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Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
NEW BOGUS CHECK LAW.

The new law which has just come
into effect in this state relating to
overdrafts at banks, and the misuse
of ones eheekbook, is designed to
stop a practice which has been fire.
quent hitherto. Hotel men and others
have been frequent victims Of the man
with the bogus check. Now, however,
the individual or concern who gives
check without having money in the
bank is subject to prosecution at the
hands of the person whom he thus
attempts to defraud. There has been
need for legislation of this sort for
several years past, but the law is now
in shape so that anybody who desires
to prosecute may do so, and readily
secure a conviction.-Colorado Springs
Telegraph
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
Injured Man Dies.

w. S. Carson who was struck by
California hay fork accidentally
Sunday afternoon died at Mercy hos
pital about IL o'lock today. The
fork entered the face below the right
eye and nearly came out of the skull
Carson was to blame by being care
less and in the way when the big
fork was working almost automatic
ally. He is single, aged So, and has
worked for the ranch for nearly fouI
years. A sister, Mrs. Alice Rowden
Of Summit, Ark, left there today
noon for Durango. Funeral arrange
ments will be made upon her arrival
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
Motor Club Meets.


Inc Durango Motor club met in
lne Durango Exchange rooms last
night, President q. II. Charlton pre-
slang. There was u large member
ship in attendance. Messts ii. Der
li1ch, ii. Linebarger and Tom Du
Pray were admitted to 1ull member
Motor cub entertainment reported
and all bills were allowed ana order
ed paid. Regarding the proposed
road service condition bulletins to be
furnished by the Telephone company,
Manager Morris of the company and
j c. Sanford and Harry jackson OF
the club as a committee were in
structed TO find suitable places for
the posting of these bulletins. A
resolution was adopted requesting the
Denver q Rio Grande to install auto
matte electric signals at the railroad
street crossings, at Fourteenth street
and Sixth street that would warn all
persons of the approach OF trains.
rhis resolution Will be sent to the
company safety first committee
at Denver A proposed traffic or
dinance suitable to the will of the city
commissioners is to be drawn up, that
will govern the speed, turning and
stopping points and the side of the
street that all traffic shall comply
with. This committee will report
at an early date. Tourists here are
amazed at the laxity of our laws
governing autos and motorcycles and
predict serious accidents unless re-
stricted.. The committee on boating
camping sites for auto touring par
ties recommended BrOOkside park as
being the best and the committee was
instructed to confer with its owner,
j. A. Porter and secure from him
that privilege and to notify the state
highway commission of the choice of
this park for camping purposes. A
resolution of thanks was rendered
George Goodman for his donation Of
the big welcome signs used here and
at Trimble, motor day.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
Maccabees Hold Imitation.

Inc Maccabees had Tor guest last
night John A Griffin, OF Denver, the
state commander. The following were
initiated:
j. j. Knecht of Falfa; Mr.. Ruby
frizell, of Falfa Myron Reese, oI
Upper Florida; Joe Murphy OF Up
per Florida; c. ID. Wiehe, Of Duran
20; John Dorm, Of Durango; Arthur
scriviner, of Durango; Lester Brooks,
Of Durango; Paul baeklnger Of Du-
range.
The treat Of the reception was two
songs by Miss Halle Hart. The 9TH
er numbers were:
Piano Solo ................Miss Pearl Corl
Song ................. Miss Elizabeth Corl
Recisations ...........-.. Mrs. Louis Fink
Piano Solo Hubert wynn
Song by little five-year-old Vir-
ginia Miles, to which she played her
accompaniment
Recitations Mrs. Abby Schiller
After dancing, State Commander
Griffin addressed the crowded hall
entertainingly. lie gives the total
membership Of the Maecabees now at
100000 men and women.
The Misses Pearl and Elizabeth
Corl are from Washington ID. C.
Deputy State Commander, Mrs.
Lulu T. Roberts was present.
About midnight sumptuous ban
quet was served.
The misses Corl are the guests Of
Mrs. G. +. Black.
Deputy State Commander Lulu T.
Roberts expects TO finish her visit
to Mountain City Review No. H.,
Women's Benefit association 1--WE
Beat AID of the Maceabees, We'd
nesday evening, and Thursday to go
to Silverton.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
Peaches Coming.

