Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-08


1 along Main avenue. There is also &
plan on foot for = benefit concert fol
this poor family. Arrangements are
not yet complete, but will be made
soon. Miss Bertha Paul suggested the
plan. and Ii asking the assistance OF
all Durango's citizens In making the
affair q nnAucis1 success. II Is a
kindly thought and we feel that her
spare time. eEersy and musical abil
ity. could be put to no better use,
than TO work for those In trouble. We
are sure that Durango people will re-
spond generously, either with their
services or patronage. III you have
done It unto the least OF these My
brethren. ye have done It unto Me"
f. p. Stevenson, who was brought
to Durango last Saturday from Cor.
tes. suffering with clot on the brain,
died at Ochsner hospital at 1890 last
night. He was 40 years of age and
leaves wife and nine children. AS
already stated In these columns. the
injury was caused by kick from n
horse, which happened about three
months ago The patient was oper.
ated on last Sunday. but It was too
late. and while II seemed for time
that Mr.. Stevenson might pull through,
the Improvement was only temporary
John White. A. T. Samson and f. $.
Taylor came with the sick man to Du-
rango, and everything was done that
was possible. His wife was also with
him, and viii return to Cortez In the
morning with the body, where inter.
ment will take place. Mr.. Stevenson
has need OF all her courage to take
up the burden thrust upon her, since
we understand the family have no
means. but we know that the people of
this section will never allow the wild.
ow and orphan TO suffer. and aid as
well as sympathy will be given them
in this, their time Of need.
II makes a Durango newspaper man.
ager sick to look over the daily pa
pers In other parts Of the state. For
Instance the Boulder Herald. an eight
page paper. carries rs columns of ad.
vertising and seven columns of read.
ing matter. The first page OF the
Boulder paper is plastered with ad-
vertising-hve columns. Again, the
Boulder paper does not pay for tele.
graph matter. the important happen
ings being telephoned after the Den
yer sheets a-e out. Then we turn to
the Grand Junction papers that carry
three columns Of advertising to one
carried by Durango paper. The
same is true Of Trinidad and every
town where daily papers are publish
ed. True the Durango papers enjoy
occasional spurts. but only occasion.
ally. This paper is running double
the amount Of reading matter over the
Boulder Herald with one.third the ad
vertising. We pay out more for tele-
graph dispatches alone than II costs
the Boulder paper to put It's reading
matter In type. The Herald Is not
much on complaining. but when we
make comparisons 1t certainly takes
the ginger out Of one who endeavors
tc conduct a non.grafting sheet and
fights corruption, and occasionally we
wonder II It pays TO run paper hon
estly In Durango. upholding decency
and remaining loyal to the masses,
But It is a pleasure to go home at
night and know that you have not stood
in with rotten deals. such as whole.
sale rebating Of taxes. open defiance
of laws. with the iooting of closed
banks. etc. And . clear conscience
is much better than . fat pocketbook
made possible by grating.