Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-07-31


the residents there from the fact that
for the fiTst tim. in a long while there
will be a regimenlsl band at the fort,
Hereafter dress parade and guard
mount will be rendered vastly more
attractive by music. and the fort is
also anticipating the evening concerts
which will be given.
Governor Peabody on the 18th inst.
issued a Esauisition ON Wyoming Tor
ID. J. Allen. who Was arrested In Lara
mie ON the complaint of the officers OF
Huerfano county. Allen Is accused OF
breaking into sealed car on the Den
yer and Rio Grande track at Walsen-
burg and stealing goods valued al $500.
Besiaes three eases OF whisky. IL is
alleged, he took two boxes OF dynamite
and a quantity Of bed clothing. inelud-
ing blankets. sheets and pillows. Shsr-
in J. II. Farr. Of Husrfaro county.
went TO bring back the prisoner.
Special Agent Harry n. Kerr. of the
Humane Society. returned recently
from Ionsmont. where he went TO In
Sestigats a complaint to the effect that
the J. J. Empson Packing Company
was employing children under the ase
fourteen in the factory In violation
OF q law passed at the last session OF
the Legislature. He found that four
boys under age were employed there IN
doing light work. and called the atten-
tion OF J. J. Empson To the matter. The
latter said he had no intention OF
breaking III. law. and discharged the
boys. promising that he would engage
no NOR. under the prescribed age
Agent Kerr saw n number OF the boys
belonging to the Juyenii. court and
h.s mr.
In the beet fields more OF pleasure
than hardship.
II was stated yesterday. says the
Denver News OF July lsth. that the
railroads would not be M Tree Win
paSF.S during tn. extra session OF IN.
Legislature as they were at the Trsu.
lar session last winter. The refusal OF
on. OF the railroad companies TO honor
a request Of stat. Official for trans
portatlon .k said To have been due TO
desire to shut on on all passes during
the time when the Legislators arc In
the city. After they depart IL has been
quietly given out that the requests oi
the state officials for transportation
will be honorci ar usual. During the
las, regular session. II II said. between
forty and fifiy passes were given out
daily by the roads. Some OF these were
sold To ,ieke, Aeaipcrs. and the graft
.ra' worked no lively that the roads
have decided to issue no transportation
whatever this time.
In a brief ficd In the Court OF Ap-
p-aia by District Attorney l.lndhley.
Judge Moses Hnilctt OF the United
States Court IL designated MS tax
dod.cr. The suit wan started In 1899
Of, nf ArnnuhDg
county insisted on Judge Hnilett pay
Ing taxes on $35o.0Oo worth OF prop
crty. This the Judge refused TO do and
suit was brought to compel the pay
mcnt. III II was his purpose TO do the
equitable thing as n citizen" the brief
says In closing. 'why did not the plain
tin prepare n statement showing pre-
ciscly what money. notes and credits
he did own. and actually paying Into
court all the taxes thus shown TO be
duc7 Until he does this he knows MS
we all know. that he can have no
standing In any circumstances TO en-
join the collection OF that part OF the
tax which may be shown to have been
crroneously charged against him."
At the meeting OF the State Land
Board July 22d Register Woodruff
made public his report Of collections
made OF money due the state from the
sale and lease of lands. When the pres
cnt board went into office II was found
that during the preceding administra-
tion apparently no effort had been
made TO collect money due the state in
many instances. The amount due on
certificates OF purchase was s9i.6i2.16.
or this amount the register has col
lccted So, ,73S. .05. and has completed ar
rnngements for the payment OF SlI.-
O33 es. Delinquent rentals on school
land leases prior to March list OF this
year was s35.073.23. The present ad-
ministration has collected $4.1S4.S3 OF
This sum. and sl.2S4.35 OF the sum OF
sT,ISl. .si due on state land leases. Dur
ing the four months that Mr.. Woodruff
has been in Office the gain in acreage
rented has been s20,SS5.25 for school
lands and the increase of revenue
amounts to s3.6S796. The acreage Of
state land leased during the same
period was s1i,O6i.6S: the increased
revenue was s1.26S.3S. He made 134 ap-
praisements during the four months
he has been in Office and all the old
business which had accumulated dur
ing other administrations has been
cleared away.