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Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20
CITY COUNCIL.

The city council met in regular ses-
sion last evening. Vevy little bust.
ness OF Importance was transacted.
First on the program was granting
liquor license TO John MATHS & Co,
and employment agency license to ].
c. Copeland.
The electric light matter came up
for more or less discussion. resulting
in the committee being granted more
time for final report. and the bridge
lights were also considered and the
matter left In the hands oil the com
mittee.
The committee was instructed to
get prices on two watering fountains.
A long discussion followed the re.
port OF Alderman Casey In regard TO a
bridge across the Animas At the foot
ported that he had consulted with tho
county commissioners and that they
mad received plans from Denver
architect. But there would be others.
They want the city To procure right
of-way. On motion OF Mr. Casey. sec
onded by Mr. Thomson, they favored
the building of the bridge under the
supervision OF the commissioners,
same not to exceed in cost 1850, and
the city TO pay half After O discus
sion in which the mayor. Casey.
Thomson and Naeglin strongly fay
ored II, Mcclellan objecting 10 immed
late action. counseling deferring the
matter until later. Scouton objected
TO taking money appropriated fol
street Improvement and using it foI
a bridge. The matter OF approprta
tions for the ensuing year then came
/ up and lasted long time, after which
the original motion, regarding the
building OF the bridge, on roll call
was carried by vote OF 8 to 2, Fol
som and Scouton voting nay.
The request of Jennie Moss for 70
bate OF liquor license was referred tr
the proper COMMITTEES.
Messrs. Folsom, NaeglIn and Han
non we're appointed to report the cos
of revising the city ordinances
With a few minor matters discusset
the council adjourned.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

Crow" @. b. McCutcheon: Romance
OF an Old Fashioned Gentleman" +.
IL. Smith; Lions Share" Octave
Thanet; "Ackroyd of the Faculty -
Anna C. Roy.
JUVENILE-'Our Little Dutch
Cousin" Our Little Scotch Cousin. %
Our Little French Cousia." Blanche
McAlapus, Our Little Spanish Cous-
ia." Mary II. N. Roulet; Our Little
German Cousin" "Our Little Philip
pine Cousin "Our Little Hawaiian
Cousin" Our Little Eskimo Cousin. .
Our Little Japanese Cousin" Our
Little Irish Cousin" Our Little AZ
rican Cousin Mary II. Wade; "Our
Little Mexican Cousin" Edward c.
Butler: Our Little Canadian Cous-
in." Il. Il. Mcdonald: Aunt JOS Scrap
Bag Eight Cousins" Louisa M. All
colt; "Abbie Ann" George NJ Mar
tin.
MISCELLANEOUS - Our Old
Home" and English Note Book" Ma
thaniel Hawthorne; Concordance TO
the Bible" Robert Young, l.. l.. ID.
The above books were presented by
courtesy OF the womans club.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20
TELEGRAPHIc sREvITIEs.

CHICAGO. Feb. ia record
breaking snowstorm accompanied by
a bowling gale descended upon Chi
cago yesterday and was raging with
unaDated fury last night and early
this morning. Nebraska has IA inches
oil snow and the thermometer Is fall
ing rapidly today There is heavy
snow in Kansas and western Missouri.
Iowa Is suneIing from blizzard. and
heavy snow has fallen in central ILL
nuis. Today trains are hours late or
completely stormbound all through
tnc middle west
CHICAGO. FEB. 19.--The blizzard
which began here yesterday and al
most paralyzed the transportation ia
eilitieA oil Chicago and caused seyera
deaths, is stin in progress today. al
though the greatest fury OF the storm
has passed \ light snow fell during
the early part OF the day and wai
piled into deep drifts by stro1s
wind. Many accidents are reported
this morning
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Emphati'
denial is made by all parties inter
ested in reports that Harry Thaw vii
divorce his wife and that preliminar
les to this action are now under way
Attorney Daniel oRielly emphaticaill
denies the interview attributed to hin
Yesterday In which he Is quoted a
saying Lnat an action would be base'
upon reports that Mrs. Thaw was seei
dining at the Cafe Boulevard VIII
prominent and sporty hhanciei
Mrs. William Thaw will not dignli
the reports by discussing them. Mr'
Evelyn Thaw denAs that she dine
at the cafe and says further that I'd
divorce talk is without foundation
She and her husband are planning
trip TO Europe as soon as he gains nj
liberty, she says.
WASHINGTON. Feb. ls'-in deei'
ing today the case OF the MerehAu''
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20
THE UNEMPLOYED IN ENGLAND

