The Elbert County tribune., 1904-02-11
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

- u a optNAaA Wa
| den. has reported to J. NJ. Woodard.
state game and fish commissioner. the
arrest and conviction of Charles Casta
and Angelo Chini. two Italians caught
| hunting without a license. Each was
| hned s25 and costs. They were ar
| rested February End and each paid
the fine imposed.
W. II. Davis. deputy sheriff OF Las,
Animas county, arrested Chris Salbot
at Hastings. January 18th on charge
OF hunting without 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
tion and publicity committee include
a moving picture and stereopucon ex-
hfbition at the Worlds Fair and the
establishment OF bureau OF inforina-
ton 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 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
i out the state. They will be away from
Denver in the western and southwest
ern 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
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-
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 SieDeh-
thai of the survey has been at work
for some time in the San Luis valley
and reports that he has finished about
| two-thirds of the artesian area
At the meeting of the State Board OF
Pardons February 9th. 5. 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
I
| 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 hvc
| years in the penitentiary. had his SEN
fenced commuted to not less than two
and a half years nor more than tive
years This will result in his release
in a few months.
Mrs Helen L. Grenfell. state super
intendent of public instruction. has an
! nounced the reg Its OF ;he eXamina-
tions conducted by y 2 State Board of
Examiners as determined by the State
Board of Education at a 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
structor or conductors certificates
/ Hdfb bttI lHHh'u W tho
sons: ]. Lawson Afford. Joseph +.
Daniels. Miss Martha Hyde. Loui Lep-
per Charles ]. Ling. George II. Nom
| yer, Daniel Ward, Miss Lulu Barnes.
| X. Ernesti. Miss Nettie NJ. Carey. ID.
ID. Cutler. Miss Eva V. Riggs. NJ. Il.
Shuch. Max Strass, Mrs. Bessie N.
Taylor and Miss Gertrude Wood
In 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.
| II. c. Brown. met defeat in the Su-
preme Court on the 1st instant. I'm
less a 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 no
| 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
| 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 n document which has
been filed at Colorado Springs and
copy of which has been sent to Attor-
ney General Miller. The document is
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