Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-11
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

10 from one 10 nve years. ohe Whh
sentenced from Pueblo county. May 20.
1903. to from three to five years In the
penitentiary for larceny OF live stock.
Paul Wilson. commissioner In chief
OF the Worlds Fair Board. left Denver
Aarch Sd for st. Louis. where he Will
remain until after the opening OF the
exposition. He will at once make ar
rangements for the opening OF Colo
RADIO headquarters at 800 Washington
boulevard.
Al the meeting OF the State Board OF
Pardons resolutions commenting War
den John Cleshorn OF the penitentinry
at Canon City. were adopted. The
board recently visited that institution.
and In spite OF its crowded condition
found II In u cleaEly and sanitary con-
dition. with the highest order Of dis
ciplins prevailing.
The actual figures accruing to the of.
fee OF Secretary Of State James Cowie
as charges for annual reports and ar
ticles Of incorporation during the
month OF February, is $l2.920.50, show
Ing considerable Increase over the pre-
vious month. The state insurance de-
partmsnt has taken In $l52.0 In fees
since December LIST.
John II. Knaebel. special counsel for
the government In the timber case
against the Denver 4 Rio Grande Rail-
road Company. recently informed
Judge Rallett that the government de-
sired to amend the complaint by en-
larsing It's scope. The petition for the
amendment names many counties In
addition to the thirteen covered by the
injunction. The day Of hearing was
fixed for April I.
A writ Of supersedeas was flled In
the Supreme Court. March LIST.
in the case OF Jacob Zip
perlan. charged with tho mur-
der OF Matt Lutsingcr. n Durango cat.
tlcman. The murder appears To have
been one OF the most brutal In tho his
tory OF the state. Zippcrlan was tried.
convicted and sentenced for life. His
attorneys seek to have the evidence re-
viewed. claiming some sixty errors In
the conduct OF the trial.
Al the once Of the secretary Of state
collections have been large for some
time. the average receipts being over
81 900 a day. This money represents
fees paid for the fiing Of annual re-
ports by the corporations Of tho state.
The annual report law was enacted In
1901. but this is the nrat year that Its
results have been seen to such good
advantage. II IL estimated that the
revenue from this source the present
year will amount to abou, 100000.
Attorney General Coleman an.
nounccs that the Colorado Kansas It'll.
CATION regarding tho water In the ar.
kansas river will come up In the Unit.
ed States Supreme Court In April. He
expects that q special master will be
appointed to take Testimony from both
sides and that n nnni disposition OF
the suit will not be made for several
months. The testimony will involve
the now OF the Arkansas river In Colo
RADIO. both before irrigation was start.
cd and at present.
An order has been issued by Gov
ernor Peabody. commnndcr.in'chicl Of
tho National Guard. through Nd. Gen.
tion OF the National Guard OF Colora-
do. under the provisions OF tho mill.
tary act OF 1909. by m ofIicer Of the
United States army. to take place be-
tween March 2lst and April 18th. The
orders demand that immediate and
thorough preparation for this inspcc.
tion be made by all oihccrs and enlist.
ed men Of the National Guard.
At meeting Of tho state capitol
managers II was decided that insurance
on the state house ought to be carried.
The discussion Of the subject was occn-
eioncd by the recent disasters which
hnvc visited eastern cnpltols. and al-
though the Colorado state house IL con-
sidcred 4 strictly flrc proof building
with very little combustiblc material
in It's construction. Il finally was de-
ridcd best to be on the safe side. Sec
retnry Herman Luedcrs was authorized
10 obtain statistics as to. the cost Of In
suring the state house In the sum OF
siOO. 200, and will take up tho work at
once.
As the result OF conference with
Game Commissioner Woodward. n
flock OF European pheasants may be
brought to Colorado for propagation
PURPOSES. Lars =. Nelson. who Is tho
Denver correspondent for several Swe-
dish.American newspapers IN the East.
is desirous OF bringing the pheasants
to Colorado. agreeing to raise sufii-
cient amount OF money to procure at
least 100 OF the birds. 1t Is probable
they will be placed in the vicinity Of
Trappers' Lake. near the head OF the
White river. rs that country is similar
to the portions Of Sweden where the
pheasants thrive.
Tho board Of directors Of the Sons
of the Revolution at their monthly
meeting in Governor Peabody's Office
decided to push to speedy completion
the monument to the Colorado soldiers
who fell in the Civil and Spanish wars.
II will be erected at a cost of 5000. A
special effort will be made to erect n
monument that will ftly commence
rate the death Of Colorado's heroic
sons. More than half OF the amount is
subscribed already. 1t will be placed
on the site on the capitol grounds
where the American flag is always kept
anatinr hx the same nafrintic sncintY.