Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-02-12
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

arrest and conviction OF Charles casta
and Angelo Chini. two Italians caught
hunting without II license. Each was
fined $25 and costs. They were ar
rested February md and each paid
the fine imposed.
". III. Davis, deputy sheriff OF Las
Animas county. arrested Chris Salbot
at Hastings. January lith ON charge
OF hunting without a license. Salbot
was fined $25 and costs. which he paid.
and all the money was sent 10 the
county treasurer. One-third should
have gone to Davis. one-third to the
magistrate and one.third To the state
game and fish commissioner.
The plans Of the Colorado promo
| tion and publicity committee include
moving picture and stereoptlcon eS-
hibition at the Worlds Fair and the
establishment OF Il bureau OF iniorma-
ton ON the fair grounds. The meIn-
bers OF the finance committee OF the Or
, ganization have begun the collection OF
subscriptions for its work. in which
the entire state is Interested.
James Cowie. secretary OF state: J.
4. Holmbers. auditor. and X. II. leeSe.
secretary o! the State Board OF Equal"
ization. left Denver February I'd on an'
!
OF raising county valuations through
out the state. They will be away from
Dcnver In tho wcatcrn and southwest
crn part OF the state for the purpose
OF comforting with the assessors and
county commissioners.
Under the recent reorganization OF
divisions. the control and direction OF
ride practice which has hcrctoior.
| ztkif lta ~
! ers. Ii given to the division command
1 .Es. Major General Sumner has fixed
the date uT the practic. for this de-
partm.nt during May. June and July.
| Tn. National guard OF Colorado VIII
co-opcrai. with the regulars. under
provision made by the Dick appropria-
iion bill for the National guard.
Owing to the great interest In artc-
sian water and oil prospects In the Ar
kansas valley. between Pueblo ana
| Manznnola. the United States .colo.t-
cal survey has had GsoloSist Fisher Ia
that section ior several months 10 as
certain the geologic structure and aftc-
sian conditions. Ills report Is expect
ed In "a short time. GColoEiHt Slcbch-
thai OF the survey has been Mt work
for somc time In the san Luis valley
and reports that lie has finished about
two-thirdB OF the artcs!an area.
! At the meeting OF the State Board OF
/ plFduns February 9Th. $. 7. Miller
who was convicted OF cmbczFicmcnt In
tho district court OF Teller county. and
Hcntcnccd to no; less than three ror
more than five years In the pcni'"n-
;iary. received an unconditional par
don. lie hnd served toveEtceoa months
having been convicted april is. 1907.
. .st.aN.I 0I
Of the larceny OF live stock In Yuma
county. May 5. 1902. md sentenced to
no, icgs than three nor more than iivs
years In the pcnltoItlary. had his SEN
| fenced commutcd 10 not loSS than two
and half years nor more than i've
| years. This will result IN his Tclcas.
| ia few months.
! Mrs. Helen l.. Grcnfcl!. state super
/ IntcnGcrt uf public instruction. has an
nuunccd the results OF :he esaminn-
! t!ons conducted by the State Board of
| Examiners as determined by the Stat.
/ Board Of Education at n meeting held
/ February Sd. Mrs. Grcnfcil has issued
! state diplomas to George w. Gould.
John u. Morgan Edward NJ. Traber
| and II. L. Smith. Normal institute in
ntructor or conductors certificates
hnyo been issued to the following per-
\ sons: J. Lawson Afford. Joseph +.
! Daniels. Miss Martha Hyde. Loui Lep-
per Charles ]. Ling. George II. Nom
yer. Daniel Ward. Miss Lulu Barnes.
II. ErnGsti, Miss Nett!c NJ. Carey. D.
ID. Cutler. Miss Eva V. Riggs, NJ. Il.
! Shuch. Max Strass. Mrs. Bessie n.
| Taylor and Miss Gertrude Wood.
In n long and bitter legal strife to
reserve to themselves the Brown Pal
acc hotel property and other vast In
terests belonging to the Jane c. Brown
estate, james II. Brown and his father.
! II. c. Brown, met defeat In the Su.
preme Court on the list instant. Un.
| less Il motion for Il new hearing.
which will likely be made by James
II. Brown. who acted as attorney for
himself and the other defendant In
! error. is granted. the Brown Palace ho.
tel will he sold to satisfy claims OF the
New York Life Insurance Company
and other creditors. The decree Of the
County Court In favor of the Browns
is now reversed and the case remand
ed. Chief Justice Gabbert delivered
the opinion of tho court Justice
Steele did not participate. as he was
on the county bench at the time OF
the original hearing, and took no part
in the last hearing.
Tie executors. administrators to COL
lect and attorneys who are connected
with the Stratton estate are looking
after their own interests very well,
according to document which has
been filed at Colorado Springs ard
copy of which has been sent to Attor-
ney General Miller. The document is
n protest against the confirmation Of
the report Of the appraiser Of the es-
n gtDtpment
by Tyson S. Dimes. one of the executors
to the effect that the amount required
to satisfy the executors. administrators
to collect and attorneys for services
rendered during the past year will be
ahaut SllQ naa ,rln nnnrnisnr u of the