The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-01
GOSSIP FROM DENVER
AND THE STATE CAPITOL.

The Denver Elks at st. Louis won
the following prizes: Second on dis.
play, $3.50: fourth on mileage, $3.50;
NTH prize In the parade, 500; d. & r.
@. band Of Sallda won third prize Of
$50 In the band contest.
The State Board Of Examiners has
granted normal institute certificates to
Royal w. Bullock of Del Norte. James
=. Kane Of 'Starkville, Isabel Holloway
OF Denver. Luella Tupper Of Brooklyn,
New York: Myrtle ]. Wells Of Fort
Collins and H. 8. Phillips Of Denver.
Denvers new mining exchange IL to
absorb the old one. paying $l1,5OO for
Its assets. The members OF the ex-
change will now apply for seats on the
new one aud will receive about $45
toward their membership fee OF $2OO
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 letter
from Philip Peters, horticultural In
spector nt Montrose. stating that n fine
crop of fruit was expected this year
In that locality. The crop was grow
Ing rather irreIularly. hut the fruits
had not suffered much from the cold
The npricots showed the smallest
crop. Mrs. Shute has prepared pre-
MUM list for all the standard fruits
to be exhibited at the next carnival.
Members OF Denver union Of the
EpwOrth League will exert every ef-
fort to secure the international conven-
ton Of that body for this city In 1901.
The proposition Will be presented at
the international convention Of the
Epworth League. which convenes at
Indianapolis. July I'D. The executive
cOmmmittec. which will attend to this
matter. includes Claudlus X. Spencer
]. ii. Ledbctter. q. NJ. Hickman. II.
l.. Ritter, DIR. W. G. Ball and W. NJ.
Dnnner
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
paDy to place price ON the plant Of
the company. with view to It's pur-
chase by the city. The board is also
asked To get the company to give this
Information as soon as possible, so that
II 1t can be done. the question of vo,-
pie at the election next November.
Exhibits Of photographs of incidents
In connection with the public schools OF
this city will he 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
lti fnr NSsh t.l, ts fn
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
ment; reproductions OF the exercises
given by classes in calisthcnics. and
many features OF the daily occurrences
Of the public school. Denver IL one OF
four American cities asked to prepare
this exhibit.
Since the break occurred In the Jef.
ferson lake dam on Sunday. State
Engineer McCune Inns 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 ONCE
In no manner could attempt to inter.
fere In such structures ns dams which
had been built before the passage OF
the new law. For that reason Ills Of.
fee possesses no dntn In relation TO
Jefferson lake dam. but should Its
owners desire to reconstruct II they
would have To appear before the state
engineer md make known their plans
The new law provides that any rcxer-
voir or damned territory holding over
1j.OOO.OO cubic feet NJ water or hnv-
ing dam over ten feet high or GOV.
cring mn 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
NIL over the state.
The Post says: There Will he "A clut
In the local lawyer market II all the
ambitious young men who nre wrcst-
ling with the horrors OF Blackstone ut
the capitol to-day ARE successful. II
is the scmi-annual examination for ad.
mission To the Colorado bar, md be-
| sides being the most difficult examinn.
ton OF the kind ever held In the
state, Il has the largest list OF can,ii.
dates on record. They number iifty.
two and include college graduates.
men who have acquired what legal ed.
ucntion they possess In regular attor.
ncys' offices, Justice court practitioners
aud few members OF other profcs.
sions who think they can make more
money at law. Two county Judges nrc
In the list J. N. warsilnw and II. W.
Names. who preside over the county
courts Of San Miguel and Montrose
counties. respectively. have never been
admitted TO the bar. and nrr trying 10.
dny with NIL their energies to qualify.
Few isopl. nrc aware Of II, hut county
Judges In Colorado. except In counties
Of the hrst class. nrc not required TO
ir full.ncdrcl attorneys. A visitor ut
the Supreme Court room this morning
remarked. when hc heard II. thnt that
was the reason county Judges rulings
were Invariably good. 50 fair. In fact,
that the appellate courts seldom RI.
vcrscd them.
The new Colorado hsh and game
law can promote n new trust or mon.
opoly for nny one who cares TO take
ndvnntng" OF It's provisions. Under
the provisions OF the new bIii IL Ii
strictly forbidden for nny Que 10 ,i.h
for the market In any stream In the
state. No one cnn hsh except for
amusement or TO get food and tho re-
suits OF his labor must not under any
consideration br sold. Throughout the
state OF Colorado arr scores Of private
lakes and pond. owned either by clubs
or by private intiie ei,iunis. The law does
not In amy wny affect these parties.
The hsh In these waters arr bought
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