Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-20

The Enterprises editorial item last
week in regard to the medical bill was
enormously construed by an esteemed
medical friend as favoring the practice OF
osteopathy unrestricted by state super
vision. Not so. os,eopa.hy should pass
Of curative science. in order that none but
competent practitioners be allowed totreat
the sick. or course Il would be unjust
TO require osteopa,hs TO pass an exami-
nation in regard to tho properties and Of
'eets Of drugs and medicines, but they
should be required to possess tho educa-
ton and ability To make correct diagnoses.
There are ineompeien,s in os,eops,hy as
well as tho various schools Of medicine
and they should be wceded out,
Tho U. s. dis,rie, eoar, in Chicago Is
getting after the beef ,rus, in good shape.
Judge Grosseup says ,ha; tho packers
agreement to refrain from bidding agains;
each other in tho purchase Of cattle Is
combination In restrain, Of trade: so also
their agreemen, TO bid up prices TO slim
ula;a shipments, intending To cease from
bidding when tho shipments have arrived.
The eour; says ,ha, prevention Of such
unlawful acts Is hese, with difficulties,
bu, !; seems disposed 10 give tho public
an inning in tho matter.
Senator Farwell has introduced bill
al tho resues; Of G. n. psmsfan. which
Increases tho salary o. tho county super
in,snden; Of schools o! o,sso county from
81 400 10 $4,000 psf annufn. sg, no; TO
aHse, the ineambsn, official. Is no: the
Increase an unealled for addition to the
expenses Of tho government; Of o;sfp
esan;y9
On tho INSIDE pages o. this issue wii! bs
found much matter relative TO the dosngs
Q, the Colorado Legislature and o. corr
sress Also large snoan: Of lnssfes;-
ing general news and miscellany.
Tho home printed side is crowded with
loea, na~s IN such shape as TO convey
very favorable impression Of the sttfse-
,ivsasss Of The Rocky Ford country. and
this weeks paper is only fair sample Of
'sha; oIr readers receive So times an
nually. Our efforts TO publish a paper
efsdi;ssls 20 the Rocky Ford country Is
being appreciated by the pabl's-
Representative oobin on Tuesday sd-
dressed the house in favor o. bill sb9l-
ishing the state board Of pstdoas, Mr.
Gpbsn declared that The patdoaing Of
criminals has become business. He
found that ab9a; 20 psf cen; Of the
criminals arrested have been pstdsnsd
from peniisn;iaflas on the recommends
ton o. the pardon board. The pstdaning
power has bean so exercised ;ha; ths
criminals have had 10 be sent back He
thought the abolition Of The board would
tesul; in an immense saving to the state.
The seni-annual meeting Of the otero
County Beet Growers Protective kssosia-
sisn will be held at X. p. hall tomorrow.
Feb 81. a large attendance is desired
as important business will be transacted.
Permanent; officers are to be elected and
the question Of extra labor discussed. As
only short time will slapss before
large force Of extra Iaborsrs will be
needed L behOoves beet growers TO be
making effective plans in that direction.
The child insurance bill seems TO have
less chance in the present legislature than
in former ones. The only demand for
such a Law comes from the insurance
companies, whose object Is an Increase Of
business and wsalih-letting their pat
rons look after the temptations 70 cupid
ity whtsh such law offers hesrtlsss
parents.
We regret to announce that the pros
pesis for an ICE and cold storage plant in
Rocky Ford this coming summer have al
most entirely vanished. This is an un-
fortunate fact, as such plant would be
Of very great value to Rocky Ford and
the farmers Of The tributary country.