Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-04-02

In,
Sept. 27.oct. .s.-Meeting international
The Holly sugar factory will be
moved to Sheridan, Wyo.
The Elks home at Loveland is to be
remodeled and enlarged.
Pioneer Joshua w. Glenn, eighty.
seven, died in Colorado City.
Better train service to Johnstown
is asked by the people of that city.
The roads around Rocky Ford are
being dragged and put in good condi-
ton.
One hundred cars of sheep were
shipped from Fort Collins in one day,
recently.
The Southeast Farmers Telephone
line has merged with the Independent
at Center.
Miss A. X. Johnston of Montrose
was subpoenaed as a ''juryman" by
Sheriff Gill.
Nearly $500 have enjoyed the rest
room comforts since it was opened in
Grand Junction.
The second annual conference of
the Colorado Municipal League was
held at Boulder.
J. M. Lii, a government expert in
the Department of Plant Industry, has
been stationed at Rocky Ford.
About 500 teachers attended the
melting of the Northern Colorado
Teachers Association at Boulder.
Mrs. Liza Neal. 72, fell dead of
heart trouble at the central loop in
Denver as she alighted from street
car.
The list of fraternal organizations
was increased in Fort Morgan by the
addition of the Knights and Ladies' of
Security.
Charles B. Sprague, a veteran of the
Civil War, passed away at the home
OF his daughter, Mrs. ]. c. Ayres, in
Fort Collins.
Robert A. Long was named justice
of the peace by the City Commission
ers of Denver to succeed Benjamin F.
Stapleton. who will become postmaster
April 1.
Glen Call was injured at the head
gate of the Rocky Ford ditch by rea-
son of fall from the pile driver. He
sustained broken arm and was badly
bruised up.
DR.. Harry Packard and his wife. who
are in Urumiah. Persia, where an up
rising has endangered American mis-
sions and refugees, are well known in
Pueblo. where they formerly resided.
Definite plans have been outlined
for the tabernacle meetings to be held
in Sterling through May and June.
when Rev. E. ]. Bulgin, noted evan
gelist. will conduct a spirited revival
campaign.
A. L. Gossett. who for many months
has been prospecting in the cafions
south of Grand Junction, announces
that he has struck platinum in Notho-
rofare canon, where he owns several
good claims.
o. B. Reed of Canon City, depart
ment commander of Colorado and wy
oming G. A. r., announced that the an
nual encampment of the department
thAo ySai wal ue uSlu dt Id
June 9 to IL, inclusive
Eighteen carloads of oranges bobbed
about in the foaming surface of the
Arkansas river when an eastbound
special freight of the Denver & Rio
Grande was dumped over near Fern
leaf. in the Royal Gorge.
The doors of the Denver county
Jail closed on Val Turley, supposed
dead man." and Mrs. Linnie Turley,
his wife. alleged principals in the Den
yer death plot" to defraud the
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Company and two fraternal benefit
organizations of $4,000 in insurance.
Securities whose face value totals
nearly s1.OOO,0O0, were found in the
safe deposit box of William Barth,
opened in Denver in the presence OF
the attorneys for the Barth estate, the
heirs, bank officials, Commissioner of
Finance Pitcher and Edward McCul.
Tough of the state inheritance tax de-
partment.
Contrary to general expectations,
there is to be large acreage of canta-
loupes grown in the Rocky Ford dis
trict during the present year. 1t is
estimated at the present time that
approximately $500 acres of melons
will be grown. This is practically
two-thirds of the average crop of
melons for Rocky Ford.
a body of men representing the
widest territory that ever convened in
Fort Morgan will gather on May 10
and make up the general committee of
of missions of the United Presby-
terian church of North America.
There are sixty-four presbyteries of
the church in North America and each
presbytery will be represented by one