Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-25
COLORADO STATE
"a CAPITAL AFFAIRS

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the erection OF a new postotfice build
Ing. The supervising architect. It is
believed. will approve the proposition.
providing sufficient earnest work Is
done in Denver to convince the au'
thorities that the city has greatly out
grown the present structure.
The first room to the left on the
| first floor OF the Federal building In
Denver will be the stamp room rs soon
rs alterations OF the building are COM
,ileted. Bids have been let. and II II
expected the work will be under way
| within u few weeks. In the large
.oom now occupied by the postmaster
shcre will he five stamp windows.
,.'herc now are only two and they are
nconvenientiy situated. Arches VIII
ne built in place Of the doors OF the
ostmaster's room and there need no
.onser be such crowdins ai the win
, COWS as there Ii at present
Three ministers and the president OF
law and order league. all Of Cripple
Creek. signed the petition received by
Governor Peabody for the pardon Of
u man convicted OF gambling. The
governor granted the pardon and the
alleged gambler. q. L. Hutchins was
set free. He recently was convicted
and was committed to jail for period
Of thirty days and ordered to pay
fine OF $500. The ministers whose
names appear upon the petition are
Rev. e. c. Coulter OF the Methodist
Episcopal church. Rev. c. >. Davidson
OF tn. Baptist church and Rev. J. IL.
Franklin OF the Baptist church: VII
liam Harris. president OF the Law and
Order League. also put his name upon
the paper. asking for the pardon Of
the convicted man.
The weli-known Mineral county con-
test over the division Of n school dis
trict, which has occupied the attention
OF the courts and the state board OF ed
ucation for the past ten years. was de-
ridcd adversely to the district school
board In decision rendered by the
Court OF Appeals on the nth Inst. The
substance of the decision Ii condensed
In the following paragraph: 1t Ii be-
yond question that. under the statutes
of this state. boards OF directors Of
school districts have no authority
whatever to change the boundaries OF
school districts. ANY attempted action
of such board touching the boundaries
of school. districts tx without validity.
Any proceeding In such matter In not
only irregular but absolutely void. That
which cannot be accomplished by d.
rect and positive act cannot be accom-
plinh-d by indircction. by inartion. by
acquicsccnr- or by laches."
An inspection and review Of the
troops stationed At Fort Logan were
held on the iith Inst. In honor OF
Governor Peabody. The governor went
to fcrt Lo gan In special train on the
Rio Grade road. bcin. accompanied
by General hell. Col. r. W. Gross. In
sp.cior general, and ScrKt. Il. +,
Mooney OF the signal corps. The lat
ter has charge OF the states colorx.
At IN. entrance TO the fort the vis-
itors mounted horses and code In. A
salute Of eleven guns was fired In their
honor. Gen. Frank ID. Baldwin. COM
mnndant ut Fort Logan. and his stan
welcomed Governor Peabody and his
companiops, Then followed q review
and inspection Of the soldiers In the
fort. and n reception nj the conclusion
Of the mnncuycrs In the ofaccrs' club.
A number Of the soldiers gave an cx-
hibi,ion of rough riding and the Fifth
cavalry band. which IL stationed Al
the fort, provided music.
Al a meeting OF the Worlds Fair
Board December 18th designs were
adopted for u Colorado building Mt the
st. Louis Exposition. They are the
work Of Watson Vernon. y Boulder
architect, and contemplate an cxpen.
dIturc Of about $1,000. Work upon the
building will be started as soon rs pos.
sible. Il will he built Of white stan.
and Is to be one and half stories
high. A wide vcranda will surround
the structure. The papcring through.
out the building will be In burlap.
Mammoth French windows will open
from the porch into the various rooms
on the ground floor. On the hrst moor
will be n reception hall. with an ONCE
to one side. On this floor there will
also be found large reception room
for women and a commodious gen.
tiemen's smoking room. On the sec.
ond floor will be three chambers.
Typhoid fever Is on the decrease in
this state. according to the monthly
report OF the State Board of Health.
Just issued. The cases reported from
! the fifty.nine counties OF the state for
I the month OF November were: Diph-
| iberia, l09. scarlet fever. 1ol. small.
pox. go: typhoid fever 32l. Compared
I with October there was decrease OF
Ave cases of diphthcria. 121 cases OF
! typhoid and an increase OF nfty.six
OF smallpox. The total number OF
| deaths and most important causes for
November were as follows: Deaths.
! 7l9, still births. 20: estimated popu.
lation. SOL 1856: annual death rate per
| 900. including still births. 1915: from
| diphtheria. Is: scarlet fever. So: ty.
| phold fever. a. Senility as a cause Of
death will not be accepted by the
board unless the deceased is over six.
ty.five years OF age.
Arrangements are being made for
! a reception to be given New Year s
! Day by Governor Peabody and his stan
! at the executive rooms in the capitol
building. All members of the stan are
expected to be present in full dress
uniform. The hours will be from 10
1 to IL a. IN The colonies and aides-de-
camp who form Governor Peabody's S
stan. and who will assist him at the
reception. are: Brigadier General
Sherman NJ. Bell. chief of staff; John
| Q. Mcdonald. military secretary: Col
| onel Jessie A. Peabody. Surgeon Gen.
eral Peter Oliver Hanford. Assistant
| Adjutant General Burt B. Bloom, In.
spector and Paymaster General Fred
! erick w. Gross and Milton Louis An.
1 fenger. Charles w. MacNeill. Spencer
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