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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31
BUSINESS is SMILING.

AS might have been expected, the
much-needed rains of late in the agri-
cultural sections Of the country have
instilled new life and encouragement
in the business and financial worlds.
The financial markets during the past
week have shown improvement in I'M
dertone, writes Henry Clews, the New
York banker and broker, and, at
times, indications of distinct strength.
''In this" he continues, in sensible
and interesting discussion of the crop
situation, they have reflected more
reassuring reports from the grain
fields, thus furnishing another in
stance of the wisdom of refusing to
accept at anything like their face
value first reports of widespread crop
injury. When we consider that about
52,000,000 acres are included in our
wheat producing area and that our
corn. fields extend close to 116,000,00O
acres, it will readily be appreciated
how damage in quite extensive areas
can be severe and spectacular, how it
can cause concern and disappointment
among the inhabitants of these un-
fortunate sections, and yet, in broad
sense, how this damage should only
be considered as local and, from
broad, economic viewpoint of final har-
vest conditions, comparatively unim-
portant.
Spectacular damage, crop disaster
starvation even-these constitute
news, and it is very seldom that our
newspapers have occasion to inform
us of the other side of the picture, of
exceptionally favorable conditions
which will apply to millions upon mil
lions of areas and which, naturally,
play most effective part in the law
OF averages in connection with our
crops. Our wheat fields and our corn
fields are continental in scope; and it
must indeed be nationwide damage
that shall cut down our final agricul-
tural output to proportions spelling
agricultural adversely. In view of the
relief that has been furnished by time
ly rains, the market for securities has
again felt the stimulus of a favorable
crop outlook-a stimulus that has been
made all the more substantial by the
decline in the market levels of our
grains and cotton. Prospects for the
cotton crop continue favorable. There
Is no reason to believe that earlier an
ticipations of new highwater mark
in point of yield will not be fully justi-
fled. With favorable harvests and
with disposition of producers to ac-
cept fair prices for their products in
stead of holding out for abnormal fig
ures, the prospects Of exports on an
important scale are much better than
for several years. Foreign supplies
and foreign crop promises are also
such as to suggest a good movement
of American products abroad unless
prices are advanced to basis that
will prohibit exports. There have al
ready been substantial export engage
ments of new wheat, and significant
factor in connection with our foreign
trade outlook is the declines that have |
been announced in leading descrip-
tions of cotton goods, which would |
seem to indicate that manufacturers
are discounting the probability of de-
creased cost Of production when the
effect of the bumper cotton crop be-
comes more effective"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31
BIG THINGS FOR SAN JUAN.

Silverton mine operators are taking
up in earnest the problem of working
out treatment methods for the COM
plex ores found so abundantly
throughout the San Juan region.
Within the past few weeks a coterie
of local operators have been making
extensive tests on San Juan ores.
collecting for this purpose many sam
pies of 200 pounds each, which were
shipped to the Independence mill at
victor, and to cyanide experts in st.
Louis and San Francisco. 1t is said
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Mrs. Frank Broad is here on a visit
to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. E.
Sloan and other relatives. Mr.. and
Mrs. Broad returned couple of weeks
ago to their home in Chama, from a
trip to Europe, where they visited
the leading cities including London
and Paris, and the show places of
Italy and other countries. One of the
enjoyable parts of the trip was a
voyage through the Mediterranean.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

]. C. Loeding, w. M. Kelly and W.
A. Kelly were in the city last night
from Ignacio. The gentlemen started
about a week ago on a trip to the
cliff dwellers ruins at Mesa Verde,
but gave up the attempt on account
OF the rain. They went out on the
Southern this morning with the inten-
ton of trying again.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Judge F. +. Fischer, who has been
in town several days looking around
the country and incidentally selling
safes, departed on the eastern this
morning. He halls from Oklahoma
City, and has seen some stirring times,
he says, in the early history of the
territory.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Mrs. Frank Zimmerman and daugh-
ter are here from their home at Lou
viers, Colo, on a visit to Mr.. Zimmer-
man, who came here some time ago
to accept position with the Malone
Iron Works. Miss Zimmerman ex-
poets to leave on Saturday, but her
mother will remain for some weeks
longer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Brother Day, of the Democrat, has
our full and free permission to do all
the showing up" he can, to print his
own paper and TO conduct his own
business just as it seems fit to him
to do. We're doing nicely, thank you.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

When a Enthusiastically dressed man
rides up and down the street in an
open carriage, and invites you to hear
him lecture on the corner, remember
he didn't go to all that trouble to
amuse you. His scheme is really to
get money out of you.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Have you ever noticed that the old
farmer who comes into town, and who,
when eating his dinner at the restau-
rant, uses his knife and spoon con-
trary to the rules Of swell society, is
always able to pay for his meal?
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

