Gilpin observer., 1903-10-29

the Pueblo land district.
A requisition was honored October
24th by Governor Peabody for r. A.
Chamness, wanted in Norton county,
Kansas, for criminal assault
President John A. Martin of the
state board of pharmacy is investiga-
ting cases of violation of the pharmacy
law. 1t requires that none but regis
tered drug clerks shall sell poisons or
put up prescriptions. The known in
stances of violation of this law are
said to be numerous. Mr.. Martin has
long list of such offenders and is
about to bring the enforcement of the
law to the attention of the proper au-
thorities.
The state board Of equalization met
October 10Th for the last time this
year.. The board, after a short session,
adjourned sine die without taking any
action in regard to the assessments
of the various counties of the state and
without changing the assessments on
the railroads. The county commission
ers of two counties had recommended
the reduction of the assessments on
certain railroads of the state. but no
action was taken.
The Denever Chamber of Commerce
was informed by letter which arrived
recently that there has been estab-
lished a museum of foreign products
by the Chamber of Commerce Of Jas
sy, Roumania. It's officers request the
Denver and Colorado business men to
send specimens of their products for
exhibition in this museum, promising
as a result that European patronage
may be expected by the exhibitors for
such articles as are desired in Rou-
mania especially.
State Game Commissioner ]. M.
Woodward has established a small
park near the Denver fish hatchery for
the purpose of receiving young deer,
elk and antelope, which will be taken
from persons who have no right to
their possession. At present there are
two deer in the park, and it is expect
ed that there will be about dozen of
them in the park before all the game
law violators have been rounded up.
Certain persons in the state manage
in some way each year to get possess
sion of young deer and try to keep
them for the purpose of tanning them.
Mr.. Woodward, through his game war
dens, gathers these animals in and will
place them in this park near the fish
hatchery.
Secretary of State James Cowie re-
ceived letter recently from a man in
Ell Paso county who is very anxious to
open a saloon on the club plan. He
does not Just know how he ought to go
about it and for that reason he has
written to the secretary of state to
learn Just what steps he will take to
sell liquor "a la club" The letter it.
self is an interesting document. 1t fol-
lows:
Secretary of State. Denver. Colorado.
Dear Sir, your honor-Pleas, gave
me the laws which 1 will half to pro-
vide by to start club to sell liquor
and what will it cost me. l want the
rules and the laws for so doing
Mr.. Cowie sent him word that If he
wanted to incorporate club he could
do so and that it would cost him $3.50,
and then told him to ask the state
treasurer what he should do to take out
license.
Data has been received at the may
of Denver was John c. Moore. In the
work of gathering early history of the
city government, Mr.. Moores connec-
ton with it had previously been cloud
ed with uncertainty. His widow, who
resides in Denver, during an interview
with Mayor Wright few days ago,
said her husband was, beyond doubt,
the first chief executive of the city. At
torney H. M. Orahood has found in his
library a copy of the first charter
granted the city, which was by the
Council Of the Territory of Jefferson,
in December, 1859. Moore was ap-
pointed mayor under this charter by
Governor r. w. Steele of the Territory
of Jefferson. How long Moore served
as mayor is yet to be discovered in the
old archives, which the mayors secre-
tary. Mr.. French, is investigating.
The report brought to Denver by the
committee OF officials who went to Pu-
eblo few days ago to inspect the state
insane asylum indicates that it is now
crowded beyond capacity, to the num-
ber of 500 patients. The officials had
expected that by going 60 the state as
lum they might discover some plan.
during q conference with the superin-
tendent, by which the insane wing of
the city and county hospital OF Denver
might be relieved of its congestion OF
patients. No relief from this condition.
however. could be devised by the asy-
lum authorities, and the Denver hos
pital insane wards will remain crowd
ed until the additions at the asylum
are completed. The Denver official
party included County Judge d. b.
Lindsey, SUI rintendent William Clark
of the county hospital. Supervisor Uz-
,ell. Alderman Patton and Commission
err of Supplies Alexander Nisbet.
The bust OF Gen. Bella NJ. Hughes,
recently placed In the Supreme Court
library by Mrs. Charles A. Roberts. as
the gift Of her husband. the late
Charles a. Roberts, to the state of COL
orado, is one Of the handsomest memo
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