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Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19
MINE WORKERS TO MEET.

Indianapolis. Ind. Dec. 17.-It is an
nounced that the national executive
committee of the United Mine Work
ers' association. John Mitchell's or
ganization. will meet here agnin on
Thursday. On that date the board
mombers. together with the district
officers OF the central competitive
field, will consult with the operators
regarding the proposed restoration OF
the interstate movement President
Mitchell. who has been seriously III.
is now well on the way to recovery
and hope is entertained that he may
be induced to remain at the head OF
the union. despite his previous state.
ment that he desired TO retire from
active leadership.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19
THE MYSTERY OF A LITTLE GIRL

Is there really any Santa CLAUSE
Asked little girl one day.
As nhe showed her dolls aside
Aud stopped from her busy play
| wonder why he always brings
The things | like the best
He must read the minds OF little girls
So well he seems To guess.
wonder what his home is like
And how far he has to come
And how one little sleigh can hold
SO much candy. toys and gum.
When asked my ma the other day
How old was Santa Claus
She told me not to worry
And then saw her pause
Old Santa Claus. my darling.
Is always good and kind:
If you behave and mind mamma
Some presents nice he'll find,
But | wished ! knew where Santa lived
would write to him tonight
l want brush and comb for my doll
OF white.
! wonder If there is Santa Claus ?
That's what I hear them say.
And that he comes with six reiadcer
All fastened to a sleigh.
asked the minister about IL;
knew he wouldn't lie
He looked at me in great surprise
With trinlle in his eye.
He stroked my curly hair and said
My dearl they put upon the Christ
mas tree
Nc handsomer doll than you.
Come little one and sit upon my
knee.
| asked my Uncle Charlie
II no snow fell on the ground
How Santa Claus could bring his
sleigh
His sack OF toys to pass around.
He laughed and said Old Santa comes
In heaviest storms and SHOWS,
Tho little folks he dare not slight.
Each boy and girl he knows.
But | suspicion something
Don't tell the girls and boys.
think papa is Santa Claus
And ma selects the toys.
| know "A little secret.
Old Santa don't stop to knock.
Just squint one eye. don't go to slcer
And you will sec who fills the sock
Ivy b. Hussey.
Durango, Colo.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19
rELeeRApHlc aREvEIlEs.

Proprietor of Eden Musee in New
York obtains nm Injunction against the
police commissioner forbidding the
closing of the museum on Sunday.
Chicago hotel buildings owned by
Chief Justice Fuller and Circuit Judge
clifford are Included In list selected
for prosecutions under the building or
dinance.
Justice Burr Of the supreme court
OF Kings county decided that the New
York police have no right TO take pho
tographs and measurements OF a man
under arrest but not convicted.
John C. Coyle sues L. Il. and o. f.
Thomas Of Now York for $l.600 600 on
account Of their failure to deliver stock
OF the Proyilcnt Savings Life Insur-
ancc company according to contract.
The great battle ship fleet. assem-
bled Mt Old Point Comfort. Va. COM
pletely prepared for battle with tho
elements or n hostile navy. or for
trip around the world. awaits tho word
10 lail
The senate adopted finance commit
tees resolution calling on Secretary
Cortelyou for information concerning
the condition OF the national banks,
and the why's and wherefores OF the
recent federal bond and note issues.
For love OF hs neighbor's wife, ID.
II Breese. n wealthy farmer OF Jeffer.
son Ia. is years old, sent bullet
into his brain and fell dead at the
feet OF the woman he said he loved.
Her husband. w. w. Fitch. witnessed
the tragedy.
Plans to make Sunday closing a po-
litlcal Issue In Cook county and sew.
eral downstate districts and to close
Chicago tight are to be followed by
the United Societies II the Law and
order league wins It's Sunday closing
cases.
Angered at Mrs. Sarah Goodman's
refusal to pay him more than $50 for
tooth-flllng Job when he asked 500.
u y. Iipperman, Chicago dentist,
tried to extract the teeth upon which
hc had been working. according to a
suit for $4,000 damages filed against
him by Mrs Goodman.
Councilman p. Zeidle OF Fort Wayne,
recently excluded from the council
chamber with the probability OF being
impeached, made vain attempt to
commit suicide. He ran around town
with revolver In his hand telling
people Of his intentions and later was
found In his office suffering from
bullet wound In the right side. The
wound is not fatal.
Four people were killed and their
bodies cremated on the farm of John
| Dun. near Bristol. Tenn. William DufY,
his son. aged Is years. was playing
with a stick OF dynamite when II ex-
| ploded. instantly killing the boy and
| causing the death Of Mrs. Nathaniel
Barnes and Mrs. Elijah Moody and
her child. The house burned and the
bodies were cremated.
| The court of ciyil appeals for the
third district of Texas affirmed unani-
mously the opinion OF the trial court
| In the custer suit instituted by Attor-
ney General Davidson against the Wa.
ters-Pierce Oil company. Every con-
tention made by the state is upheld.
including the verdict OF the jury for
cancellation OF the permit OF the dc.
fendant company and to recover pen
alties amounting to s1.623.00O.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19
lFrom Mo- dnv,s Dailyl

