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The evening world., 1911-12-15
The Story
OF Our Country
By Albert Payson Terhune
Longing! * c$a=$s==r) y: By Maurice Ketten

Copyright. 1e1l by The Press Publishing Co. rhs New ORR World.
No. 33-The Cri Vars Second Year Part H-in the EasfJ
smaller Union armies and less famous Union leaders were
Wi blazing a trail Of victory through the Mississippi region early In
WI 1862, a Union Army about 100000 strong, led by Gen. Mcclellan.
~ "a encamped around Washington.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02
SANDwICHING IN THE STORIES

John NJ. Butler of Indiana was a
great orator, but somewhat heavy. In
one campaign where Butler was on the
stump the campaign managers went
to him and said: 'Mr. Butler, we
think your speeches, admirable though
they are, would have better effect if
you would tighten them up. Suppose
you tell story or two while talking"
story" said Butler. 81 never told
a story in my life"
WELL" replied the managers, "it's
time to begin"
But | know no stories to tell"
"Oh, that's all right. Wen get up
some for you.
So they fixed up six stories for
Butler and gave them to him. That
night he made a speech at Terre
Haute. He talked for an hour. Then
he stopped and said: "They told me
should tell few stories in my
speech, so I'll tell some"
Whereupon, he gravely told all sis
stories in row and then proceeded
with his argument.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02

ter mains in certain section of the
work, which suggestion, if adopted,
the lead piping would be ten inches
i'll diameter and forty feet long and
would be transported across country
from Gallup, distance of 100 miles
by burro pack train, two sections of
water main to the burro.
Editor Butler of the Times Hustler,
teing some short on campaign dope,
sent special courier across the coun-
try to Santa Fe and will have all sub
sequent prior election issues of the
TIL. oozing over with Bursum ad-
vertising. by the eternals my flock
shall have the news" is Williams slo-
gan, while gritting his teeth in the
very face of disappointment over the
railroad washouts.
Mr.. McAtee, general agent of the
ID. e. r. G., while in Pennington yes
terday gave out the encouraging in
formation that in all probability
through mail and passenger service
from Durango east would be -inaugu-
rated today. Mr.. McAtee came and
went by private conveyance via the
La Plata river route.
About the only real necessity ration
that is running short in the stores is
Navy tobacco. After which the end.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02
THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.

The new public school building is
rapidly nearing completion and will
be ready for occupancy by the first
OF next month. 1t is an institution
just pride. OF modern architecture
and constructed by skilled workman
ship and Of the very best of material,
It is beautiful as well as substantial
in every particular. While all this
reflects great credit upon Contractor
Rogers and places him among the re-
liable contractors of the state still we
feel that a large amount of credit is
also due to the members of the school
board who adopted the plans, let the
contracts and at all times kept a
watchful eye over the whole work as
it proceeded as well as over the fl
nancial end of the undertaking to see
that the people of Silverton received
full value for their invested funds.
The new building is in the main
1876 by IA feet, with basement and
two stories. In the basement is found
the gymnasium, 35 by IA feet, domes-
tic science room, boiler and several
store rooms. The first floor contains
six commodious class rooms and the
second floor has the principals office
and other class rooms, besides an
auditorium 20 by 80 feet. The audi
torium is fitted up with good sized
stage and every necessary convent
ence, while the class rooms and offices
are splendidly equipped in every
way for convenience, comfort, light,
heat and sanitation.
On the whole it is all that could
be desired and is a credit to all who
aided in the building of such a mag
nificent educational institution in our
city.-Silverton Standard.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02
+ FARMINGTON HAPPY;
RECEIVES NEWSPAPERS

PENNINGTON, N. NJ, Oct. 3d.
By some mysterious error a sack of
newspapers from the outside slipped
past the censor and got into Farm
ington today which leaves the aver
age Pennington reader in possession
OF more up-to-date news since the
flood. Among the other refreshing
news items is brief accounts of the
fall of New Orleans and discovery of
extensive diamond deposits in South
Africa. There promises to be an ex-
odus from here to the new town of
kimberley which the papers say has
been laid out and promises magic
growth. President james Madison is
reported seriously ill and his many
friends locally are apprehensive as to
the outcome. Thanks to progress
sive postmaster general who put our
mail through in the face of all OBJ
stacles we now feel up to date once
more.
Some far-seeing citizen suggests us
ing solid lead casing for the new wa
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02
DEATH OF A. c. VAN COTT.

