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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
HOW TO COOK A WILD DUCK.

A recent issue of the Denver Post.
after speaking of the number of hunt
ers leaving Denver every Saturday
prepare the bird for the table, the ar
ticle being as follows;
It's duck season. Go down to he
station any Saturday and you can tell
what time of the year it IS ny the
long procession of men going out to
the lakes duck shooting.
And Monday morning. II you are
good humored enough to have frien !s
You'll be very likely to hrd small
Doy standing on your steps with =
brace of ducks in his hands.
What do you do with them
Let the cook put them into the oven.
stuffed with onions or some other kind
of mixed dressing, ami cook all the
flavor and Juice out of them aod then
wonder why people like to eat ducks ?
If you do you are heather.
You belong in the pie belt. where
they fry beefsteaks nice and gray and
tough and dry. and where no meai is
'othpitAt Two VI
bread and three kinds OF preserves.
Colorado is one of the greatest duck
states In the Union, and ius' about
| two people out of thousand VINO live
in Colorado. have the faintest Idea
| of the real way to cook "A duck
This is the real way-the way they
do 1t in New Orleans, In San Fran
cisco, or at the delightful village of the
| epicure, down on Chesapeake say
where the real oysters grow, and at
one or two very exclusive and high
| priced restaurants in New York:
Stuff your duck with strips of eel
cry. unbroken. II you can. Slip a bit
of butter and some salt and red pep
| per in with the ducks. Have youl
oven piping hot. Roast your big duck,
eighteen minutes and your small ducki
sixteen minutes.
That's In very hot oven, remem
Der. so hot that the juice is kept II
and not allowed to cook out.
| While the ducks are roasting--oh
joy The fragrance Of them in th
oven and the perfume of them In tn
air-get lemon apiece for each pei
son to be served. cut the lemon II
half. salt 1t and pepper 1t good an
thick with hot cayenne pepper. Serv
the ducks the instant they come ou
Of the oven. Give each person at tn
table a whole duck whole lemon,
bit OF potato and glass of red o
white still wine. with Just dash G
ssltzsr or some other sparkling wats,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
Eathan's 10 the only one-prics cloth
ing store IN Durango.
JERRY HARRINGTON.


This morning just before the ar.
rival OF the Silverton train for the
east, about fifty E1ks were In process.
sion on First avenue. leading the
hearse that bore the remains OF Jerry
Harrington, and before the train had
arrived there were probably a hundred
OF more Rlks at the depot The broth.
er, Matt Harrington, so well known
in Durango. was there to make long
journey 70 St Johns, New Brunswick
where burial at the old home place Is
10 occur and whore the parents now
reside. ...
The Harrtngtons are related TO Rob
ert Dwyer, who has fond recollections
OF their grandparents. and Mr.. DwyeI
and other family relatives and friends
were at the station this morning.
The pail bearers were Mayor C. e
Mcconnell, George Logan. James Cal
lery. James j. Gorman. H. d. Nc
Bride and Oscar Maher. all brother
E1ks.
Matt Harrington said It would b,
some time before be could reach hi
new home again at Marysviils, Kas
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04

With the ducks serve French bread
| For the second course more ducks
| hot from the oven. more red pepper
| rIore celery; for the third course
ducks. hotter yet, and more lemons
for tie fourth course. ducks; for the
fifth course. lettuce salad, made with
sliced young onions. a pairing of gar.
lie, sliced green pepper and e French
dressing: for the sixth course cheese.
biscuit, black coffee. and that's all
And he who eats at your table will
say. as he leaves your house. Fate
can not harm me; have diped to.
day."
The duck should be Drowned when
1t comes out Of the oven. but when
you cut Il the blood SHOULD follow tho
KNIFE.
Any duck that cuts brown and not
red, is oyerdone; don't eat it.
A cook who cooks duck to death
and then says she doesn't like duck
because it's so dry. ought to be shut
in dark, gloomy cell and made to
eat fried hadllngs for the rest of her
natural life.
The duck is here: hail to the duck
dinner. with tne old friends around the
old table, with the old laughter on the
lips. with the old song of love and
Thanksgiving In the heart.
Hail TO the duck!
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
WHOSE
BONES
ARE THESE

