The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1903-09-25

once SHOWS less tnan ntty per cent. as
many cases last month as in August of
1902. There were only fifty cases from
July LIST to Sept. LIST.
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 deadlock, which lasted for sew
eral months.
The September term of the court of
appeals opened at Denver Sept. 14th,
and several decisions were handed
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 1t he was not en-
titled to continue as owner of the
lease. The case is entitled the Flor.
ence Oil & Refining Company, appel
ant. against James b. Orman ct al,
constituting the state land board for
the state, and David +. How.
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the Department of Colorado to Fort
Riley, Kansas, for the maneuvers to be
held there next month will produce no
comparative bidding among the rail-
roads. II has been decided that the
soldiers should not be carried for less
than half fare. and the transportation
will be divided among the various
roads. The cost of conveying the sol
a ,ar Of tl,. No, .,-t % 40.
alone will amount to $3.50, 600 Those or
dered to attend are the Second lnfan-
try and battalion of the Twelfth in
fantry. The total quota will amount
to about 1000 men.
The following officers OF the grand
commandery of Knights Templar were
elected ut Denver September 18th:
Grand Commander, William j. Fine of
Denver: deputy grand commander, X.
w Corwin of Pueblo; grand generals
simo, Arthur +. Jones of Denver: cap
tain general, Darius A. Barton of Den
yer; grand senior warden, Jethrow C.
Sanford of Durango; grand junior
warden. John II. Guilfoil Of Trinidad;
grand prelate. Rev. John Wallace Obi
of Salida; grand treasurer Frank L.
i'AHhNp VI Af'ANNh Sihhh i'Nplu'is
William d. Todd of Denver: grand
standard bearer, Marshall II. Dean OF
Glenwood Springs: grand sword bear
er, John l.. Dixon of Denver; grand
warden. Frank p Tanner OF Ouray;
grand marshal, William l.. Miller of
Greeley. grand herald, Louis l., Puffer
of Colorado Springs; official drill mas
ter. George ID, Kimball of Denver, and
grand captain of the guards. Thomas
Nichol of Denver.
The termination OF the receivership
of the Denver Gas and Electric Com
pauy will take place shortly. Just when
this will occur is not yet decided upon,
but y Is likely that some action in the
matter will be taken by the board OF
directors at their next meeting, which
takes place in a week. The resignation
of Irwin Butterworth as manager for
Receiver H. l. Doherty was accepted
some time ago and Paul Doty OF De-
roit was appointed in his place, Mr..
Doty has been in charge of affairs
since the INST of September. The res
jgnaiion of Mr.. Butterworth as presi-
dent of the company is In the hands OF
the directors. and II is probable that
1t will be accepted Mt the next meeting
of the board. Whether or not the lat
Ter will appoint president is not
known. Receiver Doherty said last
night that there is no urgent need OF
president att the present time. and
hence the appointment may not be
made Till after the receiyership is ter
minated.-Dcnver News.
People in Colorado are chiefly inter.
csted In that part OF the annu-
al report OF the Denver & Rio
Grandc which shows that there has
been an Increase In the traffic of that
company. To vast majority of them
il Is matter OF comparative Indiffer-
.nce whether the net earnings increase
or decrease. The report shows a falling
OF In net earnings. but an increase In
the company's revenues. The decrease
In net earnings was due to the large
expenditure for equipment, which In
turn was made necessary by the
growth IN business. So great was the
traffic OF the road that II was next to
impossible to provide accommodations
for passengers. and cars enough TO
handle the accommodating freight. This
tells a story OF prosperity for the state
and FOR the railroad also. notwithstRnd-
Ing the slight decrease IN earnings
The increased equipment will enlarge
the facilities for handling traffic. and
thus In course OF time swell the gross
receipts from which the net earnings
and the dividends come Denver Re.
publicaa
The Washington Star. In It's account
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newspaper men to Colorado. says: The
Developments In Colorado show that u
huge joke was perpotraied upon the
country when the carioonists pictured
sir. Henry OSnard and Mr. Henry o.
Hayomcyor In mortal combat Here In
Colorado the beet sugar trust and the
rcnners octopus dwell together In beau
tiul harmony. with the farmer at this
time cooperating There IL profit OF
anywhere from $50 TO $3.50 an acre In
raising potatoes The sugar trust must
believe that equally ms good profit
can be shown from raising sugar bectH
II goes without saying that II there Ia
more money to the farmer In raising
potatoes than In producing bcctH the
farmers will not continue 10 supply the
factories. should the farmers quit
raising booiH the factories VIII necossa-
rily either have to raise them them
selves or close plants representing mill
lions uf dollars The managers NJ the
factories have convinced the farmers
that tho greatest proht comes through
rotation ~ crops. Heretofore the
product n this section of the Irrigated
district has been potatoes The farm
or 100 aerca according 10 the new tho.
DRY, should raise neither poiatoca nor
bectA continuously from the same Holl,
Aner n few years ~ beet raising the
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