davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11
Soldiers Fought
Fire All Night

LIVINGSTON. Mont, Aug. 10.-Sol-
diers of Uncle Sam fought all last
night to save one of the most beauti-
full Fairgrounds OF the nation from dew
astation by fire. The drouth nurtured
conflagrations which have been ravag-
ing the northwest yesterday invaded
the Yellowstone National park. From
Bell mountain came the news that the
forest was ablaze. A pillar OF smoke
rising over st. Mary's gave the signal
OF similar disaster there. Still gray
or conditions were reported from the
southeast of Lake Yellowstone by
smoke grimed couriers.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11

retiring disposition. she and her sister
Freda were daily to be seen in the
church decorating the affairs and sane
tuary. As Father Callahan proceeded
with his sermon there was scarce a
dry eye in the large congregation as
sembled for the obsequies, and the
father himself ended the discourse
with lump in his throat Lizzie was
very great favorite with members OF
the high school girls sodality, who
We're all present at the funeral this
morning.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11
JESSE MUM REPORTED TO
HAVE BEEN SEEN FRIDAY
NOON AT THE LITTLE CONE

| Information comes to the .Journal
this afternoon from a very reliable
authentic and straight source that
Jesse X. Mum, the much wanted muir.
derer of Night Marshal Arthur Goeg.
ieln, was seen Friday noon In the 10.
eality of the Little Cone.
Just before noon Mrs. w. +. Cooley.
who lives on the mesa near the Little
Cone. saw man opening gate on
trail leading from the Walter Ross
place to Cooley's. She was some dis.
lance from the stranger who appear.
ed to be heavily armed and his horse
much fatigued.
AS soon as the man saw her he re-
mounted and rode off across the fields
not going through the gate to the road
as he had at first evidently intended.
lie then rode to the old Joel Dick.
erson place now occupied by Lyman
j, Coffman. This place is off the road
ana the stranger evidently thought
they would be less liable to recognize
MIN than the other place. Here he
was given dinner and horse feed. The
man was said to have been heavily
armed, carrying two revolvers and a
rifle Mr. Cofrman at the time re-
marked that the man must have done
something for his appearance Indicated
that he was fleeing from Justice.
learueu -@rrr---..-----
der of Goeglein, and the reward of
fered for Mum. After reading the de-
scription of Mum Mr.. Coffman re
marked that he was quite sure the
man who visited them Friday was
Mum as he closely resembled the
description. particularly the gold
filled teeth. Mr.. Coffman said he
doubtless had the man right In his
grasp and the reward only the three
guns probably would have deferred
him had he known that the stranger
was wanted at the time.
His horse was badly fatigued and
1t may have been possible that he had
come from near Rico where he was
reported to have been seen the day
before. 1t is believed that II this was
Mum, that he was headed for the
Cone country and the blue mountains.
where 1t has been generally believed
by great many he would ultimately
head for.
The information came pretty
straight and one is inclined to believe
that the stranger who visited Coff-
mans was indeed Munn-Telluride
Journal.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Salt and pepper are always In sea
son.
Two heads are better than one-in
cabbage patch.
A man feels as III at ease In a dry
goods store as woman does in
tobacco shop.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11
Prank Cost Lives
Of Two Boys

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y, Aug. 10
The prank of boy in playing he was
drowning caused the death in Wick
ham lake yesterday of Angelo Fratuli
and Henry Crapello. aged ~ and 10
years, respectively. of New York. The
lads were visiting at Warwick, a noun.
tain camp. maintained by Rev, w. NJ.
Picksley. Crapello while in swimming,
pretended he was going under and
Mr. Picksley sent Fratuli to his aid.
Both boys stepped into deep hole and
sank together.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11

John b. Stephens Of Colorado
Springs is the latest addition to the
steadily growing list OF possible gu
bernatorial nominees on the Republic
an ticket. The list includes Senator
belong OF Grand Junction, John w.
Springer, II. NJ. Hogg and half a dozen
others. An active politician who trav-
els much over the state was in Tellu.
ride last night and says wherever he
goes he finds a strong Hogg sentiment
and predicts that II the former con.
gresham is willing. he will command
strong following In the convention
Telluride Journal.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11
Denver After the
Big Gathering

CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-Drilling by the
best trained Communicates OF Knights
Templar and a business session at
which it is expected would be decided
where the next conclave would be held
were today's chief points of interest
in the thirty-hrst terrienial meeting.
Denver's delegation OF Knights are
making vigorous contest to secure
the next meeting. Los Angeles is her
most formidable opponent. New Or
leans. Atlanta, Ca. and Atlantic City
are also competing. The result is ex.
pected this afternoon.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11

Hear Harry Ward and Nettie Wilson
in Fifteen Minutes of Minstrelsy." 1t
Is said that the Watermelon song OF
Mr.. Wards Is the catchiest darkey
melody OF the season, and 1t rings In
ones ears for days after hearing 1t.
They are the feature act at the Red
Men opera house, commencing next
Friday night. Prices 10 and 20 cents;
reserved 30c. Get 'em quick.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11

Springs. The reward of 1880 will
no doubt hold good for some time and
chances are that he will be captured
sooner or later. 1t is possibly well
that excitement at Telluride be al
lowed to cool down before he Is ar
rested and returned for trial as with
present feeling 1t is feared he might
never be given a trial.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11
BASEBALL SCORES

National
ST. Louis 4; New York 8.
Pittsburg 10: Boston 0.
Cincinnati Ii; Brooklyn 0-2
Chicago la; Philadelphia 81.
American
Boston 4; Chicago 7.
Philadelphia 3; Detroit l..
Washington IL; Cleveland 10.
New York 0-S; st. Louis 10,
Western
Sioux City 1; Wichita 8.
Denver 5; Des Moines 6.
Omaha a; St. Joseph 6.
Lincoln 1912; Topeka 80.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11
JERSEY JUSTICE"
FOX AlLlAGHER
Condition Of Mayor Gaynor Reported as Sat-
isfactory and Physicians Believe He
Will Pull Through

NEW iohh, aug III lie cOHul
ton OF Mayor Gaynor continues to be
source of great anxiety. The first
bulletins of the day were hopeful in
tone indicating the patient was rest
ing comfortably and taking occasional
nourishment, but the doctors have not
yet announced the mayor out of dan
ger.
consultation today will determine
whether it is necessary to perform an
operation to remove the two frag-
ments of the bullet which still re-
main lodged in the neck The wound
itself is not causing serious trouble
but the doctors are giving their atten.
ton to overcoming the dangers of pos
sible infection. The mayor remains
calm and cheerful
Shortly before 10 O'Clock Mayor Gay
nor was allowed more nourishment in
the form of chicken broth and was
permitted to taste of coffee. The may
or's appetite was by no means salts
fled, however. He said he was very
hungry, and laughingly suggested to
Secretary Adamson to smuggle in a
little more broth for him.
While no official statement is made,
Secretary Adamson brought out word
that the mayors temperature was 100
and fraction degrees The mayor is
in no pain ana continued talking free
ly on various subjects.
Jersey justice" will avenge the
shooting of Mayor Gaynor with the
proverbial rapidity with which crimi-
mails are punished in New Jersey.
There will be no conflict of authority.
isSr S--'--' - Standardization. The
prosecution will be in the hands of the
authorities of Hudson county, New
Jersey. Prosecutor Pierre p. Garven
began his inquiry into the case today.
He interviewed a number of Witness
es to the attempted murder. Tomor-
row he will present the evidence to
the sitting grand jury. If his plans
go through actual trial will begin next
week. All that can interfere will be a
change for worse in the condition OF
the mayor Should the present I'M
provement continue there is every rea
son to believe that Gallagher will be
in Trenton prison before Mayor Gay
nor is discharged from the Hoboken
hospital.
HOBOKEN, n. j., Aug. 10.-The fol
lowing bulletin issued at st. Mary's
hospital at II o'clock:
1.-THE mayor continues to do well.
1t is the unanimous opinion OF the
surgeons that no operation is neces-
sary at this time"
The bulletin is signed by Drs. Ar
litz. Brewer, Stewart and Dowd.
This bulletin was issued after con-
sultation which lasted half an hour
The physicians believe that unless in
lection should appear 1t will not be
necessary to remove the fragments of
lead from the wound.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-At AIS this
afternoon there is no noticeable
change in the condition of Mayor Will
liam G. Gaynor. He is resting com
fortably at St Mary's hospital. Ply
sicians in attendance see no immedi-
ate necessity for an operation to re-
move the fragments of the bullet from
his neck The city is rejoicing.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11

