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Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14
ALLIsoN's SEVERE LOSS

Thirty seven years ago in the little
own of Millville, Pa, little daughter,
Bertha Wright, received a loving well
come into a well-known Quaker family
and was brought up in the tenets
of that sect. The little girl obtained
her early education in the public
schools and later attended the State
Normal school at Bloomsbury. AT the
age of seventeen she began to teach
and taught for ten successive terms.
In 1901. she was married at Pueblo
to Mr.. ]. C. Sanders of Rocky Ford,
who had come west the year before.
The couple made their home for three
happy years at Rocky Ford, and then
moved to the Allison country, where
they have lived for the past five
years.
Two children came to bless their
union, and add to the sunshine of a
happy home. There are no words to
express the desolation of home be
reaved OF wife and mother, and such
a wife and mother! There are nc
words that convey the loss to hei
friends for she was a friend in
deed! Thehre are no words which will
adequately measure the grief of the
community for all who knew hel
were proud to call her friend.
As day by day she went about hel
daily work, she found time to do much
good; to speak kind word to hell
those in need, and If In no other way
by her sympathy. blessing she was
indeed God made her so" and now sh'
lives on. somewhere, blessing still.
When the news came OF Mrs. San
der's death. 1t was a great shock t.
the Allison community, although 10
the past nine months, she had beel
ailing and the result of the operation
was, from the first, uncertain. Blu
at least, no one was better prepape
y die for one who lives well has not
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14


at his apartments on the Avenue du
Bots de Boulogne by reading palms
and telling future from a crystal. He
was invited out evenings and mis- in.
teresting discourses charmed his pa
irons.
Once he established nimsel: In so
ciety. Cheiro abandoned palmistry and
biossomed forth as Count Hamon. "
proprietor OF estates In France, AMI
he opened the banking house OF Ha-
mon d Co. He also was the owner
Oh brand OF champagne made from
grapes. grown in his own vineyard.
As rule Cheiro's patrons were veal
thy American women, generally those
who were no longer young, and 1t is
reported here that Cheiro arranged a
number of international marriages.. re.
ceiving large commission7.
There is one case In particular In
which Cheiro's cleyerness is tecoS
nized by those who knew his methods
an elderly American woman, very
wealthy, secured through CheIro n
young Englishman as husband. The
Englishman was thirty years the won.
ans Junior. The wedding took place
In London after a brief acquaintance
and was extensively discussed in the
American papers
A story is told here OF an American
woman who carried on Irritation with
Cheiro. She at first found him anus.
ing, but in the end was Obliged to ap-
peal 10 her friends to have the palm
reader cease his attentions to her.
Eventually she left Paris to escape
the gossip caused by the episode.
There are many women In Paris,
who breathe easier now that Cheiro
has gone. 1t is said that the letters
found In his desk show that he was in.
fatuated with French woman, well
known along the boulevards. The DO
lice know the woman. The letters In
dicate that she was the recipient of
stocks and bonds, said to have been
lost by Mrs. Newell and Miss Pome-
roy. When questioned on that point,
the woman admitted that she possess.
ed stocks and bonds similar to those
described, but she insisted that she
them from Cheiro. An eff.
fort VIII be made to have her refund
the stocks and bonds.
Another interesting feature of the
case is the part played by the Am
erican priest, who introduced Count
Hamon" to Mrs. Newell and Miss
Pomeroy. 1t is said by the man who
Is conducting the investigation for Mrs
Newell and Miss Pomeroy that the
priest made $4,000 in his dealings
with society.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14
Dressmakers Plan
Stringent Rules

CHICAGO. Jan. 13.-If the Chicago
dressmakers club gets its own way
obtaining OF marriage licenses will no
longer be a pleasure, but an ordeal.
The bridegroom will be forced to as
sure the license clerk that he can
pay all household bills. and most i'm
portant OF all, the dressmaker. before
he is given the coveted license. A re-
solution presented to the dressmakers
and now under consideration reads:
1--WE recommend that the committee
draft a bill providing that all appli-
cants for marriage license be compell-
ed to take civil service examination.
furnish reference from previous en-
ployers as TO their ability to support
themselves" In this compulsion ca
pable women are to be protected from
their future protector and will be sti.
mulated to consider their avocation
in life more seriously and to bring
about better moral condition Of the
community"
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reached stage of bitterness unparai
leled In the annals OF the national ca
pital since the days of Andrew Jack
son. Amid all this orgy of malice
and Misunderstanding. Pres. Roose
welt is as calm as May morning. His
friends find him smiling and upper.
turbed. He laughs at the "rebuke" ad-
ministered to him by the House Of Re
representatives., is not afraid OF the
senate's investigation of the absorp
tion of the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Company by the steel trust. does not
care "A hang how much they investi.
gate himself or the secret service or
any other branch of the government
and thinks Congress has made itself
ridiculous In the eyes OF the people
by getting so much excited. says Wal
ter Wellman.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14
Terrible Accident;
Man DRIVEN Insane

