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Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
is DEATH TO PASTORS.

NEW YORK-With the declaration
that New York city is graveyard for
ministers, Rev. DR.. Carter. pastor of
the Madison Avenue Reformed church,
Madison avenue and Fifty-seventh
street. In sermon giving the pastors
point Of view. said that the reason
why pastors break down in their work
and three prominent Fifth avenue pull
pits are vacant is that there is no
cooperation and sympathy on the part
OF New York congregation for the
pastor, who has to - mis- work alone.
Another pastor, discouraged and in
despair over his work. could not con
tinue longer and resigned. Some years
ago a prominent minister. abroad for
the same reason that | went, took
his life while suffering from melan.
cholia. brought on by the same strain
and stress of his work.
When It is realized that three OF
the prominent Fifth avenue churches,
paying the largest salaries. are with
out pastors and have extended call
after call 10 have them refused, 1t
proves that ministers are avoiding
rather than seeking New York church
es.
Some residents of New York have
an idea that the salaries paid the
ministers here would prove attractive.
not realizing. first of all. that min
listers are not In the ministry for the
money they make out OF II and all
could make much more money with
their ability In some other profess
sion or In business line. and, sec
ondly. not realizing that because OF
the cost of living with the larger so
cial position that must be maintained,
salaries paid here are less in pro.
portion than elsewhere.
Ministers here are compelled to
bear the whole burden alone. instead
OF having the sympathy. the support
and the hearty cooperation OF the con-
gregation. A church calls pastor and
then complscently sits back In the
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
LA PLATA COUNTY, COLO,
VS.. SAN JUAN, COUNTY, N. M.

Durango has challenged Aztec and
Pennington to contend for the cham.
pionshlp of the San Juan in ''broncho
busting" Aztec, we are told. is max
ing big preparations for the entertain
ment of their visitors tomorrow after
noon and evening. There will be foot.
racing and horse racing besides bron-
cho riding. Pennington people will
turn out en- masse for the afternoon
program and Aztec promises her visit
tors from Durango the time of their
lives IT the Southern Pacific guar
antee fund is not raised at Aztec to-
morrow night IL will not be from lack
Of enthusiasm for inspiration will flow
deep and plenty. Those from Durango
who wish to take in the afternoon
program should be at the depot wait
Ing for Bob loves ''all aboard for
Aztec at $3.50 sharp.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
Pattern Shop
Destroyed by Fire

PUEBLO, Feb 23.-Fire last night
destroyed the pattern shop at the
Minnequa steel plant of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company. entailing a
loss of million dollars In fact, the
loss cannot easily be estimated by fig
ures as patterns destroyed were the
accumulation of twenty-five years. and
can never be replaced. In addition to
the loss to the company, each expert
workmen employed in the shop lost
tools valued at $500.
Shortly before 0 o'clock the fire
was discovered and the blaze had then
gained such Roadway that the big
structure was enveloped in flames al
most before alarm could be given
1t was soon discovered that the fire
in the pattern shop could not be stop
was then directed toward saving ad
joining buildings, which they succeed
ed in doing
The fire was one OF the most spec
tacular ever seen in Pueblo. The
wooden patterns. some of which had
been kept for twenty-five years, were
well seasoned, and made excellent fuel
for the flames. When the flames burst
through the roof the illumination was
so great that II lighted up the coun-
try side for miles around and even
made it as bright as day in the city,
two miles distant.
No employe was allowed TO smoke
in the building and men were even
searched for matches every morning
before going to work.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
Innocent of Murder
Serves 70 Years

GALVESTON, Feb. 23.-Rector VIII
liams, 80 years old, was released from
the state penitentiary at Rusk after
twenty years service, accompanied by
the man he was convicted OF having
killed, Bernard j. Carter of Seattle,
who is responsible for the release OF
Williams from prison, where he was
serving a fortyyear term.
When Carter saw the name of Rec
tor Williams mentioned among the
conyicts who testified before the leg
islative committee, he became inter
ested and discovered II was the same
man who drove cattle and rode the
range with him twenty years ago. Car
ter visited the prison and the pardon
Of Williams followed.
Twenty years ago Williams and Car.
ter owned small interests In cattle in
west Texas, and were employed on
the Mccormick ranch In Pecos coun-
ty. They had frequently quarreled
which terminated in a fight In which
Carter was stabbed and left for dead
Williams believed he had killed his
companion and attempted to hide the
crime by throwing the body In the
Pecos river. Carter. however, recov.
cred and left the southwest.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
TERRIBLE
BLIZZARD
Northwest EnveIoped
in Worst Storm of
the Winter

