The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-09-15
COLORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY


Montgomery has received letter from
president Jerome OF the Overland
cotton mills. asking him to make
thorough investigation of the condition
OF the laborers at the mills. He in
vites the closest inspection of the
workings of the mill and the treatment
OF the employees. Some time ago Mr..
Montgomery received complaints con-
cerning the laborers at the mills. lie
looked into the situation and he found
that there was no cause for complaint.
Mrs. Helen Grenfell state .superin-
tendent of public instruction, was re-
, Gently in Amity, Colorado. where she
| visited the Cherry Creek home con-
Quoted by the Salvation Army. There
are three homes of the army in the
United states-in New Jersey. Utah
and Colorado. The schools are run for
the benefit of children picked up in the
slums of cities. Mrs. Grenfell says she
found that the home was in excellent
condition. and that she believes that
the Salvation Army was doing great
work.
| The first case involving the game
laws of the state taken to the Court
of Appeals, was filed September 3rd
with the clerk of the court The case
is entitled f. w. Hornbeck against C.
NJ. White. and is appealed from the
District Court of Mesa county. Horn
beck. it is claimed. had 800 hides
which were unlawfully in his posses
sion. White, as deputy game warden,
seized the hides, and Hornbeck sued
to recover them in the court below.
The jury returned for the game war
den. The case is appealed on assign
ments of error.
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Board on the 3rd inst. deposited the
funds of the Land Board for the month
of August with the state treasurer. The
amount is trifle less than is usaully
turned over at the end of each month.
The total sum SIG 692 81. The
school funds share of this amounts to
e10.741.45. Secretary of State James
Cowie also deposited the money re-
reived through his office with the treas
urer. The total was $9.309.15. This is
for incorporation and other fees. The
amount shown Is about the same as
that of last month.
There probably will be no law suits
between the Board of State Capitol
Managers and the city and county OF
Denver There has been no end of dis
pute over the question of whether the
board should pay share of the ex-
cinity of the state house. the city al
leging that the share of the state was
SEQ, 1000 Rather than have any trouble
with the city. the board has decided to
pay its share without, interest. The
board voted to pay the $1S,170.75 now
due, but not to pay $1.65S interest
charged up by the city.
Five additional counties of the state
tlled abstracts of assessment with
State Auditor Holmberg Sept s. In
general the counties show about the
same assessed valuation that was re-
turned last year. Ell Paso showed
slight decrease. 1t was expected this
county would show a large increase.
Kit Carson reported the assessed val
uation to be s1.704. .O66. Las Animas
s11 ,003,315, Chafee S3.141,s70, Lake
e6.l79, i'll and El Paso $24 .2S9.000, the
latter showing decrease of 100000.
All but seven of the county assessors
had filed their reports with the auditor
up to the Sth inst. Pueblo. one of the
largest and richest counties OF the
state, is one of these.
The State Land Board. at Its meet
ing September 3rd. decided to cancel
the land leases of Tabor and Skinner
and put the land up for public bids on
October LIST. The firm of Tabor and
skinner leased over $4,000 acres of
land in south El Paso and north Pu-
eblo counties, in 1898. 1t is claimed
by the land board that s5.5l4 is due
the state for back rent. Demand has
been made for this money, but 1t is
claimed that no effort has been made
on the part of the firm to pay 1t. II
the company does not decide to pay
the state its back rent, then suit will
be brought by thetand board for s2l.-
900, which is asserted to be the total
amount due for rent since 1890, when
the company took possession of the
land.
BY decision in the District Court
Rt Denver, on the Sth instant. Judge
Johnson gave the first Interpretation
of the mechanics lien law passed by
the Fourteenth Assembly. This law
provides that II the contract for the
erection of building is not placed
on record, the labor done and the ma
terials furnished by any and all per-
sons shall ce deemed to have been done
and supplied at the personal instance
of the owner. In his decision Judge
johnson helu that the law should not
be taken to mean that the owner was
personally responsible and liable to
suit for the material and labor in that
he had not fled the contract. He held
that by the statute where an owner
fails to record his contract he is not
personally liable but that the mechanic
simply has lien on the property it.
self for material or labor or both.
The list OF successful applicants for
admission to the Colorado State Bar
has been completed. Those who passed
the examination held at the capitol
June 26th and 9th. arc: j. Garfield
Buell., William b. Thomas, Jr.; Fred
erick W. Clark. A. Fl. Romans. Fran
els Davy, Walter Stickney, Omar E.
Garwood. Benjamin Basel. James w.
CanIt Roscoe Tracy York L Milton