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Newspaper
Rocky Ford Enterprise
Location
Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1902
Page
1
A clipping from Mines and Investments highlights Hon. G W Swink of Rocky Ford with a giant four and a half foot watermelon, and jokes about the photo. The piece praises Swink as Father of Rocky Ford and an agricultural legislator, then notes a playful incident with a child poem and local ads about peaches and cash registers.
The Rocky Ford fair article extols Colorado celebrations with notes on cantaloupes and sugar beets, praising the soil and climate. It praises spectators and locals, describing Watermelon Day as a hallmark event and highlighting crowd behavior, safety, and regional hospitality.
The Gospel Messenger editor from Elgin Ill travels widely in Europe and Asia to study how God's people live. He will speak at the German Baptist Brethren church in Rocky Ford on Saturday September 27 at 7 30 p m with further announcements at the meeting.
For Sale Jersey cow with young calf inquire Jas Butterfield Express Agent. FOR SALE Red Polled Bull three years old also a good work horse J W Atkinson. If Gunther's chocolates at Kennedy's P O Book store exclusive Rocky Ford agent.
Advertises loans on real estate at 7 percent with private money options and quick closings. Also promotes fire insurance services and various local goods and events including ice cream parlors and meat markets.
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