The Lamar register., 1903-05-06

exemption act are being recel'eu at
the Office of the secretary of state. The
law does not become effective until
June 9Th. Under its provisions sixty
per cent of the wages of the head or
family will be exempt from garnish-
ment II the pay is S. per week or
less II Is all exempt.
1t has been agreed by members of
the State Board of Equalization that
the valuation of foreign freight cars
shall be placed at $235.779. which is
little less than the amount in 1902.
These cars are refrigerator, fruit.
meat and other special classes. They
are assessed on mileage basis. he
frigerator cars are assessed at $45o
each, basis of IFS miles per day;
meat cars at $780, $50 miles; other cars
Of the kind. $500. so miles day.
Prosecutions will be begun of
number of persons who have been sell
ing a certain product, designated as
Iowa butter. Mrs. Mary Wright, the
state dairy commissioner, has found
that most of this product Is really
oleomargarine. She has had samples
analyzed and finds them imitation but
ter Both the government and state
laws are violated by the makers and
sellers OF this product. Mrs. Wright
says many are handling it in the cities
of the state.
The state board of lunacy commits
sioners has sent out letters asking the
architects of Pueblo and Denver TO
submit plans to the board for buildings
at the insane asylum in Pueblo which
will cost in the neighborhood OF $780,
600. The architects at this time are
asked to submit plans for two cottages
for men patients. wing to the women s
building, and an amusement hall. Inc
board is also contemplating the build
ing of an electric light plant and a re-
frigerating plant to cost $2O,VoO-
Acting Governor Haggott has par
doned d. NJ. Conway. who was recent
ly found guilty in the West Side court
at Denver on the charge of obtaining
money by false pretense. Conway was
confined in the county Jail awaiting
his transportation to the penitentiary,
where he had been senteced to serve
term Of from one year to eighteen
months. He was convicted OF victim
izing several people on the representa-
ton that he was the owner of milk
dairies which he had advertised for
sale.
The militia from Colorado to take
part in the fall field maneuvers in
Wyoming planned by the government
consists of three companies of infantry
the field and stan officers, two troops of
cavalry. the medical and signal corps
from Denver. This makes total of
276 men and 116 horses. There will be
one company of infantry each from
Boulder Greeley, Fort Morgan. Cripple
Creek. Canon City and Pueblo. two
companies from Colorado Springs and
the headquarters, field and staff from
Pueblo The total of the Colorado
troops will be about T34.
Hon. John w. Springer thinks posi-
bly, the proclamation against the i'm
portation of Kansas cattle into Colora-
do. signed by Acting Governor Haggott
at the instance of the state veterinary
sanitary board. may be a retaliatory
measure against Kansas for Quarantin-
ing Colorado cattle. Mr.. Springer
said the proclamation could not work
any hardship to Kansas shippers who
have a clean bill. owing to the ruling
of the United States Supreme Court in
the Reed case last fall. Under the new
act of Congress. state could take any
action it pleased concerning cattle
shipped into its boundaries. but could
not do so regarding cattle going
through the state.
The third page in the dispute be-
tween F. NJ. Irish and R. NJ. Colder.
member of the board of control of the
State Home and Industrial School for
Girls was turned in the District Court
April 2Tth, when Mr.. Irish demanded
that Golder's answer to the suit for
$50. 600 damages be made more explicit.
Mr.. Irish claims that Golder's charges
as to his management of the Home
were wholly unfounded and malicious.
Colder filed an answer admitting hav-
ing made the charges. and following
this up with the affirmation that the
charges were true. 1t is this last allie
CATION that Mr.. Irish wants made more
explicit and certain. Mr.. Colder has
already pleaded the law of privileged
communication in reply to the charge.
that he. as a member of the board.
conducted the investigation and filed
his report with the governor.
Several Colorado inventors have
asked the Worlds Fair board to give
their airships the financial support
needed to contest in the Worlds Fair
test, for which prizes of 100000 have
been offered. William NJ. Morris of
Monte Vista is the latest of these in
ventors to write to members of the
board asking for consideration. He
has invented several ventilating ma
chimes for mines and other devices for
this work. and in letter to the lieu
tenant governor says that he is GER
tain that his airship would have a
good chance to take one Of the prizes.
Two other inventors have written to
the board. These are Charles Hess
of Lockett, Colorado, and William T.
Jamison of Pueblo. Mr.. Morris offers
to demonstrate that his machine is
practicable by giving free exhibitions
in Denver IL the fair board will bear
the expenses