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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

agricultural educational institutions
That is what is being said, and four
h,ads of departments of the Colorado
Agricultural college face dismissal.
Colorado stands proudly in her place
among the states, and yet she dares
to say that her own poultry industry
isn'L worth saving. She dares to say
that dry farming isn't worth studying
and that there is no work worth while
for Prof. Adams. She dares to bold
ly say that the results of the ex-
periments and the experience of the
worlds greatest scientists are not
worth telling the farmers about or
that the farmers are not worth the
trouble.
Farmers of Greeley, Carbondale and
La alta county! The state has the
audacity to tell you that your potato
industry isn't worth the salary of an
expert potato Investigator! What do
you think about it?
Do you think the dry land districts
of eastern Colorado produce as much
as they are capable of producing? Do
you think that you ought to pay 40
cents per dozen for eggs instead of
having eggs to sell? Do you think it
is economy to buy the things that
you ought to raise? Don't you think
that there is room for an expert to
study these things and try to give you
the results of his studies? Do you
think the results of the worlds ex-
perieDce in these matters is of enough
Importance that you ought to know
them?
Why do we face this problem? 1t
isn't because these works are not
worth while, but it is because of the
infamous, unbusinesslike way of max
ing appropriations. The legislature
makes appropriations, then finds out
how much money they have to appro-
pirate. Then begins system of lop-
ping off and scrimping that ought to
be a relic of the sixteenth century
The farmers of Colorado ought to
rise en- masse and protest against this
looping off their ears and gouging
out their eyes, and pulling out their
tongues. We ought to protect our
boys and girls by saving the institu-
tion which is to make them useful
citizens of the commonwealth.
GEO. w. GRAVES,
Instructor in Agriculture, Fort Lewis
School.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

w. C. Clark, of Clark, Lindsey &
Rogers, operating gold mines in the
Telluride and La Plata districts, was
at the San Luis hotel Sunday evening
on his way around the world, via the
north pole, to Telluride, the shortest
route, while the Rio Grande is wash
ed out between La Plata and Rico. Mr.
Clark said they had to close down for
winter the Cumberland group, in the
La Plata district, just on account of
a couple of little snowslides that
wouldn't fill an ordinary washtub.
They had some Austrians and Dagoes
working and they became leery of the
snow and started down the hill like a
flock of sheared sheep. Had they had
Swedes and Firms they could have
gone on through the winter. Mr..
Clark says the La Plata district is
getting into very good shape for pro-
gressive mining.-Alamosa Empire.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

At the Gardona agricultural high
school in Los Angeles, the curriculum
has been amplified by the addition of
course in matrimony. In other words
the girls are being schooled in matter
pertaining to the conduct and care of
a home and the demands of mother
hood. These are matters, though, that
girls should be taught in their own
homes. However, it may be neces-
sary that some girls be given this
kind of instruction, as there are not
few who have not the advantage of
the right kind of home training.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04
CREAMERY LOOKS LIKE
( A REAL CERTAINTY

The discussions on the sugar "A tory
proposition lasted until 10:30 last
might and consequently The business
men who met III the board Of trade
rooms, cid not have chance to full
consider the proposition which was
made by Mr.. Thomas Fielding of Man
cos to move his creamery over here.
But those who remained to hear the
proposition explained consider it a
good one, and they hope it will be
carried out.
Mr.. Fielding came over here at the
invitation of Mr.. Burritt Allen of
the La Plata County bank, who has
been working hard to get creamery
started in Durango, but the hour was
Sc late before Mr.. Fielding could be
heard, that the board could only ex-
tend him an invitation to come to its
regular meeting next Wednesday
night, when he would have an oppor-
tunity to confer with the committee
on creameries. Mr.. Fielding promised
to do that, and in the meantime, Mr..
barley and DR.. McEwen will aid him
in securing contracts for cream.
Mr.. Fielding is graduate of the
Utah agricultural college, and for the
last five years he has been success
fully operating the creamery in Man
cos. He makes such good butter that
he can not supply the demand for it,
and in order to hold his customers
when his supply of cream is short he
has to send to Denver for $500 worth
of butter. He says the railroads that
center in Durango will give cream
cry a much larger territory from
which to draw cream and that is why
he wants to move over here. He is
able to finance the larger creamery
and he does not care much
whether the people in Durango buy
any stock in it or not, but he does
want them to guarantee him the milk
from 200 cows, and as Mr.. Allen and
ether members of the board of trade
say it will be no trouble to do that
it is almost a sure thing that Mr..
Fielding will soon move his creamery
ever here.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

