Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-09-11

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gleet of duty In allowing the High Line
ditch 10 get water which 1t was not
entitled.
State Labor Commissioner W. II.
Montgomery has received letter from
President Jerome OF the Overland
cotton mills. asking him to make a
thorough investigation Of the condition
of the laborers at the mills. lie In
vites the closest inspection OF the
workings of the. mill and the treatment
of the employees. Some time ago Mr..
Montgomery received complaints con-
cerning the laborers at the mills. He
looked Into the situation and he found
that there was no cause for complaint.
Curator w. W. Furgeson OF the war
relic room ut the Capitol building has
received pictures Of all the Union gen
erals who took part In the Civil War.
lie has also received n number OF pie
lures OF the chief battles OF the war.
lie expects to have all the pictures that
| are published OF battles in the war, but
IL will be some time before he can Sc
cure all OF them. These pictures will be
placed on the walls of the relic room
and will add much TO the already val
liable collection.
Early in the next term of the Su-
premc Court that body will be called
upon to determine the rights OF the
parties in the case of the Humane So
ciety against the Overland cotton mills
at Denver. The ease was first tried In
the County court Of Arapahoe county
and the company was fined $50 for al
legged abuses. Attorney General y. e.
Miller ON August 2?th filed brief in
the Supreme Court stating that the
| State has the right to impose iine on
n corporation and that the State can.
for cause. cancel the charter of such
\ corporation.
The first case involving the game
laws OF the state taken To the Court
OF Appeals. was filed September 3rd
with the clerk OF the court. The case
Is entitled r. W. Hornbeck against c.
NJ. White. and Is appealed from the
District Court OF Mesa county. Horn
beck. IL is claimed. had 800 hides
which were unlawfully In his possess
sion. white. as deputy game warden.
seized the hides. and Hornbcck sued
to recover them In the court below.
The jury returned for the game war
den. The case Is appealed on assign
mcnts Of error.
Register Woodruff OF the State Land
Board ON the 5rd inst. deposited the
funds of tnc Land Board for the month
OF August with the state treasurer. The
| amount Is n triiic less than is usaully
turned over at the end OF each month.
The total sum was si6.6se,53. The
school funds share OF this amounts to
| sio.Isi.ts. Secretary OF State James
cowio also deposited the money re-
ccIycd through his Office with the treas
urcr. The total WAS s.3o?.i5. This is
Tor incorporation and other fees. The
amount shown is about this same ~
that Of last month.
There probably will be no law suits
between III. Board OF State Capitol
Managers nne the city and county OF
Denver. There has been no end OF dis
putc over the question OF whether the
beard should pay share OF the cx-
psnscS of paving the streets In the vi
| ciuIty of the state house. the city al
lcging that the share OF the state was
ss0.OIo. Rather than have any trouble
with the city. tn. board has decided to
pay its share without. Interest. The
board voted TO ray the sis,i.o.I5 now
due. but not to pay sl.65s interest
charged up by the city.
The State Land Board. at Its meet
ing September 3rd. decided to cancel
the land leases of Tabor and skinner
and put the lard up for public bids on
October LIST. The firm OF Tabor and
land in south FL Paso and north Pu-
eblo counties. In 1895. II is claimed
by the land board that s5.5ii Is due
the state for back rent. Demand has
been made for this money. but 1t is
claimed that no effort has been made
ON the part OF the firm to pay II. II
the company does not decide TO pay
the state its back rent. then suit will
be brought by the land board for SAL
600. which is asserted to be the total
amount due for rent since 1890. when
the company took possession OF the
land.
The list of successful applicants for
admission to the Colorado State Bar
has been completed. Those who passed
the examination held at the capitol
June 26th and 27th. are: J. Garfield
Buell.. William d. Thomas. Jr.; Fred
crick w. Clark, A. II. Romans. Fran
els Davy. Walter stickney. Omar L.
Garwood. Benjamin Bassel. James W.
Gault. Roscoe Tracy York. J. Milton
Collins. Frank L. Baldwin, Joseph c.
Ewing. Samuel J. Sackett. Charles c.
sackmann. Cecil l.. Snyder. Leroy J.
Williams. Henley Anderson Calvert.
William A. Riner. Henry C. Teller.
George c, Deitz, John Washburn. John
+. Truesdell. Clyde Herbert Stewart. l..
Earle Cooley. Warren NJ. Cox, Goblin
Stair. Charles w. Rastall. Clay Tall
man, James X. Patterson, Harry Z.
Robinson. John +. Rotruch. ID. Steele
De Lappe and Charles l.. Faust. a few
other names are held in allegiance by
the State Board Of Examiners as the
papers have not yet been decided upon.
Governor Peabody has appointed ad-
ditional attorneys in the Kansas-Colo-
rado water suit. These attorneys are
Charles ID. Hayt and Clyde C. Dawson
and Rogers. Shafoth & Gregg. The
first two attorneys are to receive $1,000
for their retainer and the later firm
s2.5ON. These sums are fixed by the
governor and the attorney general not
as the entire compensation for them.
but to apply to the sum total of their
/ charges In the executive order APP
| pointing these attorneys the reason is
/ given for this that the course of the lit
igaiion and its duration are uncertain
| The order recites that the amended
| complaint of Kansas has been filed
with the supreme Court of the United
| States. and that additional counsel is
necessary. The appointments are made
/ on the recommendation of the attorney
general by virtue OF section 1854, Mills
Annotated Statutes. The attorneys