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Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

The Telluride Journal issued ON
Christmas, nut had no telegraph news
1t filed up, however.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

1t would be infinitely better could
dates be SO arranged that all holidays
and feast occasions come permanetly
Sunday to rest up. recuperate and di-
gest before resuming the grind. says
the Telluride Journal. Perhaps it
uously.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30
NEIGHBoRiNG NOTES.

A silver gray fox is reported to have
been seen near Cortez. Get him. His
pelt is worth a nice little wad.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

William Denning, an employe at the
pumping state at Lake Ptarmagin, ac-
companied by companion. went over
to the Tom Boy mine Christmas to
do some trading and on the return
trip Denning became exhausted from
the climb and as he could not be
taken back he died soon after from
the cold. A relief party from the
late to be of help, The body was
taken to Telluride and prepared for
burial.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

Ed Luna, Joe Maestes and Silestino
Martinez. Mexicans. are in the county
jail charged with robbing John Glenn
euts of $40. About s16 in change was
found in their possession.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

VIM. Epperson of Pennington was
operated upon at ochsner hospital yes
terday for kidney trouble.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

la Plata county does not need a
sugar factory as badly as it needs
people to take up its thousands of
acres OF as fertile land as was ever
broken. Get settlers on the land and
the other things will come when they
are needed. There is plenty of good
land to maintain several thousand
families to be had for the taking. Let
the people outside know what La Plata
county has in store for them.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

ID. c. Coulson came in from Bayfield,
last evening and is transaction bust
ness in the city today.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30
LOCAL NEWS.
(From Fridays Daily.)

p. N. Pattison. manager of the local
telephone exchange, returned last ey-
ening from Denver.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

Mrs. Boone Vaughn. Mrs. Thomas
Moore and Mrs. d. C. Woods of Az
tee are visiting IN the city.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

A call for a meeting of the stock
holders of the Florida Farmers Ditch
company has been called for l O'Clock
January II. 1908. at which important
business will be transacted.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

The pupils from Fort Lewis did not
arrive last evening, consequently the
basket ball game at Red Men hall
learn the reason for their not coming
or when the game will be pulled off.
There were several disappointed ones
when they learned there would be no
game
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30
CFrom Saturdays Daily

Mrs. ]. F. Bell and daughters are
down from lockwood spending the
day.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

Governor Buchtel issued a Christ.
mas pardon for Jacob Zipperian, sent
up from La Plata county for seven
years for the killing of Max Luxsin.
ger near Bayfield, in 1903. He was at
the first trial convicted OF murder in
the first degree and sentenced for life,
but was granted new trial and got
off with seven year sentence. Zip
perian Is broken in health and would
not have lived long in the pen. His
aged father was in Canon City to re.
ceive him and took him to hotel
where he will remain until able to
travel, when they will go to the old
home In East Liverpool, o.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

Up to December list the fruit ship
ments from Grand Junction aggre.
gated in value $6166SS, an increase
Of 20 per cent over previous years,
notwithstanding Jack Frost killed all
the fruit last spring, says the Tellu,
ride journal.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

A. P. Webb and wife arrived from
Ignacio last evening and are in the
city today. the guests of the Palace
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

W. II. Crawford, who got tangled
up in his Montemuza ditch contract
came over from Dolores last evening
| and departed for Denver this morning
To a Herald reporter he had nothing
to say regarding ditch affairs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

The name of Al Grant was ulin-
tentionally omitted from the list OF
those who partook of the hospitality
OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. White Christ
mas.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

Referee in Bankruptcy H. ]. Hecht-
man, J. l.. Racbofsky and their attor.
neys are going over the affairs of the
Fair store today. Mr.. Rachofsky is
represented by Attorneys Coby and
Robinson of Denver. The creditors
are represented by Attorneys Blount
& Ellis Of Denver. and Perkins 4
Main. Richard McCloud and Ritter 4
Buchanan Of Durango. The forenoon
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

Dave Day has been firebrand in
the community since the day he land
ed. He was certainly an expensive
investment.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

Denver and the northern part of the
state suffered from unusually heavy
windstorms during the past few days.
Just an advance agent of the national
Democratic convention
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

Both Telluride and Silverton are ex.
periencing heavy windstorms accom-.
panied by snow. At Telllrde The
snow fall is reported as heavy. The
indications are that Durango will get
its share OF tie beautiful before to.
morrow morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

