Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-08


exemption act are being received AT
the oiilee of the secretary OF state. The
law does not become effective uhtii
June 9th Under Its provisions Sixty
per cent Of the wages of the head oil
family will be exempt from sarnish-
ment. II the pay is 50 per week or
less II Is all exempt.
1t has been agreed by members OF
the State Board OF Equalization that
the valuation OF foreign freight ears
shall be placed at s235.7I9. which Is
little. less than the amount IN lsoz'
These cars are refrigerator. fruit
| meat and other special classes. They
are assessed on mileage basis. tie
srlgerator ears are assessed at sioo
each, a basis OF i75 miles per day;
meat cars at $500. i50 miles; other ears
OF the kind. $500. so miles day.
Prosecutions will he begun OF
number OF persons who have been sell
Ing 'e.tain product. designated as
Iowa butter. Mrs. Mary Wright. the
state dairy commissioner. has found
| that most OF this product Is really
| DleomargarIne. She has had samples
| nnalyzed and finds them imitation but
ter. Both tho government and state
| laws are violated by the makers and
sellers OF this product. Mrs. Wright
says many are handling IL In the cities
OF the state.
The state board OF lunacy commits
| sioners has sent out letters asking the
architects of Pueblo and Denver TO
| submit plans to the board for buildings
at the insane asylum In Pueblo which
| will cost In the neishborhood Of $780,
900. The architects Mt this time are
asked to submit plans for two cottages
for men patients. n wing to.the woniens
building. and an amusemsht hall. The
board Is also contemplating the build
/ Ing OF mn electric light pxSft and n re-
friscrating plant to cost $4,000
Acting Governor HaIgN,t has par
doned ID. NJ. Conway. whWwas recent
Iy found guilty In the West Side court
Mt Denver on the charge OF obtaining
| money by false pgctcnsc. Conway was
confined In the county jail awaiting
his transportation TO the pcni;catiary.
where he had been scnteccd to serve
| term OF from one year TO eighteen
months. lie was convicted OF victim
| izinI several pcopl. on the representa-
| tion that he was the owner OF mix
dnirics which he had advertised Tor
sale.
The militia from Colorado TO take
par. In the fall field mareuycrs In
/ W NbHliHE W f'''s"H''"s
consists OF three companies Of Infantry.
the field and stan officers. two troops OF
cavalry. the medical and signal corps
i from Denver. This makes n total OF
| go men and iiG horses. There Will be
/ one company OF Infantry each from
Boulder. Greeley. Fort Morgan. Cripple
Creek. Canon City and Pueblo. two
| companies from Colorado Springs and
| the headquarters. field and stan from
80 Is
troops will be about 15i.
Hon. John ". Springer thinks possi-
bly, the proclamation against the I'm
| portntIon OF Kansas cattle Into Coiofn-
| do. signed by Acting Governor Ha.sott
mt the instance Of the state veterinary
sanitary board. may be n rctallaiory
measure against Kansas for quaran,in-
Ing Colorado cattle. MIR. Springer
| said the proclamation could not work
any hardship To Kansas shippers who
have n clean bill. owing TO the ruling
| OF the United States Supreme Court In
tho Reed case last fall. Under the new
| act OF Congress. a state could take any
action IL pleased concerning cattle
shipped into its boundaries. but could
not do so regarding cattle going
through the state.
The third page In the dispute be-
tween +. NJ. Irish and II. NJ. Colder.
member OF the board OF control OF the
State Home and Industrial School for
| Girls. was turned In the District Court
April eth. when Mr.. Irish demanded
that Goldor's answer to the suit for
| $4,000 damages be made more explicit.
i Mr.. Irish claims that Goldcr's charges
| as TO his management OF the Home
were wholly unfdunded and malicious.
| Colder filed an answer admitting hay-
| ing made the charges. and following
this up with the affirmation that the
charges were true. It is this last allc-
CATION that Mr.. Irish wants made more
explicit and certain. Mr.. Colder has
| already pleaded the law OF privileged
communication in reply to the charge.
| that he. rs n member OF the board.
| conducted the investigation and filed
| his report with the governor.
Several Colorado inventors have
asked the Worlds Fair board to give
| their airships the financial support
! needed to contest In the Worlds Fair
| test. for which prizes of 100000 have
been offered. William NJ. Morris OF
Monte Vista is the latcs; of these in.
vcntors to write to members of the
| board asking for consideration. He
| has invented several ventilating ma.
chimes for mines and other devices for
| this work. and in letter to the lieu.
| tenant governor says that he is GER
| tain that his airship would have n
| good chance to take one of the prizes.
Two other inventors have written to
the board. These are Charles Hess
| OF Lockett. Colorado. and William T.
| Jamison of Pueblo. MIR. Morris offers
| to demonstrate that his machine Is
| practicable by giving free exhibitions
in Denver II the fair board will bear
| the expenses.
The Denver Republican of April 2Sth
| says: Preparations to push the Colo.
| rado-Kansas water right suit to n
quick finish will begin next week, i'm.
mediately after the excitement of the
| Presidents visit has subsided. Attor-
ney General n. C. Miller and his bride
| will return to Denver the latter part
| of the week. One of the business
| matters taken up by the attorney gen.
| eral while In the East was this suit.
When he returns he will be fully in.
formed as to the position taken by the
| government. and also as to the course
that Kansas will pursue. Mr.. Miller
| will at once make preparations for a
| continuance of the s,lit He will com