w. S. Pickerill received a telegram
this morning announcing the sudden
death of A. C. VanCott from heart
trouble at Los Angeles yesterday. De-
ceased was former well known citi-
zen of Durango. He came here in
the early days as private secretary
and business agent for C. M. Williams
and during his residence in this city
made a host Of friends.
M. Van Cott possessed a decidedly
sirong personality. When Mr.. Will
liams left Durango twenty-odd years
ago he took Mr.. VanCott with him to
Colorado Springs where he became the
personal representative of not only
Mr.. Williams, but the firm of Thur
low, Hutton & Williams. When the
latter firm dissolved some eight OF
nine years ago Mr.. Williams secured
a position for Mr.. VanCott with John
Brockman, discoverer and principal
owner of the famous Commonwealth
mine in which Mr.. Williams and as
sociates were Interested. Mr.. Van
Cott became secretary and personal
repI esentative of Mr.. Brockman and
held the position up tn the time of his
death. Deceased was member of the
Elk lodge. The telegram states that
no arrangements have been made re-
garding the funeral, awaiting advices
from his mother who resides in New
York.
The many friends of Mr.. VanCott
will be pained to learn of his death,
especially Mrs. c. M. Williams who
is at present visiting in our city, the
guest of Mrs. A. p. Camp. Mr.. Van
Cott was married about eight years
ago and is survived by his wife.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02
ELCO ECHOES.

Elco postoffice received its first
small installment of eastern mail Oct.
26, few more bundles of letters Oct.
% and a meager supply of ancient
papers and a few more letters Mon
day. We still have faint hopes that
perhaps some time in the future our
magazines and other papers will ar
rive.
The hour for Sunday school has
been changed till 2:3O p. m. and choir
practice to Sunday evening.
Bob Frazier made n business trip
to Durango Monday.
Maurice Osgood has returned home
from the upper Animas valley.
Kirk Pollock and John Bryce of
CASTELAR,, Mary Hanger and Vadis
Paxton of La Posta and Gilbert Hat
field of Aztec spent Sunday at John
Fraziers.
The entertainment at Riverside was
duly given as announced on Satur-
day night, but owing to the muddy
roads most of the Elco people were
compelled to remain at home.
The work train on the Pennington
branch is still engaged in repairing
the Twin Crossing bridge, just above
the state line.
Present enrolment of the Elco
school, 27. Those not absent dur
ing the month ending Oct. 81 were
Gladys Redding, Olive Redding, Vance
Frazier, Trulie Frazier and Edith
Frazier. Those not tardy during the
month were: Clement Rhodes, Floyd
Rhodes, Vance Frazier, William Tru-
by, Trulie Frazier, Edith Frazier, Ed
ma Rhodes, Cecil Rhodes and Myrtle
TRULY.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02
MAXIMUM RAINFALL
FOR FIFTEEN YEARS

The weather report for October
reads simple enough upon the face of
it, but like some people, you can't
altogether judge the month by sur
face reading. A bonnet may be most
demure, but sometimes very inter-
esting things go on under that bon
net.
So with October, There were sew
enteen clear days, eight partly cloudy
and six cloudy. (Nothing thrilling
about that.) Even when we read that
the total precipitation for this month
was 5.07 inches, and the greatest pre-
cipitation in twenty-four hours was
31S inches, it doesn't make much i'm
preston.
But when we stop to think that the
31s inches of rainfall fell on Oct. A
and 5, we associate it with the flood
and the damage the latter caused.
Then we begin to sit up and take
notice. We note that the precipitation
for this month exceeds the nor
NAL which is based on reports
for the past fifteen years, by 1882
inches. The next largest amount of
moisture was in 1897 when the rain
fall registered 3.S9 inches as against
the total of 5.O7 inches for the pres
ent year.
Octoher WAS c1re1y q very buSy lady
this year, stirring up the elements to
good purpose, although most of us
would have preferred little less
energy. But if wasteful of energy,
she was not of time. Much, alto
gether too much, was accomplished
in the rain-making business in the
twenty-four hours between Oct 5
and 6.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02

the girl in the case that led to the
arrest of Ferris.
Elmer Ferris is brother of John
Ferris, who was found dead more than
year ago. Both had been courting
the same young woman in Ava and
they left their home in the summer
Of 1910 to work in the Kansas harvest
fields. On morning of August, 1910,
the body Of John was found under
a wheat stack, near Plainville. His
throat had been cut.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02
A FINE, RIPE BEVERAGE.