While we have not been able to no
dce any perceptible difference the al
manac informs us the days are grow
ing longer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

DR.. Skoog arrived last nigh- from
Pueblo to visit with his parents and
renew old acquaintances in Durango
where he grew to manhood.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30

The San Luis valley claims more
than 100000 acres of arabic land
more than the entire area of the state
OF Connecticut.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-30


Down In the Gunniso1 valley coyotes
are bowling at a great rate night
which portends cold and dreary win
ter, says a weather sage.
Delta is surely thriving, improve
ments to the extent of $3.50, 900 having
been made the past year. The Herald
is pleased to note this prosperity.
j. L. Rachofsky and son. Joe, arrived
last evening from Denver on matters
pertaining to the bankrupt case now
in the hands OF Referee Hechtman
The clerks in the various mercantile
establishments are not getting much
chance to rest up these days. but the
hardwork will be practically over this
week.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-03

Adairsville, Ca, August 5, 1907.
Dear Friend: I enclose your pos
tai to me that you may fully realize
The meaning Of this reply.
Let the Weekly come on, and when
my time is out for the monthly, ]
will renew both for year together,
and endorse enough to pay balance
due on the Weekly, and after that
can renew annually as long as [
live and Tom Watson publishes them.
And now as to your request let
it be understood that it will ever be
my pleasure at every opportunity,
to aid you in every good effort in
extending the circulation of your
periodicals. I send you the name of
w. A, Leathers. HIS postofice is
Plainsville, Route l. He is reliable,
and ir full accord with you and the
principles you advocate; he is young,
and | believe will make You a faith
ful and reliable agent, and authorized
me to write you to send him your
terms to agents, and he would reply.
The dollar I sent was at my own
risk, and you shall not suffer from
my blunders. You are sacrificing
enough already for our cause. With
best wishes, I am
Yours fraternally,
S. J. WHATLEY.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-03

Montevideo, MINI, RID. Nos,
Messrs. Thos. E. Watson and ]. D.
Watson, Publishers "Weekly
Jeffersonian," Atlanta, Ga.
Gentlemen: Saw an announcement
in the last Jeffersonian that came to
our library that Mr.. Robert James
is going to write up the New York
Stock Exchange and its manipula-
tions. If that is "go," we shall
want some of these Shot cakes" out
here, and maybe every populist in
the domains of Uncle Sam. We old
time cranks still stick to the Coma
ha Platform" adopted fifteen years
ago and never found occasion to
change our mind yet about it. Hence
we embrace every opportunity to re-
fresh our minds with evidence to
support it. I am a poor country
teacher, but you. can book me for 81
extra copies Of this issue containing
said article, and I shall see that the
farmers of this neighborhood read IT,
With my best wishes for your sue
cess, I remain,
Yours very truly,
A. M. ARNTRZEN
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-03
McCalls Creek, Miss, RID. l.
S. J. WHATLEY.

McCdIls OreeK, MISS, h.f. IL. l..
Mr.. T. E. Watson.
Dear Sir: You will find inclosed
$3.50, for which you will please send
your Weekly Jeffersonian to the fol-
lowing names and addresses: Jas.
Spring, V. o. Chisholm, G.. W. Lew
is, W. E. Cain, and your Magazine
for four months to me, all to Nc
Calls Creek, Miss, RID. l.
Mr.. Watson, I think that you arr
far ahead Of any other man that [
have ever read after advocating
government of the people, for the peo-
pie and by the people, just such a gov
ernment believe in and special priv
ilege to none. Such a government
the laboring class would not have to
pay all Of the taxes direct or indi-
rect, but it would be on the rich and
poor alike. often think of you, how
fearlessly you denounce the big raseals
and tell them what ought to be done
with them and I often think if you
were in the White House you would
not be like Mr.. Roosevelt, giving or
ders to the courts to handle them, but
not to hurt them, put little fine on
them, but not put them in jail, or
the penitentiary; if you do, I will
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-03

have passed since the memorable cam
paign of 1896 are numbered with the
dead, and we are living in the new
light that is dawning.
The shadows are fleeing away. God
speed the bright day of State pro-
hibition.
But, dear friend, l can not close
this letter to you and feel satisfied
unless am permitted to ask Bishop
Gambler one question, viz: Did he
vote in the state election in 1896? If
so, did he vote for Seaborn Wright?
| voted for him and worked for him
because he was an honest prohibitions
ist. You, Mr.. Watson, did likewise.
Wishing for you and the cause that
you represent full measure OF sue
cess, | am,
Forever your friend,
G. B. CRANE.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-03

