The state herald., 1903-07-03

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canvassing board had the right to
make the official count in the charter
election this case will also be before
the court.
Ninety thousand dollars were appro-
priated by the Fourteenth General AS
sembly for building of new roads, and
State Engineer Carpenter has taken
the initial steps toward their location
and survey. He has appointed James
W. Abbott of this city. an expert in
road building, TO go over a number OF
the mountain roads. Mr.. Abbott has
been special agent of the government
in the bureau of roads OF the Depart
ment of Agriculture for number OF
years. his field being the Rocky Noun
tain region. and thence westward to
the coast. He will resume his govern
ment duties In September. For the
present he will represent Professor
Carpenter In locating the roads on the
best possible lines Twenty new roads
are to be constructed. Besides the
$4,000 for roads. the Legislature ap-
propriated $4,000 for bridges. An in
novation introduced by Professor Car
penter is that of supplying all of his
field men with cameras. The depart
ment now has seven cameras In active
service and photographs are being ta-
ken of all dams. roads streams. guag-
Ing stations. measuring fumes In can
ais. etc. All photographs are filed with
reports.
Druggists doing business In Colorado
owe the state 100000 for revenue H.
censes due since 1902. and Attorney
General n. c. Miller has begun action
In the courts TO compel the payment
OF this amount The druggists. under
the revenue act Of 1902. are supposed
to pay the state s25 year license. This
they have practically unanimously re-
fused to do. and after allowing time
for the money to come In the attorney
general instructed the district attor-
ney in the Sixth judicial district to
brig suit against q Mr.. Parsons OF
Durango with the intention of making
the matter u test case. The court held
that the license should be paid and
fined MIR. Parsons In the sum Of si00
An appeal has been taken to the SUI
preme Court. whehe the matter will be
decided. Attorneys for Parsons raised
the point that having received a per-
nit from the city council OF Durango
20 conduct his business he was not
required TO pay the license. The state.
In opposition To this. cites the act OF
1895. which makes all permits issued
by city councils subject to the laws OF
the state. The cause viii not be
heard In the Supreme Court for many
months to come. and In the meantime
the state revenues will be deprived OF
at least 10000,
steer-roping In Colorado will soon be
n thing OF the past. II the Humane So
ciety carries out It's Intentions of sup
pressing them on the grounds that they
infiict unnecessary cruelty on animals.
Secr'tary Whitehead said yesterday
that the society was contemplating for
! bidding them In the future. He said
that the stockmen have asked the no.
ciety to take action toward abollshing
the sport on the ground that prior Ia n
contest they are made the sufferers by
I the cowboys. who. while practicing for
the event On the range. often iniurc
cattle SO that they have to be killed.
lne owner riding over the ranch finds
steer with broken horns or ribs ly-
lng on IN. ground and IN forced to the
I conclusion that some of his men are
.
horses alleged by their rldefs to be- In
iured by falling In some hole are often
In reality injured while their riders are
.prnclicing ON roplnR and tying quick
! ~ Special Agent Kerr ~ the Society
has Just returned from Pueblo, where
he witnessed the steer ruping contest
held during the Arkansas Valley Car.
nlyAi. He states that too much credit
cannot be- given 10 the authorities and
officials of the Carnival for the In,
name way In which the hffnir was rnn.
Quoted. The society requested them
TO eliminate all things which cold he
construed ~ acts NJ cruelty In the
broncho busting ard steer foping con,
tests and the request was heartily h..
Hontrd Ia. one steer had horn
broken In helnR thrown. bat beyond
this tho exhibition was satisfactory. .--
Denver Republican.
The Cl,il Service Commission bn.
given nutic" Of examinations Tor gov.
rrnment positions soon to br held In
Denver Amung the places tu be- fllrd
afc those ~ school learhnfu In The
Philippine game law assistant Ia The
Department NJ Agriculture and atrn
osfnphcf typewriter aud telegraph op.
orator Ht ptnrac1la. Florida othri
petitions uprn arr those 1f dairy in
spectot IN the Agricultural Department
and Jobs In the revenue service ThrH,
examinations viii hr held within m,
nest three weeks Tho exact dairH Ant
The rules under witch III. same ar,
held can be obtained frnm ih- civil ser,