The late Isham g. Harris and the
late William b. Bate, both senators
from Tennessee, were prisoners of war
together in the penitentiary at Nash
vile during the Civil war.
1t was an arid time. However, they
were resourceful men, and they saved
out some corn each day from their
rations, secured coffee pot and dis
titled some moonshine.
They made three quarts of it, which
Senator Harris was wont to explain,
was probably the finest whisky ever
distilled in the state of Tennessee.
However, a Union soldier found two
quarts of it and confiscated it.
He was inhuman, sub, but he took
it, sub, by fo'ce an duress. Still, foh-
tunately, he did not discovah the othah
qua't."
What did you do with that 2" ask
ed listener.
We aged it, sub, an consumed it."
"How long did you age it, senator ?"
"Fo' days, suh."
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02
PUBLIC LAND AND MINING
CASES.

If you are interested in any contes'
or any niatter before the Interior de
partmcnt, write to Clark & Wright
registered land lawyers. ooa + Street
n. w. Opposite Genl 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., 1911-11-02
BROTHER HELD FOR
MURDER OF RIVAL

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 31.-Charged
with the murder of his brother, and
rival for love of girl Elmer Ferris,
aged 81, of Ava, Mo-, has been placed
in Jail in Kansas City, Kas. He will
be taken to Stockton, Kas., near which
town the crime was committed in Au-
gust, 1910. 1t was q statement BY
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02
FARMERS ATTENTION.

kelltnberger wants to sell you your
bills ,f wet goods. We have only
pure wines and liquors and our line oil
soft drinks is the best to be had. Our
julep i. the only soft drink permitted
in the hospitals. Jo-u
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02

Miss Elizabeth Stilwell is i'll with
severe attack of tonsilitis. Miss
Josie Hood, the trained nurse, who
is in charge, says that Miss Still
well rested fairly well last night, but
her throat is in bad shape.
Miss Ruth McCabe, who was here
on sad errand, to attend the fu-
neral Of her father, the late Jack Nc
Cabe. the well known ID. e. r. G..
engineer, left on this mornings train
for Denver, where she is studying for
trained nurse at st. Mary's hospi-
tai.
The distance between trains on the
eastern is shrinking. The two work
trains are now ten miles apart. Six
miles of that, however, means new
track and a roadbed, besides changing
the course Of the river back to its
old channel, so the six miles will not
be built in one day.
X
Durango residents will be interested
to learn of the death of a former citi-
zen, John Kislingbury, also well
known in Rico and Telluride. Mr..
Kislingbury passed away in Folsom,
Cal. One daughter, who lives in Los
Angeles is the sole survivor Of his
immediate family.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. Foreman, nee
Pearl Bay of Bayfield,, are now visit
ing the formers parents in Vincennes,
Ind. Mr.. and Mrs. Foreman passed
through from Cortez few weeks ago
to Bayfield, where they stayed over
for visit with Mrs. Foreman's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bay, and then con-
tinued east.
, John Hughes, the mining man who
was taken to Mercy hospital some
days ago suffering with compli-
cation of dropsy and miners consump-
ton is said to be very i'll. Mr.. Hughes
came here couple of weeks ago from
Rico, where he has been engaged in
mining for years. His wife and three
grown daughters are in Wales.
The ladies of the M. f church at
Bayfield, gave B. P. & l.. social at
the ]. E. Gibbs residence, Saturday
evening which was largely attended
and proved very amusing. Being anx-
ious to obtain their delayed letters,
travellers made the trip from Bayfield,
to Lumberton via Pagosa Springs. Re-
freshments were served at the three
stations.
w. C. Clark is down from the Cum
berland mine today. The business
which he is in town to dispose of is
pleasure. Mr.. Clark is here because
he prefers Durango to any place else.
As well known citizen once said of
Ignacio, "Who would go anywhere
else if he could come to Durango y
We have had no opportunity to ask
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02

The best can be obtained at the
Hotel Savoy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02
rs OVERCOATS TO BE SOLD AT
25 PER CENT DISCOUNT. GRA-
DEN NERO. co.

