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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1907
Page
1
Arkansas Valley history brief notes the State Historical Society moves to document trolley era events with Lamnayr and local sites, highlighting preservation efforts and upcoming inquiries.
Pueblo leaders form a group to study an electric interurban line between Pueblo and La Junta. A. E. Bent serves as president with C. R. Buckey secretary and F. E. Pastorius treasurer. Andrew J. Behymer is promoter, with T. J. Stanley and Geo. D. Kendall among associates. The plan calls for surveys and right of way, using Gore Canyon power for traction.
Mrs. Guthrie Mary O Connor born in Limerick Ireland in 1844 and came to America at age 11. She married J J Guthrie in Illinois in 1866 and had ten children seven survive her including Lieut William Guthrie in the US Army and Sister Mary Angelia in Los Angeles. Funeral at Little St Peter s with a requiem mass and six pallbearers listed.
The first instalment of the Arkansas Valley Fair premium list is available at the fair secretary G. M. Hall’s office. Reading the premium list, which includes prize increases, should encourage more exhibitors across farming arts mechanics and home crafts. The note urges broad community participation to rival the Pueblo State fair in numerous departments. The June Western Farm Journal from Rocky Ford arrived late but is praised, and the Enterprise thanks the journal for a photo of beer thinners in this issue.
Miss Janet Agnes Ritchie wed Homer Lee Kimzey in Bellflower at the Methodist church with a white and pink floral setting and a ring ceremony. The bride wore Lousine Latin over white taffeta and was given away by her father. Guests from several towns attended and a reception followed at the bride’s home. The couple plan to travel east before settling in Rocky Ford Colorado.
At the M E church last Sunday morning a review of Rev F R Hollenback fifteen years in the ministry was given for his pulpit anniversary. The address emphasized the broad scope of pastoral work beyond Sunday sermons and inspired appreciation for the service. Misses Wreath and Edna Boggs of Fairfield Ill, visiting D W Barkley, depart for Glenwood Springs then Colorado Springs to enjoy summer climate and Colorado Watermelon Day festival.
A Rocky Ford reader describes a beet field scene with a wagon of fifty-five children aged 1 to 17 returning from work in the fields. The piece extols outdoor labor for health character and democracy, notes wages from 75 cents to 3.50 a day, and discusses beet cultivation practices and weed control led by adult workers and seasonal imports while stressing careful cultivation to protect rootlets and yield.
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