The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-20
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

Aitef an investigation OF complaints
that +. H. Sweetman. a large sheep
owner of Las Animas county. had been
using for years 2.16O acres of land
which he had rot leased from the state.
the State Land Board informed him
| that 1t would be necessary for him to
secure lease il he wished to continue
the use of it. He complied with the
request, and now the state will get
$4.10S year from Mr.. Sweetman. He
owns 7G0 acres. The leased land sur
rounds this
The October bulletin of the State
Board OF Health. in comparison with
that of the preceding month, shows a
decrease Of nine cases of diphtheria
and one case of smallpox, and an in
crease of thirty-three cases of scarlet
fever and fifty-six cases of typhoid fe-
ver. During the month DR.. II. r. Nc
Graw, medical inspector, visited Trini-
dad and Engleyille to inspect diph-
liberia; FlOrissant to inspect the water
supply, ard Greeley to investigate the
sanitary conditions with reference to
the use of sewage water for irrigation
purposes.
That an executor cannot resign his
position as such for a money consid
Grafton when such resignation will
benefit other executors, was the ruling
of the Court of Appeals in the case OF
Lydia w. Currier ct al. against Horace
G. Clark, clerk of the Supreme Court,
in what is known as the Currier will
case. 1t Is stated that Clark relin-
quished his trust for $1,000 and took
notes for the same. 1t was held, in
the opinion written by Justice Gunter,
that an agreement for an executor to
resign was illegal. The Currier estate
is in Weld county and it is valued at
about 100000.
While Governor William II. Hunt of
Porto Rico Is not known to have yet
placed his resignation in the hands of
the President, it has been officially an
nounced without qualification from the
White House that he will retire from
his present position within the next
few months and will succeed United
States. District Judge Hiram Knowles
in Montana, of which state Governor
Hunt is resident. Judge Knowles will
retire at the age Of seventy, next jan
uary. The resignation of Governor
Hunt has led to mention of the possible
elevation of Secretary Charles Hartzell
of Colorado to the governorship.
A Denver News dispatch from Sugar
City. November 14th, says: The State
Humane Society has been called to in
vestigate the report brought in to-day
from the range country north of here
that cattle are actually dying of thirst
1t seems that nearly all the lakes and
water holes have been fenced up by
settlers, and as the streams are now
entirely dry thousands of cattle will
perish unless the situation is speedily
relieved. One stockman to-day says
he saw no less than 1000 head of cat
tie along the fence which surrounds a
lake, and that there were many dead
and dying. 1t is expected the Humane
Society will compel the owners of the
range cattle to provide water.
The State Board of Health is send
ing out circular letters to the school
boards of the state, saying that great
care should be taken at this time in
regard to contagious diseases. The lat
ter states that 1t is the duty of teach
ers to see that all of the children are
vaccinated; and that when any of
them have been i'll they are not to re-
turn to school before they are wholly
| well. The passage of regulations of a
strict nature concerning sick pupils is
| urged. The letter opens with state
| ment from the state superintendent of
| public instruction. Mrs. Helen Grenfell,
| saying that the State Board Of Health
has the right to ask that great care
be taken with contagious diseases.
Mayor Wright is making an effort to
have Denver's streets better cleaned,
and without creating so much dust as
the sweepers. He recently sent Com
missioner of Supplies Alexander Nisbet
and Superintendent of Street Cleaning
j. K. Stuart to Omaha and st. Louis
| to inspect the devices used in those cit
les and they have returned with the
| information that in St. Louis patent
street flushing machine Is utilized with
substantial success. For Belgium block
pavement 1t Is the only device that
works satisfactorily, because water is
| thrown against the surface Of the thor
oughfares with such force that all the
dust and debris is washed out of the
crevices. On asphalt the washing Is
just as complete. The only question
| now seems to be the cost of the water
Preparations have been completed by
the state auditors office for the pay
ment of nearly $4,000 of the def,
cheney warrants left over from the ad-
ministration of former governor
| Charles 8. Thomas. The total was $685.