01 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1902
Page
1
30 acres with 30 inches water in Catlin canal priced at 75.00 per acre. Lot 50 by 140 feet with a two room house offered at 175.00. Brick house with 5 rooms pantry and closet on a corner lot with easy payments at 1500. Acres well improved with full water right priced at 855 per acre, 34 miles from town. Frame house with 5 rooms pantry and closets on a corner lot at 1250.
The Rocky Ford Enterprise features local business promotions from Randel Preble and others, announces free baby photos at Orr's Gallery, and promotes Rocky Ford Trading Co harnesses and Stauffer's meats. It also covers E. G. Whitneys hail rain scheme, early business closing debates, library improvements, and Baker fruit preservation tech potential.
Rocky Ford Electric Co led by president F L Cuddeback plans a major expansion doubling building size to house new machinery. Additions include a 100 horsepower boiler a 120 horsepower bail engine and a 75 kilowatt generator for 1500 incandescent lamps. Growth of electric lighting drives upgrade plus a Santa Fe refrigeration note and local real estate moves.
Dr Purse pressed Marshal Baldwin to arrest a saloon keeper for Sunday liquor sales. The bottle find at Turner's saloon led to Turner’s guilty plea and a $26 fine. The city praised Alderman Daring for a Ninth street Walnut avenue bridge. Santa Fe introduces 30 year service passes for staff. Senator Gallinger speech “Prosperity Is the Issue” issued by the League. Wanted: experienced cantaloupe man Box 494 P E Feeee ears Itp
A mixed OCR fragment advertises loans at 7 percent and private funds for real estate and monthly payment options. It mentions insurance and a sample obituary poetry piece about James Barton Adams of Denver, with heralded mournful tone and incomplete lines.
The Santa Fe timetable lists Westbound trains No 5 at 3 43 a m No 607 at 12 37 p m No 608 at 2 62 4 12 37 p m and Eastbound trains No Greeneeeabelsle at 8 10 a m No 608 at 9 20 p m No 602 at 9 20 p m The Colorado Flyer passes west at 5 00 a m and east at 5 34 p m without stopping California Limited semi weekly from La Junta, agent F G Cunnas.
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