CHICAGO. Feb 23-The worst bliz.
zard of the year in the northwest
brought Chicago below zero weather
today in its Journey southwark. In
eighteen hours the mercury dropped
from 30 degrees to the zero mark
Cold wave warnings sent out by
the United States weather bureau pre-
dicted that the entire northwest would
be blizzard swept Northern Illinois,
Wisconsin, Minnesota. Michigan. Iowa
and Nebraska are in the storm era
The warnings were based on reports
from the west that the most violent
blizzard of the winter was swooping
down from Alberta and Saskatchewan,
enveloped Montana and passing
through North and South Dakota. tray
cling eastward before a furious gale.
Butte, Mont, dispatches say the al
most unparalleled minimum of 90 de-
grees below zero was registered at
Armenia, Mont
Train service is crippled in five
states this morning
The blizzard today moved east Just
north of Colorado. that state resting
in balmy sunshine today
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
THE TYRANNY OF GOSSIP.

Galveston Daily News
Columbia, Mo-. has an anti-gossip
society, and there is no reason why
every community in this land should
not have one. Indeed there are very
positive reasons why every commun-
ity ought to have one. In large
majority of cases the gossip which
most readily gets currency is the kind
that hurts somebody Even when it
starts out as a truth 1t usually picks
up so much falsehood in its perigrina
lions that 1t hasn't gone far before
1t becomes gross SANDER. And in
those rare instances when II remains
wholly true it does no good, but does
much harm. Gossip hurts: 1t hurts
those at whom ii is directed and those
who engage In 1t. and it were well in
deed if every town In this country had
an anti-gossip society.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
Consolation Program.

Durango broncho busters expect TO
win the championship at Aztec to-
morrow afternoon, but they have prom
Recommendations fran the south -
consolation program OF broncho riding
and foot racing in Durango Friday
afternoon Mancos. Dolores and Cha
ma. n. NJ, have also been invited TO
send in riders and foot racers for the
occasion. Durango has Il 50-year-old
foot racer who challenges any foot
racer in the southwest for a 1O0-yard
race to be run on Main street Friday
p M after the bronebo riding, which
will take place at the fair grounds.
Everything free.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
Durango Enterprise

Under the above heading the Denve
Republican of laat Friday morning. tn
lay after publishing full proceeding
II the bug -railis@sd mass meeting cor
aimed the following editorial
The people of Durango are
awake TO their opportunity to Sc
cure an extension of the Southern
Pacific northward through New
Mexico Many of its people have
pledged subscriptions to fund
to pay for a right of way and
terminal facilities, and this seems
to insure construction of the road
The object of the Southern Pa
ciiic in proposing to build to Du-
range being to procure coal in the
vicinity of that town for sale in
Arizona and California, it is evil
dent that following completion of
the line coal production upon an
extensive scale will be begun.
That will give employment to
many miners. and Durango may
well expect TO gain greatly in
both population and business.
The existence OF many enter
prising towns like Durango is con.
tributing largely to the prosperity
of the state. The people of those
faIn
them up and to increase their
trade. Thus they stimulate and
encourage the growth of the adj
jacent country. induce more peo-
pie to come to the state, and
cause the development of natural
resources which form the founda-
ton of public prosperity and
wealth
Durango will get the Southern
Pacific extension. by that means
direct rail communication will be
opened through New Mexico to the
heart of the southwest; and Den
yer by the same means will Sc
cure a new connection with both
Arizona and California.
In turn the Grand Junction News o
morning gave space to tn,
irticle and 1t is through the medium
Of the News The Herald is able t,
copy in advance OF arrival of the Den
YER papers which have been snow
pound the past week.
Durango is sure enough on the map
And it is not through The medium o
lake advertising schemes. Had ou
people had to wait for this kind o
Advertising through the Western
World the people at large would be IL
utter ignorance there is such a plac'
as Durango
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24

In a recent communication to
New York paper, Mr.. Hudson Maxim
shows the futility of attempting to
work any serious destruction by the
dropping OF dynamite from flying
machine. He states that the destruc
ton effected would be very much less
than any one not acquainted with the
action OF high explosives would sup
pose; and that many tons OF dyna
mite might be exploded in the mid
die of Madison square without any
more serious damage than the blowing
out OF the windows OF adjacent build
ings by the rush of air toward the ex-
plosion to fill the void formed by the
uprush of the heated gases and air.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24

second took the sponge from him Mel.
son was beaten man
Round 9-Nelson tried to make n
winning rally but II was a very weak
attempt. He could scarcely hold his
head up. Wolgast almost sent Nelson
to the floor by landing blow after
blow on the defenseless champions
face. Referee Smith stated he would
stop it in the next round If Nelson's
seconds did not.
Round 40-Wolgast backed away
looking for an opening for final
blow. He smashed Nelson flush on
the jaw with a mighty right, putting
all his remaining strength in the blow
Nelson tottered and was on the point
of collapse when Referee Smith stop
ped the fight and gave the verdict
to Wolgast, Nelson tried to shake
the hand of his conqueror but was so
weak he was quickly dragged To his
corner.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
Grand Jurors Re-
sumo Investigation