Two years ago the question of re.
lief and employment for the jobless
workers was very grave in England.
Destitution was widespread and ax.
treme. and there were demonstra.
tons. PROFESSIONS and spectacular
marches to impress upon the govern
ment the need of remedial legisla-
ton. Public and private charity did
Its utmost. the queen starting sub
scripuon with a liberal gift. There
WAS talk Of farm colonies. potato
patches. great state and municipal un-
dertaktngs. and SO on. But with the
advent OF spring conditions so I'M
proved that the problem solved itself
largely.
Last year there was comparatively
little distress In England. Parlia.
ment had PLACED half million dol.
lars In the hands OF John Burns, lar
boris representative In the cabinet.
and he used II with care and intelli-
gence. Al the end Of the winter he
had balance to turn In. Little was
heard Of farm colonies and other ex-
Deriments. though undoubtedly the er-
perience OF the government and the
people during the two winters had In
fiuenced everybody In favor OF small
holdings legislation. and had empha-
sized the Importance OF the back to
the land" movement In Grea. Britain.
This winter. owing to the business
depression In Europe. tho unemploy.
ment question Is again rather serious
in the Brttish industrial celters.
There has been q revival Of radical
and extraordinary schemes. and the
march OF little army OF men from
Manchester to Windsor. with the al.
legged intention of "squatting' on a
section Of the royal park ald raising
vegetables, " one OF these.
The matter is sure TO be agitated In
parliament The labor party is dissat
is1ed with the attitude OF the govern
rnent, though John Burns has spoken
vigorously against hasty relief meas
ures aAd pauperzing makeshifts
Seversl days ago It moved an amend
ment to the speech from the throne
regrettinx the omission in the latter
Of any reference 70 the question oi
providing WORK for the unemployed
and while the amendment was reject
ed the ministerial majority In that
division was oaly Al. the Irish repre-
sentatives and many of the radicals
together with most OF the tories. vot
Ing with the laborttes. There was DO
liucal strategy in the action of ths
tories. who certainly are no more
ready thaa the party in power Ia u
embark upon costly and doubtful pub
lie works as q means Of relief for tn,
temporarily unemployed. But, will
| allowance for partisan politics made
the situation is still difficult enougl
to cause much anxiety.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

/ enteenth and Spring Garden streets.
weighing. counting and assaying the
coins sent to it by the mints at San
Francisco. Denver and New Orleans,
and those made in the building here.
completed its work.
While Withholding the report that
they will submit to the president, the
commissioners have allowed 1t to be
understood that everything has prov
en- satisfactory and that the coins ex-
standard in every way.
In every mint in the United States
the cashier places one coin out OF
every 1900 minted during the year.
into the 'pyx" box, which is scaled.
and unopened until it reaches the
presence of the assay commission.
There the coins are counted. assayed
and weighed. and the results noted
Members OF the commission do the
counting and assaying. and the weigh.
ing Is one.by an experienced employe
of the mint, under their supervision
This year the members of the com
mission who attended were: Con.
gressman William A. Ashbrook. OF
Ohio. chairman; Congressman VIII
liam n, Mckinley. of Illinois: Charles
j. Russell. OF Burlington. VT: profes.
sor Leverett Mears. OF Williams Col.
lege. Massachusetts; George l.. Har-
hson. of Philadelphia J. W. Camp.
bell, of Fort Dodge. Iowa; X. l.. S.
kerfoot, Seattle, Wash; John l.. Nc
ueill, of Durango, Colo; Il. w. Har.
den, of Chicago; Thomas r. Burns OF
San Francisco; Franz Il. Shlnn OF Co.
lumbus, Ohio. and II. G. Torrey. as.
sayer, United States assay Office,
New York Other members unable to
be present were Senator Henry NJ.
Teller, OF Colorado; Gardner VII.
liams of Washington: William B
Ridgely, comptroller OF the currency,
and Judge John q. Mcpherson. OF the
eastern district of Pennsylvania.
Director of Mints Frank A. Leach
attended all the meetings OF the com
mission, and Lewis Slater, OF Wash
ington. was secretary.
Dividing itself into three commit.
tees the commission started to work
on Wednesday, being entertained at
luncheon by Superintendent Joha H.
Lands and Chief Clerk DIR. Albert A.
Norris, both yesterday and today.
Members of the committee on
counting were Chairman Campbell
and Messrs. McNeill and Burns. The
committee on assaying consisted of
Professor Mears, chairman. and the
Messrs. Harrison. Russell and Tor
rey; while the committee on Weighing
consisted OF f. w. Harden, chairman,
and Messrs. Kerfoot. Shinn and Nc
Kinley.
Under the direction of Superintea.
dent Lands the Philadelphia mint is
now working its normal force, and
since the first of the year has been
coming from 100000 to $1,000 900 in
gold day. In the mint vaults at the
present time are $377 100000 in metal
and coins.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

