Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-05-04
GOSSIP FROM DENVER
AND THE STATE CAPITOL.

|The teachers of Arapahoe are op-
psed to teachers agencies. 1t Is
aimed that the agencies bring In out
dc schoolma'ams, thus shutting out
be home product. 10
EThe Northern Coal Company, which
hs heretofore had but one competitor
the coal fields of northern Colorado.
Is now bought up its rival and will
I've things Its own way. -
Governor Thomas has vetoed the bill
)ncerning salaries of officers OF the
bite Normal School. 1t was intended
retrenchment measure, but he
US that 1t Is too vague.
Govcrnor. Thomas has made several
1Iere appointments. Edward q. slim
|pn was named as judge OF the Fourth
1dicial district to succeed Judge Lunt,
ho resigned the other r'day.
Representatives of nearly all the
hte Institutions met mt the Albany
onday to discuss the deficit In their
bpropriations., They adopted resolu-
6ns asking Governor Thomas to call
Especial session Of the Legislature.
The state will not buy Otto Mears'
WAgOn road, as Senate bill No. "a was
vetoed because the Governor thinks
Ne state can't afford It,. and because
charter expires within year, any
2Rev. Joshua Gravett, pastor OF Cal
fy Baptist church, has been elected
6trict missionary for the Colorado
tie convention of Baptists. This is n
st important office IN the Baptist
nrch.
Iouse bill No. 2Ss. appropriating
poo for the publication of the re
Is of the State Horticultural Socie-
met It's end. Governor Thomas
q the measure was merltorlous. but
IDS were lacking.
,,3n the same ground Governor Thorn-
"a vetoed nn artesian well bill. 1t
e House bill No. 800. for $1,000
NJ in Baca county. With like ex-
se House bill No. 3i4, providing So
b for n wagon road to Caribou III
Builder county, was laid to rest.
|During April Secretary of State
Dckwith turned $14.G12 into the state
asury. The usual monthly pay
hts from the office aggregate about
on. Last Months aggregate was
1e so much larger than usual by the
BOO check from the smelter combi-
radon.
1 In II. b. No. 40, $1,000 was appro-
re1ated for Il wagon road from Sa-
{uache to Sky City. The Governor ve-
bed 1t because the money was to come
rom the $15O.OO0 capitol building
md borrowed from the state treas
b, when the bill for the return of this
pney failed of passage.
rhe hump-backed devotee Of the
1leel has received n setback from the
Strict Court Some farmers near
ftleton over whose land the cycle
@3th runs have obtained injunctions
6fbidding wheelmen to cross their
1roperty hereafter. The land owners,
Complaint is that bicyclists trespassed
6n their land and stole fruit.
Senate bill No. 800, by Senator
Echermerhorn, met its death unreslst-
,Rgly. Mr.. Schermerhorn fought hard
10 long to secure passage of this
In1ksure. 1t provided that purchasers
ofi i6tocks of goods from retailers
ibid be protected by an affidavit MS
nst what part of the stock, If any.
been paid for The Governor
1ght it unconstitutional.
enver city bonds are held in high
eem by local brokers. This was
honstrated by the eagerness dis
FED by those who attended the
ming of bids for city bonds by the
Ird Of Public Works Monday morn.
More bidders We're present than
any time since the panic of 1893
premiums were offered averaging
n two to five per. cent.
lllsbury. the great chess player, was
Denver the first of the week and
e marvellous exhibitions of his skill
player and of his wonderful mem
He carried on half dozen games
nltaneously, setting where he could
see the boards. He gave orders ms
(he moves to be made and kept the
tion of the pieces on all the boards
bis mind without difficulty.
enyer's proposed auditorium is sure
be ready for use in 1902, as the
kll session of the international Sun.
School convention will be held
b, as the result of the earnest and
uent speech before the convention
Atlanta by Major II. }. Halloru,
master in the Department of the
d, who extended to the convention
rdial invitation from Denver.
nrator Will C. FerriT of the State
torical Society now receives $500 n
and has no assistant. The con-
bns will remain unchanged. House
4OG, raising his salary to $1,000
providing for an assistant at 5000,
one of the many bills vetoed. Gov
|r Thomas admitted the meritorious
re of the measure, but urged lack
nnds as the excuse for its death.
e presidency of the State Agricul-
College was formally offered
hcellor Mcdowell of the Denver
Fersity Saturday. The chancellor
board met the governor In ms pri-
office and every argument was Of
to induce the chancellor to ac-
the place. He would not, how