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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

| Tom Dillon, insurance agent of Dem
yer, left for home this morning.
Fred Balcom, the candy man. went
down to the lower country this morn
| ing.
Sunday was the windiest and most
disagreeable day for dust of the
spring.
John Harper accompanied Commits.
| sioner Leupp to Shiprock yesterday
| morning.
Fred Wilson is back from his trip
to the coast. He enjoyed 1t very much
but thinks Durango suits him better.
Mrs. j. w. Lackey and daughter
| left this morning for a summers visit
with relatives in New York.
c. w. Bowman went out to Archu-
leta county this morning to look after
saw mill interests.
Henry Vassmer, one OF the foundry
boys. who has been spending his va
cation out near La Boca, returned
yesterday.
The marriage of Miss Conway and
Charley Allen Is said to have been
consumated some weeks ago. They
are In Trinidad
Henry Hechtman followed the drum
corps to Colorado Springs this morn
ing. He will follow them back when
they come.
B. N. Freeman Is back from Denver
where he went to settle up matters
concerning the Montezuma canal He
reports everything settled and turned
over to the new company.
Bishop Kenneth departed for Santa
Fe this morning via the Rio Grande
The bishop has large territory to
cover and is only able to make the
! Pennington district about once year.
| III tilLOnd ". IA
Dudley stopped at Albuquerque where
he met the Schutts whom he reports
doing well. Morton is there, not go
ing to the northwest as expected.
Mrs. A. j. Muzzy, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Reese Nc
| Closkey for several weeks departed
| fo,. hnr OF pf.,,,
Mrs. McCloskey accompanied her as
as far as Denver.
Earl w. Farris, assistant cashier
of the Colorado State bank, left for
| Denver this morning to appear as a
witness before the United States
grand jury in connection with the coal
| the baby accompanied him as far as
Juanita, where they will visit Mrs.
Farris' sister. Mrs. W. H. Galbreath.
until Earls return.
w. N. Wallace Is up from the Nava-
10 reservation spending a few days
with ]. l.. Parsons and meeting old
| A.i'h'o- lOpho JhhI 40
young and fresh as ever. He says
the backward and cold spring is work
ing hardship on people generally.
and while there will be a reasonable
amount OF fruit. peaches and pears
have been greatly damaged.
The fife and drum corps boys left
this morning for Colorado Springs
and formed the center OF attraction
at the depot. Their new uniforms
are neat and attractive, consisting OF
red fez cap, white shirt with red
trimmings, blue trousers and white
leggins. 1t was the original intention
to take the full number OF seventeen
but some could not go and only twelve
went this morning but they can make
music enough to attract the attention
OF the Colorado Springs aggregation
The party consisted Of VIM. Van Dan
iker. leader; Alphonse Andrews, bas,
drummer; Clyde Anheier. Kari An
heier, Harry Wilson. VIM. Turner
Charley Andrews, snare drummers
Guy Jennison. Harry Turner. Johi
Dominic, Roy Herrin and Franl
Young. fifers. They expect to returi
Friday evening.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

For stomach troubles. billiousness
and constipation try Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Many
remarkable cures have been effected
by them. Price. 25 cents. Samples
free. For sale by all druggists.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Denver and Colorado Springs capi-
talists have organized gigantic
power scheme to harness the waters
on the eastern side OF the Continental
divide. The capitalization Is $1,000
900
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Trinidad dog catcher had fifty yell
Ing CANNES in limbo the other night
when some friend OF the brutes opened
the door and let the bowling mob
loose.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

The Antonita people are figuring on
pulling the pioneer meeting OFF the
last week in July. ANY time suits
us-if we can raise the price and
believing the Antonitaites will do the
proper caper in way Of having a
good time. we are going to start in
laying aside nickels right away.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Silent Smith left his widow but
$1,000. 900 out of fortune OF 325.000,
900. Mrs. Smith has our sincere sym
pathy. 'Tis sad to be so poor.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

The commissioners OF Montrose
county have let contract Cor con
crete bridge. twenty feet Wide. seven
ty feet long. with two spans
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

w. G. Martin has resigned as post
master at Mancos and will again as
sumo charge of the Rio Grande South
ern station.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Sunday the first train over the cog
road made the trip to Pixies peak. In
many places snow rises. above the
track twenty feet.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16
pIaturbed tba conor.o..lo.