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Fifteen min
utes before the Prince Wilhelm OF the
Royal Dutch steamship line was to
start for Venezuela from Brooklyn,
John Virtual, assistant engineer, sour
ried down to the engine room. The
great flywheel was motionlesss, and
the crankshaft high in the air. In or
der to see, that all would be well,
when the machinery started. Virtual
dropped into the pit into which the
crank sinks at each revolution of
the wheel. He examined the runways
and then started to Chamber to the
floor. Almost at the same instant
Charles Banderleis, for many years
the closest friend of Vitual, and his
assistant received the signal to start
the machinery. He thought his friend
on the deck and pulled the lever. Slow
ly the crank shaft sank into the rut
where vitual was and slowly II showed
him along into the metallic, oil smear
ed bed of the flywheel Banderleis
heard a shrek and startled sprang
from the lever and gazed down into the
room. All he saw was q dark object
being whisked around In the segments
OF the big wheel. One more scream
resounded through the room and Ban
derlels, whose hand 1t was that had
started the wheel, which was grinding
his friend to death, yelled like ma.
MAC, a minute later was found grow
cling on the floor, babbling as would q
man In delirium. Vitual was ground
to pulp. Banderleis is insane. After
frenzied struggle with members OF
the crew, he was taken to the medical
ward of the steamship company's hos
pital.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14
EARTH
QUAKING
SlightsShocks Continue
& toJExcite the Pop
uIace |

ROME Jan. 13.- Slight earthuuake
shocks were experienced at an early
hour this morning throughout LON
hardy. Venetia and Tuscany. No great
damage was done, ~ one was injured
but owing to the general uneasiness.
resulting from the Recent disasters in
Calabria and Sicily the people were
thrown into panicS According TO the
records of the obsertatories and especi
ally the establishinsnt maintained AT
Florence by the Jes,lt fathers, the cen.
ter of the disturbapce is near Leim
bach, Saxony. Thf quake was the
strongest in Trevid sixteen miles
north of Venice. Bffsi the birthplace
of the present pop3. located in this
territory. The firstleports that came
into Rome. We're very alarming and the
people feared repetition of The catas
trophe OF Decembef 2Sth, but the
prompt use of the} telegraph soon
brought out the fac} that the shocks
had not been severed and that no loss
CT life had resuiteds
II
VENICE, Jan. 13.3 Two earthquake
shocks were experknced here this
morning. The peop4 rushed out from
their homes and gat4ered in the place
or st. Mark and otH open squares.
There was much EXCEED comment but
calm was in generas maintained. No
damage was done. a1tl this Is thought
to be due TO the fact that the houses
of Venice are mostly built on piles
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14
CAUGHT ON rAE Ely

