The Lamar register., 1902-06-25
COLORADO'S CAPITAL.


the institution will soon be established
near University Park. 1t is Mt present
at Bert street and West Thirtysecond
avenue. The new site is forty acres
OF the old Thomas Field estate. The
proposition is TO purchase the lnnd
from the First National Bank. the
present owner, for 100000 provided Il
clear title can be secured.
Health Commissioner Clough is CON
ferring with various boards of health
in different parts of the country with Il
view to prevent the shipment of shod-
dy wool unless it Is properly fumigat-
ed and clcansed. The health depart
ment has ordered manufacturers OF
shoddy in Denver to cease handling
the stuff unless 1t is SO fumignted. 1t
is believed that much disease is
spread by means or shoddy.
Attorney General Post has decided
That former Congressman Hiram 4.
Bennett must secure an appropriation
by the Legislature before he can col
lcct the $1,000 claimed by him as bal
ance due for work of selecting indem-
nifty lands for the state. He had re-
ccivcd an order from the governor for
the amount. but the warrant was held
up by the auditor on the grounds that
the amount appropriated for that pur-
pose WAS exhausted
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. +. Kirkpatrick. He
brought 23O.O00 with him. and Will
send them to the Brighton hatchery.
There are over l.OOO,0OO eggs at the
Emerald lake hatchery, which VIII DE 10
mated to the state through the courtesy
of Mr.. Kirkpatrick, who has given the
use of the lakes and hatchery 10 thc
state free for two years. 1he cost Oh
maintenance has only been 5000, ana
the results have been very gratifying.
The balance of this years supply are
to be sent 10 the Gunnison hatchery.
Mr. kirkpatrick. who has Just re
turned from Japan. will very likely re-
new his offer for another two years.
The Victor Coal Company must now
settle with the state in regard to the
coal royalties that II has been holding
back or else il will have To stand II
suit ut the hands of the state Lal'u
Board. At n recent meeting OF me
board 1t was decided to offer the coli-
pany Il new lease on the disputed lhnd
and another section In the same local
ity in Las Animas county for term
OI uNt N'HiS, WIN i's'' -
cents a ton. and II reduction of ten per
cent for slack. n minimum royalty or
$1,000 "A year on the disputed section
| and of 1000 n year OH the new sec
| tion, If the company would pay pack
royalty of 10 cents II ton OF 2,oD
| pounds OIL 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
I,.. a IilI
brought by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company against the State Board OF
| Land commissioners. The original
| claim of the state was for SS,Ioo, but
| the Victor company made the claim
| that it only owed the state SGo1, ana
offered to pay that sum.
| The passage by Congress of the act
| amending the law in relation to the
| United States Circuit Court OF Appeals
| Is regarded with favor by federal Off
| GERS in Denver. II means, according
to well-informcd officials, that Denver
| will be the meeting place of the court
| In September of each year; that Judge
j. A. Rincr, now of the Federal DIS
| trict Court, will be advanced to the po-
| sitiou of Judge of the Circuit Court,
| and that Judge Nandcvcnter of WyoIn-
| ing will be named for the federal
| bench TO fiji the place made vacant by
| the advancement of Judge Rinor. 1t
plnccs Denver on n par with ST. louis
| and st. Paul so far as the Circuit court
| Is concerned. Under present conditions,
appeal eases arising in Colorado, wy
| omng, Utah and New Mexico, require
attendance Of attorneys AT St. Louis or
st. Paul After the new law goes into
| effect. cases appealed from this region
named will be heard in Denver Inls
will save a heavy expense 20 attorneys
and clients and Denver altains Il new
| dignity by receiving one of the most
| august tribunals of the nation. The
| decisions of the Federal Court OF Ap-
peals are scarcely less far reaching
| than those of the Supreme Court OF the
| United States. The court always sits
en- banc and the proceedings arehtiend-
| ed with n solemnity like that OF the
T Supreme Court. Three judgcs-Cald-
| we'll Sayre and Sanborn-now consti-
| tute the Court of Appeals. With the
addition of fourth judge, the work
will be li.htened and the court VIII at
tain even a higher standing in the legal
world
DR.. james Il. CASTOR Of Cripple
| Creek. who a short time ago was sen
fenced to II term Of six months In the
Teller county jail was pardoncd on
the 18TH inst. by Governor James B.
Orman. The conviction grew out of n
shooting affair near Divide. when J.
w. Vickers. n rnnclIman, shot and Sc
riously wounded one Peter Ensinour.
Nickprs was arrested and Enslnour
was taken to Cripple Creek and placed
under the care Of Dr. Castor. who cX-
tracted the bullet and used his best ef-
forts to help his patient to recover,
When the trial Of Nickers was called
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