Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-14
WINDY CITY.
Lillian Hartman Johnson Tells
Of Interesting Happenings in
thelMetropolis Of the Great
Northern Lakes.
cHIcAGo. Ill. March .. 1901

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Bell Telephone company by the At
lautic g Western Telephone 'compan,
for Soon0O.0o0 is among the --latest
sensations in this city. Mrs. o. M
Hechtman, well known in Durango
owns one-fifth of the stock in the
plaintif, company, having secured IL
through. aid given the inventor, Mr.
Henry g. Strong, in establishing his
claims - the patent office years ago
and the chances are that she may get
good slice of the Bell millions. as
Mr.. Strons's patent, so long defraud
ed of its rights, is now the only one
the Bell company can fall back up
on. all the other devices they have
appropriated from other inventors
and which they have been operating
having expired. This statement is
made with knowledge OF proofs to be
introduced in the case.
Learning that Saturday was the day
set apart by all the judges for the
hearing Of divorce cases, and know
ing that divorces stand only second
to pork in giving to Chicago its fame
tpicdu siNittu illt NdGiouS tOuTtS
in the county building on that day.
The judge who presided in the Luet.
CERT case was cited as one of the at.
fractions, and within the space of 20
minutes | heard him grant three di-
voicasstp aad-eyed women who told
their tales of woe between sQhs, the
grounds being identical In each case !;
drunkenness, cruelty and desertion.
Each plaintiff mother was asked II
she could support the children, and
eagerly came the response from each !:
Yes, can get washing and sewing to
DO The devotion of their mOtbor
hearts wax q. sublime as 1t was pa.
thetic. The scene was more inspir-
lag than temperance lecture, and a
tiue object lesson in matrimony as 1t
is praoticed. Like many other pro,
fessions. people vii, fall into wedlock
who have not the genius to master
it, Only hundred divorces per day
TO handle is what Chicago Judge
would call Not much doin' :" was
informed by the one of the long suffer.
ing that the Cook county courts We're
$4,000 cases in arrears, upon which
imputed if they expected to incraas.
their judiciary or finish their litigation
in some future incarnation. He an.
swered with a sinister smile that II
was not lack of numbers but dearth
of ability that so clogged the wheels
of justice. Too much politics." |
ventured. which he admitted with a
look reproachful of my guessing fac
ulty, when I explained that was
from Colorado, where women had
learned that political machinery FIRE.
quently placed men in positions for
which they were wholly unified
The recent attempt OF the legisla-
ture to investigate the private bank
OF Dr. Alexander nowie, the divine
healer, prompted me to visit his
church last Sunday Having heard
from his enemies that he was wick.
ed hypnosist and a fraud in general,
it was In somewhat prejudiced con.
itdion OF mind that entered the large
auditorium, OF $500 capacity, on Mich
igan and Sixteenth avenues. Bav-
ing gone an hour early to secure ia.
vorable location, | saw the great au.
dienoe gather, which completely filed
the main floor and both galleries.
WAS told by my nelghbor, who
proved to be a leader in the church.
and generous with all desired infor-
nation, that the building was always
so filed. and that meetings of vari.
ous kinds wore conducted there so
coatinueualy that the members had
not time for any other kind of enter
tai1ment. At the hour of 3 o'clock,
which Df. Dovie has selected for his
services, that the denominations who
meet at II may attend. moving to the
well timed notes OF the organ and
singing like a host of angels. the
great choir of 200 adults, all in white
robes. passed up the center aisle and
ascendcd to their seats In the rear OF
the pulpit. Next came fifty deacons
deaconesses and elders, all in black
gowns, and according 10 custom the
best was reserved for the last. DR.
Dowie followed the great army ol
singers and officers of the church
robed ia white gown, with an outer
garment of black. Oh the back OF
which was hood-shapcd piece fash
iohed from purple, white and yellow
the Colors of the organization, d
medium. size. inclined to corpulencS
and with a fringe OF very black hail
from ear to ear. a lofty brow reachint
far above timberiine, and long white
beard. DR.. Dowie stood upon the al
tar. perfect type OF the patriarch
of old I thought OF Elijah and thu
bad little children, and learned late
that his people believe. that like Ell