When he gets around to picking out
a wife, the man should board while
with the family, and observe whether
or not the favored one keeps the pillow
warm until mamma has breakfast on
the table,
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Durango friends will be pleased to
know that Mrs. Sanford Bell, who
taught primary methods in the teach
ers' institute for two years, is rapid
ly recovering her health and strength
after severe operation, performed
recently in Denver.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

The mayor of Shawnee, Okla, has
appointed woman and empowered
her to destroy all liquor and bar fix
lures found in the town. She has pro-
cured hatchet and an official badge,
and now the blind tiger should look
to himself. Carrie Nation is not dead,
nor even sleeping.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31
PUBLIC LAND AND MINING
CASES.

If you are interested in any contest
or any matter before the Interior De-
partment, write to Clark & Wright.
registered land lawyers, oo2 F Street
N. w. Opposite CenT Land Office,
Washington, D. c. Free information
about contests and where to obtain
scrip. locatable upon public lands.
without residence or cultivation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

We have never felt that the girls
did exactly right when they shot old
man Stokes in the legs but Stokes
story that he went to the girls room
merely for the purpose of getting back
few letters has never had the True
Ring of Truth in our ears.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Let us boost for everything that
will bring money to Colorado in gen
eral, and to Durango in particular. No
money can be spent here that we will
not, each of us, get little of it. Build
good roads from anywhere to any
place, build experimental stations and
federal buildings, they will any OF
them do US good besides helping us
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Walter Baranger was an outgoing
Messenger on the eastern this morn
ing, bound for bis home in Fort Scott,
Has, after spending n week of his
annual vacation with his uncle, Cy
Graden. Mr.. Baranger is train dis
patcher for the Frisco road, at Fort
Scott.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

All men are a good deal like an old
Kansas farmer whom we used to
know. When his crop was bad he
would lay it onto the Lord for not
sending rain but when his crop was
good he would swell up and claim it
was all due to his being such good
farmer
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Willie Rudersdorf, the small son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Rudersdorf,
went to Alamosa this morning TO visit
his aunt, Mrs. Murphy. Willie made
the trip alone and was quite as in
dependent as if used to making such
journeys every day.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

While it is lamentably true that
there are really some cases of hen
pecked husbands yet it is equally true
that there are fow cases where
wifey bears the marks of rooster
peckinp.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Frank B., Notestein was an arrival
last evening from Mancos to meet his
mother, Mrs. M. w. Notestein, who
come in on yesterdays eastern. This
morning Mr.. and Mrs. Notestein con-
tinued to Mancos.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

A little item in the papers yester-
day called back to our memory
thoughts of man who at one time
was quite prominent in politics but
who has been forgotten by probably
nine out of every ten in the country.
We refer to "Uncle" Joe Cannon.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Nothing new in the affair of lot
of American fruit going to Europe
for the European bankrupt nobility
have been coming here for American
peaches for a long time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

A. Rapp, the Cripple Creek mining
man, who was here looking at some
properties in the La Platas, returned
home via the Southern this morning.
Mr.. Rapp said he expects to return as
soou as the weather clears sufficiently
in the hills, so that it is possible to
get around.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

William Aeling of Brazil, Ind, was
a guest of the Southern over night on
his way from Cortez, where he spent
several days on land seeking trip
This morning Mr.. Aeling departed
for his Indiana home.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

1t is a poetical idea that the prayer
learned at mothers knee will linger
all through the sons life, but it is
our idea that it is the remembrance
OF mothers cooking that brings many
n wayfaring son back to the shelter of
the home.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Misses M. E. and M. j. Burns are
guests of the Strater for day or two.
The ladies live in Pueblo, and after
spending few days looking around
in this city, will visit Silverton friends
for week or two before returning
home.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Downing, of
Hays City, Kans., are here on bust
ness relating to the Joseph Clark es-
tate. Our readers viii rememre'
that brief account of The latter 5
death appeared in the issla of July Il
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

The man who can see only little
good in other people is man who
has only very little in himself
Judge not that ye be not judged, say
eth the book of books.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Frank West departed for his home
at Tiffany this morning. Mr.. West
was in the city several days on bust
ness. He still insists that Tiffany
is the only place on earth.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Superintendent M. F. Miller of Fort
Collins and W. f. Duggan of the Du-
range Trust company drove out to
Fort Lewis mesa today, to look over
their ranch interests.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Casey and baby
are home again from Seattle, Wash
They were obliged to leave on account
Of the climate not agreeing with Mrs
Casey's health. This morning Mr.. Ca
sey left for Montrose on business.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

