F.A. McKINNEY'S
Rocky Ford City Directory
1914 - 1915
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Rural Deliveries and Ranchers
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Government
City Government
City Hall 203 S 9th
Municipal Officials
- Mayor - Z T Roberts
- Mayor Pro Tem - J H Price
- Treasurer - C B Govreau
- Clerk - Pau1 M North
- Attorney - H M Minor
- Police Magistrate - C W Fenlason
- Health Officer - L P Barbour
- Street Commissioner - John Fitzgerald
- Plumbing Inspector - F J Steward
- Sexton of Cemetery - Edwin Haffner
- Water Commissioner - F J Crosier
- Asst Water Commissioner - Ralph Kipper
- Chief Fire department - W S Eichelberger
- Chief of Police - W S Eichelberger
- Night Marshal - Chas Lane
Board of Aldermen
- President - Z T Roberts
- First Ward - J E Lawson, J H Price
- Second Ward - J W Peery, T H Stratton
- Third Ward - W R Bish, H W Goodner
Standing Committees
- Law and Ordinance - Stratton, Bish, Price
- Lights - Price, Bish, Lawson
- Cemetery - Goodner, Stratton, Peery
- Health and Police - Lawson, Price, Bish
- Sewer - Goodner, Bish, Peery
- Finance - Price, Lawson, Stratton
- Fire - Stratton, Lawson, Peery
- Water - Bish, Goodner, Price
- Streets and Alleys - Lawson, Price, Stratton
- License - Lawson, Peery, Goodner
- Building - Peery, Stratton, Bish
Ward Boundaries
- First - Eighth Street west to limits
- Second - North Side Railroad Tracks from Eighth Street east to limits
- Third - South Side Railroad Tracks from Eighth Street east to limits
Post Office
401 North Main
- Postmaster - W J Brown
- Asst Postmaster - L B Elser
- General Delivery open 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Stamp and Registry Windows open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Money Order Window open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Closed all day Sunday
- Clerks - Edith M Cook, Florence E Dunkelberger, Ray O Latson, Carl G Petry
- City Carriers - Burt E Warren, John M Heckman, Wm O Johnson
- Rural Carriers - Wm J Archibald, Rte 1; M C Walker Rte 2; J B Ritter Rte 3
Board of Education
Office High School Building
- President - 0 W West
- Secretary - J E Lawson
- Members - Z T Roberts, O B Bartholomew, C J Cover
- superintendent City Schools - Danl B Ward
Public Schools
- High School - Chestnut Ave nw corner 9th
- Liberty School - 10th nw corner Swink Ave
- Washington School - 12th ne corner Washington Ave
Newspapers
- Rocky Ford Enterprse - 907 Elm Ave, W R Monkman publisher (weekly)
- Rocky Ford Gazette-Topic - 407 S Main, J B Lacy publisher (semi-weekly)
- Rocky Ford Tribune - 300 S Main, Int Stanley & Sons publishers (weekly)
Churches
- Baptist
First - 10th sw corner Maple Ave, Rev D W James pastor - Catholic
St. Peters - Swink Ave ne corner 12th, Rev W S Neenan pastor - Christian
Maple Avenue - 9th se corner Maple Ave - Christian Science
Christian Science Society - 207 S 9th, Mrs Florence May Recker first reader - Congregational
German - 503 S 4th, Rev Christian Szidat pastor - Dunkard
Church of the Brethern - 500 S 9th, N J Miller elder - Lutheran
405 S 9th, Rev A H Beyer pastor
German - 209 N 2d, Rev Leonard Hopp pastor - Methodist Episcopal
First - 901 Elm Ave, Rev S B Warner pastor - Presbyterian
First - 9th sw corner Walnut Ave, Rev J L Weaver pastor
Halls and Public Buildings
- Bijou Amusement Hall - 417 S Main
- City Hall - 203 S 9th
- Elk's Home - 301 N 9th
- Gobin Block - Elm Ave se corner 9th
- Godding Block - 302 N Main
- Hagen Block - 402 S Main
- Hagen-Recker Block - 2071/2 S Main
- I 0 0 F Hall - 200 S Main
- K of P Hall - 401 N Main
- Kimzey-Cover Block - 309 N Main
- Masonic Hall - 4111/2 N Main
- Maxwell Block - 957 Railroad Ave
- Moose Hall - 966 Walnut Ave
- Opera House Block - 407 S Main
- St John Building - 401 S Main
- Wolfe & Swift Block - 2071/2 S Main
Secret Societies
- Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Rocky Ford Lodge No 1147 - S A Mathews Exalted Ruler; G A Guthrie E Leading Knight; S L DeWeese E Loyal Knight; W M Maxwell E Lecturing Knight; Loyd R Pollock Sec; H H Cover Treas. Meets every Tuesday evening at Elks Home.
