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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

ant, and they are much easier to sboo,
as when they fly up, they only fIn
to the nearest tree, instead of saiI;,
away. Fish are numerous in ~
mountains streams, and fine trcut 20.
be caught twenty-five inches in isfptb
The elevation at this place is abo,,
$500 feet above the sea leveA, Tha
air is very dry, pure anna Ssae,na
During. the day time in mid -s1nme.
the mercury sometimes reaches s6 do
grees, but there is no oppressive hoo,
and at nightfall it becomes So coal
that for comfort a fire is reou;rod
, every evening. Pitch pine is the onIv
fuel that is used, which is burned II
an open hearth. 1t burns freely and
the resin produces a bright flame sa
! that no lamps are needed. HeavJ
blankets or haps are needed durina
the night. I
Mr.. Eichelberger also took a sidJ
trip northward through the Row.
gorge, another marvellous chasr,. an,
over. Marshall pass at an elevation al
II 900, into the Gunnison valley
beautiful farming country, NJ t, n.I
ray. There he met Billy Foltan. wb,
left Saxton when 16 years of aye. Il
row superintendent of mine and
very well fixed financially. Als.
George Croft, another Saxton boy
who now owns 275 claims IN The goii
and silver mining sections, wifi
chances of making big strike. From
Ouray he went to Telluride, anotbe.
mining town where are some ticb
mines. A day was spent there with /,
nephew, Mr.. w. A. Nicodemus. forL
merly of Martinsburg, Blair countv
who showed many interesting sight,
There are other pleasing feqtures
OF that rugged section of our erest
country that might be mentioned ba
want of space prevents it at this TINA.
Everett (Pa.) Republican.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

The stock market is still in the
doldrums. Prices continued to decline
last week. An enormous volume of
liquidation appears to be going on in
the marts of stocks and bonds. But
no longer are the operations in the
stock market certain barometer of
the business and financial conditions
throughout the country. The pessim-
ism that prevails in Wall street Just
now is, not common to the nation, and
especially in this western section of
the country, where all lines of trade
are not only in normal condition. In
some instances they are better than
normal, and this despite the fact that
the general run of crops did not ap-
proach the bumper variety. AS a
matter of fact there is every reason
for encouragement that reasonably
prosperous era is at hand, and that all
business in the country is being con-
Quoted these days on a sound basis,
even if it is not as active as it has
been. Important facts which show the
straws blowing in this direction are
pointed out by Henry Clews, the New
York banker, in his weekly financial
review, as follows:
"On the other hand the situation is
not without features of encourage
ment. Our foreign trade is in excel
lent condition, large increase in ex-
ports serving to strengthen our credit
abroad and to bring our international
relations into more normal position.
The banking situation is also much
better than some months ago. There
is less overexpansion of credit, and
the banks are in generally sound
condition. Land speculation at the
west has been checked, and neither
bankers nor merchants in that part of
the country share the excessive pessi-
mism which prevails in New York. In
some directions the situation is al
ready working out it's own cure. Lib
eral concessions have been made in
iron and steel, with the result of ma
terially stimulating the demand. 1t
is true that the steel corporation is
only working about 10 per cent of its
capacity, nevertheless its total product
is almost as large as at any time dur
ing its history. There is little rea-
son for complaint as to the volume
of the steel business, though profits
may have been considerably curtail-
ed. Similar conditions prevail in the
textile trades. Prices of cotton goods
have been reduced, and the result is
much wider distribution both at
wholesale and at retail. In this di-
rection at least, consumers are al
ready getting the benefit of lower
prices. Cotton mills are reopening
and there is every indication that the
crisis is this industry has been passed,
especially with cheaper cotton in pros
pect. Better orders from China have
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25
EVERYTHING READY FOR
18TH ANNUAL FAN

