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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

The Rio Grahde district conference
and Epworth league convention are in
session at Montrose. About fifty dele
gates are in attendance.
cloudburst near Howard, twelve
miles east of Salida, washed out sixty
feet of the Rio Grande track and
delayed travel twenty-four hours
Bert Dooley, collector for the Colo
RADIO Telephone company at Grand
Junction, has been arrested, charged
with embezzling $3.50 of the company's S
money. He was released on $500
bond.
Dr. Lamb state veterinarian recent
ly investigated the cause of the sud
den death of rs cattle in the Gunni-
son country. He reports that the cat
tie died from eating larkspur and
other poisonous plants.
Rushing into the house although it
was enveloped in flames, supposedly
to save some family relic or valuables,
Mrs. d. F. Hunter, an aged pioneer
residing a few miles south of Rye,
was burned to death and the house in
which she had resided for many years
was totally destroyed.
Mrs. +. ]. Cook, the wife of a promi-
nent rancher Of Green River, mistook
can of gasoline for coal oil and
poured 1t in the cook stove. She
was frightfully burned. Her husband
who went to her assistance, was also
badly burned. She may not recover
and his condition is serious.
Arrested and jailed on the morn
ing of his wedding day and now scorn-
ed by his sweetheart, who waited in
vein for his appearance. Chester Daily
spends his days and nights weeping
over the irony of fate. Daily was
arrested July on charge of selling
liquor in Eaton without a license.
A secret committee of 100, compris-
ing the best citizens of the city. has
been formed to take some action con
cerning the Jungle" troubles. This
Jungle" has been one of the sore
spots of Fort Collins for number of
years. but the situation has not been
fully appreciated by a majority OF
residents until within a few weeks.
The state land board sold 1000
acres of land in seven lots for $4,000.
The largest lot contained 315 acres
and brought $1,000. the state reserv-
ing the mineral rights. II is located
in Las Animas county. The purchase
was made by the Ration Water com.
pany for the protection Of the water
shed from which Ration gets its water
supply.
The state board of pardons has re-
Gently adopted a very stringent set
of rules governing the granting oil
pardons, paroles or Communication OF
sentence. The rules provide that the
warden of the penitentiary shall refuse
an application blank to the prisoner
4. he is not entitled to one on accoun,
of some infringement of prison disci
pline. No application will be heard
by the board until the prisoner has
served at least one year of his sen
tence unless by request by the gov
ernor or a member of the board. Nc
application will be considered from g
prisoner who has been returned tc
the penitentiary because OF his viola
tion of the conditions OF his parole
unless requested by the governor. ths
warden or member OF the board.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15
BETWEEN sCiLLA AND CHARY6-
DIS.
Illustrated Bits.

illustrated Bits.
A young man appearly undulr de-
pressed after the death OF his rich
aunt why are you so sad?" an ac-
quaintance said to the young ran.
You never appeared to care much
for your aunt
II didn't" said the youth. dolefully,
"but | was the means OF keeping her
in an insane asylum the last Ave
years of her life. and now that she
has left me all her money I've got TO
go to court and prove that she was OF
sound mind"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15

II the price had been forthcoming
the attack on Durango citizens was
tc cease. But falling to come to
time with the dough the food katss
are to be opened. And the editor
states this is honor The accused
were given a week to raise the neces-
sary money. They did not bite.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15
COLORADO PARAGRAPHS.

