The state herald., 1900-02-02
DOINGs AT DENVER.
Items of Interest From the city and the
State Capitol.


State Capitol.
Some of Denver's bakers are being
fined for selling under-weight loaves
of bread.
The people In and around Henderson
have taken steps to secure church
privileges for poor farm people as well
us for the community at large. They
will ask the Board of County Commits
sioners Of Arapahoe county for site
for u church building on the southeast
corner of the poor farm, near the en-
trance Having secured the site, they
hope to secure such aid from the
church and charitable organizations of
Denver as to enable them to put up q
building. The site selected Is sufii-
ciently close to permit the attendance
of the poor farm inmates. 1t is to be
Il strictly non-sectarian organization.
Governor Thomas has received from
Washington Il telegram stating that
Spanish war claims to the amount of
$4,000 which are due the state have
been settled and that the balance await
further proof. "'rhis money will of
course go into the military fund" said
General Ovcrmycr. "The military
board will make such use of 1t MS 1t
may decided upon. but there has been
no discussion of this yet. The whole
claim of the state is for $4,000. and |
think that we will receive a consider
able part of what has not yet been al
lowed, but not the whole of IT, The
claim is something like that put into an
insurance company after n loss. The
full value of everything Is given. but
10 m ..f. Inn. all
Options on forty acres OF land lying
on the hill back of the paper mills. to-
Sethcr with several blocks In the plat
of Manchester, have been secured for
the location of the works of the Den
YER Smelling Company. II. ii. Joral-
man, who is mt the head of the project.
is in New York securing money and
has reported progress that practically
assures the success of the undertaking.
This company some months ago Sc
cured an option on the old county poor
farm at $4,000, and 1t was later re-
ported that all negotiations In Denver
We're of and that a site In Grand June
tion would be accepted. Jarmuth Il
Harrison have been carrying on the ne
gotiations for the property at Man
chester. The price of the site in South
Denver will be something In the neigh
borhood of $4,000. and the company
viii have land not only for the works,
but for the homes of the workmen.
Health Commissioner Carlin has in-
auguratcd n crusade against city bak-
cries which are selling loavcs of bread
under weight. For the past few days
DIR. Carlin has had several sanitary in-
spectors engaged In purchasing bread
from the different bakeries In the city.
The department laboratory yesterday
looked as If the product Of at least one
fully equipped bakery in scent and 10
cent loaves had been stored In II. The
loaves represented the purchases of the
sanitary inspectors and Assistant Meat
Inspector Hopkins. As result of the
Investigation complaint was filed in
the police court during the afternoon
against Adolph Roederer. n baker of
1O22 Larimer street The charge is for
selling bread under weight, and is
brought under sections 1906 and 1867
of the health ordinances. A test will
he made Of the Roedercr case, and, II
the ordinance is sustained as constItu-
ional. other prosecutions will follow.
The religious scrunles OF Attorney
General ID. NJ. Campbell are invuiner-
able TO the demands of common duties
OF the position he holds In the state
government. II has developed that he
did not 20 to Rocky Ford last Sunday
with the governor TO inspect the land
sought by the ONnard Beet Sugar Com
pany, as Instructed by the land board.
The same scruples kept him at home
last fall when several members OF the
board visited lands In the vicinity of
Lamar. where the Great Plains Water
Company wanted 10000 acres of
school property. Mr.. Campbell will not
travel ON Sunday and positively refuses
10 perform any duties on the Lords
Day that can be accomplished nj an
other time. These junkcts to the bar
rcn lands lie holds In the light OF du-
ties that can be performed on week
days MS well as ON sunday. and as
long as the sabbath is designated for
them he VIII remnln at home.
Dcnver's moral wave continues 10
reform this wicked city. Following the
order which abolished the dance halls
OF Market street the police officials
who patrol that district are 10 enforce
the ordinance requiring the inmates OF
the small houses to conceal themselves
from public view. Great latitude has
been allowed the females of the disrrp-
utnblc section during the past six
months. II has been no uncommon
sight To see the halfclnd creatures rush
into the street and drag unwilling pc
dcstrinns Into their dens. The shutters
have been taken OF many of the
houses and the Inmates sat behind the
open curtains In attitudes calculated
TO attract attention from pedestrians.
Yesterday they Were notified that all
houses would he closed up tight. The
windows must be- slndod. curtains
drawn and the shutters closed. The
shutters win he kept up by means of
a chain attached to staples and pad
lock. Chief Farley asserts that the or
der VIII he enforced permanently.
The location of the shops OF the Colo.
RADIO \ Southern road has been official.
ly announced from headquarters of the
company. The shops VIII he ON the
east bank OF the Platte river near
Seventh street. The plant Will consist
OF three large buildings and half n
dozen smaller structures. and the On.
tire improvements win require nm ex.
penditnrc OF Si5ooJO. Six miles OF
track Will bc constructed 10 connect tb.
lines Of the RAILWAY with the new plant
and II has been decided to build four
miles OF track In the freight ynr,ls be.
tween Third and Fourteenth streets.
Tho Colorado n Southern shops VIII bo
the iincrt and most complete works of
tlp sprt west af Ehl,uun sisi,a .i.....