The winter street cars have betn
freshly painted and renovated reaN
for the fair, and the work that 1,
being done on the track will be finij-
ed by next week.
The hotels and rooming houses ale
house-cleaning, washing curtains, et
The horses are arriving daily atl
may be seen exercising on the raie
track each morning and afternoonl
The fair directors meet every nigt,
every other afternoon, and most MOD
ings to hear reports of committ9s
and arrange the multitudinous l.
tails which must be attended to 10
make the fair a success.
Wayland Bailey of the weather H.
reau, has laid aside special bic
ribbon assortment of fine weather Sr
next week, and has it all ready. te
turned on piece of it yesterday jtt
to show what it is like }There fe
two or three naughty ice-cold zephis
from Medicine Hat that have takeia
fancy to this part of the country Id
are begging our weather chief to BIT
them cut in on our wire. So farbe
has been successful in keeping thin
out, but it makes him stay up nigts
to do it.
The Civic club is bus saay W fh
the street cleaning department of pc
city, and a corps of pupils from be
city schools, gathering up weeds Jd
rubbish, so as to give our towd a
handsome appearance for next wdk
Men are busy getting the fin
grounds in shape, rolling the RI 9
track, etc. A poultry shed is o'hg
added to the main exhibition hall br
the exclusive use of the poultty ~
hibit.
Secretary J. A. Clark will oe lat
the office of the Local Security cdh-
pany all day Saturday till 6 o'elfk
to make entries for the fair. On Min-
day he will be at the fair grousds
where entries may be made.
Applications for stalls should l3e
made to the secretary.
Season tickets and reserved STAT
tickets are now on sale. Apply to the
secretary.
All entries close at 10 o'clock 7 es-
day morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

w. Goff Black, the well known resi-
dent of Aztec, who is interested in a
number of irrigation projects, was in
the city last night on business per-
tanning to the same. Mr.. Black said
he was here to get sample of our
fine climate which he had heard about
so long and always missed someway
(The nerve of these Aztec peoplel)
Come back next week, Mr.. Black, and
wen show you what nice weather is.
It's pretty nice day today, but next
week our days will be something to
dream about. We have special brand
of weather ordered for the Colorado
New Mexico fair.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Preachers have been hunting up
texts from the Bible to fit the Newport
society people, and the texts they
found did not compliment the society
people. In fact for downright wick
edness, according to the preachers,
the Newport society leaders could
give Satan cards and spades. Mrs.
Leonard Thomas, one of the society
women included in the preachers list,
has come back, and announces
through the telegraph that the rea-
son the preachers talk so mean about
society people is because the preach
ers are not invited to the parties.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25
THE READY PRoPosER.

In the onward sweep of civiliza-
the reformers seem to have overlook
ed the suppression of the army Of
lcvelorn swains, who sedulously read
the daily papers TO learn the names
and addresses Of the young women,
who have attained sufficient fame or
notoriety to get their pictures and
names in the public prints, that they
may propose marriage to them. There
has never been any dearth of mem
bers in the army and every day sees
some new recruits added to its awk-
ward squad and the postal system of
the country owes much to the dill
gence of the young men who long for
home and fireside all their own with
loving wife, whose life has attract
ed the attention of the sob squad of
the metropolitan papers.
In the search for soul mate, none
of the qualities which the average
man expects in wife seem to be re-
quired by the members of the ready
proposers and the prime requisite of
the home maker seems to be the abil-
ity to have made good news at some
period in her career.
When a woman of the city indulges
in the parlor pastime of perfUating
her husbands body with few shots
from .32 caliber revolver, she can
feel happy consciousness that after
the funeral and the trial, if she is
fortunate enough to be cleared, she
need not weep over the loss of her
husband, for there will be large ar
ray Of lovers, burning the mails with
the fervent protestations of undying
affection and inviting her to share
their lonesome lot. When a young
woman walks across the country back
ward, selling post cards to pay for
her expenses, she knows that at the
end of the journey she can find hap
py home and loving husband from
the stack of proposals which every
mail brings.
When a girl decides to run away
with circus or become great sing
er or make her living in some unique
and unheard of way or do something
that the reporters will class as neys,
she is giving notice to Cupid and
sooner or later she can expect to get
a fine assortment of proposals from
steling young men who have compos-
ed the letter with careless abandon
and careful study of the letter writ
ing manual form for proposal of
marriage).
Legislation against the instantane-
GUS proposer might have little effect
and perhaps it is just as well that he
be allowed to flourish; for the home
girls, who love romance but prefer it
accompanied with some other sterling
qualities are saved the annoyance of
lot of romantic missives from seven
dollar-a-week clerks who make one
feature of every big news story in
which some young woman is one of
the principal characters.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Mrs. r. NJ. Porter was an arrival on
last nights eastern from New York
city. and continued this morning to
Dolores, where she will spend six
weeks with her son. Mrs. Porter
lives in Wilmington, o., but visited
her daughter in New York for the
past few months. She said it was a
new experience for her to live in a
flat, but she enjoyed the novelty OF
it. Her daughter had six rooms foI
which they paid s85 per month. There
were fifty-seven families in the en-
tire building. 1t is somewhat of q
change to come directly to the Monte
yuma valley. Mrs. Porter said she
would enjoy it just as much, if moi
more than her stay in New York. II
was different that's all.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Eight members of the "Holiest Love
Society,"" four men and four women,
occupying four BEDS. one of a kind in
each bed and no married couple to-
gether, were run out of Zio City on
last Wednesday night by vigilance
committee. The members of this cult
claim that they are right because
Christ, they say, discouraged the idea
OF marriage and had Martha and
Mary, as well as others, for his "com-
mon law" wives.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

