Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-09-26
COLORADO'S CAPITAL.

The contract for the Installation of a
new Webster heating plant AT the cap
lIOi building has ba-n let to the Mlch-
aei Heating Company for S5.S.I. The
work il To be begun at once AMI To be
completed by lhe tim. Of the meeting
of the next general assembly. II Will
take three months.
Columbus II. Skies, who was convict
ri in 1884 OF Tia. murder of William
smeiuth in UuTay county. is now free.
He was sentenced TO the pcnitentiary
for life. but this was afterwards COM
nuIei To fourteen years. lie is now
living with his brolh.r-in-iaw at Beaver
park. In support Of the application for
pardon nifiinviis wer. iii',l stating that
smcduIh has been seen alive since the
alleged crime. The man that Skies IL
supposed To have killed was never lien-
tIfed.
AZ recent meeting OF the B0ard OF
Capitol Managers. Architect i. g. Ed
brooke appeared before the beard and
stated that the experiment with certain
bronz. VaTnIshes, which IL was pro-
posed Ia Iiss for the painting OF the cS.
terror OF the dome had not proved sat
lsfact0ry, lie recommended that gold
LEAF H. used. This 1t i said VIII last
much longer ani viii look much better.
II" stated that the probable cost OF
this work VIII bc In the nclshboThood
OF 5000.
The Humane Society Inns inaugural
ci a novel method OF obtaining tcsti-
mOny in regard 10 animals that nrc
abused. The society now has "a cam.
era. and when horse 10 found .maci-
a'ed It's photograph il To H. taken and.
II necessary. where ."c court VIII nj
low II. the photograph will bc present.
.i In court ms evidence. I'VE think
said Secretary Whitehead. ''thnt this IL
good plan. for when photographs are
shown II h pretty good evidence thnt
the testimony we offer IL correct"
I.otioyIco Napoleon. fifteen years old.
did some work on III. basement of the
state hous. under Contractor W. u.
Richardson. lie worked one day AMI
then tho contractor left town. IL IL nj.
legged. without paying his men. III.
Legislature made mn appropriation or
$500 TO pay the bill. Napoleon came
10 the meeting OF the llaard OF capitol
managers and presented n bill for ~
for one days work on the foundation
OF the present state house. IN his
claim was found valid II was ordered
paid. Snpotaep II now located IN san
Ia F.. New Mexico. Secretary Lucd-
crs OF the board stated that there are \
numicr OF these old claims on file In
his Office. aud that there was still
money left 10 pay them.
Governor oEman on the 18th Inst
granted nm unconditional pardon TO
Leo l.. Loeb. who wss serving term
of twenty days for larceny AS baiicc.
The governor Investigated the ease ana
satisfied himself that the man had been
honest In his Intentions. Loeb has
made restitution OF the suit OF clothes.
which he was convicted Of stealing.
Leo Loeb. who IL sometimes called the
paui Revere OF Colorado. ro.c ahead
Of the great flood down Ute Pass In
Manitou and warned the people OF thcir
danger. II IL said that he saved mum.
her OF lives by this net. The Hood did
mn unusual amount OF damage In Man.
Itou. A short time ago IL. l.. Clark OF
the FL Paso Cleaning and Pressing
Company had Loeb arrested on the
charge OF larceny rs bailcc or suit OF
clothes. Clark loaned him suit to
wear. while his own were being pressed
and he failed to return them until nj.
ter his arrest.
The sanitary bulletin OF the Colorado
Statc Board OF Health FOR the month
OF August has just been issued. 1t
shows that the total number OF deaths
in Colorado was $50 and shows the an
nual death rate to bc 1I.1i per 1000.
The total number of deaths from scar
let fever was two. and from typhoid
fever fifty-onc. Tho number Of deaths
In Arapahoc county was 80. OF which
30 were In Denver. Compared with
July. the present month shows de-
crease Of four eases of diphtheria; thir-
ty-four cases OF scarlet fever. and an
Increase of one case of smallpox and
I15 cnscs OF typhoid fever. The report
closes with n few words of advice in
regard to typhoid fever. as follows:
Causes of Typhoid Fever. 1t has been
definitely shown by the recent ihvesti-
CATION OF DIR. II. II. McGraw, medical
Inspector to the board. that In n num-
bcr OF instances typhoid infections
have come from other sources than wa
ter supply, such us contamination OF
milk, vegetables. by the organism be-
ing carried by flies from water closets,
and by careless handling Of the eNcreta
of typhoid patients. The attention Of
the health officers is urgently called to
these facts and they are requested tG
Inspect milk and other food supplies
and see that there is no chance Of d.
rect or Indirect contamination"
A Denver News reporter goes into
ecstasy over the improvements made
In the Denver city hall since the fire.
lie Tor shc) says: "Quite us splendid
as the throne of any king is the council
chamber room. II one could not have
the milky way for throne, the stars
for swinging chandelier. and the
earth for a footstool, one might COM.
promise cheerfully enough with Mayor
Wrights handsome council rostrum.
With equal cheerfulness might one rest
in one of the great leather-seated, SOL
i'd oak chairs. provided for councilmcn.
and in its great depths of comfort find
solace for being sentenced by rash
public to serve on an aldermanic
board. At night one is first conscious
OF the maze and flood of light From
the soft tan ceiling overhead streams
n mellow effulgence through milk-pale,
almost china white, incandescent
globes. Beneath the feet 4 deep green
carpet (do not forget its rich. black
figure) reflects the iridescent CLEAN
until the chamber glows with It's radi-
ant sheen. Two slxtcen-candle power
incandescent lights for every two-feet
that is the lighting system of the
council chamber proper. Within the
ohm ombpr'S inc1OSing chancel the high