The Lamar register., 1903-11-25
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL. AFFAIRS

should be recognized in preference to
town licenses.
| l. A. Knight, tho Socialist labor can
didate for Judge of the State Supreme
Court at the recent election. has filed
his certificate of expenses with the sec
| retary of state. His campaign was very
inexpensive. He paid out no money.
| United States Commissioner Hins-
dale is quoted as saying that of the
400 or more Chinese residents Of Den
yer probably not a single one is in this
country unlawfulIy. The commits
| sioner's confidence is due to the ex-
haustivc investigation by federal Of
ficers. recently completed. during
which practically every Celestial was
listed and found able to produce his
papers for inspection.
| w. C. Bradbury has asked the Dis
trict Court at Denver for writ of
| mandamus to force State Auditor
Holmberg to issue warrant on the
state treasurer for $500, this being the
appraised value of several head of dis
| eased live stock which was destroyed
| by the state veterinary board. The
| petitioner states that he received a
certificate and order from the board.
but that on presenting it the auditor
refused to pay it and persists in his
| refusal.
Although jury at Greeley acquitted
| ]. w. Dillon on the charge of killing
| robins. which are protected by the
| laws of the state. the Humane society
will not cease its efforts to convict
persons against whom similar COM
plants are made. If they are brought
| to the attention of the society. The
complaint in this instance was made
to the game commissioners office.
| which conducted the prosecution. but
the Humane society followed the case
with great interest.
A Topeka dispatch says that At
| torney General Coleman and the other
| attorneys for Kansas in the Kansas
Colorado irrigation suit. are preparing
| reply to the answer of Colorado.
| which was fled in the United States
Supreme Court last month. Colorado
claims prior right to the water of
the Arkansas river for irrigation pur-
poses. and to this contention the
Kansas attorneys will devote the most
effort. 1t is not expected that the case
| will come to trial for several months.
Bids were opened at the Indian
| bureau for the construction of n drain
age and sewage system at the Grand
Junction Indian school. Congress has
| appropriated $4,000 for the work and
there were eight bidders, as follows:
ID. j. Tirsway. Denver. S15.S00: ]. s.
Morrison, Denver. $16.125; w. d.
Lowell, Minneapolis. $16,125; Frank b.
Hahn. Salt Lake, 1925; Garretson &
Flothers. Grand Junction. $16.3S1; G..
| w. Anderson & Sons. Colorado Springs
$50. 800; James A. Owen, Minneapolis,
S19,5S0; Andrew Kiemit, Omaha, $l9,-
0O6
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 tie 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 United States Civil Service
Commission has given notice by cir
culars placed at the Federal building
in Denver of a series of examinations
to be held during the latter part of
| November. and in December and jan
uary. for the purpose of securing ELI
| gibles for various parts of the gov
| ernment service. Some of the posi-
| tions open for candidates are: Cadet
| in revenue service. architectural
| draughtsmen for Philippine service,
agricultural teacher for Haskell Indi-
an school. male teacher in Philippines
and several berths for civil. mechani-
cal. steam and electrical engineers.
| The list of vacancies is comprehen-
sive. and young men desirous of en-
tering Uncle Sans employ should
have no difficulty in securing the
positions for which they are best
adapted.
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 S. Thomas. The total was $685.
531.94, and the money is to be paid
from the surplus revenues of the years
1900, 1901 and 1902. The claims in
clude the vouchers of the Soldiers and
Sailors Home. the State Insane Asy-
lum, and the certificates of the State
University. These claims run from
October /. 1899. to December 8 of the
same year. Besides the several indi-
viduals who will profit by this pay
ment there are the following banks:
Colorado National National Bank of
Commerce Denver National. all of
Denver; and the First National. Ma
tional State Bank, and Boulder Nation
al, all of Boulder.
A test made recently of the Clough
dustless street sweeper on stone block
pavement at the intersection of Mar
ket and Fourteenth streets demonstrate
ed that the device is satisfactory in
cleaning that character of street sur
face. Heretofore the tests had been
confined to asphalt. The work of the
machine was especially complete in the
taking of all debris from the inter-
stices between the stone blocks All
the debris picked up by the brushes is
carried on an elevator to a box located
under the drivers seat. This box is
portable. When filled the driver stops