Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08

the time for paying taxes. 1t pro
vides that the second half OF taxes
must be paid by June 80, SO that de-
linQuents may be advertised in Sep
tember. Under the present law the
second half is paid by Aug. 81, and
the sale of lands is made In Noyem-
Der.
The Colorado Industrial association
has asked the state OF Colorado to
take up It's affairs, through a bill pre-
scented to the house yesterday. The
bill provides for an industrial expo
sition near Denver and appropriates
$500, 900 for the purchase of the plant.
l. then adds appropriations OF $780,
600 year for the maintenance of the
show. The bill bears the title of one
to promote state fair.
Mr.. Daily OF Ell Paso county has In
troduced bill providing for state
examiner of weights and measures.
Under this bill every weight In the
state must be at standard, and every
package OF merchandise, whether
breakfast food or soap or other sub
stance, shipped in and purporting to
| be of a certain weight must have the
advertised amount of goods, exclusive
of the weight of wrapper, box or COW
| ering. The author of the bill has a
| statement from Mr.. Bent former state
| treasurer, that nearly million dollars
year is taken from people of the
state because of short weights.
The largest sum of money that has
ever been received in fees by the
state department of insurance was
| turned in to Deputy Commissioner w
| c. Blair Monday when check was
received by him from the New York
Life Insurance company of New York
amounting to s13,330.35. The total
sum is more than sufficient to pay
all the running expenses OF the entire
department for year. The sum was
in payment of agents fees, taxes, etc
Mr.. Blair says that fully S125,000 in
| fees will be turned into the state dur
ing the month of February by insur
ance companies doing business in this
state.
Petitions are being circulated IL
each of the six wards of Canon City BY
the anti-saloon people to secure I
vote on the local option question a
the spring municipal election and i
is thought that the signatures of tht
requisite percentage of voters car
easily be obtained. Some time ago
petition was circulated in the Firs
ward by the wet element and as tina
ward will probably favor the saloons
the dry element was forced to take ul
the matter in the larger division of tn,
whole city in order to balk the NOV,
of the license people. For nearly fou
years Canon City has been withou
, saloons.
The Teller Indian school is TO hav
another year of life, according to
dispatch received at Grand Junctio
giving an interview with Senator Tel
er, in which he states that he has a.
. surance that the present congress wi
l appropriate a sufficient sum for tn
school to keep 1t going to July /, 1911
The law making the appropriation wi
provide that when the school is di.
continued, IS months hence. It sha
be turned over to the state OF Colt
rado for educational purposes. Th
federal government will not transfe
, 1t to Western university or any othe
private institution. "One thing is cer
tafn." said Senator Teller. the builC
r ings will not be removed from Gran
Junction. and they will be used fc
) educational purposes in such mar
J ner as Colorado shall direct"