The Springfield herald., 1904-06-03
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

balmers will be held at the office OF
the State Board of Health at the Capt.
tol building at l O'Clock on June 4th.
A large class of undertakers will be
examined.
The dairy commissioner. Mrs. Mary
Wright, is conducting an investigation
OF the creameries and cheese factories
Of the state, OF which there are about
$50. 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 1t Is made.
Three water commissioners were ap-
pointed May 23rd by Governor Pea
body W. r. Donnell of Saguache will
act as commissioner for District No.
26, vice w. A. Johnson. resigned. c.
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. G2.
1t Is stated that Adjt. Gen. Sherman
Bell says that he will resign his Office
within thirty days. He has turned in
no resignation to the governor as yet
and says he doesn't expect to hurry
himself about doing it, The reasons he
alleges for this action are that he e1-
poets to take charge OF mining COM
pany in Old Mexico, which offers him a
better thing financially than he has
now, and which 1t has long been his
hope to take under management.
Fish and Game Commissioner Wood
ward is preparing to place additional
vardens along the Platte, st. Vrain and
other streams of the state, to prevent
crowding of the fishing season, opening
June 1st 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
and when the fishing season opens,
which will be week from to-day, 1t Is
anticipated that the sport will prove
interesting.
The United States district attorney
has brought suit in equity against
Jacob Borah, Elmer Stevenson and
Mark Love for possession of a 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 a
great altitude and close to Deep lake.
Mr.. Borah has built a hotel and con-
Quoted it for years. doing very good
business The land is found to be on
the White River forest reserve, hence
the suit to compel the occupants TO va
cate.
Labor Commissioner w. H. Mont
gomery is making a gentle protest con-
corning a popular superstition which
has 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. TT 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 a 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 on.'-Denver Re
publican.
The Denver News of May Goth says:
The state engineers office is pleased
at the crop outlook for 1904. Reports
have been received which show the
Platte and all its 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
ut, hot
and Burlington bitches be permitted
to turn into the canals full 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 flood water is being
stored. The flood waters in the vicin-
ity of Julesburg and Sterling did not
measure as high as was expected. The
report of an expert sent out few
Gays ago shows that at Sterling there
were from 500 to 1000 cubic feet flow
ing down the river. The only scarcity
of water noted on this side of the
range is in the districts supplied by
the Upper Grape, st. Charles. Huer-
fano, Apishapa and Purgatoire creeks.
No reports have SO far come in from
the western slope.
State Labor Commissioner William
II. Montgomery will soon leave for the
East to gather information which will
test the validity of the new law regu-
lating the sale of convict-made goods
in Colorado Mr.. Montgomery has been
collecting evidence for some time but
has found that he will have to go to
Nebraska. Wyoming and number of
states farther east to gather the prop
er information and evidence. Repre-
sentative H. E. Garman introduced and
succeeded in having passed bill
which would make it unlawful for any
person or business house to expose or
have for sale within the state any con-
yict-made goods without first obtain
ing a license from the secretary OF
state. The license fee is $500, but in
addition to paying this the applicant
must secure the names of two or more
responsible persons to sign bond for
not less than $4,000 to guarantee a
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