come to their relief with a pardon;
it's enough punishment to expose
men in high standing, but if it is a
poor man, he ought to go to the pen
for not being rascally enough to steal
a railroad or something else.
Now, Mr.. Watson, I want to say
that back in the year 1890, we had
in my county, Franklin, a majority
in the populist party, but our leaders
went or sold or hired to the other side
for you do not hear them say any
thing to encourage the people to raj
ly to the principles Of the people IS
party, but it is to vote for me for /
want Office above anything else and
if they are left out In the political
combination you are sure to hear
howl that will sound to the uttermost
parts what rascals they are, but If
they get in the combination, tits all
right, hurrah, boys, and vote right
and to vote right is to vote for me.
Well, | did not think when COM
menced writing that ! would write
so much, but my mind got to wander
ing on what funny things hap
pen in these days Of ours. Politics
is mighty honorable thing, you
know.
Mr.. Watson, you remember mar
that offered you fifty cents for your
picture when you were in Jackson,
Miss, three years ago, and you would
not take the fifty cents, but you said
that you would send him the pic
ture? I am the man, and I have not
received the picture yet. So if you
can send me one of your pictures /
would be proud to receive one, so I
could show my boys what a grand
man I think you are and how you ad-
vocate the rights Of the laboring
class Of people. And I hope if it is
the Lords will that you may live long
and have happy life.
May the Lord bless you and guide
you. Yours truly. j. F. BURRIS.
P. S.-Please send me some sample
copies of your paper I want to get
as many subscribers as I can to it.
j. +. B.
Z. 81 have one more subscrip-
ton since wrote and before mailing,
so send your Weekly to G. P. Nc
MoV-rio T sal Cnr;rre Mo-
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-03

LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
PAan TIN

Choudrant, La, August 8; 1907.
Mr.. It. E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Sir and Friend: Noticing in
your Weekly Jeffersonian that you
wished all the names of parties who
sent you clubs.
Now, Mr.. Watson, all these parties
get mail on my route, and want 30
say that [ have always tried to keep
up with your publications from the
beginning. am true blue Populist,
and stand ready to help in the cause
at any time. Anything put on me
] will try to do to the best of my
ability.
am as ever your true friend,
j. L. ANDERSON.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-03
Fort Worth, Tex, Sept. 8, 1907.

Fort Worth, Tex, Sept. 3, 1907.
Hon. Thos E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Sir: I would like to have
some official report or other from
your state on child labor in factories,
ETC., or next best, something definite
relative to the facts that have been
brought out. There is move on foot
in this state that bodies no good to
the common people, and I listened to
the leader of the movement, J. Fl.
Kirby. last week when he took the
position that child labor in factories
was only question for the parents
to decide, and then went into a long
winded praise song about some place
in New York where the factory hands
lived in grand style, the women dress
ing better than the idle class. IN
tend to answer him, but must have
data. I have written to Mr.. Hearst
and requested him to send me inforr-
nation relative to factory conditions
in the town that Kirby named.
Kirby is the main guy for Bailey
IN the state, and is the most danger
Gus man we have He believes in
corporation control. and everything
else that is unfair to the mass of
the peopIe. so long as it benefits him
self and bis class. There is only one
thing for the people, and that is gov
ernment Issuance Of all the money
THROUGH a system Of banks of issue.
and the ownership Of all matters that
become a monopoly. There should
be but one monopolv-holder in the
nnion. and that shonld be the govern
ment. I have held this belief for
wears. and know that it will come
in time. I onlv hope that the cor
norations will fieht the government
thron@h The courts until the peonle
become fully imbued with The GOV
ernment ownership idea. The ones
that wonld be most benefited, the
Door. are the slowest to learn. A
man who could get money at two per
cent If the government issued the
money. and still persists in hollerine
"paternalism," needs the fool-killer
badly. especially if he is poor. The
nresent system that has been adopted
bv the secretary Of the treasury goes
lor0 wav towards proving that the
Farmers Alliance was right in its
crv for sub-treasurv.
I never Intended when started out
to write such letter. but man gets
so full NOWADAYS, without the means
OF blowing off steam. that he starts
in without knowing it.
Yours truly.
A UYSU- A
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-03

Answer.-Mason and Dixon's line
lies 80 degrees, 43 minutes, 26 Sec
onds north latitude, and is the south
ern boundary line which separated
the free State of Pennsylvania FROM
the slave states of Maryland and vir-
ginia. Tt was run by two English
surveyors and mathematicians whose
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-03
A TEXAS FRIEND.

