Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-05-11

upHelu tne nCtlOn OF tEe postmaster
As result the city was purified. The
Denver authorities saw an advertise
ment of someone who will attempt to
put In set OF boxes here. Steps Were
mt once taken to get the location OF the
proposed boxes and stop the delivery
of letters.
, Government by injunction has been
made use Of very frequently In Den
yer, and by this means the city gov
ernment has often been. forbidden to
Interfere with parties who were appnr-
emily breaking the law. Now, for the
first time In the history Of this city,
the authorities have decided to test the
power of the District Court to Inter
fere with them In this way. Shortly
before 8 o'clock last Friday evening
Attorney o. n. Hilton. counsel for
Dick Carberry, lessee of the old Cen
tral theater on Market street, appeared
before Judge =. l.. Palmer OF the Dis
trict Court with complaint for mn In
junction. The document stated that
the promoters desired TO conduct an
evening of various events, including
songs, dances, boxing. wrestling. etc,
and that the entertainment would be
consonant with law and decency. The
police authorities have threatened to
arrest the ringleaders II the prize fight
were pulled or. and to bring the even
ing to nn abrupt close, the court was
asked to grant an injunction restrain
ing the Fire and Police Board and the
chief Of police from Interfering with
the event. The desired writ was grant
ed. The fact became known to the
Fire and Police Board and 1t held u
protracted session last night. at which
warm criticism was directed towards
the court for apparently sanctionlng
violation Of the city ordinances which
the members are sworn to enforce. The
action Of the court was looked upon rs
m usurpation of the functions of the
board. no permit having been issued
by the board for the affair. The issues
seemed very clear to the members and
after prolonged session they con-
cluded that there remained hut one nc
tion, namely, to test the authority OF
the courts to govern the city by in-
junction. Therefore. ut 10 o'clock.
Captain Mnriyn OF the Police Depart
ment was ordered to stop the fight mt
nll hazards and to take sufficient
number OF men with him to enforce
,ne order. The contest was stopped and
all parties Implicated were arrested.
Carbcrry & Clewcil have paid the fed
! cral government 500 for n yearly II.
ccnse. President Spccr OF the board
said: at Is the law that no exhibition
OF this kind shall be given without u
permit. and these people have no per
nit. Though II IL called twenty
round bout II IL Intended to be n knock
out. and large crowd Of spectators is
In attendance with that understanding.
II injunctions are to restrain us from
collecting license fees" lie continued.
"and n courts will issue injunctions
on request. there IL nothing TO prevent
circus or any other enterprise from
declining to take out n license ana pro-
curing an Injunction to restrain the
board from Interfering with II. We In
tend no dIsrcspcct to the court. but we
believe that n test must bc made ana
that this is n good time TO make II. The
board Is unanimous In the stand"
The Broadway Temple Association,
under whose auspices the late Myr'n
Reed preached for several years, -
now listening to the sermons OF the
Rev. DIR. Henry Q. Myers. who former
ly preached I'm an independent pulpit
Myers will be permanently engaged
here. unless his recent uttcrnnccs about
marriage change the feeling OF the
Temple Association. In a sermon de-
livcrcd few Sundays ago DIR. Myers
expressed views tint favored OF a l'f-
lief In free love. and In nm interview
since made the following statement oil
the subject:
III had n daughter who wanted TO
get married I would take her and 'i''r
intended husband to a phicnologist
and II he said they were conscn.l.
and compatible I would say. get mar.
ricd.' and II they wanted TO live to-
gcther unmarried by human law. I
would say. live together for they
would. II they We're properly matched.
he married by a law OF heaven more
binding and more powerful than II "a
priest had Joined them. II could reg
ulntc the laws. I would do away with
all marriage and divorce laws. Here
we sit on Gods footstooi and make
long lists OF laws when we ought To
throw them away and learn the tirst
sweet. noble laws OF nature. The hu-
man race VIII never he happy until
nature rules the world ns Il should.
Marriage and divorce laws are subs;i-
tutcs for imbccility. They are child
isl. foolish. absurd. The idea Of say-
ing TO nature. that man and that
Nomnn nrc man and wife, when IA
,ure knows that they are not. Natural
laws are complete ana perfect No
flower that blows Is without its maze.
nor any bird that flies. Every man
has his affinity and every woman hers i:
and II n man Is married by law to a
woman who is not his affinity II 's
wrong for them TO live together. Th "
are not man and wife. A crystal will
unite with another crystal and the 81.
feet II beautiful. but n crystal will not
unite with either grnnite pr sand.
stone. I'D take all the little laws f.r
divorce in all the states and put them
together into one general law. SO that
every couple married when they ought
not to he married could be divorced
easily. Its too bad we have to have
the law at all. Shame on Moses. who
originated IT.
suppose n woman discovers her nr.
iinity and he has already married p
Dr. Myers was asked.
"'Thcu she should marry him anr.