The Glenwood post., 1904-02-13
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

]. B. Williams. a special game war
den. has reported to J. NJ Woodland.
state game and fish commissioner. the
| arrest and conviction of Charles Casta
and Angelo Chini, two Italians caught
hunting without license. Each was
| fined $25 and costs. They were ar
rested February End and each paid
the fine imposed.
| w. H. Davis, deputy sheriff of Las
Animas county, arrested Chris Salbot
at Hastings, January l4th 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
ton and publicity committee include
a moving picture and stereopticon eX-
hibition at the Worlds Fair and the
establishment of a bureau of informa-
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; 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
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 appropriate
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 he has finished about
two-thirds of the artesian area.
At the meeting of the State Board of
Pardons February 18th. 5. r. Miller
who was convicted of ENLIGHTENMENT 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 >, 1902, and sentenced to
not less than three nor more than five
years in the penitentiary, had his sen
fenced committed TO not less than two
and q half years nor more than five
years. This will result in his release
in IA few months.
Mrs. Helen l.. Grenfell state super
intendent 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 a meeting held
February Sd. Mrs. Grenfell has issued
state diplomas 10 George W. Gould,
John b. Morgan Edward NJ. TRADER
and II. q. 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 j. Ling, George r. Nom
yer, Daniel Ward Miss Lulu Barnes.
L. Ernesti, Miss Nettie M. Carey, d.
| n
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 list instant I'm
less a motion for 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 be sold to satisfy claims of the
New York Life Insurance Company
and other creditors. The decree of the
County Court in favor of tie 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 document which has
been filed at Colorado Springs and n
copy of which has been sent to Attor-
ney General Miller. The document is