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The Dolores star., 1902-12-12
ADAMS COUNTY
is ORGANIZED

Denver, Dec GA News special from
Brighton last night says:
The commissioners of Adams county
yesterday approved bonds of Treasurer
George M. Griffin. Assessor Charles X.
Cook, Judge Rice w. Means and Sher-
iff NJ. II. Bromley.
A resolution was introduced by Com
missioner Watts resembling the action
of the board taken Thursday in the
fixing of the salary of County Attorney
Charles II. Pierce at $4,000, and Attor-
ney Pierce concurring, the salary was
fixed at 81 200 per year for attendance
at all meetings of the commissioners
and the regular legal business of the
county litigation or arbitration with
the city and county of Denver to be
paid for by the county at rate to be
determined by the commissioners at
time of such litigation or arbitration.
This motion was carried unanimously.
resolution was adopted directing
Assessor Charles X Cook to call up
Assessor Alexander and ascertain first
If he Will be permitted to make a COPY
oil the assessment rolls in such portions
as they apply to Adams county; second,
the time it would require; third, tho
expense.
Temporary quarters have been en-
gagged in private houses for Judge
Means and Clerk Lunney until altera-
tions are made on the opera building.
which Is to be the headquarters of the
county offices.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12
COLORADO LAND BOARD WOULD
HAVE ARID LANDS RECLAIMED

Denver. Dec. 9.-Register Joyce of
the Land Board makes three very i'm
portant recommendations in his report
to the governor. They are for a sys-
TEN of reclamation of arid lands be-
longing to the state like that under
the federal reclamation law, with state
aid: a non-partisan Land Board. elect
ed by the people. and the adoption of
the leasing system on school lands.
The report shows the total area pat
ented to date to be 4.232. .939 AZ acres,
area sold, i9O. .l12 IS; unsold 3.742 .S26. =
54; under lease. LISA. .s54 ST; Unbiased.
1857 .s51 81; total increase OF leased
lands. 533 .203 S4. The report says:
Outside of the losses of sections 16
and SO. on which settlements had been
allowed by the General Land Office, the
state has acquired title to school sec
tons amounting to 2.S32, ,709.74 acres.
and there has been patented to the
state as school indemnity selections.
6I9, ,S11 .23 acres, making a total of g.
512.5S6. 81. There are now pending at
Washington school indemnity selec-
tions amounting to about 200, 900 acres.
which. together with few thousand
acres of land left to select. when ap-
proved. make the total area of school
lands 3.I20. coo acres, in round numbers.
OF the leasing system the report ad-
vocates that the maximum statutory
rental period be raised from ten to
fifty years, or even longer. with ten
year periods of re-appraisement as to
value of land and improvements to as
certain equitable rentals. also as to
lands belonging to the state which lie
within or adjacent to corporate limits
of cities of the first and second class,
that the maximum rental period be
fixed at ninety-nine years
Mr.. Joyce advises against the pro-
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12
DEATH OF EX.SPEAKER REED
AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS

