The Elbert County tribune., 1904-06-30
STATE CAPITAL NOTES


feet Tho flood waters in most of the
smaller streams of the state have not
yet abated and no great shortage Of
water is anticipated during the coming
summer.
President Hall and Secretary Cooper
OF the Colorado State Board of Health
attended the recent conference of pub
lie health officials at Washington and
also the conference of state. provincial
and territorial boards of health. A
part OF their work was to introduce
resolution providing for the thorough
sanitation of Pullman cars. which Will
come up for action at next years
meeting.
Director Roberts of the United
States mint is expected in Denver
within few days to arrange for plac-
Ing the machinery in the new Denver
coinage mint. This machinery. which
is the most approved OF any ever
manufactured. is now on exhibition ct
the Worlds fair When the machin-
cry has been put in place employment
will be given at the mint to between
500 and 900 people.
Now that the State Supreme Court
has held valid the inheritance tax law.
Senator Arthur Cornforth, the local
counsel representing Attorney General
Miller at Colorado Springs. will shortly
proceed to file claim against the
Stratton estate for the amount due
Colorado. The papers have been ready
for some time. but, in common with
claims against other estates, awaited
the decision of the Supreme Court.
The Humane Society at Denver is in
receipt of some bulletins published by
the United States Department of Agri-
culture. These bulletins are issued for
free distribution by the government
and contain much information on the
care of animals and treatment of their
diseases. Bulletins have been written
on almost every conceivable subject re-
lathg to agricultural topics and the
society recommends that all interested
farmers should apply to the department
for copies OF them.
Attorney General Miller of Colorado
and Attorney General Ashbaugh of
Kansas have notified James p. Doyle
OF Denver that he had been selected Of
fetal stenographer in the Kansas
Colorado water suit. The case comes
up for trial in Washington. August lst-
Doyle's duties begin Immediately. as
there is considerable advance work TO
be done for both states before the trial
of the case begins. Doyle will hire his
own assistants and will have complete
charge of his branch of the litigation.
s. Asbaugh. one of the attorneys in
the Kansas Colorado water rights suit,
representing the state of Kansas, is in
Denver. He lives in the city of Wich-
tia and is here procuring evidence to
be used In the future trial of the cases.
He says the state of Kansas Will be
ready to submit evidence to the master
appointed by the United States SUI
preme Court by August list. The Colo
RADIO attorneys will be by that time pre-
pared to cross-examine witnesses and
when the Kansas evidence is all in viii
follow with the evidence they have
collected in the case.
The first move to make Denver the
great convention city of the country in
1905 was taken few days ago. when
the Chamber of commerce. at the head
of the movement. prepared an invita-
ton to the G. A. II. national encamp-.
ment to come to Denver next year. The
Invitation is prepared in white vellum
with Illuminated cover. First there is
an invitation from the G. A. r. en-
campment, Department of Colorado and
wyoming: then comes a letter from
Governor Peabody on behalf of the
state, followed by pressing invitation
from Mayor Speer on behalf of Greater
Denver. The Chamber of Commerce
comes last with a request. and II sent
personal invitations to every delegate
to the national encampment. An ag-
gressive campaign will be made to Sc
cure every big gathering possible for
the coming year. when there will be
an auditorium to meet in.
The secretary of states office has
completed the work of reindexing and
revising the stock brand records. which
contain at this time some So. 900 brands.
with the result that these valuable rec
ords are now indexed by a system that
will prevent any future confusion and
will make available for record many
thousands of desirable brands. The
mere labor of recording a stock brand
used In state would appear trifling
matssr, but when the facts are consid-
cred that the law forbids the recording
of the same brand to different persons
and that no brand may be recorded TO
which any other brand in use on the
same range. or in the same locality
may be changed, the aspect of the work
is altered. Before recording new
brand presented. the recorder must
know absolutely two things. First,
that the brand is not of record to some
other person in the state; and. second,
that 1t does not conflict with other
brands in use on the same range. This
necessitates the keeping of the records
in such shape that they may be readily
consulted and If any of the thousands
of different characters possible to re-
cord are of record or conflict, those
facts must be quickly and positively
determined. To permit stock owner
to record a brand that is already of rec
ord to another person whose cattle are
perhaps at large upon the same range
where the new man proposes to run
his stock, might create the greatest
confusion. litigation and loss, II not