The Lamar register., 1903-12-23
YCOLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

yer Chamber of Commerce relative to
the erection of a new postoftice 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 as soon
rs alterations of the building are COM
pleted. Bids have been let. and 1t is
expected the work will be under way
within few weeks In the large
,oom now occupied by the postmaster
there will be five stamp windows
there now are only two and they are
,nconveniently situated. Arches Will
De built in place of the doors OF the
..ostmaster's room and there need no
.onger be such crowding at the win
: lows as there is at present.
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
| II man convicted of gambling. The
governor granted the pardon and the
alleged gambler. G. l.. Hutchins was
set free. He recently was convicted
.
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. ]. II.
| Franklin of the Baptist church: VIII
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 well-known Mineral county con-
test over the division of a 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-
cided adversely to the district school
board In a decision rendered by the
Court of Appeals on the 14th inst. The
substance of the decision is condensed
in the following paragraph: 1T Is 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 is without validity.
Any proceeding in such matter is not
only irregular but absolutely void. That
which cannot be accomplished by d.
rect and positive act cannot be accom-
plished by indirection. by inaction. by
acquiescence or by laches."
An inspection and review of the
troops stationed at Fort Logan were
held on the 1lth inst. in honor of
Governor Peabody. The governor went
| to Fort Logan in a special train on the
Rio Grande road. being accompanied
by General Bell. Col. F. w. Gross. in
spector general, and Sergt. r. E.
Mooney of the signal corps. The lat
ter has charge of the states colors.
At the entrance to the fort the Wis
itors mounted horses and rode in. A
salute of eleven guns was fired in their
honor. Gen. Frank ID. Baldwin. COM
mandant at Fort Logan. and his stan
welcomed Governor Peabody and his
companions Then followed review
and inspection of the soldiers in the
| fort. and a reception at the conclusion
of the maneuvers in the officers club.
A number of the soldiers gave an ex-
hibition of rough riding and the Fifth
cavalry band. which is stationed at
the fort. provided music.
At meeting of the Worlds Fair
Board December 18th designs were
| adopted for a Colorado building at the
st. Louis Exposition. They are the
work of Watson Vernon. Boulder
architect. and contemplate an expen-
diture of about $1,000. Work upon the
building will be started as soon as pos
sible. 1t will be built Of white staff.
and is to be one and a half stories
high A wide veranda will surround
! the structure. The papering 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 first floor
, will be a reception hall, with an office
to one side On this floor there will
also be found large reception room
for women and a commodious gen
tlemen'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
J the fifty-nine counties OF the state for
the month of November were: Diph-
| iberia, 109. scarlet fever. ISL. small
pox, 60: typhoid fever 321. Compared
with October there was q decrease of
| five cases of diphtheria, 121 cases 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,
! 7l9, still births, 20: estimated popu-
1 lation. 561 1876; annual death rate per
900, including still births, 1918: from
diphtheria. Is; scarlet fever. Sc; ty-
| phoid 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 Years
Day by Governor Peabody and his staff
at the executive rooms in the capitol
| building All members of the staf are
expected to be present in full dress
uniform The hours will be from 10
1 to, II a. m The colonels and aides-de-
camp who form Governor Peabody's 5
staff. 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 Cen
eral Peter oliver Hanford. Assistant
| Adjutant General Burt B. Bloom. In