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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

A strange thing about the Insurance
thing about the insurance manage
ment exposures In New York 10 that
the scandal Is not due to adversity.
but to prosperity. The enormous sums
accumulated by the insurance com
panies known az Surplus" tempted
officials to use 1t for personal profit
making in financial deals. While this
Is very wrong and must be stopped. Il
is gratifying to know that policy loss
es are promptly paid and that TIE co.,
tracts OF the policy holders are anply
protected in all companies - ~ ~
vestigAtsd.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

pure clean wheat one dollar per bush.
ell, half wild oats fifty cents, three
fourths, twenty-five. any less mo- -.
tame oats or alfalfa will be taksn ~
small change.
The foundation for the Mancos ele.
vator is being excavated. Soon Man.
cos hopes TO have an uptodate eleva-
tor with all the modern equipments
for handling grain.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

one of the most interesting sights
in san Juan county Is the La Plata
valley, with It's wide mesas Of level
land stretching back from the center
of the valley to the mountains to the
north and west in long, wide steps
like stairway, but stairway in
which each regularly outlined step Is
a mile long and from Htty to one
hundred feet above the step below.
Picture tais immense stairway Of few
steps to your mind, and then imagine
1t covered with beautiful blcndlngs OF
yellow grain. green fields and purple
blooming alfalfa, Imagine here and
there an elevated spot Of darker
green, an orchard, aud across it all
and around each separate patch of
color, long line of shade trees, stand
ing senunels--not OF war and want.
but Of pence and plenty-extendl
an invitation to the wanderef to rest
within the realm Of their soothing
shade. and you begin To have an idea
Of the beauty Of one of the productive
valleys OF san Juan. Pennington En-
tcrprise.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

The state institutions are having
a new experience. Auditor Bent in
sists that they keep within their ap-
preparations. Under his ruling the In
stitutions have discovered that II their
appropriations for the two years arc
apportioned by the month and watch
ed closely. they can keep inside Of
them. An institution that gets all OF
It's two-year appropriation at once II
likel yto be extravagant.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28
GETTING LIKE AekAnsAw.
Maucos Times.

Mancos Times.
Colorado Is getting to be very much
Ike Arkansas. There, you know,
there is a story current that the Coon
hide is LegaP Tcnder. the value of
which is determined by the number
Of rings around It's tail Whole rings
a dollar. half ring fifty cents. dots
and das'hcs don't count. Skunk hides
and rabbit skins constitute smaller
change. a silver dollar Ia unknown.
OF tho latter. southwest Colorado can.
not freely boast. and like the former
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

Paul Morton is going to bring suit
for the purpose of getting back $1,000.
900 that belongs to the policy hold.
ors. He could hardly find surer way
of convincing the policy holders that
It may be wise for them to go on pay
Ing their premiums.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

Cutting down the trees oh the old
Grant farm to be sold In little blocks
as relics is form of enterprise which
there should be some form OF statu-
tory law to repress. The lid should
be put down on destroying historical
things for relic accumulation.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

What Colorado needs is not freak
legislation to govern insurance com
panies. banks and loan and trust com
panies. but fair and Just laws that are
clear and nee from ambiguity and
technicalities. The Republican party
should and doubtless will stand for
such laws 10 its next platform and II
II does, 1t will put them into effect.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

A Philadelphia schoolma'am took .
photograph OF highwayman while he
was robbing the stage coach she was
travelling in, and claims the distinc-
ton of being the only person who
ever performed such feat. She
thinks he was a perfectly lovely"
highwayman. He had better keep
away from Philadelphia or he may be
turned from a lovely wild creature In
10 domestic brute.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

The action OF the Episcopal church
IA Canada can not bar legal marriage
of Divorces, but 1t goes far toward
making divorce odious. which Is
long step in the right direction.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

The building record for &c leading
cities of the country for August shows
a gain of 4s per cent over the same
month last year. 1t jumped from $685.
100000 to $52,00O.00O. This IL the
sort of thing Mr.. Bryan said could
not happen unless he was elected.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

