The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1903-12-04
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS


held by John c. Teller in Pueblo coun-
ty. The cancellation of the lease was
ordered because Teller owes the state
81 300 in rentals. He is said to have
also failed to comply with the terms OIL
the lease in other respects.
The War Department has honored
the requisition of the governor of Colo
RADIO for 1000 Krag Jorgenson rifles
and clothing. supplies. and other equip
ment for 1000 men. The supplies will
re regularly issued under the provis-
ions of the Dick bill for the arming
and equipment of the organized militia
of the states and territories.
John T. Bottom. former county at
torney for the county of Arapahoe. has
filed suit in the District Court at Den
yer for $4,4SS.S0 against the city and
county of Denver, which he says is duc
him for salary and fees up to and in
Guiding January IL, 1904, the end of
his term of Office. He claims that the
| twentieth amendment to the constitu-
ton would not operate to lessen his
term.
| Violations of the land and forest
laws are being rigidly prosecuted by
the officers of the local land office.
Special inspectors in the employ of
the government have been looking
| into number of cases during the
/ week, and proceedings will be inst-
tuted against the offenders without de-
lay For trial at the November SEES
sion of the federal court, United
States District Attorney Earl Grams
ton. among other cases has had four
land and forest indictments placed on
| the calendar.
Hundreds of Mormons are moving to
Conejos county. They propose to re-
deem the arid lands of that section and
to create prosperous and populous
community. At the State Land Board
meeting yesterday afternoon, Rachel
McGinnis. who is at the head of the
movement was soldl forty acres of land
which it is understood she will use as
a site for a reservoir Mormons are
experts at irrigation and representa-
tives of the new colony declare that all
the immigrants are men who know how
to irrigate.-Denver News.
During the last three days, says the
Denver News of November Goth, 100
volunteers have been added to the state
militia. Applications from many more
young men anxious to join have been
filed. Nearly all the recruits were sent
to Camp Goldfeld. None of them was
examined here, because the examining
surgeons are on active duty So many
of the new men have seen service re-
Gently. however, that few were reject
ed. The prospect of 81 a day and ev-
erything found" seems to have ap-
pealed strongly to many men out of
work for no effort has been made, ac-
cording to Colonel Bloom, to get re-
cruits. but he has been forced to give
annIii,nts
There is plenty of labor to be per-
formed in Colorado" saws Governor
Peabody "and the men who want to
work will he protected. Interference
with them from anv source will not
he tolerated. nor will unwarranted
methods Of preventing the opening up
of mines which have been closed he
allowed in Colorado This does not
mean that there Is ia he an onslaught
on un;onism Men may have tneir
,ri,rs ~ tbey wisb hut interference
with mon who are willing 10 take
iohs which union men desert will not
IT, aItom,eG Tbis ,nnI;as 10 the West
erp Federation of Miners the coal
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