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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1902
Page
5
Scholarships purchased in any department remain usable until used and may be extended for absence or transferred to another family member. Brooks offers a full set of books for the Combination Course including English Dranches Bookkeeping and Shorthand with Universal Dictation and Reporting.
A fragment quotes D. Ed. Dodds, principal, delivering a cautionary line about life with us being a continuous merry-go-round. The snippet suggests a school setting and a warning tone from an administrator.
Stator froxday and other associations solicit orders at Enterprise office for prompt low priced supply. D H Neely's harness shop has a large stock ready for American Beet Sugar Co deliveries and 18 span of mules bought in Kansas City due to farm labor shortages. An electrical storm damaged central office lines and alarms, crippling toll lines and many phones until repairs. A new melon association forms led by Walter Bishop and GC J Samples with Wiley Robertson as secretary. Stauffer's Meat Market urges customers to buy fresh meats.
A broad survey of local visits and movements including Clarence E. Lucore and Maude Dameron marriage in Pueblo, Sugar Beet Co. officials touring the area, families visiting from Iowa and Missouri, new hires and transfers at Rocky Ford firms, and forthcoming entertainments and business openings. The piece also notes weathering experiences, travels to Colorado Springs, and plans for cantaloupe shipments and retail growth.
The First Presbyterian pastor takes a one month vacation with no pulpit supply. Rev. McBride will lead the Episcopal Church in Rocky Ford, Manzanola and Fowler starting soon. A religious census lists 1356 adults in 35 denominations and 525 with no church, with unity prayer and notes on local religious groups.
A short, optimistic verse from Captain Jack Crawford encourages resilience in all efforts. It urges maintaining a firm mouth and steady effort after initial setbacks, promising eventual success. The lines reflect a self-help sentiment typical of inspirational postings.
Advertises real estate loan opportunities with 7 percent rates and private money options. Promotes Fenlason and Cretchers fire insurance and mentions sale of old papers at the Enterprise office. Comments on the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo September 15 to 20 praising its educational value for cattle, crops, and farm gains.
The Fort Collins Express notes that half of pulmonary tuberculosis cases die despite all medical effort and that outcomes are unpredictable with severe cases sometimes recovering while mild ones fail. The piece argues climate cannot save many patients and includes a quip about women and appearances when ill.
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