The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

Tor enough funds, in addition to the
ord nary maintenance expenses, to pro-
vide facilities for improving the condi-
ton Of the convicts. They claim that
uni these facilities are secured the
stat might as well abandon the insti-
tut lu and COnfine all cOuvicts at the
pen ntiary. \ reading room and IL
braly is most desired. All the CON
yict there iave to read is contrib
uteG by citizens of Buena Vista. The
farlI affords no opportunity for en-
plo. nont during the winter months.
1ne .Dmmissiun desires sufficient funds
to adj a shop where the inmates may
be taught trades.
Another step was taken a few days
ago In the attack by John NJ. Glover
again. IIdge William p. Seeds of the
Four judicial district, when circulars
settiug forth two charges were mailed
to q members of the House. The cir
cularS. which are signed by Glover, set
up That in a few days an address Will
be presented to the House requesting it
to inquire into the judicial conduct of
Judgr Seeds. Accompanying the circu-
lar are printed copies of aiiidavits. The
first, that OF Mrs Mary L. Barry, is
statement that she was convicted OF
larceny of a house in Cripple Creek on
May I or s, 1901. In June of the same
year the affidavit AYERS, Mrs Barry
Will wing i'll in the Sisters Hospital
was aiken. at the orders of the judge,
and although in a weakened condition,
was a-ried to the court room, where a
motion for new trial was overruled.
Duriug the hearing on the motion, the
affidavit asserts, she lost conscious
ness and did not recover until she had
been taken from the train at Canon
City and was being carried to the pen
itentiary. In the affidavit Mr.. Barry
continues that Judge Seeds extreme
haste in having her committed to the
penitnDtlary was due to the desire to
foresall a motion to stay the eXecu
ton Of sentence. In March, 1902. ac-
cordlTg to the affidavit. re-trial of the
case took place before Judge Cunning
ham Of 1i Paso, at which alilant was
acquitted.
meeting of ditch owners from the
CleaG Creek valley was held in Denver
February 18th. Articles were drawn
for 81 900, GOO incorporation and thir-
teer out of fifteen directors We're chos-
sn. ne plan Of the incorporators pro-
vices a remedy for drouths in the val
ley Beyond the mountains west Of
Clear creek a canal twelve miles long
will be built and connected with the
eastern slope by a tunnel three miles
long cut directly through the noun
tain Experts have testified to the prac-
ticability of the scheme, and that it
will effectively conserve the water sup
ply Water rights have already been
filed on the land where the twelve-mile
ditch Is expected to run. The Clear
Creek farmers believe they will have
no difficulty in getting their supply.
They may buy up the claims tor
nominal sum. The incorporation is on
basis Of 81 100000, but it is expected
from 5000 900 to s. 900 900 will be re-
quired before the work is finished. In
view of the far-reachng nature of the
scheme. it is probable the state will be
asked to contribute. Several bills have
already been prepared for the LcSisla.
turc, one for constitutional amend
mcYt providing for a more economical
distribution Of water in the Clear
Creek valley" and another for an ap-
prOnriation for the construction OF
reservoirs. From twelve to thirteen
reservoirs are planned for the region.
Among the directors of the new incor-
poration are F. F. Struby. Adolph
Zang and Joseph Stanley. The entire
organization will be made public in a
few days w. T. Wolff of the Rocky
Mountain Water Company and George
Z. Richardson have been prominent in
promoting the plan.
The absence from the office of the
Stae Land Board Of material recorus
has Deen discovered by the special leg
islatye investigating committee, and
it found that no data whatever is
ava able there to show how much
money was received from sales and
leases on school lands from 1876 to
1854 term of twenty-three years.
The lands came to the state under the
enabling act by which the territory
was admitted into the Union. During
the succeeding years no ledger was
kept with banks where the funds were
presumably deposited and the only in
dicaJions in the Office that moneys
We're received for lands from time TO
time appear in notes. inscribed with
pencils on some of the ancient books
" lt'' l'ttI do loilo"S lAtN'lN'ti 'ii
this date (amounts named), dollars for
thern the tracts are named) from lhere
the lracts are named) from lhere the
purchasers or lessees are named).
There are no cancelled bank checks or
stubs of receipt books in the office for
this entire period. neither can be found
any cancelled checks nor stubs of re-
ceipt books of any of the succeeding
years under any of the administra-
tions. Until J. n. Chipey came into
the Office as register in 1899 full sets of
books such as are usually kept by bus
mess firms to hold financial transac-
tiOns under knowledge, We're unknown
to tile department. In that year he
opened the first regular ledger ac-
counts in the Office. In 1901, when +.
c. Redman became deputy register. he
started the first bank ledger in which
were recorded the transactions with
banking institutions. With these rec
ords as start the committees pro-
posed law will likely command their