The person who disturbed the con-
gresntion lait Sunday BY continually
coughing ID requested to buy Z bottle
OF Foley's Eonsy and Tar. q. \ Ttf-
fanny. Jr.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Fred Balcom, the candy man. went
down to the lower country this morn
ing
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Japanese are taking the place Of
Russians in the beet fields OF the
northern part of the state.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Ranch property valued at $4,000
changed hands in vicinity OF Mon
trose last week.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Sunday was the windiest and most
disagreeable day for dust of the
spring.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16
DEATH eMRs. JOHN T. GRAHAM.

The aged wife of John 7. Graham
passed to her heavenly home yester-
| day morning at s:35. AS noted in
these columns ten days ago. her death
was looked for and Is not surprise
! to many friends and acquaintances,
| although for several days past she ap.
peared to be improving, but took a
sudden turn for the worse Saturday
evening.
years, being 76 the 9th of this com
ing November. She was born in
Charlottesville. Ind, where she resided
and became the wife of John T. Ora
ham in 1S31-fifty-six years ago. The
union resulted in three sons, all
grown to manhood, one C. C. Graham,
residing in Durango. another, H.
Graham. living at Silverton, while the
third, w. F. Graham, resides in Rock
vile, Ind. Mr.. and Mrs. Graham with
the first two mentioned sons came to
La Plata county in 1882. locating soon
after on upper Pine river the place
being known for many years as Gra-
hams park-at present being the prop.
erty OF w. T. Kirkpatrick-where the
old people resided until within the
past two years.
At the bedside yesterday morning,
in addition to the husband, who is
bowed with grief In his old age-7S-
were the two sons and brother, w.
B. Chambers, who arrived from Win
field, Kas., last Thursday evening to
see his sick sister.
The funeral took place this after
noon at the parlors of the Durango
Undertaking company, Rev. w. l..
MARYLAND officiating with members of
the Baptist church choir assisting in
the music. In 1852 Mrs. Graham unit
ed with the Christian church to which
she belonged at the time of death
The floral offerings were many. sew
eral designs being specially beautiful.
AT the conclusion of the service the
pallbearers, selected from the Masonic
order, Mr.. Graham being an honored
member of the order, Messrs. Ballard
Bowman, Biggs, Dudley, Cooke and
ID. l.. Sheets, conveyed the casket to
the hearse and thence to Greenmount
cemetery where the remains were laid
10 rest in the Masonic division.
To the bereaved husband and imme-
diate family the sympathy of great
many friends is extended. Mrs. Gra-
ham was a sweet, Christian woman,
and to know her was to love her.
and she will be greatly missed by
many outside the family circle.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Tom Dillon, insurance agent of Den
yer. left for home this morning.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16
LOCAL NEWS.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Roy Hall returned to Ignncio this |
morning.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

John Harper accompanied Commits.
sioner Leupp to Shiprock yesterday
morning.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Miss Flo Hurd will visit with Mrs.
A. L. Pace on the Pine for a week
or ten days.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Postmaster ]. N. Springer was in
the city over night. returning to his
home this afternoon.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Jack Redman went down to Farm
ington this morning on a business trip.
c. E. Dudley is with us once more.
arriving Saturday evening. He ex-
poets to return to Arizona after at
tending to some business. He says
1t is lively there in a mining way
but for climate he wants to remain in
Durango.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

1t is pleasing to note that in this
coal and timber furry all government
officials visiting Durango have placed
the utmost confidence in the manage
ment of the local land Office. The ad-
ministration of the government land
business has been straight as string
and above criticism, and The Herald
congratulates the officers in charge
upon this fact.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Herman Berndt left this morning
on business trip to Denver.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

