Gilpin observer., 1904-06-02
STATE CAPITAL NOTES


the State Board of Health at the Capt.
tol building at l o'clock on June. 4th.
A large class of undertakers viii be
examined.
The dairy commissioner, Mrs. Mary
Wright, Is conducting an investigation
OF the cresmeries and cheese factories
of the state, of which there are about
2SO. 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 Saguache will
act. as commissioner for District No.
26, vice w. A. Johnson, resigned. G.
Fl. Smith of Coventry has been ap-
pointed commissioner for District No.
go in place of j. w. Glandon, who re-
signed, and A. ]. Baxter of Olathe was
given the position of commissioner for
District No. 62.
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 1t. The reasons he
alleges for this action are that he ex-
poets to take charge of mining COM
pany in Old Mexico. which offers him a
better thing financially THAI he has
now, and which it has long been his
hope to take under management.
Fish and Game Commissioner Wood
ward is preparing to place additional
wardens 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 cloar for this season of the year
and when the fishing season opens,
which will be week from to-day. it Is
anticipated that the sport will prove
interesting.
The United States district attorney
has brought a suit in equity against
Jacob Borah, Elmer Stevenson and
Mark Love for possession of 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 hotel and con-
Quoted it for years, doing a 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 q collection agency. This is an
absurd idea" said Mr.. Montgomery
yesterday ''It is not the intention of
this department or its privilege to COL
lect money due persons from their en-
ployers. We have done good deal OF
this in 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 soon."-Denver Re
publican.
The Denver News OF May 26th says:
The state engineers )ffice is pleased
at the crop outlook for 1904. Reports
have been received which show the
Platte and all it's 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
given yesterday that the High Line
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 viciH
ity of Julesburg and Sterling did NOT
measure as high as was expected. The
report of an expert sent out a few
Gays ago shows that at Sterling there
were from 800 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
H. 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 a number Of
states farther east to gather the prop
er Information and evidence. Repre-