The Lamar register., 1903-05-13

| 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 food waters of the Ar
kansas river. He spent May list In
making an investigation. Thee river
has encroached on several acres OF
land which it is desired to reclaim.
On Thursday, May 7th. the State
Board of Equalization began hearing
the statements of the attorneys for the
corporations, whose property valua-
tions are annually fixed by the board.
All of these arguments must be con-
cluded by May 18th. Then the board
will begin the task OF fixing the 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 resolution to this effect.
The threatened destruction of the for
ests is responsible for the movement.
Trespassers will be vigorously prose-
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 a 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 a 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. or the $3O,O57
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 reappointed the fol-
| lowing inspectors: Charles F. Hart
man of Denver; L. o. Locker of Kan
sas City; w; B. Horn OF Omaha; w:
+. Reed # Pueblo; Moseby A. Lee OF
La Juy a; W. Il. Fitch of Sterling; ].
b. c.npson of Rifle. and James Rum
| yan of st. Joseph. A. ii. Webater was
| appointed inspector at Alamosa. ]. w.
| Trusdale at Montrose, and Il. p. Moore
was appointed assistant inspector at
Denver Salaries were not fixed, but
these inspectors will probably receive
the full legal limit of 800 per month.
A fee of 3 cents will be collected
this year on each head of live stock
inspected by the State Board of Stock
Inspection Commissioners for ship
ment out of the state. This Is the
maximum sum allowed under the law
passed by the last Legislature. which
became effective May list. By new
lect not more than 3 cents for each
head of stock inspected. Every head
must be inspected before being loaded
on the cars. The board decided that
this year, the first under the new law,
the full amount must be collected in
order to establish the new system.
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
DR.. A. p. McCapes. Each had good sup
port in the board. The salary is $1,000.
Edward McCrillis was reappointed Sec
retary at a salary of 500 per month.
Miss Mabel Challonder was reappoint-
ed stenographer.
There probably will be no further eff
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. Ell
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 1t is not likely that 1t 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 1t even If an effort Is made
to take 1t to that tribunal. In announc-
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. ]. Clark. who was sentenced to
fifteen months In the penitentiary on
the charge of grand larceny. has been
pardoned by Lieutenant Governor
Haggott. He was Immediately given
4 liberty The pardOn was granted at the