The state herald., 1903-06-12


Liquor dealers Of the state to the
number Of 800 have failed to pay
the state tax of s25 due on April 4th,
and are deaf to all notifications of their
debt by the state treasurer Because
of this the Golfers of the state do not
contain the sum of S37 500 which they
should have contained since the first
of May. Only few of the large num-
Der of dealers in the state have paid
any attention to the notifications.
The State Board of Pardons at its
meeting June 5th commuted the SEN
tence of j. w. Moore to nine months,
setting him free at once. Moore. No.
556i." was sentenced from Boulder
county, October 90. 1902. to a term of
from one year to fifteen months, for
forgery He was formerly Boulder
merchant of high standing and his fall
was caused by drink. He is 90 years
of age and has an invalid wife and four
children.
The State Land Board at its meet
ing June 9th granted rights of way to
two railroads. The Denver. Northwest
ern & Pacific was given a strip 200 feet
wide and half mile in length in Grand
county, and the Colorado and South
eastern was given passage over three
fourths of a mile of state land in Las
Animas county. At the same meeting
the rental on state land occupied by
the National Printers Home was re-
duced from 500 to sl2 per year.
Ex-Governor Routt visited the cap
itol grounds few days ago to inspect
the walnut trees which he planted
during his regime as a member of the
board of capitol managers. The trees,
from the seed of a great walnut tree
which grew in the yard of the home
of Abraham Lincoln in Illinois. were
brought to Denver by the governor.
who planted some in his own yard,
and taking slips from these placed
them on the capitol grounds. The
trees were planted five years ago and
are all iiourishing.
The election contest instituted by
Robert w Bonyuge against John F.
Shafroth in the First Congressional
district, has now passed to Washing
ton. the evidence having been all taken
and sent TO the chief clerk OF the
House. II will be opened and briefed
and referred to one of the three stand
Ing committees on privileges and cleo
tions. The committee will not report
on It to the House until April or May,
probably. and in the meantime Con-
gressman Shafroth will retain his seat
as he holds the certificate of election.
W. T. Kirkpatrick has turned over
to the state his fish hatcheries at En-
erald Lakes and Commissioner Wood
l,as tul %. al tho ul.1fgh-
ment. The hatCheries will be used this
year. and II is probable that the owner
viii permit the state to have charge
Of them for a number Of years. and
perhaps permanently. With this es-
tablishmont and the reupening OF the
hatchery AZ Steamboat Springs, the
state has five institutions Of the kind.
The three others are located at Den
yer, Durango and Gunnisun All are
in full working order. and the com
missioner says the output OF trout fry
should be very large this season.
Accounts Of the Soldiers and Sailors
Home were found In excellent condl-
tiOn by l.. y, Schwanbeck. the special
examiner who made an examination at
the instance OF the governor. His re-
port gives the board OF trustees Of the
home az Monte Vista credit for having
conducted the institution In the best
manner possible In the report Mr.
Schwanbock shows that the so-called
mileage graft did not exist with this
board, anyway and that the members.
must have even spent some OF their
own money In order TO attend meet
ings and transact the business of the
institution As an illustration the re-
port showed that when half rate was
obtained on a railroad, that was all the
members charged In their expense ac-
counts. The work OF the special exam
iner has been nearly completed with
this investigation.
Eight languages will be used In
warning people OF the provisions of
the game law. Cloth signs setting
forth the law regarding the killing Of
game will be posted In 5000 places
throughout the state. Game Commits
sionor Woodward is arranging for this
system Of protecting animals and FISH
Under the new game laws the season
for hunting and fishing Is very short
This is not generally understood. To
inform all. the game commissioner has
determined TO bedeck the trees and the
poles In all parts OF the state with the
printed warnings These will briefly
explain the seasons Tor hunting and
have been appointed ia date II Is
probable that many more viii BE-
named. These positions do not carry
n salary. but the force Is an important
auxiliary In protecting the game and
FISH Under the last administration.
there were 800 special deputies.
President Roosevelt and W A. Rich
ards, commissioner of the general land
once. have been asked to sanction the
exchange Of more than 100000 acres OF
forest lands owned by Colorado for
agricultural lands owned by the gov
crnment Both are expected to ap-
prove oi this plan to further tho work
uf preserving forests and HuurceA OF
water supply. Henry Nicholson. who
has charge Of the work ~ the Forestry
bureau la Colorado. presented the mat
ter 20 the executive and the commits
aioner At Cheyenne while both We're
there Monday The matter will be
taken up NJ Washington and action
Will probably follow Immediately In
accordance with the wish of the state
Land Board II l. for the purpose OF
parpetnating the water supply of the
state In order that the agricultural
progress may be continued thai the
State Land Board has given Register
Woodruff authority 10 exchange the
timber lands for agricultural lands
now held by the government The de-
niric,ion of the timber IN In itself the
smallest feS'ufe ~ the ease II In the
water question that makes action Inn