Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-07-24

thfec years old, now under arrest NJ
Colorado Springs and wanted in Char.
iton county for violating the age OF
consent law.
On The 18th inst. Governor Peabody
granted pardon to Fred Shockley,
sentenced TO one year from Fremont
county for involuntary manslaushter.
Shockley Is eolored man. The par
| don was issued on a petition signed by
the trial judge and many prominent
people OF the county.
Governor Peabody refused to issue
eStradition papers for William fazon.
the wealthy gambler who is wanted In
Seattle on a charge OF grand larceny.
and who. according To Deputy SheriI
Wilson, who came To Denver To arrest
him. was involved In a gigantic swind'
ling scheme. whereby. through crooked
roulette wheels and brace" faro
banks. several prominent citizens OF
Seattle were muicted OF large sums OF
money. The governor found defects
in the extradition papers.
Owing to the absence OF Mrs. Gren-
fell from the city. the State Land
Board has postponed the hearing In the
Montezuma county reservoir case until
July 2sth. Some months ago the
board granted to the Montezumn lrri-
cation District a tract OF land 10 be
used as a reservoir site. The Monte
yuma Ditch Company contests the
right OF the district to the site and
claims that II is entitled to the site.
The case was appealed TO the State
Land Board for hearing.
Adjutant General Sherman Bell has
completed arrangements with the
commnndnnt mt Fort Logan to supply
.lsta is. h.a ..nN
with mounts for participation In the
coming mancuyers ut Fort Russell.
Wyoming. II was the original plan TO
march the Colorado Guard across the
country to the field of mnneuyers. but
n lack of time has caused the nban-
donmcnt of that intention. Nine hun
drcd men from the state will take part
In the Fort Russell practice campaign
which Will begin some time In August.
Out OF the eight candidates for IL
cenEcs to practice ns cmbalmcrs In the
state OF Colorado. but thre. passed
; their examinations and will receive the
necessary certificates. The eSnfninn-
tlons were held at III. close of the con-
vcntion of the Western Association OF
EmbnimcrH The candidates were
closely questioned as To theory and
were given severe practical test. Tho
three who secured licenses are A. +.
Graham OF Red ciir. NJ. II. Mckeown
OF Lovrinnd and Clarence ullcry OF
Roswell. n. N.
Governor Peabody has appointed the
following named delegates to repre-
sent the state of Colorado at the
Trnnsmissisxippi Commercial Con
grcss. to be held In Seattle. Washing
ton. August 18th to 2ist. inclusive.
1903: II. Il. Brown. Pueblo: Arthur
cornforth. Colorado Springs: William
W. Roller. Saiida: Alexander IL. Ma
jor. crcctc: a. A. Roliatonc. Victor:
Judd Brush. Greeley: Fred q. Moffat.
Denver: Hiram q. Wolf. Denver:
Charles cavcndcr. Lcadyiilc: John Q.
Macdonald. Florence.
Governor Peabody on the 1ith Inst.
issued nm unconditional pardon to II.
IL. Moorc. convicted OF conspiracy and
sentenced to three years In the pcni.
tcn,lary by Judge Voorhees, Mt Pueblo
| last year. Moore. who was n resident
OF Denver. kept small printing cS.
tablishmcn,. With two other men. he
engaged In conspiracy 10 dcfraud
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
| by printing and forging bogus pay
checks. The men secured possession
/ OF n die. from which Moore did the
| printing. the others doing the pen
work. The pardon was issued. SO IL
was stated. because strong appeals in
| the prisoners behalf were made by
Judge Voorhees,. District Attorney
| Low. Sheriff Beaman OF Pueblo county
and others.
u. r. Rockefeller. vice president OF
| the Congress. and c. Z. wantland.
member OF the executive committee.
held conference In Denver few
days ago for the purpose OF stirring
mp local interest in the National Irri-
cation Congress. which II to he held
] In Ogden September 18th to 18th. Sem
| ator W. A. Clark OF Montana is the
new president. and the Utah Lcgisla-
turc has appropriated $4,000 to pay the
expenses OF the Congress. II Is expect
ed that 1t will be great success.
! There will be a number of new feat
ures introduced and II Is the purpose
/ OF the Colorado officers 20 have n good
| response from this state Arrange
ments are already being made for the
/ trip to Ogden. Governor Peabody and
4 his staif. and Adjutant General Bell.
| will attend the Congress. In the party
\ will also tie representative business
| men of the state. irrigation men OF
| prominence and persons interested in
the great WORK oil irrigation In the
| West. The party will travel in spe-
cial train. Among the party will be
the United States Senators and Con-
| gressmen from Colorado.
The Colorado State Board of Veter-
! mary Surgeons met at the capitol July
18th for the purpose OF examining the
applicants for certificates to practice in
the state. Licenses were granted to
the following NJ. J. Dunleavy. NJ. j.
Woodliffe. Charles G.. Lamb. Solomon
Book. Sidney L. Book of Denver, DR..
Fenton Of Colorado Springs, DIR. Saw
age and DR.. Dickey of Greeley, DR.
| Thompson of Pueblo. DR.. r. N. McCar-
roll of Fort Collins. DIR. A. b. McCapes
of Longmont. DIR. Fred Hoslins of
Boulder. DR.. Bird Of Fort Collins, DIR.
Harry Bowles and DR.. Fred Culver of
Longmont. After the licenses were
granted the veterinary surgeons of Col
orado organized as the Colorado Vet
erinary Medical Association. They will
| at once take steps toward the enforce
ment of the law governing the manner
of practice. enacted at the last session
of the Legislature. There are fifty
practitioners in Colorado who are
eligible for licenses under the new law
and nearly twenty of these were pres