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Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-07
tFrom Fridays Daily.)

tFrom Fridays Daily)
| Miss Lillian Petherbridge is among
the Mancos visitors.
| Mrs. Z. w. Hodges and son. Emmer.
compose part OF the Sllverton delega-
ton.
| Now let Durango land Silvorton to-
morrow and the laurel wreath viii
surely be won.
A. x. Mollette, was a passenger on
this mornings Southern bound for
Dolores on business.
Manager Carter OF the Telluride
team takes his defeat philosophically
Always good loser.
Thos. LOTUS went over to the Mon
tezuma valley this morning to look
after the ditch contract.
George Allen, the prize fruit grower
of Harrington. spent yesterday at the
fair and went home this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Campbell drove
in from Piedras for the fair and are
putting in their spare time shopping
A. II. Mollette has purchased the
Splckard house, 663 Fifth avenue and
has moved over from the north size
Jack Slsttery just hipped and hur
rahed while runs we're coming In dur
ing the second inning. He had q
smile coming.
Telluride lost In the second inning
owing 10 fumbles. Had II not been
lor this the game would have beer
more exciting.
A very few visitors from Telluride
| duQ MOHteLuha pohhto ioe"ihSo ''i''
this morning, on account of the press
of business matters.
Hon. Warren A. Haggott, congress
man from the Second district. arrived
In the city from Idaho Springs las
evening. going to Farmington this
morning. expecting to return on the
evening train and probably remaining
over in Durango tomorrow 60 take ir
the fair
Jack Starr, the old time Durango
ball player, arrived In town last night
after an absence of three years, pitch
ing professional ball in the southern
league, having been with the Ell Pasc
. club the past year and signed W
with Kansas City the coming year
, He is looking fine and will be In the
box for Durango this afternoon.
Il This mornings Silverton trail
brought down goodly number Of v!al
i, tors for the fair. Silverton certainl,
, has done herself proud this year ir
the way OF attendance to Durango's
big fair. All told there was about 4Ot
down from that neighborhood. An
other big crowd came In on the east
, ern and the Pennington and Southern
l
, The Rio Grande Southern excursion
train form Montezuma county points
including Dolores and Mancos, arrived
at noon with l05 passengers from al
parts OF the county to take In the
! fair. While the train returns tonigh
those desiring to remain over unit
. tomorrow can do 50 and their tickets
will be good returning Sunday.
A large crowd went to Trimbl,
Springs last night and for severa
hours enjoyed Mrs. Days hospitality
She had prepared for them and ther,
was great plenty of everything goot
to eat, excellent music for dancinl
which was participated in by fift.
l. odd couples until late hour. And
is safe to say that Jack Slattery wa
u the happiest man in the bunch.
Mrs. J. L. Nickel of Pagosa Spring,
who spent several days visiting he
> sister. Mrs. George Isgar. left thi
: morning for home. Mr.. and Mrs
5 Nickel will In few days depart FOL
Nebraska, where they will remain th'
J. greater part OF the winter, hoping thai
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-07
WANTS

WANTED-10O teams for ditcn
"orh' Montezuma valley. To partiez
wanting contracts will let to suit an -
sized outht-will pay from l3 tRs6
Genus per cubic yard for good ea
WORK. WIN pay s25 per month fsr
teams and furnish everything. To
parties who desire to drive their OWE
teams will hire by the day. Address
w. H. Crawford. Dolores. Colo.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-07
FOR RENT

7-ROOM HOUSE FOR RENr-Good
location. Enquire Chapman's hardware
store.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-07

FOUND-Bunch of ten KEYS. Owpe.
can have same by calling at the Her
aid office.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-07

ID. Pinaud's extracrs and famous
powders At Wallis.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-07

II you want to buy or rent q piano
call and see Hahn. He will fix you up
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-07

WANTED-Salesman to handle veg.
etable account on commission. Ref.
erences. Address Box 542, Denver.
Colo.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-07

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. as fler. Can
furnish unexceptional reference. A.
b. Seymour. Juanita. Colo. 3-S-ws
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-07

George Slough came lr from Denver
last evening, and is around ShaKins
hands with old friends today.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-07

Among the Silverton visitors arriv'
ing the first day OF the fair were Mrs.
Gobel. Mrs. Crocker and Mrs. W. d.
Watson.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-07
(From Thursdays Daily.