- Brotherhood of American Yeomen. Rocky Ford Homestead No 714 - S H Savage foreman; Lena Cadwallader corres. Meets first and third Thursdays at K of P Hall.
- Court of Honor. Rocky Ford Lodge No 1053 - Al Moore Chancellor; F E Garity recorder. Meets first and third Mondays at Moose Hall.
- Grand Army of the Republic. Wadsworth Post No 93 - Wm Green Com; H M Minor Adjt. Meets first Friday at I O O F Hall.
- Women's Relief Corps
- Wadsworth Corps No 16 - Mrs M H Sloan president; Mrs Ida A Phenicie Sec. Meets first Wednesday at I O O F Hall.
- Ladies of the G.A.R. Rocky Ford Circle No 17 - Mrs Phoebe Rice president; Mrs Gertrude Crosier secretary. Meets first and third Tuesdays at home of members.
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Rocky Ford Lodge No 87 - J B Ritter Sec. Meets every Tuesday in I O O F Hall. Zoar Encampment No 8 - H I Jameson Scribe. Meets first and third Fridays at I O O F Hall.
- Daughters of Rebekah. Violet Rebekah Lodge No 3 - Fannie Smuggs N G; Eva E Lovejoy secretary. Meets second and fourth Thursdays at I O O F Hall.
- Knights of Pythias. Valley Lodge No 98 - R D Thompson C C; G N Hutto K of R and S. Meets every Monday at K of P Hall.
- Loyal Order of Moose. Rocky Ford Lodge No 306 - J C Church Dictator; Al Moore Sec. Meets every Thursday at Moose Hall.
- Masonic. St John's Lodge No 75, A F and A M - L B Elser W M; J E Lawson S W; H B Mendenhall J W; R D Thompson Sec; J H Avard treasurer. Meets first and third Thursdays at Masonic Hall.
- Royal Arch Masons. Rocky Ford Chapter No 36 - J H Price H P; L R Pollock K; H B Mendenhall Scribe; Chas Recker treasurer; W J Brown Sec. Meets second and fourth Tuesdays at Masonic Hall.
- Order of Eastern Star. Acacia Chapter No 38 - Mrs Carrie Price W M; J H Price W P; Mary Gobin Sec. Meets second and fourth Tuesdays at Masonic Hall.
- Modern Woodmen of America. Rocky Ford Camp No 7473 - H C Sherman Clerk. Meets second and fourth Wednesdays at K of P Hall.
- Royal Neighbors of America. Woodbine Camp No 4221 - Mrs Lizzie Seeman Oracle; Mrs Eva Baker Recorder. Meets first and third Fridays at Moose Hall
- P.E.O. Chapter R - Mrs B B Blotz president; Mrs S W Cressy Cor Sec. Meets first and third Mondays at homes of members.
- United Spanish War Veterans. Fidus Camp No 10 - Fred Mehring Com; F E Garity adjt. Meets first Friday at Moose hall.
- Woodmen of the World. Rocky Ford Camp No 195 - G B M Shaffer C C; C O Ferril clerk. Meets second and fourth Fridays at K of P Hall.
- Women of Woodcraft. Gem Circle No 196 - Mrs C R Lyon Clerk. Meets first Friday at K of P Hall.
Commercial Organizations
- Otero County Agricultural Assn - O W West president; C F Burke V-president; J L Miller Sec; H A Hall Treas. Office 409 N Main.