The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-08


family will be exempt from garnish-
ment. If the pay is s. per week or
less II is all exempt
State Engineer Carpenter has been
requested by the Board of Insane Asy-
lum at Pueblo to give advice as to the
best method of protecting the asylum
grounds from flood waters of the Ar
kansas river He spent May lst in
making an investigation. The river
has encroached on several acres of
land which it is desired 10 reclaim.
A Denver morning paper says that
w. c. Munsell, the self-confessed abb
sconder who appropriated state funds
while clerk of the fiat tax department
under former Auditor c. w. Crouter.
is in the City Of Mexico. according to
the statements of two residents of Col
orado who say they saw him there.
They have informed state officials, and
Munsell may be eXtradited.
During April the State Land Office
collected larger sum of money than
during any month in the history OF the
department, the excess being $S,Ooo.
This is due to the newly inaugurated
policy of compelling delinquents to
pay up, and the higher rentals. Schools
of the state will benefit greatly as re-
suit of these measures. OF the S3O,OoI
turned over to the treasurer more than
$4,000 goes to the permanent and in
come funds for the public schools.
Prosecutions will be begun Of a
number of persons who have been sell
ing certain product, designated as
Iowa butter. Mrs. Mary Wright, the
state dairy commissioner. has found
that most of this product is really
oleomargarine She has had samples
analyzed and finds them imitation but
ter. Both the government and state
laws are violated by the makers and
sellers of this product. Mrs. Wright
says many are handling it in the cities
of the state.
The following local live stock in
spectors were appointed by the State
Board May End: William Henmerle
Wolcott; Benjamin Boyer. Westclitfe;
b. J. Mooney, Sugar City; Homer
Walker. Hayden: Robert Coyte, But
ler; John Stewart. kremmling; w. J..
McAfee, Las Animas; j. r. Smith, La
mar; Dolph Lusk. Antelope Springs;
J. w. Melrosc. Pagosa Springs; Fred
Eubanks. Ramah; Robert McNicholls,
Durango; Joseph Morrison. Arriola;
ii. Il. Morgan, Dolores.
The third page In the dispute be-
tween +. NJ. Irish and r. NJ. Colder,
member OF the board of control of the
State Home and Industrial School for
Girls, was turned in the District Court
April eth, when Mr.. Irish demanded
that Golders answer to the suit for
$50. 900 damages be made more explicit.
Mr.. Irish claims that Golder's charges
us to his management of the Home
we're wholly unfounded and malicious
Colder filed an answer admitting hav'
ing made the charges. and following
this up with the affirmation that the
charges We're true. 1t is this last allie
CATION that Mr.. Irish wants made more
explicit and certain. Mr.. Colder has
already pleaded the law of privileged
communication in reply to the charge
that he. as member of the board
conducted the investigation and filed
his report with the governor.
Several Colorado inventors have
asked the Worlds Fair board to give
their airships the financial support
needed to contest in the Worlds F; l
test, for which prizes of 100000 have
been offered. William NJ. Morris OF
Monte Vista is the latest of these in
ventors to write to members of the
board asking for consideration. He
has invehted several venti!atng ma
chimes for mines and other devices fol
this work. and in a letter to the lieu
tenant governor says that he is GER
tain that his airship would have 6
good chance to take one of the nrizes
Two other inventors have written tc
the board These are Charles Hess
.~f 7 -,yt T.N1 4 Dy,I
Jamison OF Pueblo. Mr. Morris offers
to demonstrate that his machine is
practicable by giving free exhibition:
in Denver if the fair board will beal
the expenses.
Floods resulting from the bursting
of storage reservoir dams built by ir
rigation companies will be prevented
by the closest scrutiny of the work b,
the state engineer or his deputy Th,
state engineer has announced that tn,
law governing the construction of res
ervoirs will be rigidly enforced here
after. Under the statutes not onl,
must the state engineer approve tn,
PLAN vi all dams. but he must inspec
the work from time to time to see tha
the proper materials are being used
and that the specifications are beni
followed. Many have misunderstood
the law as to the inspection of tn
WORK, and reservoirs have therefor
been built without official sanction
Many persons have written to tn
state engineer informing him tha
they fear dams in the section wher
taey reside are unsafe. and that ther
is danger of floods. Professor Carpen
ter says that attention will be give
to make all of these safe.
r. ]. Clark. who was sentenced t
fifteen months in the penitsntiary o
the charge of grand larceny. has bee
pardoned by Lieutenant Governo
Haggott He was Immediately give
liberty The pardon was granted at tn
request of public officials. bushes me
and members of the jury at Denve
that returned the verdict Judge Mu
lins and the district attorney did nc
ho orf William, y;,-