Forty-four national banks were or
ganlzed in August last In the United
states. During the past year 376 new
national banks have been established.
This is not the sort OF financial dis
aster predicted by Democracy II the
Republicans won, but 1t is neverths-
less acceptable.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

The Nebraska Republicans evident
ly love Mr., Roosevelt. not so mucu
as an angel of peace and good will as
Tor the enomies he has made IN great
railroad offices. where rebates are
fixed up while you walt.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

Roosevelts roast, handed yellow
journalist named CASTOR Richard, wno
faxed an interview with the president.
IL a classic. An engrossed copy
should be sent to the Denver yellows.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

The calendar year OF 1904 shows an
increase in the production Of gold and
silver over 1903 of $7.131, 500 gold and
3.iS5,000 fine ounces OF silver. Colo
RADIO is first with s24 4.395,8O0 gold and
1891 500 ounces Of silver, with Cali.
fornia second with $19, Jos, 800 gold
and ,532 500 ounces silver.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

The enormous salaries of the insur-
ance officials did not seem to prevent
them from wanting to make a few
thousand on the side by dickering
with the policy holders money.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

Down In st. Louis young man has
sued a girl for $4,000 because she re.
fuses to be his wife. This may not b
pleasant for her. but she can at least
have the satisfaction OF knowing that
her girl friends are not refusing to be-
lieve tnat she ever had a proposal
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

The solution Of the idle convict
problem lies in using them to build
state roads. Under the new law FREE
mont county Is going to try the exper-
iment OF giving the convicts health
ful work and the people good roads.
If It works well in Fremont county II
should work well elsewhere.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

Colorados exhibit of gold dt the
Portland fair excelled that of any 9th
er state. This is as # should be.
Colorado is at the head of the gold
producing states of the Union.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

II has been said that Colorado. hay
Ing the highest percentage Of actual
voters In proportion to her popula'
ton. should be the best governed
state In the Union. Well--so 1t Is.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

President Morton gays that his saw.
ings for the Equitable already aggre.
sate SG0O.000 year. That is over q
dollar year for each policy holder.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

Judge Parker lays his defeat at ti1s
door of the corporations. Behind the
door he is willing to accept one Of
their 100000 salaries.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

At a recent banquet William j. Bry.
an undertook once more to tell De.
mocracy how to win. He says De
mocracy must trust the people. IT
does. The trouble Is the people won't
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

a New York girl has had man put
In jail because he admired her. Yet
she would probably have despised him
II he hadn't turned to look.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

Champagne costs $500 bottle in
Colombia 1t is evident that the rev.
olutionists down there are not drunk
ON champagne.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

y Mexican has sued Thomas w.
lawson for over s3.0o0.O0o. Evidently
he has reason to believe that Tom
has not yet returned 1t to the people.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

The farmers about Greeley have
planted 1900 acres OF sugar beets
which 1t is said will bring them about
81 100000.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

IL is said that sugar beet pulp. at
present prices. is cheaper and better
feed than ground corn. when fed with
alfalfa hay"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

Denver can stlll keep the wolf from
the dor Deposits In her national
banks, s47.542,7G2,42
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

Every public Office should be fire
quently examined and the result pub
lished. If the office holder wants to
tote fair he won't object.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

Pompton. N. j., but at present ia iiv.
Ing in New York City.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

Do your reforming within your own
party and help Colorado shine.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

The same instant his hand Of four
aces fell upon the table, he uttered
moan. threw his mead back and died.
| The game had been a close one and
Hillious' score stood CSC, needing only
30 points to win. When he saw the
four aces in hand, counting 100, the
excitement proved too much for his
heart, which gave way under the
strain. A strange fact is that ne had
often playfully remarked that he
would like to die In Just this manner,
for he was an inveteTate pinochle
player He was playing cards In the
back room of an undertaking estab-
lishmert when he died
For the first time in the history oi
spud raising in northern Colorado, the
diggers have gone on a strike. MOI
exactly gene on a strike. but have
served notice to the farmers In this
community tnat they will require 81
per day and good board and room fol
digging potatoes. The price has al
ways been $l.75 per day with boart
and room. The digging season wa
10 open this morning and large mum
Der OF outsiders have gone into thu
district. During the past few day
they have gotten together and forme,
, temporary union and Saturday morn
ing served notice that the 1905 pric'
; for digging potatoes would be 81
I day, three good meals and a warn
place to sleep. They declined to az
+ cept the hospitality Of the barns an
T. other out buildings which has bee
!, the usual custom.
e In bit Of word painting NOR
e thrilling and lurid than any Of ri
: former literary achievements hav
shown, Thomas w. Lawson Of Bosto
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
QUESTION FOR THE FARMERS.
Have the COMMISSIONERS Acted
In Good Faith, or Treated Them
Fairly in Letting Their
Office to Lawyers2

