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Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
FLORIDA FARMERS
DISCUSS IRRIGATION

The farmers of the Florida mesa
held meeting this afternoon In the
rooms of the Durango board of trade
TO discuss the organization OF an lrri
cation district on the Florida mesa
There was large attendance of farm.
ers who manifested great enthusiasm
over the new project William Nor
rison. president of the Enterprise
Ditch company. called the meeting 10
order.
Arrangements were made for meet.
ings to be held on the mesa In order
to acquaint all those living In the pro.
posed district with the benefits to be
derived from the organization as well
MS TO correct some false Impressions
that have arisen. The work of estnb.
fishing boundaries of the district will
begin Immediately
We call attention to tho fact that
belonging to an irrigation dlsirict does
not put an incumbrancc on the land.
It's effect Is similar TO that OF a school
district and Is bonded and taxed In
the same way. all taxes being collect
ed by the county treasurer. No man
has 10 sign n mortgage or paper OF
any kind. except the petition to the
county commissioners to form the dis.
trict We repeat that II IL not neces.
sary to mortgage the land IN order to
Dpipur IN tho dist ri Tho gt,in
will he bonded for twenty years with
nc annual payments ON the principal
until after ten years. the yearly inter
est alone being required.
The advantages of the project are
many and easily perceived BY this
means every acre of the land included
In the district will be under cultiya-
lion. More intensive farming win be
made possible. The land within such
district will be enhanced in value Just
as land adjacent to good schools com.
included in a school district.
Where all the land can be cult
waited and farms thus cut up in smaller
tracts, with raise In value per acre
an increase in population will follow
as a natural result, and II is easy to
see what a benefit the project will be
to La Plata county--and that means
Durango What helps the Florida mesa
helps us. It's a good cause Push
II nlongl
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
HIGH WATER DOES. DAMAGE.
Pennington Enterprise.

Pennington Enterprise.
The recent high water has caused
considerable trouble and alarm along
the river of San Juan county during
The past week, but the water is go
ing down now so no more alarm IS
felt
The most serious damage done In
the county is the loss of the Fru.
land bridge which was just about com.
pleted and would have Oeen throwt
open for travel in a few days. The
bridge went down on Thursday even
ing of last week about o'clock. Our
readers will remember that when IL
was viewed by the county commits
sioners several weeks ago they founo
that It did not come up to the specit
cations in length. Thurston Bridge
company has the contract and as soon
as they saw that the bridge was too
short they Immediately went to woik
TO extend 1t to the required Length
They found this very difficult task
Dut mad IL nearly past the crlticil
point in making the change when tae
high water came up and washed III
der the tower that was being replaced
and the whole structure went into The
river. The bridge is practically a 10
tai loss, part OF the lumber wa,
saved by some Navajos who Wen
into the river down about the Hogs
back.
1t has been feared that what Il
left of the bridge at the Dooiey fort
would be washed away but 1t scems /;
stand the high water well. The waite
piled up against the bridge and back
ed over in the road. but not enough Il
cut channel past the end OF III
bridge.
Up at Flora Vista they had som
trouble last Sunday. The river CT
badly into the bank above the of,dg
but the people turned out with team
and nlled In q lot Of brush 70 the rive
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
sAARpsNEo 70 A POINT.

Anyway, there's no danger of an old
topers dying OF water on the BRAIN.
One thing in the world thar is used
by us all for speli-the alphabet
It's easier to mix religion with busi
ness than it is TO mix politics with
religion.
woman should trust her husband
hut 1t isn't always advisable to let hin,
know It,
/, isn't question of how mu, h
money you have made. but how mucn
good you have done with IT.
It's easy to convince a suporsli.
tious man that finding a dollar Is luck.
iei than finding horseshoe.
You can never make woman Re.
lievc that she isn't saving money when
she spend 10 cents in car fare In order
TO obtain a dollar article for IS cents
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
NOT A VERY PROSPEROUS
BUNCH OF TRAIN ROBBERS

ROCHESTER,. n Y, June i2.-The
five men who We're taken from New
York Central train No. 81. fast mail
wesibound when 1t reached here this
morning and charged with train rob
berry, gave their names as Benjamin
Marsh. Albany; Harry Brundage and
James Maroney, Pleasantviile: Har-
vey Ferris, Brooklyn, and Harry Ed
wards, New York. They admitted
boarding the train at Albany, but de
MED ransacking the express packages.
None of them is over 30 years old.
One had s35. another s. and the others
were penniless. Several OF them car
rled bunehes of keys but none were
armed
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
Tired Of Paying
Husbands Board Bill