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. 23.-when
the grand jurors resumed their in
vestigation of the Swope mystery to-
day Miss Margaret Swope was called
as u witness. Miss Swope is expected
to give important testimony regard
ing the epidemic of typhoid in her
home. She was stricken with the
disease and at one time suffered Sc.
we're commissions. Thomas II. Swope.
Jr.. also testified today.
Virgil Conkling, county prosecutor,
has requested DR.. Hyde to testify be-
fore the grand jury. but the physi-
clans attorneys say they are unable to
give statement concerning the ap.
pearance or non-appearance of their
client in the grand jury room. DIR.
Hyde's attorneys resumed the taking
of dispositions in his damage suit to-
day.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
Fatal Accident
In Denver Yards

DENVER, Feb. GA broadside col.
lision between Two switch engines in
the Colorado e Southern yards last
night resulted in the death OF Albert
O'Neill, firemen, and fatal injury OF
Engineer Jerry H. Duvall. O'Neill was
crushed under the heavy engine, and
died in st. Joseph's hospital three
hours later. Duvall was thrown from
the cab window and received internal
injuries and cut about the head, from
which he may die. O'Nelll died be
wailing the fact he could not see his
aged mother before being operated
upon. and Duvall sank into uncon
seriousness praying that O'Neill would
understand that the accident was not
his fault.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
FRIGHTFUL SOCIAL ULCER.


That congress would make divorce
more easy everywhere than at pres
ent anywhere is possible, but far from
certain. Seeing that congressman are
always on the move for reelection II
seems more likely that they would
take pains to preserve the family
hearthstone rather than to defile 1t.
The truth is that 1t is not easy to
see how conditions can be much worse
than they are with so many laws on
the subject and with innocent VIC
tins without practicable redress We
are now averaging one divorce to eley-
en- marriages. and the rate is increas-
ing II the principals alone were con
cerned the solution would be easy,
would solve itself. But II is with pos.
terity that society is concerned. and
IT is terrible to think of one-tenth OF
the children in the country growing
up without any proper home life.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
Rumored Ballinger
Will Resign

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-Among
the friends of Secretary of the In
terror Ballinger is whispered today
that he intends. when the congression-
al committee now investigating his
official conduct made Its report. to
resign from the cabinet and re-enter
the practice OF law. His friends say
that the only thing that has kept Bal
linger in office this long is his de-
sire not to have his enemies put
false construction on his resignation.
nor give them u chance to insinuate
he stepped down because Of pressure.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
REIGN OF LAWLESS=
NESS CONTINUES
Three Dead, Three Dying and Over One
Thousand Injured So Far IN the PhiIa-
delphia Street Car Strike

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Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24

type and press houses of Denver were
al presses, etc, and we are now in
correspondence with the Meihle Print.
ing Press company for the installation
OF two presses, one for the newspaper
and another for job printing. We are
after n press that will print the four
pages OF The Herald at one time at
the rate of 1000 an hour. and for
FLAT bed" Job press that will print s,
II and l6-page pamphlets at time,
along with all classes of high grade
work that is now impossible to
keep within reasonable cost. We
hope 10 have the job press install
ed in the course of two or three
months and the news press before the
end of the year. The big job press,
costing $500. would have been or.
dered while the writer was in Den.
YER but we do not want to receive
the press until ii is absolutely certain
The Herald will not have to be moved
and this will not be determined until
the necessary money is pledged for
rights of way and the committee and
the railroad company decide positively
which side of the alley will be util-
lied.
The total cost of the two presses
with folder will be $500. In every
other way The Herald is in shape to
Get every requirement Just the
other day three fifty-pound fonts of
advertising type were placed in cases
and the job faces are replenished and
keep, right up to date every month of
the year.
IL the way of stationery The Herald
carries the largest and finest stock
west of Pueblo. outstrippiug Grand
Junction three to one This is nc
knowledged by all travelling represen-
tatives of wholesale houses. Before
being shown through The Herald es-
resentatiye of Carter Rice Il Co. of
Denver said he though the Leadville
Herald-Democrat carried larger
stock, having the railroad printing at
that point. but later decided in favor
OF this paper. At the present time
We have 100 reams OF flat papers,
over 100 being bonds. comprising all
the highest grades as well ms the
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
Herald Prepared
For Big Boom