In the original plan of our new court
house there were provided two rooms on
the first floor adjoining each other, one for
the Board of Education and one for the
Agricultural Society Of the county, which
are now occupied by two lawyers. The
Board of Education and Agricultural So
ciety each made demand upon the county
commls toner's for Lheir office and were re-
fused. As we have been informed, the al
legged reason for this course. by the county
commissioners was the poverty of the coun-
ty, it not being able without the rental Of
these offices to pay Will E. Jackson for
sweeping the court house floor and clean
ing the spittoons.
AS this is fair eek and the farmers are
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
Hon. Jerry Simpson Dead.

Wichita, Kan, Oct. 23.-Jerry Simp-
son died at 6:05 o'clock this morning
Ex-Crogressman Simpson was born in
New Brunswick, on March 81, 1872 At
Ii he began Life as sailor and dur
ing his % years following that pursuit
commanded many large vessels on the
great lakes. In the civil war he serv-
ed in the 18th Illinois infantry. He
came to Kansas in 1878. Originally,
he was a Republican, but later became
a greebacker and Populist. He waE
member Of congress from 1891 to
1895, and from 1897 to 1899, being nom
mated the last time by both the Dem
ocrats and Populists. After he left
congress he moved to Roswell,N. M,
where he engaged up to the time of
his death in stock farming.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26

they were pets of the ring and because you
wished 10 place them in favorable posi-
ton to help them in their profession. No
sane man in the county will accept the ex-
cuse Of the poverty of the county as valid,
reasonable or justifable under the clrcun-
stances. No lawyers in the county-not
even the two in these rooms-will contend
that you had the legal or moral right uuder
the law and your oaths of Office to turn out
the board of education aAd the agricultural
society and rent the rooms, by private
contract, to these lawyers, or to any one
else.
Beforee the court house was built the
plan was adopted and displayed. These
rooms were marked out for the agricultural
society and board of education.
Were the farmers taxed against their
will and deceived at The same time? They
knew the plan of the court house and the
location of their room. They acquiesced in
the building of the court house believing
they would have their room. Was there a
purpose preconceived to deceive them? Or
has it been decided since that the "rusty
old moss backs" must not be allowed to
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26

missi oners wished to show these eight law
yers that they could do it, right or wrong,
aud that they could not be tsinf1ooaced'' BY
lawyt rs ''n0 how"
Well, it is done at any rate. and the farm,
ers have been given a 1.-TWO by four' room
up stairs in the tie court house, a room,
lighted as it is with one window high from
the floor, for which the farmers have 10
conceivable use.
Have the commissioners the right to tax
the people of the county against their will
to pay thirty weight thousand dollars, orany
other sum as 10 that matter, for the butd-
ing of offices To ret their court house petsi
The voters of the county by a majority Of
more than two 10 one voted down the pros
position to issue bonds for the building Of a
new court house. 1t was built ov er tlIeil
protest and against their win and they are
taxed 10 pay for it. In this county The
farmers are the people by great majority
How now do they like for their commits
sioners, attempting to exercise powers they
do not have, to turn them out of their
room to which they are surely EMIT led
and place therein two of the court house
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
Horse Shoe Happenings.

