The Meeker herald., 1903-05-09
STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY

| Many inquiries Tek8IuluB Inc wage
exemption act are being received at
the office Of the secretary Of state. The
] Law does not become effective until
June Sth- Under its provisions sixty
per cent Of the wages Of the head OF a
family will be exempt from garnish-
ment II the pay is IS per week or
less 1t is all exempt
It has been agreed by members of
the State Board of Equalization that
| the valuation OF foreign freight cars
little less than the amount in 1902
These cars are refrigerator fruit,
meat and other special classes. They
| are assessed on a mileage basis Re
| frigerator cars are assessed at $3.50
| each. a basisoof It's miles per day:
| meat cars at $500. 150 miles; other cars
| of the kind, $500. so miles a 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 1t 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 neigAborhood Of $780,
600. The architects at this time are
asked to submit plans for two cottages
for men patients. a wing to the womens
building. and an amusement hall. The
board is also contemplating the build
ing of an electric light plant and re-
frigerating plant to cost $4,000.
Acting Governor Haggott has par
doned D. II. 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
q term of from one year to eighteen
months. He was convicted of victim
izing several people on the representa-
| tion that he was the owner of milk
dairies which he had advertised for
sale.
ne mllltlA ITOm SOlOEAuO u tAhc
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 a 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 stan from
Pueblo. The total of the Colorado
i troops will be about 734,
!: Hon. John W. Springer thinks possi-
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 quarantine
Ing Colorado cattle. Mr.. Springer
| said the proclamation could not work
any hardship to Kansas shippers who
have 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 9th, when Mr.. Irish demanded
that Goider's answer to the suit for
| $50, 900 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 animation 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 fled
| his report with the governor
Several Colorado inventors have
asked the Worlds Fair board to give
their akships 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 a letter to the lieu
tenant governor says that he is GER
tain that his airship would have
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
1 in Denver il the fair board will bear
| the expenses.
The Denver Republican of April 2sth
| SAYS. Prenarafinns to nush the Coln-