ditions of work. Railroad managers
are wondering where the agitation Is
going to end as no sooner is one set
tiement made than another department
comes to the front.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11

gallon from house to house as milk ii
sold In the towns of America Two
or three hundred feet above the town
In little crack in the mountain side
Is n group of three iron tanks, put
there as a safety reservoir and kept
niled with water to be used In case a
IRE should break out upon the docks.
Lines of hose are stretched through
the different warehouses, but SO far
they have never been needed. There
has been no damage of consequence
from fire since the town was built.
Most of the houses are one story,
with thick walls surrounding patios
in the Spanish style. which expert.
ence has demonstrated are the cool.
est and most comfortable for a tropical
climate. The exteriors of the houses
are painted blue. green, red, yellow
and other bright colors. in order to
make the place look as cheerful as pos
sible and two or three government
buildings have been raised to two sto-
ries.
There Is no hotel but stranded trav.
elers who have no friends tn epter,air
them can find lodgings I'm what aro
called "Numeras," name applied
throughout all this country Ia nI,cos
where lodgings are let Several re.
spectacle looking restaurants supply
meals, but altogether the hest n,aco
Is the railway station whore oxoo,.
lent luncheons and dinnara ara sarv
ed
Unlike corresponding towns In Anoer.
lea there are no saloons pamhlin,
houses. dance houses or other disrepn.
table resorts. Krasnoyodsk ia striotlv
u dry town" The soldiers sailore
railway employees and dock whollonors
who furnish the greater mart of tho
population, are entirely protected fron
the temptations to which we nermit
the working classes in our frontier
towns to be exposed And what is
still more remarkable. Turkestan is a
country.
The Russian imperial government ia
a prohibition government. and excep,
In Bokhara, which is nominally an I'm.
dependent khanate still. Central Asia
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11

Russia's scourge. the cholera, con.
tinues TO spread with alarming rapid
ity, particularly in the southern min
ing districts and in st. Petersburg
where the conditions are fast an.
proach the proportions OF the great
epidemic of 1908. Figures furnished
by the central sanitary bureau show
that in the week from July 1880 there
were 1924 cases of cholera and 6,944
deaths. OF these 4,7SO cases and 2.233
deaths were reported from the prov.
ince of Yekaterinoslav and the terri.
tory Of the Don Cossacks in South
Russia
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11

That Cleghorn investigation. insti-
tutsd for the sole purpose OF creating
campaign material. is very likely to
operate as a boomerang for Its promot-
ers.-Telluride Journal.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11

The Herald, started at Colorado
Springs as an evening edition OF the
Morning Gazette, has ceased life. It's
not all profit in trying to start rival
papers in communities where there is
no demand except in the Imagination
of some individual who wants to make
other people put up for him. Durango.
ties found this out some years ago.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11
PATHETIC FUNERAL OF MISS LIZ.
ZIE SIMON.

st. Columba's church this morning
witnessed a pathetic scene during the
Lizzie was u special favorite with the
members OF the parish. OF gentle.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11
COLORADO BRIEFS