The closer you can keep in touch
with your business the better. Did
you ever know merchant who had
his living rooms over his store who
was not successful?
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

We believe in advertising but we be-
lieve that the young man or woman
who attends a performance at the
picture show or opera house and dis
turbs those sitting near them by their
silly talk have the wrong idea.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Mr.. and Mrs. X. N. Lansing return
ed last evening from trip through
San Juan county, N. NJ, in search of
land. They were guests of the South
ern last night and went out on this
mornings eastern bound for their
home in Dennison, Ia.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

When woman has an AK to grind
she sometimes can get another woman
to turn the grindstone, but almost any
man will come running to take the
job off her hands.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Catch hundred men in wrong acts
and ninety-nine of them will set up
the claim that they were only inno-
cent bystanders.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

A booster boosts himself by boost
ing others, but knocker tries to boost
himself by knocking on others. 1t is
plan that is as old as the hills but it
has never been known to work.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

If people could look into and divine
the future there is many fellow who
would attempt to back track as quick
ly as possible.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

1t has been so dry in Oklahoma this
season that they have to take a water
melon into the house and out of the
draught to cut it open lest the breeze
blow the insides out of it.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

A good way to encourage immigra-
tion is to knock on all those who Kun
to Kolorado, knock on the railroad
which brings them in and knock on the
business men of the town they kun to.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

A Boston mans idea Of hell is a
place where dead beats have to WORK
Out all their debts firing liz fur
naces for salary of 81 century and
board themselves.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

George P. Quinn, Andrew Healy
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Turnbull, all
Of Detroit, who were here on an in
spection Of the Idaho mine in the La
Platas, departed for home on today's
eastern.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

If you are in business, and are max
ing a fair go of it, you should remem-
ber that you can't expect your COM
petitor to love you dearly.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

If man carries cigars for the men,
candy for the girls and kisses for the
babies, he can break into almost any
brand of society that he wants to.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Boys will be boys and the Oklahoma
man who was pulled last week for go
ing in swimming in a pond inside the
city limits is an instance in kind. He
was only 78 years old
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

An ounce of boost is worth more,
in the open market, than two pounds
of knock but of course man can sell
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Now that the coronation ceremony
is all over we are willing 10 say God
bless the King, and Queen, and all
the rest of the deck, and drop the
subject.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Being crowded to it we will "fess"
up and admit that, as intimated by
the Democrat, The Herald has the
most complete baseball reports Of any
paper in southwest Colorado.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31
him expose the beam in our own op-
tic.

The Colorado Springs man who has
either discovered, or propogated, bug
which feeds only on dandelions is 60
ing to become famous fellow II he
don't watch out.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Among the startling surprises
which come to the reading public is
found the statement that the McNam-
aras pleaded not guilty.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

After having dished out such sum-
mer we wonder that the wheat belt
farmers are not demanding an inves-
tigation of the Chief of the Weather
Bureau,
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Stick pin in the exact center Of
the dining table and you'll have To-
Gated the exact center of population
for that household.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Roberts and
family are home again from Usage
City, Kans., whittier they accompanied
the remains of the late Mrs Belle Rob
erts for interment.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

There never was an editor who need
ed to go away from his own sheet
to find typographical errors in the pa
per.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Mrs. j. p. Atterberry and daughter
Louise came up from Aztec last night
and departed this morning for Monte
Vista to spend month with relatives.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Will Sparks was an arrival last
night from Mancos on his way to
Denver, for which place he left this
morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

In these days of investigation the
grafters are hard run for explana-
tions which will be satisfactory to the
committee and yet not explain any
thing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

II you ever get notion to growl
about Durango's climate just stop and
remember that the mercury stood at
14D in the shade in Death valley Mon
dAy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

We regard the terms Papa" and
Mamma" as being the sweetest words
in all the world-when used respect
fully.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Misery is said to love company and
sometimes company acts as though it
loved misery.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

About the most tiresome thing that
we know OF is the "smile that won't
come off" A smile to be worth any
thing must be spontaneous, not chron-
&.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

1t is fun to call the peoples atten-
tion to the mote in the other fellows
eye but it hurts like Sam Hill to have
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

hold the regular quarterly meeting
for this district of the Free Methodist
church. He expects to remain over
Sunday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

If nature has given you good health
and fair amount of bodily strength
she has done her part, she don't owe
you living by any means
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

No one likes skunk but we should
make allowance for the beast, it's the
only wny it has of putting up de-
fense.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

A Denver old maid frankly states
that she would rather have voter
than vote any day in the week.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Do you ever realize the fact that
there are days when, even though you
do your level best, your work is OF
mighty poor grade?
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31
LOCAL NEWS.
From Fridays Daily.

