Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-15
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proud parents of baby boy born last
Saturday.
Mrs. N. j. Nelson is recovering from
recent severe attack,of la grippe ard
bronchitus.
l.. A. Richards and daughter, Eileen,
were over from Sugar City on We'd
nesday.
Mesdames Stout, Bowman, Sever
and Monkman motored to La Junta on
| Wednesday.
Mrs. Ralph Walmsley of Pueblo, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Laura
Bowman.
Mrs. Sam Sportaman of Manzanola
is the guest of Mrs. Enyart of the
Goblin block.
4 Lee Siebert, of the firm of Crutch-
field and Voolfolk, was in the city on
4 Wednesday,.
The Presbyterian Aid society held a
social meeting with Mrs. F. B. Bolles
yesterday afternoon.
II Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Phenecie, Mrs.
McCaskill and w. H. Davis motored to
La Junta last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Effner were La
Junta visitors on Monday, the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hez Potter
Mrs r. S. Beall came down from
Fort Collins on Sunday and is attend
ing to business matters for few
days.
w. II. Davis returned to his home in
Mcpherson, Kan. on Monday after a
pleasant visit with his sister Mrs. j. w.
Phenecie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bowman moved
into their new home yesterday which
they recently purchased from M. U.
Randall.
G. w. Lewis was in Denver last
week where he purchased 1880 acres of
land at the state land sale for the Cud-
ahy company.
| Mrs. J. w. Bowman was the guest
of her neice Miss Ruth Beatty of Man
zanola, at a beautifully arranged party
yesterday afternoon.
Ralph Ripper and F. j. Crosier were
interested visitors in La Jnnta on
Wednesday watching the tryout of the
new auto fire truck.
Misses Haight, Sunggs, Mrs. Daut-
rich, and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert McCammon
spent Sunday in La Junta the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Broomfield.
Miss Flossie Cassetu and her mother
/ ,t,,r, Il l,.,r Doha Tor
MINI. where Miss Flossie has been TAX
ing course of treatments in the Mayo
Bros. hospital.
| w. Frank Green. entered upon his
duties as County Commissioner on Tues
dsy at La Junta. Mr. Green is the first
republican elected as Commissioner
for some years and his friends predict
successful term.
On Sunday morning a most impress
sive service was held in the Christian
church when the pastor, Rev. Dugan,
ordained the newly elected elders, dea-
cons and deaconesses. A sermon fit
ting the occasion was part of the ser
vice
e. w. Lewis left Monday for Kan
sas City, Chicago, New York City and
Washington, d. c., on business trip.
Mrs. Lewis and daughter will meet
him in Kansas City on his return and
they will go to Galveston and New
Orleans to enjoy short vacation in
| the South.
The annual meeting of the Christian
church was held last Thursday evening
| in X. of P. hall when the officers for
the year were elected. Afterwards
banquet was served with S. S. Phillips
acting at toastmaster Talks were
made by S. S. Bailey, E. C. Shelton,
Daniel Ward and Mrs. w. l.. jackson.
On Tuesday afternoon at the court
house in La Junta F. NJ. Harsin the
retiring county commissioner was
presented with handsome silver SER
vice and thirty dollars in gold by the |
county employees. Attorney Earl Sabin
made the presentation. Mr.. Harsin has |
been County Commissioner for the last |
eight years and his fellow workers
took this way of showing their appre-
citation of his services.
At an extended session in Judge |
Chritton's court on Wednesday, which
took till nearly midnight for the jury
to render its verdict. in the case of the |
the Rocky Ford Building and Improve
ment Co., plaintiff, against Mesdames |
Arnold and Gray, defendants, former |
ptoprietors of the Best rooming house