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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25
NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE.

NEWS FROM OVER THE sTATE.
Gov. Buchtel yelled GLORY hallelu
jah" when given the local option bill
to sign.
The Montrose Commercial associa
ton held its second dinner Monday
night What's the matter with Du
| range?
Ouray Is becoming tired of Demo.
cratic rule and the non-parusan ticket
stands a splendid show of being elect
ed
Leadville is to the front with a
tenderloin AFFAIR. But the less said
about it the better. No more Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw escapades should be per-
mitted.
Starting out to raise a $4,000 fund
for the erection OF Y. NJ. C. A.
building the effort closed Monday
night with $6l,700 subscribed. Pretty
good for Grand Junction.
The Montrose Press is getting to the
front installing Merganthaler type
setting machine. This is the first
weekly paper In the state to land
Mergenthaler.
Durango is not the only town kick
ing about late trains, Grand Junction
papers state that late trains are the
rule, largely owing to heavy tourist
travel. Starting in early.
Evidently Grand Junction physicians
cast professional ethics to the wind
as we notice ten, of them advertising
in the Daily Sentinel. Why ply
sician should not let people know
where he can be found along with
Office hours is past finding out.
The temperature at Holly for March
this year has been record breaker
Monday the government weather bu-
reau recorded a temperature of 90 de-
grees as maximum. while Tuesday
1t went three degrees higher or 96
degrees. The records of last year show
the highest temperature for March to
have been on the 26th and then 1t
was but SO degrees.
Ol DtnNpT Is
dead. In her death there passes off
the stage OF Southern Methodism one
of the best known and devout workers
in that denomination west of the Mis-
souri, river. She was the widow of
the late Rev. Mr.. Morrison, pastor for
a long time OF st. Pauls NJ. E. Church
South of Denver, and later pastor OF
Morrison Memorial, a church which
he built from his own funds and dedi-
Gated to Southern Methodism.
The trustees of the new Westmin-
ster university at Denver have decided
to proceed at once to raise an income
bearing endowment fund of $1,000, 900
and in addition to this 100000 for
land, building and improvements, of
which half, $250,OO0, has already been
provided by the people of Colorado.
Fifty thousand dollars OF the latter
fund will be provided at once for
current expenses, repairs,
ETC., of which 100000 is already in the
treasury.
Alexander Albin, farmer living
of a mile west of Mon
trose, was shot and killed by John |
Okey, the son of Theodore Okey at !!
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Pre- /
vious to the shot fred by the son
which killed Ablin, the father, Theo-
dore Okey. had fired two shots and |
had missed. The murder grew out of |
a line fence. Albin maintained that |
the line between the two farms ran
at one point and the Okeys maintain |
ed that 1t ran at another 1t is the old,
old story, from friendship of years ago
until murder, all because of a differ
ernce over four feet Of ground sepa-
rating the two farms.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

The passengers on yesterdays Dem
yer bound train can certainly be
thankful over their narrow escape.
From news received in Durango many
we're afraid that number had been
killed and at first 1t was feared the
entire passenger list might be among
the dead. The Herald is pleased to
quiet their fears.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25
HOW SHALL WE CELEBRATE THE
FOURTH

This should be decided by the bust
ness men and as early as possible. To
this end suppose each and every one
and citizens generally make sugges-
tions. sending them to the secretary
Of the board Of trade for the consid-
GRAFTON OF the citizens 4th Of July
committee.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

Hunter, who accompanied Mr.. McCou-
nell to Nevada. has gone to new
camp called Acme. near Hawthorne. I'll
Is 10 this last place Tom lockwood
is headed. Al Ely some large smelters
are being erected and until completed
only development wo..; is being done
on the copper properties.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

Samuel D. Dickinson. secretary OF
state for New Jersey. has announced
his intention OF collecting a fine Of
$3.50 each against some 5000 corpora
tlons, which, he says, have failed to
file annual reports, according to the
New Jersey statutes. making an aggre-
gate fine OF 100000. 1t is contend.
ed also that all the directors OF all
these corporations can be disqualified
for one year.
In connection with the big plant OF
the Bethlehem Steel company at Beth
lehem, Pa, new Industrial school ia
to be established by Charles M.
schwab. where small army Of highly
skilled workmen can be turned out
each year.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

The San Francisco grand jury hAI
returned 1855 additional indictments y
the municipal cases. 65 being again5
Abram Ruef. the political boss. AMI
with 10000 bail In each case mean
he must secure bondsmen who cA|
qualify In the sum OF 100000 or Iaj
guish In jail. The pan i the plad
for him.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