Nlhe ieet every twenty-four hours
Is the record made in the big drainage
tunnel at Cripple Creek
The county assessors will meet In
Denver the first Tuesday in August
for the purpose of equalizing their va
rious assessments.
A young man named DeFord died at
Las Animas within an hour after an
operation was performed upon him for
appendicitis.
Salida merchants have decided to
close their places of business at 1890
on Fridays of each week during July
and August.
The citizens of Lamar have voted to
authorize the issuance of $3.50, 900 for
the construction of a water works sys-
TEN. Work will begin at once. The
water will be piped twelve miles.
Owing to the ravages of the green
bug the wheat and oats crop around
Lamar are estimated at about 60 per
cent of the usual. This Is the first
season this section has had any trou.
BILE with such pests.
The county assessor OF Dalta coun-
ty has filed his abstract of assess-
ment for 1907 with the state auditor
The total valuation given is $2,921,-
S13. an increase of 100000 over that
OF last year.
James F. Burns, president of the
Democratic club, has served notice on
the Colorado Springs Gazette that un-
less its editor ietracts charges print
ed against the club, he will file suit
for libel. The newspaper printed what
is practically repetition OF the
charges and announces that It will
stand pat.
Earl Site lies In an unconscious con
dition at the hospital in Longmont
left eye, and his right wrist broken.
Site is a carpenter, and was buried
under mass of brick which fell or
the scaffold on which he was work
ing. The scaffold broke and fell,
breaking through another scafford
and carrying site down to the stone
sidewalk.
One OF the pet hobbies OF Adolph
Coors, the wealthy brewer. Is rose
culture. In the gardens and hot houses
at his beautiful home near Golden
he has nearly every known species
The large garden In front of the house
is verltable riot of color and beauty
Here are roses of every color and
every hue. the brilliant, voluptuous
looking scarlet jacqueminots the vir
ginal white bridal roses and the ex
quisite pink Souvenir de Malmaisons
Greeley is busy preparing Its Tyo
gram for the annual Harvest Festival
day, August %. The main object oi
the festival Is to make a grand dis
play OF the farm products grown here
and in the vicinity by arranging them
upon floats for parade. This yeai
there will be an exhibit of Weld coun
ty products made in an alfalfa palacS
to be built OF baled alfalfa hay and
located at the Island Grove park race
grounds.
A fire at the Hutchinson ranch neal
Delta destroyed one OF the residences
| and burned the S-year-old son o
| Oliver Trimbell so badly that he diet
before he could be removed to th'
home OF r. II. Hutchinson. The ia
ther OF the child was at work and the
mother was preparing dinner. Th'
boy was assisting his mother b,
l starting the fire with coal oil. Tn,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15

Apropos OF Kiug Edwards attempt
to enliven the monotony Of mans at
tire by introducing into his own ward
robe articles that deny the somber
hues that have held men for SO long
they are saying of him In London that
he is cheerful dresser" This after
taking due account OF his appearance
at Kempton recently. when he wore
the much-talked-of pink shirt, lavender
tie and brown bowler hat wish his
suit of pleasant gray.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15

Order of Red Men and the largest
council of the Degree of Pocahontas
in Colorado are located In Durango
The tribe here is also the wealthiest
In the state
The Rio Grande Southern viii in.
dulge in a new time table in few
days, bringing the Telluride train here
in time to make connections with the
train for Silverton. The leaving time
Will be about the same.
The weather cooling somewhat is
causing the streams to go down and
there is very little flooded land at pres.
ent In the Animas valley. The dam
age, however. will be seriously felt
by quite number of ranchers.
Next Tuesday night Durango will
have been two weeks without city
attorney, There is much speculation
as to who Will be selected to fill
the vacancy. Members of the coun-
Gil appear to be as much at sea as
anybody.
The Malone Iron Works company
has just finished large amount Of
work for the Sllverton brewery. Aside
from this they have turned out an i'm.
mense quantity of work for local In.
stitutions. The foundry is equipped
with the necessary machinery to han.
die most any kind of work that comes
up.
Secretary Shute. of the state horti.
cultural department, has received for
exhibition at the capitol a fine assert
ment of March blooming apricots.
which go far to offset the rumors
that there would be no fruit crops in
Colorado this year owing to the early
blossoming and the late touch of win.
ter.
Henderson and LOTUS, owners of
the Williams block are preparing to
make extensive improvements on the
building. The rooms occdpied by
STEMS emporium will be extended
back fifty feet steam heat will be
put In and the building otherwise i'm
proved and made one of the best
blocks in the city for business and
office quarters.
In a recent issue of the Excelsior
Hot Springs Daily Call we notice the
name of Henry j. Arnold as attending
a banquet given by the Commercial
club upon the completion of new
water works system with capacity
OF one million gallons daily. Henry
always did take kindly to water Judg-
ing from the comments of the Call
Mr.. Arnold made n frst-class talk
about business interests being mutual
and the necessity for united work to
build up any community.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15