Alstott, Ky.-To decide a BET,
please inform me through your paper.
first the location of the Mason and
Dixon line as proposed bv the SoutIl-
ern Confederacv; secondly. why was
1t called the Mason and Dixon ,ine7
w. o. B.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-03

JIon. Thos. e. Watson, Thomson, Ga:
Dear Sir: I have read yours and
Bishop Candler's "plies and replies -
to vour allusicn to the Bishops posi-
tion on the prohibition question in
the year Of our Lord 1896. [-remem-
ber very distinctly that fateful year.
was nominated by the Popullsts of
this (Brooks) county for the legisla-
ture. Also endorsed by the prohibi-
bitionists, Ny opponent was straight
whisky man. He made speeches in
every precinct In the county against
the Bush bill. I was assisted in tho
campaign by Rev. Bascomb Anthony,
who was then in Valdosta. Also by
several preachers, both of the Meth
odist church and Baptist church in
this county. [ challenged my oppon-
ent for joint discussion, but he could
not. see his way clear to accept.
The campaign waged fierce and hit.
ter. Our cause was gaining recrri-e
every day, and victory was ready +,
pearch on the masthead of or 9 &C
ship, prohibition
But alas, alas! The chairma,,
the county executive committee was
a good prohibition democrat. and i.
it was who planned so we'll that ~
whisky man won, notwithstanding the
fact that the county went for tho
Bush bill, 176 majority, and this is
the way he, the chairman of the eve
cutive committee, did it, viz. He first
got the whisky democratic candidate
to sign an agreement to this effect.
that if the Bush bill had a maior;',-
IN Brooks county, and he was elected.
that he would vote for the Bush h;''
in the House when it was put upoI Is
passage. Then on the democratic
ticket was printed these words: ''7
the Bush Bill, "Against the Bush
Bill" and the voter could scratch
either to suit his convenience. T.
was a winning race The whiskey man
was elected, Notwithstanding the fac
that two-thirds Of the voters in ~;
county at that time were prchih:-
tionists.
have stated these facts TO show
what it was that hurt prohibiti"r
1896. 1t was not the populist. doroo
crat or republican politician. IT was
simply the unfaithfulness Of the NO
hibitionist; nothing less, nothir~
more. The idea that a man will pray
for prohibition and preach long sar-
mons in favor Of prohibition, and
then march to the polls on election
day and vote for a straight, ont
spoken advocate Of the open barroom.
That is what has kept Georgia in the
grasp Of the whisky trust, but th"~l
God the fight is over at last, victory
has come to the earnest, failhf'
watchers, and the dreary years that
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-03

P. S.-Send me bill for the 25 CO.
pies and I shall send you cash in ad-
vance, if your discount is liberal.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-10-03

A. M. ARNTRzEN,
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-11
Notice to Creditors

Estate of Jim Lee (Mahonev).
deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned administrator OF
the estate of Jim Lee, deceased,
to the creditors of and all per-
sons having claims against the
said deceased, to exhibit them,
with the nee ssary vouchers,
within four months after the
first publication of this notice
TO the said administrator at
Winslow, Arizona, the same be
ing the place for the transac-
tiOn of the business of said es-
tate, in the County of Navajo.
H. L. CHILSoN,
Administrator.
Dated April 10th, 1907. First
publication April Goth, 1907. II
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-11
HoIbrook Happenings.
From the Argus.
Shriners Avail ThemseI-
YES of Stopover Privile-
ges in Alfalfa Fields
at St. Joseph

