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Show WILBUR F. STONE, FORMER JUSTICE OF COLORADO, DIES DENVER, Colo.. Dec 27 Wilbur l ISks Stone, former Justice of the Colorado state supremo court, first general attorney of tho deliver .V Rio Grande railroad, and former editor edi-tor of newspapers in Evansvllle, Ind and Omaha, Ni o , died at his home hero today. Tomorrow he would have been 8 7 years old. Mi Stone was born In Litchfield, Conn. He came to Colorado In 18fi0 und was n member of the find legislature legis-lature in the i-tate. ii.. was chairman of the Judidan committee In the state constitutional convention in 1870 and Was 'associate Justice of the state su-l preme court from 1877 to 1S8H. From 1891 to 1004 he wajf one ofj five Judges of the united States court' of Mexican and Spanish land grant claims. In connection with this work h spent several months In Spain Me had been I'nlted Slates commissioner commis-sioner of the federal district court here since January, 1916. He was the I author of several public addresses on I legal, historical, political and other subjects. |