! any ytifne 10 open the same as a county
| road.
Labor Commissioner Swanson is In
Silverton to bring about a settlement
o. the differences existing between the
miners and the mine owners. As the
differences are so small there should
be no difficulty in the two getting to-
gether.
The Durango ball team will go up
to Silverton week from next Sunday.
the 2lst, and make a great big effort
to wallop the Silverton team and
make it six straight games. The fact
that Slattery has secured John Glaze
for the pitchers box does not scare
Durango worth cent. Manager Kue-
bier says Slattery will have to add
more than two men to down Durango
and then he don't believe 1t can be
done by the Silverton aggregation.
Adair Wilson, who went to Cailfor-
MIA some time ago for the benefit of
his health writes that himself and
family are pleasantly located near the
ocean thirty-six miles north Of San
Francisco, where the temperature is
delightful. He says they are bene-
flied by the invigorating ocean
breezes. They have taken a cottage
and will remain there during the sum
her Their many Durango friends
will be pleased to learn that they are
doing so nicely.
The State Normal institute for this
district will begin on August 11th and
continue until the 30th. This will be
one of the largest and best institutes
held in this section. Over 100 teach
ers have been enrolled and some of
the most prominent educators of the
state will be here and wider scope
of subjects will be covered than
ever before. The institute will not
be hampered for lack of money as
HERETOFORE. Durango is to be congratu-
lated upon the fact that efforts to
make this institute as large and bene-
ficials as any in the state have been
success. Particulars will appear from
time to time in The Herald.
A farmers institute will be held at
on the 18th and a number of
business men of Durango are going
out to mix with the ranchers and their
families. 1t is expected that large
from that section will come
in the next day to be present at the
institute to be held here, as ten of
the professors from the agricultural
college will be here and only two at
Bayfield,. An institute will be held at
Cortez on the 18th also and some of
the professors will be there. The
ten who will be here will be at other
points holding institutes and will come
together here as final wind up for
this section of the country. The bust
ness men of Durango owe 1t to the
farmers of the Bayfield, district to
pay them a visit and help them out
on their celebration.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15

office in wild scramble to get trans
portation at the 2-cent rate, as pro
vided for by newly enacted laws.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15

]. p Lowell came in from Pine
river this morning.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15

The Rio Grande Southern win in
dulge in new time table in n few
days. bringing the Telluride train here
In time to make connections with the
train for Silverton. The leaving time
will be about the same
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15
LOCAL NEWS.
tFrom Fridays Daily9

The largest tribe OF the Improved
Order of Red Men and the largest
council of the Degree of Pocahontas
in Colorado are located In Durango.
The tribe here is also the wealthiest
In the state.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15

The weather cooling somewhat is
causing the streams to go down and
there is very little flooded land at pres.
ent In the Animas valley. The dam
age. however. will be seriously felt
by quite number of ranchers.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15

Mrs. Chas. Pearson went to Silver
k9A last evening to visit Mrs John
FPearson.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15

the county reserves the right to at
anytime to open the same as county
road.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15

W. T. Darlington and Dr. McEwen
went out to their ranches at Allison
this morning.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15

Labor Commissioner Swanson is In
Silverton to bring about a settlement
o. the differences existing between the
miners and the mine owners. As the
differences are so small there should
be no difficulty in the two getting to-
gether.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15

Next Tuesday night Durango will
have been two weeks without city
attorney. There is much speculation
as to who Will be selected to fill
the vacancy Members of the coun-
ell appear to be as much at sea as
anybody.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15

Sam Wall is displaying some beauts
In the Navajo blanket line Sam makes
a specially in this line.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15

Messrs. j. p. Lowell. Chas. Griffith
and G. W. Spencer will gather agri-
cultural exhibits for the southwest
which will be well represented in the
states exhibit of its wonderful re-
sources.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-15

The county commissioners finished
up the business for this sitting and
adjourned yesterday. Before adjourn
ing they adopted resolution accept
ing the offer of ]. A. Porter and w. T.
Kirkpatrick regarding the opening of
the road to Emerald lakes for the use
Of the public. with the provision that
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-21
CHURCH TO Be
RENOVATED
During Summer Months BY
First Presbyterian

