Gilpin observer., 1902-01-16
cOLORADO's CAPITAL.

X. w. Speer, president OF the board
OF public works, and his wife left Den
yer Jan. 2, for an extended trip
through Mexico. They will proceed di-
rectly to the City Of Mexico, and after
viewing Diaz's capital will visit Vera
Cruz and return home by way Of New
| Orleans. Denver will be reached soon
after February 1. Mr.. Speer declared
that the trip was strictly for pleasure.
During December Fish and Game
Commissioner Harris collected $203.39
from the sale Of confiscated specimens
and fines imposed. The amount was
/ the largest ever collected by that Office
in the history of the state. By the
time Commissioner Harris has disposed
| of five mountain sheep head valued at
1925 and family of sheep worth 1920,
confiscated during December, the total
| will amount to $S54.39.
Corporations and joint stock COM
| panies in Colorado have no right to
carry on business nor has the secretary
Of state any right to receive their an
! nual reports before they have obtained
| their certificates of authority from the
| secretary. This is the opinion render
ed by the attorney general in reply to
a question asked by the secretary of
state. Recently the secretary OF state
| said that he could not tell how many
| corporations in the state were operat-
| Ing without certificates, but knew that
there were several which would be dis
covered when they filed their annual
| reports.
The following figures are from the
monthly report of the state commits
| siOner of charities for December: The
state insane asylum reports sos in
mates at the end Of the month; seven
admitted and four dismissed. The
State Industrial School for Boys re-
ports: Inmates, Dec. 81, 1913; admitted
during the month, 6; dismissed, 5; pa
rolled, II; escaped. /. The state peni-
tentiary reports 564 inmates; % re-
ceiyed and IS dismissed. The Soldiers
and Sailors home reports 136 inmates;
received, 3 died and one discharged.
The Home for Deaf and Blind reports
95 inmates and three discharged. The
State Home for Dependent Children
reports 12 inmates, 2 admitted, 2 re-
admitted and 8 dismissed.
The board of directors of the West
ern Oil Company met at the
Denver Wheel Club and COM
pleted the organization of the
body which is to have control of the
| OAA AAAo'cihSht III SOiOIduO anu aQJOlu-
ing states. George w. Allen was
elected president, Harry E. Iusley
secretary, and George E. Ross-Lewin
treasurer. Vice presidents represent
Ing all districts were elected as fol-
| lows: Dewey c. Bailey, Denver,
first; w. B. Lewis, Denver, second;
Josiah Winchester, Teller, third; c. H.
Freeman, Archuleta, fourth; f. J.
, Crane. Teller, fifth; Thomas E. Poole,
Boulder, sixth; J. ]. Olsen, Ogden, sew
enth; Warren Richardson, Cheyenne,
eighth, and G. A. johnson, New
Mexico, ninth. F. w. Zailey, W. B.
Lewis, D. II. Mcclellan, w. 9. Ed
wards and Lee Reynolds, all of Den
yer, were appointed q membership
committee for Denver members, and
@. H. Freeman, Pagosa Springs; ]. ].
Olson; ]. A. Cutlery, Ogden; w. Rich
ardson, Jr., and Marion p Wheeler,
Cheyenne; B. N. Freeman, Durango;
Thomas Z. Poole, Boulder, commit
tee on nonresident membership.
State Insurance Commissioner How
on the Sth instant revoked the license
of the Colorado Mutual Insurance
| Company of Denver and will ask that
1t be placed in the hands of a receiver.
The Colorado Mutual Company had
offices in the Steele block ]. J. Harris
was secretary. The company was Or
ganized last February 18th, and in
| sured against damage by hail and
storms. The books Of the company
have been under investigation by Com
missioner How for several days. When
Commissioner How began the investi-
CATION of the company's books Secre-
tary Harris closed its office. The CON-
missioner says he found the company
had only $50 on hand when its office
was closed. He says he understands
| that the company had never paid loss
since 1t was Incorporated, and esti-
mates that Colorado policy holders lose
10000 by the company, not only in
paid up premiums, but through the
failure to pay them for the destruction
of their crops by storms. By the re-
cent failure Of the Farmers Mutual
Hail Insurance Company in Kansas
City, Commissioner How says tho
farmers of this state lost from $4,000
to 100000.
At the meeting of the State Board
. Of Pardons on January 3rd a pardon
was granted David Davis, q young
farmer of Sedalia, who assisted in
! driving the substitute operator out of
the Sedalia depot during the Santa Fe
telegraphers' strike. He was SEN
fenced January 20, 1901, to serve from
two to five years for assault to mur-
der. A similar application by George
| N. Anderson was refused. The action
as to Davis was taken In view of
three others Of the same crowd having
been fined S100 and costs each for
simple assault. A pardon was also
granted w. r. Smith, sentenced to two
to four years from Otero county No
vember %, 1900. for larceny. He was
accused Of robbing a drunken railroad
er Of his money. George II. Eaton,
| who received sentence Of eighteen
vanra for murder from Moutezuma