Washington, Dec. Thomas Brack-
OF Representatives and for many years
prominent in public life. died here at
IL: 10 o'clock this morning in his apart
nents at the Arlington. The immedi-
ate cause of death was uraenia.
Mr.. Reed came here last Sunday on
business before the Supreme Court and
remained to attend the opening of Con-
gress He first became indisposed Mon
day night and the next day was confined
to what proved to be his deathbed.
Unfavorable symptoms had devel-
oped daily since he took to his bed and
q change for the worse was noted in
Mr.. Reeds condition early yesterday
morning. At $50 O'Clock he was given
a subcutaneous saline TRANSMISSION in
order tc stimulate his kidneys, which
were failing to perform their proper
functions. At O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon the saline solution was again
administered. about three quarts of
fluid being used. The heart became
weaker and weaker. but the patient re-
tanned consciousness until IL o'clock
last night. when a complete coma came
on.
At the bedside when he died were
Mrs. Reed and Miss Katherine Reed.
Drs. Gardner, Mcdonald, Bishop and
Goodnow and the nurseG.
MIR. Reed graduated at Bowdoin COL
lege in his 21st year. began to practice
law at Portland four or five years later.
and before he was thirty years of age
he had fairly entered upon career of
honorable public office tnat ended only
with his voluntary retirement to pri-
vate life
He was in the State Legislature for
three years. OTTER which he was city So
licitor for Portland for four years un-
til 1877. AT that time he entered Con-
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gress, where he remained until his re-
tirement.
With the final adjournment Of the
Fifty-fifth Congress. March 4. 1899. It
was supposed that for n few months
the National Legislature would not be
topic of immediate prominence. The
Republicans had an assured, though
not large majority. in the Fifty-fifth
Congress. and it was morally certain
that Thomas B. Reed would be re-elect-
ed speaker without serious opposition.
In the middle of April, however. the
political world was set agog by the
news that MIR. Reed had finally de-
termined to resign his seat in Congress
and retire from politics. in order to be-
come member of law firm in New
York City under circumstances which
gave him the assurance of n very large
income. Since that time Mr.. Reed has
been connected with many of the most
important cases in the country.
IL he had concluded to serve through
the term for which he was last elected,
he would have been in the House OF
Representatives for twenty-four con-
secutive years. The highest praise OF
his probity and ability as speaker OF
the House was expressed by all. 1t
was the prevailing opinion that Mr..
Reeds retirement was due to the feel
ing that he owed it to his family to
make some money. There are men.
some of whom the Mazet inquiry in
New York brought to light, who grow
rich through their connection with
politics, but who could not earn very
much money by legitimate private eff
fort. Mr.. Reed was of exactly the op-
posite sort. When in public Office, he
gave. energy to public affairs, although
at any time. by considering his pocket
book first and his constituents after
wards. he could have entered the path
that leads to riches.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12
FOUR PARTIES
HOLD THE BONDS

Denver, Dec s.-The Republican this
morning says:
Definite information received in Den
yer yesterday as to the plan of financ-
ing the new Denver, Northwestern &
Pacific railroad discloses the fact that
George ]. Gould, owner of the control
ling interest in the Rio Grande rail-
road system and one of the great lead
ers in the western and southern rail-
road world, has a one-quarter interest
in the new trunk line which will tap
one of the richest undeveloped districts
in the West and will place Denver di-
rectly on the great transcontinental
railroad highway. OF the $20,000,0 900
of bonds issued for the construction of
the new railroad, $5,O0O,000 worth has
been taken by Mr.. Gould. The total
amount has been subscribed for as fol-
lows:
George ]. Gould. S. ,0000
G. M. Boissevain & Sons, $1,000, 900.
d. H. Moffat and associates. $5,000,-
900.
NJ J. Perry of Providence, Rhode
Island, and associates, $5.000,000.
The action taken by Mr.. Gould is
considered clever financial coup and
will materially strengthen his interests
in the West and South. The report of
his investment in the new Moffat line
revives the rumor- that the central
branch of the Missouri Pacific is to be
extended from Hoxie, Kansas, into
Denver. distance Of about 300 miles.
thus affording the Gould lines a direct
entrance into the city and affording an
outlet via that route for the MOffat
road to Chicago in connection with the
Wabash and to the entire South by
the various lines which Mr.. Gould con-
trolls in that section.
The reports that Mr.. Moffat plans to
extend the Denver-Salt Lake line on to
the Pacific coast are now considered as
more substantial than mere rumors in
view Of yesterdays developments as
to who is interested in the financing
pf the Colorado Utah short line.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12
RECON- MMENDATIONS MADE BY
COLORADO BOARD OF PARDONS

