The state herald., 1902-06-27
COLORADO'S CAPITAL.

proposition is to purchase the land
from the First National Bank, the
| present owner, for $4,000, provided q
clear title can be secured.
| Health Commissioner Clough is con,
| ferring with various boards of health
in different parts of the country with a
view To prevent the shipment of shod-
| dy wool unless 1t is properly fumigat-
| ed and cleansed. The health depart
| ment has ordered manufacturers of
| shoddy in Denver to cease handling
| the stuff unless ii is so fumlgated. 1t
is believed that much disease is
spread by means of shoddy.
The Denver News of the 18th instant
says: Superintendent Holland of the
State Fish Hatchery has returned from
Emerald lakes. where he procured ma
tive trout eggs from the hatchery
owned by w. II. Kirkpatrick. He
brought 100000 with him, and will
send them to the Brighton hatchery.
There are over 100000 eggs Mt the
Emerald lake hatchery, which will be do
mated 10 the state through the courtesy
of Mr.. Kirkpatrick, who has given the
use of the lakes and hatchery to the
state free for two years. The cost of
maintenance has only been $500, and
the results have been very gratifying.
The balance of this years supply are
\ TO be sent to the Gunnison hatchery.
Mr.. kirkpatrick, who has just re
turned from Japan, will very likely re-
new his offer for another two years.
A Denver morning paper of June 18th
says: A story of cruelty to animals
that is the most revolving in the history
of the Humane Society was unearthed
at Salida on Tuesday, when the Of
iicers of the society arrested j. w.
Vickers, n South Park sawmill man,
and six of his employees, for beating
and overlooking his horses. 1t is
charged that clubs, spurs and other in
struments of like nature had been used
in the endeavor to make grass-fed
bronchos. none Of them weighing over
$50 pounds, pull heavy wagons. car
rying three TO three and a half tons
OF heavy machinery and barbed wire
over the sandy roads. One team of
two light ponies was made to pull six
heavy buggies in n single string. n
tongue of one horse was torn out, 9TH
ers had their eyes punched out and
over one hundred cuts and bruises
sisted arrest when confronted by
Agents Tuft and Kerr. pulling n gun
and threatening to kill them. Agent
Tuft says that It is not the first time
that Nickers has been in custody ON
the same kind of charges.
The Victor Coal Company must now
settle with the state in regard to the
coal royalties that 1t has been holding
back. or else II VIII have TO stand Il
suit at the hands of the State Land
Board. At recent meeting OF the
board 1t was decided TO offer the COM
pany new lease on the disputed land
and another section in the same local
fly In Las Anlmas county for n term
Of five years, with royalty OF 10
cents ton. and reduction OF ten per
cent. for slack. a minimum royalty of
$1,000 year on the disputed section
and OF 81 900 year on the new Sec
tion, II the company would pay back
royalty OF 10 cents n ton OF 1000
pounds on all coal mined up to October
81 of 1901. provided the proposition
was accepted within ten days from
the date OF the offer. and the company
would procure the dismissal OF the suit
brought by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company against the State Board OF
Land Commissioners. The original
claim of the state was for $500, but
the Victor company made the claim
that 1t only owed the state S60l, and
offered to pay that sum.
The passage by Congress Of the act
nmendlng the law In relation TO the
United States Circuit Court OF Appeals
Is regarded with favor by federal oili-
GERS In Denver II means, according
TO weil.lnformed officials. that Denver
will he the meeting place OF the court
In September Of each year; that Judge
]. A. Rlner. now OF the Federal Dis
irict Court, win be advanced TO The po-
sitlon OF Judge OF the Circuit Court,
and that Judge Nandeventer OF Wy0m-
Ing viii be- named for the federal
bench TO Ill the place made vacant by
the advancement OF Judge Riner. II
places Denver on par with 81. Louis
and 81. Paul 50 far Ms the Circuit Court
Is concerned. undcr present conditions.
appeal eases arising In Colorado, Wy
oni,ug. Utah and New Mexico. require
attendance of attorneys nt St Louis or
81. Paul. After the new law goes into
effect. eases appealed from this region
nnmed viii be heard In Denver. This
will save a heavy expense 60 attorneys
aud clients and Denver nttains a new
dignity hy receiving one OF the most
august tribunals OF the nation. The
decisions OF the Federal Court OF Ap-
pcals are scarcely less far reaching
than those of the Supreme Court OF the
United States. The court always sits
IN banc and the proceedings areatiend-
ed with solcmnity like that OF the
Supreme Court Three judges cald.
well. Snyrc and Snnborn-now conrti-
tuic the Court Of Appeals. With the
addition OF fourth Judge, the work
VIII ba ilghicncd and the court VIII at
tain even a higher standing In the legal
world.
Dr James n. Gnstan OF Cripple
Greek, who short time ago was sen
fenced TO u term OF SIX months In the
Teller county jail, WIS parinn,d ON
the 18th inst. by Governor James II.
ornnn. The conviction grew out VI
shooting affair near Divide. when J,
". Nlcisers. u rnnchmnr. shot aud se'
rionsly wounded one Peter Enslnour.
NickcrE was arrested and Ensinour
was taken 10 Cripple Greek aud placed
under the care of Dr. Castor. who .N.
trnrtcd the bullet aud used his best cf.
forts 20 help his patient to recover,
when the trial of NlcknrH was called
I'm court, the complaining witness. En-,
slnour, was not 10 b. found, ani In.
vrsiigntlon showed that hr was In
Chicago. Dr. CASTOR WIS called upon
IA rNuiafn nnd n. ntntsd nj ia. trial