Whose bones are these whose sad,
dlebags and whose blanket and whose
horse was lit
Have they been there long enough
to have been under the conquest of
former days when the feuds were
among those now gone to glory or to
other climes7
A Mr.. Akers. who Is In from the
country about Grommet postoffice.
brings to Durango today story OF a
skeleton found at the bring OF a cliff.
the head lying on the slope from the
precipice and the feet and body coy.
cred with blanket, hidden with
boulders. large and small. Just below
was the skeleton OF horse. nearby
a lariat or rope, and over there 1T
Tie way pair OF saddlebags with the
imprint of Trinidad maker. The
blanket had the name OF the Schiller
Arm, in business in Durango unul
about fifteen years ago.
fellow shooting rabbits made the
CHASTITY find and hurried to inform
Mr.. Akers, who will report today to
the coroner, requesting investigation.
The skeleton still holds particles of
ilesh and dried skin and part % the
clothing does not appear to be much
decayed. No search was made of the
pockets OF the clothing for papers or
other articles which might Identify
the remains.
This grewsome fnd will recall miss
ing men, those who have disappeared
Mt any time for twenty years. Lying
out In the suns and winds OF the years.
the greater part of the time on dry
ground, the flesh and bones would not
decay as quickly as II buried or plac-
ed where moisture would be retained
longer.
The story Of the loss from sight
of Lee Hamblett about fifteen years
ago was solved by the finding OF q
corpse In the Wet Mountain valley
country several months after he WAS
missing. and that was some fifteen
years ago, but his relatives were rev
er satisfied that the body was that ct
Lee.
horseman who had been run down or
waylaid. nrst having his horse shot.
and then losing fight, equal or un-
equal The local papers have had
some mystery almost yearly. II not
oftener, about some man being miss
Ing, and investigation has been made
In many cases, but no satisfactory con.
clusion has ever been reached in any.
That from the time this man lost his
life until yesterday no one had ever
been near the place where he fell Is
quite uncertain. unless one who knew
of the tragedy had gone stealthily to
learn II the body had been found or
removed. Inquiry probably will leave
the mystery unraveled, although there
are some clews to work on in the
blanket and saddlebags.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
DR.. MCLEOD FOUND NOT
GUILTY BY A JURY

BOSTON. Dec. "A verdict OF not
guilty. was announced today in the
case OF DIR. Mcleod, charged with be
Ing accessory after the fact to the
death of Susanna Geary. the chorus
girl VINO died after criminal opera
tion and whose dismembered body was
found in two suit cases.
Lester Crawford and William Hunt.
who pleaded guilty to being accesso
les after the fact in the same case
were sentenced each to from six to
seven years Imprisonment.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
g Q @ @ Q @ o @ @ . o . @ 9 9
IA PLATA COUNTY MINES
9 9 g 9 9 @ 9 @ @ 8 9 g 9 9 9 Z
From the Miner.

From the Miner.
W. s. Bacon has completed his out
lying assessments and is now at work
near home.
Manager Stewart Is still pushing
the Bay City tunnel and from present
indications should cut that vein very
soon
The Empire tunnel has been closed
down and 1t is not likely that my
more work will be done there this
winter, as the danger from snowslides
is too great for people to take any
chances on. and 1t will also be impos-
sible To get In coal.
Two miners and the cook are still
at the Boren Gulch company's tunnel.
but they are likely to come down at
any time, as their supplies are limited
and this enterprise, which was expect.
ed to run all winter, will be closed
down until at least the first Of May.
The outlook for any extensive min
| ing in this section this winter outside
Of the May Day is not good, al the
unprecedented storms OF the last ton
days have made 1t almost Impossible
to get In supplies at most Of the work.
ing properties. which are In close
proximity to timber line.
| We have been trying for years %
make those working at this altitude
understand tnat It Is necessary to get
in most of their supplies In October.
and to get enough to last until June.
II they wish to provide for continuous
work, but. because there has been
one light winter within the last thirty
years. they seem to think that 1t II
not necessary to make any prepara-
tions for winter, and as result the
May Day. Chief and possibly the Sax
on will be the only working mines In
camp this winter. and. unless there
Is more nice weather than Rev. Hicks
predicts, the Chief will be doubtful
proposition, as their compressor plant
has not arrived and the laying Of
about 1000 feet Of pipe in from three
TO four fest Of snow will b. . hard
ieA
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
ROOSEVELT is FIRM
ON RATE REG JlhTIoN
CBy Walter wellmanl

