Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-21
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

ley irrigation district and the Monte
yuma Land company. Ii had been pend
ing for several months The board ar
1irmed its original contract with the
Montezuma Valley Irrigation district,
: Adiutant General Sherman NJ. Bell
Is completing arrangements for the or
eanization OF the Colorado State Rifle
Association. The purpose of the as
ISOLATION is to foster rifle and pistol
practice, according to the provisions OF
the Dick bill among the members Of
the National Guard of Colorado. also
the members and former members of
the United States army and navy, the
marine corps. naval militia and civil
ians of the state. The practice days
will commence at once and Will be
continued until the provisions of the
bin have been complied with. The
First regiment will be mobilized first
for the practice marches and targea
practice at Denver. The Second regt>
ment will probably be modified at
Colorado Springs.
IF any merit lies In punetuality,
completeness and tasteful installation.
then the citizens of Colorado may rest
we'll satisfied with their exhibition ac
the Worlds Fair" said Thomas j.
D'Donnell of the Worlds Fair board
on his return home to Denver from
St Louis. In point o. effect and at
traetiveness Colorado's educational.
agricultural, game. mining and hortf-
cultural exhibits will scarcely be sur
passed by those of any other state in
the Union The agricultural and edu-
cationaI exhibits are both very nearly
complete, and are excellent in every
fsa ,f,,f, n
exceedingly we'll but it is not as far
advanced as the others. Much may DO
expected of the horticultural display.
especially when the season of the ber-
lies, peaches. melons and stmtlay
products approaches. All our exhibits
have been awarded splendid locations"
In the United States Court Judge
Moses Hallet sustained the contention
that civil court cannot entoin fed
eral officer from the performance of
his duty. Judge Ilailet dissolved a
temporary injunction issued by Judge
Carpenter restraining Postmaster
John Twombley OF Denver from with
holding the mail Of the English Re-
storatlve Company. 1t rs ruled that
the names OF the present postmaster.
Paul J. Sours. and his assistant could
not be substituted In the suit nor
brought into Il. The Judge then dis
missed the case, throwing II out of
court. The injunction was secured in
Judge Carpenters court by Mary Il.
Alkire, the president of the English
Restorative Company. ExPostmaster
Twombiey withheld the mall of the
concern at an order from the postmas-
ter general II was alleged that the
company was using the mails for
fraudulent purposes.
Striped suits at the state reformatory
may be seen now only In the museum
of that Institution. Prisoners have
been stripped of them and now the fell
lows who have been condemned to
Bervs for an indefinite time In the place
are fitted out In neatly fitting uniform
of cadet gray trimmed with braid.
''Stripes are degrading" said Warden
a. c. butcher at the oxford I'm explana-
zion OF the change from the old custom
TO the new. ''and that Is not an lnstitu-
iion that is meant to inhiet degrading
punishment The reformatory is meant
TO reform those who are sent to IT. and
/ am glad to say that 1t is doing so.
Wherever / go | meet men who have
come out Of the place and are now
good. Trustworthy men. Those who are
sent there from now on will never have
to reflect on the fact that they have
worn stripes. Unless there be some OBJ
streperous fellow who needs the de-
gradation that goes with stripes. and
must be punished with a striped suit
no one Will have to wear them again.
Denver Republican.
In the Court OF Appeals May 9th. the
Judgment OF the lower court was also
affirmed In the case of Prof William j.
Meyers against the State Agricultural
college Meyers contracted with the
college board TO teach one year in the
department of mathematics. beginning
July /, 1896. In December the board
held meeting at which 1t decided that
his work was unsatisfactory and gave
orders for his removal. Meyers. how
ever, refused to leave and completed his
years work. after unsueeessfully en-
deavoring to secure employment else
where. He brought action July 3, 1897.
to recover his salary for the year.
amounting to 81 500. He was given a
Judgment for this amount In the lower
court. and in sustaining the decision
the opinion of the court of appeals
SAYS: "The contract made was as bind
ing upon the appellant and appellee as
a like contract would be between other
parties competent to contract. We see
no reason cited by the appellant to jus
tify the conclusion that this contract
could be violated without responsible
ity for such violation"
The State Board of Pardons on the
18th inst. passed upon nineteen appli-
cations for pardon. OF this number,
which is second largest ever handled
by the board at one meeting, two men
were pardoned and one had sentence
oommuted. Daniel Masoro. who was
sentenced from Denver February II.
1904. to term of from one to one and
a half years for receiving stolen goods.
was pardoned. He was convicted OF
stealing four sacks of -four from the
Burlington railroad. having been ar