The state herald., 1899-06-30

G. band Of Salida won third prize OF
$50 in the band contest.
The State Board of Examiners mas
granted normal institute certificates 10
Royal w. Bullock of Del Norte, James
L. Kane of Starkville, Isabel Holloway
of Denver, Luella Tupper of Brooklyn,
New York; Myrtle j. Wells OF For'
Collins and ii. S. Phillips of Denver.
Denver's new mining exchange Is to
absorb the old one, paying Sll,0oO ior
its assets. The members of the ex-
change will now apply for seats on tlie
new one and will receive about S41
toward their membership fee of S2oO
from the assets of the old exchange.
This action removes the possibility OF
two exchanges and insures the i'm
mediate success of the new concern.
Mrs. Martha Shute OF the State Board
of Horticulture has received Il letter
from Philip Peters, horticultural IN
spectOr at Montrose, stating that nne
crop of fruit was expected this year
in that locality. The crop was grow
ing rather irregularly, but the fruits
had not suffered much from the cold.
| The aprlcots showed the smallest
GrHm Mgs, Mi Shn,e has preparssda I frGIfs Rffe.
To be exhibited at the next carnival.
Members of Denver union Of the
Epworth League will exert every eff
fort to secure the international conven-
ton of that body for this city In 1901.
The proposition will he presented at
the international convention of the
Epworth League, which convenes at
indianapolis, July 23d. The executive
committee. which will attend TO this
matter, includes Claudius B. Spencer,
j. ii. Ledbettcr. o. NJ. Hickman, III.
l.. Ritter. DR.. w. {. Ball and w. NJ.
Danner.
The water committee of both
branches of the City Council have nd-
dressed n communication TO the Board
of Public Works. asking that body TO
request the Denver Union Water Com
pany to place price on the plant of
the company, with view to its pur-
chase by the city. The board is also
asked to get the company to give this
information rs soon as possible, so that
if 1t can he done, the question of vo;-
ing bonds may be submitted to the peo-
pie at the election next November.
Exhibits of photographs of incidents
in connection with the public schools OF
this city will be shown at the Paris
exposition. These photographs have
been taken by pupils under the direc
ton of Professor John Il. Garvin. They
represent the exterior and the Interior
Of the many beautiful public school
buildings for which Denver Is famous.
Other incidents photographed are pu,
pills in artistic groups: cuts illustrative
of what the Manual Training school
has accomplished. clay modelling by
the children in the kindergarten depart
mont; reproductions OF the exercises
given 10y classes In calisthenics. and
lhany features OF the daily occurrences
of the public school. Denver Is one of
four American cities asked TO prepare
this exhibit.
Since the break occurred in the Jer.
fcrson lake dam on Sunday. State
| Engineer McCune has begun to give
closer attention to the law passed by
the recent Legislature regulating the
construction OF such improvements.
The engineer is confident that his Office
In no manner could attempt To inter.
fere In such structures as dams which
had been built before the passage of
the new law. For that reason his of
flee possesses no data In relation 10
Jefferson lake dam, but should its
owners desire TO reconstruct II they
would have TO appear before the state
engineer and make known their plans.
The new law provides that any rescr.
voir or damned territory holding over
15,oOO.ooo cubic feet of water or hny.
Ing n dam over ten feet high or GOV.
crlng an area OF over twenty acres
shall be under the state engineer while
In course of construction. At present
however. the state engineer has no
power over the many large reservoirs
all over the state.
The Post says: There viii he a clur
In the local lawyer market IL all the
ambitions young men who are wrrSJ-
ling with the horrors Of blackstone at
the capitol to-day are successful. 1t
Is the scml-annunl examination for nd-
mission To the Colorado bar. and be.
sides being the most difficult examInn-
tion OF the kind ever held I'm the
state. II has the largest list of candl.
dates on record. They number fifty.
two and Include college graduates,
men who have acquired what legal 81.
ucntlon they possess In regular ,attoF.
neys' offices. Justice court practitioners
aud n few members OF other profcs.
slons who think they can make more
money at law. Two county Judges are
In the list. j. VI. Wnrdlnw and III. W.
Names, who preside over the county
courts OF San Miguel nnd Montroso
counties. respectively. have never been
admitted TO the hnr, AMI are trying 10.
lay with all their energies to uunllfy
Few people are aware OF II. but county
! Judges In Colorado. except In counties
OF the first class. are not required 20
he fnll'iledgcd attorneys. 4 visitor nt
the Supreme Court room this morning
remarked. when he heard IL. that that
WAS the reason county judges rulings
wor" Invariably good. - fair, In fnct.
that the appellate courts seldom ~.
vcrsed them.
The new Colorado fish nnd game
law can promote new ,rus, or mon.
opoly for amy one who cares to take
advantage Of lis provisions. Under
the provisions Of the new bill II Il
strictly forbidden for amy one 10 fish
FOR the market In amy stream In the
state, No one cnn nsh except fot
amusement or TO get food nnd the re-,
SulIs OF his labor must not under nny
consideration be- sold. Throughout III,
stat" OF Colorado nrr scores pf private
hikes nnd ponds owned either by club.
or by private individuals. The law doe.
not Ia amy way affect these parties
The fish IN ihcs. waters nrc bought
from the state nnd foundations mr.. inid
for hshnr ground lint In few ycnr,
VIII make them independent of stint,
contributions ~ from nny other sourc,
other tbnn TINT of nature. The owner,
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