The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1903-10-09

State liquor licenses are being rap
idly collected by the Office of State
Treasurer Newton. At present there is
from $500 to $500 day coming In from
this source. On the 9TH instant there
were eight licenses brought in, and this
Is about the general average for the
day. This is the first time that the IL
censes have been collected by the state
and the results are gratifying to the
state officials. The license for the
state is SIS, and saloon keepers all
over the state will be required to pay
1t. The clerical force OF the treasur-
er's office has been busy for some time
sending out notices to the saloon keep
ers.-Denver Republican.
Curator VIII c. Ferrill of the State
Historical Society recently received a
letter from Mis-. l.. Il. Harvey. secre-
tary and librarian of the State Library
of Montana, inquiring how the state Of
Montana received Its name. The letter
recitcs an excerpt from the report OF
the labor commissioner OF 1900 OF Mon
tana. in which Gen. J. w Denver Is
credited with having given Montana its
name. II relates that Senator Douglass
of Civil War fame was looking for a
name for the new territory. now Mon
tana, which was to be added to the I'm
ion. General Denver. In CONVERSE
ton. suggested the name Montana and
so IL was named when the bill passed
congress In 1864. The writer of the let
ter has doubts as to the authenticity of
the story and asks to be enlightened.
Mr.. Ferrill will search through the
archives Of his library in the basement
at the state house and Will find the in
formation and forward the same to the
writer Of the letter.
Upon a question of absolute prlyl-
leEe," under which there can he no
libel. Judge Johnson has entered rul-
ing In the case OF Frank ~ Irish
against Robert Colder. which virtually
dismisses the suit. Mr.. Irish was re-
moved from the Office of superintend-
ent of the State Industrial School for
Girls some time last winter. after
sensational investigation OF conditions
AT the school In which the Governor
took n hand. He claimed that some
OF the charges preferred against him
omanatcd from Colder. and that they
were false. lie accordingly brought
suit for 100000 damages. alleging SLAM
der and libel. Goldcr's attorneys raised
the question ms to privilege. In the mat
ter OF investigating lrlshs conduct.
claiming that the examining commit
tee acted as court and with full
power TO summon and oNnmin wit
ncssos. and that therefore an absolute
privilege was vested In II to speak
freely ON all matters connected with
the Inquiry, Under those conditions
Judge johnson has ruled that Colder
was Incapable Of libel
Attorney General Miller has given an
opinion TO State Auditor Holmberg.
preparation Of the Soldiers and Sail
Ors' Homo 10 the second class. This
viii mem that the 100000 which Is due
the institution for the biennial period
will be paid by Auditor iIolmborg In
N. opinion which Mr.. Miller gave he
stated that he believed that tho Lcgis-
lpturc meant thht institutions OF thii
sort should be paid their full appropr.
alton before any IT the building nddl.
tlon funds became available. The In
mates Of this home can not. by reason
uf their incapacily, leave II and II IL
the duty of the state 10 support them
and the home. In tho second clnss
there are building and improvement
appropriations which ought not TO be
put In ahead of the maintenance fund
~ any institution. and II was on this
ground that Attorney General Miller
decided that the appropriation should
he raised IN class and paid. II might
have been paid otherwise. but the
members Of the board Of control of
the institution did not want 10 ,ako
amy chances on the matter aud for this
reason asked that In class be rniscd.
state Engineer Carpenter recently
received request from the owners of
Fossil Creek reservoir 10 have Tint
body Of water surveyed according 10
tho law passed by the last Legislature.
requiring that this DO done. Alr Car.
pcnicr stated that surveyors. would he
sent 10 take charge M the worl, NJ
soon ~ possible. The reservoir n In
l.hrimcr county short distance from
Fort collins Similar requests have
been made by owners of other rcaor.
yoirs In the state nuiibly among them
being the Twin Lakes reservoir The
work nj irwin Lpkcs viii take over q
month TO complete.