The Lamar register., 1903-10-28

IL TtdSOudUle care ID tdhtn anu iedSoh-
able provision made.
that it pays to give stock proper at
tention and admits that few more
years will see the finish of the winter
range proposition.
Governor Peabody is increasing his
stan of colonels. His latest appoint
ment on the military stan is James d..
Tanning. proprietor of the Albany hO-
tel at Denver Colonel Tanning is a
Civil war veteran and will be able to
maintain a military bearing in the
gorgeous uniform of the staff without
looking ridiculous.
State Game Commissioner ]. NJ.
Woodward has established a small
park near the Denver fish hatchery for
the purpose of receiving young deer.
elk and antelope. which will hGDken
from persons who have no HRt to
their possession. At present 49, are
two deer in the park. and 1t u e{pect-
ed that there will be about q @041n of
them in the park before all t0eAsame
law violators have been rounded up.
Certain persons in the state manage
in some way each year to get posses
sion of young deer and try to keep
them for the purpose of tanning them.
This is strictly against the law. and
Mr.. Woodward. through his game war
dens. gathers these animals in and will
place them in this park near the fish
hatchery.
The Denver Board of Aldermen
adopted the report Of the Cherry creek
commission on the title to lands along
Cherry creek between Colfax avenue
and the Platte river and with the ex-
ception OF three tracts of land which
have been withdrawn. the city will at
once begin selling the property owned
by 1t along the channel. In this way
the city will realize a profit of $4,000.
resolution operating as a substitute
to the one passed by the Supervisors to
sell all, was presented to cover the new
condition, by Alderman Ross. was
adopted. 1t authorizes the Mayor to
appoint an assistant to help him in
making the transfers of the property
sold 1t further authorizes him to give
quit claim deeds. This is preliminary
to building retaining walls to keep the
creek in a permanent channel.
The bust of Gen. Bella NJ. Hughes,
recently placed in the Supreme Court
library by Mrs. Charles A. Roberts. as
the gift of her husband. the late
Charles A. Roberts, to the state of Col
orado, is one of the handsomest memo
rial pieces in the capitol building. and
a fitting tribute to a man who helped to
lay the foundations of this state. Mrs.
Roberts Is the daughter of General
Hughes. Mr. Roberts was prominent
business man of Denver, and died about
eighteen months ago. Mrs. Roberts is
now breaking up her home and leaving
for the East, and wished to carry out
this last desire of her husband before
leaving the state The bust is the
work of Preston Powers who made IL
tliteen years ago from life. 1t was
cast in Florence. Italy. and is said to
be the finest likeness of General
Hughes sever secured. General Hughes
was very averse to the idea at first
and the work was carried on for some
time through the assistance of photo
graphs. He finally consented to give
Mr.. Powers sitting, much to the art
lists qualification.
The state board of equalization me,
October 10Th for the last time this
year. The board, after short session,
adjourned sine die without taking any
action in regard to the assessments
of the various counties of the state and
without changing the assessments on
the railroads. The county commission
ers of two counties had recommended
the reduction of the assessments on
certain railroads of the state, but no
action was taken.