Mrs. Anna E. Jack went out TO
Ignacio this morning to visit ie"
days with her son, J. N.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-07

The dead body of Mrs. Amelia Wal
ters was found this morning floating
IN about two feet of water on the
Weinig place near the cemetery. She
had evidently taken her own life, as
her shawl. hat and pocketbook were
found on the bank of the little pond
where she placed them before enter.
ing the water.
She disappeared in the afternoon OF
Tuesday. Parties had been quietly
searching for her since. but nothing
was given to the public as II was
thought she would be found at the
house Of some friends.
She was about &C years OF age and
has lived In Durango for many years.
Charles, the son, for a long time man
ager of the brewery here, now EN-.
ployed by one OF the big mining CON-
panies at Silverton, came down this
morning to assist In the search and
did not know 70 his mothers death
until after his arrival.
Mrs Walters has been in feeble
health for some time, and this, to-
gether with other worries. is sup
posed to be the cause OF her taking
her life.
The corOner's inquest viii be held
tomorrow at the Hood undertaking
parlors, where the body now lies.
Mrs. Walters WAS member of the
Degree Of Pocahontas, and that order
will conduct the funeral. which has
not yet been arranged for,
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Barber are back
from their honeymoon trip to the
northern part OF the ststs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-07

Alderman Casey has kissed the
barney stone, We can prove IL by
several of his fellow laborers ON the
council
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-07

The Kempton Komedy Ko. played to
q good house at Red Men hall last
night. Tonight there will be another
splendid play given. and after the
show the floor will be cleared and
dancers given an opportunity to shake
their feet on the best dancing floor in
the state.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-07

Telluride lost In the second inninI
owing 10 fumbles. Had II not beel
Tor this the game would have beel
more exciting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22
That Primary Law.

The state of Mississippi is one of tn =
states in the union where the primary
law provides that where no one re-
ceives majority of all the votes cast,
then a second primary shall be held
and the two candidates who received
the greatest number of votes shall
again be voted for, and the one receiv.
ing the highest number shall be dc
clared the nominee.
This is where the idea now being
advocated by Governor Deneen, o. F.
Berry and perhaps a few others, has
been borrowed They should go fur
ther and have a double election, 81
that man who. fails to get majority
of all the votes cast at an election
would have to go all through it again
1 to beat the man next to him, if theil
borrowed idea is proper one.
II would be great proposition if t;
win a race. a horse should have to bt
as much ahead of the second one in
as the sum of the distance behind, o
all the has Mems, going to be's. an;
also rams, that are in the race.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22
A Typical Docket.

Madison county. Illinois, has already
the typical elements of urban, subur-
ban and rural population into which
the people of most Illinois counties and
most counties in other states Will be
divided as they are more closely con-
nected by interarban electric roads, tel
ephones and similar means of close
communication with the great cities and
larger towns.
Since the influence of city life will
are now extending themselves in Madi-
son county, it seems alarming to find it
reported that out of 1872 cases on the
docket for the fall term of the Madison
county circuit court. sc, or more than
half are suits for divorce and separate
maintenance. 80
st. Louis must divide responsibility
for this, as its influence extends the
restlessness of city life farther and far
Their out into what has been the Steady
| life of Illinois,
| AS this life of Illinois in the past rep
resents the normal habit of life in Mis-
souri, also, as it does that of Kentucky
or Tennessee. Iowa, Texas or Nebraska,
There is more than one side to the show
ling made by Madison county.
The hopeful side. the side which rep,
PRESENTS forces sure to reassert them
selves. shows that except as disturb
ances in the family. nearly always triv
Iial, are now obtruding themselves on
tcourt dockets. which is practically far
Preaching revolution in the life of the
Icounty brings over the strongest of the
controlling forces of the past.
In the typical community of Illinois
and Missouri, as of the west and south
generally, the habit of life controlling
1.-THE community made the business Of
government almost nominal. On thu
Madison county court docket now, with
the trivialities represented in most di
vorce petitions subtracted, little change
is shown from this habit. There il
nothing to show increasing trouble be
tween family and family, neighbor ant
neighbor No such increases are gen
Ierally notable elsewhere.
The original peace basis still controls
the community as whole, with tn,
original family basis of peace still per
sisting in way which promises loca
influence strong enough finally to con
troll the minority whose restless habits
show on divorce dockets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22

