The state herald., 1903-12-25
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

wei SHuHiUtT VI commerce. TeldtlNe W
the erection OF new postofiice build
ing. The supervising architect, 1t Is
believed, will approve the proposition,
providing sufficient earnest work is
done in Denver to convince the au-
thorties that the city has greatly out
grown the present structure.
Considerable interest is being mani
tested by poultry and pet stock fanciers
throughout the state in the coming an
nual exhibition of the Colorado Poul-
| try Fanciers' Association, to be held in
Coliseum hail. Denver, January 1928.
The recent exhibitions, at the State
| Fair in Pueblo and at the Colorado
| Springs show of a week ago, have
stirred up the fanciers to an even great
er degree of enthusiasm than usual.
Colonel Jessie A. Peabody, daughter
of Governor Peabody and a member of
the staff, will be one of the principal
factors in the governors reception,
which will be held In the rooms of the
Executive Department at the state
house on New Years morning. Colonel
| Peabody, who enjoys the distinction of
being the only woman colonel in the
world. will assist her father in receiy-
ing the guests. Others receiving will in
Jude Adjutant General Bell and a
score of staff colonels. The executive
rooms will be deliberately decorated for
he occasion, and music and punch
Jowl will be among the features of the
! occasion. Brigadier General Frank ID.
Baldwin will be the especial guest of
,~sonor.
The statement is made that Governor
Peabody, with the advice and assist
ance of several other state officials. will
make an effort to raise money enough
next year to avoid a deficit Within
the next few weeks every assessor in
Colorado will be asked to call on the
governor in Denver. When they do
call, the plan will be presented for their
consideration. II 1t is carried out, the
taxable valuation of the state will be
raised next year fully S9O,OO0,O0O,
which will give the state additional
revenue to the extent of 100000 and
prevent deficit. Each assessor will
lie asked to raise the valuation in his
county certain amount. The total
valuation this year was 1892 ,O000 900. 1t
may be raised TO s425 900, 900.
Louis Schwanbeck. the expert ac-
countant who has been checking the
books in the license tax department of
the state auditors Office, made formal
report to Auditor Holmberg. The re-
port shows that the only error In the
books of the department is one OF $3.50
In favor of the state. The amount
which has been paid to the state I'M
der protest by various corporations is
s6,5oS.9i. This sum is involved In
gnifG nnnIInu In tho Mr.
Schwanbeck suggests the use of record
ledger books in the department, and
praises Michael Waldron. chief clerk In
the fiat tax department, for the man
ner in which the department has been
conducted. The report covers the perl
cd from January 18th TO November
30th
Three ministers and the president OF
n law and order league, all of Cripple
Creek, signed the petition received by
Governor Peabody for the pardon of
man convicted of gambling. The
governor granted the pardon and the
alleged gambler. G. l.. Hutchins was
set free He recently was convicted
of conducting a gambling institution
and was committed to jail for a period
OF thirty days and ordered to pay
fine of $500 The ministers whose
names appear upon the petition are
Rev. c. c. Coulter of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Rev. c. S. Davidson
of the Baptist church and Rev. J. II.
Franklin Of the Baptist church: vii.
I,aIh iiaIIls, P'tSlueNt vi t''o Ia" a"u
',r"cI league, also Iu' ,.s "aulS up"is
.h' papSI, asNlus to' ''' p"'uo" VI
'he Suh'Ic'cu man
Typhoid fever Is on the decrease in
his state. according TO the monthly
report OF the State Board OF Health,
lust issued. The cases reported from
he tifty.nine counties of the state for
the month Of November were: Dlph.
iberia. lO9, scarlet fever. ISL, small
pox. co: typhoid fever 32l. Compared
with October there was n decrease of
five cases of diphtherln, l2l cases Of
typhoid and an Increase of ffty.six
cases of scarlet fever and twenty.onc
" smallpox. The total number OF
deaths and most important causes for
November were as follows: Deaths,
TI9. stIll births, 20; estimated popu.
IatIon. SOL, lag. annual death rate per
600. including stIli births. 1913: from
JIpbtheria. Is: scarlet fever. &C. ~.
phold fever. a. SeniIity as n cause OF
death will not be accepted by the
,os az " , ~ ''o u'''"'' IN o''' Elm
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,,a ivdSnan, ~ no mp insor oomr, ' a.aIns,
the suit OF The heirs of Elias II, Webb
former sheriff OF Arapahoe county. for
the amount OF an insurance policy In
Hc a, punMe ,la, ,n, nni,a" f. ' ,na
nnny AprIi ~. 1897, renresentIng 10 The
rompany's medical examiner that he
had never been declined by another
,ulpany' n.er uea.n ,ne nanners
rnn,anJinr Thai Wcbh annlIed ,o the