Lucian c. Wheeler. chief OF the
force investigating land frauds in
Colombo. spent last night in Durango
In oonsultaiioa With Messrs DeBelle
and CallaGhan. leaving again this
morning for Denver owing to tho III.
ness Of his wife. whom he will take
TO q lower climate on his way To
WashiAgtoa who're be soes on Official
busius,ss.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20
DR.. McEwen, Jr.,
Missing from Home

DR., o. { -IcEwen. son OF DR.. w
W. McEweA of this city, is myster
iously missin.
The young man, whose home Is in
farTnington where he has resided the
past nine years. came up from that
place about ten days ago accompanied
I his wiIe. the two going To Denver
where they remained q few days. re.
farming Saturday evening. He intend
ed returning to Pennington this morn
lug he son and his wife have been
stopping at the home Of his parent in
North Durango About o'clock last
evening the young man put on his hat
and coat. saying he would go dowl to
the office and return with his father.
This was about Il quarter past seven,
and since that time none of the family
have set eyes on him. A Mr.. Daniels,
who knew him III Pennington, met
and walked down a block with him to
the First National Bank corner
Their conversation was about com.
monpace matters, Mr.. Daniels never
suspecting that anything was wrong
in any way. Mr. Daniels was the last
person TO see or converse with him.
Mr.. Daniels cannot tell which way
the young doctor went
DR.. McEwen, Sr., returned home at
o'clock and was surprised to learn
that his son had started down town
and had not put in an appearance at
the Office He Immediately returned
to town, visiting his office and then
taking peep in the different places.
Friends We're notified OF the disappear
ance and all night long search was
made. The half-crazed father could
not content himself moment Re
turning occasionally to the house cold
and tired, it was only to remain q few
moments when he would start out
again, trailing up and down the river,
over the adjacent hills, the cemetery
and roads leading out of town Par.
ties ON horseback went down the river
"a idl hS l. mites. ana SlnCt DAY
light many kind friends have assisted
III the search without even u trace OF
the missing man. When seen about
3 80 this afternoon the father was al
most prostrated with grief and worn
out by his long and continuous
search
The Inigginp m ic f,f
For some time he was In poor health
suffering greatly from muscular pains,
but he has been much better of late
the past few months. and has not been
complaining in any way OF late, and
when he left the house last evening
1t was in happy frame of mind. And
il is not alone the father who suffers.
There is the wife who has not slept
and is walking the door wondering
what can have happened. There is
also the grown sister and other mem
bers Of the family. The women folks
are inclined to believe the young man
met with foul play. but this opinion is
not generally shared by others. 1t is
feared that he was taken with the old
pains and his mind giving way he has
either wandered away and froze TO
death, or possibly made way with him
self
The search will be continued and it
Is possible some news may be OBJ
tanned by dark
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20
vacant lands.