Emmett Writ departed for Dulce this
morning after couple of days in
town on business.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

L. l.. Lotus was business visitor
from Pennington over night, return
ing on this mornings Red Apple train
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

We seem to have the rain bug
scared away and fair weather threat
ems" the country.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Even if your story is a good one
people grow weary if you tell it toe
frequently
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Our improved press service seems
to please everybody, tina. is almost
everybody.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

All telegraphic news is good news
ito the telegraph company who gets
paid for transmitting it.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Texas is dry but since Missouri
went Republican nothing can surprise
u.s.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Mrs. C. A. Daggett Of Chama, is
the house guest OF Mrs. Ii. w. Pol
lard for few days.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

r. w. Ptolemy came down from
Silverton last night and continued to
Pennington this morning on bust
ness trip of couple of days.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Rev. George II. Behner was pas
senger to Pennington this morning to
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

And it might, you know, be imma-
terial to us how much or how little
they say.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

"When Goode King Arthur satte in
static besyde his table rounds, no
Trusts controlled ye foode he atte and
sette ye pryce per pounde."
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Not everything that is offered cheap
is bargain at the price.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Even the Denver papers got bit on
the Florida fire ball sensation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31

Miss Josephine Benn returned this
morning TO Chama after n few days
visit with Mrs. X. T.. Sloan.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-07-31
LOCAL NEws.

From Thursdays Daily. .
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-03

A A. Riggs and e. r. Lovelace re-
turned Tuesday evening from Wood
Vile, where they spent the day on
business.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-03

lines, thus insuring the cooperation
and liberal support OF first-class IL
nancial houses to the full limit Of re-
quirements.
In Rogue River valley there Is sup
posed to be 10000 acres Of irrigable
lands which at $4,000 per acre for
water rights would be s2,OOO,OOO
and adding to this an annual main
tenance charge of $500 per acre for
gravity, $500 for low line, $500 and
upwards for the 350-foot level for
ten years, at $500 you have $1,2Oo,-
900, making sS,2OO,OOO in ten years
and a proportionate amount in per-
petuity
From all OF the foregoing is 1t not
evident that wise course has been
proposed in forming an irrigation
district, with view Of securing a
suitable water system to be owned
and operated exclusively by the
water users?
Thus saving all Of these immense
profits to themselves, besides plac-
ing the enterprise upon sound fl
nancial basis.
And 1t is safe to say that a selec-
tion and purchase OF a suitable site
will soon be made, which can be done
by giving the combined assets OF the
company as security, and later re-
pay the same with district bonds Is
sued under the state act
Believing that a liberal policy,
tempered with patience and justice
will prevail always.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-03

Say that all OF the minority stock
holders Join In an agreed price for
all OF their holdings In the Golden
Drift Mining company, payable In
district bonds at par, providing In
the event OF a failure to carry the
district plan at this time, to accept
portion OF the bonds issued on the
plant, water rights, dicthes, rentals,
etc, on an easy payment plan.
This would simplify all matters in
hand, and the Josephine Irrigation
& Power company can afford to pay
what the minority interest Is worth,
and the minority should be willing
at this time II ever, to accept a fair
price, now while the property can
be used for the purpose indicated.
This we believe can be accomplish
ed il patience and fairness shall gov
ern all deliberations.
It is nevertheless true, that mas
much as there are several other
propositions being pushed for con-
sideration, some favorable action
must be taken, or the opportunity
will become a joint loss to all.
(2.) The second Item noticed Is
the $4,000 proposed to be furnished
by the minority holders. Should the
sale be made to the irrigating COM
pany II could be used to good advan-
tage, and repaid later, otherwise 1t
could be OF little avail In carrying
out the great work contemplated.
(3.) This a renewal Of the prop
osition to operate under the old con-
tract, whereby II is proposed that the
irrigation company furnish some
funds with which to build the
dItches. and that the minority stock
holders shall furnish $4,000, taking
first mortgage upon the bitches,
franchises, rights OF way, and all 9TH
er assets OF the company, together
with their guaranty to operate un-
der the old contract OF purchase and
rental plan.
(4.) Herein 1t Is proposed by
the minority stockholders to pur-
chase all OF the interests OF the
Josephine County Irrigation & Pow
er company, giving their notes for
SIS, 900, retaining $4,000 upon
which to raise funds to be used IT,
the plant and ditches All Of which
evidences so little money in sight,
that 1t falls far short OF the ambition
OF those in charge OF this great un-
dertaking, which It Is proposed here
after to work out upon safe business