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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

DR.. Walter T.. Roth points out that
in Northern Australia there are to-
day many communities of primitive
people wearing no clothes, unable to
count beyond three, and still making
and using the implements and wea-
pons of the stone age. DR.. Roth has
seen these people making their stone
implement, manufacturing "celts,'
scrapers, knives, saws, handpicks,
gouges, Founders, hammers and grind
err from stone. They also use shells
and teeth for scrapers and drills, and
bone for avis and stilettos. He does
not share the opinion that these peo-
pie, and other savages, are stupid be
cause they express no surprise at the
miracles performed in their presence
by white men. Once, when he had
struck lucifer matches before the Aus
t, allan savages, and they showed no
astonishment, he asked his interpre-
ter what they thought of it. He
say" replied the interpreter, what
for no give it him? You fool throw
it away"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

There is grave reason to believe that
the number of political economists is
increasing. We mention the matter in
no unkindly or churlish spirit. We
believe that at heart the American
people are sound and when confronted
by a crisis will be equal to it.
We have heard it asserted, by those
who presume to know, that political
economist has as much right to
live as any man. We by no means
wish to contend to the contrary. This
is great country and its powers of
assimilation are wonderful; to the
careless observer, to one who has SUI
preme confidence in our institutions,
ii may seem that the addition of a
few political economists is not going
to matter.
We have never met political econ
omist face to face, although we con-
fess to a morbid curiosity on the sub
ject. We once knew a man who had
done so and he is still alive. He is,
we may remark, not the same man.
He smiles, but not with the old smile;
he talks of commonplace things and
occasionally his face lights up, but it
is evident that the old joy is no long
er there. With courage and deter
mination, he has taken up life anew
and still struggles on. Such men as
these are silent heroes; their names
should be recorded in history.
While we have never associated with
political economists, we have observed
them at distance, grazing sedately
in the field of finance. We have seen
them toss their heads and lay back
their ears and we have been possessed
with reckless desire to climb over
the fence and see what they would
do But sublime caution has ever
been our mainstay. In spite of our ig-
norance, however, we shall abandon
this caution for the present and en-
deavor to give our definition of a po-
litical economist.
A political economist is one who
deals in political economy. We know
this to be fact and we assert it
fearlessly. This is matter that it
would be useless for anybody to dis
pute-at least with us.
AS to whether political economy is
a science or not, we have heard it
stated that it was, but we are not pre-
pared to say, at the present moment,
that this is so. Neither would we nee
essarily assert that it is not so.
Some day, when we see some po-
litical economist securely tethered to a
bank, we shall creep up-not near
enough, you understand, so that he
may attack us, but just out of reach
and ask him to tell us the fatal
truth.
In the meantime, blissful ignor-
ance is our hopeless-and innocently
joyful-plight-T. l.. M. in Life.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department OF the Interior,

Department OF the Interior,
United States Land Office at DurHngo,
Colo, Sept. 26, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Henry
Barnett of Allison, Colo, who, on
April II, 1905, made homestead ap-
plication No. 1922 (serial No. 01195),
for the S. Y NE. Y and NV. u Sc.
u of section 8, township 80 north,
range 6 west, N. NJ. P. NJ, has filed
notice of intention to make final five
year proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before the reg
lister and receiver of the United States
land office at Durango, Colo, on the
third day of November, 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses: Paul
Mitchell, Christopher c. Mills, Joe
Mitchell, and Joseph Scogin, all of
Allison, Colo.
G. H. CHARLTON, Register.
First publication Sept. 28, 1911.
Last publication Nov. 2, 1911.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
sILvERTON SUFFERS.
Special to The Herald.

