The Springfield herald., 1903-09-25


in Denver seem to have little founda-
tion in fact. The records of the health
office shows less than fifty per cent. as
many cases last month as in August of
1902. There were only fifty cases from
July list to Sept. 1st.
The five district Judges. sitting en-
banc, at Denver on the 18th inst. broke
the deadlock heretofore existing over
the appointment of an examiner of
titles under the Torrens land law pass
ed by the recent Legislature, and Henry
G. Vidal received the appointment.
Vidal was elected only after the break
ing Of a deadlock, which lasted for sew
eral months.
In order to save the county the ex-
ponse of caring for a large family,
Judge johnson of the district court
has asked Governor Peabody to par
don Mike Brienza, now serving a term
in the county jail for killing a man in
a quarrel at the city markets some
months ago. The prisoner has five
children. one of which was born while
he was IN Jail. and the family has been
cared for by the county.
The September term of the court of
appeals opened at Denver Sept 14th.
down. Among the important opinions
was one involving the possession of
oil land under lease from the state.
1t was decided that unless party who
leased land worked it he was not en-
titled to continue as owner of the
lease. The case is entitled the Flor
ence OIL G Refining Company, appel
ant, against James b. Orman ct al,
constituting the state land board for
the state, and David F. How.
The board appointed to examine
candidates for the office of coal mine
inspector has made its report to Gov
ernor Peabody. David ]. Griffith re-
ceived standing of rs per cent, Will
liam Lewis 75.5 per cent and William
NJ. Morris 51.7 per cent. The low
standing of the candidates is due to
the fact that the examinations weTe
too long on the first day and the csn-
didates became excited when they saw
the amount of work they had to do IN
a given time. These candidates now
constitute what is known as the eli
gible list and in case the position Is
left vacant one of these men will re
appointed to the place. The laws of
the state require that this examina-
ito be held at least once in four
years. A percentage of 75 per cent
must be attained in order for the can
didate to pass.
State Senator w. A. Ballinger, who
has been consistently opposed to the
State Board of Equalization and Re
ductiors in the assessment of the rail-
roads of the state appeared before the
board Sept. 18th. He stated that he
thought the assessment of the Colo
RADIO Midland road was out of propor-
ton to the assessment on other roads.
of the state. He said that the next
road which had been assessed higher
than conditions warranted was the
Colorado G Southern. He made plain
the fact that he did not appear before
the board in the capacity of an attor-
ney, but simply to give the members OF
the board his opinion in regard to the
matter. He continued by saying
that he believed that the railroads
of the state should be assessed on the
value of their stocks and bonds and
that the assessment ought to be distri-
buted over the entire mileage of the
roads.
Superintendent of Irrigation James
]. Armstrong has dismissed the COM
plant against Water Commissioner
Samuel F. Couch in District No. s,
water division No. !. The action was
brought by Horace G. Clark ct al,
charging that Mr. Couch had been
guilty of neglect of duty in permitting
the High Line Canal to use water to
which 1t was not entitled. The opinion
of Superintendent Armstrong, after re
citing the case. says: There is moth
ing in all the testimony which shows a
neglect Of duty on the part of Commits
sioner Couch. The contention of
counsel for tho complainant, that the
commissioner should personally close
gates ratler than order it done by tele-
rEore or Otherwise Will not be con-
sidcyed rs the Transmission of orders
by such means is in general practice
by the officers Of the irrigation de