Miss Angie Hayden departed this
morning for Colorado Springs, where
she will visit friends.
Major II. NJ. Randolph came in from
Denver Saturday night and went 10
Mancos yesterday morning.
J. T. Braiser returned Saturday ev-
ening from Indiana, where he was
called by the illness of his father.
F.. A. Franklin OF the Peters Paper
company came in last night and Is
doing business with the trade today
Reports are that Crooke Il Orman
will take charge of the construction
work OF the Montezuma irrieating ca
nal
Nnt Herrick. wbc has charge oi
Nathnns store at Silverton, spent yes
tcrday in the city shaking hands with
many friends He returned this morn
ing.
G.. II. McHenry came up from Farm
ington Saturday afternoon to accom-
many old man Enenoon to the Ochsner
hospital who is afflicted with kidney
disorder.
Durango is receiving some hard
knocks lust now. but she will pull
out all right in time. Our resources arc
of a nature that can pull MS out oil 9
tighter place than We have ever beer
In yet. Keep stiff upper lip and al
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19

After reading the above coIlmunica
tion it should awaken Durango people
and especially the board OF trade TO
the fact that this county is not he
ing advertised as II should be and
under the corporate name OF uur local
organization. There is room in La
Plata county for 900 more families
in the agricultural districts. 1t will be
demonstrated in two or three years
more that there are sections IN La
Plata county that will astonish the
older fruit belts of the state. Take
the Allison region The altitude is
nearly as low as that of Pennington
and Aztec and the climate conditions
are most favorable for fruit growing
The soil is of the right character the
valley is protected from cold winds
and the winters are more mild than in
any other portion OF the southwest
The country is new and all within our
own county limits. 1t must be patent
to all that La Plata county alone has
unlimited resources if they were only
developed. The mines may close down,
the mills stop running. but the farm
and fruit fields are source of con
stant production. The Herald is mo;e
than pleased that there is one in La
Plata county who appreciates our ~
forts to arouse our people TO TAX,
some official action towards lettils
the outside world know what we have
to offer them.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19
lFrom Tnesday,s Dally.l

Mel Springer is over from bayfield,
on matter of business.
o
Or. McEwon went out TO his ranch
in the Allison country this morning.
Mrs Frank Broad OF Chama is visit.
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. E.
Sloan.
Mr. and Mrs. p. N. Pattison departed
for Denver this morning TO spend
the holidays with relatives.
Miss Bernie Koehler passed through
from Silyerton this morning. bound
for Denver to spend the holidays.
Railroad passenger traffic is rather
light these days. but no more so tnan
usual at this time OF the year.
Mrs. b. w. Solomon was brought In
from the ranch at Tiffany Sunday and
is at the hospital. where she Is i'm
proving.
o.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Abner s
Lowell ON Pine river. boy on Friday
the 18th Mother and child reported
as doing nicely
Master Mechanic w. S. Kenyon oi
the Rio Grande fourth division arrived
last night from Alamosa on his reg
uiar inspection trip.
The city council will meet in regular
session tonight. The selection OF fire
men will be the the principal business
to come mp for consideration.
This mornings train took out abou
twenty-five Italians, who are boun'
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19
IN BEHALF OF LA PLATA
couNTY'S FRUIT INTERESTS
Editor Durango Herald 4:

