Gilpin observer., 1904-02-11
COL ORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

arrest ana cOnVlctlOn OF Charles CdStd
and Angelo Chini, two Italians caught
hunting without license. Each was
fined $25 and costs. They were ar
the fine imposed.
w. II. Davis, deputy sheriff OF Las
Animas county, arrested Chris Saibot
at Hastings. January 14th on charge
Of hunting without a license. Salbot
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
ton and publicity committee include
moving picture and stereopticon ex-
hibition at the Worlds Fair and the
establishment Of a bureau of informa-
tion on the fair grounds. The mem
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; ].
A. Holmberg, auditor. and r. X. 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
OIL comforting with the assessors and
county commissioners.
Under the recent reorganization OF
divisions, the control and direction OF
rifle 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 will
cooperate with the regulars, under
provision made by the Dick appropria-
tion 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 geolog1-
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
anu tOdI he mas abouS
two-thirds of the artesian area.
At the meeting of the State Board of
Pardons February 5th. S. 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 II. 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 in the penitentiary. had his SEN
| fenced commuted to not less than two
and a half years nor more than five
years. This will result in his release
III a few months.
Mrs. Helen l.. Grenfell. state super
int Ahdent of public instruction. has an
nounced the results of :he examina-
tions conducted by the State Board Of
Examiners as determined by the State
Board of Education at q meeting held
February Sd. Mrs. Grenfell has issued
state diplomas to George w. Gould.
John B. Morgan Edward NJ. Traber
and H. E. Smith. Normal institute in
have been issued to the following per-
/ sons: ]. Lawson Afford, Joseph F..
Daniels, Miss Martha Hyde. Loui Lep-
per Charles ]. Ling. George r. Nom
yer. Daniel Ward, Miss Lulu Barnes,
r. Erresti, Miss Nettie NJ. Carey. d..
D. Cutler. Miss Eva V. Riggs, NJ. E.
Shuch, Max Strass, Mrs. Bessie n.
Taylor and Miss Gertrude Wood.
In a long and bitter legal strife to
reserve to themselves the Brown Pal
! ace hotel property and other vast in
terests belonging to the Jane c. Brown
estate, James II. Brown and his father.
H. c. Brown, met defeat in the Su-
preme Court on the 1st instant I'm
less motion for a new hearing,
which will likely be made by James
| H. Brown. who acted as attorney for
himself and the other defendant in
error, is granted, the Brown Palace ho-
| tel will be 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
I the opinion of the 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.
The 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 and a
copy of which has been sent to Attor-
ney General Miller. The document is
a protest against the confirmation OF
the report of the appraiser OF the es-
tate. 1t contains statement signed
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