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Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

News also comes of other mines that
VIII be started up just as soon a.
the weather win permit San Juan
county VIII be on the map this ysar.
We are confident this will be the case
with the entire southwest.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

A Philadelphia boy named LiljbJel-
Ike, who started west to kill Indians.
was caught and sent back home. Per
maps he would be content to stay there
If some one would perform an opera
ton on that name of his.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

No one objects to a law that pro
tects depositors. Protection to the
masses is the FIRST great confederation.
But there is a difference between pro.
lection and persecution.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

No section Of Colorado Is In need
Of more progressive farming than La
Plata county. and there is no sec.
ton. in the state where the farmers,
as whole, take as little interest in
studying the best methods.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

The Oregon legislature has passed a
law demanding that applicants for
marriage licenses must be free from
disease. Sooner or later such health
precautions win be taken all over the
country
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Honest and economical goyernmea.
without fear or fayorlism Is what the
people want. This is the kind Of
policy that win receive the support Of
Ths Herald.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Gripping the D. & r. C. and other
Colorado roads wiJh lurdessome leg
islation should not be countenanced
by the legislature. Regulation OF rail
roads is perfectly proper. putting q
stop to discrimination, etc.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

La Plata county is the best watered
in the state of Colorado. Well wa
tered land can be obtained at cost
of $50 to $40 an acre. In other por.
lions Of the state the same land is
worth from 500 up.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

The New York girl who married
Chinaman 10 "spite her folks" is likely
to find herself in the same fix people
are in after cutting off their own noses
10 spite then faces.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Bradletsm ran the city and county
for a time, but the people finally be-
came aroused aud put stop to such
tactics, and the voters can be relied
or to right recent outrages IN this
county and the extravaganza Of the
city administration.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

The announcement OF the starting
up of the Silver Lake mill Is pleas
ing news to the people of Durango
as well as silyerton and san Juan
county. We are looking for slly6rton
to resume her place at the head of
San Juan mining camps this coming
summer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

1t was Republican legislature that
gave to the people Of Colorado a bank.
ing law that looked after the Interests
of depositors. Past Populist and Dem
oeratic administrations we're too busy
looking after the flesh pots 10 pass
beneficial election.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Near Plymouth the British govern
ment has established the first com
mereial post office wireless station.
with business confined to communica-
tion with ships at sea. The charge
for service from any British postoffice
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

The morning paper has not taken
the $500 offered in The columns OF The
Herald the other day. Grand stand
plays and bluffs are generally exposed
Sometimes those making the play get
away with the baggage but not often
AS rule the people know when men
are four-flushlng.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

On the New York subway the sale
of tickets was Ils.8o0,o0O in 1906.
l5o,9oo,ooO in 1907 aad 22l.o0O.ooo
in 1903 a doubling OF traffic in three
years is conclusive as to the popular
ity Of this form OF travel.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

The farmers OF La Plata county and
this southwest section must join the
progressive set II they want to com.
pete with the farmers in the eastern
portion of the state.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Thousands upon thousands of dol
lars 30 east every month for eggs,
butter, sugar. etc. which should be
raised and produced in La Plata coun-
tv
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Wyoming is said to be getting tired
Of being Colorados "Gretna Green"
What do the romantic around Durango
care what Wyoming does SO long as
ihey haze Aztee.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15
DEATH OF JUNGLE JOHN SHAW,

Word was received from Mancos
this morning that Uncle John Shaw"
died last night about 10 O'Clock.
Deceased is one of the real Old
timers Of this section, coming to AMI.
mas City about 1876. where he -esided
with his family, conducting the Shaw
house in the early days. The mem.
bers of the family who survive nin are
his wife, son, Charles, residing in
sllyerton, Mrs. Emma Reynolds, re-
siding at Animas. Mrs. II. r. Bollinger
OF La Plata City, Mrs. Charles Wig
ellsworth Of this county, Mrs. DIR.
rhombs Of Pueblo. and Mrs. Waters,
wife OF the late Lieutenant Waters,
Mrs. Waters residing at Mancos, Mr..
Shaw dying at her home. the old gen.
tieman and his wife having made his
home with different members of the
family for some years. The Herald
has been unable to interview any mem
bers of the family, but. we understand
the old gentleman was about so years
OF age. The family came to La Plata
county from near Pueblo where Mr..
Shaw located In the early sixties. To
the surviving wife. son and daughters,
The Herald extends sympathy In the
| loss Of a loved parent.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Il IS stated that there are now near.
ly 21,O0O,OoO horses in this country.
The automobile is apparently not elm
mating the horse fast enough to suit
some of our army officers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Why should Durango and La Plata
county pay an unjust proportion of
taxes towards the state government
when no section of the state receives
as little consideration?
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

