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Americus times-recorder., 1904-04-15
ak Collector.

hereby announce myself candidate tol
the flee of tax collector of Sumter county
for the ensuing term, subject to the primary
election, and earnestly solicit the support OF
the voters of the county. Yours truly r.
j, b. DUNN:
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Bricklsyers in New York city are
paid an average of S35 week, while
school teachers are paid on an average
of $35 a month. Women can't Yo'e.
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For The LEGISLATURE

1 herewith announce my candidacy for the
legislature, subject to the action of the
DeLqEocriatic q. primary PR April 2Qth, ard respect
voters of Sumter L. j. BLALOCK.
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For Coroner.

1 hereby announce my candidacysfor the
office of coroner of Sumter county. subject
to the Democratic primary April Goth, and
will greatly appreciate the support of my
friends and of the voters generally.
IOHN A SPEI LIE
Americus times-recorder., 1904-04-15
For State Senator.

hereby announce my candidacy for sena
tor from the Thirteeth senatorial district OF
Georgia, subject to the action of the Demo
cratic prim ary. Respectfully.
w n LANE
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For Representative.

respectfully announce my candidacy for the
legislature, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary. j. H. LUMPk1N.
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The work of this life writes the leas @
of the next.
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oncial Organ of the City of Americas,
Onicial Organ of Sumter County
Ofcial Organ of Webster County.
onicial Organ of Railroad Commission o.
Georgia for the Sd Con gressional Distric
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24
FROM ALL DIRECTIONS.

Pennington Times-Hustler.
The Railroad surveyors are report
ed coming from all directions to-
wards this point The corps coming
down the Animas have run the last
line within about mile and a half of
this town, but have not yet definitely
fixed the line and another change
may be made. 1t Is learned from good
authority that the Phelps Dodge peo-
pie will come direct to the town, and
1t is believed by many that they will
They are now coming down Canon
Gallegos and there is much specula.
tion as to what route will be taken
from this town north to the coal
fields
Another and larger party of Phelps
Dodge men are said to be at work to
the southwest of us and will probably
strike the valley somewhere In the
neighborhood Of Jewett or Fruitland
Just where the headquarters OF the
corps is we have been unable to learn
through several persons who have
been out in that direction assert that
they are at work.
Still another corps is coming down
he La Plata. so 1t will be seen that
they are coming towards this town
from four directions northwest,
southwest southeast and northwest,
and II begins to look like we would
have roads radiating In almost every
direction from our town in the near
future.
These roads when completed will
give us direct connection with the
Gulf of Mexico and the mining sec
tion of Arizona and old Mexico. This
will mean that Pennington will be
a common point for freight and pas
senger traffic and that a general
wholesale business will be built up at
this or near by point
No town in the south west has such
bright prospects for the future as
Pennington, and those who have
waited for years for the development
of these valleys will be amply repaid
for their long wait.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24

ted States Circuit Court. The order
releasing the defendants from all con-
nection with the so-called shipbuild-
ing litigation was issued with the con-
sent of the compliments.
The complainants had asked that
the defendants be compelled TO repay
all the profits. money and bonuses de-
rived through their connection win
the formation of the now defunc'
shlpbuilding corporation. Complaint
was also made against Schwab indi-
vidually for the method in which he
acquired the stock of the Bethlehem
Steel company for about $1OOO,OOo
and sold ii to the shipbuilding COM
pany for 100000 900 in the securities
OF the latter.
A similar order was signed by
Judge Lacombe disseminating all ac-
ton against John F. Harris, Charles
G. Gates and John w. Gates. in the
suit brought by Robert II. Bradbury.
a minority stockholder, against j. p
Morgan & Co., Harris, Gates & Co.
Lewis Nixon, Max Pam and number
Of trust and banking companies that
formed the subsidiary companies of
the defunct shipbuilding trust. fifty
three in all. The discontinuance OF the
action against these defendants also
was made with the consent of the
complainant.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24
PATRIOTISM IN MOAB.

