Gilpin observer., 1902-06-19
cOLORADo's CAPITAL.

State Game Commissioner Harris has
caused the arrest of j. G. Morgan at
Empire on the charge of placing saw
dust in the headwaters of the Frazer
river. Morgan owns a sawmill there
and the sawdust from the saws has
been allowed to go into the stream.
This is a menace to the fish, as the fine
particles of wood get into their gills
and cause their death.
The State Pharmaceutal Association,
at its recent meeting in Denver, sub
mitted to Governor Orman list of
names from which he is requested to
make selection of members to ill va
cancies on the State Board of Pharm-
acy as follows: II. Reynolds. A. l..
Clark, G. j. Clayton, w. l.. Shockey,
A. w. Scott S. l.. Bresler, T.. j. Ford,
John Martin, Charles ii. Wells, Is.
Ewing.
Selim A. Peabody, superintendent of
awards at the South Carolina Inter-
state and West Indian Exposition, has
notified Governor Orman that gold
medal has been awarded Colorado for
Its display of gems and minerals at the
exposition. The medal, accompanied
In few days. Mrs. w. w. Grant was
the commissioner in charge of the ex-
hibit, assisted by Harry A. Lee, state
commissioner of mines
The personal liability of directors for
the debt of a corporation, because of
their failure to file the annual report
required by statute, is upheld by de-
cisiOn of the Court of Appeals rendered
in the case of James Cannon, Jr., and
others against the Breckenridge Mer-
camille Company. The company filed
its report six days after the required
date and the court rules that right of
action against individuals occurred i'm
mediately after the default.
Thomas l.. M0nson, the state food
and dairy commissioner, will represent
Colorado at the next annual convention
of the National State Dairy and Food
Commissioners Association. 1t will
be held in Portland Oregon, beginning
July Sth. Besides being invited to at
tend the sessions OF that body and par
ticipate in its deliberations, Commits
sioner MonsOn has been asked to read
paper on the mott important subject
which will come before that assembly,
National Food Laws" "Lo' MOnson
lS Il ndllNc VI MlsSOuTl OWLS eN-
tensive ranch and live stock interests
in Weld county, his home ranch being
located at Fort Lutpon. He was ap-
pointed State food and dairy commits
sioner under the Thomas aiministra-
ton and reappointed by Governor Or
man.
The live stock exhibit of Colorado
cattle men and horse growers at the
st. Louis Exposition, will be the larg-
est and finest ever made by any west
ern state at fair. 1t would not sur
prise COmmissiOner-in-Ch Thatcher
should the exhibit be worth more than
100000. 1t will consist of not only
cows, horses, hogs and sheep made by
private individuals, but collective dis
plays by the score and more stock as
sOciatiOns in the state. During his
last tour in the state Captain Thatcher
spent much time in interesting stock
men and the officers Of associations in
a live stock exhibit. The encourage
ment he received exceeded his most
sanguine expectations. Special atten-
ton will be paid by many 10 thorough
bred stock. To insure the finest spec
linens possible, the selection of exhib-
its has already begun by farmers and
stockholders in the associations. Young
colts, calves, lambs and shotes are being
selected with great care as to their
points, weight and general appearance.
number of stockmen will send whole
lunches of especially fine. cattle,
horses, sheep and hogs. 1t is their in
tentiOn to make such an exhibit that
visitors to the exposition will be con-
vinced that Colorado is not wholly de-
voted to mining, farming and horticul-
ture.