Boys Buster Brown suits at McKin-
ney's.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02

The Trubys still have some cattle
left with which to fight fol their
good name. About 600 head were
moved from their summer range in
Williams park, to Bondad, few days
ago.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02

The Reading club will meet this
week with Mrs. John Haggart at 1913
Third avenue.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02

Il. S. BANTER was business visitor
over night from Dolores on his way
to Denver, for which place he departed
this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02

Miss Elizabeth Stilwell is i'll with
a severe attack of tonsilitis. Miss
Josie Hood, the trained nurse, who
is in charge, says that Miss Still
well rested fairly well last night, but
her throat is in bad shape.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02

Silk hats at McKinney'a.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02

the other member of the family what
however, that any old place was good
enough for him if William" was
along, and judging from his actions he
really meant it.
x
Superintendent j. N Simmons, who
stayed over in town yesterday on his
way to Pennington, where he will Sc
lect new site for the Methodist mis-
sion which was washed away in the
flood, departed for Pennington this
morning. Little John Charles, for
mer Indian pupil of the school, ac-
companied Mr.. Simmons, on his way
to his home at Largo.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02

r. McNicholas, agent Peerless coal
Phone Black 304. O19-t
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02
keep Smiling" is
Good Advice, But

~ HIS is the day of the opti-
mist. The Don't worry"
man is genial, smiling chap
who looks forward to bright fu-
ture of health and happiness-and
wealth, too, of course.
The pessimist is scorned. He is
blamed for surly and gloomy
disposition and receives no SYM
pathy for his morbid forebodings.
1t isn't altogether right.
Many man gets the reputation
for having a sour disposition, when
the truth of the matter is that he
has a sour stomach. Dike's Dys-
pepsia Tablets will help that man.
They contnin pepsin and dinstase In
scientific proportions. He cnn eat what
he likes, and what the papsin falls to di-
gest, the diastase Will take care OF.
A good digestion is IA blessing. Dike's
Dyspepsia Tablets bring n blessing. Two
sizes, prices Is and 20 cents.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02

Herald want-Ads bring results.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02
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LOCAL NEWS.

naaaa . . . II II tt aaa tt 81
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02

Sheriff Tim McCluer is home again
from Canon City where he took John
C. Wilson, lately sentenced to term
in the penitentiary.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-02


Halloween passed off quietly. The
boys were out and played the usual
pranks, but there was apparently no
serious damage to property.
E. C. Abbott was an arrival last
night from Santa Fe and left this
morning on the stage for Aztec, where
court will be in session this week.
FOUND-Watch. Owner can have
same by identifying property and
paying for this ad. Inquire of Geo.
Teis, Mckinney Clothing store. If
FOR SALE-The Colorado restau-
rant. Inquire at restaurant for terms.
N1-tf
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-11-02

These interviews Mr.. Herwig has
caused to be circulated generally over
the state.
1t is a pity that any protested
Christian gentleman will stoop to a
misrepresentation of facts.
The business men of Idaho county
and not the liquor interests are con-
Quoting the campaign for the licensed,
up-to-date drinking place instead Of
the present deplorable boot-legging
conditions in this county. Their
statement to the voters makes this
clear and there is not signature
attached thereto but what is as good
as the bond of the men who have sign
ed it. The signers Of this statement
are voters of Idaho county, represent
ing the best blood, bone and sinew of
the county Of Idaho and the state of
Idaho, and it is a great injustic to any
organization, or to any individual, to
cast scurrulous aspersions of this
nature upon such class of gentlemen
as are themselves back of this cam
paign.
Mr.. Herwig's admission that Local
Option Prohibition has failed in Idaho
county is correct, and it is because OF
its failure and of the sincere belief Of
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-11-02
Careless Statements.

w. J. Herwig is the Idaho repre-
sentative of the National Anti-Saloon
League stationed at Boise. He has
been representing this National organi-
cation in Idaho for about five year last
past. He addressed the people of
Idaho county at Grangeville a short
time ago and in his address admitted
that Local Option Prohibition was
only temporary, that it was unsatls-
factory, and that the acme of the hopes
of the prohibitionists was State Wide
Prohibition. He admitted that local
option had failed to accomplish its
purpose in Idaho county and that the
law was being violated, for which he
blamed the officers.
On his return to Boise it was the
distinguished pleasure Of this gentle
man to fagrantly misrepresent the
business men of Idaho county in the
following language: 1.-The Liquor in
terests have called elections in Koote-
mai and Idaho counties And again
he has this to say about the county
campaign: THE liquor interests Of
course are putting up a big fight, but
| do not doubt the outcome in the
least.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-11-02