We want to register loud and fer
vent kick against the practice of SLAM
dering the dead, which many of the
Colorado papers are doing when they
publish a statement that the late
"Chick" Patterson sold his wife The
statement is barefaced lie and the
editors should be ashamed Patter-
son never sold his wife to anyone, he
did rent her out to different men but
he loved her with such pure and holy
love that he always wanted her back
when the other men got done with her
and he valued her purity SO highly
that he always made the other fellows
pay good price for all the damage he
did. Be fair, don't make it appear
that Patterson ever "sold'fhis wife.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04
FARMERS SUFFER FROM
A FALSE ECONOMY

Who is there in our fair state who
does not believe in higher education
If there be such a person there is a
traitor in our state. By educating
our boys and girls we hope to make
them better fitted for the work they
are to do, and therefore better citi-
zens of our state and our country.
We have a great mining state, but
it is also a great agricultural state.
Our agriculture is to supply the food
whereby the masses of our people are
to live. Is there any doubt that it
is economy to produce in cur own
state the food that is to feed its peo-
pie?
Considering these things, how can a
state SO great as ours shamelessly
say, I'VE cannot afford to support our
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04
WATER
SQUABBLE GETTING WARM

FARMINGTON, N. NJ, Nov. 30
Farmington's municipal troubles over
the new city water works now being
installed, grows more interesting day
by day. The taxpayers have held two
mass meetings in Aliens opera house
which resulted first in the appoint
ment of a committee of five to CO.
operate and confer with the city coun-
ell and at the meeting held last Sat
urday night a committee of eleven
was selected for the same purpose
since the council had refused to rec
ognize the first committee of five. The
contention on the part of taxpayers
is that the construction company is
violating it's contract continually by
faulty concrete work, laying the wa
ter works mains too shallow below
the surface, and in various other ways.
Chief Engineer Houston of Denver
came in yesterday and will give the
matter his attention. Strong talk of
injunction proceedings against the
town board and the construction COM
pany is INDUCED in by the taxpayers
committee. In that event the work
will very likely be tied up until some
time next year. The contract between
the city and the construction COM
pany is said by attorneys to be SO
loosely drawn as to make it subject to
various interpretations.
DR.. D. H. Rice, the millionaire man.
ager of the Stratton estate of Colo
RADIO Springs, spent couple of days
in Pennington looking after some in
vestments.
The apple crop which has been stor-
&c awaiting the resumption of traffic
on the D. G. r. G. is moving again at
the rate of couple of carloads per
day.
A family of immigrants from CAL
han, Colo, arrived with carload of
immigrant movables yesterday and
moved out to the La Plata country.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04
4More and more intelligent intere

More and more intelligent interest
IS centering on the subject of the ma
tons health. The number of arti-
cles appearing in the newspapers and
the magazines and the practically un-
animous approval of the president IS
action in supporting DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley is prooof," writes VIM. Jay
Schiefflin in The Survey, "of the
growing Importance of this question.
The endeavor to oust DR.. Wiley had
such an absolutely opposite effect
that those who promoted it are left in
ludicrous position. This conspiracy
against DR.. Wiley has again brought
into prominence the questions: Why
should important heal,n matters be
under the control of the department
OF agriculture?
"One of the most important meas
ures now pending in Congress is the
proposition to establish a national de
partment of health. 1t has been com
puted that sickness and death cost this
nation $3,000,00O annually, if the val
ue Of the labor lost is capitalized. In
the United States, every year there
are 100000 deaths, of which $50, 900,
according to reliable authorities
are due to preventable causes. For
many years our national governnhent
has expended an enormous an;ounk of
money annually in ascertaiding (and
telling the farmers how to prevent dis
eases among hogs, cattle ana kther
animals. This is entirely proper be-
cause it helps to conserae the ma
terial resources of the nation; bu ow-
ing to the lack of necessarv le&isla-
tion, the government has not done
nearly as much towards the conf &erva-
.icn If human life.
at mas been said that The limited
states is the laughing sto-s Iof En-
ore because of the fact tha: itj health
,geEcies are distributed amokr the
reasury department, the department
# agriculture and other departments.
While its people are dying from pre-
,entable causes at the rat4 of one
very minute. This is deplorable
ituation which the various states are
lnable to control; but if we lhad a de-
,artment of health with tie tremen-
lous facilities Of the national gov
,rnment at its command it could
gather and disseminate Among the
people information which would result
in greatly improving theiJr health and
in largely reducing the teath rate.o
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04
DRAG CHURCH OFFICERS
INTO A DIVORCE TRIAL

