Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-11-17
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H. S. Culp returned Saturday from
a business trip to Mondora, N. M.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Culp returned last
evening from a few day stay in Denver.
Buford Mcdonald and James Burns
left Saturday via auto for Los Angeles,
Calf.
Mrs. Olive Van Buskirk left Wednes
day for an extended stay at Excelsior
Springs. Mo.
Carl Cadman, Ross Bowman and
Frank Green left on Wednesday for
Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hohnbaum are the
proud parents of baby girl born Sun
day morning.
Steve Kelso left Friday for trip to
Idaho and Utah on business for the A..
B. S. company.
Mrs. Harvey Morris, of Las Animas,
is spending the week with old time
friends in this city.
Mrs. Mary Leak and sister Miss Amo
Woodland of La Junta spent Friday with
friends in this city.
W. B. Goblin and ]. H. Price return
ed Wednesday night from short busi-
ness trip to Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kirk left last
night for Great Bend, Kansas, where
they expect to remain.
Mrs. Lindholm left Wednesday for
California after an extended visit with
her daughter, Mrs. w. B. Goblin.
John Hicks came down from Greeley
and spent Sunday with his partner F.
E. Baker, of theCox accounting system.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cullison left
Wednesday for months visit with rel
atives in Creston, Iowa and Omaha,
Neb.
Miss Pope. one of the high school
faculty, was called to Denver Saturday
night by a message telling of the sud-
den death of her father.
Mrs. ID. Frazer, whose husband was
formerly member of the Big Grocery
firm. is down from Colorado Springs
this week visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Bowman moved
back to Rocky Ford the first of the
week after spending several years on a
rahch in Cortez. Montezuma county.
DR.. and Mrs. VanAntwerp and Mr.
and Mrs. r. T. Ewers returned Sunday
evening from Granada where they hac
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs
Ray Gibbons.
The Methodist Ladies announce theil
Annual Bazaar and Parcel Post sal,
will be held in the church on Decembel
Z. They will also serve a turkey dinner
that same evening.
After five years teaching in the Rock,
Ford high school, Miss Mae Morrison
sent in her resignation to the board ant
left Tuesday for Trinidad where she ha!
accepted more remuerative position
On next Sunday morning in the Meth,
odist church the pastor, Rev. G. II
Stuntz will preach. Theme, "Oui
Present Privilege. In the evening his
text will be taken from Judges 8, tc
Is.
The football game on Saturday result.
ed in score of 3 to 0 in favor of La
Junta. 1t is said that had not the ref
cree penalized Rocky Ford Is yards for
alleged rough play the game would
easily have gone to the home boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Phenecie left Tues.
day night for Mcpherson, Kan, in re-
sponse to telegram announcing the
sudden death of the latter's brother,
VIM. Davis. The deceased came every
year to Rocky Ford to visit his sister
and made many friends who will be
grieved to hear of his sudden demise.
7. 7. Davis telegrapher for the
Postal Telegraph, who absconded with
several hundred dollars of the company's
money a few weeks ago. was found ir
Texas and appeared before Judge
Boney on Friday, when he pleaded guilty
He was bound over to the district court
in 81, 900 bonds and is now in the county
Jail in La Junta.