Gilpin observer., 1901-05-16
COLORADO'S CAPITAL.


Society has arranged with the weather
bureau for a supply of weekly crop
bulletins, supplied by Il. III. Branden-
burg local director and will send them
out over the state regularly.
G. p. Gillette. state entOmologist.
who has been working ON the western
slope, gives it as his opinion that the
only way to exterminate the codling
moth is to spray the trees seven or
eight times year instead of three
times, as the fruit growers are now
doing.
Governor Orman has appointed the
following water commissioners: Dis
trict "a, Melton Albert, Costilla county;
District "a, Lewis Jarratt, Montezuma
county; District 80, Charles Macmillan,
Costlila county; District 81, A. kal-
quist, Eagle county; District 81,
George w. Hull, Eagle county.
The following timber patents have
been issued: William w. Rickle, Frank
G. Neville, Patrick Early Alpheus b.
Daughtry 2. Morris Winzie, Barbora
A. Deans, Joseph L. S. Jackson, Bron-
islaw Knott, William Sniff, William g.
Mellen, Albert French, David Reed,
each 100 acres. and Caleb X. Essing-
ton, eighty acres.
Senator Henry NJ Teller, who was
caller at the office of Mr.. Holland, SUI
perntendent of fish hatcheries, an
nounced that one of his private lakes
near Boulder will soon be stocked with
channel cat and small-mouth bass. Il.
u. Dye of Rocky Ford will present the
senator with the fish. Senator Teller
is deeply interested in the fishing lakes
and streams of the state.
Hereafter visitors to the capitol
building will find directories to the
building on the walls of the vestibule
at each of the four main entrances.
These are in the form of series or
marble tablets, bearing the names of
the several departments having offices
in the capitol framed in an elaborate
bronze moulding indicating the floor
and room number where each office
may be found.
Governor Orman has named the fol-
lowing as the State Board of Live
Stock Commissioners: Il. NJ. Ammons,
Douglas county; Conrad Schafer, Ar
apahoe; Asa Sterling. Weld; George Il.
Patrick, Pueblo; Samuel Hartzell,
Park L. d. Eskridge, Conejos; Mar
shall Nuckolls, Garfield; Edward n.
Bowles, Yuma; Edward NJ. Derke,
Delta. The appointments were made
from a list submitted by the Live
Stock Growers Association, that only
qualified men might serve.
Governor Orman has named ex-Gov-
ernor Charles $. Thomas and Luther
NJ Goddard, formerly member of the
Colorado Supreme Court, as special
'counsel to represent Colorado and as
sist Attorney General Post in fighting
the petition before the United States
Supreme Court, wherein the state of
Kansas seeks permission to begin a
suit to restrain the state of Colorado
from using the waters of the Arkansas
river for irrigation. Should the petit
ton be allowed they will assist in con-
Quoting the case.
| When the governor first announced
| the committee to receive President Nc
| Kinley he left off of the list all of the
| state officers except Lieutenant Gov
ernor ID. G. Coates and himself. Some
of the officials took this as n slight.
The governors action was because he
was at loss to know how to provide
transportation for n larger committee.
However, to heal the wounded feelings
of the state officers, he has since
named the following additional MEM
bers of the committee Treasurer j.
n. Chipley. Attorney General G. @.
Post Secretary of State David A.
Mills, Superintendent Of Public In
struction Helen l.. Grenfell. Auditor
Charles y. Crouter. and Land Register
John II. Joyce. 1t is said that Mrs.
GrenfelI is the only woman official in
the Unified States who will assist in
the entertainment of the President
during his tour across the continent.
governor orilah mas haihed tne ioi-
lowing Delegates TO represent COLORADO
mt the national cohi' renee on taNation
TO be heid III Bun aio' New YORK, May