Gilpin observer., 1903-07-23
OLORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY

On the 18th inst. Governor Peabody
granted pardon to Fred Shockley,
sentenced to one year from Fremont
county for involuntary manslaughter.
Shockley is a colored man. The par
don was issued on petition signed by
the trial judge and many prominent
people OF the county.
1t was stated yesterday, says the
Denver News of July 10Th, that the
railroads would not be as free with
passes during the extra session Of the
Legislature as they were at the regu-
lar session last winter. The refusal Of
one of the railroad companies to honor
request of a state official for trans
portation is said to have been due to q
desire to shut off on all passes during
the time when the Legislators are in
the city. After they depart 1t has been
quietly given out that the requests OF
the state officials for transportation
will be honored as usual. During the
last regular session, 1t Is said, between
forty and fifty passes were given out
daily by the roads. Some of these were
sold to ticket scalpers, and the graft
ers" worked SO lively that the roads
have decided to issue no transportation
whatever this time.
B. F. Rockefeller. vice president Of
the Congress, and G. e. Wantland,
member Of the executive committee,
held conference in Denver a few
days ago for the purpose of stirring
up local interest in the National Irri-
cation Congress, which is to be held
in Ogden September 18th to 10th. Sem
ator w. A. Clark of Montana 10 the
new president, and the Utah Legisla-
ture has appropriated $4,000 to pay the
expenses of the Congress. 1t is expect
ed that it will be a great success.
There will be a number of new feat
ures introduced and 1t is the purpose
of the Colorado officers to have good
response from this state. Arrange
ments are already being made for the
trip to Ogden. Governor Peabody and
his staff, and Adjutant General Bell,
will attend the Congress. In the party
will also be representative business
men of the state. irrigation men Of
prominence and persons interested in
the great work of irrigation in the
West. The party will travel in spe-
cial train. Among the party will be
the United States Senators and Con-
gressmen from Colorado.
The Colorado State Board of Veter-
18th for the purpose of examining the
applicants for certificates to practice in
the state. Licenses were granted to
the following M. ]. Dunleavy. NJ. j..
Woodliffe. Charles G. Lamb. Solomon
Book, Sidney E. Book of Denver, DR..
Fenton Of Colorado Springs, DR.. Saw
age and DIR. Dickey of Greeley. DIR.
Thompson of Pueblo. DR.. r. N. McCar-
roll of Fort Collins. DIR. A. B. McCapes
of Longmont, DR.. Fred Hoskins Of
Boulder. DIR. Bird of Fort Collins. Dr.
Harry Bowles and DR.. Fred Culver Of
Longmont After the licenses were
granted the veterinary surgeons of Col
orado organized as the Colorado Vet
erinary Medical Association. They will
at once take steps toward the enforce
ment Of the law governing the manner
of practice. enacted at the last session
of the Legislature. There are fifty
practitioners in Colorado who are
eligible for licenses under the new law,
and nearly twenty of these were pres
ent and became charter members OF the
new association. DR.. Dunleavy, presi-
dent of the organization. said that the
first move would be to bring a test case
OF the new law.