The first car load of cantaloupes
S Teye ShfRag5 fy66a~t nReaskv Ford Tues
The First NJ. z. church at Telluride
is being advertised for sale under fore
closure. Get busy and save the prop
erty.
Denver News tells of a young lady
winning prize dressed entirely in
copies of the News. She took lot
OF chances.
Denver Post of Sunday devoted near
iy two pages to the nauseating Jap
murder mystery in Denver. Nine-tenths
of the story was unfit for publication.
Denver Republican is not helping
the party in declaring against the mi
tiatiye and recall measures now agl-
tating the general public.
Pueblo charter committee has de-
tlutu W lh' iu'otioi " liz
voters on the sth day of November.
Present system is too expensive and
too corrupt.
The state federation of labor dele
gates at Grand Junction declared for
high license instead of prohibition
Now will labor work for high license
and enforcement of the law.
Reports are to the effect that there
is greater activity and more prosper
ity in the mines of Ouray county than
for several years past. Several i'm
portant strikes of good ore are said
to have been made.
With a clean Democratic majority OF
forty-eight on Joint ballot in the Colo
RADIO legislature. the charge that the
other party Is responsible for unfulfill
ed platform pledges is ridiculous, truth
fully remarks the Telluride Journal
Stan Straight, the 2-year-old son oil
Henry Straight, was drowned Monday
night in a swamp near Greeley. After
supper the child wandered away from
home and fell into the swamp. A
, search was made for the missing baby
) and the body was found two hours la
t ter lying in two feet of water.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11


me fayne-Aldrich tariff law has
collected In any year IN -11rr- vo-.~..s..4.
history except the banner year of 1907.
according to the report of the treasury
department issued Monday.
That one-third OF the babies In Iowa
under ! year old have died since the
hot weather set In, Is the alarming
condition revealed by DIR. G.. H. Sum
ner, secretary of the state board of
health at Des Moines. SO alarming
has become the death rate among in
tants, that the state board of health
has issued a special bulletin to fathers
and mothers. entitled Save the ba
bies"
In statement detailing the reduc
ton of $1I SOC, 900 last year in the pos
tai deficit, Postmaster General Hitch.
cock shows that $2,9O00O0 of the sum
represents economics In postofilce
management and nearly 100000 a
more business like handling of city
delivery service. While this service
was extended during the year the re.
forms introduced cut down the general
cost
Commercial orchardists of the north.
west estimate that they will ship be.
tween $500 and 1000 cars OF apples
to American, European and Australian
| markets this season from the state oil
Washington alone. and proportionate
amount from the other apple-produc
ing states of the inland empire. The
bulk of the crop will 90 to Chicago
| New York and Boston. II Is expected
that the export business this year viii
be greater than at any other time IL
the history of the northwest.
Caruso Will sing at the metropolitan
next season and for two seasons there
after. He admitted this In character
istic interview In Rome that he hai
signed a contract for three years. Tha
his voice Is better than ever he ais
naiyely testified, but he would not Civ
credit to the surgeon who performe
such delicate operation upon hi
throat. Indeed. while earning vas
sums with his voice. he complaine
bitterly OF Professor Vedova,s fe,
which he managed to reduce, throug
the medium OF a lawsuit. Caruso Al
serts that he has made 81 900. 900
the last fifteen years and most OF
in recent years.
r The eight-hour day for freight col
ductors and trainmen and the mileaf
basis for passenger train crews are II
two most important propositions whiS
. viii be submitted to the order OF RIA
! way Conductors and the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen in the next t,
I Tor fifteen days. The crews will Sc,
+ the equivalent OF 20 per cent |
h crease In wages. the concessions to
d requested from the carriers to be
the form Of improved rules and q
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11
SIGNING
PLEDGE
Democratic Senators
Being Whipped Into
Line for Campaign

DENVER, Aug. 10.-Demoeratic. sen.
ators are today signing the pledge to
stand together in the redemption of
legislation promised the people in 1908
They are united; the Ratchet has been
buried The agreement was reached
in caucus yesterday afternoon to en-.
act the platform measures as they
come out of the caucus, where they
will be fashioned to suit the majority.
Every Democratic senator, save Sen.
ator Cove, agreed to be bound from
| start to finish by the majority on all
bills. Senator Cove is opposed on prin.
clple to caucus action, and therefore
will be excused, but indicates he will
not be far afield from the, agreement
of the majority of his Democratic col
leagues.
Democratic senators arrived early in
the senate chamber this morning and
went into caucus at the call of Sen.
ator ". II. Adams, chairman.
The favorable outlook of yesterday
afternoon as to caucus consideration
of platform measures suffered nothing
during the night and It is generally
believed the legislative program would |
be executed as the leaders outlined |
Shafroth is most decidedly in the sad
die and his measures will all pass.
DENVER, Aug. 10.-The Democrats
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Colonel Roosevelt has, since his re-
turn to this country, received more
than 1000 invitations to speak in va.
rious parts of the country. 1t has been
necessary for him to decline some of
them
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11