CHICAGO. June l2-Fritz Rickel
was placed In jail May rs. on account
of his failure 10 settle a judgment In
an assault case. was given absolute
freedom last night because his prose
cutor. Mrs. Emma Runge, was no long.
er able TO scrape together the $3.50
weekly board required by the county
The woman was pale and tear
Strassheim her inability to earn suf
iicient money at the wash tub to pro
vide for her children in addition To
stained as she confessed 10 Sheriff
paying Rickers board. and the sheriff
released the prisoner.
Rickel is wealthy but refused to
pay the Judgment. preferring TO go tt
Jail
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
PROMINENT DENVER
MAN TRIES TO SUICIDE

DENVER. June i2--After failing to
effect reconciliation with his wife
aud induce her to withdraw suit
for divorce Anton Scheli, aged 81.
drank large quantity OF carbolic acid
In his room this morning. Mrs. scheil
was painfully burned about the hands
and arms in attempting to wrest tae
bottle containing the acid away from
her husband.
Both Schell and his wife are we'll
known in German circles OF this city
They are also prominent in tho 80
cial circles OF their home in Germany
They came 10 this city about six yoars
ago After being threatened witn
death several times Mrs schell ,ucd
for n divorce In the district cogit.
She charged her husband with cruelty.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
'SENDFOR
HOBSON
Americans at Honolulu
Furious Over Dis
covery Of Jap Plot

HONOLULU. June IA japanese
plot to seize the islands was unearth-
ed today by the authorities, and as a
result Americans are furious. On
all sides the demand has arisen for
The return of the battlesehip fleet to
Pacific waters.
The evidence discovered today
shows conspiracy that ramifies
through the islands through every
class of Japanese population.
The plot has for its object the con-
troll of the sugar industry and then of
the internal affairs OF the islands
In some way the authorities obtain
ed information of the conspiracy and
made raid which was a complete
surprise to the plotters.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
AUTO MAKES NEW RECORD
IN DENVER-PuEeLo RUN

PUEBLO. June IA stodd,ud
Dayton car. entered in the Allan ne.
liability run from Denver to Pueblo
and return. broke the reckoned schoG
nle yesterday afternoon by forty.Rve
minutes Returning the car win start
from this city tomorrow at ocl Jch
The first car is due In Denver at z 80
tomorrow afternoon Each of tno six.
teen contestants viii start .wo min
u'es apart and until the run is com.
pieted to Denver there win be no
way Of telling who won the race ns
the trophy is offered only for the 'lp
from Denver TO Pueblo and return. so
far thirteen ears have clean record.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
eUMPTioN ON THE FARM.

Farm Journal
The rose may bloom for England.
The lily for France unfold;
Ireland may honor the shamrock.
Scotland her thistle bold,
But the shield OF the great republic
The glory OF the west,
Shall bear u stalk of tasseled corn.
or all our wealth the best"
Sort well your seed, but Arse be
careful to select the right sort.
The bung.hole does not empty half
80 many barrels as the little, everlas,-
ing drizzle from the spigot.
Never heard Of anybody running The
oultivator too much, except one nan
who was too busy cultivating 20 dig
his wife's flower beds for her.
II will pay TO have OH hand dupli.
Gates of the most breakable parts OF
the harvester. II costs time, which is
valuable. to stop machine in rush
days to wait for the broken partF
To the hired man: You can be a
man whom the whole neighborno, j
will want. How? Just by being fair
and square, earnest. honest, good ia,
tured and clean In al your life. 40
| out Of work times for such a man.
When you wish permission to go
| across another mans land. go and ask
| for IT, Don't take It for granted that
II will be all right" You oal only
| be sure OF that by going TO mead
| quarters and talking with the inas'or
| Out of $500 boys recently examined
| In the schools of Kansas. only SIX
| cigarette smokers were found to be
what would generally be called
bright" Ten OF the remainder were
average students. while all the rest o.
the $500 were found to be poor Al
their studies, or worthless.
One of the handiest things about {
farm is canvas large enough /,
cover a load or stack OF hay. Thos'
who will stack all hay outside nee,
one most. But there are many othe
uses for one. such as covering load
OF grain that can not be unioaded be
fore shower. protection for tn
binder on dewy nights. etc.
The answers we have been glvini
TO young men who wish 10 get int
agricultural journalism. is to go ol
a farm which is devoted to the spe
cIaIty he is most Interested In an
work and write, write. write, senc
ing his MSS. to farm papers; kee
on sending them until he makesa,
: reputation for himself: then. II wa
is open for hint will open. Other
may give better s9vics tAAn this
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14