81 see by an item the other day
that Jim Wade, Of Monticello. Utah,
was in town" said one of the Herald's
readers. The item said he had gone
TO Kansas Cnty to work for whole
sale house, That boy will get along
anywhere he lights He manages to
keep before the public. which is the
main thing in the mercantile business
used to know him in Moab, when he
was clerking for Hamond Il Co. He
was n new conner there about the time
the war with Spain broke out. He got
himself before the public in no time.
When the news reached Moab that
The Maine had been blown up he took
several drinks. as they always do
ont there when there is anything un.
usual going on, Everybody was out on
the street talking about 1t, and IT
wasn't long until Jim Wade had taken
several more, There was an old saw
mill boiler setting out in the street
and all at once Wade gave a whoop
and yell and. pulling out two
wnoppin' big guns. he commenced
shooting at the boiler
There's the Spanish fleet he
yelled, come on boys"
He fired as he ran till he reached
the boiler. Then he climbed up on the
old piece of iron. which bore the
marks of most Of his bullets. and sat
down a-straddle of the thing and pro-
ceeded to reload. Then he proceeded
to fire again. this time shooting into
the air with both guns.
Come on, boys, she's ours he
said. and he proceeded to empty his
guns.
Arrest him? No. He was just burst
ing with patriotism, and that was no
crime In Moab"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24
THE OFFER OF THE LADIES'
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

There will be meeting OF the city
council tonight, provided there is a
quorum. At this meeting the question
VI the city accepting the offer OF the
Ladies' Library association comes up
This offer was made to the council
ut meeting a week ago The associa-
ton offered to donate the books own
ed by them TO the city, provided the
city would furnish suitable place for
the books
The association has something over
three thousand volumes, the result
Of several years accumulation The
ladies have worked and planned and
schemed until they have the nucleus
for great library. Now they propose
20 present II to the city. the only re-
quirement being that a suitable place
be provided for the books.
1t is hoped that the city council can
see its way clear to make ample pro
vision for the library. such as the
association requires. A public library
is something that Durango sadly lacks
which almost every other town in the
state of uor size already has. The city
is on the eve now of greater CONNER
cial importance than IT has ever en-
joyed heretofore. II has grown to such
proportions that a public library
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24
might easily be supported.

might easily be supported
1t has been suggested by one mem
Der of the association that the expense
of maintaining the library might be
met by setting aside a small per cent
of the city's income from license,
which seems practical. It may be that
help for erecting building could be
obtained from Andrew Carnegie II
the proper effort we're made.
AS it is at present there is no
place for stranger in our city to go
to spend an evening THERE'S no place
for our young men to go to when they
have nothing to do. The benefit of a
public library can readily be seen
in view of these facts. II would give a
place for strangers within cur gates
to spend an evening There is no place
tageously; 1t would be boon for the
resident young men and women; 1t
would be something for the good name
of our city that we had public IL
hrary and were thus not behind other
cities of our size in the state.
The offer of the Ladies Library as
appreciation of which can best be
shown by making arrangements
whereby 1t can be accepted.
We trust the city council can see
its way clear to make the proper pro-
visions for accepting the offer. The
opportunity for the city to get 5000
volumes as a gift may not come again
in long time.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24
GOOD FIGHT EXPECTED.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. "a
Quaker City fight followers are look
ng forward to seeing one of the best
lights tonight that has ever been pull
ed off in this vicinity The bout will
be between Tommy Ryan and Jack
Root and will take place under the
auspices of the National Sporting
club. The articles call for 165 pounds
1ne hour before entering the ring and
reports from their respective training
quarters are to the effect that both
men are down to weight Root is one
If the cleverest short distance fight
4rs in the business and as tonight's
go is to be a six round affair 1t is eX-
pected that he will give Ryan a hard
tussle for the honors and the purse.
lack McGuigan has been selected to
referee the contest.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24
WAR ON SHoPLIFTERS
TO BE PUSHED.

