The Grit-advocate., 1904-03-25
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

Van f. Rouse OF COLORADO Springs
Former secretary OF the Colorado
Worlds Fair Board. has turned oven
to the board the money 30 long hold
by him. amounting to the sum OF jls.l
4G6S3. +.
In order to seKregate the more in.
corriEible inmates OF the Girls Indus.
trial home, the board Of directors las
decided to erect an addition to the ,p,
stitution. 1t 10 claimed by the board
that the trouble at the home Is due to
the girls of all classes being conhn ed
together or In restricted quarters.
| The headquarters OF the Colorado
Worlds Fair board at the state house
will be closed April Is. Paul Wilson.
rommissionerin-chie and Agent Rob-
rTt Willetts have taken up permanent
headquarters in st. Louis now. leaving
Secretary John Wayne and Miss Stew
hrt the Official stenographer, the only
bnes in charge OF the Colorado ONCE.
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 IL
rcnse 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 tho Parsons
Casc. in which the Supreme Court de-
rlared the liquor license law to be
valid. has been filed.
The last carload of exhibits from the
ttate 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
oil summer.
The book on Colorado live stock.
which is being prepared by tho Colo
rado promotion and publicity commit
tee received hearty endorsement
by the stock growers convention
which adopted the following: Re
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
nhrp frn Of no 1iy-a Stn at
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 n
ditch AGA 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. 10
sSS+.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 sov-
ernors now living and Governor Pea
body should gather and exchange rem
iniscences and experiences in guiding
the ship Of state. Those entitled 10
participate in such an affair are John
L. Routt. Benjamin II. Eaton, James
h. Grant, A.W. Mclntire, Alva Adams.
Charles S. Thomas, James r. Orman
and James II. Peabody. Mr.. Routt IS
now quite feeble and is anxious to have
such an opportunity for social gath
ering among the governors. All have
concurrei in the plan and 1t 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 SerTe-
,ary Whitehead yesterday. At about
9 o'clock yesterday morning COM
plalnt was telephoned into the society
headquarters in the state house 10 tie
effect that an old man was riding a
lame horse about the city. Agent ..
f. Tuft was stopped on the street dur
ing the morning by party who told
the same story Later two other com
plSints were telephoned in. 1t finally
developed that man on Larimer street
had seen the old man riding the horse
and had represented himself as an
asaut Of the Humane Society. He made
the rider diSmouut and communicated
the fifth report TO the society regard
Ing the abuse Of the animal The So
ciety took the case up and discovered
that the horse WAS suffering f0oc,
qusrter crack in its hoot. The city
veterinary surgeon WAS requested 20
90 what re could for the sn:mal. The
rider wss not prosecuted owing 70 lis
advanced yeArs-penve- Republican,
All cattle growers in those parts 0.
Colorado affected by the mango viii