In Oregon, the ten-lnch hatpin is TO
be the limit but as few mashers will
care to have even ten Inches of PIN
jabbed into their anatomy, the limit
win doubtless be plenty.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Possibly the attack of indigestion
from which Tafts son suffered at
Yale was brought on by reading of
the possum dinners his father was en-
ioying down in Georgia.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

A Georgia man is at last engaged
to be married after having proposed to
2O1 girls. Which shows that you can't
shake the determination of some men
who have started out to look for trou
Bile.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

The death Of Uncle John Shaw"
adds another to the increasing list OF
pioneers who are crossing the great
divide. Father Time Is gradually gath.
ering in the men who blazed the trails
OF the great San Juan.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

The taxpayers OF Durango win never
rest eontented that The cost OF putting
in sewers was not greatly in excess
to what It should have been.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Messrs. James and Moore. of the
depot force. are thinking of petition.
ing the head officials of the road to
hire boy to answer the phone these
days. Always the same question
How about the trains?"
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Recent discoveries in Crete show
that the wasp waist, the corset and Ell
bow sleeves were in fashion there
1000 years ago. However, the Merry
Widow hat is shn regarded as some
thing new under the sun
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

To the Mareoni wireless is undoubt-
eddy due the saving Of thousand or
more lives when The steamship Repub-
lie was rammed by the Florida.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

II the commissioners had II 10 d0
over again they would have an ~
torney that would keep them ott of
certain pitfails instead OF landing thsin
at the bottom. They realise What
comes Of allowing an outsider te ~.
tate the selection Of county attsreey.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15
tFrom Fridays DaIly.)

George Ditchfield came In from Do.
lores last evening. Says there is an
immense amount of snow on the road
To Rico,
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

The way to build up any section
is to boost. You cannot do It by ad.
yising patronage Of catalogue houses.
Il means dead community.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

The Democrats are going to try and
gerrymander the state SO as to insure
Democratic legislature. Such raw
work generally reacts.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

is ie cents word. and every such
office is also a government telegraph
station.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Knlckerbocker
who were married last evening at the
Windsor hotel, left for their home OF
Aztec this morning. Uncle Sam
beamed on everybody and appeared
very proud of his bride, who looked
very nice In q pretty brown tailor.
made suit, with white linen shirt.
waist. embroidered In eyelet work
Everybody knows Mr., KnIckerbocker.
the San Juan pioneer. who has lived in
the county for about 35 years. While
his marriage was surprise to his
friends they congratulate him heart.
lily. One should never grow too old
to be happy. and the Good Book says
IL is not good for man to live alone
The fact that Mr.. Knickerbocker is
about n years of age and his bride is
30, matters to no one but themselves.
and they do not seem to mind II AZ
all. We again congratulate Mir. and
Mrs. Knickerbocker. and wish them
everything good.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Gov. Alva Adams says the work.
ings Of the legislature are too Popu-
listic for him.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Since writing the above we learn
that deceased was SO years of age and
that he struck Parrot City July TO-
1876, locating in Animas City that fall.
With Joseph Dobbins Mr.. Shaw con.
Quoted toll roads from Durango to
Pagosa Springs and Durango to Man.
cos. He located ranch on what is
now known as South Pueblo in 1863.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

The Wholesale rebaling Of taxes was
an outrage that win not soon be for.
gotten by the voters OF In Plata
county.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

The men arrested the other day for
gambling were arraigned in the com
" court this afternoon at O'Clock
They plead guilty and sentence was
held until next Tuesday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

W. Goff Black came in from Aztec
last night on his way to Denver. Mr..
Black is staying over In town until the
road opens up. On account OF weather
conditions, work on the Eden ditch is
suspended for the present.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Mrs. Effe Bryce returned to her
home at CASTELAR, on todays Red Ap.
pie. Mrs. Bryce has been In town
several days on ditch business.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Miss Rausch and assistants are
scheduled to put in week at Greeley
commencing Monday. Begins to look,
however, as though they may be com.
PEELED to spend portion of the time
in Durango. VIII give them chance
to rest up.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15
Said he'd try again

