The Holly chieftain., 1903-12-25
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS


the erection Of new postoffice build
ing The supervising architect, il is
believed, will approve the proposition.
iroviding sufficient earnest work is
cone in Denver to convince the au-
thorities 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 hall. Denver. January 1928.
The recent exhibitions, at the State
Eair 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
:'eabody, who enjoys the distinction of
being the only woman colonel in the
world, will assist her father in rereiv-
ing the guests. Others receiving will in
clude Adjutant General Bell and
score of staff colonels. The executive
rooms will be elaborately decorated for
the occasion, ard music and a punch
bowl will be among the features of the
occasion. Brigadier General Frank ID.
Baldwin will be the especial guest Of
honor.
The statement is made that Governor
Peabody. with the advice and assist
nt oil pth cf. ~ ,nls ,,riI
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. If il is carried out. the
taxable valuation of the state will be
raised next year fully 100000, ,O00
which will give the state additional
revenue to the extent of $360,O0O and
prevent a deficit. Each assessor will
be asked 10 raise the valuation in his
county certain amount The total
valuation this year was $332 600, 900 1t
may be raised to $425;000,0oo.
Louis Schwanbeck. the expert ac-
countant who has been checking the
books in the license tax department of
report to Auditor Holmberg. The re-
port shows that the only errcr in the
books of the department is one of $3.50
in favor of the state. The amount
which has been paid to the-sta.e un-
der protest by various corporations is
$6.5v594. This sum is involved in
suits now pending in the courts. Mr.
Schwanbeck suggests the use of record
&C in bn
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 peri
cd from January 18th to November
30th
Three ministers and the president of
a 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 gambling institution
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. 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; Will
liam Harris, president of the Law and
Order League. also put his name upon
the paper, asking for the pardon of
the convicted man.
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
the month of November were: Diph-
iberia, l09, scarlet fever, 151, small
pox, 60; typhoid fever gel Compared
with October there was a decrease of
typhoid and an increase of fifty-six
cases of scarlet fever and twenty-one
of smallpox. The total number of
deaths and most important causes for
November were as follows: Deaths.
719, still births, 90; estimated popu-
lation, SCI 1876; annual death rate per
900, including still births, 1915 from
diphtheria, Is; scarlet fever, &C; ty-
phoid fever, Al. Senility as a cause of
death will not be accepted by the |
board unless the deceased is over six |
ty-five years of age.
The Court Of Appeals has affirmed
the judgment of the lower court against |
the suit of the heirs of Elias H. Webb. |
former sheriff of Arapahoe county. for |
the amount of an insurance policy in |
the Bankers Life Insurance company. |
Webb applied for policy in the COM