The state herald., 1903-08-28

tHt proceedings Noulu W
started at once.
State Engineer Carpenter has fin-
ished sending out blanks explaining
the filings which must be made at the
engineers office under the new law
But three filings have been received
under the new law, but when these
blanks have reached the owners OF
reservoirs and bitches throughout the
state the clerks in the Office of the
state engineer will be busy for the rest
OF the summer The law went into
effect on July 10th. The filings must
be made within sixty days after that
time.
Application for the incorporation OF
the town of North Longmont was filed
August Goth with the secretary of state
The town is in Boulder county and
heretofore has been part of Long
mont. Recently the town went Prohi-
bition. and this did not suit some OF
the inhabitants of the city. So forty
eight of them made application for the
new town OF North Longmont, in which
there is population of liS The mat
ter was taken into the courts and the
court appointed Charles X. Dutro. Mary
L. Dow, ]. NJ. Richmsn. Julia Talman
and W. X. Duncan to be committee
to hold the election for the officers OF
the town. on the first Tuesday in Sep
tcmber.
The State Land Board has granted
the request of X, Is. Oyerhold, presi-
dent of the Maybelle Ditch Company
for an opportunity to purchase forty
acres under the ditch in Routt county.
The land will be auctioned and Mr.
Oyerhold will probably buy II In Mt the
sale When the big ditch was built. Il
was with the understanding that each
stakeholder should have an opportun-
ity to purchase forty acres for home
stead. Mr.. 0yerhold is president OF the
company that built the ditch. Every
other man obtained his portion of land
except Mr. overhold. however. and he
has been trying to get his for some
time. A long inspection of the records
was necessary before the sale could be
ordered.
Owing to the organization OF sew
eral new companies In the Colorado
National Guard and number OF pro-
motions recently made. Adjutant Gen
ertl Bell. on the 18th inst, issued the
following commissions: Samuel u.
Scholz. captain, Company |, Second in
fantry, First brigade. Colorado
Springs; Bert NJ, Lake. captain. Com
pany l.. First infantry. First brigade.
Denver, Carl X. Brown. first lieuten-
ant Company l., First infantry, First
brigade Denver. Norman Hastings.
second lieutenant, Company l.. First
infantry. First brigade, Denver: Jesse
+. Ash, captain. Company A. Second
infantry, First brigade. Florence: Ed
win Segerstrom. first lieutenant. Com
pany A. Second infantry, First brigade.
Florence; Roy McCandless. second
Lieutenant, Company A, Second infan-
try. First brigade Florence: Edward
]. Boughton. captain. Company G.
First infantry. First brigade. Love
land; Edward c, Baker. first lleuten-
ant. Company G, First infantry. First
brigade, Loyeland, Roy ~ Wcist. sec
ond lieutenant Company c. First In
fantry, First brigade. lOVeland: Har-
~ u. Humphrey, captain. Company u,
First infantry. flrt brigade. Fort Col.
Inns; Lathrop q, Taylor. first lleuten-
ant. Company 4. First Infantry. First
brigade. Fort Collins William !.
Ralph. second Lieutenant. Company L,
Flrtt infantry FRS, brigade, Fort Col
Inns: Frank l.. Moore, captain, Com
pany c, First Infantry, First brigade,
Brighton; Samuel Walter, first lieu
tenant, Company e. First infantry,
First brigade. brighton. Ray +. Min
ton. nrst lieutenant and quar,ermas.
ter. Second Infantry, First brigade.
Pueblo; Frank q. Estes. FIRST lieuton-
ant, Battery A. First brigade. n. q. C.,
Denver; Albert A. liosfofd. second
lieutenant. Battery A. First brigade. n.
q, C., Denver,
The state of Colorado may purchase
the sword belonging 10 Zebulon NJ.
pike, latter whom Pixies Peak was
named, Curator fcrrill OF the State
Historical Society has received u let.
ter from James 4. lirophy. n Wash
ingion attorney who states that he has
u client who owns sword belonging Ia
the man whose name IN linked with the
early history of Colorado, Az Pike WINS
connected with the early history of
Colorado and Pixies Peak IN NO well
known throughout the world. II " be-
li.ycd that It n n mcmcnto altogether
worth having And the society will
probably purchase II II the price IL
reasonable,
Governor Peabody celebrated hlr
fifty-iirpt birthday August 2iui. aud Tor
one day state business had to Yield nrst
place 20 private enjoyment
Mrs. Martha Sbutc, secretary OF tho
state board NJ Horticulture. recently
received letter from the secretary of
the irrigation congress-. To be held IN
Utah from September 18th TO 18th,
asking that size serve ms Judge NJ the
horticultural exhibit, which will be a
feature of the congress, owing ~ the
tact that the Pueblo fair In 10 be- held
at the same time Mrs. shuie said that
she would not be nhlc to be- present NJ
the congress In Ogden.