The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-25

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Van F. Rouse OF Colorado Springs,
former secretary of the Colorado
Worlds Fair Board. has turned over
to the board the money SO long held
by him, amounting to the sum of SlS.-
1868.
| The headquarters of the Colorado
| Worlds Fair board at the state house
will be closed April Is. Paul Wilson.
cmmissioner-in-chief, and Agent Rob-
ert Willetts have taken up permanent
headquarters in St. Louis now. leaving
Secretary John Wayne and Miss Stew
art, the official stenographer. the only
ones in charge of the Colorado office.
A Circuit Court of Appeals opinion
written by Judge Thayer was filed at
st. Paul on the 18th inst. affirming the
| decision of the Circuit Court Of Colo
RADIO against Mrs. Margaret p. DAILY in
her suit against the Busk Tunnel COM
pany Of Colorado. Mrs. DAILY sued as
| executrix of the late Marcus DAILY to
recover $22, 500 from the tunnel com
pany.
The State Treasury Department eX-
| poets to reap windfall of liquor Ii
cense tax fees beginning April 4, and is
preparing its blanks in advance so it
| can take advantage Of the rush on that
date, when most of the taxes fall due.
No notice of appeal in the Parsons
| case. in which the Supreme Court de-
clared the liquor license law to be
valid. has been filed.
The last carload of exhibits from the
itate horticultural department left Den.
yer on the 18th inst. for the Worlds
Fair. This makes the fourth carload
| Of exhibits, the other three having been
sent last fell. Nothing further will be
shipped now until the fruit season
opens, and then specimens Of Colorado
| fruit will be sent on from time to time
| Gil summer
The fourth and last car Of exhibits
vas sent to st. Louis by the State Hor
| ticultural Department. The work.
which has been in charge of Secretary
| Shute, is now entirely completed, and
will give Colorado fine representation
Mt the Worlds Fair. Mrs. Shute will
60 to St. Louis the first of April to
supervise the installation of the horti-
| cultural exhibit The three cars pre-
viously shipped contained apples and
fresh fruits exclusively and the last
car shipped contained the pictures, dec
orations, wild flower exhibit and gen.
eTal aSSortment oi mlScelldueouS us
plays,
! The book on Colorado live stock.
which is being prepared by the Colo
rado promotion and publicity commit
| tee received hearty endorsement
by the stock growers convention
which adopted the following: RE
Solved That the Cattle and Horse
Growers Association Of Colorado here
by endorses the plan of the Colorado
Promotion and Publicity committee Of
presenting the facts Of our great indus
try to the world; that we commend
the idea of impartially setting forth
the live stock interests, of every sec
ton, and that We cooperate heartily In
making this publication the most COM
prehensive account of the live stock Of
this state that has ever been written"
A claim has been filed in the state
engineers once by the Grand Valley
| Irrigation District Ditch Company.
This company anticipates digging
ditch 46.4 miles long in Mesa county.
| The ditch will lead away from the
south side of the Grand river and after
running along for distance Of about
| six miles will cross over and take the
north side of the river. The estimated
cost of the project. which is expected
to reclaim $4,000 acres of arid land, Is
| $584,S44. The carrying capacity will
| be 497 cubic feet per second. Addison
| J.. McCune is engineer for the COM
| pany, l. NJ. Miller being its president.
The proposed canal will take rank as
one Of the most extensive irrigation
schemes on the western slope.
Former Governor John L. Routt is
interested in a plan for reunion OF
Colorado governors. A banquet would
be spread, at which all the former gov
ernors now living and Governor Pea
body should gather and exchange rem
| iniscences and experiences in guiding
the ship of state. Those entitled to
| participate in such an affair are John
l.. Routt, Benjamin H. Eaton, James
B. Grant, AW. McIntire, Alva Adams,
Charles S. Thomas, James r. Orman
and James H. Peabody. Mr.. Routt Is
now quite feeble and is anxious to have
such an opportunity for social gath
ering among the governors. All have
concurred in the plan and it Is likely
definite arrangements will be made
soon.
An illustration of public sentiment
toward the work done by the State
Humane Society was related by Secre-
tary Whitehead yesterday. At about
9 o'clock yesterday morning a COM
plant was telephoned into the society
headquarters in the state house to the
effect that an old man was riding .
lame horse about the city. Agent O..
E. Tuft was stopped on the street dur
ing the morning by party who told
the same story. Later two other COM