TO Pennington Said he'd try again
after while.
There was a fair crowd last night
at the baske. ball game in Red Men
hall. The high school girls won the
FIRST game. the score being 8 to q
In the second game tho high school
boys Mt the end OF the first half, had
score OF SO against for the picked
team. As It was 80 uneven, in the
second half, some OF the high school
team we're substituted in the picked
team. making the score for the game
"a to "a in favor OF the high school.
There VIII be some splendid nun.
hers on the program ut. the benefit
concert to be given for the family Of
the late William Langdon next Tu j.
day evening. The orchestra win play:
Misses Senecal. Leonard. and Berthn
Paul win sing. also. Mr.. Lewis, Byron
Eddy and Miss Marie Cooke VIII s.yo
piano solos. MIR. Parsons Will recite
and Miss Jeanie Paul will dance the
highland fling. l.. Rachofsky and w
y. Duggen win give an exhibition Of
thought transmission. The Durango
band win play d couple Of seleetio1s
at the entrance. Miss Bertha Paul
has charge of the affair. Buy 4 ticket
and help the cause Of the widow and
orphan
w. r. Kaffer, representing 7. NJ
James and Sons, china merchants. i'm,
porters, wholesale and retail. of Kan
sas City. IS at the strater, being snow
bound since Sunday. Mir. ESaffer was
surprised 10 read in The Herald's tel.
esraphic report of last night. that the
retail store OF his firm In Kansas City
was destroyed by fire yesterday. MIR
Kafier said that II was a beautiful
store. containing stanary, bisque and
art treasures from all over ;hc world
Il was nearly all high priced goods.
some of the china plates retailing at
500 each The building was on Wal.
nut street, Just across from the En-.
ory, Bird and Thayer department
store. Mr. Kefier Is connected with
the Wholesale department of the Arm
--3--
Cart C. Y Hall of the United states
army r. E Waugh of Colorado
Spring, and Witchits, Ute Indian
arrived last night from Navajo Springs.
Capt. Han Is stationed at whiteroek
Utah, the Ute Indian agency. and
passed through to Navajo Springs sey.
eral days ago, where he went to look
up some important records. Mr.. Waugh
accompanied him and Witchlts, who
was formerly an Indian police, and Is
a man of high standing In the tribe.
went as Interpreter Wltchits has a
great deal OF personal dignity, and
looks as If he appreciates his own
Importance, but doesn't care In the
least, whether any of the rest of us
realize It. He Is usually called witch.
It's, but his really truly nameA-as
the children say--that is, his tribal
name, is Tab-by-nag-lttab-fts. Accent
the next TO the last syllable. Tabby.
nagittabiis. Isn't It quaint? Capt.
Hall is staying over on account of the
blockade.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Attorney A Rex Mollett has rented
a suite of offices on the second floor
OF the Century building. and viii move
his law Offices on March first.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Effle starkey. the girl who made
complaint against her uncle. was ar.
rested yesterday as delinquent and
placed in charge of Mrs. w. C. White
by order of the court. The girl is only
about 10.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Mr. and Mrs. William Dowell came
In last night from Pagosa Springs on
their way to Denver. Mr.. Dowell is
conductor on the Pagosa Springs
branch and is on vacation. They
are staying over today waiting for
the blockade to be raised.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

W. A. Carson, the old time sawmlll
man OF La Plata county. and business
man OF Pennington. who has been try
ing TO get to Denver for several days.
gave 1t up this morning and returned
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

Mrs, John Houk and son departed
for Flora Vista on visit TO her sis
ler Miss Mary Morgan. The latter
and her brothers. the Goulding boys
are building nine-room brick house,
which viii be ready for occupancy on
March /. Mrs. Houk is going down to
assist in planning some of the little
conveniences women like In a home.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

DR.. De Shazer assisted a bouncing
boy to see the light of day and how
1t can snow in this country when II
gets started, at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Elliott Locke at Animas City
last evening. Mother and babe doing
nicely.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15

The party writing from the Animas
valley and signing Taxpayer" will
have to visit the office and be identi
fed to secure recognition. 1t is an
inflexible rule of The Herald not 10
handle communications where the writ
er does not accompany same with his
signature. 1t is not necessary to pub
lish the name but we must know who
the writer is no matter how valuable
the suggestions contained.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-15
LOCAL NEWS.
lFrom rhursaay.s nailrA

Mrs. Frank West and daughter, who
has been in town for about week,
visiting friends. returned to her home
at Tiffany this morning.
Monroe City Democrat., 1909-03-04
A Huge Bribe.

