Gilpin observer., 1903-12-31
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

oZS acres OF land In HuerfanO county
for grazing purposes, but an examina-
tion by the officials convinced them
that valuable coal deposits existed in
the territory which Mr.. Pryor wanted,
hence the application was refused.
Ten members of Company A OF
Florence called on Governor Peabody
few days ago. They wanted money
or work. The men were recruited in
Denver, but were added to Company
A. They returned to Denver because
their company recently was relieved
from field duty. They cannot get the
twenty days pay due them until the
next pay rolls are made out, and that
will be in January.
Because the office rents at the st.
Louis Worlds Fair ground are more
than $1,000 a month, Commissioner-in-.
Chief Paul Wilson believes that the
construction of building to represent
the State of Colorado is imperative.
Commissioner Wilson takes exception
to adverse comments which have been
made concerning the expenditures OF
money by the board and says that all
expenditures have been legitimate and
as economical as possible.
Gen. David J. Cook, bailiff of the
Denver Police Court and a veteran
sheriff, police officer, detective and mi
litia officer, had a serious attack OF
heart disease on the day after Christ
mas, but is now reported to be recover
ing. General Cook, whose experiences
were long ago written up in his book,
Hands Up" is one of the most pic
turesque characters in the state, to
which he has rendered services of great
importance.
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cember 22d to the directors of the
State Home for Dependent Children
for buildings to cost $4,000, all to be
, erected at Washington avenue and
Iliff street. In all four buildings will
be constructed. and will include do
mestic building. boys building, hos
pital and two-story brick boiler room.
1t is thought that they can be COM
| pleted by spring. These buildings are
already in process of construction.
Will C. Ferril, curator of the State
| Museum, has an idea which is especial
ly appropriate just now. This is to
use the Colorado kinnikinnick, with its
| beautiful leaves and berries, as sub
stitute for the time-honored holly in
Christmas decorations. He argues that
! it would keep thousands of dollars an
nually in the state which would go to
TIC lOuntdlA WAO WOuiN 6oeh-
er and market the kinnikinnick If a
demand could be created for it.-Den-
yer News.
Mark Powers. the recipient OF a
Christmas-day pardon from Governor
Peabody, at once came to Denver to
! join his two daughters, who are young
ladies. Mr.. Powers has nothing but
words of kindness for the wardens who
were in charge of the penitentiary dur
ing his confinement. Since he was
committed to the state penitentiary. C..
p. Hoyt served two terms as warden.
Jack" Martin served two terms. and
John Cleghorn is serving his second
term. All of them. he says. treated him
kindly, and the only way he knew that
he was in prison was through seeing
the gray stone walls about him and
knowing that he could not go beyond
them.
At meeting held December 9th the
Denver Amalgamated Trades Assembly
ratified the appeal which is being sent
throughout the state by the Colorado
State Federation OF Labor. John Oil
yer and NJ. Grant Hamilton of the
Typographical Union and Harry b.
Waters Of the Cooks Union were ap-
pointed a committee to draft resOlu-
tions to be sent to President ROose-
welt and members OF Congress. The
resolutions are to embody protest
against the action of Governor Peabody
and the state militia. and ask such pro-
lection for the mines "as Is guaranteed
under the constitution Of the United
States" The assembly instructed the
various locels to draft similar petit
tions and forward them to Washington
In response to inquiries sent out by
90, t.N. <,v-e
as to what they consider the most i'm
portant development in sight In their
states for the forthcoming year, Gov
ernor Peabody OF Colorado wrote:
MY opinion is that by reason OF Colo
radios natural location and extensive
resources, the irrigation bill recently
passed by Congress will prove espe-
cially beneficial to this state in Its
application. That a reservoir system
by encouraging irrigation, enlargine
ald developing our agricultural field
and increasing and promoting the pro
duction of the sugar beet will work
untold good. With these developed
comforts surrounding us. we should
and will be free from the blighting ef.
fects of anarchy and Socialism"
Owing to the disappearance Of many
leases and bonds from the files of the
State Land Board. Register Mark G.
Woodruff Is unable to bring suits. a
contemplated, against former holders
Of coal lands on which rentals are due
and on which the leases were Cancelled
by previous land boards. When 9
mixed up state OF affairs in the Goa
leases was discovered several weeks
ago. Governor Peabody appointed Har.
ry 4. Mulnix to make an investigation
and he submitted his report at thu
meeting of the Land Board December
23d. This shows that ih many instances
bonds and all papers pertaining to Ger.
ain leases are missing from the files
The papers are supposed to have beer
removed during the previous admins