The missionaries to China are again
in danger and must have help. 1t
may be cold-blooded way to put it
but ii seems to us that it would be
better to let million Chinese go TO
hell than to have one American wom-
an tortured, ravished and murdered,
so let's call them back home and let
the slant-eyed Boxers work out their
own salvation. The good Chinese don't
need them and the bad are not worth
the cost.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Miss Lillian Hickman and brother
Logan returned on yesterdays Red
Apple train to their home in Flora
Vista. They passed through some
weeks ago on an outing to Pagosa
Springs, and just after their arrival
the latter was taken ill with typhoid
pneumonia and has just recovered suf-
ficently to make the trip home. Mr.
and Miss Hickman were guests OF
the Savoy over night.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25
LA PLATA COUNTY TAKES
PRIZES AT STATE FAiI

Special to The Herald.
PUEBLO, Colo, Sept. 22.-La Pata
county takes first prize against all the
state on sheaf wheat, durum wheat,
speltz and sheaf oats.
Our dry farmer, Louis Smith, WINS
first prize against all the state for
dry farming products.
La Plata takes first prizes on iiIst,
second and third cuttings of alfalfa
and these products are wanted Tor
exhibition at outside points.
Mrs. Smallwood of the Animas val
ley wins second prize on grasses and
there is a contest on which may fe-
suit in her securing first prize.
La Plata county fruit is attracting
more attention than any other fipit
exhibit. Judges claim that the state
should have been distric.ed with re-
gard to altitude, and this would nave
given La Plata county. first on truit.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

G. A. Frederick, the owner and pub
Usher of the Montezuma Journal, was
a guest of the Southern over night on
his way to Cortez, from California.
Mr.. Frederick travelled from Los An
geles to Denver on the same train
with Mrs. Bernard Edelman and Mrs
Evans, who were returning from a
vacation trip in California. This morn
ing Mr.. Frederick continued to Cor
tez.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Conductor Matt Pheney is now a
widower, his wife and children being
away on u visit to relatives in Pitts
burg, Pa. Beside bringing the train
in last night Mr.. Pheney was here
from Alamosa on other business
looking for housekeeper. He says
he's not hard to suit, just wants a
good cook, who must be good looking
and good tempered. He considers the
requirements important in the order
in which they are named.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25
THE COOPER CASE.