Denver, Dec 9.--The report of G. l..
Stonaker of the Board of Pardons pays
considerable attention to the indeter-
inmate sentence law, and makes rec
concentrations that the time limit in
certain cases between the minimum
and maximum period should be in
creased. For the crime of larceny and
burglary and larceny such offenders
usually being habitual criminals, the
report suggests the period of parole to
be at least one year or longer. 1t says
the parole law is particularly appli-
cable to such cases and urges the ex-
tension of the time to a year Mr..
Stonaker pays his respects to the
courts in this way:
If the judges pronouncing sentences
We're to observe more carefully the
spirit of the indeterminate sentence
and parole law. and if they would oc-
casionally visit the prison and confer
with the officials regarding the effects
of the sentences they impose, there
would be no reasonable ground for so
many appeals for executive clemency
for appeals will continue so long as
unfair, improper and ill-advised SEN
tences are pronounced"
He further declares that a menace
to good prison discipline is caused by
the lack of proper time limit between
the minimum and maximum period
saTing the short time between these
two terms does not make strong in
centive for good prison conduct, for
the prisoner knows that the final dis
charge must soon follow.
The report says that the average
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miscuous sale of state lands in large
tracts, but does not believe the sale
of lands in small tracts for certain
purposes should be entirely prohibited.
He recommends law relative to the
sale of school lands preventing the
sale OF areas in excess of 100 acres. /.
that no tract be ordered sold for other
than homestead purposes except
where the purchase is sought for re-
clamation of arid lands or in the in
terests of industries. The report de
clares the laws relative to mineral
leases defective and suggests the es-
tablishment of mineral department
in connection with the land office and
the appointment of an appraiser.
Close observation for short time
last year resulted in the collection of
over $4,000 in royalties. apparently
lost
MIR. Joyce suggests better land
record system and improved laws rela-
tive to the classification of lands, with
an appropriation devoted to the lat
ter. He suggests that the funds ac-
cruing from sales of school lands
could be used to better advantage If
the land commissioners had voice
in their investment. Timber lands
have been sold to the amount of $15.-
$3.50 and the register advocates
amendment of the law so that the sale
of timber be prohibited or the cutting
done under proper supervision.
The report recommends the organ
ization of state land board of four
members. the superintendent of pub
lie instruction to be member and
the other three to be elected by the
people, one every two years. 1t sug-
gests that the salary of the register
be raised to $4,000 year and that
he be made the actual as well as the
nominal head of the office.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12
JAIL FOR MAYOR
AND AI-DERr1EN

Denver, Dec. Mayor Wright and
the city aldermen who violated Judge
Mullins's injunction forbidding them
to pass the Tramway franchise ordi-
nance, were yesterday found guilty Of
contempt of court. They were SEN
fenced to serve four months in the
county jail. They were given ten
days in which to appeal to the Su-
preme Court and an application for
a writ of supersedeas will be filed
next Tuesday.
The offending officials think they
will be able to defend their action in
the higher court.
Those sentenced were Mayor r. r.
Wright, Jr, and Aldermen w. B. Teb.
belts, John d. Ross, Andrew Horan,
p. b. Russell, John Conlon, William
Gahan, James Parish, George w.
Wefck. F. A. Bailey, d. G. Gray and
Pinkney Wallick.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12
Large Fire in Denver.

Denver. Dec. Sire on Wazee
street yesterday morning caused a
loss of about $123,OOO, about half of
which is covered by insurance. The
three buildings damaged stand in a
row on Wazee street, separated only
by walls. The first, near the corner of
Eighteenth street, was the planning
mill owned by the McPhee & McGin.
nifty Lumber Company; the next, 1881
Wazee street, was occupied by j. p.
Paulson. manufacturer Of show cases.
Ihese two were destroyed. The third.
no no. rsai Wazee street. is occupied by
the Denver branch Of William yolker
Co, manufacturers of window
shades, and suffered about $50, 900 loss
by water. Four firemen were hurt.
None OF them seriously. BY the plan.
ing mill fire 100 men are thrown out
OF employment, but they will be put
to work in temporary quarters within
q week. AAs
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12
STATE AUDITOR CROUTER ON
THE FINANCES OF COLORADO

ing no information except a statement
of taxes remitted TO the state treasur-
er. The report recommends a travel
ing auditor to investigate the different
county and state institutions. 1t rec
ommends that the money accruing
from the game fund be held intact for
appropriation. or turned into the gen.
eral revenue fund for the redemption
of warrants.
1t is further recommended that the
fees collected by the boiler inspector
be turned into the treasury. The cor
poration license tax department has
been Il source of disappointment SO far
as the amount of revenue derived is
concerned. Since the act was amend
ed and taxation lowered, the income
has been insignificant in comparison
with other departments. Mr.. Crouter
recommends that the taxation be
changed to the original fee. or the de-
partment abolished. The report speaks
of the salary of the auditor, 81 800, and
recommends an increase to $4,000.
Because the large corporations re-
fused to pay taxes upon their 1901 as
sessments. except in n few counties
where a compromise has been effected
the auditor finds it difficult to make ac-
curate estimate of the excess revenues
that will accrue to the general revenue
fund for 1901 and 1902 Should the
corporations pay fifty per cent. of the
taxes charged against them the report
estimates an excess revenue of about
100000 for the biennial period, after
having paid all the appropriations.
The auditor recommends an appropria-
ton of this money for the payment of
deficiency claims of previous admins
trations and the redemption of out
standing warrants of previous
years
Mr.. Crouter calls attention to the eX-
ceilent record of the insurance depart
ment, and reports an increase of s42,-
923.5T. The floating debt of the state
has been decreased over 100000 in the
last two years. Should this record be
maintained, it will be only a few years
before the state will be on cash basis.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