party prefers to follow Jefferson. The
rank and file of the party furnish the
votes, and in their hands is the des-
Tiny of the party The primary system
|overthrows the boss and places the
machinery of the party in the han Is
|of the masses. This is as it ought t.
be, for the masses are brave and the
politicians are timid, and the mass IS
can tell what they want. when the
self-appointed leaders misrepreseut
them or misrepresent their wishes
Then it is shown that if the federal
courts trespass upon the rights of
the states the people suffer. II cleo
tons are corrupted and politics, there
is the same result. If monopoli IS
stifle competition and plumber the
public. if the United States become
a rendezvous of the representatives of
predatory wealth, if high import du.
ties tax the many for the benefit of
the few, and if the railroads extort an
excessive rate to pay dividends upon
watered stock, it is the people who
suffer. And says:
1.-The democratic party has no rea-
son for existence unless it champions
the cause of the people, and it can
only do this when the voters control
its policy The people are honest, AMI
they are intelligent enough to know
the cause of their sufferings and Il
tlo ,-on,ndinc
The time has arrived. argues the
Commoner, to prepare for the com
ing campaign. and the planning mu 81
be done by the democratic masses. M
man or group of men can dictate d
platform or nominate the candidates
The platform must be written by tn
voters and the candidates must be
selected by the voters. then we car
have enthusiasm and hope of Sill:
cess. The decision must come fron
the rank and file. The platform ought
to be written at the primaries. not a
the national convention; the nation"
convention ought merely to give eX
preston to the calm Judgment formed
by the voters and inserted in tn,
platforms of the various precincts
counties and states.
How genuinely democratic is this
expression of the views of Bryan!
This is the latest of Bryan's innum
cradle appeals to the democratic part!
| to be governed absolutely by and IL
strict conformity to the wishes of tbs
rank and file.
That is genuine democracy. THAI
is Jefferson, Jackson, Bryan democ
racy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22

husbands, Will she would lose every
thing he had left her if she married
before certain date The date had
expired. but the legal town time said
that it had not. The clerk said 1t was
his duty 10 keep the calendar by the
clock. He could do nothing. The
judge ordered him before the court
and to fix the clock or keep the calen-
der Ivy another timepiece. The town
clerk refused to break the law, and
the judge had no power to compel him
to do so.
As the days and weeks elapsed the
condition of the people of the village
became more irritating. They quar-
relied about the time to go to bed, to
get up. for meals. The children would
not go to school till the clock struck
the hour. Nobody would go to church
because there was no knowing when
they should go. Those who had
watches tyrranized over those who had
not and Quarreled among themselves
as to whose watch was right At last
the hubbub was so great that 1t be-
came intOlerable. A committee wait
ed on the town clerk and begged him
to fix the clock or break the law, prom
Using him immunity.
Not l." he said. 81 believe that
heaven shows its displeasure through
the clock for the condemnation of a
pure young girl for witchcraft."
When this was repeated to the judge
he called the court together and re
opened the trial of the condemned
Cicily. Antoine Hecker. who was anx
ious to get his money from his cred
itor. having heard that the clock would
not go properly till Cicily was acquit
ted, swore that the night before he had
seen her accuser sailing by moonlight
on the river in sieve. All the dis
| satisfied people In the village support
ed his testimony. Cicily was acquit
ted, and the old woman was condemn
ed to be burned in her stead.
That night at midnight the old elocl
struck the hour and thenceforth re
| corded the time correctly.
| CHARLOTTE BOND HILL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22
Word to Democrats.

