The Elbert County tribune., 1907-01-24
new APPOINTEES'
GOVERNOR BucHTsL NAMES I'M
PORTANT OFFICIALS.
FOUR ARE REAPPOINTMENTs
Messrs. cIerghorn, butcher and Jay.
COX viii Retain Their Former Po-
sitions-RepubIican State Execu-
tive Committee Aids in Selection.

sitions-RepubIican State Execu-
tive Committee Aids in Selection.
Denver.-After long conference
Saturday with the executive committee
OF the Republican state central com
mittee. Governor Buchtel announced
the following appointments:
John Cleghorn, warden of the State
Penitentiary, reappointed.
A. c. butcher, warden of the State
Reformatory, reappointed.
t. w. Jaycox. state engineer, reap
pointed
t. ]. Dalzell, Cripple Greek. commits
sioner Of mines for a term of four
years, to succeed Lyman White.
E. G. d. Bishop of Larimer. dairy
commissioner. to succeed Mrs. Mary
Wright.
]. J. Girardet. Delta, deputy dairy
commissioner. to succeed Miss Belle
Gnl.
Rev. John G. Blake, Silver Clifr,
chaplain State Penitentiary.
John r. Schermerhorn, Denver,
member board of control, Boys Indus
trial School. reappointed.
Mrs. A. e. Reynolds, Denver, mem
Der board of control State Home for
Dependent and Neglected Children.
Mrs. Charles ]. Hughes. Jr., member
of same board. to succeed John +.
Shafroth, who was unable to serve.
In announcing the appointment of b.
G. d. Bishop of Larimer county as
state dairy commissioner, and ]. j.
Girardet of Delta county as deputy,
| EOvprDnr pucbta1 ma do a N exclamation
of the new work to be taken up by that
department.
There was a splendid list of appli-
cants for this Office" he said. many
of the best dairy operators in the state
| being represented. But the office is
one that / believe demands the work OF
| two active chemists who will be able
to conduct thorough examinations of
milk. Both Mr.. Bishop and Mr.. Girar-
| det are able chemists. and have re-
ceived much experience at the State
Agricultural College, where they were
both students and instructors.
"The milk supply of Colorado is not
In good condition There has been an
alarming increase in cattle afflicted
with tuberculosis. Many nf the finest
herds of the state are afflicted with the
disease, and the death among children
from this cause is large. l know per-
sonally where test of herd of thirty
fine cattle demonstrated that no less
than ten were afflicted.
1T was to put the department more
upon a scientific basis than 1t has
been heretofore that l made the ap-
pointments mentioned. So far as the
inspection OF creameries and such
work is concerned, there has never
been any complaint"
T. j. Dalzell of Cripple Creek was ap-
pointed commissioner of mines, to sue
ceed e. Lyman White. There was
numerous applicants for this place,
which carries four-year term at
| So, 900 per year, but Mr.. Dalzell had the
enthusiastic support of the Teller
county organization and the state COM
mittee, and won the race.
John Cleghorn has been reappointed
warden of the State Penitentiary.
Warden Arthur c. butcher of the State
Reformatory at Buena Vista, has been
reappointed, and State Engineer 7. w.
Jaycox will remain in charge Of his
department at the state house.
John r. Schermerhorn of Denver has
been reappointed on the board of con-
| troll OF the State Industrial School for
Boys. Mrs. Albert p. Reynolds has
been appointed to succeed Mrs. Helen
l.. Grenfell on the board Of control OF
the State Home for Dependent and
| Neglected Children, the latter having
resigned Mrs. Charles ]. Hughes, Jr.,
has been appointed to succeed John
F. Shafroth on the same board. Mr..
Shafroth found that he had not enough
time at his disposal to accept reap
pointment, but he has volunteered to
| eiyo his legal services to the board
without remuneration.
The governor has appointed Rev.
John G. Blake of Silver Cliff chap
| lain at the state penitentiary. Mr..
Blake is n Presbyterian minister, who
has lived in Silver Cliff five years, com
| ing there from Indianapolis. He has
been chaplain of similar institution
in Indiana and was highly recon-
mended for the position at Canon City.
Thomas J. Dalzell, who has received
| the appointment of commissioner OF
mines, came to Colorado in 1886, locat-
| ing in Leadville. He was at that time
twenty miles Of the Colorado Midland
road. He became actively engaged
in mining operations and removed to
the Cripple Creek district in 1894. In
this camp Mr.. Dalzell was first con-
nected with the Ell Paso Reduction
Company. This company's mill at GIL
lett was afterwards destroyed by fire.
At the same time Mr.. Dalzell operated
with success on the properties of the
indicator and Golden Cycle Compa-
MES. He also opened the first pay
mine on Galena hill on the proerty OF
the Fort Pitt Gold Mining Company.
of which he was manager and a heavy
stockholder. He is married and resi-
dent of Cripple Creek.