term OF Imprisonment for prisoners
under life sentence in this state is six
and ten-elevenths years, and that few
life-termers have served over TWEEN
ty-year term, counting time allow
anceS.
The board began the biennial period
with an appropriation of 500. and re-
turns a balance of $60.65 In the two
years $50 cases were considered, twen-
ty-five pardons recommended and for
ty-four were recommended for commu-
tation of sentence Clemency was re-
fused in 1SG cases. Parole was recon-
mended in $50 cases and refused in
195.
Twenty-three persons were pardoned
in the two years. including one life
termer for murder and three for as
sault with intent to commit murder.
The report further says:
Since the indeterminate sentence
and parole law went into effect there
have been paroled from the state pris-
on. up to November 80, 1902. total
of 273 prisoners. OF these, 1873 have
reported regularly, l05 have earned
final discharge. 113 are reporting to
date. ten have returned forty-nine
have violated parole and disappeared,
five have been pardoned after serving
part of their time of parole.
''Of the paroled prisoners. one who
forfeited parole has been killed in the
act of committing another offense, two
have committed suicide. 1t is evident
that seventy-fiye per cent. of the per-
sons paroled have conducted them
selves satisfactorily"
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12
Cattle Man Pardoned,

Denver. Dec. Ex-Governor Orman
yesterday granted pardon to Ed. II.
Reid, the wealthy cattleman who re-
ceived a six months Jail sentence for
violation OF the state cattle inspection
laws.
Reid brought bunch of S82 cattle
into this state from Texas, and at the
instance of the National Cattlemen's
Association. declined to pay the in
spection fee to the state in order to
test the law. He was convicted and
the case went to the United States
court, in which the sentence was az
firmed.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12
CONVINCING pn,,oe

Case No. .206.-Capt. Al,ros
Rigler OF Hose Company No. 4
ton. Ohio. says: 81 had q veal -
ever since l was a boy. and ,hosI
six years ago the cause deve,asss
into rather bad case of kidney ~
plant. 1t was not q little bacL.ss
now and then, but backache ~h,.s
caused actual suffering day ~
night. and the harder l tried n
rid Of 1t the worse 1t became
When the attacks were In the ...
stage 1t was difficult to sit down a..
when down 1t was Just as hard 10 -ss y
gain an erect position, on accom-, :,
the twinges Of prin In he kidrevs !,
can only describe some of the NAY
as similar to that received from
knife thrust.
In time, distressing and terr,h.
inconvenient urinary weakness resul,.
ed. causing annoying embarrassme,,
during the day and loss of sleep An.
ing the night.
took everything which came :.
my notice from reading. from observ.
tion, and which my friends and a.
quaintances advised. consul,.d
physicians. Tut none Of them ver,
able to relieve the trouble, let aIo,.
stop it.
1t became SO well known that I b..
pronounced case of kidney com
plant that often received circula,,
from medical companies Offering !.
cure me, and one day eighteen let,s,,
were handed to me by the mail "a,
rier.
When Doan's Kidney Pills attracts
my attention l wanted to try tbem
just as l had tried everything elss
and Mrs. Rigler went to Durham
Wright Co.'S drug store for a boz
Relief followed.
knew after a dose or two thu
the medicine was acting directly ON
the kidneys from the altered condl
tion of the kidney secretions. and
encouraged. continued the trea,
ment. Finally, the backache and
other complications stopped.
Let me sum up my opinion about
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would Willingly pay one months
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Four Years After.
Lapse of time has strengthepea
my appreciation of Doan's Kidpg
Pills. gave this remedy my unouall
fled endorsement in the summer q
1896, because of the results obtained
from a course of the treatment. ii
can now add to my original endorse
ment the experience of number Of
others who are just as enthusiastic
when they express their opinion Of
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The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

