Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-02-13

In the bill introduced in the House yes
terdAy by Representative Shireman TO
appropriate $1,000 for sending the
First regiment to represent the state
at the exposition al ST. Louis
Under the law which is proposed In
the Legislature. in a bill by Senator
Drake. saioonkeepers must procure u
license from either councils OF towns
and cities or boards OF county com
missioners, or suner q severe penalty.
IL is claimed the penalties for conduct
ing saloons outside the limits OF towns
and cities were insuffieiently severe To
force compliance with the law. while
some towns failed To pass ordinances
requiring licenses for liquor selling.
The State Seaais's favorable action
In committee Of the whole on the bill
appropriating $1,000 for the Kansas
Colorado wafer suit was based. ON
statements Of leading attorneys. the
finance committee that should the
attack OF Kansas be successful In
the United States Supreme Court.
similar suits may be expected at the
instance OF ten other states for use OF
the waters Of other streams rising In
Colorado. including the Rio Grande.
Republican. Platte. White. Sampa. Lit
Ito Snake. Canadian. Las Animas and
Mnneos. Colorado's contention Is tha,
IL the water In this river was not uiil-
ICED for irrigation IL would principally
disappear In the quicksand Of the bed
OF the stream long before reaching
Kansas western borders
Senator De Long Of Mesa county has
introduced n hill that is Intended tn
head on any attempts to divert water
from tho streams Of the western slope
over on to the eastern slope BY means
OF tunnels from III. front TanEr. Its
provisions arc intended especially to
make tho diversion of western slope
water To lands already Irrigated IN
the eastern slope unlawful until after
all the arid lands and the western slope
have received Irrigation supply. should
tn. bill become Law II In conceded
that plans already quite mniurcd for
bringing western slope waters over the
range In northern Colorado may be In
trrrupted. on account Of the fnet that
tho eyes of Irrigation companies are
already set on water To be procured
from the feeders OF some of the west
crn slope streams. on the top OF the
range. n hght Is anticipated from these
influences when Senator dc Longs hlii
comeA Up for consideration.
Mark G. Woodruff. postmaster nj
Crccdc. has been appointed register of
the State Land Board. to succeed John
r. Joyc-. Mrs. Anna Brandt OF Grip
pie Creek was appointed deputy reg
lister. Tho appointments were an
nounccd after lengthy meeting al
the new board. consisting Of Governor
Peabody. Secretary OF State cowic. Al
tnrncy General Miller nnd Mrs. Helen
Grcnfcli. state superintendent Of pub
lie instruction. As result OF the nrSt
meeting OF the new board there was
almost n complete change In the at
,achcs OF the state land Office. Miss Jo-
scphinc Marion WIS retained as chief
clerk. Lucille Jcrmy us plat clerk md
Miss Franc j. Emperor as stcnogrn-
phcr. All OF the others will ro Feb
ruary 2srd. The list OF the new ap-
poiniccs aside from those mentioned
follows: Appraiscrs-F. A. Cnrric.
Aspen: J. c. Roberts. Central City: l..
IL. Smith. Ouray. Timber warden.
William Cowdrcy. Boulder; lease
clerk. Miss Dcrdic Adams. Pueblo: In
dcmnity clerk. Mrs. Eliza Gum. Dem
yer.
The Senate judiciary committee de-
cidcd to report fayornbly the bill by
Senator Taylor TO adopt the Torrens
system OF land registration In Colora-
do. with provisions permitting owners
to accept titles under IL II they so de-
sire. In favor OF the Torrens system
IL Is said that the transfer OF real es-
tate becomes more speedy and less
costly than that In vogue In this state
heretofore. and that II the new system
be adopted trades In realty may be put
through rs rapidly and with as little
Inconvenience as trades in cattle and
hogs. The Torrens system provides n
court for the purpose of defining titles
to land as against particular persons
having adverse interests. and also
against all the world. Said courts
make thorough Investigations OF the
records and when they once issue titles
they are beyond successful attack from
any source. Land carrying Torrcns
title may be transferred without the
buyer looking through endless papers
in county clerks Offices. The titles
given by court operating under the
Torrers system are kept up to date. the
law making 1t compulsory upon holders
of such titles to record all subsequent
transfers with the register of the said
courts at whose Office inquirers may
learn in few minutes the exact status
of the land under consideration.