Gilpin observer., 1902-01-09
-E0LDRA,DO'S- CAPITAL

E The followtAg:c g:cpmpsples have notd-
fed Secretary Or State Mifls that they
have iIfcgeased- their capital stock:
Bank OF Bofeiand, from $50. 600 to $5O,-
coo; North Poudre Irrigation Company,
Greeley, from ,$150,OOO to 100000.
Maria Garcia. .'as old as the hills"
is one of the persons on the poor list
Of Saguache county. The report was
recently filed with the secretary of
state, in which Lee Fairbanks, the
county clerk, makes the above state
ment regarding her age, supplemehting
1t with the definite declaration that she
is 113 years:old.
The -licensesof the Farmers Alliance
Mutual Fire Insurance Company was
suspended December 9th by Deputy
Insurance Commissioner How because
the company refused to refund the un-
earned portion. of a premium by pol
Icy holder who wished to cancel fds
policy, and also because the company
refuses to insert In it's policies the can
collation. clause in conformity with the
insurance statutes. .
Game Commissioner Harris recently
disposed of five deer hides, making the
sale at his office in the capitol. The
hides brought in $122.25, at % cents
pound. The National Fish and Oyster
Company bought three, the fremont
grocery one and the Oxford hotel one.
The five were q part of those seized at
Grand Junction by Deputy Game War
den M. l.. Allison. AT Grand Junction
only cents pound was offered.
Zeb- Nicholson, convicted in Baca
county of murder in the second degree,
has taken his case to the State Su-
preme court on n writ of error. The
error charged against the lower court
is the refusal to allow perefnptory
challenge toa juror. The point hinges
on whether the juror had been prac-
tically accepted by neglect to chal-
1enge him at the time other Jurors
We're objected to. Nicholson has been
sentenced to serve from ten to twenty
years for the murder of Benjamin
Thompson, of which crime he is
charged jointly with Gideon r. Thomp-
son.
The brief for the appellees in the
suit contesting the will of George w.
Clayton has been filed in the Supreme
Court. 1t is a document of ITO pages,
defending the viii and its provisions
for an orphans home. Mr.. Clayton's
will, when entered for probate, be-
queathed about S1,O00,OOO for the es-
tablishment in Denver of a home for
orphan boys. Thomas S. Clayton, bro
ther of the deceased. was given an an
nuity of 5000 year. He began pro-
ceedings to invalidate the will, alleg-
ing that the city of Denver is not COM
petent to act as trustee for such an in
stitution. The brief Of the appellees
upholds the will and its provisions be-
&c aI of ho
will of Stephen Girard, which the
courts of Pennsylvania have sustained;
second, because the city of Denver is
competent to act as trustee of the fund,
and, third. that the heirs have no right
to interfere. the will creating n legal
trust, and that the present proceedings
are premature. The brief is a most ex-
haustive document. giving legal author
tiles for every. contention and even
quoting from laws and opinions as far
back as the time of Queen Elizabeth
of England. There is a special tracing
of the Colorado statutes, through all
the laws of different states back to the
beginning of American legal history.
One Of the most elaborate public
functions ever held in the city was
reception by Governor Orman at the
state house from IL to o'clock on
New Years day FULLY 500 callers, in
Guiding representatives of foreign pow
ers, state. city and county officials, reg
ular army and national guard officers
and prominent citizens, filed by his ex-
cellency. and his brilliantly uniformed
staff, exchanged New Year greetings
and partook of the refreshments pro-
vided. The main room Of the, COVER
nor's apartments had been set aside
for. the reception, while in the adjoin-
ing rooms punch of rare quality and
fragrant Havanas were dispensed. His
excellency stood near the main en-
trance and beside him was Adjutant
General Gardiner of the national
guard. Around these central figures
were grouped members of, the guberna-
torialIst in dress, uniform. A mass
of palms furnished fitting back
ground for the brilliant picture. The
guests formed in the corridors. Brig
I adler General Chase and Major James
II. Brown of the national guard led
the line. They were accompanied by
all the officers of the guard who live In
1 Denver. All were in full uniform and
made very martial appearance. They
were followed by the state officers, Sec
retary of State Mills. Auditor Crouter.
Attorney General Post, Treasurer
| Chipley, their deputies and the leading
| appointive officers. Chief Justice
Campbell of the Supreme Court pre-.
sented his two colleagues Of the tribun-
nj, and they We're followed by Justices
Thomson, Wilson and Gunter of the
Court of Appeals. A faint ripple of ap-
plause greeted the appearance of Major
General Macarthur, commander of the
Department OF the Colorado, and one
OF the heroes Of the Philippine war. He
was participating in his first public
function in Denver, and his soldierly
bearing and courteous demeanor made
a splendid impression. With him were
J the members of his staff and the OFF,
| cers from the, fort and the attncheS Of