HUTCHINSON, Kans., Now 3d.
The pastors, elders, deacons and trus-
tees of the first Christian church were
hauled into district court today in a
sensational divorce trial. Mrs. Nellie
M. Linke is suing her husband, Char
les r. Linke, local capitalist, for a
divorce. Both are active members of
the Christian church and the attorney
for the wife subpoenaed practically all
of the church officials, including the
pastor, Rev. o. L. Cook, as character
witnesses. They tried to avoid it but
were compelled by court to attend and
testify.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04
Southern Textile Association.

ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 1.-Cotton
mill managers and superintendents
from many points in North and South
Carolina, Georgia and Alabama arriv-
ed in Atlanta today to attend the
meeting of the Southern Textile asso-
citation here tomorrow. A large at
tendance and program that provides
for the discussion Of wide variety
of questions combine to give promise
of one of the most important meetings
ever held by the association.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04
EXAMINING WITNESSES
IN THE COX CASE.

At nine O'Clock this mDrning when
the district court opened the pre- secu-
t,on commenced to introduce its evil
dcnce IL Inc Cox case. Ms Eliza
beth TRULY, the mother o. the man
,vho was killer told the jury some
thing about the famiiY history h
the narober of .nildre she has, their
ages, ETC..
Sam TRULY told the jury about the
fight that he and his or r)ther, Will,
had wiLl Ike Cox and another man q
week before the killiay took place.
a,iu M.s. TRULY, the yolry widow of
william Truby was ask II n few eues-
tions along the same line.
AS no questions were asked about
the killing it is supposed to be the
intention of the prosecution to present
the details to the jury in chronological
order. Therefore the next witnesses
to be called, were the doctors who per-
formed the autopsy on William Tru-
by's body.
DR.. Lingenfelter testified that the
bullet which was found in the body
had penetrated the lungs and had cut
the big artery which leads from the
heart.
In order to give the jury a better
idea of the point where the bullet
entered the body and the course which
tno n,-tr,,t 30
off his coat and had the doctor dia-
gram the bullets course on his own
body. While this was being done,
the jurymen were allowed to leave
their seats and choose their own po-
sitions to view the performance. B.
B. Russell, one of the attorneys for
the defense had the doctor make fur
ther explanation by using his body as
model, and when DIR. McEwen took
the stand he was invited toduplicate
the performance.
The court room was crowded with
spectators, and the great pains the
lawyers are taking to show exactly
where the bullet entered the body and
the course it took, has led to a gen.
eral belief that Cox will try to show
that he shot TRULY in self defense.
No evidence has yet been introduced
however which tends to show exact
ly what the defense will be, and the
crowd in the court room are anxious
ly waiting for Sam Truby to take
the stand again, as it is well known
that he is the most important wit
ness in the case. Tomorrow we will
tell our readers what he says on the
witness stand.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

A story is being told that Mont
rose pastor received circular from a
Denver whisky house asking him to
send the names of some of his friends
whom he thought might want some of
the cheering beverage. AS a joke the
preacher sent the names of dozen
men, all members of his church. He
was astonished week later to re-
ceive So as his commission on six
sales and an expression of the dealers
thanks.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04
FIRST TIME IN GEORGIA.

