The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-05-12

Governor feaDOuy mas aCCepteu thS
resignation of John H. Gabriel as
member of the board of control of the
State Industrial School for Girls.
Charles F. Parker of Julesburg, su-
perintendent of schools for Sedgwick
county, has been appointed by the
governor member of the State Nor
NAL School Examining Board.
The Board of Pardons will not hold
q meeting until after the return OF
| Secretary C. E. Hagar from the confer
| ence of Charities and Corrections. This
will be some time near the end of the
month.
| 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 1st in
making an investigation. The river
has ehcroached on several acres OF
land which it is desired to reclaim
| On Thursday, May 7th. the State
Board of Equalization began bearing
the statements of the attorneys for the
corporations. whose property vNlua-
tions are annually fixed by the bosrd.
All of these arguments must be con-
cluded by May 18th. Then the board
will begin the task OF fixing che valua-
tions. Daily sessions will be held to
hear the lawyers.
| Every insurance solicitor in the
! state will be compelled to pay an an
nual license fee of 81 by the State In
surance Department. The officials have
| discovered that the number is much
| smaller this year than last. and will
make an investigation to determine
why this is the case. All will be made
to remit the amount demanded by the
state.
The sale of timber from the state
| lands will be discontinued except in
rare instances. The State Land Board
/ has passed a resolution to this effect.
The threatened destruction of the for
ests is responsible for the movement.
cuted and the timber inspectors have
been instructed to use especial precau-
tions in their work.
In answer to the requests of the De-
partment of Colorado and Wyoming
G. A. r. the State Land Board has
granted lease on Beecher island in
the Republican river, in eastern Colo
RADIO. The island is the scene of
former Indian battle. The G. A. r. pro-
poses to erect monument on the spot
to the memory of Colonel Beecher.
who commanded and won the battle.
During April the State Land Office
collected larger sum of money than
during any month in the history of the
department. the excess being $4,000.
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 S30,057
turned over to the treasurer more than
$4,000 goes to the permanent and in
come funds for the public schools.
The State Live Stock Inspection
Board on May LIST reappointad the fol-
lowing inspectors: Charles F. Hart
man of Denver; Z. o. Locker of Kan
sas City; w. B. Horn OF Omaha w.
F. Reed of Pueblo; Moseby A. Lee of
La Junta; w. e. Fitch of Sterling; j.
b, Simpson of Rifle. and James Run
yam of st. Joseph. A. II. Webster was
appointed inspector at Alamosa. J. w.
Trusdale at Montrose. and L. p. Moore
was appointed assistant inspector at
Denver Salaries were not fixed. but
these inspectors will probably receive
the full legal limit of s100 per month.
The new State Board of Live Stock
inspectors met at Denver May 1st and
organized as follows: President. l.. B.
Sylvester of Monte Vista; secretary.
Edward McCrillis: treasurer. j. w.
Bennett of Fort Collins; stenographer.
Miss Mabel Challonder; state veterin-
ary surgeon, DR.. Charles G.. Lamb of
Denver; executive committee, l.. B.
Sylvester, A. N. Parrish, Lamar; L. X.
Watkins. Denver; NJ. w. Jones. Ra-
NAH: B. II. Dubois. Denver. DR..
Charles G. Lamb of Denver was ap-
pointed the state veterinarian to succeed
nC ~
port in the board. The salary is 81. 800.
Edward McCrillis was reappointed Sec
retary at a salary of 800 per month.
Miss Mabel Challonder was reappoint-
ed stenographer.
There probably will be no further ef
forts TO attack the validity of the home
rule amendment (known as the Rush
bilD. says the Denver Republican of
May 9Th The Supreme Court yester-
day denied the application for a re-
hearing of the case in which c. S. FL
der and p. j. Sours figured as the con-
testants. This settles the case as far
as the state court is concerned. and at
torneys say it is not likely that it will
be taken into the federal Supreme
Court. BY the ruling of the court yes
terday the former majority opinion
will remain effective without modifica-
ton. 1t is said by lawyers convers-
ant with the case that the government
is SO little affected that the Supreme
Court of the United States would hard
ly consider it even If an effort is made
to take it to that tribunal. In annonnc-
ing the decision the court made no
comment and did not hand down an
opinion. Only the formal order deny
ing the rehearing was entered and an
nounced.
H. j. Clark who was sentenced to
fifteen months in the penitentary on
the charge of grand larceny. has been