Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-01
ITEMS FROM DENVER.

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| of public Instruction. and Insisfs that
the interest on this money should not
go into the general fund as nj present.
but should be added tn the school fund.
In this way. the school fund would bs-
Increased by several thonsand dollars
during the present biennial period. Mrs
Gr.nfsli asked J. II. Fe.isr. the stale
treasurer. whether hc would abaadon
the custom af adding the school fund
Interest TO the general fund instead Of
| 10 the school fund. Mr.. Fe.ier replied
that he would let the matter rr~t until
the end OF the present nscri year when
he hoped ta add the Interest ~ the
proter funds I'D IrL lltl fli
Mgr. Sebastian Mariinslii. archbish-
- Of Ephe~us. papat nblesate and
apostolic delegate To America. j. In
Denver. ns the guest Of Bishop Mat
Archbishop Martinrll's ~rrnnd in Dcu-
FER is. II II said. 60 settle the dispute
which hns divided the Italian colony.
a part OF The Italians. headed by
Frank Damnscio. have been for eish-
teen months In r~volt nsainst Father
I.~porr. pastor Of Nj. Carmel church.
They have . chapel under construction
which they have called Snn Rocco
church. Bishop Afafx wns appealed
/ TO to provide, q pastor for the new co.,
grc.nfion. but he refused. and or'i~rsSi
The dissatisfied Italian. To vturu 10
Mt Carmel. An appeal was TAKEN
from his decision 10 the papal nble.ai~
who finally decides all such mafters
for this country. there being no appeal
from his mandate. Mgr. Martineili
In returning from y trip To Portland.
Oregon. where he went Ia take part
| In solemn s~rvic- OF inv--iiturA
In the estimation Of &. u. Kcmps.
who called upon Sheriff Jonc~ Tues
day. Denver taxpayers should rise In
protest against the system Of allowing
4. prtsoncrs To fallen at public cxyrnsr-
Mr.. kempf II superintendent Of the
work house NJ ~. Louis. and In IN lh~
city with william &. Nolsr. superin-
tcuslcnt of the House Of It~fug~. also IN
~. Louis. The pair arc In Denver ~
n side trip 10 the Topeka charities con
vcntiou. Il have M prisoners under
| by control In the work house" said MF.
kcmpf. and the Institution In al,-o.
lutciy sslf-sus,uining. II docs seem a
shame that Denver Iscoplc viii cous~nt
to the policy Of allowing prisonrrs 10
do nothing. but live at the expense Of
Taxpayers. The Idea of findinS msn
guilty Of some crime and then sending
him To home where NIL his expenses
are paid. without the slightest effort ON
his part: ! have pcopi. from fourteen
tn seventy years of age. and they all
work. principally nt guaryyiug and mn-
cndamixing. We always have two
gangs making streets"
The Rock Island railroad. not satIs.
ficd with the terminal lands Il has OIL
tnincd by the purchase Of the Colorado
| Eastern. In endeuvoring to Increase Its
holdings by the purchase Of property
adjoining. II In rumorcd. and the r,i.
NOR has stron. support. that the lum.
Der yards. lying between Blake and
wnxee streets and between Eighteenth
and Twcnty.fourth streets. are being
negotiated for. and win shortly pass
out Of the hands Of their present own
! rrs Into those Of the Rock Island rail-.
! road. or those OF persons interested In
. building the little terminal line. the
londs Of which will bc guaranteed by
the Rock Island road. This move II
forced on the allied interests. including
the Rock Island. Illinois Central. the
Milwaukee, & 81. Paul and the Missouri
Pacific. by the attitude Of the Union
Depot company. That company has
held the right Of entry into the union
depot so high thnt II has practically
obliged the roads which desire to en-.
ter Denver to look out for depot for
themselves. hence this proposed pur.
chnsc OF terminal l"nds.
Rev. Myron W. Reed. whose golden
eloIuence has so often echoed forth
among the trees md Towering shrubs
OF the cemctery on Memorial Day. was
aguin the center Of the thronS, w~dnas.
dny afternoon. Lovingly his words and
deeds were recalled. by priest md
working man. when the monument
erected at his grave in Fntrmount was
unveiled under the auspices of the
Trndes Assembly that gave IL. Th.
modest granite block. beautiful In Its
simplicity, good TASTE and deep mean.
Ing. was surrounded by a mass Of the
plain people. such ms Myron Reed loved
and considered the salt Of the earth.
Addresses were delivered by Rabbi
Friedman. Father OItyan and j, Il,
Faulkner of the Trades Assembly.
The womnn's Club u exercised over
the increase In defective vision among
school children. Their committee ~.
/ ports: ''The Increasing number Of
| spcctaclcs worn nrc mute witnesses
that fault exists. We very earnestly
desire that the school boards shalI pro-
vide for testing the eyes and ears OF
every child In school. II can be done
very quickly. Mt no great expense. The
report discloses. figuratively. that near.
sightedness is on the incrense and thnt
deafness Is more observed nowadays
than OF late years. The causes are left
more to conjecture than statement.
However. 1t is intlmateti In the report
that many school rooms are poorly
lighted and that parents should re-
strain their children from too attentive
application to studies under gas and
electric lights at home"
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