The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

ten per cent under the terms OF the
lease. The property is near the camp
of Cameron, in the Cripple Creek dis
trict.
Word has been received from the
Postoffice Department at Washington
that Assistant Postmaster II. s. Nc
Murray, who is a candidate on the
Civic charter ticket. may participate
in the charter convention II 1t Will not
interfere with the work OF the depart
ment. There had been some question
as to whether he could serve. but this
letter dispels all doubt.
Glen F. Kearns of Denver, who has
been for some time private secretary
to ID. b. Farley, chairman Of the Re-
publican state central committee, has
been appointed secretary of the State
Board of Arbitration by Governor Pea
body. He will succeed John +. Harley
as the third member of the board, Mr..
Harley having held over from the last
administration. Under the new law
the appointment is choice from six
men, three suggested by each mem
Der of the board. The secretary re-
ceives 500 per month.
Governor Peabody and his staff and
all Of the National Guard organizations
stationed in Denver will participate In
the Memoria, Day parade and exercises
under tho direction OF the Grand Army
BY tho order OF the adjutant general,
every company In Denver must take
part In the parade. This duty is just
as incumbent on them as is any other
service to which they might be or
dered The local battery will fire the
national salute at time and place
to be designated later. Campaign uni
forms will be worn on this occasion.
At the request Of the city engineer
IN, .,..ver Board Of Aldermen has
passed an ordlna-co ..ns the
Platte water diti.n, the city ditch. from
his coutrol and placing 1t under the
jurisdiction of the park commission.
This is the ditch over which there has
recently been SO much controversy
with the farmers of Petersburg. The
engineer has refused to sell them any
water pending the passage of this Or
dinance and 1t has been impossible for
the farmers to get their water from the
ditch. AS soon as the ordinance passes
the Board of Supervisors it is expected
that a committee of the farmers will
wait upon the park commission and
that a settlement of the various dis
putes will be effected.
The Beekeepers Association OF Col
orado Is wondering whether the Colo
rado Worlds Fair Board intends to
make any provision for an exhibit OF
Colorado honey at the st. Louis
Worlds Fair. II any exhibit of this
character is to be made, the bee
keepers say, they will have to re-
ceive notice of the fact within the
next six weeks, otherwise they can
not arrange for the display. At the
Transmississippi exhibition, held In
Omaha in 1898, the first prize for hon
ey exhibits was awarded to Colorado.
Members of the Beekeepers' Associa-
tion feel that an injustice would be
done for the state should the fair
board neglect to make provisions for
an exhibit at the st. Louis fair.
Adjutant General Sherman Bell de-
nies positively that he has on hand
any designations OF officers in the Ma
tional Guard. He also asserts that the
guard was never in better shape and
that every man is ready for any duty
at q moments notice. In an interview
q few daysRgo General Bell Is reported
rs saying There haYe been 20 resig-
nations since I took charge OF the Of
fec. There are none on file with me
lnlS III iS6oid W tho ohiNS
force changes / will say that they were
made by me and me only. No one else
was responsible for the changes. Each
and every one was for incompetency or
for some other good and sufficient
cause or reason. satisfactory to me and
for the good Of the National Guard Of
Colorado.
The State Board Of Equalization has
inaugurated a new system by which
the value of the property of the vari-
GUS corporations that come within its
province may be determined. 1t is the
purpose of the board to place the DIFF
ferent kinds Of property Of the cor
porations in separate classes. AS an
Illustration of the new plan the prop
erty of the railroads will be grouped
as to buildings, tracks, both main and
side, rolling stock, etc. In this way
the board hopes to arrive at the true
value of all the property owned by
the corporations, and to make an
equitable assessment. The method
last year was to lump the entire prop
erty, and endeavor to arrive at an
equitable assessment. Under the law
the board will have to complete Its
assessments by June 15. The board Is
progressing slowly, and will have to
ndSleH Ill oluel W NoihpiSNS 10 wa -
within the time required by law.
Persons who claimed that ID. e.
Newcomb, agent at La Jara for the
State Bureau of Child and Animal pro-
lection, had acted illegally in num-
Der of instances when he seized and
sold horses that were starving last
winter, did not make a good case when
given an opportunity to present facts.
Secretary Whitehead and Agent Kerr
of the bureau visited Antonito. La
lara, sConejos and Alamosa for the
purpose of obtaining facts from the
complainants. They report that only
four men appeared before them and
that they did not give any definite In
formation. There will be no further
action on the part of the bureau. The
two agents of the bureau notified the
nine men who came to the city last
winter and complained of alleged IL
legal seizures that they were coming
Other persons were also notified. But
only four could be found, and these
said their complaints were on hear
say evidence. 81
To provide for a proper display OF
the products of orchards of the state
at the Worlds Fair in st. Louis ar
rangements must be made before next
winter Under the plan of the State