District Judge C. A. Pike and Ste
nographer Peters left last night for
Silverton, where the May term of
district court began today. The docket
is rather a large one, mostly civil
cases. The judge expects to be
through in a couple of weeks.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Mrs. D. L. Sheets and Mrs. j. e
Ptolemy returned from Rye, where
they were called to attend the bedside
Of their father, Mr.. Graphical, who
lied the morning after their arrival,
returned Saturday night. Mrs. Ptole-
my went up to her home at Mancos
yesterday morning.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Mrs. A. w. Ayres and baby depart
ed for Denver yesterday morning for
a short visit.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Jesse Coffin, who went to his home
in Stuart, Ia, some weeks ago in re.
sponse to a telegram informing OF
the serious Illness of his father, re-
turned last night. His father had
been dead two days when he arrived
but he was in time for the funeral
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16
LOCAL NEWS.

From Mondays Daily.
vernie Rice left this morning for
Rocky Ford.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Mrs. J. A. Mueser departed this
morning for Denver, where she will
visit awhile with her daughters.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

There were twenty-seven present at
the meeting held Saturday for the
purpose of formulating plans to build
ditch on the Florida mesa to cost
in the neighborhood of 100000. The
meeting was an enthusiastic one and
presages the completion of the ditch
at no distant day. The packing
house question was also taken up and
| many of the farmers present agreed
to go into the hog raising business and
do all in their power to push the
matter along. The people OF La Plata
| county have waited so long in vain
for outside capital to develop the
country. and now when they realize
| that they must take the matter In
their own hands they are going about
it in an enthusiastic and business like
manner The money is here for in
vestment and our people may as wei
have the profits as have outsiders gel
the benefits.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

c. A. Frederick, editor and propri-
etor Of the Montezuma Journal, came
lown from Cortez yesterday and is
spending the day in the city. Mr..
Frederick paid The Herald a friend
ly visit and enjoyed looking over a
real, live newspaper office He says
Cortez and the upper Montezuma val
ley are taking on new life since the
ditch proposition, has been settled and
that the whole Montezuma valley is
enjoying an era of prosperity.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Fred Wilson is back from his trip
to the coast He enjoyed 1t very much
but thinks Durango suits him better.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

The injunction case against County
Treasurer Goodman in the matter of
smelter taxes. came up in the United
States court at Denver Saturday and
argued on the demurrer filed by w.
A. Reese through the courtesy of the
county attorneys. After listening to
the arguments the court over
ruled the demurred. Mr.. Reese re-
turned from Denver last evening but
we have not ascertained his future
course In the matter. 1t is possible
he may prepare an answer setting
forth new matter and again argue
the case before the court.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Vale, W. T.
Kirkpatrick, T. c. Graden, J. W. Dob
bins, s. Smith, A. w. Stillians and
w. r. Likens were the representatives
the G. A. R. post and its auxiliaries
who departed this morning for the
encampment at Colorado Springs. The
drum corps will not go until tomor
row morning.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Mrs. T. S. Pounds, who has been
stopping with the family OF her broth
er. s. NJ. Biggs. since the burial of
her husband, and Miss Jessie Pounds
were passengers on yesterdays East
ern for their home in Edith, N. NJ.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

James Denison, O'Brien and Nc
Henry and Joe Weinig took up out
fits this morning to develop property
on Junction creek and in the Oro Fine
district
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

]. J. Smelcer left this morning for
Fort Collins to see his wife who is
not feeling quite so well. He expects
to be with us again in about thirty
days.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mack OF the
Southern hotel and DR.. and Mrs.
Greene spent Sunday at Trimble
Springs.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

The directors OF the Florida Tele-
phone company held meeting in the
board OF trade rooms Saturday aud
decided to increase the line so as to
accommodate all those who wish the
use of the line.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

