The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-10-27
Game Laws Enforced.


ard received word a few days ago that
two men had been arrested and fined
$25 and costs for killing deer out OF
season. The first of these men was
Frank Estes at Glenwood Springs, and
Game Warden Fred A. Gordon made
the arest The second case was that
of Thomas Gentry, arrested in Rio
Blanco- county by Warden-Henry-Leh
man. He was taken to Meeker and
found guilty.
I'VE are after these game law violat-
ors," said Mr.. Woodard. .'and we do
not propose that any of them shall es-
cape If we can help it. The justices of
peace over the state have been doing
their duty and we have managed to get
all of the game violators whom we
have taken in so far. There is but one
way to preserve the game of the state
and that is to see that the game laws
of the state are enforced. We hope
to make it dangerous thing to violate
the game laws of this state. The two
cases whoch have cited are examples
and we are going to keep after the
violators until we get all of those who
will insist on hunting out OF season..
| President John A. Martin of the
state board of pharmacy is investiga-
| ting cases of violation of the pharmacy
llaw 1t requires that none but regis
tered drug clerks shall sell poisons or
put up prescriptions. The known in
stances of violation of this law are
said to be numerous. Mr.. Martin has
long list of such offenders and is
about to bring the enforcement of the
law to the attention of the proper au-
! thorities.
The state board of equalization met
October 18th for the last time this
year. The board. after a short session.
/ adjourned sine die without taking any
action in regard to the assessments
of the various counties of the state and
without changing the assessments on
1.-The railroads. The county commission
ers- of two counties had recommended
| the reduction of the assessments on
certain railroads of the state, but no
action was taken.
Register Woodruff of the Land
Board has completed his report of re-
ceipts for the period beginning March
and ending September 80, 1903: The
receipts amounted to STAT ,S13. 40 which
is $22. .OS0.43 more. than during the. cor.
responding -period-of the previous year.
| The school fund of the state has been
increased sby this amount. This does
not include payments made to the
large delinquent slessees of the state
land.
Secretary of State James Cowie re-
ceived letter recently from man in
Ell Paso county who is very anxious to
open a saloon on the club plan He
does not Just know how he ought to go
about it and for. that reason he has
written to the secretary of state to
| learn inst what steps he. will take to
sell. liquor "a la club" The letter it,
| self is an interesting document 1t fol-
| lows: Il. s. ss.- "a
Secretary of State. Denver, Colorado,
.,.Dear Sir. your honor-7Pleas. gave
me the laws which, l will; half to pros
vide by to start club to sell, liquor
and what will 1t cost me-, l want the
rlries and the laws for so DOING
I Mr.. Cowie sent him word that. jf he
| wanted to incorporate a club he could
do so and that it would cost him $3.50s-
and then told him to ask the state
! treasurer what he should do to take out
license. ~ ISIS ~ ~ .'s.rr "a
The bust of Gen. Bella NJ Hughes
recently placed in the SUI RENE Court
| library by Mrs. Charles A, Roberts, as
| the. gift of her husband, the late
| Charles A Roberts. tozthe state of Col
orado, is one of the handsomest memo=
rial pieces IN the capitol building, and
| a fitting tribute to a man who helped to
lay the foundations of this state. Mrs.
Roberts is the daughter of General
| Hughes. Mr.. Roberts was prominent
business man of DENY or. and died about
! eighteen months ago. Mrs. Roberts is
| now breaking up her home and leaving
for the East. and wished to carry out
| this last desire of her husband before
. leaving the state. The bust is the
|. work Of Preston Powers. Who made it
hrteen. years aSo, from life It, was
cast in Florence, Italy. and is said TO
be the finest likeness of General
| Hughes ever secured. General Hughes
was very averse to the idea at first,
and the work was carried on for some
time through the assistance of photo
| graphs He finally consented to give