w. j. Bryan's "Commoner" of last
Friday contains an intensely interest
ing article under the above caption,
which Is significant of the position OF
prospects and platform of the demo-
cratic party for the 1908 campaign.
These questions are asked: Has the
democratic party a mission If so,
what is it? Does democracy stand for
a code of principles, or is it merely
an organization formed to secure of
fees for it's. members? In answer to
these questions the Commoner pro
ceeds to show how harmful to the
party those professed democratic pa
the wishes of the majority of the
party, and which assume that they re
feet genuine democratic principle
Some of these papers are owned by
favor-seeking corporations, and theiI
editors are employed to chloroforn
their readers while their employers
pick their pockets. Others are owned
by men who are aristocratic rather
than democratic. After careful
definition of the rights of the state and
national governments, the Commonc!
proceeds:
"On the trust question, on the tariff
question. on Imperialism, on the labor
question-on EVERY question tbs
democratic party insists that its policy
shall be guided by the people and thai
the party shall act in the interest o.
the people. .In}all matters concerning
to the structure of government and the
methods of government, the demo
cratic party stands for the largest par
ticipation of the people in the contro
of their public affairs, state and M
tiOnal. r'fl, Il
"As the party believes in the RICH
of the majority to dictate the policy D
the government, so it believes in tn,
right of the majority to control tn
policy OF the party.
''The representatives of plutocrac
and of aristocracy speak eontemptl
ously of the, opinions of the people
Jefferson did not and the democrati
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22
DAILY STORY
THE TOWN CLOCK.

tOriginal.l
A group Of citizens stood in the mar
ket place of Schramberg, in the BLACK
forest, looking up at the clock in the
church tower.
ut has stopped" said one.
mo, but the hands move at a snairs
pace said another.
Il have been standing here fully ten
minutes" said third, land can't de-
tect the slightest change"
And have watched it for an hour"
said fourth. 1.-The long hand shows
gain of two and half minutes
when was the change nOticed?"
"Atr12 o'clock midnight. 1t has not
struck the hour since"
Let me see-two and a half minutes
to the hour. AT that rate the minute
hand would sweep the dial in twenty.
four hours. The clock registers but
an hour a day"
From little shop near by old Roth
h0lz, the matchmaker, glanced out of
his window at the group. shook his
head at them, then turned and resumed
his work. The day before his son had
come to him. wringing his hands.
ooh. father" he exclaimed. "Cicily
has been condemned. Old Mother
Gault swore that she had seen her
with her own eyes vomiting crooked
pins
What, That innocent girl coll
demned for witchcraft on the testi-
mony of that hag?"
Yes. and she is to be burned at the
We are betrothed.''
The youngster, still in his teens, had
not ceased to rely on his father for
everything. The old man scratched
| his head and gave himself up TO deep
| thought. Presently he said, Il cannot
| prevent this tragedy, but may delay
| It,"
+ ''How?" asked the boy eagerly
You know, my son, that the clock
| in the church tower, which l made
and about which no one except my
| self knows anything. is the legal time
| in the lage-that l. the town clerl,
| as we'll as matchmaker. keep the legal
| calendar and keep it by the clock. If
| l stop the clock | stop the village time
| but in that case they would adopt an
other standard. will make the hands
| go. very slowly. This will delay the
| execution. and something may happen
to- save the girl"
| In the middle of the night the old
| man went up into the tower and chang
| ed the clocks rate to one hour in TWEEN
| ty-four. Cicily could not be legally
| burned for more than two months.
The group standing in the market
| place after further discussion moved
together to old Rothholz's shop, told
him that the clock had nearly stopped
| and he must fix It, Don't bother youl
heads about the clock he said; ii
| will go well enough in time" When? 2
After the girl who was condemned
| yesterday has been burned ''Wha
has that TO do with it," Il dom
know. only know that the clock
which has kept perfect time ever since
it was set up in the tower. has sud
denly gone wrong" ''Nonsense-' ex
claimed most of the party, aud the!
| went-away.
The old man insisted that he coult
not fix the clock. though. to satisfy the
authorities. he pretended to try In
few days the burghers. finding a new
subject of interest, ceased to tall
about the clock A week later Anton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22
A Certain Cure for Croup-Used for
Ten Years Without a Failure.