Editor Durango Herald:
1t is with no sm.,l 10 ee OF in
terest that ! have read the different
articles appearing in Your laper. ad-
cocatine lhe many aGvan' ages OF La
plata county as home for thousands
of new Sc; rts ..su your eAprs ssed
desire tn lgye these advantages rrop-
erly advertised, so that the food ot
immigration pouring INTO Colorado
each year. may learn Of this faIr south
west land.
As am stranger among you and
do not wish TO be deemed ofhcious nor
obtrusiye. let me say thar i is simply
with the desire to aid in advertising
LII Plata county that do ofIer the
follow ing suggestions:
That some one familiar with the
facts be empowered to collect data OF
the horticultural interests OF the conn
t. and forward the same during the
present month to the secretary Of the
state board OF horticulture for publica-
tion.
This would place the fruit interests
Of the county where they rightfully
belong the world at large.
Are you aware that the present
years fruit crop of La Plata county
is equalled only by very limited mum
Der of counties in the state. and sur,
passed only by few favored sections.
Why should not this fact be given pub
iicity?
As county horticultural inspector for
Montezuma county am at present pre-
pairing the annual report for that coun-
ty for state publication.
. Why should not La Plata county,
which pays her share of the cost OF
all state documents, have some one OF
her citizens do the same, and have 1t
placed before the reading public of this
and other countries for their informa.
tion. If the fruit growers OF La Plata
county are too modest to do so. and
am furnished with the requisite data
| will see to it that the county is
placed in touch with other fruit grow
ing sections of this and other states
Very respectfully yours,
P ). TAYLOR
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19

Saturday evening word was tele-
phoned from HesperlLs to j. II. Crow
dis that Robert Dircher, miner ON.
ployed at the Sadie mine, about four
miles from La Plata City, had been
killed by a snow slide. which occurred
or last Wednesday. Mr.. Crowds weut
up yesterday and began search for
the body, which was found late In the
evening, and brought TO Durango.
reaching here about midnight last
night. They will be shipped from the
Hood undertaking parlors to Mancos
tomorrow morning. where a brother.
Gustavus Bircher resides.
Bircher's companion was also caught
In the slide. but managed to extricate
himself The storm was so severe tina,
it was impossible for him to venture
out until Saturday when he went To
La Plata and had the news telephone. i
to Durango.
Robert Bircher was "a years of age
and leaves a wife to mourn his untlme.
~ death. He was member in good
standing of the Red Men.
This is the first fatal snow slide
In the San Juan this year.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19

w. H. Rogers has brought suit
against Chief Of Police Delaney OF
Denver for $4,000 damages. alleging
that the chief beat him over the head
with gun during sweating process
infiicting serious injuries.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19
OLD MEDICINES UNSAFE.
New York Times.

New York Times.
Some medicines never lose their
healing power, while others not olly
fail to produce the desired effect. but
become positively harmful after stand
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19

In their statement, giving reasons
for the raise in the price OF milk, the
dairymen say that foodsun is so high
that the step was necessary. Now.
the fact of the business is feed is
cheaper now than il has been for sew
eral years past. The general opinion
is that the dairymen made a bad move
at this time aud under present exist
ing conditions. People cannot afford
the increased price and 1t will mean
decrease in the milk consumption
Conditions are unpropitious for an in
crease in the prce of necessities. The
Herald has received communications
from different people about the raise
requesting MS to let the people know
that prices Of feed are lower than for
a good many years.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19

Thursday evening the Eagles will
give al entertainment in the lodge
room at Red Mon hall to which the
families Of the members viii be in
vited There win he fine program
and splendid supper afterward. The
Eagles know how to entertain their
guests ana this time viii he no ex
ccption to the rule.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19

Durango people are sure nervy.
Within the past two weeks there has
been disastrous fire in which several
people lost their all. Then came the
closing up of large business house
and later the two bank failures. and
yet there is hardly a ripple OF excite
ment over the hard knocks received.
The statemen: has been made that
both banks will pay dollar for dollar.
The people generally believe the state
ment and although they realize that
II will be some time before they get
their money they are confident of get
ting 1t eventually. A very few de
positors drew their money from the
First National, but the deposits great.
ly exceeded the Withdrawals. The
500 limit in vogue since the panic In
the east was removed and depos.uo uors
were given the full amount OF their
deposits on demand While bad enough
the situation is not as bad as II migni
be-
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19

Miss Angie Hayden departed this
morning for Colorado Springs, where
she will visit friends.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19
will well.

