The Dolores star., 1902-03-07
COLORADO BRIEFS.

A few days ago while Pearl Beecher.
sixteen years of age, was riding home
from school. eight miles from Setialia.
Il negro attempted to pull her from
her horse. but she escaped. as her
horse took fright and ran. A negro
was arrested and she identified him at
| Castle Rock. There is much excite
| ment at Sedalia over the affair and
| threats of lynchng have been made.
| For that reason Sheriff Hoffman took
his prisoner to the Jail at Colorado
| Springs for safe keeping.
Pueblo has formally accepted the gift
| of S60.0Oo from Andrew Carnegie for
| a library. The conditions attached to
| the written offer were complied with.
/ Royal park. a pretty little triangular
| spot of some three acres. at the june
tion of Union and Abriendo avenues.
was chosen as the site of the new IL
brary. Acting Mayor j. +. Rizer. Sup
erintendent Keating of District No. 20.
public schools. and ]. ]. Burns We're
appointed a committee to have entire
charge of the planning and construc-
tion OF the building.
Denver is TO have May festival
May poles are to sprout upon the
broad lawns of City park. and thou
sands of people join in celebrating the
festival of spring according to the good
old English customs. The festival Is
to be a feature of the opening OF the
first spring exhibition of the Denver
Floral Club. The exhibition is to be
opened in the City park pavilion
Thursday. May LIST and will continue
four days. II will be absolutely free,
the florists themselves paying the ex-
% 1t,
installing the exhibits.
The hoard of the State Industrial
School has made batch Of appoint
ments which caused some surprise.
They appointed DIR. W. W. Blanson OF
Golden superintendent; l.. NJ. Paddle
ford. assistant superintendent: Mrs. W.
w. Branson. matron: J. L. Wright OF
Victor. principal and accepted the res
ignation Of Acting and Assistant Super
intendent James Lynch. who was cx-
pected to have been appointed super
intendent. The successful man was a
dark horse. as his name had not been
mentioned in connection with the place.
DIR. Branson has been connected with
the school. however. for several years
as surgeon. Mr.. Paddleford has been
instructor at the school for about
year and n half. having come to Golden
from Kansas City.
Committees from the Commercial
Club. Real Estate Exchange and
Chamber of Commerce of Denver have
decided to raise by public subscription
$4,000 for the purchase of a suitable
gift from the city for the cruiser Den
yer, which will be launched next April
The committees failed to agree upon
h.. oh ,f,ta nf ha uies hut nd nd
resolution directing Mayor Wright
10 request by telegraph opinions from
Admirals Dewey, Sampson, Schley.
Evans and Secretary of the Navy
Long on the most appropriate present.
A committee was appointed to appor-
tion the canvassing for subscriptions
among members of the three CONNER
cial organization to ask the daily
newspapers of the city to open sub
scription lists. and to assume the gen
eral responsibility for raising the
money Miss Alberta Wright. daughter
OF the mayor, will probably be asked
to christen the Denver.
Within the next few weeks the Court
Of Appeals will decide case in which
the state treasury is interested to the
amount of about $2J0.OOO. If the court
decides in favor of the state, every
county in Colorado. with the exception
OF Teller, which is less than three
years old, will have to voluntarily con-
tribute n certain share OF that quarter
of million or stand a law suit.
The action proper only involves abou:
81 900. which it is claimed Prowers
county owes the state treasurer in back
taxes and interest being the sum the
county treasurers have collected and
failed to turn over to the state. For
mer Assistant Attorney General Dan
iel Carey argued for the state yester-
day before the Court Of Appeals. Al
len Il Webster represent Prowers coun-
ty. Since 1876 the county treasurers
have been in the habit of failing to
turn over to the state its share of back
taxes and interest. During those TWEEN
ty-six years these small sums in each
county have aggregated little more
than n quarter of n million dollars. At
torney Carey was selected to make a
test case with Prowers county. In the
district court he was given a verdict
for the full amount with damages.
Up to date Attorney Carey has COM
puted the arrearage of about twenty
out Of the fifty-six counties in the state.
Development of oil wells on state
| school lands means tens of thousands
of dollars annually for the state school
fund. This money is apportiOned to
the various counties in proportion to
the number of scholars enrolled in the
| schools. Added to the regular appOr-
tionment. which is yearly increasing,
the share each county will receive dur
| ing the life of the state oil leases will
| enable the county superintendent,
through Superintendent Grenfell, to
| not only erect additional school houses,
badly needed in some localities, but en-
| ploy more teachers and otherwise i'm
| prove the present condition Of the
| school system throughout the state.
For each section or fraction thereof
leased by the state land board for oil
development, the leases running five
| years. the party is compelled to pay
an annual rental of 500. Besides that,
there is royalty of 10 per cent of the
| gross output of each well. to be paid
to the state. which goes into the