01 Dec 1898
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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1898
Page
1
Storerooms showcase iron bedsteads lamps and fancy china at Stark and Kimzey outlets with weekly bargains. Keil’s millinery and Kinney’s two grocery stores lure shoppers while Ice Co meetings promise updates. J H Burr notes reveal a long tenure in M E church work and a belated birthday surprise with a carved rock chair gift.
The Melongrowers association met at Becker's opera house led by President Swink. They discussed shipments and accounting delays, unresolved $12,000 losses, and a proposed $5,000 settlement to cover debts amid low prices and poor melon quality in the eastern market. Local backers including Western Poultry & Game Co supported a rescue plan to sustain next season.
Directors Swink Harsin Baxter Fenlason Ebbert Latson Jones Longacre Badger were elected to the Rocky Ford area cooperative board. The group plans Dec 10 for manager election, revises by laws, and rebuts transport issues with Western Poultry and Game Co. Thanksgiving cycling party noted with a large local turnout.
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