John H. Murray, one of our most
scientific farmers, has recently pebble
dashed his cottage.
L. 81. McKinna has gone to South
Carolina on business
Mrs. J. w. Walters and little son Err
win will soon leave for Alexander, Ga.
DIR. M. R. and Rev. James. A. Ander-
son, of Etowah, will leave Saturday for
Memphis, Tenn.
j. L. Cash, Jr., informs US that the
Gashes are amply represented in the
Clotbo contest.
Peace and Joy now abound in the home
of Mr. w. E. Walters, as he is in posi-
ion to greet his friends with the smile
of a new father.
G. P. Allen, who has been in Hender-
sonville for several months is now at
tie old homestead. His many friends
welcome him back.
M. S. Anderson will leave for Charles
ton, s. c., Thursday.
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gathered together for mutual Interchange
of views and Improvements, it will be a
good time for them to consider their rights,
if ;hey haye any, TO the possession of their
room built and provided for them in the
C, mmissioners' new court house.
The excuse, or at least one of the excuses
offered by the commissioners for turning the
farmers out and putting two lawyers IN
possession of the room provided In the plan
of the couIt house for the Agricultural So
cetl, the poverty of the county, is so ridi-
culously absurd that it must bring blush
to the cheeks of the commissioners to men,
ton it. The price pal the janitor is $17 so
per month, or $210 90 Ter year. To raise
this amount by taxation would require the
levy of one fifteenth of one cent on each
slOO. 90 worth of property in the county !!
The farmers being entitled to but one of
the rooms, it would require the raising of
but one half this amount, $105.00, or one
thirtieth of one cent on each $4,000 worth
of property!
Could we afford this vast increase in
taxes?
Apsurdity of absurdlties! and offered
seriously to sane men. Better to have told
us the truth at once, so much better, as we
already know.
Another expressed excuse 1or this course
by the commissioners was the fact that they
we're told by at least eight good lawyers
that they had no right under the law and
their oaths of Office to rent these Offices
to the two Lawyers now In possession of
them or to any other lawyers. The COM
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
Mt. OIivet Gleanings.

Miss Sinie Osteen is at home after
spending the summer in Hendersonville
Misses Lula and Annie Capps visited
friends and relatives here Wednesday
and Thursday.
Two months of our school has closed.
1t has been success. The people all
like Dir. VIM. F.. Jones as a teacher.
G. M. Brown visited our school last
Friday and made US an educational lec-
ture.
Rufus Tankersley and Luther Bruce,
of Grandure. s. c., were in our burg
Saturday hunting load of market pro-
duce.
Prof. E. A. Ward has just completed
his new chimney.
Wheeler Tankersley visited friends at
Flat Rock last Sunday.
Rev. A. F. Hamilton preached an ex-
cellent sermon here last Sunday night
Rev. Hamilton is a fine preacher and
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
Mill Rivers Showing.

If we take the amount of mail as a
criterian of the crescent condition OF
any section of the country, one would
readily conclud that Mills River is a
thriving Ind prosperous place. Not
withstanding there are two r. F. D.
lines running through the center of the
Valley. The carrier on the r. F. d
No. from Fletcher delivered and col
lected during the quarter ending Sept
so, as follows:
Delivered 16,Ol6; collected o,644; can
celation of stamps $109.17; stamps sold
$SO.26. And not one word OF complaint,
so far as l know. The free delivery
system is certainly a wonderful improve
inrrt on the star line system.
Get. 1o 1905. A PATRON.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
FRENCH PRESIDENT AT MADRID.
Vast Crowds Welcomes Loubet to the
Spanish Capital.


