The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-28
Grand Juryr>an Fined.

In the District Court at Denver Au.
gus 18th Judge johnson fined ex-
Mayor William Scott Lee. foreman of
the grand jury summoned to investi-
gatc alleged Irregularities of the coun.
ty officials the sum of 500 for di-
yulging the proceedings of the jury.
The judge went further and removed
Mr.. Lee from his position as foreman
but refused to accept his resignation
from jury duty
Jdr. Lee. i'll answer to questions by
Judge Johnson, admitted that he told
a reporter that the grand jury had
brought an indictment against County
Clerk Aichele by vote of . to 3 and
also that he had asked to be excused
rom the jury because he believed
hat it's actions were being influenced
by politics. He had been inveigled in
10 these statements by "A reporter who
Ciaimed to have received information
from others.
The state of Colorado may purchase
the sword belonging to Zebulon NJ.
Pike, after whom Pixies Peak was
named. Curator Ferr!l Of the State
Historical Society has received let
Ter from James L. Brophy. a Wash
iugton attorney. who states that he has
a client who owns a sword belonging to
the man whose name is linked with the
early history of Colorado. As Pike was
connected With the early history OF
Colorado and Pixies Peak is so well
Known throughout the world. 1t is be-
lieEed that it is a mementO altogether
Wurth having And the society will
prubably purchase ii il the price is
rcasonable.
application for the Incorporation OF
the town of North LOngmOnt was filed
August Goth with the secretary OF state.
The town is in Boulder county and
hcretofore has been a part of Long
mont. Recently the town went Prohi-
hilion. and this did not suit some OF
rEo inhabitants OF the city. So forty
eight of them made application for the
l.y town of North LOngmOnt, in which
fl, re is a population of l4S. The mat
ter was taken into the courts and the
CuIrt appointed Charles r. DutrO Mary
+ Dow, J. NJ Richman, Julia Talman
arl w. r. Duncan to be committee
to hold the election for the officers of
tnu town, on the first Tuesday in Sep
tcwber.
The State Land Board has granted
III. request of X. B. Overhold, presi-
dent OF the Maybclle Ditch Company,
for an opportunity to purchase forty
ares under the ditch in Routt county.
The land will be auctioned and Mr..
Q rhold will probably buy it in at the
sa e.. When the big ditch was built, it
was with the understanding that each
sru'kholder should have an opportun-
its TO purchase forty acres for home
st,Ed. Mr.. Overhold is president of the
cumpany that built the ditch Every
o'Ner man obtained his portion of land
ey pit Mr.. Overhold. however. and he
ha~ been trying to get his for some
time. A long inspection of the records
Wa necessary before the sale could be
or!ared.
p to August Goth, thrtytlve of the
as ssors of the state had filed their alb
s,1urts Of assessment with the state au
dior Yuma county was the last one
~ date. There has been a slight in
crosse in Yuma county from last year.
tn. total assessment will be 81 iOS, ,95S,
OF which $5S6,3S2 will be on the rail-
Toiis of the county The general
run OF the abstracts that have already
ben filed show that there had been a
re-. rtion in the assessed valuation OF
the tate. though it will not be as much
as Nas anticipated at the time the
M ing of the county assessors was
held at the capitol. While there has
been a reduction. in the as
Sc ment of the railroads, there has
boon an increase in large amount OF
ne property that has been created
dur ng the past year.