these men that better order of civic
righteousness would obtain that they
banded themselves together for an
altogether laudable purpose. If these
men did not believe, if they did not
know, that purer order of affairs
would obtain here in the county where
they have lived for SO many years
which means all in all to them. where
they expect to live the remaining part
OF their days and to die, where they
are pleased to rear their families, they
would be the last men on this earth to
subscribe to such a statement as they
have or to combine for change in
conditions governing the sale and con-
sumption OF Intoxicating liquors.
Mr.. Herwig cannot justify before
the bar of public opinion in this county
ior his false statement about the bust
ness men of Idaho county, neither can
ne Justify his course as an advocate of
honesty OF temperance and of morality.
II Mr.. Herwig does not know he
should, that a Grand Jury was called
IN TINS county, at great expense to the
taxpayers, and that not one but dozens
OF young men and boys came up before
.hat inquisitorial body and periured
themselves one after another to shield
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-11-02
VIM. Mullhall, formerly a big

w Ill. Mullnall, formerly Dig
rancher of the Denver section but
who is now resident Of Spokane,
being in the real estate business, was
in the city the first Of the week, hav-
ing come down from Spokane with
Charles E. Flagg, the publicity man
Of the Inland Electric system. Mr..
Flagg is preparing a booklet descrip-
tive of Idaho county for Mr.. Null
hall who will circulate the same
throughout the Middle Western
country. An edition of 5000 copies
will soon be issued from the press and
ready for distribution.
G. w. Felt and family and father
and mother, were over from Nezperce
last Sunday, having made the trip in
Mr.. Felt's new touring car, a 1912
Cadillac of the very latest design.
Mr.. Felt, who is one of the prominent
business men of Nezperce and in the
front ranks of that lively towns
boosters, states business was never
better over there. He is interested
with c. Lomax of this city in the
store of Lomax Il Felt and stated
they were more than pleased with the
excellent business extended them by
the citizens of Idaho county.
Charles Gregory, one of the boost
ers of the Whitebird section, was in
Grangeville the last of the week on
matters of business. Gregory is one
Of the men who has had the courage
of his convictions and staid by this
country. Not here today and gone
tomorrow and pursuing a policy of
attending to eyerybody's business but
combining his efforts to attending to
his own affairs and having faith in
his fellow men. If we had less agi-
tators and more doors of things like
Gregory the country would be far
better off.
George Wilkin and Arnold Bros.
purchased the 240-acre ranch owned
by Lincoln Laughlin and located
near the town of Clearwater last week.
The ranch is good one and at the
price paid, $50 an acre, was sold at
about S15 an acre too cheap Mr..
Laughlin, who came to this section
several years ago, has decided to GO
elsewhere, the condition of his health
being such that change of climate
is absolutely necessary, hence the
sacrifice.
On Tuesday, Nov. Z, Sweet d Over
man will offer at public sale some of
the choicest stock to be found on
Camas Prairie. In the lot are 200
head of cattle, so of which are choice
feeders, 80 head of extra two-year old
Hereford heifers, 60 head of fine
yearling heifers and 10 head of milk
cows that show for themselves.
Twenty extra high bred horses are in
the offering, among them being some
choice Percheron colts from the Ger
man coach horse. In the way of hogs
% brood sows with pigs are offered
and 125 shoats. 23-1
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Baker are the
proud parents of a baby girl, born
Monday evening.
On Thursday, Nov. 30, Thanks
giving night, the Pythian Sisters will
give another Of their popular dances
at the |. o. o. +. hall, invitations to
which will be issued in a few days.
At Sweet Il Overman's big live
stock sale on Nov. I, you will find
the choicest collection of livestock
ever sold under the hammer. Come
and get the cream of the Prairie.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-11-02

those engaged in the conduct q I'D
nefarious traffic under this presume II.
better mode of regulation them ,. ~
licensed, restricted drinking P lslo
The business men back OF the iua =
county campaign are better Juus ssv;s,
the conditions here than Mr.. n1 1,sss
and they resent, as honest men a ..a.d
do, advertisement at home or a ,:aso,
that they are subseryient TO 1ne ~ ave
interests or to any other Interests :
this community and their own. ;a,,;ted
Mr.. Herwig is respectfully l .la y.
to come back to Idaho county ans ,s 4
anime the personnel Of the slgn asnaes
the Idaho County Reform Lea 'sh;eh
statement to the voters, upo. s.nd;.
this campaign for an improved w.
ton of affairs is based.