The Lamar register., 1902-05-14
COLORADO'S CAPITAL.


Board of Education has issued compli-
mentnry state life teachers diplomas
TO u. L. VI. Butler. former supcrintend-
ent of the Argo and GlObevillc schools,
and Frof Ira De Long of the State
University
Governor Orman has appointed Mrs.
Thera Saitrrlce of Cripple Creek, SUI
perinten,"nt of schools of Teller coun-
ty, mellhrr of the Greeley State Nor
mai School EXaminin. Board. lie al
so appointed Jennie c. Dunkel of Den
Yer n member Of the board of control
of the State Industrial School for
Girls.
Attorney General c. c. Post has pro-
mulgated Il letter to the public in
which he says that hereafter no Opin-
ions Will Ice given from the attorney
generals office. except to the General
Assembly, the governor scscretary OF
state, treasurer, auditor, superintend-
ent of schools and the various state
boards.
Since th" new revenue law went into
effect. DR. thiploy has collected almost
$4,000 IN liquor license tax. Added
to that is more than $4,000 from the
corporation flat tax. and more than
twice thr amount of both from the i'll
surance department in the shape Of
fees. The actual receipts of the in
surnnce department for April were
81 1,451.22. The secretary Of state took
in S11,6I325 and Clerk perchard of the
Court of Appeals $735.
Sixteen notaries public We're appoint
ed on May LIST by Governor Orman, as
follows: Albert j. Allen, Greeley;
Hattie $. Bourne, Cripple Creek; Pliny
l.
Gardner, King Preston. Steamboat
Springs: Thomas IL. Gibbs, John A.
Lambert. Hattie Wigton, Pueblo; Car
roll G. Hawkins, Paonia; Anna NJ.
IIuth, ArSenc Il. Jouno. Hannah j.
O'Toole, Denver. lose l. Luccro, Agui-
lar; A. lex Molrttc. Pagosa Springs;
William l.. Russell, Boone; Lewis w.
Sowards, Trinidad.
The State Board of Equalization has
fixed the valuation of the lines and
property of the Western Union Telc-
graph Company in the state at 500.
60 which is about $500 more than
last year, the addition being on account
of new lines and apparatus Installed
during the year. OF this total, $3.50
falls upon the Self Winding Clock
Company. an auxiliary concern oper-
ating in Denver. Colorado Springs and
Pueblo. and $4,000 is on account of
wires and poles owned by the Burling-
ton road and leased to tn" Western
Union.
State Dairy Commissioned Monson
has written to the Agricultural Depart
ment nj Washington asking whether
sugar beet pulp is wholesome food
for cattle. He says he has heard that
1t Is not wholesome. as the process by
which the saccharine substances are
squeezed out of the vegetable leaves
acid injurious to cattle. AS sugar beet
pulp Is coming more and more into IA
vor as II dairy feed, the dairy commits
siOner considers the question of great
Importance, and ns soon ms he receives
n reply lie will give the opinion of the
Agricultural Department 10 the dairy
men OF the state.
Secretary Martha A. Shute of the
State Board of Horticulture recently
received a letter from james X. Com
ings of CorteZ. Colorado. saying the
Montczumn County Horticultural So
ciety has just been organized. a. NJ,
Dillon is the president: j. II. Giles,
vice president, and Mr.. Comipgs, secrc-
tary and treasurer of the new organi-
Zation. Fruit and ornamental trees in
Montezuma county have suffered
greatly from insects, and one of the
chief ends of the new society is To
abatc the chronological nuisance. The
county commissioners have been pcti-
toned to appoint Il horticultural III
spector. whose duty 1t shall be to visit
the orchards and take what measures
he may to prevent the spread of the ill.,
sect pests. The society will also pre-
pare a suitable exhibit to represent
that county at the coming state fair.
The April report of the Humane So
ciety agent at the meeting nt the state
house, showed unusual activity by
the department last year. The report
showed that the cases of two men,
four women. SiXty-onc girls and fifty
two boys We're investigated. OF dumb
brutcs 24O horses, 395 head of cattle,
seven logs and one car were taken un-
der the protecting wing of the humane
agent. Two animals We're destroyed,
and seven ordered out of harness. The
society had six cases in court III Arap-
ahoc county, involving ten children
and seven cases growing out of cruel
ty To animals. All We're won by the
society Two girls We're sent TO the In
dusfrial School for Girls, and one boy
To the School for Boys. Twelve other
small children Were sent to the various
benevolent and charitable institutions
for children about Denver. State
Agcn, Kerr investigated the cases of
1000 head of cattle and forty one head
of horses. Four agents Were secured
and thirteen new ones appointed. Or
the number of miles Travelled by the
agents the totals were: BY rail. l,1GJ;
by wheel, 13I, and by horse, ITO.
The BOARD of Pardons extended
clcmcuCy to but three of the dozen or
more petitioners whose cases were con-
sidrrcd May md. George Anderson.