NEW YORK, Nov 23.-In the
course of the trial of shoplifter in
he Court of Special Sessions today
former City Magistrate Wentworth,
representing twenty-one of the larg
est department stores OF the city,
said the losses of his clients from
theft amounted to between $500 900
and 100000 a year and are growing
all the time. In order to repress the
shoplifters. if possible. the dry goous
men have determined upon a course
of vigorous prosecution of all who
are detected and brought to trial.
Hitherto the rule has been to deal
leniently when the conditions appear
ed to offer an excuse. but from this
time on the limit of punishment will
he insisted on
The prisoner today was Mrs. Minnie
Roemerman. who admitted that she
stole goods valued al s504 from a
Broadway store on Nov. l3 Her law
yer, Mark Alter made a plea feE
clemency. She is a woman OF family
and had no excuse to steal Her de-
fense was that she was the victim
of an irresistible impulse.
Mrs. Roemerman was sent to pris-
on for fifteen days and Presiding
Justice Wyatt announced that here
after all shoplifters must xpect to be
treated severely in the Court of Spec
ial sessions.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.

The official returns from Maryland
give seven of that states electoral
votes to Parker and one to Roosevelt
The division of the vote was due to
the failure of many of the voters to
comply with the requirements of az
complicated ballot law. These failures
1t is evident from the detailed exami-
nation of the ballots. told heavily
against the Republicans. Probably
Senator German, the real author OF
the law, intended this. He knew that
the Republicans were in the predomi-
nence in his state on square vote,
and he wanted to Offset the difference
by statue which would hit the Re
publicans. The intention OF a majority
of the voters, 1t is evident from the
examination of the returns, was 20
cast their ballots for Roosevelt. and
thus give him the solid vote of the
state.
Making the required deduction
from Maryland's split vote, Roose-
yelt's total in the electoral college
will be 1856 and Parker's 140. This will
give Roosevelt a majority of 1876, as
compared with 1877 for Mckinley in
1900, 30 for Mckinley in 1896, 1872 for
Cleveland in 1892 and smaller figures
Tor all the other Presidents back to
Grant, who carried the country by
223 votes in 1872, the year of the
Greeley canvass. In that year the
Democrats accepted candidate and
a platform put up by boiling ele-
ment of their enemies, and they did
not support the ticket with anyhearti-
ness. Reconstruction was still under
way. Many electoral votes, seventeen
IN all, were excluded on account of ir-
regularities of one sort and another.
Exclusive of Pierce's big majority
IN 1857 over Scott, which was 2l2,
and Grants over Greeley, which was
223, Roosevelts 1876 lead in the long
est ever gained by any President in a
contested canvass. In the Pierce case
the opposition. the Whig party, was
demoralized by the drift of its South
ern and its Northern adherents over
the Democrats on account Of the slav-
cry issue, and thus Scott carried only
states. Roosevelt's margain is broad
er than Jackson's was in 1882, when
he defeated Clay and his national Re
publican party. 1t is larger than Har-
rison's was in the "Tippecanoe and
Tyler, too, canvass of 1910, which
was memorable for its one-sidedness.
Ii beats Lincoln's majority in 1864,
when eleven states in the Southern
Quarter were engaged In rebellion
against the governement and thus ex-
cluded from the voting. 1t was a
great victory. and the President and
the party ought to be proud of 1t, as
they are.-Globe-D Democrat,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24
FAVOR EXTRA SESSION.
Sentiment Among Republican Leaders
Grows-President Opposes ''
Delay.
Walter welIm.n In Reeord.Aer.Id.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 18-There is
Congress will be called to meet in a
special session next spring to revise
the tariff Though the matter is as
yet far from being determined. Pres
ident Roosevelts inclination is now
strong in that direction, and unless
he meets with unexpected opposition
among the leaders OF his party 1t Is
likely the extraordinary session will
be called. The chief argument in IA
vor OF this course is that IL the tariff
is to be revised by the new Congress
no chances Of delay should be taken
with the possibility OF having the new
law go into effect shortly before the
next presidential election. The Repub-
lican party had one taste of that sort
of thing in 1890, when there was a
Democratic landslide similar to the
Republican avalanch which rolled over
the country Nov Sth.
An alternative to the extra session
proposal is the suggestion that during
the coming summer a joint committee
vi 'ho oShate anu Iiouoo vi hepFe-
sentatives. composed entirely Of Re.
pubicans. shall sit for the purpose
of preparing a tariff bill to be sub
mitted to the regular session year
hence. No one knows what will be
done but just now the extra session
is in high favor in administration cir
Giles. Everyone is waiting to hear what
Uncle Joe Canon has to say about It.
President Roosevelt is learning new
tricks. He is getting to be fully as
clever as Mr. Mckinley was in the
practice of the art Of setting every
one to talking and writing about q
proposed policy or Innovation without
committing himself at all. This tarifY
revision and extra session talk is an
example The President has coutrived
to set the whole country thinking
about It. He is sounding the public
opinion. He has senators and repre-
sentatives on the Qui vive for the lat
est developments. When they call on
the President he asks them their
views and the most Of them have been
impressed by the apparent desire OF
the country to have the tariff brought
up to date. and some OF its Irregular
tiles smoothed out All this time the
President is saying very little. Tue
most that is known as to his attitude
is that he can got It without . serious
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24
NEWS OF Russo-JAPAN WAR.