When the First Presbyterian church
of this city is opened for services in
the fall, it will have been completely
renovated and overhauled.
The seats are to be revarnished and
the spaces between them widened.
This latter Improvement is in response
to the complaints that the pews are
two close together to be comfortable.
The pews will be rearranged so that
they may be filled to their full capac-
ity with no discomfort.
Two gas arc lights are to be pur-
chased and installed in addition to the
six Lindsey burners which were re-
Gently put in. This will more than
double the lighting capacity of the
church and will make it the best
lighted edifice of this kind in town.
The small chandeliers in the center Of
the ceiling will be removed to make
room for the new arc lights.
The fresco work of the church is to
be done over and carried throughout
the entire church. The woodwork in
both auditorium and lecture room will
be reprinted, in some parts remOdeled,
When it is completed the brick church
will present an interior inferior to
none in the city.
The Pilgrim society of the church
has come forward with the donation OF
new carpet for the auditorium. This
will greatly improve the appearance
of the church and increase it's COM
fort
l. w. Sims will have charge of the
work and will see that it is carried
through in the best possible shape.
Mrs. M. Mcdonald, Mrs. w. r. Cope
land and Mrs. c. T. Cornwall are the
committee on carpeting the floor.
The question of a new building was
taken up, but postponed. The matter
was not, however, abandoned, and the
members Of the church hope to have a
new church in the near future
Rev. James Reid, the pastor of the
church, will leave about the first OF
July and will be gone until the work
is completed, which will probably be
the latter part of August or the first
of September. Mr.. Reid will spend
his vacation on the Sound in the vi
entity of Tacoma. He has been asked
to preach in the First Presbyter:u::
church of that city and will probably
occupy that pulpit several times dur
ing the summer.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-21
FA|RYLAND Of
SWEET ROSES
Port|dnd'S Fiesta Opened
Yesterday

PORTLAND, June 21.-ROSes-thou-
sands of them. Finest products of
Portland's most cherished flower.
Bank upon bank filling the atmos-
phere with a heavy fragrance A vast
bower of beauties from deepest red
and purest white to the most delicate
tints of pink drawing explanations of
wonder and admiration from the scores
who studied their exquisitely moulded
beauty.
From the time the doors of the For
eStry building were opened at 10
o'clock this morning until late this
afternoon hundreds of visitors mar
veled in an atmosphere of sweetest
perfume at the wonderful exhibit of
roses. For today the great log build
ing that attracted so much attention
during the Lewis and Clark exposition
has been transformed into a bed Of
rare colored flowers.
No other previous exhibit or roses
| in Portland or on the Pecific coast has
called forth as many explanations of
approval and been so thoroughly COM
plete as the one which is being viewed
today.
the Forestry building, in the alcoves
and downthe center tisles. 10000 OF
the city's choicest blooms are being
judged for their excellence. The ar
l"ngement of the exhibit was not COM
Llere until noon today when the final
displays were placed. Immediately
afterwards Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Lori and
l.. G. Pfunder began the work of juGg-
the various exhibits. This afternoon
the different ribbons will be distri-
huted and the "a trophies awarded.
One of the largest and most COM
rlete exhibits has been arranged on
! the east side of the building by Fred
eriCk V. Holman. over $50 of the
finest roses are here displayed. repre-
senting some As varieties In other
parts of the building are other large
displays which have been placed by
! Mrs. Herbert Holman. Mrs. S. Sun
dcrland, Mrs M. J. Graham. Mrs. I.
Vanduyn. Mrs. J. H. Thatcher, Mrs.
r. H. Birdsell and B. Liable.
Altogether there are g. exhibitors
in the contest for the trophies to be
awarded for excellence and the great
er part of the afternoon will be con-
sumed before final decision on the
magnificent collection has been reach
ed
The ruggedness of the great building
has been added to by floral decorations
large number of which are spiral
! Wreaths around the massive fir pill
lars, scattered through these floral
bands is a myriad of electric lights,
which will light the hall and accent
uate the impelling beauty of the dis
play when night falls
Between the immense log pillars
| numerous booths. presided over by
| young women, add to the gaity of the
| flower fairyland, and tonight De Cap
rios band will add music to the many
other attractions.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-21
PERSONAL MENTION

