Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-10

State liquor licenses are being rap
idly collected by the office of state
Treasurer Newton. At present there Is
from $500 to $500 a day coming in from
this source. On the 9Th instant there
were eight licenses brought in. and this
is about the general average for the
day This Is the first time that the IL
censcs have been collected by the state.
and the results are gratifying to the
state officials The license for the
state is SIS. and saloon keepers all
over the state will be required TO pay
Ii. The clerical force of the treasur-
er's Office has been busy for some time
sending out notices TO the saloon keep
ers.--Denyer Republican.
Curator Will c. Ferdll OF the State
Historical Society recently received a
letter from Mis-. L. Il. Harvey. secre-
tary and librarian Of the state Library
OF Montana. inluiring how the state OF
Montana received its name. The letter
recites an excerpt from the report OF
the labor commissioner OF 1900 of Mon
tana. in which Gen. j. w. Denver IL
credited with having given Montana Its
name. II relates that Senator Douglass
of Civil War fame was looking for
name for the new territory. now Mon
tana, which was to be added to the Un-
ion. General Denver, in a eonversa-
tior, suggested the name Montana, and
so II was named when the bill passed
congress in 1864. The writer OF the let
ter has doubts as TO the authenticity of
the story and asks to be enlightened,
Mr.. Ferrill Will search through the
archives of his library in the basement
at the state house and will find the in
formation and forward the same to the
writer of the letter. -.
Upon a question OF absolute prfvf-
lege." under which there can be no
libel. Judge johnson has entered rul-
ing in the case OF Frank N Irish
against Robert Colder. which virtually
dismisses the suit Mr.. Irish was re-
moved from the Office of superintend-
ent of the State Industrial School for
Girls some time last winter. after
sensational Investigation OF conditions
at the school in which the Governor
took a hand. He claimed that some
of the charges preferred against him
emanated from Colder, and that they
were false. He accordingly brought
suit for $4,000 damages. alleging Sian
der and libel. Golder's attorneys raised
the question as to privilege. insthe mat
claiming tina. the examining commit
tee acted rs court and with full
power to summon and examin wit
nesses: and that therefore an absolute
privilege was vested in it to speak
freely on all matters connected with
the inquiry Under those conditions
Judge job uson has ruled that Colder
was incapable of libel.
Attorney General Miller has given an
opinion To State Auditor Hoimberg.
to lhe effect that he could raise the APP
preparation Of the Soldiers and Sail
crs'' Home to the second class. This
will mean that the $4,000 which is due
the institution for the biennial period
will be paid by Auditor Holmberg. In
the opinion which Mr. Miller gave he
Stated that he believed that the Legis-
Iature meant that institutions of this
sort should be paid their full appropri-
alton before5any of the building addi-
tipn funds became available. The in
mates of this home can not. ~ reason
of their incApacity. leave itkand 1t is
the duty Of the state to support them
and the hone: In the second class
there are building and Improvement
appropriations which ought not to be
put in ahe1d Of the maintenance fund
OF ary institution. and 1t was on this
ground th&4 Attorney General Miller
decided th&E the appropriation should
be raised Il eless md paid. DiGht|
have been sp6id otherwise ! 1llk tlie|
members OF the bn~rd of control Aof|
4Ise institution did. not wanf, Ito take
any chances on the matter and for this
reason asked that It's class be raised.