F.A. McKINNEY'S

Rocky Ford City Directory

1914 - 1915

Surnames and Businesses
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Rural Deliveries and Ranchers
RFD1   RFD2   RFD3   Ranchers

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.