Y. Cayot left yesterday for bust
ness trip in Utah.
A Hutchins of Waitsburg, is in the
city.
| Lerr OHara is up from Weston to-
| day.
Clemens G. Kerr is down from
| Waitsburg today.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Culps have left
/ for Seattle to visit their son Sharles
! w. ]. King of Athena is a visitor
in the city today.
a. G.. Purdy of Waitsburg is down
| from that city today.
J. II. Heery and wife are in the city
| from Starbuck on visit vita friends.
William O'Donnel, who has been
suffering with erysipelas is reported
much improved.
| r. Clapp and family of Prescott
are visiting friends and relatives in
| the city for few days.
| j. E. AshWorth is down from Con-
nell looking after business interests in
this locality.
Mrs. Fred Fender of Waitsburg
stopped off here the first of the week
on her way to California.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Mourey of Pom
eroy are guests in the city for a few
days.
| Orlando Scott of Starbuck, made fin
al proof on his Columbia county home
stead yesterday.
Maryette Paige and family left last
night for Lodi, Cal, where they will
make an extended visit.
Do+ 1of+
noon for Gothenburg. Sweden. Where
he will make an indefinite visit with
| friends and relatives.
G. H. Dexter, contracting agent for
the o. r. & N. was ID the city from,
Portland on business yesterday
Mrs. A. E. Guicnard and daughter
| Lucille of Tacoma are visiting here
with Mrs. Guichard's brother, Geo1g s
Guthridge.
Jimmie McCool formerly on the
news staff of this paper, is in the city
, for a few days.
r. NJ. Belven of Milton is in the city
! today looking after business inter-
ests.
Mrs. Thomas Casey, who recently
underwent serious operation is re-
covering nicely.
| Mrs. w. w. Maxwell of this city Is
spending a few days with friends at
Adkins.
! Walter Woods made an automobile
trip to Waitsburg Wednesday.
Miss Bertha Brabaker a teacher in
| the Green Park school hes left for
| Pasadena. California where she will
spend the summer.
| Marvin Evans is spending "a few
! days at Milton.
! Miss Nettie Galbraith left for CAL
/ ifOrnia Sunday. She will spend the
! summer with her mother.
]. H. Mitchell and George Myers of
! oJhnsons Siding We're transacting
| business in the city yesterday.
Miss Carrie, Stone of Athena is in
! the city.
! NJ. Gardiner of Touchet is in town
today. having come down to join Mrs.
/ Gardiner. who has been visiting friends
! in the city for the past few days
Chauncey Yost, the genial and pop
ular clerk of the Dacres Hotel, will
leave Sunday for visit in his old
home in York, Penn.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIFF

Mrs. r. E. L. Davis underwent an
operation at ST. Mary's hospital this
morning.
Mrs. b. NJ. Harris was received at
ST Mary's hospital last night for
medical treatment.
Mrs. Hamburg was discharged from
further treatment at St Marys nos
pital, last night, ana returned to her
home near this city.
Mrs H. T. Thiel of Ritzville was
taken to St. Mary's hospital yesterday
afternoon for surgical treatment.
John Kruchek, we'll known Waits
burg farmer, who received an opera :
ton at St. Mary's hospital several
DAYS ago, yesterday returned to his
home
Mrs. NJ. T. Sherman of this city
was received at st. Mary's hospital
last night for surgical treatment.
/ Mrs. j. F'inmark, who underwent ar
operation at ST. Mary's hospital sew
eral days ago, was judged yesterda!
to be sufficiently recovered to return
to her home.
County Sctc Superintendent Grant
Bond signed 81 diplomas for graduates
from the eighth grade in out OF town
schools yesterday.
The opening march to be played at
the Eagles band concert next Sun
day evening will be the Eagles
March, composed by Cal Malone, a
member of the band. which the writer
has dedicated to the local Aerie OF
! Eagles
/ Pres. S B. l.. Penrose of Whitman
| college has returned from the North
western Conference of the Young
Mems Christian associations which has
just closed at Gearhart oregon. The
! Whitman delegation will arrive to-
morrow morning.
Supervisor ]. NJ. Schmitz, head OF
the bureau of forestry in this place
! left for a few days inspection tour
! of the timber reserve in the neigh
the grazing conditions will occupy Mr.
| Schmitz's attention while on the trip
NeedlewOrk and refreshments were
the order of the day at the thimble
party given by Mrs. w. f. Thompson
Is East Poplar street. The party was
in honor of Mrs. Grant Wheeler and
Miss Alice Mitchell of Aberdeen, who
are visiting Rev. and Mrs. Thompson
/ this week. From to O'Clock
thimbles and needles were deXterOusly
used. after which refreshments We're
served.