The Lamar register., 1901-09-04
COLoRADO's CAPITAL

a new Wing Will De audeu 10 tne
buildings at the Arapahoe county poor
farm near Denver, especially for con-
sumptives. Hereafter all those af-
fiicted with tuberculosis will be iso-
lated In this wing, though social inter-
course will be allowed with others.
Secretary Shute of the State Horti-
cultural Board has received word that
Thurston White, horticultural inspect
or of Fremont county, has asked Of the
state fair association 500 square feet
for a county fruit exhibit, and $50
square feet for an agricultural exhibit
George Il. Swan of Weld county will
make an exhibit of corn, oats, wheat
and tomatoes.
Because he neglected to secure bill
of sale for n horse which he swore he
bought and did not steal Sidney Pugh
was sentenced to the penitentiary from
Routt county on July Z, 1900, to an in
determinate sentence of from three to
five years for grand larceny. He has
asked the pardon board for pardon,
on the grounds that he is innocent Of
the crime charged.
Part of the state historical rooms in
the capitol building which have been
closed for some weeks while repairs
were made and new wall cases set,
has been opened. All of the cases in
the wing nearest COlfax avenue have
been busted and cleaned and the spec
linens rearranged and n collection Of
birds which Curator Ferril says Is the
finest in the West has been placed in
the main corridor In twelve of the six
teen cases recently provided by the
Board of Capitol Managers.
Adjutant General Gardner will take
no steps to punish the members Of
Company 1 of the state militia who
fired their guns at Idaho Springs when
their captain, Captain Crow, was mar
He'd, and We're arrested and fined by
the city authorities. The offense he
considers was sufficiently punished by
the authorities at Idaho Springs. The
only thing which will be done will be
the reprimanding of Captain Grow by
his company commander Colonel Ver-
deckberg, for allowing the men to have
guns.
Captain William c. Brown of the
First United States cavalry has pre-
sented to the states collection of war
relics in the capitol building, n model
of a Filipino house constructed of bam-
boo and napa. 1t came from San An
tonic, province of Nueva Ecya, north
ern Luzon. and was made by a native
for him while serving MS major of the
Forty-second United States volunteer
infantry. The model is one and one
half by two feet at the base and three
feet high, set on posts to avoid MAS
matte exhalations from the ground.
Jesse G. McBreen, n young girl living
in North Denver. has presented to the
State Historical Society pictorial his
tory OF the First 0olorado's part in the
Spanfsh-American war, compiled by
herself. The work contains 1863 pages
and is a complete record of all the i'm.
portant movements Of the Colorado sol
diers. The cover is illustrated with
the Filipino and American flags, en-
twined with columbine, and is neatly
painted by the donor. The contents
include cartoons and half-tone illustra-
tions published Mt different times while
the boys were away from home and at
their departure and return.
The town of Edith, Colorado, located
in Archuleta county, will be divided so
that part OF 1t will be In Colorado and
part in New Mexico, when the boun-
dairy line between the two states which
is now in dispute is finally determined.
Colonel G. A. johnson Of Archuleta,
who is one of the boundary commits
sion, was at the state capitol a few
days ago. He states that the survey
will be made and the report of the
commission made to the governor with
in the next thirty days. -Four thou
sand dollars was appropriated for the
work by the last Legislature. A feder-
al survey Of the boundary Is being
made under the direction Of Fred John
son. The commission was appointed
because Of the uncertainty of the ex-
act location Of the boundary line in
Archuleta county which permitted set
in Colorado and New Mexico.
director Of the mint has had a prelIm-
mary conference with the supervising
architect with regard to the arrange
ments of the. Interior of the Denver
fore him full statement of the
changes that are desired In the plans
that have already been prepared. The
principal changes that will be made
will be in the order and arrangement
of the respective rooms, as the dimen-
sions as originally laid down are gen.
orally satisfactory. However, these
changes will necessitate practically the
redrawing of the entire set Of plans,
and drawing up of greatly modified
specifications, before the advertise
ment for proposals can be put on the
market. 1t is expected that the revis-
ion of the plans will be taken up this
week and may occupy three or four
weeks in completion, although the
work will be hastened as much as pos
sible.
Steps are being taken by the county
commissioners of Park and Jefferson
counties to have State Engineer A. ].
McCune survey the boundary line be
tween those two counties. Ever since
Colorado has been a state and territory
there has been n dispute between the
county commissioners of each of the
a hOva cOuDtipS nc IN what pounty n