was kept in its channel. A large tree
struck the bridge Sunday evening
but was cut loose before 1t could do
any damage.
A tree lodged against the Pitrat
bridge on the Animas Sunday even
ing but there were several men there
with axes and although the tree had
lodged in very bad position 1t WAS
cut loose after considerable trouoie
and no damage done.
The new Pennington bridge is so
well constructed that it don't make
any difference about high water. Many
people have gone down TO see the
bridge during high water and all are
well pleased with 1t.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
Ball Players
Prove Thieves

PUEBLO, June ED Jones and
c. Mcdonald. who came here to work
out with the Pueblo baseball team,
but who failed to make good, were
turned over to the sberiff's office this
morning after hearing In police court
for trial in the district court on the
charge of robbery. The men lived in
board house on Seventh street, and
after running up big bill, decamped
They took with them clothing and
shoes, underwear and musical instru
ments, the property OF other roomers
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
MASKED MEN HOLD UP
MEN AT NELLIE NINE

TELLURIDE, June L. Shortly aft
G, midnight last night three masked
men went to the bunk house at the
Nellie mine where the foreman a man
named Form. and five others were
sleeping, and at the point Of guns
commanded the men to throw up their
hands while they coolly dumped I50
pounds of gold amaleum into sacks
and departed on horseback The ANAL
gum was worth between $4,000 and
$4,000. None Of the miners were
armed and resistance was useless.
The officers arrested man this
morning whom they believe to be one
of the gang. He is an Austrian and
had mask in his pocket He worked
al the Nellie mine a couple of months
and knew of the rich amalgum.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
UNKNOWN PERSONS pyNA.
MITE OHIO CHURCH

LEETONiA. O.. June Unknown
persons blew up the First Presbyte.
rian church In this village last night
with dynamite bomb that was placed
in widow ON The north side of the
edilice. This is the fifth attempt In
the last day or two at dynamiting In
this village, the others having been
discovered in time to prevent damage
Sheriff Davidson today put large
force Of deputies at work ON the case
and arrests are expected.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
FRISCO BRIBERY CASE
NEARING THE END

SAN FRANCISCO. June 12.-The
trial of Patrick Calhoun. president OF
the United railroads. charged with
bribery which opened January l2, will
reach the stage Of final argument Mon
day. All preliminaries were swept
away In today's session OF court
wherein counsel for defendant after
offering to submit the case withou,
argument. agreed TO the courts deci
sion providing for another arrange
ment whereby the attorneys inaugu
rate an unrestricted peeriod Of ora
torical effort scheduled to begin Mon
day morning. The case will 80 to tn.
jury about Thursday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
CASE or MARTINEZ IN
HANDS OF JURY TODAY

PUEBLO, June l2.-The case of Fe.
lice Martinez. charged with the muir
der OF Patrolman Fred II. Barnes.
went to the Jury this morning. De
Tense presented its evidence. attempt.
Ing TO prove an allbi for Martinez.
Many Witnesses were placed on the
stand who swore that Martinez was
almost constantly in the presence OF
some one from o'clock on the even
Ing OF the murder until O'Clock next
morning when he was arrested.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
this is the best we can do.

this Is the best we can do.
In little while summer boarders
will be In evidence. Deal gently with
them, brethren. when they ask you
how many eggs the eggplant produce
In day, and when they ask to see
the COW that gives butter and cheese.
They mean well. but they are very
green concerning country ways: and
If they are frightened out of their wits
when they meet a flock OF sheep, do
not remind them of their cheap Jokes
about the perIls OF eonntryman
crossing a busy street in town. The
summer boarder ia usually willing TO
learn, and in time he will even be able
to distinguish between humble bee
and grasshopper.
Killing weeds by spraying: To
make the spraying solution. empty
sack of sulphatee of
non into fifty-gallon barrel: fln to
the chine with water and stir with
hoe for a few minutes until dissolved
Sfruin through several thicknesses of
cheesecioth tackled over manhole of
the spraying machine Apply with u
spraying machine. producing
a real mist free from drops. Use
ahout fifty gallons TO the acre and
spray on bright, warm day. or on
dark damp day; 1t does not matter
so long as rain does not come within
eighteen or twenty hours, Tbs spray
Will not harm grain crops. aud VIII
XIII Wild mustard and various other
weeds.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
WHEAT TAKES Ap-
VANCE OF 5 CENTS

