Gilpin observer., 1903-05-07

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June 9th. Under its provisions sixty
per cent. of the wages of the head of
family will be exempt from garnish-
ment. If the pay is SIS per week or
less it is all exempt.
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 flood waters of the Ar
kansas river. He spent May LIST in
making an investigation. The river
has encroached on several acres OF
land which it is desired to reclaim.
A Denver morning paper says that
w. G. Munsell, the self-confessed abb
sconder who appropriated state funds
while clerk of the fiat tax department
under former Auditor c. w. Crouter,
is in the City Of Mexico, according to
the statements of two residents of Col
orado who say they saw him there.
They have informed state officials, and
Munsell may be extradited.
During April the State Land Office
collected 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. OF the $3O.O57
turned over to the treasurer more than
81, 900 goes to the permanent and in
come funds for the public schools.
Prosecutions will be begun of
number of persons who have been sell
ing certain product, designated as
Iowa butter. Mrs. Mary Wright, the
state dairy commissioner, has found
that most of this product is really
oleomargarine. She has had samples
analyzed and finds them imitation but
ter. Both the government and state
laws are violated by the makers and
sellers Of this product. Mrs. Wright
says many are handling it in the cities
of the state.
The following local live stock in
Board May End: William Henmerle
Wolcott; Benjamin Boyer. Westcliffe;
B. ]. Mooney, Sugar City; Homer
Walker, Hayden; Robert Coyte, But
Ter; John Stewart, Kremmling; w. ].
McAfee, Las Animas; ]. r. Smith, La
mar; Dolph Lusk, Antelope Springs;
j. w. Melrose, Pagosa Springs; Fred
Eubanks, Ramah Robert McNicholls,
Durango; Joseph Morrison, Arriola;
H. T. Morgan, Dolores.
The third page In the dispute be-
tween F. NJ. Irish and r. M. Colder,
member of the board of control of the
State Home and Industrial School for
Girls, was turned in the District Court
April 9th, when Mr.. Irish demanded
that Golder's answer to the suit for
| $50 900 damages be made more explicit.
Mr.. Irish claims that Golder's charges
as to his management OF the Home
were wholly unfounded and malicious.
| Colder filed an answer admitting hav-
ing made the charges, and following
| this up with the affirmation that the
| charges were true. 1t is this last ale
cation that Mr.. Irish wants made more
explicit and certain. Mr.. Colder has
communication in reply to the charge,
that he. as a member of the board,
conducted the investigation and filed
his report with the governor.
Several Colorado inventors have
asked the Worlds Fair board to give
their airships the financial support
needed to contest in the Worlds Fair
test, for which prizes of 100000 have
been offered. William NJ. Morris of
Monte Vista is the latest of these in
ventors to write to members Of the
board asking for consideration. He
has invented several ventilating ma
chimes for mines and other devices for
this work, and in a letter to the lieu
tenant governor says that he Is GER
tain that his airship would have
good chance to take one of the prizes.
Two other inventors have written to
the board These are Charles Hess
of Lockett, Colorado, and William T.
Jamison of Pueblo. Mr.. Morris offers
to demonstrate that his machine is
practicable by giving free exhibitions
in Denver If the fair board will bear
the expenses.
Floods resulting from the bursting
of storage reservoir dams built by ir-
rigation companies will be prevented
by the closest scrutiny of the work by
the state engineer or his deputy. The
state engineer has announced that the
law governing the construction of res
ervoirs will be rigidly enforced here
after. Under the statutes not only
must the state engineer approve the
plans of all dams. but he must inspect
the work from time to time to see that
the proper materials are being used,
and that the specifications are being
followed. Many have misunderstood
the law as to the inspection of the
work. and reservoirs have therefore
been built without official sanction.
Many persons have written to the
state engineer informing him that
they fear dams in the section where
t.ley reside are unsafe. and that there
is danger of floods. Professor Carpen-
ter says that attention will be given
to make all of these safe.
II. J. 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
liberty. The pardon was granted at the
request of public officials. bushes men
and members OF the jury at Denver