The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-22
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

i'fF'4N III a. i''h''i va
the .-. INST. being Threatened with
typh. lever
In .r 10 render the state house
abso safe frum fire. the Board OF
Capi ummissiuners has decided TO
repli r0u fire hose with what is
know -0. me underwriters highgrade
two men fire hose. The old hose
is ~ and worn out.
lni nation was filed on the 18th
inst. 'Ae criminal division of the
Dist Court at Denver. against Frank
Cole . il 4 Clark. clerks of election
in pr met Of Ward at the election
on | Uber Sth. charging them with
stuff the ballot boxes. The COM
plain are signed by ". II. Bryant.
chair OF the League for Honest
ElecJ rs
Fl 0ulogatcs to represent the state
of C0orIdo at the Good Roads con
ventigE 20 be held in Hartford, Con
necti'u' February .1Olh-llth, were ap-
poinigt on the 18th inst. by Governor
PeaboHy They are James W. Abbott
of Dcuycr Spencer Penrose of Colo
RADIO Springs, George =. Steele of Den.
yer. }. f. Mcdonald of Leadville and
j. c. Sanford OF Durango.
The Peter Magncs estate in Arapahoe
county will be the one which will be
used in testing the constitutionallty OF
the las Inheritance tax law. An agree
ment TO this effect was reached some
time ago between attorneys represent
ing the estate and the attorney general.
The case has been filed in the Supreme
Court and an effort will be made to
have it decided as quickly as possible.
Mrs Anna Twecdy OF Denver, who
ATTEMPTED to cure a COW suffering with
a broken hip by Christian Science alb
sent treatment instead of calling in
the services of a veterinarian or put
ting the COW out OF her misery, was
prosecuted by the State Humane So
ciety and fined $1OO and costs, but ow-
ing to the fact that Mrs. Tweedy is
not wealthy and is a cripple, the fine
was remitted
Register Woodruff Of the State Land
Board is engaged in the final work OF
prep; ring lie rules of the board which
will be printed in pamphlet form.
Their are many rules governing the
transaction of business with the board,
but tlley.never have been collected in
COZ yeuient state for the use of clti-
zens fSho wish to do business regard
ing AlLei lands 1t is expected that
the PAMPHLETS Will be in great demand.
Governor Peabody has appointed
James l.. Hodges. one of Dcnvers best
known and old-times politicians, to fill
The vacancy in the secretaryship
,tF . . Ctpt. arI rf -
caused by the death of Glenn r.
Games. According to the law, the
board submitted six names to the gov
crnor from which he made his selec-
tiOu Mr.. Hodges has held position
in he office Of the state land board
much of the time since the present
administration came into power.
Senator's Teller and Patterson have
been invited by the acting president of
the nivil service commission. Mr.. A.
w cooley, to present the names OF
Young men OF Colorado who desire to
conf etc for an opportunity to obtain
commissions in the United States rev
emu. cutter service. The commission
will GOld examinations at Denver, Du-
rar20 Grand Junction, Pueblo and
Trinidad, on February 25th, 2Gth and
97tl Several new cadets are to be
apu0lnted fer the service and the ap-
poir rments will go to those passing
the highest examinations. To the
yuuas men whose names and addresses
the nnatCrs send in the president of
the commission will mail announce
mpn'- concerning the examination.
general information concerning it and
aUu. alton forms.
{ T.. Brown, the attorney represent
ing Niss Lathrop in her suit to re-
ooN.. $4,000 for legal services per
fcrrrl in defending the will Of the
la, gorge w. Clayton from the at
tac. made upon it by certain heirs.
FLEE lis brief and argument in the
Cw~ of Appeals on the lith inst.
Mi. .athrop defended the will in the
Co. n Court, in the District Court
an the Supreme Court. In the two
cuu' last mentioned her briefs were
II. Y ones filed. it is claimed in be
haN d. the estate. The Clayton will
Bco. his to the city CT Denver the
sun 100000 to be used in found
iu- college for poor white male or
pla II has been held hat the city
ha= power and authority to accept
tho st, and Miss LathrOp claims the
cIl for securing the passage of a
Law 1901 affirming and ratifying
tn. ut of the city so to do.
Sur of the assessors and treasurers
of l. rado counties may be removed
irur ice as a result Of tleir failure to
emf. the law requiring every male
eitiz over twenty-One years OF age
auo der siXty-five years, not exempt
by to pay poll tax. Not all the
ass. rs and treasurers are charged
wit gligence in this respect. Some
of f n have tried to collect the tax,
but ers have not made the slightest
effCr that direction, and it is the
latte nat may get into trouble. Gov
ern,r Peabody has the power to re-
NOV. II assessor or treasurer who fails
to p. Jrm his duties, as defined by the
laws the state. General Bell say4
that governor may invoke the pow
or f.. -rred by law unless there is an