Today President Fred Gooding OF
Idaho and Secretary George S. Walker
| OF Wyoming, of the National Wool
Growers association, arrived and del
egations are expected within the pres
ent week from Montana. Idaho, Utah,
Wyoming and Colorado to fight the
Burkett grazing bill, as well as the one
introduced today by Scott
DENVER. Feb. 19.-Attorney Gen.
eral Dickson completed his argument
in the district court before Judge
Shattuck this morning against the
brick trust and the Bricklayers union.
He pointed out that all antitrust laws
are merely declaratory OF the com
mol law. which he has invoked to
smash the combination. 1t is probable
that Judge Shattuck will take the mat
ter of granting a temporary injunc-
ton against the brick trust under ad-
visement for several days before an.
nouncing his decision
NEW YORK, Feb. I9-Reports
which have been in circulation for sew
eral days in the west to the effect
that "a receivership is about to be APP
pointed for the Missouri Pacific rail.
road. were given positive denial to-
day by George I. Gould. president OF
the road, There is absolutely no
truth in these reports. or in any re-
ports OF that kind involving this prop
erty.' said MIR. Gould.
CHICAGO Feb. ia situation
which radical mea say may result in
"a strike OF the railroad employees ON
railroads in various parts of the coun-
try. has developed as "A result OF a
general movement ON the part of the
railroads to reduce the wages of all
classes of operatives. In every part
Of the country officials of unions com
prisins railroad employees have been
notified by the railroads that gem
eral reduction of wages and revision
OF working agreements must be made
March 1. The unions are determined
that no reductions shall be made, and
the union officials are preparing to
resist every attempt to reduce the
present scale.
ERIE, Pa, Feb. 19.-The German
car in the New York to Paris automo-
bile race, which arrived here from Buf-
falo last night. left Erie at S:45 a. m
for Cleveland. A heavy snow has
been falling during the past twelve
hours and the roads are in bad shape
BUFFALO, Feb. 19-The second
French car in the New York to Paris
automobile endurance race left here
for Eria. Pa, at 1880 this mor1ing.
driven by Charles Goddard.
LIMA, Peru, Feb. ia wireless
dispatch dated Wednesday, 12:45 a.
m, was received from the American
battleship fleet. saying that the squad
ron was 222 miles from Callao. The
speed has been reduced to eight miles
an hour. The message says that Rear
Admiral Evans has not yet recovered
his health. 1t is believed that the
fleet will be sighted Thursday and
that the vessel will enter Callao har-
Dor about IL o'clock Thursday morn
ing.
SEATTLE. Wash. Feb. 19.-Be
cause his wife threatened to secure
divorce from him, L. Asbury shot
and killed her last night. He then
turned the gun upon himself and sent
bullet crashing through is brain in
the presence OF a number OF persons,
including Eunice Larkin, the 9-year-
old daughter Of Mrs. Asbury by for
mer marriage.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

The fourth Pan-American confer
ence will be held at Buenos Ayres in
May, 1910. These interchanges OF
civilities In the western hemisphere
are getting to be frequent, cordial
and useful.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

The lawyers furnishing information
TO the blood-mouey newspaper should
bear in mind that the worm turns and
is no respector OF persons and they
will in turn come in for the same kind
Of treatment.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20
Items From Kline

Wen. well. this reminds me again
of the great opportunities we have
here on the mesa II only the opportun.
| ity was grabbed and the citizen wakes
up to the facts and begins to get in
orchard and aot lay dormant az the
Montezuma valley did for SO long.
| But at last they nave awoke and nnd
| they have one OF the finest fruit coun-
| tries in Colorado. We are only l3U
odd feet higher than Arriola in the
Montezuma valley. There at the pres
ent time they have about 20 inches
OF snow. Here ON the mesa we have
only about 10 inches at Kline, while
| about nine miles south OF us the
ground is bare. AT Hesperus there Is
nearly rs inches of snow, which is the
source ot our water supply. AS you
leave Hesperus going south the snow
decreases about one inch to the mile.
Our winters here are mild and warm
Us the winds generally blow from
! the south which heads on the north
ern blizzards. There is less danger
OF trees winter killing here than in
any other part of the southwest, for
at present it is possible to dig post
holes II 1t was necessary to do so.
But. as said before. We must awake
10 the fact that with push and work
this section Will surprise her sister
country and come soaring to the front
as the flower of La Plata county.
But / am sorry to say that | must
leave this section as | have interests
IN San Juan county that need my at.
tention. 1 will also say that IL any
one has been hustled into carriages
and switched out to Kline from Du-
range. and taken away from the pos
sbIe settlers OF the San Juan, 1t u
beyond my knowledge. But as cir
cumstances happened, did take q
load of settlers to San Juan county
last month. | also located among the
good people OF San Juan. | do not
want any community to believe we
would lay stone Ia its road, or do
1t an unjust act.
| would boost for one section az
well AZ the other for with the advance
ment OF the San Juan country watch
Durango grow, and II you wish to
know, | own lands In both counties,
and also In Moltezumn. and have none
Tor sale.
We understand Mr.. Clearinghouse is
going to buy so or 40 head OF cattle
this spring,
Mr.. Il. A. Lee is making all prepar-
atoms to push work on the ditch above
the Fort Lewis school az soon as the
snow gets OF In the spring.
With pleasure we notice that the
Fort Lewis school will be continued.
While experimenting the other day
with an old well eight miles below
Kline Mr.. Leroy Parker smelled what
he took to be gas. He lighted q
match and touched 1t to the well
hole and the gas ignited with such
force as to knock him down, throwing
him several feet from the scene. He
was not injured. except for good
scare.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20
NEW LIBRARY BOOKS.