Speclal 10 Inc llerdlu.
SIIVERTON, Colo, Oct. 9.-Condi-
tions here are very bad, all county
bridges above South Mineral have
been washed entirely away. The Red
Mountain railroad is badly damaged,
the Silverton, Gladstone and North
ern is completely out of commission,
while the damages to the Silverton
railway, Otto Mear's road, is esti-
mated by the most conservative at
$4,000, or more. The Eureka branch
is open now.
Much damage has been done to the
fumes and all other mining equip
ment, several mines, including the
Ledge, have been force to close down
on account of being flooded.
On the Denver & Rio Grande the
first bridge south of town is wash
ed out and from that point The road
bed has completely disappeared and a
new roadbed will have to be blasted
out of the mountainside Ill the way
down to Tacoma. 1t is estimated that
more than one-half the road between
Silverton and Durango is gone and
that it will take a month to get a
train.
Provisions are now being packed in
from Ouray on burros. The town is
fairly well supplied with coal and will
suffer no inconvenience, probably,
from lack of fuel.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
nited States Land Office at Durango,

Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office at Durango,
Colo, Sept. 13, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Solo
man J. Millard of Kline, Colo, who.
on May 7, 1910, made desert land ap-
plication, serial No. 02715, for the e.
1-2 N. w. Ia of section 27, township
33 north, range IL west, N. M. P. M,
has filed notice of intention to make
final desert land proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore the register and receiver of the
United States land office at Durango,
Colo, on the 9th day of October,
1911.
Claimant names as witnesses: Ed
ward E. Talbot, William II. Fleer, Ell
mer Campbell, and Charles Tunnel,
all of Kline, Colo.
G. H. CHARLTON, Register.
First publication Sept. 21, 1911.
Last publication Oct. 26, 1911.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
State of Colorado, County of La Plata,

SIS: In the County Court in Probnte.
In the Matter of the Estate of Bill
Weaver, Thomas Weaver and Ma
tilda Weaver, Minor Indians.
To the above named minors and all
persons interested in said estate:
Notice is hereby given, that the un-
dersigned as Guardian of said minors
and of their estate, on the 25th day of
September duly filed his petition here
in in and the above named county
court, to sell portion of the real
estate of said minors for their use and
benefit and consisting of and being
an undivided one-eighth interest and
share in the S. " of the NE. u of
Sec. 90, Twp. "a, N. r. Z w. N. M. p.
NJ, and said County Court having ex-
amined said petition did by its order
duly entered herein fix and determine
that the hearing on said petition be
had before the County Court at tire
court house in Durango, Colo, on
Oct. 80, 1911, at 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon; and that on said day at SAID
court room the undersigned as such
guardian will be and appear before
said Court in support of said petition
and pray that same be duly approved
and allowed by said Court; and you
and each of you and all persons i'.-
terested in said estate are hereby mott
fed to show cause before said Court
at said time and place why said pc
tition should not be allowed and to
make known to said Court, your OBJ
jections, if any you have, why said
petition should not be granted.
CHARLES F. WERNER,
ROBT. S. CLEMENTS, Guardian.
Attorney for Guardian.
First publication Sept. 2S, 1911.
, Last publication Oct. 10, 1911.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

1t is hard to introduce a novelty
into procession wedding, but f. G.
Foster and Mary A. Snyder of Fres-
no, Cal, managed to do it at their
wedding, which occurred last week.
The groom was 70 years Of age, and
the bride 70. Dora Devine, great
granddaughter Of the bride, was the
maid of honor. To have the brides
great granddaughter in the wedding
procession is distinct novelty.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Denartment Of the Interior.


United States Land Office at Durango,
Colo, Sept. 26, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Chris
topher C. Mills of Allison, Colo, who
on Dec. 7, 1903, made desert land
application serial No. 076S for the
NE. u NE. a of section II, town.
ship 80 north, range 6 west, N. M. p.
NJ, has filed notice cf intention to
make final desert land proof, to estab-
lish claim to the land above described,
before the register and receiver of the
United States land office at Durango,
Colo, on the 4th day of November,
1911.
Claimant names as witnesses: Paul
Mitchell, Henry Barnett, Joe Mitchell,
and Joseph Scogin, all of Allison,
Colo.
G. H. CHARLTON, Register.
First publication Sept. %, 1911.
Last publication Nov. 2, 1911.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
sHERIFF,s SALE.

