Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-12-16

During September and October, buy
ers from twelve different states were
in Holly, endeavoring to buy the
product at any price within the bounds
of reason, as the broom corn crop
thruout the United States was much
below the average.
If barber, in pursuit of car
which will take him to his occupation,
slips and breaks his collar bone, is
he entitled to workmen's compensa-
ton under the law? The state indus
trial commission must solve this
problem for John F. Madonna, a bar
Der, employed by B. f. Norton of
Denver. Madonna in his haste to
catch a car in the early morning, ran
into guy rope, which threw him.
He broke his collar bone and wants
compensation for it.
One Of the largest war orders vet
offered to Denver foundry was re-
ceived by William T. Davoren, pro-
prietor of the Denver brass foundry
Friday. The order calls for 10000
brass castings three inches in diam
eter and eleven inches long for use
in the manufacture of brass cartridge
shells. The weight of these castings
would reach 100000 pounds and the
contract price is % cents a pound, or
a totd of S726,000, New York de-
livery.
Denver Post says the locations be-
ing vacated by saloons are being snap
ped up and rented for long periods
and remarks that by January first
there will scarcely be one Of the sa-
loon locations left on the market.
We believe it will not be long be-
fore most of the vacated places will
be occupied in Durango and all other
towns of the state. 1t probably means
that rents will come down some, but
in the past they have been altogether
too high.
Carbondale potatoes carried off the
blue ribbons at the National Potato
show which was held in Grand Rapids
last week. f. f. Sweet of the
Crystal river ranch sent the following
list of prizes won. First prize for
seed display; first prize for display of
marketable stuff; first prize for
rurals, and second prize for Pearls
There were % states IN competition
with the Carbonate displays and the
fact that those from there captured
first prize in each case with one ex-
ception, is proof conclusive that Colo
rado is still holding her own for
quality as well as yields per acre.
millions of persons who can hardly
add two and two have been turned
out Of the public schools Of the
United States on account of freak
systems of teaching mathematics; and
millions of persons who cans write
legible hands have been graduated
from the same schools because they
were the victims of experiments in
the teaching of writing Superin-
incident Carlos M. Cole of the Denver
schools told the members of the Wo-
mans club at the discussion luncheon
of the nome and education depart
ment. This is largely in line with
what President Taft recently stated
at gathering Of New York state
teachers. Our public school system is
getting lambasted all around.
Dean Hart and some of his fellow
churchmen in Denver have under
taken humane and charitable pro-
ject in what they term a coffee
house." This coffee house will un-
dertake to serve as place of So
c!al recreation for men who have
hitherto resorted to saloons for that
purpose. lnasmuch as the saloons will
be out of business after the first Of
the year, substitute of some kind
is desirable and necessary, accord
ing to the Dean and his friends.
There is no denying the fact that the
social features of the saloon life have
been one of its strongest drawing
cards for many years past. Men
have sought these places to talk and
smoke and the drinking has newt
ably followed, both because of the de-
sire to pay their way and for the ex
-hilaration which it has given them. 1t
has often been said that man is a
social animal and that he likes to get
together and talk over things. These
men. especially of the poorer classes,
found refuge and resort in the
saloon where they were not unwel-
come, particularly if they had little
money. To meet this need of gath
ering place under temperance aus
pices to take the place Of the saloon
these coffee houses are to be opened
In Denver.
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