The Elbert County tribune., 1903-06-11
COLORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY

close at noon Saturday during the
months of June. July and August.
A large calendar is being prepared
for the July meeting OF the State Board
of Pardons over thirty cases Will be
taken up and considered at that time.
Liquor dealers of the state to the
number OF 500 have failed to pay
the state tax OF s25 due on April 4th.
and are deaf TO all notifications OF their
debt by the state treasurer. Because
of this the Golfers of the state do not
contain the sum of s37 500 which they
should have contained since the first
of May. Only a few Of the large num-
ber OF dealers in the state have paid
any attention to the notifications.
The State Board OF Pardons at its
meeting June 5th commuted the SEN
tcnce OF J.. w. Moore to nine months.
setting him free at once. Moore. NO.
5564." was sentenced from Boulder
county, October %. 1902. to term OF
from one year to fifteen months. for
forgery He was formerly Boulder
merchant of high standing and his fall
was caused by drink. He is 55 years
OF age and has an invalid wife and four
children.
The State Land Board at Its meet
two railroads. The Denver. Northwest
ern & Pacific was given strip 200 feet
wide and half a mile in length In Grand
county, and the Colorado and South
eastern was given passage over three
fourths OF mile of state land in Las
Animas county. At the same meeting
the rental on state land occupied by
the National Printers Home was re-
duced from 500 to s12 per year.
Ex-Governor Routt visited the cap
itol grounds a few days ago to inspect
the walnut trees which he planted
during his regime as member OF the
board Of capitol managers. The trees.
from the seed of a great walnut tree
which grew In the yard of the home
of Abraham Lincoln in Illinois, were
brought to Denver by the governor,
who planted some in his own yard,
and taking slips from these placed
them on the capitol grounds. The
trees were planted five years ago and
are all nourishing.
The election contest instituted by
Robert W. Bonynge against John #.
Shafroth In the First Congressional
district has now passed to Washing
ton. the evidence having been all taken
and sent to the chief clerk of the
House It will be opened and briefed
and referred to one of the three stand
ing committees on privileges and elec-
tions. The committee will not report
on 1t to the House until April or May.
probably, md in the meantime Con-
gressman Shafroth will retain his seat
as he holds the certificate of election.
w. T. Kirkpatrick has turned over
to the state his fish hatcheries at EN-
erald Lakes and Commissioner Wood
ard has taken charge OF the establish
ment The hntcheries will be used this
year. and 1t is probable that the owner
win permit the state to have charge
of them for a number of years. and
perhaps permanently. With this es-
tablishment and the reopening of the
hatchery at Steamboat Springs. the
state has five Institutions Of the kind.
The three others are located at Den
yer, Durango and Gunnison. All are
in full working order. and the COM
missioner says the output of trout fry
should be very large this season.
Accounts of the Soldiers and Sailors
Home were found in excellent condi-
tion by l.. D. Schwanbeck. the special
examiner who made an examination at
the instance of the governor. His re-
port gives the board of trustees OF the
home at Monte Vista credit for having
conducted the institution in the best
manner possible. In the report Mr..
Schwanbeck shows that the so-called
mileage graft" did not exist with this
board, anyway. and that the members
must have even spent some of their
own money in order to attend meet
ings and transact the business of the
institution. As an illustration the re-
port showed that when n half rate was
obtained on railroad. that was all the
members charged in their expense ac-
counts. The work of the special exam
iner has been nearly completed with
this investigation.
Eight languages will be used in
warning people of the, provisions of
the game law. Cloth signs setting
forth the law regarding the killing of
game will be posted in 5000 places
throughout the state. Game Commits
sioner Woodward is arranging for this
system of protecting animals and fish
Under the new game laws the season
for hunting and fishing is very short
This is not generally understood. To
inform all. the game commissioner has
determined TO bedeck the trees and the
poles In all parts of the state with the
printed warnings These will briefly
explain the seasons for hunting and
fishing. About 100 special wardens
have been appointed to date. 1t is
probable that many more will be
named. These positions do not carry
a salary. but the force is an important
auxiliary in protecting the game and
fish Under the last administration,
there were 400 special deputies.
President Roosevelt and W. A. Rich
ards, commissioner of the general land
office. have been asked TO sanction the
exchange of more than 100000 acres of
forest lands owned by Colorado for
agricultural lands owned by the gov
ernment. Both are expected to ap-
prove of this plan to further the work
of preserving forests and sources of