BY virtue of a write of execution is
sued out of the Clerks office OF the
District Court of La Plata County
and State of Colorado, and to me di-
rected, whereby l am commanded to
make the sum of four hundred and
sixty-four and 35-100 Dollars
($464.35). and costs of suit, the
amount of certain judgment recent
ly obtained against Frank r. Lake ST.,
Frank r. Lake jr. and H. E. Lake, in
favor of Charles w. Thuringer out of
the land, tenements, goods and chat
tells of the said Frank X. Lake ST.,
Frank R. Lake jr. and H. E. Lake,
have levied on the following property,
to-wit: The north 12ls feet of lot two
and all of lots 3, A, 5, 6, Z, 8, 8, 10
and IL, in block No. IA in that part Of
the City of Durango, known and plat
ted as North Durango, La Plata coun-
ty, Colorado, according to the recorded
plat thereof less and except the fol-
lowing described tracts: First, begin
ming at point on the east line of lot
9 in block IA in North Durango, La
Plata county, Colo, six feet south OF
the NE. cor. of said lot No. 8 thence
north on east line of said lot to NE.
corner of said lot, thence 13 feet west
on north line of said lot No. 8, thence
back to the place of beginning. Sec
opd, beginning at point on the south
line of lot 10 in block IA in North Du-
range, La Plata county, Colorado,
where the same crosses Junction creek
in the middle of said creek thence In
an easterly direction along the south
line of said lot No. 10 to Main street
or First avenue in the City of Du-
range, Colorado, thence along the east
line of said lots No. 10 and IL and
along the west side of said Main street
or First avenue to where the quarter
line of N. w. u of section 20, town
shin 35 N, r. 9 W., N. NJ. P. M, run
ming east and west across said Nam
street or First avenue, thence west
along said quarter line to the center
of said Junction creek, thence down
the center of Junction creek to the
place of beginning; all in block IA said
North Durango. Also all of defend
ants interests, legal and equitable, In
lot one. block one, Brookside Addition
to the City of Durango, La Plata
county. Colorado.
Therefore, according to said com
mand, shall expose for sale, at Pub
lie Auction, all the right, title ane
interest of the above named Frank Il
Lake sr., Frank R. Lake jr. and II. E
Lake in and to the above described
property, on Saturday, the 2lst day
of October, 1911, at IL O'Clock a. m
at the West Front Door of the Count!
Court House in the City of Durango
Colorado.
Dated at Durango, Colo, this 23t
day of September, 1911.
TIM j. McCLUER, JR.,
Sheriff of La Plata County.
w. C. DAVIDSON, Attorney.
First publication Sept. 2S, 1911.
Last publication Oct. 10, 1911.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
furious to the very young, and is ap-
parently harmless to adults.

If it's clothes that make the man
Mrs. Maggie Reiliey, of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, has cooked her husbands goose.
Mr.. Reilley had a habit evenings of
putting on his good clothes, and dis
appearing for several hours. His wife
was of the opinion that he spent those
hours calling on his lady friends. So
she burned up all his good clothes.
Her husband was mad, had her arrest
ed, and she was fined $35. But Mrs.
Reilley says Mr.. Reilley can't make a
hit with his lady friends in his work.
ing clothes, and she does not regret
her bonfire.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

Salt production is about the oldest
industry in the world. In Italy, the
cradle of the salt industry it has been
manufactured commercially for $500
years. Salt is so necessary to exist
ence that in some parts of the world
tribes will sell their most valued pos
sessions in exchange for salt. Salt
has been the cause of wars, and so
important has it always been consid-
cred that in some places the passing
of salt is established as token of
friendship, and women throw salt on
a visitor as friendly greeting.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

engine, the locomotive was sent across
without any one on it, the engineer
starting it up and the fireman catch
ing it after it had crossed. The cars
we're sent over in much the same
manner.
The bridge over the Florida was
sagging and the supports were in mo-
mentary danger of giving away. AT
Bondad the train could go no farther.
They were Obliged to remain until
help came from Durango, to transfer
the passengers and bring them in to
town, arriving Friday morning at
11:3O.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department Of the Interior,

