The Holly chieftain., 1904-04-29
STATE CAPITAL NOTES


mines. left for ST. Louis. April Goth,
where he will assist in installing the
Colorado mineral exhibit at the
Worlds Fair. He expects to be gone
from Denver until about May 10th.
Mrs. Helen L. GrenfeIl, superintend-
ent of publicc instruction, who was op-
Grated upon recently for the remova.
of a growth upon her shoulder. is re-
ported to be improving and it is prob
able that she will soon be able 10 re-
sumo all the duties of her office.
The State Board of Stock Commits
sioners reports that the dipping of cat
tie infected with the mango in Eastern
Colorado. is now progressing niceL'.
THE stockmen have developed great
interest in stamping out the disease
and the present spring and sunmer
season will undoubtedly witness CON
Gnued effort to prevent its further
spread.
Frank S. Tesch, deputy superinteru-
ent of insurance, has completed foi'-
parative statement of receipts api dls-
bursements of the Colorado Insurance
department, which will be ipc uded IN
his annual report for 1893 me re
ceipts for 1908 were $155 20, as COM
DarG0 ~ 4'1-'
disbursements for 1903 we're S2,lI3lI
less than in 1902, wtiie the receipts
were $16,9S194 more, making the net
increase or surplus turned into state
streasurer to be credited to general
revenue in 1908 over 1902 sl9, 9,l45.1O.
In the test case brought by Professor
Robert Stockton. one of the former
faculty of the School of Mines, against
the board of trustees for salary from
July 1st to September 18th last. Judge
De France at Golden has decided IN
favor of the plaintiff The designations
OF Professor Stockton and others were
accepted at the time of the trouble
among members of the faculty last
year, but they claim their contracts
with the board entitled them to sala-
ries until the beginning of the new
term, and the decision of Judge De
France was in their favor. The board
of trustees gave notice OF an appear
to the Supreme Court.
Eight bids were received at the
state engineers Office for building the
proposed steel bridge over the Bear
river at Steamboat Springs. which
were as follows: H. 7. Ward & Co.,
of Lincoln, Neb., $1,000; the Minneapo-
Campbell & Flager Bridge Co., of
Council Bluffs, S6,64s; the Missouri
Valley Bridge Co., of Omaha. $6,740;
C. G. Shelley of Lincoln, $6,S32; Hugh
es & Stewart of Denver. s6,s00; the
M. ]. Patterson Construction Co. of
Denver, $6,007. The figures submitted
are all over the appropriation of $4,000
allowed for building the bridge. The
county must donate a certain amount
for this purpose or the bridge cannot
be built.
The recent meeting of representa-
tives of the associated bitches of the
Platte valley with State Engineer Car
penter has resulted in an agreement
to establish rating station above the
intake pipes of the Denver Union Wa
ter Company in the Platte for the pur
pose of securing actual measurements
of the water used by that corporation.
The state engineer will investigate the
situation and see if such station can
be established at a cost not to exceed
$500. The water company and the as
sociated bitches, which comprises dis
tricts No. 2, rs and 8, will bear the
expense of the station. By this ar
rangement it is hoped to bring about
a measure of good feeling between
the complaining farmers and the water
company.
1t is probable that through a person
al letter written by Governor Peabody
to Secretary Moody of the navy, an old
bell which once adorned the frigate
Colorado as early as 1861. will be
placed on the new United States arm
pred cruiser Colorado" This bell has
inscribed upon it the name Colorado"
and the year 1851" When the fri
gate which carried it originally was de-
stroyed the bell was placed on another
frigate called the Puritan" where it
is at this time. Learning of this fact
the governor wrote to Secretary Moody
and received reply stating that the
secretary would be glad to render his
services in securing the transfer to the
new cruiser and that he had turned the
matter over to the bureau of instruc-
ton, where the transfer, il found prac-
ticable, will be carried out.
When Thomas w. Parker. secretary
Of the Colorado Promotion and Phblici-
ty committee, returned from st. Louis
few days ago, he said: "Coloradans
will be amazed at Colorado's showing
at the Worlds Fair. We will take,
am convinced, first prize for our mag
nificent mineral exhibit, and second
first prize for the manner in which it
has been installed. We will run Cali
fornia hard for first prize in the hor-
ticultural exhibit. We have been par
t:cularly fortunate in securing space in
all of the big buildings, and l say
again-Colorado will be amazed at its
own showing. Ill admit continued.
Mr.. Parker, that when l reached St.
Louis in search of headquarters for
our bureau. the outlook was dubious.