Madrid, Oct. 23.-Vast crowds as
sembled at midday to witness the ar
rval of Presidtnt Loubet. The city
presents an aspect Of extreme anima-
ton and beauty. The route of tt
procession crosses tle entire city,
lines of brilliantly uniformed troops.
King Alfonso and the French presi-
dent driving in royal coach between
Two massive triumphal arches, each
crowned with the arms of CASTLE and
France span the route The effect is
magnificent at the Puerto del Sol,
where 80 golden columns circling the
square have been erected. They are
surmounted by orif1ames linked by gar
lands of flowers, flags and colored
lamps. There are tribunes along the
route for the state officials and diplo-
matte corps. The police are taking
extremely rigorous precautions against
a repetition Of the attempt on the lives
Of King Alfonso and President Loubet
in Paris. Even the usual photograph
ic equipments have been suppressed
unless by special permit.
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ring pets? Do the farmers and other tax
payers wish to pay ia to build offices
for private citizens and then on top of that
pay for lighting. heating and sweeping those
offices?
The farmers of the county have for forty
years, or more, kept in Office members of
the court house ring. They have been
told bi annually that the best interests of
the county demanded the reelection of
members of this ring. They have gone on
accepting this advice as tue and thinking
little about it, and saying nothing until the
ring assumes for itself all power. The
door of the farmers room, put into the
plan of the court house and built there
for that purpose, is slammed in the face of
the farmers and turned over to two law
yers, pets of the ring. But, say the COM
mssioners, these lawyers are paying rent
Admitted. Others would have paid rent.
They are good men, affirm the commits
sioners. Very good. There are twelve
other lawyers iii town equally as good.
Why, Messrs. Commissioners, did you not
let the offices to the highest bidders, if you
intended taking them from tho board of
education and the farmers. ins,,ati''f =
Ing private contract? Do you know that
others would not have given more for the
rooms? Surely all citizens of the county
we're entitled to fair chance to get the
| rooms.
You placed these men in the rooms built
for the board of education and the farmers
under private contract to the exclusion of
| all ether ci,izels Cf he county, leeau
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
Letter to w. q. GuIIick.

Dear Sir: Here's story with point
to it.
Devoe lead-and-zinc is a cheaper
paint than lead-and-oil; costs less, goes
further, wears twice as long. But this
last don't belong to the story we're GO
ing TO tell this time.
One of the best painters in Union
town, Pa, is l.. o. Rutter; does all the
best work. We told him Devoe goes
further than lead-and-oil or mixed
paint
He said: 'I've known it for two
years, and have increased my business
by it. take job for less money than
anybody else, and get my pick of-the
work. Don't give it away; for nobody
knows how l do it,
The name TO go by is Devoe.
Yours truly,
F. w. DEvoE s. Co.
SO Clarks, Hardware House sell our paint.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26

The series of meetings conducted by
Rev. G. G.. Browa, at Preston, closed
Saturday night and we believe much
and lasting good will be the result of
Mr. Browns united efforts. During
the entire meeting the best of behavior
prevailed with the exception of one in
terruption at the first of The meeting,
but fortunately it never occurred again.
Holly Springs School, together with a
few others, spent very pleasant day on
Forge Mountain Saturday.
Oct. 9, 1905. OBSERVER.
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has been pastor of this church for three
years. He will conduct a revival meet
ing here next week
Rev. Jno. c. Ward made trip to Polk
county Saturday.
Misses Lula and Emma Fisher, of Flat
Rock attended church here Sunday.
Eddie Ward was the welcome guest
of Miss Lula Fisher, of Flact Rock
Sunday.
Mrs. J. H. Capps is visiting here this
week.
G. D. Osteen left here last Thursday
for Greenville, s. c., with aload of pro-.
duce. EAGLE
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
TRANSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Special Schedule for October 25th,
26th and 9th.

Leaving Brevard 7:2O a. m. each day
Arriving at Hendersonvi1le 500. Leav-
ing Hendersonville for Fair Grounds
$50. Train leaving Fair Grounds on
each hour, leaving Hendersonville on
each half hour when not interfering
with the regular schedu1e) until p. m.
Leaving Hendersonville 4:45 for Brevard
stopping at the Fair Grounds. Fare 10
cents between HendersonYille and Fair
Ground. Fare from Transylvania r. r.
station one and one-third frst-class fare.
T. S. BOSWELL, Snpt.
]. F. HAYES, Gen. Mgr.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-10-26
Steamer Launched at chattanooqa,

Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. 23.-The
Dorothy K. James, steel steamer
built here was launched this morn
ing. She was constructed by ship
wrights imported from the east
wa ohave been at work for three
months The boat only draws ten
iches but has power enough to tow
four large barges. She will be used
to take material to the contractors for
the lock and dam at Hale's bar.