Hon. C. A. Johnson was passen-
ger for Denver this morning
There was no meeting of the city
council last night owing to lack of
a quorum.
Parson Lou Smith stopped over
night in the city and went out to
Mancos this morning.
cos last night and will spend couple
of days in the city.
Judge j. T. Whitelaw was return
ing passenger last night from Dodge
City, Kan, which place he now calls
home.
Wesley Helm is already feeling the
effects of the boom. He has ordered
another chair for his barber shop
and sent for barber.
The Olde Folkes concert last night
at the Presbyterian church was at
tended by large audience, all of
whom thoroughly enjoyed the novel
entertainment. The ladies who had the
affair in charge worked long and hard
and were amply rewarded by the ap-
probation shown by those who at
tended.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24
From Tuesdays daily.

From Tuesdays daily.
Dr. Haggart is making a number OF
improvements on the Shiffer resi-.
dence, which he has recently acquir.
ed.
The flag on the city hall is at hall
mast today on account of the death OF
j. F. Spickard, who was special city
attorney.
A Party of capitalists from Iowa
are at Mancos, inspecting the. re
sources of Montezuma county, es
pecially the coal beds.
b. Frank Wetherill and wife depart
ed this morning for Boston. Mr.
Wetherill goes on business pertaining
TO the Boston coal mine.
DR.. Winters came down from Sill
verton last evening and is spending
the day in town. He expects to leave
in the morning for Philadelphia, where
his daughter is staying with his sis
ter He expects to bring his daughter
back with him.
Franks Sheets, an old and trusted
employe of the postoffice, having
been in the service here for four
years, has resigned his position, to
take effect the first of the month
when he goes to Pueblo to take posi-
ton with the New York Life Insur
ance company.
w. F. Spickard, father of John F
and Joseph and Alexander, brothers
arrived last evening from Stafford
Kan. AS announced yesterday, funera
services will be conducted at the
house before the train leaves in the
morning. Rev Sanderson will preach
the sermon.
Judge Russell returned last evening
from Cortez. having adjourned court
for week owing to the death of Mr.
Spickard. as Mr. Spickard has been
engaged with C.. A. Johnson as coun
sci for the defense in the Herman
murder case. A young man named Mil
lard was fined $500 and costs for
stealing cattle. A man named Jan
sen was fined $3.50 for shooting two
bulls. These were the only convictions
Of a criminal nature.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24
Mancos Tribune:

