Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-08-19
STATE CAPITAL NOTES


no organization ever created more en-
thusiasm than the Denver drum corps
and band coming through to the q. A.
u. eneampment In this city. The boys
played at all the principal points. The
reception given them at Chicago and
Toronto was most cordial. while al
Montreal Sunday evening after hnish-
Ing . complimentary concert before
z5.oo0 people playing popular Canadian
airs. followed by American. the crowd
gave the Denver boys an ovation. The
cry Is "On TO Denver In 1905"
County Physician Jordan OF Denver
has q remarkable patient In the per
son OF Mrs. Mary Foley OF SIS Law
renee street. who Is l0l years old.
Mrs. Foley was born in Ireland In $50.
and is the mother OF Michael Foley.
one OF tho Colorado pioneers who
came TO Pixies Peak In 1865. Mrs.
Foley In In full possession OF all her
faculties. but is beginning to suffer
from the ailments OF old age. DR.. Jor'
dan says the old lady possesses re-
>markablo vitality for her advanced
age. and expects her TO fully recover
from her present indispos!tion.
Bids were opened August Oh In the
once OF the state engineer for the
fampa bridge. to cross nt Fifth street.
Steamboat Springs. Tho contract for
the structure. which is to be l0ofoo,
steel span. went to the Pueblo Bridge
Company. at 81. 100 for the supcrstFuc-
turo only. The county will take an
: interest In defraying additional ea'
penses which will bring tho entire
sum expended up to $3.50. Bids were
also opened for the Rio Blanco bridge
1 to cross Wolfe creek forsy.nvo miles
west OF Meekcr. but were all rejected
for tho reason that they were above
tho appropriation. Only four bids were
received for this bridge. The appfopri'
alton amounts to $4,000.
o. s. Storrs OF tho City Board oi
Charities In Denver has received an as
surancc from the officers OF the State
Insane Asylum nj Pueblo that the con-
gcstion nj the insane ward Of the City
hospital will DO .Tsinyrd within the
next few weeks. On Monday next thif-
| ty-hye women are TO be taken from the
City hospital to the State Insane Asy-
lum. and about the middle OF Septem-
Der nfty men are TO be removed. The
taking away Of these unfortunntes will
sivc tho city a better opportunity to
give proper care to those left. A. pres.
, ent tho ward for the insane Ia over
, crowded no much that the inmates do
not receive the caro- due. Al Pueblo
4 they can be kept out OF doors greater
part OF the time. giving those who can
be cured q much better chance for re-
covcry.
The recent visit OF Frank ". Jones.
manufacturer and capitalist Of Boston
and Chicago. TO the Colorado Promo.
| ilon and Publicity Committees head.
I quarters In Denver. has developed
lively interest In Colorado mica. Ac.
cording to Mr. Jones. who Is an cS.
pert In the commercial uses OF this
mineral. Colorado mica is the best In
tho world. being found In larger quan.
titles here than elsewhere: II is abso.
lutcly free from foreign minerals.
clear rs plate glass. bright OF polish
and possessing great ncxlblllty. Fol.
lowing his announcement regarding
tho universal and growing demand for
Z mica and It's fabulous value come half
n score OF prospcctors who have many
d mica claims In various sections OF tho
| state. notably In Fremont. Teller. Lin.
4 coin. Boulder and other counties.
A meeting of the State Board OF
! Stock Inspection was held at the state
house on the 10th Inst. ut which was
considered the matter Of cattle dipping
in districts OF eastern Colorado, where
the mango is prevalent. II was report
cd ut the meeting that most OF the
stockmen In tho affected districts had
, dipped their cattle according TO the
ruling Of the national government.
which has taken n big interest in the
matter. DIR. Charles G. Lamb report
ed to the board that he had caused the
arrest OF three men In Yuma county
and one man In Washington county for
failure to dip their cattle. The men
were tried by magistrates and bound
over to the District Courts. The board
instructed DR.. Lamb to continue max
Ing arrests whenever the dipping is not
properly done. In this way only can
the mango be entirely eradicated and
the stock OF Colorado be rated well at
all shipping centers.
Reports coming in from Golden indi
cate that a very successful rifle shoot is
being held by the national guard on the
range near there. The men are using
the new Krag-Jorgenson rifles and so
far have made lower scores than usual.
1t is possible that Adjutant General
Bell. who is said to be very fine shot.
particularly with small arms. will par
ticipate In some of the practice work
later. At present Colonel Verdeckberg
has made the best score. He made 36
out of possible so at 200 yards, and
3s out Of so at 800 yards. Other scores
are as follows: Sergt. c. w. Holly.
company L, 36 at 200 yards and "a at
300; Sergt. p. ]. Hamrock. company l.,
35 at 200 and "a at 300; Private A.
Smith. company l., 80 at 200, "a at 800;
Private Ed. Croft, "a at 200. SO at 300:
Col. Leo Kennedy, 81 at 200. "a at 800:
Private G. w. Getty. company NJ, 80 at
200. "a at 800; z. w. Underwood, 81 at
200, II at 300. and Captain Williams.
company NJ, 8 at 200 and 81 at 800.
The government project to construct
the Gunnison tunnel and canals, in
volving an outlay of 100000, has hit
another snag. But the government Of