BRUNSWICK, Ca, Nov. 30.-For
the first time in this state a white
man has paid the death penalty for
killing negro. A. ]. OBerry, aged
26, was hanged at st. Mary's, CAM
den county. o'Berry had killed a ne
gro woman and her daughter, the mo-
tive being robbery.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

The astronomers announce the dis
coyery Of more canals on the planet
Mars. This comes just in time to
make Thanksgiving day of real and
profound gratitude. How could we
even get along without our helpful
astronomers
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

Individual drinking cups for horses
in California is going Kansas one bet
ter. The government started this
fool business at Salt Lake several
years ago when it ordered individual
wives for men; it has kept it going
and there's no telling where it will
end
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

We are always willing to say good
word for those who are being abused
and while we admit that the weather
bureau tells a great many lies yet we
insist that there is no proof that they
do so Intentionally.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

Why not get up a big circle wolf
hunt as they do in Kansas? We do
not know of anything which could
make the fall season more pleasurable
for the wolves than to have series
of circle hunts.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

The latest quarrel concerns the
question as to whether the commission
form of government hurts or helps
the birth rate. Can you imagine
grown women squabbling over thing
like that?
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

The executive committeeman of the
various railwaymen's unions in Eng
land are being urged by the new
branches in various parts of the king
dom to hasten the steps toward ANAL
gamation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

So many organized efforts are con-
stantly being made to advance the
il terests of the farmer that one of
these days something will have to
be done to help US poor fevils who
have to buy the things the farmer
raises.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

There is no reason why every one
should not be thankful today. No
matter how bad things are you can
be thankful that they are no worse.
This is the True Secret of How To
Be Happy Though Miserable.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

In the old days soldiers and sailors
used to be fed on a ration of rum and
raw meat seasoned with gunpowder
to develop their fighting disposition.
Now they have condensed milk in
their coffee and the comissariat car
ries chocolate bonbons and Florida
water.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

1t is said that every man, woman
and child in the United States has
an interest of sd in the Panama canal.
If taken quick s5.S5 will buy our
share.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

Colonel Roosevelt may really have
little presidential boomlet on the
boards, but he is too smart to notice
it unless it shows signs of more rapid
growth than are now apparent.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

A Georgia fan has been sent to Jail
for killing an umpire. And the time
ia coming when there will be law
against that sort of thing in every
state
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

We don't care how many red hats
the Pope gives his bishops just as
long as it does not become fashionable
for the recipients to wear them on the
street
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

United States soldiers from prohibit
tion states must have felt pretty much
at home on the army transports carry
ing them to the Philippines. They
had to pay $5 bottle for contraband
hoaza
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

Therc>never was but one man who
had ghost of show Of accomplish
ing anything by swatting flies. That
one man was Old Noah, and he let
both flies get away from him.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

Don't you have an idea that BEN
scn's brutality, and his insistence that
Mrs. Patterson be given a death sem
tence, had quite a little to do with
her acquittal?
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

=, - 49, er pipes for about
a.. 49, my p,ps we" isn't liable to freeze
he one that is at
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

The man who can -.
after days work 80 -
bed on full storp, ~ H.. ~ h.,,,I
coming.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

Mrs. E. M. Tendick was among the
arrivals on last nights eastern from
Denver, and continued this morning
to Pennington on visit to her sis
ter.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

Although Mrs. Gertrude Patterson
recently lost her husband and is a
poor lone widow yet we have an idea
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

If a portion of Mrs. Patterson's
story is true, it shows that some wom-
en- will put up with an Awful Lot.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

that it is not hard for her to find
something to feel thankful for today.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04
Mrs. R. B. Barrett came in from
Cortez last night and departed this
morning for Denver and points east.

