Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-10


to ascertain the legality OF the 1902
inheritance tax law On Monday. the
attorney general will petition Judge
Lindsey for the appointment of an ap-
praiser of the estate. A claim will then
be entered for the Inheritance tax on
the estate, and will be combatted. thus
furnishing litigation for the test.
Nominations by petition were filed
October 3rd with the secretary OF state
for Claiming Sweet for judge OF the
Supreme Court for the Socialists. Frank
W. Overs for the Peoples party
Charles A. Chapman for Judge OF the
Fourth judicial district by the Peoples
party, and Charles l.. Mekesson for
Judge of the Fourth judicial district
by the Peoples party The lists
showed all the way from 100 to 500
names, Judge Overs having the great
er number of names on his petition,
At a recent meeting of the State
Board of Pharmacists at Denver the
following passed as registered pharma-
cists: John NJ. C. Barger. Arvada. A
W. Benson, Pueblo. Guy Butler. Boul-
der, Clarence A. Cassada. Denver; Car
iiss ID. Charles. Denver; John A. Davi-
son. Denver; John 7. Dawson. Pueblo;
Ernest +. Freytag. Colorado Springs.
Edwin johnson, Sugar City; Edward
w. Lloyd. Denver; Charles Schuman.
Denver: Frank G.. Thedick, Denver,
Richard Smith. Denver. The next meet
ing of the board will be held in Den
yer December 11th and 18th.
To enforce the payment of state
fair appropriation of $500 granted by
the Legislature. the Pueblo State Fair
Association will shortly institute man
damus proceedings against State An-
ditor Holmberg. Secretary John IL
Shireman of the board OF directors
called upon Auditor Holmberg for the
appropriation. and WAS refused Mr.
Ho.mberg says that he will not pay
the appropriation, and claims that II
was illegal. The opinion is indorsed
by Attorney General Miller. IL is
based upon the fact that it rewards
farmers for the excellency of agricnl-
turai and horticultural specimens. The
case will serve as precedent--Den-
Yer News
State Engineer Carpenter is unable
to see how he can build the state road
between Ouray and a point in the San
Juan valley. for the minimum bid is
s2o.0 900. and the appropriation for its
construction is only 10000. Only three
miles OF new road are required. the rest
OF the highway being already laid out.
hut the location is such that the con-
struetion is said to be decidedly cost
jy proposition. Engineer Carpenter is
considering the question OF whether
he can build the road as far as the ap-
preparation will carry IL. He Is also
trying TO learn II, after doing this. 1t
will be legal for the people who are TO
be benefited to furnish the remaining
SO, 900 necessary to complete the work.
IHe VIII ask Attorney General Miller
for an opinion upon this matter.-Den-
yer Republican.
The State Board of Pardons met oc-
fober I'd. in the office OF the Governor.
No one was pardoned. One sentence.
that of John Buzanes. sentenced from
Teller county. August IL. 1902, was
commuted. The original sentence was
from five to seven years for attempted
murder The sentence was committed
10 from eighteen months to seven
years This will give him the right
to ask for parole about next Christ
mas. John Buzanes was sentenced 10
TIE penitentiary for attempting TO
kill Nicholas Ravedy. in 1902. Pardons
were refused In the following cases;
John p. Black. Ventura Lopez. Vol
An1tfHDU. L. y.
son. Eugene Clark. Jose Medina. Chas.
Seastone. Isaac Franco. Santiago Ar
gullo. John Williams. C. 5. Duncan and
Michael Brienza.
Attorney General Miller has given
an opinion to County Clerk Frank Lo-
mister of Leadville. to the effect that
all constables whose terms OF Office ex-
pire in January. 1904, must give up
their positions at that time. Consta-
bles should be elected at the next elec-
Iion, which will be next month. as At
fornev General Miller has construed
that this election is z general election.
The last Legislature passed an act to
the effect that justices of the peace
were to hold over until 1905. II their
terms of Office expire in 1904. BY an
oversight the constables were not in
cIuded in the act The act provided
that the justices Of the peace. We're to
be flected in the years in which fhe
members Of the Legislature are elected.
In order to do thfs it would be neces-
sary for the justices of the peace to
hold over until 1905. But according 10
Attorney General Miller the next cleo
ton is a general election and the con-
stables whose terms expire on the first
of January, 1904. must run for re-elec-
tion.
Officers of the Colorado Humane So-
ciety are about to begin campaign OF
enforcement of the non-support law,
which will make the parents of chill
dreH who are now in the state homes.
who are able. in some degree liable for
the expenses of the children while they
are in such horses For the last few
months the society has been flooded
with children who have had to be sent
to state homes Their parents in many
cases have been well able to take care
of them.t This has been because of
some disagreement IN the families. and
in two or three of the cases the step
mother plays an important part. The
nfficers helIeye that parents who have