At banquet given recently in
his honor E. H. Hartman is alleged
to have said: IF the state will
cease to be antagonistic to the rail
roads in this state will spend $10-
100000 on the Georgia Central rail-
road"
Commenting upon this offer
Farm, Stock and Home" published
at Minneapolis, says: This is the
biggest offered bribe of history; and
not to an individual, but to a state;
not secretly but openly, boldly; and
probably Georgia will accept it
openly, boldly. What is antago-
nistic railway legislation, in the es-
timation of any railway magnate?
Anything that prevents the rail-
ways doing their sweet will with
the people. Where did Mr.. Harri-
mans $1O,OOO,0OO come from? The
people And now the peoples
money is TO used to bribe q H2o0'es
one state to suffer practices through
which the people will furnish the
money to pay back the bribc. may
be several times over. 4 neat
game, isn't it?" The Commoner
Monroe City Democrat., 1909-03-04

It's not much to say for a man
that he never had an enemy t
says the Newton (Kan) Journal.
You could write that over a cab
bage head. 1t would be appropri-
ate in an essay on mush, or pane
gyric on putty. 1t makes a first
class epitah above the grave of an
OK. If you never did anything to
make anybody mad at you, you
have been called a man merely
Through courtesy. You should ap-
ply for a place as a dummy in a
window of a clothing store Queen
City Leader.
Monroe City Democrat., 1909-03-04
InterurbanS for Missouri.

Hannibal, Mo, FEB. %. Survey
orS started from OakWood ,h.
making Il survey from tha, N.
New London, Perry. He ...a,
Fe and Mexico for an intern ..-- IL
road. The road is know %. .'N
Mexico, Perry and San. --
ton company, and was or..-
more than a year age. Tie ST.. .-
pany has the right of way secured
from Mexico to Perry and mora
than one-third of the grade is cCm-
pleted for the line between Lne .wo
cities. 1t is also proposed 10 extend
the road from Mexico woy.vu.' ID
Columbia, the seat Of the state Uni
versity. This road will traverse one
of the finest bodies of AGRICULTURAL
land III the United States, and will
tap Rails, Monroe and Audrain
counties. The Short Line will take
their passengers and freight at
Perry, the terminus of one branch
of the road, until the line is COM
pleted into Hannibal. With this
line of road in operation the lands
along the line will doubtless double
in value, and the cities will receive
untold benefit. The enterprise has
the support and financial backing
of the best citizens along the line,
more than $50 stockholders residing
in Mexico alone, while farmers
along the right of way are pushing
the matter with a great deal Of
energy.
Monroe City Democrat., 1909-03-04
From Cashimirus.

Let not thy youth and false delights
Cheat the of life; those heady flights
But waste thy time, which posts
away
Like winds unseen and swift as
they.
Beauty is but mere paint, whose dye
With Times breath, will dissolve
and fly.
'Tis wax, It's water, It's a glass;
1t melts, breaks, and away does
pass.
Tis like a rose, which in the dawn
The air with gentle breath doth
faWn
And whisper to, but in the hours
Of night is sullied with smart
showers.
Life spent is but wished for in vain,
Nor can past years come back again
Happy the man who in this vale
Redeems his time shutting out all
Thoughts of the the world whose
longing eyes
Are ever pilgrims of the skies,
That view his bright home, and de-
SireS
To shine amongst these glorious
fires! Henry Vaughn.
Monroe City Democrat., 1909-03-04
A Bachelors Reflections.

A girls idle brain is a dream fac
tory on strike.
Croesus fears only one rival
Cupid.
Why regret? The future is yours
in which to right it.
The path to the poorhouse is
paved with bargains.
Judge not out loud, lest ye be
jerked up for SANDER
Few of US enjoy the point of q
joke that is sharpened at our ex.
pense.
The trouble with the woman who
is all temperament is that she is al
so seldom short on tongue.
Youth shouts: Listen to what
have donel" Age gently invites
Tell me about yourself" Ex.
Monroe City Democrat., 1909-03-04

Fifty million pounds of wool
have been contracted by Boston
buyers in the West In Arizona
the price paid was 20 to 21c. A
firm of wool buyers at Mexico,
Mo-, is advertising for all the ma
tive wool it can get at 25c. Perry
Enterprise. When quized on the
Monroe buyers said: l don't know
but suppose that is about the
price
Monroe City Democrat., 1909-03-04
A Wedding.

