Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-03
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

the state Board OF Health At the Capl.
tcl building at ! o'clock on June. 4th.
A large class Of undertakers win 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 no: 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 Ssguache will
net as commissioner for District No.
20. vice W. A. Johnson. resigned. c.
Il. 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.
II 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 rs yet
and says he doesn't expect to hurry
himself about doing II. The reasons he
alleges for this action are that he ex-
poets to take charge OF a mining COM
pany In Old Mexico. which offers him q
better thing financially thao he has
now. and which Il has long been his
hope to take under management
Fish and Game Comw.ssIoner Wood
ward Is preparing to place additional
vardens along the Platte. 81. vrain and
other streams OF the state. to prevent
crowdinE Of the fishing season. opening
June LIST. Mr.. Woodward Gays he will
insist upon rigid observance OF this ex-
act date. and any violations will be
prosecuted. The streams are compara-
lively clear for this season Of the year
and when the fishing season opens.
which will be week from to-day. II II
anticipated that tho sport will prove
interesting.
The United States district attorney
has brought a suit In equity against
Jacob Dorah. Elmer Stevenson and
Mark Love for possession Of q tract OF
land In Garfield county which has been
used nx summer resort Tho land has
been In possession Of tho defendants
for n good many years. being at
great altitude and close to Deep lake.
Mr.. Borah has built q hotel and con-
Quoted Il for yeafn. doing . very good
business. The land Ii found To bo on
the White River forest reserve. henco
the suit TO compel the occupants 10 va
cate.
Labor Commissioner ". II. Mont
Eomcry II making a Ecn'ie protest con-
ecrninE n popular superstition which
-. "a
work Of his once. According to about
como to his department. comprising al
together no, less than twenty calls per
day. Il seems tina, tho justices OF the
peace. judseA Of the District bench and
the lawyers Of the city regard his ofiieo
ss q collection agency. This u an
absurd idea said Mr. Montgomery
yesterday. 1T 10 not the inisution OF
ihia department, or its privilege to col
lscs money duo persons from their en-.
pluy~fs. We have done . good deal OF
this In q charitable way. but as . mat
ter Of fac, our duties do nos begin un-
Il. some sort Of injustice has been done
tho ompioye. Then NO take an intrr-
est In riEhiink matters. but this is not
q collecting aEracy and the iino VIII
have to be drawn soon. Re-
publican.
Tho nsnscr News Of May seth says:
The state engineers once IL pleased
At the crop outlook for isos. Reports
have been received which show tho
Platte and all i,s tributaries havc
enough water TO supply all tho d!'chcs
which draw water thefcffom. This is
the drst tine for over year that this
condition has obtained. Oracss wer0
given yesterday that the High i&ns
aud Darlington di,ehcs be permitie3
to turn into tho canals full head. Or.
dcrs have also gone forth that all the
reservoirs on the Boulder. 81. vfain.
Thompson. pouarc and tho Platte b.
iow the mouth Of the 81. vfain b. ai.
lowed TO store. There IL plenty o<
water flowing In the Arkansas river aS
Pueblo. and eleven o the districts
along tho river arc being supplied and
somc Of the food water Ia being
stored. The food waters In the $iciU
ity of Juicsbure and Sterling did NOD
measure a. high a. Was expected. The
report Of an expert sent out q fcv
Gays ago shows that at Sterling there
were from 500 to 1000 cubic feet now
ing down the river. The only scarcity
o< water noted on this side of the
range is in the districts supplied By
the Upper Grape. 81. Charles. Hncr
fano. Apishapa and FufGatoirc creeks
No reports have 90 far como In from
the western slope.
State Labor Commissioner William
II. Montgomery viii soon leave for the
Eas, TO gather information which ~iii
test the validity Of the new Law rcgp
iating the sale q ooasictmadc soeds
in Colorado. Mr.. Montgomery has been
collecting evidence for some time but
has found. that he will have to go to
Nebraska. Wyoming and q number Of
states farther east to gather the prop
er Information and evidence. Repre-
sentative II. r. Garman introduced and
succeeded In having passed a bill