The Durango Library has just re-
ceiyed number OF new books, a fol.
lows:
FICTION-"Graustark" G. B. Nc
Cutcheon; "Dsughtsry Of Andersen
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20
ASSAY oMMMiSSIoN
COMPLETES ITS TASK.
philadelphia North.American.)

philadelphia North.American.)
Weighed in the balance and found
not wanting. has been one sample
coin out of each 1000 minted in the
four money.making establishments OF
Uncle Sam during the past year. Yes
terday the assay commission. appoint
ed yearly by President Roosevelt,
which has been at the mint ut Sew.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

Some OF the hardest fighting the
modern world has seen has been be-
tween the Russians and Turks. A
war cloud In that country Ii never one
that can be measured by u mans
hand.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

The Republicans OF this state Will
have no trouble In selecting good ma
terial for governor and other state Of
ficers-
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

One OF the indicted men last Jus
was given q week TO raise the ~.
chase price And then the sheet -
the efYrontery to deny blackmail.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

It's too bad the Democratic party
has only one man in the presidential
race. 1t would be more interesting ii
the party would produce new mater
tal occasionally.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

Taft Is the same as nomoinatsd, &c
cording to the Record Herald. ald his
nomination means election BY big
majority.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

The Herald win admit there sro
some who would rather persscuts tAs1
prosecute. and also rather lose tAaar
money than rscsivs dollar foe aa,las.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

Time will tell the story. And wAen
the depositors come IN for hot cir m
stead ohf results they will know
where to place the blame.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

Selling third grade flour for, nrst
grade prices was honorable q few
years ago. Yes. We say. honorable
with some people.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

That s175 remains unpaid. And the
s17,5O0 guarantee Is also in the worth
less column.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

Whe1 blackmailing sheet gets let
down 1t has reason to feel sore and
occupy lots OF space ranting.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

Jesse Mcdonald Ia coming to the
front. He served the people well as
governor.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

Congressman Haggott Is not being
led by blackmailing Democratic news
papers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

Shortage in casn is hardly keeping
pace with the alarming shortage In
skirts.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

Grand Junction is certainly a pro-
gressive, energetic community, says
the Telluride Journal. No sooner is
one public enterprise disposed OF than
action begins on another. They are
already at work on their annual fair
for next fall.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

The Confederation Generate du
Travail, a notorious organization
whose specially seems to be planning
May day celebrations. Is again max
ing arrangements for a monster dem
onstration in favor of an eight hour
day. The leaders say there are $780,,
900 persons out OF work in Paris and
that jobs could be found for them If
the eight-hour day was realized, and
calls upon the unemployed to make a
demonstration. Two years ago this
body threatened to declare general
strike of all trades on May Day, and
led to the mobilization of 100000
troops for eveltualities. but the day
passed quietly.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

Isn't 1t queer tho doublscrossing
one bumps up agninst?
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

ID. Ii. Monat Is nome In Denver
from New York, where he spent some
time.
Flowing in the irrigated section
around Ault commenced the first OF
the week.
Socialists are figuring on carrying
four wards in the approaching Denver
city election.
Greeley ministerial association has
asked the city to place a ban on sun
day ball playing,
Fort Collins Credit Mems associa-
ton has decided TO adopt the card
system of credit ratings.
Another open hearth steel furnace
has been opened at the Pueblo steel
works, making a total of FIVE.
Pueblo has arranged a reception
committee for entertainment Of dele
gates attending Republican state con
yention in April.
One hundred and twenty thousand
trout were placed in the Arkansas
river near Florence Saturday. coming
from the government hatchery near
| Leadville.
Grand Junction Is to the front with
a Bryan club Better have all the
pleasure you can out OF it early in the
game. The Republicans will have
Tany later and it will last four years
or more.
Justice Heddin found the eight Ital.
i
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

Four carloads of sugar beet seed
many, and three carloads will follow
next year. This seed was all grown
on German farms last year, will be
distributed to the farmers OF the
Greeley district March 15. ald from
March 25 to April 1 will be planted
The seed cost Is cents pound The
Greeley farmers this year win plant
20 pounds to the acre, and 1t is be
lieved replanting will not be neces.
sary.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20
COLORADO NEWS.

ID. H. Moffat is home in Denver
time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

Socialists are figuring on carrying
four wards in the approaching Denver
city election.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

Justice Heddin found the eight Ital.
ians who were charged With stealing
trip to Glenwood Springs under false
pretenses. guilty and fined them 500
and costs each and sentenced them to
15 days in jail In addition.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

Flowing in the irrigated section
around Ault commenced the first o.
the week.