Alamosa, Colo, Mar. 21.-Ten per
sons were more or less seriously injured
and a score of others bruised and cut
in a wreck on the Denver & Rio
Grande near Toltec on the Cone
jos range last evening. That all
passengers and train crew were not
killed is considered a miracle. The
entire train left the track but through
some fortunate circumstance only the
engine rolled down the high embank-
ment. Passenger coaches and bal.
gage car overturned and hung on edge
of precipice while panic stricken in
mates fought to gain the outside be-
fore the cars, apparently supported by
nothing, would be precipitated into
the deep gulch. The road at this point
is exceeding narrow and officials are
unable to account for the fact that the
entire train did not roll down hill.
The engine was the last to leave the
track. and dropped 200 feet down the
mountain side. Engineer Dell Smith
and Fireman Owens had narrow es.
capes.
Names of the injured as far as can
be ascertained are: e. J. Booth of
Denver, scalp wound and ear nearly
cut OFF: Mrs. e. ]. Booth of Denver,
scalp wounds and body bruises; C. d.
Lancaster of Denver, scalp wounds,
crushed and bruised; Engineer Dell
Smith crushed about the hips and
bruised. Mrs. Cordova of San Ildefon-
so, N. M, scalp wounds and bruised:
John A. Holmberg, former state treas
urer, and wife, not seriously. w. S.
McCaw, a prominent cattle man of
Durango, not severe.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

w. ]. Rattle. the mining man, tar
ried in the city over night, arriving
from the east last evening.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

McGregor and Lake have a contract
for erecting modern dwelling house
at Hermosa.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25
LOCAL NEWS.

From Thursdays Daily.
Dan MacLean, of the smelter, took
the O'Clock train for Silverton this
morning.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

Passengers arriving last evening
give thrilling descriptions of the
wrecked Denver & Rio Grande pas
senger train that left Durango We'd
nesday morning. The accident ham
pened about 500 feet from the mouth
OF the tunnel at Toltec gorge on the
east side. On the east side the track
swerves to the left, the curve being
sharp and at the point where the
wreck occurred Is draw with small
ledge on the right hand side of the
track In about the middle of the ra-
vine. AS the train was rounding the
curve the engineer leaned out of his
cab and looking back he saw the
chair car, the last one on the train.
topping over. He Immediately ap-
piled the brakes and reversed the
engine, and as the cars kept leaving
the track he jumped and no sooner
had he done SO than the engine left
the track, and there was a race for
your life down the hill, and Dell Smith
made better time than as though a
bear was after him and he thought
for time 1t was all off with him as
the big iron machine kept rolling
down the embankment, making better
time than he was doing. When down
the embankment about 500 feet Smith
fell and by stumbling and scrambling
for dear life slid behind a large bould-
er just as the locomotive bounded over
the rock, his position being such that
he escaped being touched by the pom
derous machine which stopped rolling
right beside him, while the tender.
becoming detached, kept going down
the hill a few hundred feet farther.
The chair car turned completely over
and when the train coming this way
yesterday passed, was upside down.
II is mystery how any of the pas
sengers In this car escaped death or
serious injury. The day coach and
smoking car struck the ledge above
referred to, and also telegraph pole
which prevented these cars from
turning over and thus preserved the
life OF the occupants. The baggage
and mail cars turned completely over
with the baggage car resting upside
down. Mr.. and Mrs. Ritter and
Charley Mcconnell say 1t was nasty
looking wreck and that the telegraph
pole, assisted by the slight ledge, is
responsible for preservation of life. A
relief train with physicians was hur
ried to the scene from Alamosa. Il
was 3 o'clock in the morning. how
ever. before the passengers and trail
crew reached Alamosa. So far al
known not bone was broken but tn,
shock and bruises will be felt b!
some for some time. especially b!
some OF the women aboard.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

Three ball games will be arranged
to take place during the spring meet.
scheduled for the first week In June.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

The parties interested in spring
races met last evening and decided
on June 4, and as the days, and
arranged to go ahead with advertis-
ing, etc, at once. ]. W. Morgan, of
the firm of Wood & Morgan, was
elected president of the club giving
the races and all interested are men
of standing in the community and will
carry out the program as advertised.
In fact, the fair association has re-
quired a written guarantee that every
advertisement be carried out to the
letter. otherwise. forfeit goes to the
association to make good. We men
tion this to assure horesmen and Wis
itors that the parties back OF the meet
mean business. Following the races
at Grand Junction, then Montrose a
larger string OF horses can be booked
for than Durango has seen in many
years. There will be $500 In purses.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