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-"No com
'romise," says President Roosevelt,
Heferring to the railway rate ouas.
ion. Last night MT Roosevelt called
conference of his trusted advisers
There were present in the presidents
library after dinner and till a late
hour Secretaries Root and Taft. Sen.
ltor Knox and Commissioner Of Cor
oorations Garfield. Today it was semi.
question had been under considern
non and that presidents decision, ip.
IN the advice of his friends. was TO
stand firm for the principle originally
advocated by him and to reject all ov-
ertures for compromise.
1t is generally understood that this
a tactical move on the presidents
part and a good one. There has been
so much talk of compromise. and SO
much pressure of one sort Or another
has been put on Mr., Roosevelt to In.
luce him TO modify his attitude, that
II is considered admirable politics lp-
the president to let 1t be known lust
not come from him and Is not encour.
'sed by him or mis- friends So for
the present at least i'll success a.
ends the ingenious scheme of the OF
'onents of railway rate legislation 10
tighten the president into some CON
'essions by dangling the scarcecrow
II party disruption and disaster Lo
nT
age is TO 20 to Congress in a few
lays, and 1t Is generally expected to
resent full and decisive exposition
,f the presidents views on this Sub.
ect without any marked change in
principle from the expression he made
year ago and which he has since
repeated in public addresses.
While the scheme to stampede Mr..
,:oosevelt into compromise so far
ails to work in accordance with the
fishes of its inventors and is met al.
most with a note of defiance from tie
White house, this does not mean thai
compromise may not be reached in
he end. 1t is still the prevalent opin
on in Washington that a railwav rate
mn VIII ne passed late IN the session,
hu, that it will not be exactly what
he president recommends. Before .he
md comes there is pretty sure TO he
long campaign of talk. bluster. ma.
newer, BLUM and intrigue. It may be
late in the spring or early summer be
| fore the critical moment arrives. SO
| there is going to be plenty of time for
discussion, which is the senates long
suit
Already there are indications that
| he Fabian policy is to be adopted oy
he presidents opponents. The senate
| committee on Interstate commerce is
| now simply marking time, waiting for
the message. And after the message
appears the grave and reverend sena.
tors will want a few weeks to digest
IL. Then the holidays. Then more
discussion in the committee room
Then more bills to be read and talke
over and disposed of. 1t may be the
end of January before the committee
comes TO final report and reports 4
bill to the senate.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04

sioner Vandiver fles additional charg-
es which, in his opinion, justify his
prospective action. He charges Pres.
ident Mccall with appropriating a
million dollars in the last five years
Tor lobbying purposes. making false
entries to conceal "iniquitous transec-
tons" and putting relatives on the
pay roll, beside increasing his own sal.
from 100000 to 100000. He SAYS
that Mccall and Perkins are "unscrup-
ulous. dishonest and dangerous custo,
dians of the trust funds" He says
they dominate the board of directors
by proxies.
The hearing comes up in st. Louis
Dec. 81.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
MANY COAL
MINERS IN
DEATH TRAP

kEMMERER. Wyo., Dec. 2.-Ip a,
explosion which occurred AT Mine No
at Diamondyille, mile from KEN
merer' at midnight last night. 2l min
ers were injured and 80 others ar,
buried
II is thought that not one of the ell
'othped miners can be rescued.
IL is impossible to ascertain the ex
ACT reason for the disaster, although
ls attributed to an explosion of gas
desperate efforts are being made
10 rescue the survivors. although there
is httle hope for their lives. Tho
most Intense excitement prevails in
the camp and at the mine. No namo,
are obtainable but many of the dead
and buried miners are Americars
Ne"iS every resident of Kemmerer
is at the mine fighting gas and smoke
IN an enort to rescue the unfortuna+es
me explosion is thought to have
peeh caused by what is known as 4,
"'hdy shot, the noise of the exnIosiop
oeing terrific and heard for miles
ne mine is so badly wrecked that tho
'' ul"Nt but nlIle heaIwaE
,"'he NO Is one OF the biggest be
longing to the Kemmerer Coal & Coke
company. the stock of which ,s bel,
ny salt Lake parties, and it is one q,
the biggest mines in Wyoming EN-.
pioying between 300 and 35O men rbi.
Is the second disaster at this mine
"''hih iour years, an explosion In 1901
causing the death of 80 miners.
Last nights explosion shook the
GROUND like an earthquake and ,mme.
diately following the sound great
sheets of flame leaped from the mouth
OIL the shaft then all became dark
ana huge volumes Of smoke began tn
emerge from the shaft The expIo.
sion woke every inhabitant of Dia :.
mondville and Kemmerer, all of whom
hurried to the scene.
All night long frantic parties worked
ABOUT the mine and up to II O'Clock
ms morning 81 badly burned bodies
mad been rescued. Few of them are
recognizable.
me population of DiamondviIle is
1000. 1t is sixty miles from Evans.
'oh overland, and twice as far by rail
Ald was sent from Rock Springs
"i'lSion point on the Union Pacific.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
WILL WITNESS FOOTBALL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The gov,
ernment football special. bearing the
president, members of his family. the
British ambassador. Secretaries Root
and Taft, Admirals Dewey, Evans and
many army and navy officers and gov
ernment officials, started for Prince
ton this morning to witness the foot
bali game between West Point and
Annapolis.
The train consists of six coaches.
The excursion is incidentally a cele-
bration of the nineteenth wedding an-
niversary of the president and his
wife, who were married In London in
1886.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
JUROR SECURED
IN FAMOUS TRIAL

