest cattle deals pulled
off in this section was closed Tuesday
of this week whereby Alex Yant and
Frank Day purchased 1912 head of
cattle from Pro5tor Brothers, OF Lone
Tree. Colorado. involving consider
alton OF approximately S54.o00.00.
steers, as bulls and 56z head of mixed
cattle. 1t is reported they will be placed
on open range along the Purgatoire river.
La Junta Press.
Among the shoppers in the city We'd
nesday was H. T. Craig, who has a nice
cherry orchard just northeast of Olney.
Mr.. Craig has less than ten acres of
cherries. but will have twenty two
tons o. this fruit. for which he receives
over Sl00 per ton. Three of the trees
alone yielded him S66 worth of cherries.
Mr.. Craig states he has number. of
apple trees which are bearing nicely this
season and from which he expects to ship
10000 boxes. From his ten acres Mr.
Craig expects from $4,000 to S2.4oo
revenue this season. besides the advan-
tage of number Of young apple trees.
Fowler Tribune.
Although the hail and cold weather did
asgreat deal of damage to the cherries at
this place. A. G. Bowers sold over S s.
600 pounds to Denver firm. Mr..
Bowers had fifty girls and women picking
for three days and the road between here
and Olney Spring was kept lively by the
wagon loads Of cherries which were haul
ed to that place where they were pitted.
After pitting they were placed in barrels
ard shipped. In speaking Of the cherries
Mr.. Bowers states that the first year
after he set out the trees. he received a
few hands full OF cherries. the next year.
few gallons and this year. few wagon
loads. Next year. he expects TO ship a
few car loads and the next, few train
loads.-Crowley Courier.