The rubber company has relinquish-
ed its lease of 5000 acres of land
on the Fort Lewis mesa secured for
rubber purposes and the land is now
open to settlement
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Mrs. T. |. Edwards and children
were Colorado Springs bound passen-
gers this morning where Mrs. Ed
wards will visit her sister, Mrs. Phil
lips-formerly Sallie Riddle.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-16

Saturday was the busiest day Du-
range merchants have had for some
time and there were a tired lot OF
clerks when the closing hour came
The customers were not all from the
country. either.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-09-26
Gorgeous Creations.

are you interested In flowers? Then
come and look at these gorgeous and
splendid creations. Here are peoples,
bed after bed Of them, all under test.
This last bed is about fifty feet square,
and there are about 1900 plants in it.
Here are .poppies the like of which
were never seen before since the world
began-hybrids, the results of cross.
ings upon which Mr.. Burbank has been
working for years. There are no two
alike. The leaves are wonderfully d.
verse, and the whole foliage and BIOS
SONS bewilder us by their strange di-
versity.
Some Of these poppies are vast in
size. Seven Of them placed side by
side vertically are as tall as tall
man, eight as high as giant, and one
could hide completely behind a dozen
OF them. In color they are a mass Of
crimson and black and white, with
many intermediate blendings, and, un-
like the ordinary poppy, which bios
SONS only for two or three weeks,
these are perennials and flower all the
time.
The amaryllis also shows the marvel
Gus life power Of his work. In q few
years he has developed it from q small
flower with few inches Of breadth to
nearly a foot in diameter, with every
shade OF crimson, pink OF scarlet and
many astonishing color combinations
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-09-26
Rapid Tester of Trees.

In his method Of working Burbank
is quick and decided. It was my privi-
lege to be with him during one morn
ing in his proving ground at Sebasto-
pol, some seven miles from his home.
Row after row Of young plum trees,
covered with fruit, stood before us.
Two assistants were with us, one with
handful Of white cords and one with
a handful of brown or black ones.
'These are all grown from the same
Seed Now see how they differ"
He picked a few plums from the
first tree. Rapidly he looked at one,
carefully tasted it and said, "Kill." 1
had scarcely got my teeth into the
first plum when he was on to the next
tree and the next and the next, with a
rapidity that was simply astounding.
His keen eyes; trained to scientific ac-
curacy saw at what seemed to me to
be one glance all the attributes Of the
tree One taste satisfied him as to
texture, juiciness and flavor Of the
fruit, and thus almost In a moment he
had decided whether that tree was
worth keeping for further experimental
ton or was to go to the bonfire.
Almost as fast as can write it the
words fell from his lips, kill" "Keep,"
"Keep," "I1ill," "1zill." "Keep." The at
PENDANTS followed and put on the white
or black strings which denoted the fate
Of the particular tree.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-09-26
NORWAY.
Christiana.

Edward Hagerup Grieg, the great
composer, died at Bergen Sept. 4.
Through the death Of Grieg the world
has lost one of it's greatest composers.
he was one of the few composers an
preciated and loved in his own time.
He was the idol of his country1nen
and the whole musical world responded
to the charm of his music. Even the
critics accorded him an honorable
place. The originality and beauty of
his contagious rhythms attracted all
classes Of music lovers. His music
is tender fantastic, not to say wild,
and exceedingly weird. His most
characteristic works are his exquisite
songs his piano compositions and his
orchestral suite, "Peer Gynt.'' The
latter is probably his best known and
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-09-26
r UTHER BURBANK, CALIFORNIA;

II who delivered an address on
the cactus at the recent nation
al Irrigation congress, made the pre-
dtction that the thornless variety
would become the great fodder of arid
regions.
Mr.. Burbank has been called a wiz
ard, but the term is misleading, writes
George Wharton James in the Circle.
There is no wizardry in his achieve
ments. Yet to accompany him to his
cactus patch and there see the great,
heavy leaved desert plant, so covered
with fierce thorns that even to stand
near it makes one squirm, and then to
follow step by step where in different
sections he shows the cactus slowly
losing its thorns until you stand before
a group into which he suddenly dives
headlong, taking the great leaves and
rubbing his face and hands against
them-this does seem like magic.
1t is even more pleasing and equally
surprising to sit at bis table and have
served to you the fruit of this same
cactus, the prickly pear of the Indian,
but wholly free from thorns and
changed. from the tasteless, fbrous,
seedy fruit to richly favored, juicy,
delicious table luxury.
In his garden not far from the cac-
tus patch is his wonderful crimson
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-09-26
DENMARK.
Copenhagen.