CHICAGO, June l2.-An advance of
nearly cents at Winnipeg in the
price of wheat for July delivery and
more gains at Minneapolis and Du-
luth. caused considerable strength in
the market here during early trading
today. The upturn of northwestern
81 ain centers is due to the lively de.
mand for cash wheat by millers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14

DANCING
Church Pastor Says
Exercise Both In.
nocent and Healthy

ATLANTA. June Dancing to the
sound of piano music Ia the First
universalisl church is to be the week.
ly diversion OF number of young
people OF the church.
Rev. y. Dean Ellen Wood. the pas
tor said today of dancing: Il con.
slider dancing innocent and healthy
amusement. | do not believe in let
ting the devil have all good things"
The church is planning to arrange
a stage where amnteur theatrical per.
formances may be given frequently by
players of the church which have al.
ready organized
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
YOUNG MAN FOLLOWS
FIANCEE TO GRAVE

BETHLEHEM. Pa, June 12.-Brood-
Raymond Heintzelmann aged 40
years, OF Bowmanstown. Pa, swallow
ed poison last evening, then hurrying
TO the cemetery, shot himself through
the heart at the grave dug for Miss
Florence Hehrig, aged 19 years.
On Memorial day the young couple
were driving and met with a runaway
accident which caused the young won.
ans death on Wednesday Of this
week
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
GETS HEAVIER FROM
FORCE OF HABIT

NEW YORK. June 12.-Not even
starvation or fatal illness could re-
duce the weight of James Mills, who
died in Bellevue hospital last night
weighing $40 pounds. Mills had been
in charge OF the dining room at a
municipal lodging house and his
friends said his ponderous proportions
was due to accessibility OF food, but
This was disproven after he had been
In the hospital three weeks, suffer.
ing from heart disease. during which
time he ate almost nothing. but his
size continued to increase
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
YESTERDAYS BASEBALL

Western
Des Moines 8, Omaha 8.
Wichita 2, Pueblo 0.
Lincoln ., Sioux City !.
Topeka s. Denver 3
National =
Boston 4. Chicago 2.
Philadelphia 4, 81, Louis o.
Cincinnati 6, Mex York 3.
Pittsburg S. Brooklyn ].
American
Chicago /, New York 0.
Washington /, Detroit 0,
Philadelphia 2. st. Louis /.
Cleveland 3, Boston /.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
BAN ON SCHOOL poMP.

The Herald invites cnrefu reading
of the following dispatch appearing
In The Chicago Record. Herald:
TOPEKA. Kans.. June 5.-Superin-
tendent X. l.. Long of the Lincoln
county high school. with the advice
and counsel of his wife. has put up
the bars against frills and fine clothes
for commencement exercises. and has
established a new plan OF entertain.
ment for the pupils whose parents are
financially able TO spend money on
these occasions Instead of expensive
gowns and clothes for the commence
ment, Mr. and Mrs. Long have just
accompanied the classes on trip to
Topeka to explore the state capitol
building. and to Lawrence. where they
visited the state university.
They also visited State Suporiniend-
ent Of Schools Fairchild and talked
with costly Invitations and programs
and fine clothes for their commence
ment exercises. and diveriing the
money usually spent for these luxuries
fraying the expenses OF trip. Next
year the classes will 20 to some other
city In the state. probably Leavcn.
worth. where the children may visit
Leavcnworth and the state and fed
eral penItentiaries.
The charge tx often made In Kansas
thaI the school authorities are too
fun Of new tangled Ideas and theories.
that the plain days OF the little white
school house and the common sense
teachings of our fathers hnve been
abandoned This may he true OF some
lendent Fairehild. This official was
impressed with the new plan OF the
Lincoln county superintendent. and IL
In thorough sympathy with the moy >
engraved Invitations az well as the
other needless expense that is laid
upon the parents of school children.
! The Herald fully endorses the above
position and II Is one that should
be taken by every school in the land
| II Is getting to be a scramble In most
schools who can appear In the finest
ship on many girls and boys unable
to make much OF showing AT Fort
Collins the expense OF graduating
gown md all the friils Is limited to
rivalry among the girls trying to keep
down to half the above sum and make
the best appearances for the money
Girls point with pride to their gown
rule prevails AT colleges why not in
the common high school.
Another point: The practice pro
walls In Durango OF paying SIS TO $l2
IA hundred for graduating Invitations
This is rank folly The expense should
be limited to $3.50 per hundred We
do not find the larger colleges. or
our state institutions iudulging In any
/, such expensive Injuries. It works a
hardship on many of the pupils. II is
money thrown To the birds because
nine out Of ten OF the invitations are
dumped in the waste basket as soon
as received. Just the simple cards Of
, the graduates being retained
I Suppose the Durango school board
! take these matters up and give them
I careful consideration. II would put 4
r stop to lot OF strife that prevails
a every spring, especially In the line Of
invitations.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
WHAT 1T WAS.