County Superintendent Mrs. Pulford.
who has Just returned from a two
weeks absence on combined bust
ness and pleasure trip talks entertain
ingly OF what occurred while she was
gone
The first week was spent In Den
yer, attending the Colorado Teachers
Association. which was very good In
deed. Supt Smiley. Mrs. Pulford and
Mrs. Birdie Mcconnell. County Su-
perintendent of Archuleta county. were
NAL Institute district. which takes In
five counties In the southwest corner
of the state.
The address Mrs. Pulford liked best
was by DR.. K. X. Duncan Of the Uni
tyersity Of Kansas on THE Chemical
Interpretation of Life" Or. Luther 0u-
lick OF New York gave an interesting
address on the School Playground
There were also notable talks by DR..
s. II. Clark of the University of Chi
cago and A e. Winship, SO well known
to readers of the New England Jour
nal of Education. Boston Mass.
So many of these talks by leading
American eductors had to do with
the American boy. Mrs. Pulford con-
siders, that the American girl is, II
anything an even greater problem.
Mrs. Helen Grenfell, who has a won
derfnlly well balanced mind, In some
of her talks before the Teachers As-
ISOLATION emphasized the woman Ques-
ton.
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker, gave an
amusing discussion of Housekeeping
VS.. Domestic Science. In which she
shot some keen shafts of ridicule at
the impractical part Of Domestic Sci-
ence teaching.
DR.. C. Il. Chadsey. formerly super
intendent OF Durango. and now super
intendent of Denver city schools, was
elected president OF the Colorado State
Association, which, as the National
Educational Association meets in Den
yer this summer. is quite an honor TO
our former townsman, since he will
have to be official bost to the leading
educators OF the nation.
The Denver Schools have been sig
nally honored. in that their Art Ex-
hibit. which was recently brough. back
from the Paris Exposition. led the
world The exhibit was collected un-
der the direction of Prof. Carter. who
took It to Paris. and brought II back
| to Denver. where 1t is now on exhi-
bition 4 nthe museum at City Park
Denver is of course highly elated over
the compliments received. There are
big notices on the street cars and In
every public place to take In the
School Art Exhibit at City Park. Mrs.
Pulford says It is certainly a beauti-
full collection and Denver has a right
to be proud OF It, Not pad for little
western city, is It?
At the First Baptist Church., Miss
Katherine Craig. the retiring Super
intendent of Public Instruction. made
a charming talk in which she nitro
duced the superintendens-elcc- Mrs.
Katherine Cook to the teachers. Mrs.
Cook gave a practical talk on the I'M
portance OF the common branches.
Mrs. Pulford and Mrs. Mcconnell
spent New Years In Golden. where
Mrs. McConnelPs mother resides. They
also visited the State Industrial School
for boys at that place. Conditions seem
to be very satisfactory under the pro
sent management. the discipline being
very good indeed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

The county commissioners were in
session today. After the regular rou-
tine business was disposed of. the
bonds of Barry Sullivan. II. L. Butler
and John e. Harmon were approved.
The contract for lodging jurors for
the year, was awarded to Charles
Fleck, at n rate of sc cents for meals
and 20 cents for lodging.
The Democrat Printing Co. was
awarded the contract for all legal ad-
vertising and for stationery. The Out.
West Printing Co. received the con
tract for furnishing La Plata county
with blank books. record books. and of
flee supplies.
John Thomas appeared before the
board nthe matter of getting an ex-
tension of lease on the Poor Farm.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14
CLOSE CALL FOR
ENTIRE FAMILY
Fire Destroys Residence of General Manager
higgins of the N. Il. ( h. Railroad
Ills Mother Loses Her Life

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Jan. 13.--In Q
fire that destroyed the residence OF
Samuel Higgins, general manager OF
the New York. New Haven G. Hartford
X. r., here early today. his mother lost
her life, his mother-in-law, Mrs. Il
Corbin, was fatally hurt, and his wife
and his daughter Isabelle, his young
son, and Mr.. Higgins himself barely
escaped death by jumping from a sec
ond story window Mr. and Mrs. Hig-
gins suffered broken legs and Mr.
Higgins was badly bruised. The young
son, Harold, escaped without injury.
The colored cook jumped from a third
story window, and probably ESCAPED
serious injury by reason of two DO.
lice officers interposing their bodies
and breaking the fan.
AS quickly as possible the injured
persons were removed to nearby re.
sidence and medical aid was sumon-
ed. The cause of the fire was an ov-
er-heated furnace. Mr.. Higgins was
awakened by noise that sounded to
him like stream of running water
In moment he says. that he smelled
smoke and then realised that the house
was on fire. He rushed from his room
10 that of his mother, and endeavored
to rouse her by pounding on the door,
but owing TO her deafness, she did
not hear him. Mr.. Higgins. cropping
his way through the smoke and flames,
rushed to each room. arousing all the
members of the family. He had hoped
that his mother was up He tried to
get back to her room, but the fire
cut off his way. It was then that the
rest of the fanny gathered at win
dow and jumped for their lives.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14

withdrawn. 1t was then moved that
the width and depth OF the trench be
left to the engineer.
Ordinance No. 46s. which has to do
with fixing water rates. was read and
provoked much discussion. The or
dinance was at length ordered publish.
ed.
A warrant was ordered drawn in ia
vor of the county Judge, for $s5. .s5 In
payment of the Jakway Judgment.
Advertisement for bids for sewer
district No. was ordered published
Council adjourned.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14
Postal Savings
Bank Bill Advanced