Department of the interior,
United States Land Office at Durango,
Colo, Sept. 26, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Paul
Mitchell of Allison, Colo, who on Dec.
10, 1905, made homestead application
No. 1862 (serial No. 01273), for the
N. Y Sc. 4 of section IT, and w. "
S.W. 4 of section 16, township 80
north, range 6 west, N, M. p. NJ, has
filed notice of intention to make final
five-year proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before the
register and receiver of the United
States land office at Durango, Colo,
on the third day of November, 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses Hen
ry Barnett, Christopher c. Mills, Joe
Mitchell, and Joseph Scogin, all of
Allison, Colorado.
G. II. CHARLTON, Register.
First publication Sept. %, 1911.
Last publication Nov. 2, 1911.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
Averts Awful Tragedy.

Timely advice given Mrs. C. Will
loughby of Merengo, Wis. Or. No. u
prevented dreadful tragedy and saw
ed two lives. Doctors had said her
frightful cough was a Consumption"
cough and could do little to help her.
After many remedies failed, her aunt
urged her to take DIR. Kings New
Discovery. ~ have been using it for
some time" she wrote, "and the awful
cough has almost gone. 1t also saved
my little boy when taken with Sc
we're bronchial trouble" This match
less medicine has no equal for throat
and lung troubles. Price SOC and 81,
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all
druggists
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONS

DSPo't"Sht VI thC ihhCiioI,
United States Land Office a. Durango,
Colo, Sept. 7, 1911
Notice is hereby given that Bebo
Manzanares of Ignacio, Colo, who, OK
April 8, 1905, made homestead appli-
cation No. 31l6, (serial No. 01190),
for the w. 1-2 S.W. Ia of section 3,
and E. 1-2 Sc. Ia of section A, town
ship 33 north, range west, N. NJ. p.
NJ, has filed notice of iatention to
make final five-year proof to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore the register and receiver of the
United States land office at Durango,
Colo, on the Goth day of October,
1911.
Claimant names as witnesses:
George w. Bryan, Venceslado Salazar,
Martin Valdez, and Estevan Lucero,
all of Ignacio, Colo.
G. H. CHARLTON, Register.
First publication Sept. ID, 1911.
Last publication Oct. 10, 1911.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

Your regular merchant is probably
in position to sell you good depend
able merchandise at just as low price
as some Especial" sale dealer can sell
il and then you will have the salts
faction of knowing that you have
stayed by the man who stays by you
when you need accommodations. We
do not go much on these Wonderful,
Profit sharing, Dividend dividing,
Hoop La Sales"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
LATE FLOOD REPORTS.

TELLURIDE, Oct. 9.-Telluride has
gone back to the ante-railroad days
and is now getting mail and passen-
ger service by stage from Placerville.
The railroad to the south is open as
far as Murphy's spur but from that
place to Montelores the road is COM
pletely washed out and the mail clerk
on the Durango-Telluride run, who
walked over this part of the road to-
day, says it will be ninety days before
repairs on that portion of the road can
be compelled. One man, an employe
of the power plant, was drowned while
at rescue work. His body has not
been found.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

While the wholesale use of tobacco
has its evils, readily admitted even
by its devotees, the sweeping denun-
Citations of its use may also go too
far. Some Of these extreme execra-
tions are deprecated by an editorial
writer in American Medicine. Accord
ing to this journal about all that we
do know of tobacco is that 1t is in
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
A Medicine That Gives Confidence

Is Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
Mrs. 7. j. Adams, No. 522 Kansas
Ave, Columbus, Kas., writes: "For a
number of years my children have been
subject to coughs and colds. / used
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and
found that it cured their coughs and
colds, so l keep it in the house all
the time" Refuse substitutes. For
sale by all druggists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

About as little wool for the cry
that we have ever had experience in
gathering has been the rebate on the
empties. We always got the rebate
all right but it never did more than
to help to buy some more full ones
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

Attend the mass meeting tonight,
ac the court house, and help iron the
troubles which are now confronting
us. We need roads and we need them
NOW.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

There is no use in talking about
how things might have been fixed"
the conditions which face us NOW
are the conditions which must be met
Any plan which will quickly restore
the roads is the plan which we should
take and take quickly.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

