Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-20

Legislature and fixing the remunera-
tion at $T00, is gaining In popularity.
| The awful waste OF time and the shelly
| ing of important measures is proving
better than any argument for the bill.
Governor Peabody has signed House
Bill No. l75. creating the office OF pub
| lie trustee for the city and county OF
Denver which official shall perform
the same functions formerly performed
by the public trustee OF old Arapahoe
county. An emergency clause was a.
tached to the bill.
The State Land Board on the l1th
instant notified the Victor Fuel Com
pany that IL could have week In
which TO prepare further defense OF
| charges that the company has violated
the terms OF its leases on l.2s0 acres
OF valuable coal lands In Huerfano
and Las Animas counties. A PROPOSE
tion is pending before the board TO
cancel the leases.
Attorney General Miller has con-
sidered the census recently taken in
/ l.oyeland with a view OF having the
town become city OF the second class,
and has furnished the secretary OF
state with an opinion To the effect that
the census was not legally taken. the
mayor having appointed the enumer-
ators. who should have been appointed
directly by the board OF trustees.
Public trustees have been appointed
by the Supreme Court for the four lead
ing counties OF the state. These posi-
tions pay fees and the sum each in
cumbent collects is equal 10 good sal
ary. The appoln,ses and the estimated
incomes are as follows: Augustus III.
Martin. county OF Denver. 5000.
George W. Musser. FL Paso. county.
81 .oG0; Alex T. Stewart. Pueblo. 81 900:
William II. Griiith. Teller. $500.
Fish and Game Commissioner Wood
ward. recently appointed by Gov. Pea
body TO succeed Charles W. Harris.
has appointed Thomas J. Higgins To
be chief game warden for the Grand
junction district vice Roy Allison. and
W :. kineaid TO b. superintendent OF
hsh haieheries vice Thomas J. Hol-
land. The appoln;ees Will assume
their positions April I. n, IN. eSpira-
tlon Of the terms OF the retiring Of
neIals.
The inheritance tax sections Of the
revenue Law have been attacked in .
petition for xTit nf error iiled In the
of.!ec OF the clerk OF the Supreme
Court. In the lower courts q decision
VAS rendered against the estate OF W.
h-Titane. tar. The petition for wEi,
Of rTroF alleges that the laS. as
adopted il Unconstitutional and void.
and also that IL is Ia connie; with the
tourtsrath amendment id the cuuatItu-
tion of the United States.
MFs. James ~. Peabody has become
Interested in the work that the women
Of DcnSer az. doing. AZ a meeting Of
tho City Improvement Society n; which
tie annual -iectiaa Of ottir-rs took
place. Mrs Peabody ~as chosen pE-si-
dent. Tbs planting Of trees on side
walks. clean alleys aad baekyaF,is sFs
som. the shs thlnss the socie,y ~ili
Notk for ths eominsysaF. The placing of
small tables about City park NhsFr
cheap tsfT-shmsnts may b- secured Is
another ihirs that ls approved.
The great stpesry store Of the HuEia
hat UFpssfF csatany IN peayeg Nas
burned ca the morning ut March tith.
almost completely destroying the stock
Other sufferers we're W 4 aand-rsoa
& IiFu.. teas. cassss and spie~ss John
y. itoss. tnhaecuais;. damaged By
smoke: nTs itsareit and nasiey fur
ui;ure and Htiafes. and several ogfsees
aaa TuomsFs on uppsr fporss The less
is placed at approximately $500. of
this the IiaFibsts sustain the greater
u
vas veil Insured
The iHiaaesian against Charles ~.
cFusisr. formerly auSiiur Of state. re-
s;saisinE him from paying oVsE TO ihs
state the money paid him on sceuuat
uf the fat tat. pas dissolved by judge
Carpenter un the sth inst Ths ius
junction was issued several months
ego at the instance Of the United
States Reduction and Refining COM
pzuy. Nhith plainiiI vas later Joined
by other corporations IN an action to
test the validity Of the IA; tax Il Was
ordered that uUus uf the money col
lsctsd under the tsv iaN sh1sid BE- dis
pesed Of untii the ease uas settled. IL
has nov been agreed that the whpls
fat iss receipts. about slsoya. should
not be tied up. Mt Cguutsr inms,ii-
stsiy paid inta the court the actual
amount Involved IN the sait. which is
sis.5a.sl
A bill has passed second rpadias in
the House which provides for a divis-
Ion Of isaFinasr county. the part rs-
naming east Of the Roxy mountains
retaining its present name. while the
Part vest af the mountains shall BE-
named Mckinley county. Ia honor Of
the usTtyrsd President uf the United
States The eoutsuiiuu of the avsi.
vest uf the Ror kiss Is that thsy have
an alfnOst imrTssnabIe barrier in the
mountains in reaching Fort Collins
the present county seat rndsF the
proposed creation uf Mckinley county.
Walden would b the cg4nty seat %
the nsw county. The Van Horn meas
ure originally provided that the ueS
cuaaty shuuld b named Platte. but
when Il was referred to the committee
on counties and county iiuss It vas re-
ported out With the name changed to
Mckinley.
The following concurrent resolution
vas passed by ,he senate on the isth
Instant s G. u. No a. Farveli. Re.
solved. by the Senate Of the state Of
Colorado. the House Of Representa-.
uves roHcurTirs therein. that the state
Beard of Arbitration be and the same
is hereby requested TO prucsesi irritreyii-
aisly to Colorado City and make a
thorough Investigation into the cundi-
tious existing in those localities b.
tween capital and lsbor. brought about
By the strike at the reduction works
at Colorado City. the reason for the
calling out and eontinucd maintaining
of the militia at the latter f.nint and