Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-04-08
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

erected In Colorado Springs.
A petition for re-hearing In the suit
brought against John l.. Parsons to
test the validity Of the state liquor
license has been filed In the Supreme
Court. This case is the one in which
the opinion handed down by Chief
Justice Campbell declared the liquor
license tax to be valid.
About 100 liquor licenses were re-
newed at the Office Of State Treasurer
Newton on April LIST. Most OF the sa.
loon licenses fall due between April
! and I. Several druggists are already
paying In their liquor taxes for the
past two years. acting under the re-
cent decision OF the Supreme Court.
which declared the tax valid.
Mrs. Helen l.. Grenfel. state super
intendent OF public instruction. has
Just issued to the teachers and school
children of Colorado her annual book.
let on the observance of Arbor and
Bird day. which takes place this year
April 15. The booklet includes the
Arbor day law; Governor Peabody's
proclamation setting aside tho date.
and letters to tho teachers and school
children Of tho state.
United States Commissioner Sanford
C. Hinsdaie. who has long had his
Offices in the federal building. has been
forced to seek quarters elsewhere,
owing to the changes In the rcarrange-
ment Of tho rooms and will occupy new
Offices which are being made ready for
occupancy on the eighth floor OF the
Continental building. ut the corner OF
Sixteenth and Lawrence streets. but o
block away from the postofiice.
Tho force OF State Engineer Car.
pentes's Office Is engaged In drawing
maps of every irrigation ditch. rescr-
yo!r, snowshcd and other engineering
scheme In the state relating TO irrigat-
Ing projects. There will be siSty.nine
OF these maps when finished OF irrisa-
tion bitches alone. No maps OF this
nature are now on file. and when COM
plctcd the acquisition to the oflcc
iiles Is expected to prove most valu-
able.
Game Commissioner J. NJ. Wood.
ard has Just returned from trip
along tho Arkansas river twenty-five
or ffty miles south OF Pueblo. where
he was engaged In posting Spanish.
Italian and American notices regard.
Ing tho game laws and dates for tho
beginning OF open season for nsh and
game. lie reports that the rigid OBJ.
quail have filled that region with .
great number OF the game birds.
Governor Peabody will attend the
opening OF tho Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position ut st. Louis In nm Official ca
pacity and participate In tho opening
exercises with other Of the governors
In states formed from the purchase.
Il has been planned for the governor
satA n
Louis on q special train and the intent
will be TO have Colorado make Ms good
n showing and be m well represented
as any OF tho state. The ofiicinl train
will be q private one. privately paid
for, will comprise several cars and
carry several hundred private citizens
ns well as tho Official party. The train
will leave Denver April "a at . p. m:
leave Colorado Springs Mt 1850 y. m.
leave Pueblo Mt n. m. April IS; ar
rive Mt ST. Louis nj I:25 n m. Friday.
April 20.
Tho rccon, order Of the State Stock
Inspection Board. resulting from Its
last meeting. to the effect that all cat
tie infected with mango In the eastern
portion Of tho state must be dipped be.
fore August !, has aroused great
many complaints among stockmcn.
There is no disposition to evndc tho
wishes of tho board In regard TO dip.
ping. but there 10 some objection to
the extended time in which the dip.
ping may bc done. Al the next meet.
ing of the board April 10th. the visit.
ing stockmcn In nil probability will
ask that the order be changed SO that
all cattle. whether In enclosures or on
tho range. must be dipped between
May and June !. This will make tho
dipping more uniform nil over the
range and will minimize the danger OF
re-infcction.
Articles OF Incorporation ;or the
Clear Creek Valley Water Protective
Association were filed with the Sccrc-
tary of State April End. This associa-
tion comprises what is known rs water
district No. z. which includes land
owners under irrigation bitches In
Denver. jefferson, Adams and Weld
counties. These farmers have for
some time been endeavoring TO perfect
protective association that would bet
ter equip them to look after their
water rights rs n body and make gen.
eral agreements with other districts
when It is thought advisable. The rs.
sociation will act for the mutual wei.
fare of all its members. and is not
formed for profit. The directors for
the first year will be: George Rich.
ardson. c. w. Thomas, Hiram G.
Wolff, ]. +. Church. Charles c. welch,
Henry Lee, James Smith. David A.
Rankin. Hiram II. Brown, Jonas Wan
nemaker, A. S. Shock. Phillip Kendall
and Albert Wolf. The principal office
will be in Denver.
Active preparations are beginning in
n -.
exodus of the boys to the beet fields of
northern Colorado. Judge Lindsey OF
the court recently met the beet grow.
ers of northern Colorado at Longmont.
and was assured by them that they
could afford employment to several