Amos Miller, wife and children
went to Shelby County Saturday
to attend the wedding of Mrs. Mil
ler's sister, Miss Leona Smith and
Arch Phillips which occurred Sun
day afternoon at the home of the
brides parents north of Clarence.
Monroe City Democrat., 1909-03-04
Dry.

Last week C. L. Carpenter was in
Macon and Shelbina and when he
returned home, said: What a diff
ference" When asked what he
meant, he replied: why, where
I've been the streets are mud, here
they are getting dusty"
Monroe City Democrat., 1909-03-04
Ship of State.

"Barnacles on the Ship of State"
is the title of a magazine article.
To a man up a tree the Ship of
Stote looks like a water logged
derilect at sea and at the mercy of
every designing politician that can
shoot a hole in it. Eh, Teddy.
Monroe City Democrat., 1909-03-04
Awarded.

The committee, Rev. E. McNair,
Rev. B. D. Weeks and DR.. T. Proc
tor decided that as an essay writer
Lyon Gartner was it at the High
School and turned the SIS gold
piece over to his tender mercies.
Congratulations.
Monroe City Democrat., 1909-03-04
Gumption on the Farm.

lIClC 10 Ofly way w NiiS hSNi ~
of men the way of your own
heart.
Test the seed corn. We told
how on page 7 of the January is
sue.
Some men who love their wives
seem really afraid they will find it
out.
Let us all know our own minds;
everybody ought certainly to know
this much.
Just one furrow plowed through
field that is soaked with water
will hurry the process of drying a
good many days.
About that boy of yours: Are
you going to make the farm inter
estins to him this year by giving
him a real stake in the stock and
crops?
Now mind this: Make two SOW
ings of clover seed, one now and
one early in April. Use half red,
other half alsike. Do not miss the
alsike.
While it may not be advisable to
spread manure on a side-hill field
when the ground is frozen, it is
well enough to spread it on a plow-
ed field that is nearly level.
Trusting to memory till night, be-
fore you set down money paid out
is dangerous. Do it right off. Car
ry little book in your pocket and
use it whenever there is anything
to make a minute of.
This is the season of the year for
farm auctions, There is always a
great temptation to buy things at
such places; just because of the eX-
citement of the moment. But don't
be led into getting stuff that you
have no use for. 1t is simply a
waste of money.
The first spring days makes us
all uneasy to get out on the land to
work; but fellow farmers, we can
gain time and be sure of better
crops by just sitting still until the
earth is dry enough to work. There
is no surer way to spoil land than
to work it when it is too wet.
When you haul off the rubbish in
the spring do not dump it by the
roadside Haul it into some old
messy, braky pasture and burn it
up. Dig hole somewhere in the
pasture and bury the old tin cans,
old pals, etc, out of sight.
Before going down into in well,
test the purity of the air by lower
ing a lighted candle or lantern. If
the light burns dimly or goes out,
the poisonous carbonic acid gas
"damps" can be driven out by ig-
hitting a quantity of turpentine and
sawdust or kerosene and rags, in a
kettle, and lowering it to the sur
face of the water; and then, later,
pour several bucketfuls of water in
to the well from the top. Test
again with the lantern, and note
the improvement. We want Our
Folks to be on the safe side. =
March Farm Journal.
Monroe City Democrat., 1909-03-04

Paul Murphy has been with
Quincy friends. He was on the
train when it ran off the Quincy
bridge.
Monroe City Democrat., 1909-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Alexander, of
Hannibal arrived Friday to visit
friends and relatives. From here
they will 90 to their new home in
the state of Washington.
Monroe City Democrat., 1909-03-04
Hays School.

Miss Annie Joe Evans has closed
a very successful term of school at
the Hays school. The exercises held
Friday evening were very enjoya-
bic.
Monroe City Democrat., 1909-03-04

Misses Imogene Simpson, and
Babe" Dyke, two the HANDSOME
daughters of the Gem City have
been the guests of their friend,
Miss Beatrice Elliott.
Monroe City Democrat., 1909-03-04

President Roosevelt took two
drinks in welcoming the feet
home. And now Carrie Nation is
as mad as a March hare and would
like to get whack at Teddy with
her hatchet. Charlton Courier.