The Herald is getting ready for the
boom.
During the writer's Denver trip he
visited the various printing Offices
also made trip to Fort Collins and
Boulder to inspect the printing plants
IT. order to personally acquire knowl
edge as to best machinery and meth
DDS OF conducting business. Then the
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
BATTLING NELSON
Offers CASH BONUS
Defeated Light W.. Champion Offers sIo,-
900 Bonus to Wolsast if the Latter
Will Meet Him Again


SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 23.-Bat.
ting Nelson has made an offer of
$4,000 cash bonus to Ad Wolgast, the
rev lightweight champion of the
world, Tor a return battle at any time
and under any conditions the cham
pion may name
Beaten TO standstill, and put out"
standing up in the fortieth round. in
one of the greatest battles in the
history of the prize ring last night.
Battling Nelson surrendered his title
to "A new man and does not complain
But he demands today that Wolgast
make good his assertion that he will
meet any deserving lightweight.
The fight al the arena last night
was one of The best ever pulled off on
the Pacific coast. The attendance is
placed at about $1,000 with gate re-
eeipts in the neighborhood of $4,000
Wolgast entered the ring at 2:5f
with his seconds, Tom Jones. Chas.
Ansilger, JEFF Perry, Hobo Dougherty,
Tommy Deakin and Jockey Marapole.
Nelson did not enter the ring until
$40, much to the irritation of Wolgast
Nelson was introduced as the Hard
EST Nut to Crack in the Profession,
the Light Weight Champion of the
World while Wolgast was addressed
as the Flying Dutchman from Mil
waukee." The men shook hands and
the battle started at 3:20. The bat
tie lasted forty rounds when time was
called by Referee Smith.
tBelow will be found few of the
rounds as reported, giving an idea of
the way the smuggling match vent
Ed. Heraid)
Round Nelson swung left high AT
mead ana planted solid left to the
face. They fought at close range at
a fast clip. Nelson landing with short
arm rights and lefts on the body. VOL
CAST stood with his back against the
ropes and flayed the Battler with short
arm taps on the face; Nelson forced
the lighting, landing right and left
WIN equal iacliity. Woigast, madden
ed fought back furiously landing sew
eral powerful wallops on the cham
pion's jaw and nose. The crowd cheer
ed Wolgast vigorously. Closing in
Woigast worked right and left upper
cuts TO the Jaw, sending Nelson's head
back. The men failed to hear the gong
so intent were they with their work.
II was an even round.
Round The bell rang and the
men, after rising were sent again to
their seats. Nelson started the round
with LETT smash to the race and
forced his man against the ropes.
Woisast swung Two powerful let's to
The race and laughingly covered up
as the Battier waded i'll. Wolgast
hung rleht and LETT to the jaw at close
range and the crowd yelled again ap-
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
TO BOOM WoMAN's
SUFFRAGE MONDAY

NEW YORK. Feb Woman's day
win be celebrated by the Socialist
party throughout the United States
on Monday next, and meetings to boom
the suffrage movement will be held In
many cities. The principal New York
demonstration will take place in Car.
negie hall
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
Cattle Saved from
Freezing by Gas

PAWN USKA, Okla, Feb 23.-Many
herds of cattle in the pastures OF
Usage county were saved from death
by freezing during the recent bliz.
zard by the action of their owners in
tapping the natural gas pipe lines OF
that section, and igniting the escaping
gas. The comfort of the animals.
however. was at the expense OF the
citizens of those towns depending on
natural gas for heating. the shortage
on natural gas having caused much
suffering.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
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Explosion in Iron
Mountain Coal Mine

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb 23.-An ex.
posion has just occurred in the mine
of the Iron Mountain Coal company,
near Central city. Ky. II is not known
how many men were in the mine. The
mine is burning.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24

pews and says in effect: We've call.
ed YOU: we're paying your salary; now
go ahead and do the work
mo man can do this work himself.
There must he active participation on
the part OF the whole congregation II
the church is to see the most efficient
service given to God and humanity"
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24
HOW THEY DO 1T.

Fifteen girls at Smith college have
formed club and live on less than
81 apiece II week. Each girl does her
own cooking, laundering and lakes
care of her room One girls buys all
the provisions and others have gem
eral charge of the rooms They say
the expense of room, board and Incl
dentals does NOT average 81 u week
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-24

Our sweetest songs are those that
tell of saddest thought.-Shelley.