Mr. Rudolph. operating In the Ia
Platas. came in last evening.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

Phil Hayes was the postal clerk on
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

Mrs. Rueh. wife of one OF Farming
toms hustling real estate men, is in
the city, arriving last evening.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

The entertainment given at Red
Men hall last evening by the old maids
was well attended and enjoyed by all.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

Mayor Chas. f. Mcconnell was
among the returning passengers last
evening, coming from Denver. al
though he put in most Of his time the
past two weeks at Ely, Nevada. Mr..
Mcconnell says the boom throughout
Nevada continues. Ely seems to be
the present favorite and he regards
that as the coming copI er producing
section OF the west, an. to this end
is elated over claims in which he Is
Interested with others. He met Joe
Teis who is about to open a tailoring
and clothing establishment in build
ing erected by him for the purpose.
c. o. Caperton. former Durango citi-
zen, Is doing well In the real estate
business. while many others appear to
be satisfied. He run across Slim
Foreman, Pink Jackson and several
other former Durango sports. Walter
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

j. G. Gaukroger, Swift's represen-
tative, started eastward this morning
with rather shaky knees, having been
IN two wrecks within the past ten
days.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

Jesse Haller is In on the race propo-
sition along with several other well
known men of sporting procllvities
but when the agreement was publish
ed yesterday they had not attached
their names to the guarantee propo-
sition, although they will do SO as soon
as presented. Each and every mem
ber, of whom there are a dozen, join
in the guarantee which makes the
meet positive go and success with
everything carried out as per agree
ment.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

II seems to be foregone conclu-
sion that W. II. LaCount will be re-
elected city treasurer without much
opposition. This is the general opin-
Ion around town. At the same time
friends OF the old army veteran must
make It point to get to the polls and
deposit ballot with his name check
ed.
Phil Hayes was the postal clerk on
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25


the Inflated train Wednesday and he
Is reported as quite badly bruised and
shaken up. Phil is one OF the oldest
railway mail clerks In the Colorado
service, having been on the Pueblo
Durango run as far back as memory
runs. We trust few weeks will
find him In his old robust condition.
The last number OF the high school
course will be given at Red Men hall,
Friday. Marhc 30. by the Oriole Con
cert company. The members OF this
company. Miss Tinker. contralto; Miss
Stire. whistler; Miss Bargelt. reader.
and Miss Anderson, accompanist, are
all artists In their work. Tickets at
Balster's.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

Dave Miller is spending the day in
Durango, having been looking after
anairs at the May Day mine since
Monday. This is Mr.. Millers first
visit for some months.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25
LOCAL NEWS.

From Fridays Daily.
This is the equinoc storm sure
enough.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-06-07

WOW. my dear. you may engage
Mss Herman 10 give Princess music
lesse-s Tor the wave Of prosperity In
the Community has struck the zclnls-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-06-07
AROUND THE CIRCLE
HOW THE PRACTICE or HOME
TRADE HELPS EVERYsoDY.
The RESULT OF ADVERTISING
An Increased Use Of Printers Ink in
tee Lecsi Paper Broush; Pros
rerity 10 tire Entire Gem
r7unity.

You'll have 70 stay over Sunday.
Mary, 50 ! can have a chance for a
visit with you Can't possibly get the
time through the week Business too
lively
Things must be getting better
with you. John Last time I was here
you seemed TO have lots OF time 10
spare said business h1d gone to the
dogs. or rather 20 the mafl-Order
houses What r.ade the change
Wei. I'd tell the truth. Mary. just
Weakened up one day and thought
would give them fellows in the city a
little Of their own medicine. got
cato the fact that they were killing
ne BY feeding the people around here
on printers ink In the way OF adver-
Using and while knew most Of
What they said was lies the people
don't know Il. and I started in 10
show them What could do. Not a.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-06-07
TEN GOOD REASONS.
Read Them and Patron.ze the Mer-
chants Of This Town.

