Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-01-22
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

htpnolu iNf'ts
The House elections committee
unanimously decided the conroy'keii'
per contested election ease from the
Ninth Massachusetts district In favor
OF Keliper. the sitting member.
Five delegates To represent the state
OF Colorado at the Good Roads con
ysntion to be held In Hartford. Con
necticut. February iOth'llth. were ap
pointed ON the 18th inst by Governor
peabody. They are James W. Abbott
OF Denver. Spencer Penrose OF Colo
rafo Springs. George u. Steele OF Den
yer. J. y. Mcdonald OF LeadSille and
J. q. Sanford OF Durango.
The Peter Masnss estate in Arapahoe
county will be the one which VIII be
used in testing the eonstitutlonality of
the last Inheritance tax law. An agree
ment tn this effect was reached some
time ago between attorneys represent
ing the estate and the attorney general.
The ease has been fled In the Suprem.
Court and an effort Will bs made To
have IL decided as quickly as possible.
Mrs. Anna Twecdy Of Denycr. who
attempted To cure COW suffering with
= broken hip by Christian Sei.nc" alb
sent treatment. instead OF calling IN
tho services OF n veterinarian or put
ting the COW out OF her misery. was
prosecuted by the Stat. Humane So
ci-ty and fined 500 and costs. but ow'
ins to the fact that Mrs. Tw.edy iS
not wealthy and Is cripple. the hno
was r-mlttcd.
Register Woodruff 1t the State Land
Hoard IL engaged In tn. nnnl work OF
preparing the rules of the board which
will he printed In pamphlet form.
There ar. many rules governing the
transaction of business with III. board.
but they never have been collected In
q convenient state for the use of ci'i'
z.ns who wish to do business regard
ins stat. lands. II IL expected that
the pamphlets will be In great demand.
Governor Peabody has appointed
James l.. Hodges. one Of Dcnvcr'R best
known and old'timcs politicians. To MI
tn. vacancy in the sccrctaryship
OF the State Board OF Arbitration.
caused by the death of Glenn y.
CarnoE. According to tho law. the
board submitted six names To the GOV.
crnor from which he made his sclcc'
,ion. Mr.. Hodges has held n position
In the once OF the state land board
much of the time since tho present
administration came into power.
Secretary C. Z. Hn.cr Of the State
Hoard OF Charities has been Instructed
to communicate with the management
OF tn. Cherry Tree Home OF Amity.
conducted under the auspices OF the
Salvation Army. and secure. " pos
sibic. u statement Of the financial con
dition OF that institution. Some mem
bcrs and friends OF the board have
hat
should happen to the home. It's inmates
might become state charges. Sccrc'
tary Hagnr recently made n tour OF
Inspection OF the home and found II In
excellent condition 30 far as Its work
and inmates were concerned. He Will
now try to learn something OF Its
financial condition.
c. c. Brown. the attorney represent.
Ing Miss l.athrop In her suit to re.
cover $4,000 for legal services per.
formed in defending the will OF the
late George ". Clayton from the Mt.
tack made upon II by certain heirs.
filed his brief and argument In the
Court Of Appeals on the 18th Inst.
Miss I.athrop defended the will In the
County Court. In the District Court
and In the Supreme Court. In the two
courts last mentioned her briefs were
the only ones filed. II Is claimed. In be.
half OF the estate. The Clayton Will
bequeaths to the city CT Denver the
sum OF 100000 to be used in found.
ing n college for poor white male or
phans. It has been held that the city
has the power and authority to accept
the trust. and Miss Lathrop claims the
credit for securing the passage Of n
law in 1901 affirming and ratifying
the right Of the city SO to do.
Some of the assessors and treasurers
of Colorado counties may be removed
from Office as a result Of their failure tn
enforce the law requiring every male
citizen over twenty-one years or age
and under sixty-hve years, not exempt
by law. to pay a poll tax. Not all the
assessors and treasurers are charged
with negligence in this respect. Some
OF them have tried to collect the tax.
but others have not made the slightest
effort in that direction. and 1t is the
latter that may get into trouble. Gov
ernor Peabody has the power to re-
move an assessor or treasurer who rails
to perform his duties, as defined by the
laws of the state. General Bell says
that the governor may invoke the pow
er conferred by law unless there Is an
Immediate improvement In the poll tax
situation. An investigation made by
the adjutant general shows that for the
four years from January l. 1900, to
January 1. 1904. there is due poll tax
to the extent of $500.O00.
n. C. Miller. attorney general, is not
pleased with the progress which has
been made in appraising the Stratton
estate preliminary to the determination
of the states suit to recover the inheri-
tance tax. says the Denver Republican.
Judge Elstun, who was appointed ap-
praiser about five months ago. is al
lowed SO a day for his services, instead
of receiving a percentage of the value
of the estate. and has hal no good rea-
son for hurrying. Mr.. Miller Is draft
ing an amendment to the inheritance
tax law to correct what seems to be