Many women and doctors DO
not recognize the real symptoms
of arrangement of the female
organs until too late.
Il had terrible pains along my
spinal cord fer two years and suffered
dreadfully. was given different
medicines, wore plastcrs; none o.
these things helped me. Reading q
the cures that Lydia Il. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound has brought
about, somehow felt that it wa
what needed and bought bottle y
take. How glad I am that / did so'
two bottles brought me immense ~
lief, and after using three bottles mols
l felt new life and blood surgln!I
through my veins. It seemed
though there had been n regular hou,s
cleaning through my system, that au1
the sickness and poison had been taReq
out and new life given me instead. !!
have advised dozens Of my friends TO Wy
Lydia f. Pinkham's VegetaDn
Compound. Good health is nun
pensable to complete happiness apa
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Compound has secured this to me.
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Every sick woman who docs nSs ny
understand her ailmcnt snon,.
write Mrs. Pinkham. Lyn1
Mass. Her advice is free ~
always helpful.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

A New York gent who rose in
two years from Office boy to the presi-
dency of trust company has been
sent to the penitentiary for fraudu-
lent operations. 1t appears that 1t is
still possible now and then to be too
bright.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12
UItimstums to ven.zueI,.

London, Dec. 9.-Great Britain and
Germany have presented ultimatums
to venezuela, which will be followed
up by the seizure O the customs un-
less satisfactory settlement Is forth
coming within brief period.
The ultimatums have time limit,
but the exact date cannot be ascer-
tained here.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

An East st. Louis man named Geo.
Diehl attempted to fee, owing s1,40O.
His creditors overlook him and made
him pay over the money at the muz-
zles of pistols. This was not exactly
a legal proceeding. but it was effec-
tive.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

The hunter who tells the old story
about being attacked by an eagle
has made his appearance early this
season. The man who has escaped
from the hug of bear will be heard
from later.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

If young Mr.. Rockefeller keeps on
telling his Bible class that wealth
isn't so much, and that everybody
ought to be good to his brother. some
body is going to strike him for flyer.
or maybe a sawbuck.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

The news that the czar is suffering
from mental alteration and the czar-
ina from melancholia ought to make
plain, ordinary folk feel thankful that
they are not attached to the Russian
court
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

Sir Thomas Upton repeats that he
would rather take chances of fair
play in the United States than in any
other country. He reminds US of Dun
raven, he's SO different.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

Since Lord Roberts said that the
recruiting statistics of Great Britain
reveal a serious condition of physical
degeneracy John Bull is inclined to
lay it all to the tin bathtub.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

Mark Twain isn't the only man who
can write epigrams. The head of a.
large wire house sent out at noon
Friday this laconic message: Things
look SO bad now that l think the
worst is over
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

1t is easy to believe Lord Kelvins
assertion that in 400 years the coal of
the world Will be used up. Many a
man will tell you that the coal in
his bins is all used up now.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

]. D. Rockefeller, Jr., by order of his
physician hasn't been to Sunday school
now for several weeks and the chill
dren in the primary and kindergarten
departments are getting jealous.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

With Zion City on Lake Michigan
and Beulahland or Long Island
Sound, some enterprising real estate
man should plat out Jerusalem on
Great Salt lake.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

If you want to get your picture in
the paper these days all you have
to do is to organize q strike If some
kind.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

San Francisco's mayor says poker
is not a gambling game. Out there
they probably regard it as a mere
pastime for frail women and small
children
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

A St Louis man recently lost his
mind in poker game. But if some
people who play poker had to fall
back on their minds they couldn't
ante.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

The new Servian cabinet is practi-
cally the same as the old one OF
course. you know Just who the FORM
er members were.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

The man VINO made millions from
the patented iron bunghole for beer
barrels may be said to have taken
advantage of an opening.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

We would like to believe that Nor
tana man who says he refused Z
S2.500,000 bribe. But our pipe has
gone out.
The Dolores star., 1902-12-12

rs there anything the matter with
the shorthand writers in this coun-
try?" is asked. No. nothing except
that some of them can't spell.