Upon arising from their peace
full slumbers last Friday morning
the residents of our busy little
city were mildly surprised to note
that their streets were thronged
with strangers-scOres of we'll
and tastefully attired ladies and
well groomed and tailored gen
tlemen.
The Fez and Crescent was
much in evidence as the expected
visitors were Shriners who were
passengers on the five special
trains that were delayed here
from an early hour Friday morn
ing until about two o'clock of
that day. The reason that we
were indebted to the society of
so many well-bred ladies and gen
tlemen was owing to the fact
that they modestly declined to
Butt in on the pleasure y of a
trainload Of their fraternal bro
theirs and sisters who were en-
joying unexpected stopover pri-
vileges in the green alfalfa fields
of St. Joseph twelve miles west
of here. 1t is reliably reported
that they had not expected to
stop off there but the place look
ed so inviting even at one o'clock
in the morning that they could
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-11

and lunches at the Chinese res
taurants and private families
around town. Aside from the
vexation Of the delay of nearly
one day on their trip to the Ma
tiOnal Convention of Mobiles now
being held in Los Angeles, they
expressed themselves as being
pleased with their enforced visit
here.
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-11

not resist the temptation to stop
and gather buttercups in the
fields. The Santa Fe, considerate
as usual of the wishes of the pub
lie, stopped the train, even at
some Inconvenience to themsel-
YES, at the same time tipping
over on their sides, the seven
coaches so that the passengers
could more easily make their
egress by crawling out through
the car windows. 1t is true, of
course, that about a dozen of the
passengers were badly bruised
and hurt, due probably to their
careless eagerness to get out and
roll in the clover and not waiting
until the train came to afull stop
as they are plainly told to do in
the conspicuously posted notices
of the railroad company. To
CRAFTY this whim of the passen-
gers it cost the Santa Fe Com
pany several thousands of dol
lars but it does not care for that
SO long as it can please the pub
lie. In the mean time, the sever
al hundred Shriners who were
delayed here waiting for the
"Shoo fly" track to be built
around the train that was block
ing the main line at St. Joseph,
availed themselves of the oppor-
tunity to purchase Navajo rugs
and Indian curios to the amount
of several hundred dollars worth
in the town. The Clark Hotel
served breakfast to over sixty of
the delayed passengers without
Inconvenience to its own regular
guests; others obtained meals
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-11

get an Apache Indian charged
with the murder of a young
squaw some ten days ago at
Carrlzo on the Apache Reserva-
ton. Supt. Grouse is holding
the prisoner until the arrival of
the Sheriff when he will be turn
ed over to the civil authorities
for trial.
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-11

The safe, certain, reliable lit,
tie pills that do not grippe Or
sicken are Rings Little Liver
Pills. Best for sick headaches.
billiousness and lazy livers.
Sold by Winslow Drug Co.
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-11
Death of Hugh Lynch

The Masonic Lodge here has
just received telegraphic informa-
tion of the death atGaliup, NM, !,
Sunday night of Hugh Lynch,
who was an old and highly-res-
pected resident ofNavajo Springs
The remains will be buried at
Navajo Springs where the tuner-
al will be held with Masonic rites.
No further particulars can be
heard as we go to press.
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-11
some years ago.

Zoe Dixon, colored, who served
several months n jail here last
year, having been indicted by the
last grand jury of the crime of
robbery and who was acquitted
on a mere technicality of the
charge, is again in "Durance vile"
at Flagstaff. This time it is a
more serious offense, that of as
sault on a young girl of that city.
1t is reported that Attorney !.
E. Jones, who defended the de-
fendant here before, refuses to
appear for him in this charge.
Orange Seeley, whom we men
toned last week as having start
ed on a trip through Navajo
County representing McLaugh-
lin Bros. of Kansas City, import
ers of French Coach and Perche-
ron stations, has during the
week received by express from
Kansas City four fine specimens
of these high-bre equinines for
which he has received orders
from different horse fanciers in
this county
Sheriff Woods left here Satur-
day for the Whiteriver Agency to
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-11

We think we can safely predict
at least one June wedding to oc-
cur in this vicinity.
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-11

W. H. Burbage, the well-known
attorney and banker of Winslow.
was in the county seat during
the week.
The Winslow mail., 1907-05-11

Among the distinguished pas
sengers Of the delayed Shriner
specials here last week was Cen
eral Funston who was on his
way to California where he is
shortly to assume command of
the Department of California.
Mr.. Larson, Q. M. Agent U. S.
Army here, recognizing the Com
mander from having frequently
seen his pictures, introduced him
self to the General who pleasant
ly chatted about Army affairs in
this locality with which the Gen.
eral was familiar, he having been
in command Of this department
some years ago.