WASHINGTON, Jan. ia bill,
looking to the establishment OF postal
savings banks. was farther advanced
in the senate today by the considera-
ton OF additional amendments which
were accepted for the time being. but
Will be subject to objection when the
measure comes up for final considsra-
tion. During the day Senator Raynor
presented some constitutional objec.
ton 70 the plans sUlo1iel b ~ blll.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14
HACKED HIS BROTHER
lN-LAW TO DEATH

ATLANTA, Ga. Jan. 13.-While
both were riding on the same mule
William Nix, who sat in front, was
cut to death by his brother-in-law
Bright Gilstrap. two miles south OF
Cleveland. Ga, Sunday night. Gil.
strap, according to the report, stabbed
Nix seventeen times. Gilstrap told
several people what he had done and
then disappeared
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14
Weaver Introduces
In the Legislature

DENVER, Jan. 13.-Mr Weaver has
introduced into the Legislature bill
to provide for the purchase of a right
of way; for the purchase of land and
for the construction of additional fish
pond at the La Plata Hatchery, 10
Gated at Durango. It was referred to
the committee on appropriations and
expenditures
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14
REFUSES TO DENY OR
CONFIRM THE REPORT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-George b.
Cortelyou, Secretay of the Treasury,
who will retire Marth 4th, refused to
either confirm or deny the report that
he had been invited to become presi
dent of the Consolidated Gas Company
of New York
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14
NO CHANGE IN Es-
INMATES OF THE DEAD

BLUEFIELDS, w. Va. Jan. 13-The
rescue crews worked necessarily all
night at the Lick Branch coal mine,
the scene of yesterdays explosion and
at II o'clock today twenty six bodies
had been recovered. There is no
change in the estimate of the dead,
the number ranging from eighty-five
to one hundred.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14
LITTLE DOING IN
THE LEGISLATURE

DENVER, Jan. 13.-The legislature
did very little business today. Senator
Tully Scott introduced resolution
calling for an investigation of the
alleged frauds in Huerfano and Las
Animas.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14

Consul Gebbard willrich report
that the recent shipments OF . nsy
steamship line between Habana. .Bosto(
und st. John, New Brunswick. prom
ises to give . new impetus to the q
portation Of agricultural products frog
the latter Canadian proviaes to Cub
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14

The Illinois educational commission
will ask the Legislature to create a
school board and to provide for uni
form teachers examinations.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14

1t is said that Hartman is now in
control of the New York Central and
thus In possession of coast to coast
lines.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14

Elegantly made and best quality cl
clothing is TO be found At 0radsn'1
Note the big reduction sale
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14
AARvAao's NEW PRssIoENr

BOSTON, Jan. 13.-Harvard had
chosen Professor Howells ~ its new
president.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14

Charles Taylor. said to have been
the oldest trotting horse driver and
trainer, died at his home at White Riv-
er, Vt, Monday, aged 103 years.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14

A marriage license has been issued
TO A. Fl. Burnham and Catherine B.
Kerr, both OF Hermosa.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14


yesterday.
Steamboat Springs reported 20 be-
low zero Monday morning. Getting
rather frigid for Colorado. Three be.
low is the coolest so far in Durango.
An Englishman named Hamlin was
lost in the mountains near Fairplay
during the storm of last week and 1t
is feared his body is buried in the
snow.
Gov. Shafroth says, he will not be a
candidate for election for governor or
candidate for U. S. senator or any
other office. Gov. Orman made the
same statement if we remember cor
rectly.
The last official act of Gov Buch.
| tel was to commute the sentence of
Banker Godding to IS months, thus
cutting off 10 years. This means that
Godding will be arrested and tried on
other charges upon gaining his free
| dom.
A statement has just been issued
by the local trades assembly warning
workingmen of all the state not to go
to Grand Junction In search of work
on the irrigation projects. 1t is as.
serted that the city is now full OF un.
employed men.
Postmaster Olaf Johnson of Beaver,
/ Wis, has been stricken with small
poX and the government authorities
have closed the post office and held
up all mail in the office. A temporary
post office will be maintained until
Johnson has been discharged from
quarantine.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14