CHICAGO, Dec. Emil Roemei
was selected today as the twelfth jur.
or in the case against the Carriage
Workers union, the officers of which
are accused OF hiring Charles Gilhool
er, an alleged professional slugger, to
main persons uamed by the Union
leaders. The case is without parallel
in criminal jurisprudence.
over 1000 veniremen were sum
moned. of whom nearly 1000 were ex
amined.
The examinations began ten week.
ago. The cost of impaneling the jur,
was $4,000.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04

The thermometer has registered as
low as "a below at Montana points
the past few days.
President Roosevelt has declared
himself against bossism In New York
| county politics. Bossism was killed
at the late election.
John Glaze is leading in candidacy
FOR captain Of the Dartmouth college
football team. The Glaze boys get
there with the goods.
Secretary Root has sharply rebuked
the American annexationists Of the
Isle of Pines. telling them there is
no hope for separation from Cuba
Two robbers wearing evening dress
suits bound and gagged New York
dancing master in his apartments and
took money and valuabes worth
81 900.
A travelling salesmen was fined s25
80 ''oiatiph VI inc odlluh ordnance
for selling direct to the consumer as
vendor. This is what should nap.
pen all over the country.
The proprietor of the Adams hotel
Denver, has been arrested, charged
with selling liquor 10 minors, the trou.
Bile arising through the recent banquet
given by members of one of the high
school societies
Joseph Smith and mis- four sons.
rather and brothers Of murdered
man, halted the trial of the slayer at
jacksonville. H., to attack and severe.
ly punish negro who offered an in
suit to a woman.
At the coroner's inquest called to
| inquire Into the death OF Preston shel.
by, who was shot and killed Nov. 3,
in Louisville, Ky. it developed that
William MCGEE asked Shelby for a
cent. which he claimed was due him.
and when Shelby denied the obliga.
| tion McGee shot him.
T. e. Jefferson. wealthy Chicago
an, who, with his wife, Is occupying
cottage at Pasadena, Calf, must
pay $500 to the widow of Christian
Shearer, VINO was run down and killed
by Jefferson's automobile year ago.
AT the time OF the accident Mrs. JEFF
ferson was driving the machine, 1t is
said, at high rate of speed.
President Roosevelt's successor will
be inaugurated on the last Thursday
in April. 1909. instead of on the ith OF
March in that year. provided Congress
and the different states act promptly
upon a report which will be made to
1t by a committee consisting of the
governors Of "A states and territories
and fifteen citizens OF Washington
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
POLICY HOLDERS TO
MEET IN TENNESSEE

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Dec, 2.-State
Insurance Commissioner Folk has cali.
ed meeting of all Tennessee policy
holders OF the New York Life and Mu.
tual companies to be held in Nash.
vile Dec. 20 The purpose Is to de.
wise plans to be properly represented
at the annual meetings OF those com
panies next year.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
POWERS REJECT THE
SULTAN'S PROPOSALS.
d

PARIS, Dec. at was learned to.
day that the powers. after carefully
examining the sultan's later counter
proposals. have decided to reject them
and actively resume naval demonstra-
tions in Turkish waters on Monday.
with the probable seizures of the isl
ands OF Lemnos and Imbros.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04

WYOMING.
WIPED OUT

CHEYENNE. Wyo., Dec. 2.-The lit.
tie town OF Cokeville, on the Oregon
Short Line. in the western part OF
this state. was practically wiped out
by hre at ! O'Clock this morning. Ev-
cry building in the place, including the
Stoner hotel, was wiped out. The
loss will total si50.0O0.
Timothy Kinney the Wyoming
sneep king, is n large property owner
at Cokeville, but IL is believed his
property escaped the flames.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
ELks' MEMORIAL SERVICES.