1t is only a little while now till
the close of the baseball season, and
the sporting pages of the big news
papers will become a large and ach-
ing void to about 95 per cent of their
readers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

Are not these mail-less and train
less days full of peace and tranquil
ity? 1t might be that all Europe is
plunged into bloody war, that fire and
flood has devastated half of the old
world, and we would never know a
thing about it. We have troubles of
our own, anyway.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
Take Your Common Colds Seriously

Common colds, severe and frequent,
lay the foundation of chronic diseased
conditions Of the nose and throat,
and may develop into bronchitis, pneu-
monia, and consumption. For all
coughs and colds in children and in
grown persons, take Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound promptly. For
sale At all druggists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

RICO, Colo, Oct. 9.-Eleven dwell
ing houses, one livery stable and the
city feed yards, were washed away
here on Thursday. Every wagon and
railroad bridge in this vicinity is out
and the damage done is beyond esti-
mate.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

Nothing was done at the recent con-
ference of governors to make it easier
for men in that office to run for SEN
ator, and it is possible that nothing
needed to be done.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

The commission form of govern
ment would not have kept off the
flood but it might have had the city
better prepared for such conditions
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

A sanitary cup may be necessary
for drinking water but any old cup
is good enough if it is to be used
at "keg party"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

The floods were not all in vain for
we heard of one man in Durango who
got his feet wet for the first time, so
It's said, in twenty years.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12
Reports of the flood
In the MonteZuma Valley

Attorney P. G. Ellis came in last
night with party who drove from
Cortez to Durango and his experience
was surely an interesting, if not a
pleasant, one. The party left Cortez
on Thursday for Dolores where they
remained until Sunday morning. Dur
ing the night the rain had fallen
steadily and the river rose until it
broke through the railroad embank-
ment and, seeking the old river bed,
flowed directly through the town of
Dolores, the water ranging from one
to four feet in depth. Fully one-half
the people in the town left their homes
and fled to the hills for safety. The
flood swept through the business por-
tion of the little town and several of
the smaller buildings were upset and
moved about. A mud sediment of
about four inches was left in nearly
all the buildings in the submerged
part of the city. Mr.. Ellis and his
party drove from Dolores to Mancos
where they changed rigs and drove to
Hesperus. Here they crossed the
river on the hanging tracks, which
were suspended by the rails only, and
teams from Durango met the party
and brought them back to Home,
Sweet Home.
Thursdays Southern
Turned at Hesperus
Passengers on Thursdays outgoing
Southern train, which went as far as
Hesperus only, say that the railroad
bridge at Hesperus was tested by run
ming loaded coal cars ahead on to the
bridge. The cars stayed on all right,
but the farther end of the bridge sank
under their weight, and accordingly
the train did not attempt to cross.
The train turned at Hesperus and
returned to Durango, The big trestle
across Lightner creek was unsafe, sag
ging and rocking with the tide, so the
passengers walked across and were
transferred to coal cars and brought
down to the brick yards. From there
they walked into Durango.
Trimble Road Is
Opened for Traffic ....
On Saturday the Automobile club
put in the bridge at Waterfall ranch
and several owners of machines made
the trip to Trimble, Saturday even
ing and Sunday.
Experiences of Passengers
On the Last Red Apple Train
The passengers on the Red Apple
train, due in Durango Thursday night,
report some unusual experiences. Mud
slides and wash outs and the tragic
sights of the floods, have all been
touched upon, but those witnessing
the flood in its passage through the
lower Animas valley say no adequate
description can be given of the de-
struction worked by the waters.
1t was long trip from Pennington
on account of the condition of the
track. Bridge after bridge went out
behind the train, in one instance, a
bridge giving way just after they had
crossed. When they reached the last
bridge over the Animas on their way
to Durango the passengers walked
across and fearing the weight of the
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

Stock Inspector Sam Ethridge was
an outgoing passenger on the east
srn this morning bound for Ignacio.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-12

The only exchange which reached
us without delay this week has been
the "War Cry"