Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-02-26

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~ ArInur IraVeS rtCurHtu WEDNESDAY
from Nebraska.
l. D. Hale returned Wednesday from
trip to California.
C. S. Culp returned Sunday from
visit to Colorado Springs.
C. E. Fuller and family moved to
Kalispell, Mont, on Friday.
James Bingham made business trip
to Denver the first of the week.
Mrs. r. Caffery of Denver, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs, ]. H. Price.
Harry Conner returned Saturday from
months stay in Hot Springs, Ark.
Joel W. Todd went up to Denver on
Wednesday to attend to some business
matters.
Mr., and Mrs. T. j. FAIRIES returned
Friday from an extended visit in
Missouri.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. U. Randel returned
Tuesday from visit with relatives in
Wichita, Kan.
Frank ]. Edmonds of Denver and
F. F. Wollard of Wichita, Kan, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Fenla-
son on Tuesday.
Mrs. Carlos Wilson and baby of La
Junta were the guests of Miss lrma
Latson, this week.
Rev. D. NJ. Spell, the Mission evan
gelist, will conduct street rally on
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Nettie Partner spent the week
end in La Junta, the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Alex Yant.
Mrs. W. D. Lewis was the hostess of
large and attractively arranged party
last Friday evening.
Miss Mary Barret, daughter of Evan
gelist Barrett, will sing at the M. E.
Sunday school next Sunday.
M. L. Meyers of Denver spent
Thursday in our city, attending to
business and visiting friends.
H. j. Sprinkler arrived this morning
from Newton, Kan., and will spend
few days with old time friends.
A meeting of the otero County Min
isterial association was held in La
Junta on Monday, when Rev. Charles
Barrett delivered an address.
Oliver Arnold leaves today for
Greeley, where ne intends to make his
headquarters and will move his family
there within the next two weeks.
The members of Wadsworth Post, G.
A. R., W. R. C. and Ladies of G. A.
r. are cordially invited to meet at the
home of ]. T. Wasson, 1922 East Chest
nut avenue, on Thursday, March 4.
Owing to nervous breakdown and
heart trouble, Miss Lewis, worker in
charge, of the Mission will be obliged to
leave the coming week and go to a
lower altitude for few months rest.
The many friends of d. o. Thomp-
son will be pleased to learn that he is
recovering nicely from his operation on
Monday last. His mother and father
of Pittsburg, Kan, are with Mrs.
Thompson and will stay until D. o. has
fully recovered.
There are no new Developments in
the Pom case but at last reports the
couple had effected reconciliation and
are still waiting for a check from
dad" to straighten matters up when
they will shake the dust of Rocky Ford
from off their feet.
Mrs. H. j. Sprinkler has been the in
spiration of many social affairs in the
month she has visited in this city. Mrs
Walter Tucker entertained at o'clock
dinner in her honor last Friday evening
and Mrs. l. d. Hale presided over
handsomely appointed O'Clock lunch
con yesterday.
Monday being legal holiday County
Assessor Buchanan and Frank Hamer,
his chief deputy, with their families
spent the day with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Richert. The men folk went out rabbit
hunting, which gave them an excellent
appetite for the splendid dinner served
by Mrs. Richert that evening.
Edwin Sever, special agent for the
Home Insurance Co. of New York, was
kept busy adjusting fire losses the past
week, making settlements of the fol-
lowing: c. E. Fuller, crate house and
contents at Roberta; Fred G. Rose,
E. H. McPeek and Roy E. Miller,
household goods and dwellings.
Messrs Leecing and Rex of the Big
Grocery have been working overtime
the past couple of weeks and as re-
suit of their thoro housekeeping their
store is now one of the brightest places
in town. On March 4, 5 and 6 a native