The state herald., 1904-05-20
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

ing Tor several months The board al
tirmed its original contract with the
Montezuma Valley Irrigation district
Adjutant General Sherman NJ Bell
is completing arrangements for the or
ganiZation of the Colorado State Rife
Association. The purpose of the as
sociation Is to foster rifle and pistol
practice, according to the provisions oS
the Dick bill, among the members of
the National Guard OF Colorado, also
the members and former members of
the United States army and navy, tho
marine corps, naval militia and civil
lans of the state. The practice days,
will commence at once and Will be
continued until the provisions of the
bill have been complied with. The
First regiment will be mobiliZed first,
for the practice marches and target
practice at Denver. The Second regi-'
ment will probably be mobilized at
Colorado Springs.
"If any merit lies in punctuality,,
completeness and tasteful installation,
then the citizens of Colorado may rest
well satisfied with their exhibition at
the Worlds Fair" said Thomas j,
O'Donnell of the Worlds Fair board
on his return home to Denver from
ST. Louis. In point of effect and at,
tractiveness Colorado's educational,
agricultural, game, mining and horti-
cultural exhibits will scarcely be sur
passed by those of any other state in
the Union. The agricultural and edu-
rational exhibits are both very nearly
complete, and are excellent in every
respect. The mining exhibit promises
exceedingly well, but 1t is not as far
advanced as the others. Much may be
expected of the horticultural display,
especially when the season of the ber-
lies, peaches. melons and similar
products approaches. All our exhibits
have been awarded splendid locations"
In the United States Court Judge
Moses Hallet sustained the contention
that civil court cannot enjoln a fed
eral officer from the performance of
his duty Judge Hallet dissolved
temporary injunction issued by Judge
Carpenter restraining Postmaster
John Twombley of Denver from with
holding the mail of the English Re-
storative Company. 1t was ruled that
the names of the present postmaster,
Paul ]. Sours. and his assistant could
not be substituted in the suit nor
brought into it. The judge then dis
missed the case. throwing It out of
court. The injunction was secured in
Judge Carpenters court by Mary E.
Alkire, the president of the English
Restorative Company Ex-Postmaster
Twombley withheld the mail of the
concern at an order from the postmas.
ter general II was alleged that the
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fraudulent purposes.
Striped suits at the state reformatory
may be seen now only in the museum
Of that institution. Prisoners have
been stripped OF them and now the fell
lows who have been condemned to
serve for an indefinite time in the place
are fitted out in neatly fitting uniform
of caoet gray trimmed with braid
Stripes are degrading" said Warden
A. c. butcher at the Oxford In explana-
ton of the change from the old custom
to the new, and that Is not an institu-
tion that is meant to inflict degrading
punishment. The Feformatory is meant
To reform those who are sent to II, and
! am glad to say that Il is doing so.
Wherever ! go | meet men who have
come out OF the place and are now
good. trustworthy men. Those who are
sent there from now on will never have
TO reflect on the fact that they have
worn stripes. Unless there be some OBJ
ntreperous fellow who needs the de-
graduation that goes with stripes. and
must be punished with striped suit
no one will have to wear them again"
Denver Republican.
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judgment OF the lower court was also
affirmed In the case of Prof. William j.
Meyers against the State Agricultural
college. Meyers contracted with the
college board 20 teach one year In the
department Of mathematics. beginning
July I. 1896. In December the board
held n meeting at which Il decided that
his work was unsatisfactory and gave
orders for his removal. Meyers. how
ever. refused to leave and completed his
years work. after unsuccessfuly en-
deayorlng to secure employment else
where. He brought action July 3, 1897.
10 recover his salary for the year
amounting TO $500 He was given n
Judgment for this amount IN the lower
court. and in sustaining the decision
the opinion Of the court of appeals
says; The contract mnde was as bind
ing upon the appellant and appellee ng
u like contract would be between other
parties competent to contract. We see
no reason cited by the appellant To JUS
tify the conclusion that this contract
could be violated without responsible
ity FOR such violation"
The State Board OF Pardons on the
18th inst passed upon nineteen appli-
cations for pardon. OF this number.
which IN second largest ever handled
by the board nj one meeting, two men
were pnrdoned and one lad sentence
cummutod, Daniel MAsoTu. who was
sentenced from Denver February "a.
1904. to a term Of from one to one and
n half years for receiving stolen goods,
was pardoned He was convicted ot
stealing four sacks uf flour from the
burlington railroad having been ar
rested by Denver officers, Subsequent
Investigation by the railroad has re-
called that there was no record ot
such loss ON the books of the company
Other reasons seems 10 argue for the
tcloas. of Masoro. which was granted
Tho other man purdunod was A. 81
Wheeler. who was sentenced from ben,
yer October 10. 1908. Ia term of from
two TO Ave years for embesElemcnt
Wheeler worked In n grocery and was
convicted ~ npproprihting certain
sums Evidence which did not appear
curing the trial at court was furnished
the Board Of pard1nH yesterday, which
proved wheelrr'H innocence To the sat.
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