w. C. Bott. Star City, Ind, hard.
ware merchant, is enthusiastic in his
praise of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. His children have all been sub
ject to Group and he has used this
remedy for the past 10 years, AMI
though they much feared the Group
his wife and he always felt safe upon
retiring when bottle of Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy was in the house
His Oldest child was subject to severe
attacks of Group, but this remedy
never failed to effect speedy cure
He has recommended it to friends and
neighbors and all who have used it say
that it is unequaled for Group and
whpoping cough. For sale by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22

to Karl Becker for payment Becker
declared that he would pay it when
the town clock should say the time
for payment had expired. Hecker
went TO Rothholz and asked for a GER
tificate to that effect ,Hecker declared
that by the village time the note was
not due. The result was quarrel be-
tween the debtor and the creditor
Then came widow who wished to
marry again. BY the terms of her late
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22

These poetic dreams of our gre At
waterway of commerce. dotted with
an argosy of sails and enlivened with
the din of steamer whistles and the
shouts of the dusty stevedores as
they run up the gang plank with Their
burdens-all this is very nice. bat
what We want is a cavalcade of
dredges and sand scows doing bust.
ness ON the bottom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22

Before deciding the other questions
of political possessions" we may get
information enough to decide who owns
Montana and what relation its owner
ship in New York or Ohio has to the
White house program for fixing the
presidential succession.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22

No state tax will be levied in Wis
consin this year. 1t is claimed that
this is the result of LaFollette COM
polling the railroads in Wisconsin TO
pay their fair share of public burdeu.
1t is said that Wisconsin is the only
state is which a state tax is not levied
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22
PASTOR TRIED FOR FORGERY
Benjamin r. Graft of Joliet Found il
Sunday Crap Game.

Joliet H., Oct. 22.-The trial of Ben
jamin F. Graft, formerly pastor of the
Ridgewood Baptist church, on the
charge of forgery began yesterday
afternoon. Graft held a large tactic L
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22

Thomas cain although Of limited education cae of the best
Illinois by his father 1872 He distinction
commanded
Edwards
1852. a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22
How 70 Cure a Cold.

The question of how to cure cold
without unnecessary loss of time il:
one in which we are all more or less
interested, for the quicker a cold is
gotten rid of the less the danger Of
pneumonia and other serious diseases
B. w. L. Hall of Waverly, Va, has
used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy fo:
years and says: 81 firmly believe
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to b.
absolutely the best preparation on the
market for colds l have recommend
ed it to my friends and they all agree
with me-" For sale by all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22

IL Fish has got Hartman and Har-
ahan on the hip. here's hoping he will
administer sound spanking to each.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22

The visiting nurse proposition is
worthy the hearty support of all good
people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is
a safe, sure and prompt remedy fo-
coughs and colds and is good for every
member of the family. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22

Blackheads, blotches and pimples are
caused by the improper action of the
bowels. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea regulates the bowels, makes your
complexion clear and beautiful, gives
you that healthy look. 35 cents. tea
or tablets. Harper House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22

De Wits Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve is good for little burns and big
burns, small scratches or bruises AMI
big ones. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22

of his church with him when the
but when he was found in a Lockpoct
saloon Sunday night playing in a crap
game his last friends deserted him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22
Tuesday, October %, 1907.

These are the days of ships that pass
in the night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, III. EN-
tered at the postoffice as second&class
matter.I s-7y-ls.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22

BY THE ). w. POTTER CO.