The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-12
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

hunting without license. Each was
fned s25 and costs They were ar
rested February 2nG and each PAD
the fine imposed.
". H Davis, deputy sheriff OF Las
Animas county, arrested Chris Saiooi
at Hastings, January 18th on charge
Of hunting without license. Saibot
was fined s25 and costs, which he paid
and all the money WAS sent TO 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
a moving picture and stereopticon eX-
hibition at the Worlds Fair and the
establishment of bureau OF informa-
tion on the fair grounds. The mem
bers of the finance committee OF the or
ganization have begun the collection oi
subscriptions for It's work, in when
the entire state is interested.
James Cowie, secretary OF state; J.
A. Holmberg auditor, and X. r. Leese,
secretary Of the State Board OF Equal
ization, left Denver February I'd on an
other trip in connection with the plan
Of raising county valuations through
out the state. They will be away from
Denver in the western and southwest
ern part of the state for the purpose
o. comforting with the assessors and
county commissioners.
Under the recent Reorganization oil
divisions, the control and direction ol
rife practice which has heretofore
rested with the department command
ers, is given to the division command
ers. Major General Sumner has fixed
the date of the practice for this de-
partment during May. June and July.
The National guard OF Colorado VIII
cooperate with the regulars. under
provision made by the Dick appropria-
ton bill for the National guard.
Owing to the great interest in arte-
sian water and oil prospects in the Ar
kansas valley, between Pueblo and
Manzanola, the United States geologi-
cal survey has had Geologist Fisher in
that section for several months to as
certain the geologic structure and arte-
sian conditions His report is expect
ed in short time. Geologist Sieben-
thai of the survey has been at work
for some time in the San Luis valley
and reports that lie has finished about
two-thirds of the artesian area.
The decision of the District Court OF
Mesa county has been reversed by the
Supreme Court. and new trial grant
ed Joseph Harris, who was convicted
of the killing of Charles r. Seiber in
August, 1902. Harris lived in Utah
and Seiber was president of a Colora-
do cattle company over the line Range
1t n,,1t ;<c hat hot b.,
two. Harris pleaded selfdefense. but
was convicted and sentenced to the
penitentiary for thirteen years. The
of the lower court, holding that it
erred in its instructions to the jury.
At the meeting of the State Board OF
Pardons February 5th. 9. T. Miller
who was convicted of embezzlement in
the district court Of Teller. county. and
sentenced to not less than three nor
more than five years in the peniten-
tiary, received an unconditional par
don. He had served seventeen months
having been convicted April IS, 1902.
William H. Toner, who was convicted
of the larceny of live stock in Yuma
county, May 5, 1902, and sentenced to
not less than three nor more than five
years III lilt UeItleutldIy, y, udu hlS SUI
fenced commuted to not less than two.
and half years nor more than five
years. This will result in his release
in few months.
Mrs. Helen L. Grenfell, state super
intendent of public instruction, has an
nounced the results of she eXamina-
tions conducted by the State Board OF
Examiners as determined by the State
Board of Education at a meeting held
February Sd. Mrs. Greniell has issued
state diplomas to George W. Gould
John B. Morgan Edward NJ Traber
and H. E. Smith, Normal institute in
structor or conductors certificates
have been issued to the following per-
sons: j. Lawson Afford, Joseph F.
Daniels, Miss Martha Hyde. Loui Lep-
per Charles ]. Ling, George R. Nom
yer, Daniel Ward. Miss Lulu Barnes,
r. Ernesti, Miss Nettie M Carey. d.
D. Cutler. Miss Eva v. Riggs, NJ. E.
Shuch, Max Strass, Mrs. Bessie n
Taylor and Miss Gertrude Wood.
The state will not be able to levy
the inheritance tax against the STRAIT
ton estate until all bills outstanding
against the estates are paid, according
to a protest made by Tyson S. Dimes,
one of the executors, to Attorney Cen
eral Miller and it is said that the attor-
ney general agrees with Mr. Dimes
contention. 1t is stated that bills ag-
gregating 100000 are now outstanding
against the estate. including the COM
promise award of $359.0Q0 made to l.
Harry Stratton. This sum may be in
creased if the litigation continues. All
attorney fees and all Indebtedness OF
any kind outstanding against the es
tate must be deducted from the ap-