Or. Grant Morris returned last night
from Denver. where he went to pur-
chase 4 new set of instruments. fur
niture etc, for his dental parlors. As
soon as they arrive he will open in
the rooms in the second story of the
Sci 1T building over Whites store.
I strict Attorney Pulliam and Under
tai T George Goodman returned Sat
urLly Light from Denver. where they
We're in attendance on the federal
grand jury in connection with the in
vestigation of the killing of Secret
Service Agent Joseph Walker near
Hesperus.
Charley Howard is very low with
pneumonia at his home on Second
street. aud Mrs. Howard is suffering
from grip.
Judge Pike, Assistant District Attor-
ney Lane. Court Reporter Peters. At.
torneys Russell. Galbreath and Mol
lette left for Pagosa Springs this
morning to attend the term OF district
court which opens there tomorrow
morning 1t is likely the term will
be short one.
The insurance adiustors have com
pleted their report on the loss OF the
Stein stock and have forwarded the
same to headquarters The company
has sixty days in which TO make settle
ment. The salvage belongs to stein
and will he placed on sale as soon as
1t is in shape to handle.
c. H. McEIenry OF Pennington ex-
hibited TO The Herald last Saturday
two specimens of gold retort taken
from his farm bordering on the San
Juan near Pennington. The gold was
sluiced from gravel by n man operat-
ing palcer down the San Juan and
stated that the result showed so cents
and 81 per cubic yard. Mr.. McHenry
was elated over what promised a rich
discovery and stated that steps would
be taken to establish whether or not
there was sufficient ground containing
gold to go TO the expense of building
sluices, etc.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19

While most people have money
there are few poor families in our
midst who should come In Tor kindly
consideration. If you have been bless.
ed with a goodly portion Of this worlds
goods it is but right and proper you
should look after those who have been
unfortunate
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19

Senator Guggenhelm and Reprosen-
tative Haggot have introduced bills in
both houses OF congress for puplic
building in Durango to cost Sl25.OO0.
We trust they Will ne carried through
and that Durango will get what is
coming to K in the line of public i'm
provements.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19

Major II. NJ. Randolph came in from
Denver Saturday night and went 10
Mancos yesterday morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19

J. T. Braiser returned Saturday ev
ening from Indiana. where he was
called by the illness of his father
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19

Charley Mcconnell will sacrifice ey.
cry dollar and every interest he has
IN the world to pay deposltors in full
And we can say truthfully that before
the money stringency came on Mt.
Mcconnell stood to clean up 100000
and his holdings are Just as valuable
today as they were six months ago.
But confidence will have to be restored
before property OF any description can
be disposed Of.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19

Charley Howard is very low with
pneumonia at his home on Second
street. aud Mrs. Howard is suffering
from grip.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19

Drs. A. l.. Davis and John Haggart
departed this morning for Denver as
witnesses before the United States
grand jury now investigating the kill
ing of Walker Drs Davis and Hag
gart made the post-mortem examina-
tion Of Walkers body.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19

Mel Springer is over from bayfield,
on a matter of business.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-01
Rocky Ford, Colo.

Rocky Ford Il now In It's nineteenth
year. md has population Of about
$500. II II one of the most progress-
I've towns in the state. having the sec
ond largest beet sugar factory In the
supplying the best OF artesian water.
canning factory. superior flour mill.
three banks. splendid school system.
three beautiful parks. and IL shipping
headquarters for the world famous
Rocky Ford cantaloupes. The grow.
ing Of vine and other seeds for
wholesale seedsmen II rapidly assum.
ing great proportions. our soil and eli.
mate producing a quality Of seed not
eQualled elsewhere. Rocky Ford 10
situated in the midst Of the richest
and most highly cultivated agrlcul.
turnl. gardening and fruit lands IN
Southern Colorado-lands producing
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-01

portion Of the West. As the metropo-
iis of this favored section. Rocky Ford
has good prospects for Increased
growth and prosperity. Az a place OF
residence Il has few equals In the
west. its people being Intelligent and
refined. and saloons outlawed for three
years with a good prospect that this
condition will be perpstual. For fur.
thor Information subscribe for the
Enterprise or send for sample copy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-01