Contributions In Chicago for the
relief of Italian earthquake sufferers
have reached total of over $4,000.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14

In pie eating contest at Bloom
field, N. j., one OF the men got away
with 20 pies of different varieties.
Must have stomach ike an OK.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Only A degrees below zero at
Great Fails. bfontena,r Sunday. .,s-.-,~
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14

The senate OF the Tennessee legisla-
ture has passed prohibition bill by
a vote of 70 to 13. The house will pass
the bill and the governor will sign 1t.
This will sure knock out big bunch
of whiskey houses.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14

er, Vt. Monday. aged 1O3 years.
In a pie eating contest at Bloom
field, N. j., one OF the men got away
with 80 pies Of different varieties
Must have stomach like an OK.
The senate OF the Tennessee legisla-
ture has passed a prohibition bill by
vote of 20 to 13. The house will pass
the bill and the governor will sign It.
This will sure knock out a big bunch
of whiskey houses.
The will of the late Cyrus Spreckles
has been admitted to probate In the
Superior Court. The will was proved
and Claus and Rudolph Spreckles. the
sons of the testator were named as ex-
of the document. 1t was stated that
the estate is estimated to have value
oil $10,000.000.
An inventive genius out In Canton
Ohio, has devised a patent by which
compressed air may be used, he hopes
to blow human distractions from troll
ley car tracks. The motorman. seeing
the person In danger, strikes push
button with his foot or finger. and q
blast OF compressed air blows the
person off and TO the outside OF the
| tracks.
In the anthracite mines Of Pennsyl
| vania the state inspectors have foune
that during ten years there have av
eraged annually 3.1S fatal accidents TO
every 1000 men employed, and thu
rate is even higher than this for Ger
tain specific occupations nthe mines
That this IL excessive. Is shown b.
comparison with the death rate from
accident OF l.2s per cent nthe Brit
ish coal mines.
James Keir Hardie, the founder o
the labor party in Great Britain an
the champion in parliament of 1900
900 trades unionists. arrived on tn
Campania for the special purpose o
delivering an adress at Carnegie Hal
last night. under the auspices OF tn
Civic Forum. Rev. DR.. Aked. paste
OF John d. Rockefeller's church, presto
ed. Mr.. Hardie will speak In Bosto
and Brooklyn. returning immediatel
to England.
Idle talk of impeachment OF tn
President, more resolutions providin
for investigation OF the secret servics
the senate threatening to hold up
nominations, notice OF rpeeches .
tacking Mr.. Roosevelt, are the lstcs
J phases Of the war between the exsc'
tive and the congress. which has no.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14

Steamboat Springs reported 20 be-
low zero Monday morning. Getting
rather frigid for Colorado. Three be-
low is the coldest so far in Durango.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-14
COLORADO NEWS

The state forestry association met
yesterday.
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Lot No. 2. A large assortment of all-wool panamas
voils jaquards, batiste, fancy checks and plaids
stripes in light and dark colors, silk all wool
fabrics lin black, q, a., 46 and SO inches wide
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out on pass yesterday because the men
had done so well that the commanding
officers of the different organizations
strained point to cut down the percent
age of troops 10 remain on board to the
very minimum.
District troops were seen all over Bos-
ton and in the country and seashore re-
sorts in the vicinity yesterday The
greatest number went 10 Revere Beach.
which is said to be the Coney Island of
Boston. Officers and men were seen there
by the hundreds yesterday
Col. Simms Entertains.
Col Simms, with Capt. Abbott. quarter
liams one of the officers detailed with
the District troops. took trip around the
harbor in one Of the engineer launches
of the army, which had been placed at
their disposal through the courtesy of
Cen Allen of the Coast Artillery. In
the evening these officers and Capt. Scott
of the transport Sumner were the guests
of Col Simms at an informal supper
given on board.
Postal cards and souvenirs of all kinds
have been sent home by the men in great
numbers, and all day long guardsmen
are seen in quiet corners of the ships
sending letters or cards to relatives or
friends in Washington. The mall Is just
beginning to catch up with the men. and
Chaplain Dudley, who has taken charge
of distributing it, has had busy time.
The transports will sail late this after
noon probably before O'Clock, and are
due to arrive in Washington early Thurs
day morning. The men are all well, and
the hospitals on each ship are empty.