Inere Is runor that Kaiser Will
la1L' is cooperating with Dowager EN-
press Dagmar Of Russia to induce her
son, the car of Russia, to take long
rest IN Denmark. During the first
years after the death of his father.
Alexander III. she exerted great in
nuence upon his government, But
60" she has become estranged from
her son and never visits him any
more at Gatschina Or Peterhof. In a
rev weeks she will take permanent
residence at "Hvidoere," the beautiful
lttle castle between Copenhagen, and
Helslngor, which is the joint property
of her and her sister, Queen Alexan-
ara OF England, and if the car is per-
suaded to go to Fredensborg castle,
Which is only a short distance away,
she hopes to regain her influence over
him and fortify his mind against the
court camarilla which now surrounds
him with fake mediums and clairyoy-
ants.
A number IF Danish young women
telegraphists recently struck, demand
ing higher salaries and treatment
equal to the men. Both demands
were READILY granted by the govern
ment on condition that their work
should he equal to the male operators,
who in cases Of emergency are called
out to work on the line. The young
women agreed and several are now
employed climbing telegraph poles to
repair broken wires.
MARION S. NOREIlUS.
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World Renowned Potato.

The experiments began and soon de.
veloped the now world renowned Bur
bank potato, from which millions have
been made4and which has given cheap
er and better potatoes to the world
Yet be sold it to local scotsman for
$3.50.
That was his start, and he was not
yet twenty years Of age. Then a sun
stroke made a partial invalid Of him.
and all his life seemed to be changed.
For hts health he was shipped of to
California, and here he had battles and
struggles that would have daunted and
discouraged any but the most deter
mined and sincere.
To most people Burbank appears shy
and reserved. almost to difhdence and
tmidity. Ec is shrinking in sense.
but let questions be put to him about
hts work or his thought. and his an
swers are as clear. sharp and decisive
as those Of any man I ever knew.
There is no responsiveness or self as
sertiveness. but defniteness and clar-
ity that show he has thought long and
deeply and come to all his conclusions
Tor himself, yet be has the spirit Of a
boy.
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held these large new flowers, so q
stocky, strong, Low stem was created.
Burbank has taken the lily and work
ed wonders with It. I have stood side
by side With him hooking at bed of
lilies upon which he had worked for
twenty-sax years. 'SYou are looking
with me. upon flowers that the eve Of
man has never seen before" And then
one by one be tenderly touched a score
or more Of them, calling attention to
their wonderful colorings, differences
IN size, LEAKAGE, etc. -.
His achievements with the daisy are
more fascinating than a fairy tale.
From England, Japan, Germany, Aus
tralia-everywhere that daisies grow
he got seeds Of the best varieties,
not a few, but hundreds, thousands.
These We're carefully planted and
watched. They were all going to be
slain. but out OF their death was to
comes new daisy. larger, more beau
tiful, more hardy and that would flow.
er in every climate perennially. The
result was his Shasta daisy, one of
the most beautiful flowers ever seen,
Of clear brilliant white, great size, the
center of pure yellow, resting upon
slender yet strong stems.
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ITO tho Lamppost.n

TO the lamppost' is a mistransla-
non, OF "a la lanterner' There was no
! "a The lamp was hung over
tne middle of the street, in the center
VI cord. which passed over pulleys
at the sides Of the street. The mmp
was let down, the person to be hanged
was :, substituted for it, and the ends OF
tne cord pulled.-London Notes and
Queries.