The case of Roy Cooper, charged, by
the La Plata County bank, with hav-
ing disposed of, removed or concealed,
certain sheep mortgaged to the bank,
came up in Judge Shannon's court to-
day and was, by mutual consent, con
tinued for ten days. Cooper was ar
rested yesterday and is now out on
bond.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Editor Geo. B. Munson of the Du-
rango Herald, has been sued for libel
by Sam TRULY, for defamation of
character. Sam has been indicted for
stealing cows and horses and killing
people. In his discussion of the stu
alton Editor Munson should not fail
to give Sam due credit for his ener-
gy, industry and courage-qualities
that should not be ignored, even by a
Durango audience.-Alamosa Empire.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

already resulted. 1t is also worth not
ing that labor, though undoubtedly
very restless, is showing some dis
cretion and is slow in enforcing its de-
mands at most inopportune time.
Financial conditions are certainly
against making additional increases in
wages, and public opinion is not like
ly to support the men in any-further
demands, with conditions as unsatis-
factory as they are.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Charles Deal of Dodson, Mo-, is
defending his wife's suit for divorce
on the ground that she required him
TO do the family washing. If ne gets
away with the contention the hus-
bands, who are now paying laundry
bills. are liable to become independ-
ent and claim there isn't any differ
ence between doing the washing and
paying to have the work done.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

A Durango man said he would mar
ry if he could find helpmate who
would be willing to do all the wash
ing and all the other hard work
around the house. "You want a wom-
an with weak mind and strong
back" said the girl he was talking
with.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

A party of land buyers from Las
Animas, arrived on last nights east
ern and went to Ignacio this morning
to look over some land in the Pine
river valley. The list included w. E
Cooper, ]. H. Scott, Charles and Ben
Neher, Peter Scott and II. l.. Lubers
speaker of the house at the last ses-
sion of the legislature. Mrs. Lubers
accompanied her husband to Durango
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25
SHORT COURSE AT FORT LEWIS.

There will be a farmers short
course at the agricultural school in
February of next year. The work
include a course in domestic science.
As a number of Durango housewives
have expressed desire for something
of the kind, the cooking school will
doubtless be largely attended. We
have no details at present.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Parsons wer e
guests of the Savoy last evening on
their way from Pennington, where
they attended the big fair, and left for
Dolores this morning. Some very fine
samples of fruit and vegetables were
on exhibition this year.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Mrs. M. S. Sissel, who has been
visiting her brother, S. I. Frizell of
the Animas valley, and keeping house
for him during his wifes absence, left
this morning for Falfa to spend a
few days with another brother, j. T.
Frizell, the Florida mesa ranchman.
Mrs. Sissel expects to return to Du-
rango next week for the fair, and will
leave about Oct. for her home in
Iowa.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

A school boy told us yesterday that
the past summer had been an unusual
ly brief one but an old man told us,
an hour later, that the summer had
been one of the longest and most
wearisome he had ever experienced. 1t
all depends on the point of view.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

J. A. Spear, formerly superintend-
ent of the Fort Lewis Indian school,
passed through last night with his
family on his way to Navajo Springs,
near Cortez, where he has recently
been appointed Indian agent. U. l..
Clardy, the former agent has just
been transferred. Mr.. Spear has been
in the Indian service for the past
twenty-four years.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Joseph C. Bell and Robert Hines
were arrivals last evening from Sill
verton on business with Arthur Pons-
ford, who is interested in number
Of irrigation schemes in San Juan
county, New Mexico.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Coon and fam
lily were guests of the Palace last
night. Mr.. Coon came in from Hes
perus to meet his wife and daughter
who arrived yesterday from Hermit
age, Mo. This morning they all de-
parted via the Southern.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

1t is said that man who squeezes
a dollar never squeezes his wife. In
looking over our subscription books
we are led to believe that some awful
good women in Durango are not get
ting the attention they deserve.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Mrs. W. J. Killian and little grand
Vivian and Doris, left this
for Denver to bring back
the little girls baby sister for few
while her mother is recuper-
ating from a recent illness. Mrs. Kill
liam will stay in Denver for few
days visit before returning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Surely is the millennium we'll on its
way. There is to be no more unneces-
sary rough handling of freight by
railroad employees. The request of
the railroads that shippers also put up
freight in more substantial packages
is reasonable one.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

If you leave your business entirely
to your hired help you should not kick
if they place it where rake off hides
behind the bushes. A nickle's worth
OF personal profit blinds many a man
to his employers interests.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Mrs. A. H. Becraft and three chill
dren left for their home at Rosing, N.
Nj, this morning. They returned night
before last from Des Moines. Ia,
where they visited relatives for sey-
eral weeks.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

The lead pencil industry in this
country consumes one hundred and
ten thousand tons of red cedar an
nually. 1t is stated that the cost of
the wood for pencil is about three
fcurths of cent, 80 per cent of the
raw material going to waste. Much
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

OF this waste, however, is worked up
into carpet-paper. So reduced is the
supply of this indispensable wood that
agents of the pencil makers look
eagerly for old cedar rail fences, of
which they secure possession by re-
placing them with modern fences of
woven wire.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25
TWELVE FIREMEN OVERCOME.

CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-Tweive ire-
men were overcome by smoke wniie
fighting flames which attacked tne
twine warehouse of the Mccormick
branch of the InternationA Harvester
company's plant today. Battalion
Chief James Ward, leading rescue
squad, entered the building and gar
ried the fire fighters TO the street
where they quickly revived. Inc IRE
started in the basement~ 1.-The puio-
ing and rapidly spread ) the upper
floors. The fire caused damage OF
$4,000.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

A number of New Workers. have
been killed by mistaking toadstools
for mushrooms. Eating them seems
to continue to be about the only sure
way to find out.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Principal G. F. Snyder returned last
evening from the Pennington fair,
where he delivered an address We'd
nesday afternoon at the fair grounds
on horticulture. He left for the Fort
Lewis school this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Hetty Green's son, who has the mar
rying bee, is getting good many
more love letters than he can answer.
AS you may have suspected, he has
more money than he knows what to
do with.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kleybolte and
father, l.. Kleybolte of Cincinnati,
were among the arrivals on last
nights eastern. Mr.. and Mrs. Kley-
bolte met the latter in Denver.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Mrs. C. H. Doud and children came
down from Silverton yesterday and
were guests of the Strater over night
on their way to Pennington to attend
the fair.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

In contemplating an after-life, and
= transition to it, it must be consoling
to many people that the ugliest look
ing worm develops into most beau
tiful butterfly.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

The art of aviation is said to be
mighty nearly perfected yet we no
tice that the railroads of the country
are still spending money to keep up
their roads and in building new lines.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Hood & Ames shipped the remains
OF the late William r. Simons to Ala
mosa this morning for burial. Mr..
and Mrs. George Simons accompanied
the body to Alamosa.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Clare returned
last evening from Pennington, where
they attended the fair, and continued
this morning to their home in Sagu-
ache.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Mrs. McComb was returning pas
senger to her home in IIesperus this
morning, after couple of weeks
in town to have her eyes treated.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

The gun which its owner didn't
know was loaded, is found somewhere
almost every week. The funeral is
usually quite largely attended as the
victim is generally quite popular
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

There may be plenty of room at the
top but it's also particularly easy to
take disastrous fall after getting
there.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Postmaster ID. II. Sayler was re-
turning passenger today to his home
at Cortez, after a couple of days in
town to have his eyes treated.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

B. ]. Kempter, one of the state
game wardens, went out this morn
ing bound for Mancos and the Mon
tezuma valley.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Mrs. John ]. Downey was re-
turning passenger from Denver last
evening and departed for her home in
Cortez today.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Dan Hampton left this morning for
Dolores on his way to Norwood, where
he will be located for the next few
months.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Mrs. W. II. Willis and son Edward
were passengers on the Red Apple
train this morning to Pennington to
attend the fair.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Mrs. A. E. Young passed through
from Tacoma today to Griffith, to
spend few days at the ranch, with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

If you find it necessary to growl,
kick, and "roast" somebody every day
the time will quickly come when your
kicking and growing will have no eff
feet and attract no attention.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

General H. F. Robinson, superin-
tendent of irrigation for this govern
ment district came in from Ignacio
yesterday and is spending the day in
town.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

We are a great dietist, we always
diet between meals and eat all we
want at meal time. This is a good,
safe and sane, method of dieting.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

If we understand the case rightly
only the she-prostitutes are to be
segregated, the he-brand will, as usual,
be allowed the run of the town.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-09-25

Mrs. S. A. Waters was an arrival
last night from Denver and continued
to her home in Pennington this morn
ing.