attainment VINO nave Dccu uotcu III
lustfulness." l realize at the outset.
how difficult it is to FIX line where
intellectually may be defined as high
and low; and how absurd II would be
to say that incontincncc was con-
fined to those below such 4 vague
line. My comment OF last week will
not bear that Interpretation. II only
asserts that intellect, refinement and
culture are not the concomitants OF
sexual lust, and more specifically
that the arc not an affinity OF pro-
miscuous icwdncss. I think the
rational judgment OF men and women
will sustain that dictum. ] think i:s
proof lies in the constant drift away
from all animal propensitics toward
mental qualifications in the intellect.
u1l mass. Granted that man is less
a beast than other animals. my gen.
cral assumption is verified; and my
statement was only general.
That there are many illustrious cx-
amplcs, rs my critic say, who con-
tradiet my assumption, may be pos.
siblc, but I do not recall them. Lord
Byron comes to mind rs ono OF the
disabilities. He was man Of re-
Sncd temperament and OF scholarly
atsainments. who was not too partie'
uiar about making liaison where
he should not. But even Byron may
he credited with the merit OF not
taking on the new love until he had
cast of the old. The exceptions TO
this rule arc those told OF by his
enemies and to this day unvcrificd.
II is true that his affections under
went some very sudder tsansforma'
tons: and that he di! pt always
pay due regard TO ths -slaicl:
an already thrice married old stagcr
~ sixty. and let her hifat dation ior
tho pretty-faccd and still youthful!
poet te some extenuation. For Il
was she who wanted Byron more
than Byron wanted her. There Is.
however. one distinctive feature Of
Byron's poetic genius which supports
and verifcs my contention. and L
il that he with remarkable persist
cncy, in all his writings, holds up
si.,glcncss Of attachmcn as an ideal.
Il was Mrs. Harriet Bcechcr Stowe
VINO mos. masniicd Lord Byron's
uNICCtt W sttuCtNdu d"'s
that leads me to remark that another
eminent intellectual light, my critic
might be disposed TO cite is Henry
Ward Pccehcr. Here was certainly
a great intellect and refined and cul.
furcd tcmrcramcnt. No ono could
listen to one Of Becehcr's prayers
and no, feel that he was a transcend
in thought. And perhaps
nc was guilty OF that amore with
Mrs. Tilton. ] won't attempt to dis
prove il. though the court failed to
convict him. have the largest
for men whose calling makes
then, professional CONSIDERS Of hys-
tcrical worncn. II Bcechcr only fell
rrcc. his career strengthens and en-
forces my contention that highly in
tcllcciusl men arc not often COM
mon Iibcrtjpcs,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-01
Has an Advocate In the
Shadow Of Pixies Peak.

The Mountain Pine. published by
the Crystola Publishing Co.. whose
postoffice is Green Mountain Falls.
favors various fads and isms includ-
ing spiritualism. In . recent issue
OF the Mountain Pine correspond
mt speaks Of thorn in the flesh OF
spirituaiism rs follows:
"The constant detection Of frauds
by certain mediums who revel In ply
steal manifestations Is naturally most
discouraging to the investigator who
is seeking proof that spirits return
and communicate with mortals."
Al mediums" who pretend to
bring messages from the other world
arc frauds. but few Of them escape
detection. There never has been an
alleged case Of spirit communication
that would stand investigation. All
information from so-callcd Spirit
sources always reaches mortal eyes
or sars through tho medium Of dark
acss, cabinets or some device for con-
ccaling the deception. Most letters
-puil; shed in spiritualistic papers pur-
n fesImy c5Hvsyins ho intelligence
whatever. II spirits can communi-
cate with morials As readily as claim
ed why Is Il that some slight knowl-
edge Of the environment Of the dead
il not given an anxious and inquir-
ING world.
The Mountain Pine promises spirit
letters from Myron w. Reed and the
prophet Jeremiah in its next issue.
"Jcrc,,,i,h" contributed n naCe arti.
efc to the last number. We make the
following extract from the ancient
pro-het's magazine article:
Each passing day affords so much
ms.criai for building character: the
people we meet We may cheer and
brighten. thus adding to our account
in tho great Bank of Love-"
This financial reference Of Jcre-
mi,h's sounds more like twentieth
century language than that which he
uscd in the flesh 67o y. G. The bank
me business in Tcrcmiah's time was
limited to weighing shekcls Of silver
in balances. II may be claimed that
jeremiah is familiar with tho world
If today. n so Il Is unfortunate that
he cannot convey as much informa-
,icn concerning the beyond as he
seems to possess of present day in
stitu,ions. Jeremiah has been in
heaven for over 1900 years and Is
doubtless well posted on the condi-
tons surrounding the departed. Yet
his published letters arc as devoid of
news from the better world as IL they
were written bv one Of tho many
mediums which arc de-
nounccd by the Mountain Pine.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-03-01

There were over hundred people on
the Santa Fs platform when the 1927
came In yesterday. A part Of the crowd
was headed for Pueblo TO witness the
Lswis- Perry prize fight laS night.