The Grit-advocate., 1904-06-03
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

Ol lUe state. OI WUltn tneTe are dDOUt
go. Some OF the factories have never
been investigated by the department
and as some butter and cheese is being
manufactured which is not up to the
legal requirements, Mrs. Wright is en-
deavoring to locate the factories
where it Is made.
Three water commissioners were ap
pointed May 23rd by Governor Pea
body W. X. Donnell of Saguache will
act as commissioner for District No.
2G vice w. A. Johnson. resigned. G.
II. Smith of Coventry has been ap
pointed commissioner for District No.
60 in place of j. w. Glandon. who re-
signed. and A. J. Baxter of Olathe was
given the position of commissioner for
District No. go.
Fish and Game Commissioner Wood
ward is preparing to place additional
wardens along the Platte, St Vrain and
other streams of the state, to prevent
crowding of the fishing season. opening
June lst. Mr.. Woodward says he will
insist upon rigid observance of this eX-
act date. and any violations will be
prosecuted The streams are compare
lively clear for this season of the year
end when the fishing season opens,
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anticipated that the sport will prove
interesting.
The United 'es district attorney
has brought / It in equity against
Jacob BOrah, Elmer Stevenson and
Mark bove for possession of tract of
land in Garfield county which has been
used as a summer resort. The land has
been in possession of the defendants
for good many years, being at
great altitude and close to Deep lake.
Mr.. Borah has built hotel and con-
Quoted it for years, doing very good
business. The land i. found to be on
the White River forest reserve. hence
the suit to compel the occupants to va
cate
There will be no session of the Dis
trict Court in San Miguel county until
iC has been decided whether the civil
or military authorities are to rule
there. So says Judge Theron Stevens,
who predides over the district and who
was registered at the Albany yesterday.
THE military seems to think it is alb
solute in its authority and capable or
settling all legal questions" said the
Judge "and | have Just concluded to
allow time 10 try it out The executive
of the state seems TO be inclined to
| override the courts in his plans, and II
is for him to decide when the regular
order for things will be established. -
Denver News.
The sanitary bulletin of the State
Board of Health for the month of
April was issued May 2Gth. In his re-
port Dr. Cooper, secretary of the
board. says: Compared with March,
the present months shows a decrease of
forty-two cases OF diphtheria and an
increase Of six cases OF scarlet fever
and one case of typhoid fever. COM
parisOn of the contagious disease Stu
alton shows a marked diminution OF
smallpox scarlet fever. diphtheria and
typhoid. Of course this is not consid
ering the recent epidemic OF typhoid at
Leadyile" The report shows that dur
ing the month Of April throughout the
state the number Of cases of diphtheria
reported were lO6, scarlet fever. 1874,
smallpox, rs; typhoid fever, 40, and
deaths from all causes, 7G0. OF that
number in the city and county of Den
yer were 81 cases of dphtheria 50 of
scarlet fever, none of smallpox, four of
typhoid and 26l deaths.
Labor Commissioner w. II. Mont
EOmery is making a gentle protest con-
cerning a popular superstition which
las gained circulation regarding the
work of his Office According to about
ninety per cent. of the requests which
come to his department, comprising al
together not less than twenty calls per
day, it seems that the justices of the
peace. judges of the District bench and
the lawyers of the city regard his office
as a collection agency. This is an
absurd idea said Mr. Montgomery
yesterday. 1T is not the intention OF
this department or its privilege to col
leCt money due persons from their EN-
ployers We have done a good deal of
this in charitable way. but as a mat
ter of fact our duties do not begin un-
ii. some sort of injustice has been done
the employe. Then we take an inter
est In righting matters, but this is not
a collecting agency and the line will
have to be drawn soon. Denver Re-
publican.
The Denver News of May 26th says:
The state engineers Office Is pleased
at the crop outlook for 1904. Reports
have been received which show the
Platte and all It's tributaries have
enough water to supply all the bitches
which draw water therefrom. This Is
the first time for over year that this |
condition has obtained, Orders were |
given yesterday that the High Line |
and Burlington bitches be permitted |
to turn into the canals fun head Or |
ders have also gone forth that all the |
reservoirs on the Boulder, St. Vrain, |
Thompson, Poudre and the Platte be |
low the mouth Of the st. Vrain be al
lowed to store. There is plenty OF |
water flowing In the Arkansas river at
Pueblo. and eleven Of the districts
along the river are being supplied and
some Of the food water is being
stored. The food waters in the vicin-
ity of Julesburg and Sterling did not
measure as high as was expected. The
report Of an expert sent out a few