The Springfield herald., 1903-07-03
COZ ORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY

Agent Kerr of the State Humane Bu-
reau, who went to Pueblo to the rop-
| ing contest to see that no cruelty was
practiced, reports that Marshall NncK-
oils of Pueblo broke steers horns.
and the question of prosecuting him
has been taken under advisement by
! Secretary Whitehead.
| Delegates to the National Prison
| Congress. which will be held at Louis
vile, Kentucky October Bird to Sth,
have been appointed by the governor as
follows: John Cleghorn of Canon City,
A. C. butcher of Buena Vista. c. e. Ha-
ger of Denver and T. l. Downer and
Il. w. Corwin of Pueblo.
Members of the State Board of
/ Horseshoe Examiners were appointed
by the Governor june 23rd as follows:
Adam r Fitzell, John Stone. w. r.
Welsh, James f. Hunt and DR.. Charles
kG. Lamb Mr.. Eitzell and Mr.. Hunt
were members of the retiring board
All of the members reside in Denver
A petition in bankruptcy was filed
June 24th by John w. Lowell. former
state auditor and now president of the
Lowell, Barroll & De Witt Live Stock
Company. in which he places his liza
| bilities at $3O,171.39 with assets of
$72367. Mr.. Lowell says he has many
cattle on the ranges in Routt county
but that he cannot get their full value
| now. He also says he has n barren
land claim in Routt county, but he will
not own clear title to this for two
years.
Captain John H. Wholley. acting in
spector general of the Department of
the Colorado U. S. A. has made his re-
port of inspection of the Agricultural
College Cadet Corps. This inspection
is required. as the equipments of the
| corps are furnished by the government
and the cadets are under War Depart
ment supervision, the same as the state
militia Captain Wholley pays the ca
dets a high compliment for the eff
cheney in drill and in the care of their
equipments. and calls them one of the
| finest organizations of the kind he has
seen.
The Civil Service Commission has
given notice of examinations for gov
ernment positions soon to be held in
Denver. Among the places to be filled
/ are those of school teachers in the
Philippines, game law assistant in the
Department of Agriculture and stem
ographer. typewriter and telegraph OPP
orator at Pensacola. Florida. Other
| positions open are those of dairy in
spector in the Agricultural Department
and jobs in the revenue service These
examinations will be held within the
next three weeks The exact dates and
the rules under which the same are
held can be obtained from the civil ser
vice examiners at the postoffice.
As soon as the State Board of Chari-
ties and Corrections approves the plans
the city and county of Denver will be-
| gin the construction of an addition to
the Steele hospital for contagious dis
| eases-the first of several that Will be
built in the near future. The addition
| that will be built Immediately will be
for scarlet fever cases exclusively. The
plans have been submitted to the
board. They will be considered at the
| next meeting. If they are approved the
| work will begin Immediately and the
building will be completed before the
| end of the summer. In the meantime
other plans will be drawn and arrange
ments made to provide for the con-
struction of the other additions.
Fruit growers of Colorado are to be
well represented at the biennial ses-
sion OF the American Pathological So
| oiety which meets in Boston, Septem-
| ber 10th-l2th. Several growers have
announced their attention of entering
| the competition for the Wilder medal.
! which is awarded by the society to the
| originator of the best new variety of
| standard fruit Mrs. Martha Shute,
| secretary of the State Horticultural
| Bureau. says that there are several
new varieties originated by Colorado
| fruit growers which she considers have
very good chance in the contest She
has forwarded the names of the origi-
nators to the headquarters of the socie-
,,,l ha at,Nt of tta ,f,.N-
| blanks. arrangements Will be made for
| entering the contest.
| State Auditor Holmberg has sworn
to complaint drawn by the attorney
general in proceedings to be brought
against the Atchison. Topeka & Santa
| Fe railroad in the District Court. to
compel that corporation to pay. the
state $22 900, alleged to be due as fiat
tax for the last two years. The fiat
| tax is assessed at the rate of $4 on ev-
| cry $1,000 of capital stock for foreign
corporations, and So for domestic cor
| porations. Suits will be brought by
| the attorney general against every cor
| poration in the state which has so far
i failed to pay this tax. In the suits al
ready brought the state has gained the
victory, and it is believed that the de-
| visions in those to be brought will
| place at least SIS 600 in the state treas
ury The railroads are practically the
only corporations which have not yet
paid. with the exception of the Ameri
can Smelling and Refining Company
which owes in the neighborhood of SS,-
| 900.