Mrs. r. B. Barrett came in from
Cortez last night and departed this
morning for Denver and points east.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Spencer
have just returned from Denver where
they attended the apple show and
boosted for this section, staying over
for a few days after the exhibition
closed to take in some of the attrac-
tions of the city. On the way home
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer spent week
in Del Norte as the guests Of the lat
ter's sister, Mrs. A. j. Robran.
C. II. Ruhmland, The Herald's limo
type operator, received a telegram
yesterday afternoon stating that his
father, Henry Ruhmland, was very
i'll with pneumonia, at his home in
Des Moines, la. A second message a
little later stated that there was very
little hope of recovery, and accord
ingly Mr.. Ruhmland left for Des
Moines on this mornings eastern. Du-
range friends trust that he will find
his father much better on his arrival
F. C. Hallar was guest of the Pal
ace last night, passing through from
Denver, where he accompanied ship
ment of cattle and left for his home ir
Mancos this morning. Mr.. Hallar sale
he would have made $500 more on the
shipment had he sold his cattle il
Durango. His baggage this morning
consisted principally of an enormous
millinery box, big enough to accoma
date large size Merry Widow, which
he said represented most of the mon
ey he had made on this trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Kimball were out
| going passengers on the eastern thi
morning, returning to their home il
in Durango about the time of the floo,
on his way to join his wife in Farm
ington, the latter being here on Wis
it to relatives. They were detaine'
in San Juan county on account o
the illness of Mr.. KimbalPs father, AM
also on account of the condition o
the roads, until almost Thanksgiving
and decided to stay over long enougl
to eat Thanksgiving dinner in Farm
ington.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

If man wins the & -. .;r,a ho
plays game he is mo5 - I'LL
~ ~ ardent devo-
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04
Rnoseuelt will

Roosevelt will J., g.. n. :. r l..
', '''l's.eu ,.. This head Roosevelt is
: $50 m 1ugh in his heart he is
'o''' insurgent.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

Ignorance is bliss" especially if
you want to serve as a juror.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

Alfred Beebe came in last night
from weeks trip through the Mon
tezuma valley, on land seeking mis-
sion, and left today for his home in
Fort Collins.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

Mr.. and Mrs. John Sutherland are
down from the May Day for day OF
two, on business.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

From Fridays Daily.
Tracy H. King came In from Do
lores last night and departed today
for Denver.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

sion, and left today for his home in
Fort Collins.
Irvine Wilson was an arrival last
evening from Norwood and is staying
over for day or two on business. Mr..
Wilson was formerly resident of Nc
Elmo canyon.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Gray, with their
son and daughter, arrived on last
nights eastern and departed this
morning for Flora Vista on visit to
Mr.. Gray's brother.
Mrs. Meade was in the city over
night on her way from Tacoma where
she spent Thanksgiving with her
granddaughter, Mrs. A. E. Young, and
left on the eastern today for the ranch
on the Florida mesa.
Miss Irene Fulke was a passenger
on the Red Apple train this morning
to spend her Thanksgiving vacation
with her aunt, Mrs. Joe Smith, at Ell
co. Miss Fulke is a student at the
Durango high school.
Mrs. E. A. Baldwin and daughter,
Miss N. NJ Baldwin, were arrivals on
last nights eastern from Phoenicia,
N. Y. This morning they left for
Liberty, N. NJ, to visit their son and
brother, Harry Baldwin, the well
known trader.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Carpenter and
Miss Farrell, all of Cincinnati, were
guests of the Strater over night on
their way home from Mancos, where
they spent Thanksgiving with MIR.
Carpenters brother, S. W, Carpenter,
THE well known attorney.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Kilgour are in
the city today from Pennington.
The latest report on the Silverton
branch is that the two work trains
will meet by next Tuesday.
Mrs. M. E. Cato arrived last night
from Denver and left this morning for
her home in Cortez.
Principal G. f. Snyder returned to
Fort Lewis this morning after brief
business visit in town.
1t is reported that there are now
four feet of snow at the Cumberland
mine in the La Platas.
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The report of the Weather Bureau
for November credits the past month
with ID clear days, 10 partly cloudy
and six cloudy. One and three-tenths
inches Of snow fell during the month.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

Irvine Wilson was an arrival last
evening from Norwood and is staying
over for day or two on business. Mr..
Wilson was formerly resident of Nc
Elmo canyon.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

Herald want-Ads bring results.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04
LOCAL NEWS.

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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

From Thursdays Daily.
w. s. Hesderson is in the city today
from the Florida mesa.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-12-04

C. w. Rust was business visitol
over night from Dolores, returning
home this morning.