The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-29
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

EN- ~ PH'l4N' lllSlTuClloH, WHO " as Op-,
Grated upon recently for the removal
OF . growth upon her shoulder, is re-
ported 10 be improving and 1t is prob
able tthat she will soon be able to re-
sumo al The duties of her Office.
The State Board of Stock Commits
sionerS reports that the dipping OF cat
tie lE>'cted with the mango in Eastern
Colofad0 Is now progressing nicely
The st0tkmen have developed great
lnterest in stamping out the disease
and the present spring and summer
season Will undoubtedly witness con-
tinued effort to prevent its further
kpread
Fran S. Tesch, deputy superntend-
ent OF Insurance, has completed COM
parative statement of receipts and dis
bursemenls of the Colorado insurance
department. which will be included in
his annual report for 1903 The re-
ceipts for 1903 were $l55. .2Ol SO. as COM
pared with sl3S.219.43 in 1902. Tho
disbursements for 1903 were $2,173.17
less than in 1902, while the receipts
were Slt,SSl94 more. making the net
increase or surplus turned into state
streasurer 10 be credited to general
revenue in 1908 over 1902 sl9, 145.10.
In the test case brought by Professor
Robert Stockton. one of the former
faculty of tho School of Mines, against
the board of trustees for salary from
July 1st to September 18th last, Judge
De France at Golden has decided in
favor of the plaintiff. The designations
OF Professor Stockton and others were
accepted at the time Of the trouble
among members of the faculty last
year, but they claim their contracts
with the board entitled them to sala-
ries until the beginning of the new
term, and the decision of Judge De
France vas in their favor. The board
of trustees gave notice OF an appeal
to the Supreme Court.
Eight bids were received at the
state engineers office for building the
proposed steel bridge over the Bear
river at Steamboat Springs, which
were as follows: II. II. Ward C Co.,
of Lincoln. Neb., $1,000; the Minneapo-
lis Steel 4 Machinery Co., $6,940; the
Campbell & Flager Bridge Co., OF
Council Bluffs, $6,648: the Missouri
VALLEY Bridge Co.. OF Omaha. $6.740;
&C. \ sheeley OF Lii coin, $500. Hugh
es e Stewart Of Denver, $500; the
NJ J. Patterson Construction Co. Of
Denver, $6,007 The figures submitted
are all over the appropriation OF $4,000
allowed for building the bridge. The
county must donate certain amount
for this purpose or the bridge cannot
be built.
The recent meeting OF representa-
tiyes of the associated bitches of the
Platte valley with State Engineer Car
penter has resulted in an agreement
to establish rating station above the
intake pipes of the Denver Union Wa
ter Company in the Platte for the pur-
pose of securing actual measurements
OF the water used by that corporation.
The state engineer will investigate the
situation and see II such a station can
be established at a cost not to exceed
$500. The water company and the as
ISOLATED bitches, which comprises dis
tricts No. 2, T. s and 8. will bear the
expense of the station. BY this ar
rangement it Is hoped to bring about
measure of good feeling between
the complaining farmers and the water
company.
It is probable that through person.
a. .etter written by Governor Peabody
to Secretary Moody of the navy. an old
bell which once adorned the frigate
colorado as early as 1861, will be
placed on the new United States arm
pred cruiser Colorado" This bell has
Inscribed upon it the name Colorado
and the year 1851" When the fri
gaze which carried it originally was de-
stroyed the bell was placed on another
fri gate called the Puritan" where it
i- at this time. Learning OF this fact
the governor wrote to Secretary Moody
and received reply stating that the
would be glad to render his
services in securing the transfer to the
new cruiser and that he had turned the
matter over to the bureau of instruc-
ion. where the transfer, il found prac-
ticable, will be carried out.
When Thomas w. Parker. secretary |
of the Colorado Promotion and Publicl- |
ty committee, returned from st. Louis |
a few days ago. he said: "CGoradans |
will be amazed at Colorado's showing |
al the Worlds Fair. We will take, |
am convinced, first prize for our mag |
nificent mineral exhibit, and second |
first prize for the manner in which it |
has been installed. We Will run Call
;oruia hard for first prize in the hor-
irultural exhibit. We have been par
..pularly fortunate in securing space in
all of the big buildings, and | say
will be amazed at its
lWn showing III admit continued.
Mr. Parker, that when | reached st.
louis in search of headquarters for
7ur bureau, the outlook was dubious.
They tried to shunt me away off into
he Inside Inn, building on an out
Jf-the-way corner. / would not agree,
aud spent some time meeting directors
aud others, clothed deep in oliicialdom,
md before l was through had secured
pace in sne very center of the build
ne of agriculture. 1t is the biggest
lrIcture ever erected in the world. 1t
will attract more sightseers than any
,ther building on the grounds. Colo
ado Is in the heart of it. looking di-
lily upon the main entrance. The
.fs-pan will nnap plppaptly furnished !