The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-04-28

up by speculators at discount of ten
per cent Many of the soldiers became
tired of the long delay in securing their
pay, and disposed of their vouchers.
While Governor Peabody is absent
in the East to attend the launching of
the cruiser Colorado and take part in
the dedication of the site of the Louisi-
ana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis,
his salary is drawn by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Haggott. The chief executive is
the only state officer who is docked
when absent from his post, his pay go
ing to his substitute.
One of the most interesting and valu-
able displays from Colorado at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition at
St Louis next year. will be
that of the State School OF Mines. The
school will be represented by minia-
ture object lesson of the work of the in
stitution. Such is the intention of the
board of control of the institution and
the governor has approved of the plan.
Among the bills affecting the work.
ing people of the state, passed by the
Legislature, is Senate bill 240, by Sen
ator Mcguire. for a constitutional
amendment. allowing the exemption of
5000 worth of personal property from
taxation. A similar bill was defeated
in the House. but this bill was pushed
through in the closing hours of the ses
sion and is now before the people. and
will be voted on at the 1904 election.
House bill 26S, Mr.. Delaney, which
IS now law, makes the claims of en-
ployes and laborers preferred claims
as against all other creditors" in case
of the failure of any corporation, indi
vidual or company. Such persons are
to make a sworn statement of the
amount due, the work done, and when
it was done, within twenty days of the
filing of any attachment suit. or with
in sixty days after the business may
have gone into the hands of a receiver.
No claim is to be paid in advance of
the time set, and If there is not enough
to satisfy all claims, they are to be
pro-rated. These claims do not. how
ever, "extend to creditors who hold
duly recorded mortgage upon the prop
erty attached. given for debt actual
lv existing from such mortgage before
the labor was performed"
More than $4,000 of the large sum
overdue the state for lands has been
collected under the direction of Regis
ter Woodruff of the land Office during
the last week This showing is the re-
suit of the active work of the Office in
pressing those whose payments have
been allowed to lapse for many years.
When the new administration took
charge of the land Office 1t required a
great deal of work to determine how
hundreds of accounts stood. In bring
ing the books up to date II was found
that payments amounting to 1914 900
were due the state. These had been
in IN tnn " n M gn r.
ried interest at the rate of seven per
cent. Delinquents were at once noti-
fed that they must pay up or the land
board would declare the lands forfeit
ed. AS result. the payments are COM
ing in rapidly.
There is an applicant for nearly ev-
cry bit of fish fry that will be pro-
duced in the hatcheries of the state
this year For this reason large num-
ber of persons desirous of stocking
ponds and streams will be disappoint-
ed. In distributing the young fish the
state serves those who apply first with
their shares until the supply is ex-
hausted. Distribution of the young
fish has begun. Under the admins
tration of Game and Fish Commission
er Woodward care will be taken to de-
liver the fry alive and not dead. For
this reason the superintendent of
hatcheries will accompany each ship
ment. Yesterday Charles Dowdy. su-
perintendent of the Denver hatchery,
went to Boulder with 5000 young trout
for Boulder creek. At present the Den
yer hatchery has on hand about 10000
young fish. Applications for several
hundred thousand have been received.
Another Matching is expected some
time in June.
House bill No. 206. by Representa-
tive Garman, has now become a law.
1t is designed to regulate the sale of
convict-made goods and provides that
any person wishing to act as an agent
for convict made goods shall give
bond of $1,000; that he shall keep con-
spicuously posted a notice setting forth
the fact that he is licensed to sell con-
vict made goods; that he shall report
to the secretary of state "all kinds
of shoe laces" he has purchased from
prisons, and to whom he has sold them
annual license fee to be $500; the Ii
cense to be revoked at the will of the
secretary of state. All convict made
goods are to be labeled as such. in good
sized letters on the outside. Violations
of the act are to be punished by fine
of not less than $40 nor more than ST.
900, and Imprisonment of not more
than one year or less than ten days.
or both. Anybody can testify and one
half the fines received are to be turned
over to the deputy labor commissioner
Ito be used by him in investigating
and securing conviction for violation
thereof"
Judge Lindsey of the Denver County
Court has announced the appointments
made under the juvenile laws passed by
the Fourteenth General Assembly. o.
S. Storrs is chief probation officer. Mrs
Ida S. Gregory. well known in Denver
because of her connection with the
night school for boys. is one of the
probation officers. Willard P. Hatch is
clerk of the juvenile court and proba-
ton officer. Edward Schaffer is denntY