Mancos Tribune:
The main interest In district court,
centers in the case against Humph-
reys and his wife for the killing of
Mrs, Herman and her son last
spring. Their attorneys made hard
fight for n change of venue to La
Plata county. but the Court denied the
motion Thursday morning. and the
trial will begin next Monday. Some
thing Of sensation was sprung when
the Humphrey case was set for trial.
and the District Attorney presented
verified petition alleging that sher-
Ell Kermode was prejudices against
the Statein that case. and could not
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24

they stopped at st. Louis in order
that Miss Nora might see the worlds
fair also. Miss Mashburn says the
crowds are decreasing rapidly, which
is doubtless on account of the colder
weather.
Mrs. Rose Teppa was caught in the
act OF shoplifting at the Famous Sat
urday afternoon and arrested. Her
premises were examined and a great
quantity of goods were found-prob-
able four or FIVE hundred dollars
worth She was placed in jail and this
her attorney before Judge Honx and
was bound over in the sum OF 81 900.
Bond has not yet been furnished. The
Famous, Kruschke. Gradens and
Stein all Unidentified some of the goods
as theirs and there were many articles
that could not be positively Identified
by any OF the stores. She had evident
ly been stealing for long time.
Mrs. Louise Sanders, while on her
trip south, stopped In albuquerque
and saw Mr.. and Mrs. Turner. tthe
Mr.. Turner who used to be linotype
operator on The Herald) He is hold
ing down one of the machines in the
Citizen Office. Mrs. Sanders went to
see her nieces and nephews, who live
on ranch near Silver City. The boys
are just entering upon manhood and
the girls are still In their teens. Their
parents died recently and left the
children alone, but each one of them
has taken hold and are running things
in way which would be a credit to
many older heads. Mrs. Sanders is
delighted with the country down there
and describes It as a very pretty
place At the time she went they
we're troubled with the floods, which
seem to be of almost yearly occur
renee. Nearly all the hay crop and
many other things were washed away
on her relatives ranch, Just prior to
her visit. They were located in n
pretty little valley and the floods
came down from the mountains not
far away and took everything in their
way That is more of a cattle country
than anything else, grass and water
being plentiful. For farming and fruit
raising Il does not near equal Duran
go. although the hay crops are good
and several kinds of fruit do well. The
air is so clear the sun comes up SO
early and goes down so late, and the
distant hills and mountains make a
picture one never tires of The great
cactup trees and the yucca palms are
objects "t interest to the stranger OF
the tourist and there are many things
to interest the visitor But for all
that. Mrs. Sanders declared her pref
| erence for Durango and was glad
when she got back home.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24

Cortez Journal:
Here is toast on the Cortez bunch
The barkeep. he drinks orange
cider.
The ronuders they take beer,
The sheriff he takes half and half,
Because 1t brings good cheer:
Walt Hays, he takes whisky straight
Because 1t brings on dizziness.
Frank Thompson has no choice at
all,
He drinks the whole dun business.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24

He was worth double his salary
to the firm he worked for from that
time on"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24

II. e. Myers and J. A. HarwoOd
have taken the contract to dig the
well at the Indian school that is to
furnish water for its system of water
works. The well will be 10 feet in
diameter and must furnish 1000 gal
Ions in ten hours, This wafer has
been tested by the government chem
lists. and the department is satisfied
with the quality of the water. AS
soon as the well is completed con
tracts will be let for more buildings.
VIM. Ross this week left at this Of
fee fine sample of the coking coal
that has been developed an the La
Plata. II is said that there are mil
lions of tons of 1t. and with railroads
to the south there can be no doubt
that the coking of this coal will be an
important industry for this town and
county.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24

II is reported on good authorit,
that Judge blanchard of Las Vegas /.
developing coal lands on the mast be
low Fruitland, to be used by the AL
buquerque Eastern, Senator Andrew,
road
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24

they stopped at st Louis in order
that Miss Nora might see the worlds
fair also. Miss Mashburn says the
crowds are decreasing rapidly, which
is doubtless on account of the colder
weather.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-24

Pennington Times-Hustler:
The cannery has disposed of a
Thousand dollars worth of goods at
satisfactory prices. and the goods will
be shipped as soon as they can be
labeled.