The Springfield herald., 1903-11-13

Governor Peabody has appointed
Adelbert L. Wilson of Creede as county
commissioner of Mineral county to
take the place of William c. Sloan, re-
Eigned.
Another Stratton suit has been filed
in the United States Circuit Court at
Denver. 1t was not an original COM
plant, but was sent up from the State
District court of Ell Paso county. The
suit is that of w. II. Spurgeon and II.
C. Cassiday, suing as a firm of attor-
neys. the demand being for $4,000 made
on a contract by which they were to
receive that sum If the elder Stratton's
will was broken. The case was taken
to the United States Courts, as MIR.
Stratton is resident of California.
Mayor Wright of Denver has re-
ceived word that the new cruiser Den
yer, which went on her trial trip Oc-
tober 23d and has just returned to
Philadelphia. has proved beneath the
speed requirement. Owing to this de-
flciency she will require to have her
works completely remodeled, which
undertaking will occupy year at
least This will prevent her entering
commission next year, as was expect
set given by the citizens of Denver is
still at the mayors office at city hall.
The mayor says he thinks the bell has
probably been placed on the cruiser,
though of that he has received no
definite information.
Incorporation papers were filed on
the 4th inst. for the Uintah Railway
Company. which is incorporated for
,,rtl1 in
Colorado The incorporators are c. o.
Baxter of St Louis. A. C. Chisholm
and William N Vale of Denver. The
latter is in the office of Wolcott, Naile
& Waterman, attorneys for the Rio
Grande. The road will be operated as
an independent company. but is in
tended as a feeder for the Rio Grande.
1t will leave the main line of that road
at Crevasse and run in northerly di-
rection. The country into which IL
penetrates is rich in mineral and one
of the products expected to be easily
secured is asphaltum. Mesa, Garfield
and Rio Blanco counties viii be the
scene of the operations of the new
road. The line has been surveyed in
general way through the country in
which 1t is to run, but the exact loca-
ton has not been determined upon.
No efforts will be spared by the state
land board to save the forests of Colo
RADIO. The board fully realiAs the
necessity for preserving the timber and
will take every precaution. The mem
bers of the board say that they are will
ling to exchange timber land with the
federal government for agricultural
land so that the forests may come di-
rectly under government supervision,
This idea has many supporters IN the
state. for in spite of the effort of the
state officials. much timber is stolen
each year and it is believed that the
United States authorities can furnish
much better protection that the state.
If BE stealing of timber continues, the
water supply of the state will be af-
fected very materially, and another
source of trouble is found in the
numerous forest fires. A committee
of the Chamber of Commerce is con-
sidering the situation and will make
such recommendations as are con-
sidered helpful in solving the problem
of forest protection.
The Du Bois home at Twenty-ninth
and Downing has been secured for
| the new house of detention in Denver
with wide grounds which can be con.
verted into Fairgrounds and will re.
| ouire but little alteration to make /;
| suited for its new use. The house has
been leased for three years, with the
| privilege of five, at $75 per month
| The detention house will be used for
delinquent children who have been ar.
rested for misdemeanors or even fel
| onies. instead of placing them in the
! city jsil.