Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-03-10
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| EuWln omlth was over from OrdWay
on Monday visiting with friends.
Lieut.. Felker this week bought the
Folsom home on Washington avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Broomfield of La
Junta visited relatives here on Sunday.
John F. Hohnbaum and wife came in
on Wednesday from Ayre to visit friends
a few days.
Mrs. Eichelberger left on Tuesday
for Kansas City for an extended visit
with her sister.
Miss Elsie Mclean is confined at the
Physicians Hospital with severe at
tack of rheumatism.
Miss Ruth Beatty of Manzanola is the
house guest of her aunt, Mrs. John w.
Bowman, this week.
Mrs. E. ]. Wilson left on Monday
for La Veta to join her husband who
has leased an hotel there.
Misses Eileen Richards and Kate Co.
bin came over from Sugar City on Sat
urday to visit friends.
Mrs. Fred Harrington of Colorado
Springs is visiting her Brother, DR.. R.
E. Wolfe and family this week.
Miss Lucretia Smith of Pueblo, arri-
we'd on Saturday and visited this week
with Attorney E. C. Glenn and wife.
Mrs. A. G. Belew returned on We'd
nesday from an extended and pleasant
visit at the home of her son in Lamar.
Mrs. H. W. Potter, Mrs. Mendelson
of La Junta and Mrs. Comely of Wichita,
Kansas were Rocky Ford visitors on
Saturday.
Mrs. Ralph Ripper left on Tuesday
for Granada, to join her husband who
is to work in connection with Albert
Cleaves on the A. b. S. farm.
Misses Ava De Croft, Mable Strong
and Irene Peterson came down from
Pueblo on Saturday and visited relat-
ives here returning to their studies on
Tuesday. =
The Peoples Mission on Sunday clos
ed a successful four weeks holiness
meeting. They have now rented the
room on Maple Ave. next to the Stauf-
fer Meat Market.
At the Presbyterian church on Sum-
day the music will be, morning anthem
Come Unto Me Ye Weary. Offer
tory male quartette. Evening anthem
"Hope and Trust"
C. l.. Lawrence and crew of painters
are re-decorating the interior of the
Presbyterian church this week, (which
when completed will be one of the mos,
artistic auditoriums in town.
Last Saturday afternoon the l3 year
old daughter of l.. e. Kouns was hurt
while roller skating. The large bone
in her elbow was broken when it came
in contact with the pavement.
A young Martin boy was struck by a
trap on the head just above the eyes:
He was at the Fair grounds when the
accident occurred which caved in his
i frontal bone and might have been
serious.
Thursday evening DIR. Ralph Mendel-
son of La Junta who has been working
in the war zone gave very instructive
lecture on Personal Experiences in the
Balkan States" in the High School
Auditorium.
Don Conner of Holbrook this week
bought the Bostwick confectionery on
South Main st. AS soon as inventory
is taken the new owner will be in charge
Emma Bostwick, who has been pro-
prietress will remain here short time
and then with her parents go to Calf
ornia.
C. M. Ustick this week bought the
Godding residence on North Eight
Street of George Hammond. This
spacious home will be converted into a
funeral home the first of its kind in our
vicinity. The location of the house is
excellent for this purpose and the new
funeral home will be an added attrac-
tion for our city.
Miss Ryan arrived from Denver last
Friday to occupy the position as stem
ographer for the Rocky Ford National
Bank during the absence of Miss DAILY
who left on Saturday for Denver On
Monday she was operated upon for ap-
pendicitis and, the surgery being sue
cessful, she will leave as soon as possible
for Rrwlins, Wyo. where she will re-
cuperate.
Tokens of friendship and kindly re-
membrance in the form of beautiful
plants and flowers, sunshine boxes and
messages of good cheer, ETC., have
been received in such profusion by Mrs.
L w z Monkpnan fhat Tho