Now" said the school teacher, dur.
ing the reading lesson, can any OF
you boys tell me the meaning of 'di.
vers diseases?'
Silence reigned for some minutes.
Then a hand shot up.
We'll, what is ii, johnny"
Please, sir" said Johnny. superb
In his confidence. divers diseases is
water on the brain"
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
TWENTY
PERISHED
Big Submarine Torpedo
Boat Sunk in Storm
On the Black Sea

ST PETERSBURG, June I2.--The
submarine torpedo boat Kambala OF
the Russian navy has beon sunk in
storm in the Black sea while the boat
was undergoing trials Twenty mem.
bers of her crew, including the cap.
tain. first lieutenant and chief engi.
neer. perished
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
TROUBLE IN VAIN.

o
For six months he argued the thing
pro and con,
Till his mind was most may that
subject upon;
To wed her or not--was she worthy
his love?
Would she prove shrew wife or 9
meek turtle dove?
Al last. after wearying body and mind
He decided to marry her. going /,
blind"
So he promptly proposed. But she
wasn't so slow,
For she took Just six seconds to an
swer him No!
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
LAND FROM
WRECKED STEAMER
o.

The steerage passengers OF the Gu
nard line steamer Slavonica. which
was wrecked off the Azores islands,
were landed today on Flores island
The cabin passengers were taken on
board the North German Lloyd liner
PRINCESS Irene.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Albuquerque reports u genuine
building. boom, ,-----.--,-- ----s.--.l.ei.
The Calhoun case will be given 10
the jury for consideration the latter
part OF next week
Defalcations throughout the country
during the month OF April as report.
ed by the bonding companies figure
s7oG7ii This is pretty big sum
Prosecutor Frances j Heney will
run for district attorney on the Re.
publican ticket He IL bent on con
tinuing graft prosecutions at Frisco.
Louisiana Is devoting considerable
ground TO corn and the abatement IN
given out that Ave million bushels
viii be shipped something unheard
Of from the south
Chancellor James r. Day OF Syra.
cuse university, has arrived al San
Fsancisco. finishing a seven months
pleasure tour with his wife and dnugh.
ter.
The military poll tax fo- this year
promises TO be more than any year
In the history OF the state All ready
S43. 100 has been collected us against
s3g.2l2 for the same period OF one
year ago Under this rate, the total
tax viii he about ss5 900 for the year
The Chicago. Milwaukee Il Puget
Sound Railway company. which Is ths
Pacific coast extension OF the St Pau
system, has decided 10 become free
IaDce with respect to trnffic and with
HAT end In view has refused to joiI
the Transcontinentai Freight bureau
Two unknown men were drowned
while attempting to ferry across ID,
Green river at Moab. Utah, Wednes
day night They got ON the ferry
boat and started across aud the boa
was swamped The river Is highel
n. Noah than n has been for the pas
thirty years.
The body OF Miss Ethel Alexande
the young teacher who was browne,
Sunday night with Walter West, Will
attempting TO ford the Big Sandy nea
Mattison, was found by Jim and Harr
Persbine, -four miles west OF Limor
/. was lying about fifty feet from III
banks OF the creek. and twenty mile
from the scene OF the accident.
John Kay, brakeman on the M
Grande Western. "Wednesday nigh
shot and instantly killed an unknow
man who was beaiing his way wss
oL a freight train The man. togeihe
with two other unknown men. WAS !
"A freight car and the brakeman n
tempted to put them out. Kay mall
tanned that one OF them drew n gul
He Immediately drew HIS gun nn
shot The man WAS Instantly kille'
The shooting occurred sixteen mile
: west OF Green River. Utah Kay wi
taken to Helper. utsh. where he WI
locked up pending a. Investigates
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14

No" said the doctor II cant make
anything out of his case at all. 1t
bothers me-"
Why" replied his wife. Il thought
Il was only simple cold"
"Exactly. That's why can't make
anything OK Of It."