Here are ten good reasons for trad
ing with your home business people.
as given BY an exchange
Because: You examine your pur-
chase and are assured OF satisfaction
before investing your money.
because: Your home merchant ia
always ready and willing to make
right any error . any defective arti-
Gle purchased Of him.
Because. When you are sick or for
any reason II IS necessary for you TO
ask for credit. you can go to the local
merchant Could you ask it OF a mail
order house,
Because. II merchant is willing
to extend you credit you should give
him the benefit Of your cash trade.
because. Your home merchant pays
local taxes and exerts every effort to
build and better your market. thus in
crezsing both the value OF city and
country property.
Because. The mail order merchant
does not light-7 your taxes or In any
way hold tn value Of your property.
Because. The mail order merchant
does nothing for the benefit Of mar
kets or real estate values.
Because: II your town Is good
enough 10 live in It Is good enough TO
spend money in.-Gov Folk OF Mis-
souri,.
Because. The best citizens in your
community patronize home industry
Why not be one OF the best citiEenss
Because: II you give your home
merchant an opportunity 10 compete.
BY bringing your order to him in the
Quantities you buy out OF town. he win
demonstrate that. quality considered.
he will save you money.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-06-07

constantinople. p-ofesss-dly proTu-k
ish In It's sympathses
How do yol account for that
demanded Eirh a show 81 inte-r-s.
L1ockes lecture was not thrilling. bu-
4 listened patiently. for 1 realized
that his Information Eas necessary Il
! would understand sir Mortimer
pretiicanent
Re missionaries. Continued
Locke -know 0aly too well that ne
unspeakable Turk Is an even greater
scoundrei than Mr. Gladstone chose 20
believe hin Bu, the ForeIEn once
you viii understand. does not intend
% risk The pace Of Europe because
the missionaries rave about the ont.
raging and slaughter OF few thous-
ands Of Macedonian women and chi.
dren
FOR several years they have con
unued guerrilla warfare-ff you can
dignity the dynamiting Of \ railroad
or bridge and the sre1lrhy slaughter
Of unArEned bands as warfare. The
Macedonian oampsizn has been man
aged By BODY u men who have their
headquarters a. Sofa. IN Bulgaria
They fight in lands Their arms
are hidden In the fields or in the caves
q the mountains When 4 Turkish
host surrounds one Of these binds IL
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-06-07

finds peaceful peasants hertfEg their
sheep on the hills OF filing their
fields
such \ hopeless struggle as this
might continue for years.r interrupt
ed Where dos Bulgaria come in =
Bulgaria comes in right here with
a flourish Of trumpets. and Prince
Ferdinand Is az The head az the pro
ceSsion.
Actually Bulgaria IS independent
n0rninallv- Ferdinand does fealiy 10
the Sultan. and AZ the same time Is
under the thumb q Russia re Is =
petty princeiinE With a. inorEinate q
sense Of his own importance As can
nibzl kinE in a top hat tie has SUI
rounded himself with more state than
a cxar or a kaiser Ferdinand 5 great
ambition IS 10 Be crowned kirE- Nos
he only ~ 5oiccs IN The title ~ prince
tie has vainiy i'm 9iored his great mas
ter RuSsiars permission 70 assume tha-
title. but Gar Nicholas prefe-s that
little Ferdinand be humble Then IL
yoa won't let me be king says Fer
dinand. 4 won't play with you any
more 60 Master Ferdinand Is most
anxious 10 exchange the doubtful
friendship % Russia for \ more indus
gent protector. lie has decided that
he would like England 10 Be that pro
tector.-
Bat chat has this 70 do with Bui-
garsa's going to the assistance q
Macedonia = exclaimed. ImpztiertiT-
simply this. Ferdinand knows thai
before he dare assume the title -
king he must make himself more
popular ~fth his F-aierts than be Is ~
present Macedonia affords a con
venient means OF accomplishing this
nut before be filings his army into
Maced0nia territory. he E1nst Be sure
hat he wIIl have q free hand Let
Enriand once assure him q her moral
Support nd Ferdinand all invade
Ma~edc-ia tc-nor-OE.
1t Il ~ this 5unr.zss. suppose
that Sir rfo.isrer 7stt. cJasnl gen
esal and iaIaisscr pienipoteniIarr.
holds the center q the stage
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-06-07