Denver News tells of young lady
winning prize dressed entirely in
copies of the News. She took a lot
OF chances.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11

me Payne-Aldrich tariff law has
collected In any year IN -1rrra vo-.~...,.4..
history except the banner year of 1907,
according to the report of the treasury
department issued Monday.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-11

The first car load of cantaloupes
S Tfya ThRagb fgy61emt nRaa fky Ford Tues
The First NJ. e church at Telluride
is being advertised for sale under fore
closure. Get busy and save the prop
erty.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-06-18
A WOMEN GREAT IDEA

is how to make herself attractive. But,
without health. it is hard for her to be
lovely in face, form or temper. A weak,
sickly woman will be nervous and irri-
table. Constipation and Kidney pOisOns
show in pimples. blOtches. skin erup-
lions and a wretched complication. But
Electric Bitters always prove godsend
to women who want health, beauty and
friends. They regulate Stomach. Liver
and Kidneys. purify the blood; give
strong nerves. bright eye, pure breath,
smooth. velvety skin. lovely complexion.
good health. Try them. Scots at all
druggsta.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-06-18

Arbuckle's methods will be fol-
lowed, even though Arbuckle him
self be not called upon to aid the
engineers in tho work. Mr.. Arbuc-
kle has successfully used compress
Cd air to give sunken buoyancy.
Another of the innovations is the
use of q battery Of great electro
magnets combined with submarine
pantoons that act as lifting jacks
whom the water is forced out of
them by compressed air.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-06-18

Service was held at the Catholic
Church Tuesday in memory of the
late Father Auguste Thebault,
which was very largely attended.
Several priests we're here aud took
part in the impressive ceremony.
Souvenir cards we're given to all
who were present. On the cards
was printed a good picture Of the
dead priest and his last words ad-
dressed to his parishioners while
on his death bed at San Antonio.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-06-18
SATURDAY, JUNE IS, 1910.
PRETTY WEDDING.

One of the pretty weddings of
the seas on. was that of Mr.. Albert
l.. Durand, one of our prominent
business men 10 Miss Louisiana
DeBlanc, the pretty and accom-
plished daughter of MIR. Daniel
DeBlanc which was celebrated at
the Catholic Church at half past
nine o'clock Wednesday morning.
The bride attired in a beautiful
dress of white silk entered the
church leaning on the arm of her
father, preceded by Mrs. Alfred
j. GeIpi, matron of honor and the
brides maids and groomsmen who
were Misses Helen DeBlanc,
Alice VOORHEES,, Carmen Fleming,
groomsmsn: A. J. Cormier, l.. L..
Jeroux, Jas. j. Martin.
The groom in company of Mr..
Robt. j. Guirard, his best man
awaited the arrival of the bride at
tho Main Altar
While the bride WAS entering
the church a grand march was
played on the organ, and while the
contracting parties and their wit
nsesss were signing the register,
Miss Eunics Ducrsst sang a beau
tiful Ave Maria.
The ushers wsrs Messrs. Carroll
Simon, Daniel DeBianc, Clarence
Guirard, Sidney Durand.
After the pretty ceremony at
the church a reception was held at
the home of tho brides parents
were they received tho congratu.
lations of a hosts of friends and
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Durand who are
popular among their relatives and
friends received many beautiful
presents as tokens of their esteem
Mr.. and Mrs. Durand left in
auto at half past twelve o'clock fol
New Iberia where they took the
fast train for a trip north. They
were accompanied to New Iberis
by a large number OF friends who
wished them happy trip.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-06-18

Edward Hodges, from Illinois,
was tried here Tuesday for the
killing of Aug. Smoker, a German,
both working on the Baton Rouge
road. The killing was caused by
dispute over a mosquito bar.
After hearing a few witnesses, the
District Attorney saw he had no
case against the accused and ill.,
structed the jury to bring in a ver-
dict of not guilty, which was done
on the bench.