The Benevolent Protective Order OF
Elks of Durango, No. 507, will conduct
their regular annual memorial ser.
vices at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
al Red Men hall. All members, wild.
ows and friends Of deceased and the
the general public is invited to at.
tend. T. K. DAVIS, f. X.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
COUNT ToLSToi SHOWS
SURPRISING OPTIMISM

BERLIN, Dec. "A Russian corre-
spondent wires an interview with
Count Tolstoi in which the count
shows surprising optimism regarding
the present condition of Russia. Ha
does not consider 1t dangerous and
thinks the Industrial laborers in a few
large cities play no role as against
the peasants, who constitute the great
majority Of the Russian people"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
WRECK ON THE ERIE
CAUSES ONE DEATH

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-The fast run.
ming Washington express train early
this morning dashed through a con.
struction train. killing one and injur
ing four on the Erie road. The acci
dent occurred in the darkness of the
tunnel just as the train was entering
Jersey City.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
CABLE MESSAGES ARE
AGAIN INTERRUPTED

NEW YORK, Dec 2-The CONNER
cial Gable company announced again
today that cable communication with
ST. Petersburg was interrupted al.
though few messages got through
last night.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
SOCIALISTS WILL CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY OF MASSACRE

BRUSSELS, Dec. 2.-The Interna
uonal Socialist council today accepted
the suggestion of the American dele.
gates that Socialists throughout the
world celebrate the anniversary of the
massacre of st. Petersburg Ian. %
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
DEMOCRATS OF HOUSE
ASSEMBLE IN CAUCUS
o.

WASHINGTON Dec. "A caucus
u the Democratic members of the
louse at noon nominated John Sharpe
Williams tMissJ speaker, and Repre-
7entative Henry (Texas) president of
he caucus.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
COMMISSIONER vANpivER
FILES HIS ANSWEH n

JEFFERSON CITY, Dec. 2.-Insur.
ance Commissioner vandiver today
filed his return in order to show cause
why he should not be restrained from
suspending the New York Life com.
pany's right to do business In Mis-,
souri,. Aside from denying the 1uris.
dicuoa Of tAs federal court Comnis
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04

Nelson Kight got a severe hurt at
the slaughter house last week. He
was assisting in the butchering and
by accident had his footing knocked
from under him, and as he started TO
fall meat hook caught him in the
throat, making an ugly wound three
inches long. If 1t had been little
deeper 1t would have severed an ar
tetry. He fell twelve feet. \.
r. Stewart and A. b. SHELTON with
their wives and children came In on
the train Friday from New Hampton
Harrison county. Missouri. These gen
tlemen were here during the sum
mer and looked the country over and
have returned with their families tc
make the sunny San Juan their home
I-Farmington Times.Hustler.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
TRUST coMPANY'S OFFICE
RAiDED BY DETECTIVES

CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-The Pacific I'm
erwri'ing G Trust company's office
vas raided today by detectives. E. c..
'almadse was arrested. charged with
Torking a confidence game. The DO.
ice declare that the company operates
throughout the country.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
TEXAS BANK LOOTED
BY SAFE CRACKERS

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 2.-The Bank
of Carrollton. at Carrollton, ten miles
north OF here. was robbed last night
All the money was taken from the
safe, which was blown open. The rob-
bers escaped. but . posse In In pur
suit
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
RUSSIAN BONDS DROP
TO LOWEST POINT

LONDON. Dec. 2-Russian 4 per
cent bonds dropped today to SO. the
lowest price on record.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04

Nathaat 70 Tie ealy AspsadaSis
sSesAaa9 store y D~saA0A
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04

John Glaze is leading in candidacy
for captain of the Dartmouth college
football team. The Glaze boys get
there with the goods.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04

Secretary Root has sharply rebuked
the American annexationists of the
Isle of Pines. telling them there is
no hope for separation from Cuba.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
TELEGRAPHIC
AND GENERAL
NEWS ITEMS

The thermometer has registered as
low as "a below at Montana points
the past few days.