ant beauty Il & said sic IS the
friend q Prince Ferdinand: perhaps
Il j. he Who first incite5 her 70 e1tice
Sir Mortimer from the path q rec-
tDde. Certain Il Is thaz she has been
successful tn bringing Sir Mo-liner
s1rineiy 10 his knees before her 4
TIRE gossip % the embassies Is TO De
believed
NoE can gre y01 rhe siiuz-i0l II
q nutshell IL Sir Mortimer Is recalled.
&, Is al up With Mzce1ozil 80 Tar a.
immediate help fru- BllElria IS con
cerr@f- SIT Mr--tuer's s-ccess1r as
consul general VII certainly De- the
present vire-c-srl. and he IS kroEn
to De strongly adverse 70 tie Mace
do-faa cauze- Our Iewfs1 banker Eir
refuse his Eoau 70 Ferdinand. Fs-5E-
rarE wili o. unable and unwilling 70
substitute an army Nare511ia's strug-
&c ~in Gene % n0thi-E for the prCs-
emit
This harks- must have reuzrkabie
faith in Sir Mortimer. I suggested
TO think rrai he can Enfue7ce the
British fore IN Gee When bis repa-a-
ton Is already lettering
My dear Ha15un- have heea let-
ting yon behi-i the sce1-s- Our
banker friend in ar probability has no
mixing o. Sr Nortiners impending
fan There j. nothing 70 damn = nan
politically because he Is II love with
woman IL Is true that there have
been inzre1does In plenty Of TIE pa
pers- But Tho believes the pa1ers
And 4 kings mess@1Es- has al
rea.y beez sent % Sea to demand
Sir Mcrtsner's recau- asked
fh0uEhffuliT-
80 tsey say. and no- I cc-e 70 .
really humorous phase Of this episode
u Sir Mortimer Brett Whez the
ksaE's messenger arrives al sofa ~
vii be unable to deliver hts tis-
PATCHES. = NH md that rs bird has
fnwE.
What 81 Mortimer has left nj.
-os. AID uEfh iris worzn-
Less than a week agn Sir Mcrtines
Ess seea wfth Countess Ssr4Ao1 her-
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CHAPTER *.
Ire Episode of trs Ensiish srnbasss-

- - r-TTNAa So
oor.
We are n0~ ready fur The exirzn--
dinary episode q Sir Mortimer Brerr p
Locke resumed Il think yo1 uili IN I
that the narrative groEs more later
essinE~
II trust So yaEned-
Sir Mortimer IS comparatively
Young nan. understand. Bur he has
already had Is years 10 his experience
IS 2 dipioIstis-- He has besn trustee
implicitly ~ the British forei-n oHc-
He has heen nothing Jess than a die
tarrT IN Bulgarian ar-lrs. 50 far as
England IS concerned There have
been repeated attempts 10 brEbe him
Bu- n has been strong en0uzh 20 re-
sist al pressu-s--Nhe-her il b. er-
erred b. TIE sEltsn or b. Ferdinand
Bur after an urblemished record Of
Is years this Rayard in politics has
fallen a victim 20 A vulgar intrigue
with a political adVe1rlress-
Countess Sarzh01 Is The a1ren-
turess- = woman Of mzryeloEs charm
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Search for Old Cannon.

A tradition still survives In Luzerne
county. Pa. that when Cen John
Sullivan marched through that region
in 1879 on his expedition against the
indian confederscy of central New
York. he buried seine superhun,-
brass cannon along the Wilkes Barre
mountain. To search for these revolu-
tionsry relics a number OF the best
known citizens OF Ashley have formed
themselves into an historical society.
One recent Sunday the members
secured the mountain In the vicinity
Of laurel Run. but could ind no relIcs
except a few Indian arrow points.
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"A l2-page paper this week. see.
Anything special doing2"
Not al all. That's to be the regular
size OF the Record in the future. The
Increase in business warrants IL. The
campaign Of advertising being conduct
ed by the merchants forced me TO ina
crease the size or encroach upon my
reading matter columns. and so in
creased. Then. too, my subscription
list Is growing. People who never took
the paper before say they want II now
Y for nothing more than TO keep post
ed on the prices the merchants are
quoting. Business in the Record Office
Is booming all around. / have had to
advertise for two more job printers.
and have just ordered 4 new printing
press. BY the way. is that horse you
offered me some time ago still on the
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inS they voted me n raise n salary for
the coming year. In a talk made by
Brother Jones he explained that this
was possible because tho people were
keeping their money al home rather
than sending II 70 the catalogue houses
Of the cities Brother Frank lthe post
master) explained that the money or
der business Of his Office had dropped
TO almost nothing within the past six
months He said that less than a year
ago he was handling more than 81 900
each month Ia the shape OF money or
ders. and that now the total is not one
fourth OF that. | understand that they
will also increase the school teachers
salary next term"