The Holly chieftain., 1903-10-09
COL ORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY

The Peter Magnes estate, which has
been pending probate for year and a
half in the County Court in Denver,
will be used as a basis for a test suit
10 ascertain the legality of the 1902
Inheritance tax law. On Monday, the
attorney general will petition Judge
Lindsey for the appointment of an ap
praiser of the estate. A claim will then
De entered for the inheritance tax on
| The estate and will be combatted, thus
furnishing litigation for the test
Nominations by petition were filed
| October 3rd with the secretary of state
tor Claiming Sweet for judge of the
Supreme Court for the Socialists. Frank
W. Overs for the Peoples party.
Charles A. Chapman for judge Of the
Fourth judicial district by the Peoples
party. and Charles l.. McKesson for
Judge of the Fourth judicial district
by the Peoples party. The lists
showed all the way from 100 to 500
names. Judge Overs having the great
er number of names on his petition.
Papers relative to rights of way for
the water and power system for Grand
Junction Indian school has reached the
Indian Bureau and been sent to the
secretary of the interior for transmits
sion to the Attorney general for exam
| Ination. Should the attorney general
pass fayorably upon the legal questions
involved, the Indian Bureau will at
once issue advertisement for proposals
to carry on the work. The engineering
plans for the project are all complete,
and now only await settlement of the
legal technicalities as to the right of
way, Congress at the last session ap-
propriated $4,000 for this project.
State Engineer Carpenter recently
received request from the owners of
| Fossil Creek reservoir to have that
body of water surveyed according to
the law passed by the last Legislature,
requiring that this be done. Mr.. Car
penter stated that surveyors would be
sent to take charge of the work as
soon as possible. The reservoir is in
Larimer county, short distance from
Fort Collins. Similar requests have
been made by owners of other reser-
voirs in the state. notably among them
being the Twin Lakes reservoir. The
work at Twin Lakes will take over
month to complete.
| To enforce the payment of state
i fair appropriation of $500 granted by
the Legislature. the Pueblo State Fair
Association will shortly institute man
damus proceedings against State Au-
ditor Holmberg. Secretary John X.
| Shireman of the board of directors
called upon Auditor Holmberg for the
| appropriation, and was refused. Mr..
Holmberg says that he will not pay
the appropriation, and claims that 1t
was Illegal The opinion is indorsed
by Attorney General Miller. 1t is
based upon the fact that 1t rewards
farmers for the excellency of agricul-
turai and horticultural specimens. The
case will serve as precedent.-Den-
yer News.
| State Engineer Carpenter is unable
to see how he can build the state road
between Ouray and point in the San
Juan valley, for the minimum bid is
$4,000. and the appropriation for its
construction is only $4,000. Only three
miles Of new road are required. the rest
of the highway being already laid out,
but the location is such that the con-
struction is said to be decidedly cost
jy proposition. Engineer Carpenter Is
considering the question of whether
he can build the road as far as the ap-
preparation will carry it. He is also
trying to learn If, after doing this, 1t
will he legal for the people who are to
be benefited to furnish the remaining
$4,000 necessary to complete the work.
He viii, ask Attorney General Miller
sor an opinion upon this matter.-Den-
yer Republican.
The State Board of Pardons met Oc-
tober 3D. in the Office of the Governor.
No one was pardoned. One sentence,
that of John Buzanes, sentenced from
Teller county, August IL, 1902, was
committed The original sentence was
from five to seven years for attempted
murder The sentence was commuted
to from eighteen months to seven
years. This will give him the right
to ask for a parole about next Christ
mas. John Buzanes was sentenced to
| tie penitentiary for attempting to
kill Nicholas Ravedy, in 1902 Pardons
were refused in the following cases:
| John P. Black, Ventura Lopez, Vol
Anderson, f. Santistivan. l.. c. Thomp-
son, Eugene Clark. Jose Medina, Chas
Seastone, Isaac Franco, Santiago Ar
gullo, John Williams, c. S. Duncan and
Michael Brienza.
Attorney General Miller has given an
opinion to State Auditor Holmberg,
to the effect that he could raise the ap-
propriation of the Soldiers and Sail
ors' Home to the second class This
will mean that the $50 900 which is due
the Institution for the biennial period
will be paid by Auditor Holmberg. In
the opinion which Mr.. Miller gave he
stated that he believed that the Legis-
| lot,,ra p,enpt that ipStitutipos of this