In week or ten days a record
crop of early peaches from the Aztec
Pennington section will begin to ar
rive mere. They will have a record
crop on apples, too, it is reported
The strawberry and cherry crop was
very light this season owing 10 its
extreme lateness. A standard guage
carload of peaches was shipped out OF
that section by parcel post two years
ago. A record postal shipment for
the entire country.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

annals. His grandfather was sol
der in the revolutionary war; he
himself bore arms throughout the
Civil war, rose to high rank and
was twice wounded. He has carried
on his martial career in the vocations
| of peace. He is natural born
| fighter and does not know the mean
| ing of surrender. Yet in the twi-
light of his life, General Gtis is de-
voting himself to the cause of univer-
sal peace. 1t is laudable relaxation
in a life unusually militant even in
the strenuous journalistic profession.
The plan Of General Otis is simple,
considering the complex ends to be
attained. He would have the president
| of the United States invite the prin-
cipal powers of the world to meet to-
gether for the formation of world
government. When five powers have
accepted the invitation the world al
| lance would be formed, the first du
ties thereof being the crystallizing of
an international peace pact into actu-
ality. The nations comprising the
world government are to pledge each
other, upon the honor of each, never
to war against one another; never to
expand or seek to expand by means
of conquest, aggression or other for
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tions existing at the time of the peace
pact, but to grow only by peaceful
accessions; never to increase their
army or navy without formal notice
to the others and formal consent
| thereof; to moboliZe their forces and
| fight together when one or the other
ing world army and navy, the ex-
penses Of which shall be prorated
according to the military and naval
strength of the nations forming the
world government. By such world
wide union, backed by frowning forts,
fighting millions and unlimited muni-
tions, the day of permanent peace
is to dawn.
The plan is ambitions, the author
guarantees that it will "do the busi
ness" Yet it is based upon ties
no stronger than those which were so
rudely broken when Belgium was in
vaded and the triple alliance was sew
reed It is based upon nothing after
all but "a bit of paper" and there
are military fingers a-plenty to tear
such perishable thing apart in the
days to come, as there today. 1t is
not based upon mems consciences,
upon their sense of what is right and
what is wrong, upon their humanity.
Its apostles are Caesar, Alexander and
Napoleon rather than the humble
Nazarene who, when the time of His
betrayal was drawn near, said: Peace
leave with you, my peace | give
unto you, not as the world giveth,
give ! unto you"
The peace which General Otis
would give is but the worlds idea
of peace, and it is not the everlast-
ing, abiding peace, to which armed
force is unknown and strange, which
must in the end prevail, says the Des
Moines Capital. ,
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
Runaway.

No use crying, but Ralph Connor
and his driver split the milk this
morning. One of the Connor milk
wagon teams ran away on the Boule-
ward, turning the corner Of Sixth
street. While turning the team, the
bridle on one Of the horses came off
and started the trouble. The wagon
turned over at the corner Of Second
avenue and Sixth street, and after
dragging the wagon across the street
and part way down the Hill the team
was stopped. The men jumped from
the wagon. One horse was hurt.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
Pleasant Caller.

Charles b. Ferrin president and gen
ing Co., who make specially of
bank and county supplies paid this
office a pleasant call today. He has
ferrin arrived last evening. He has
been with his company continuously
since his boyhood days and has risen
to the top. He has made Durango
each year for over twenty years con-
secutively.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
Logging Auto Route.


o. S. Evans, proprietor of the
Pennington Auto company and ?. IL
Bra Me arrived from there yesterday
afternoon by auto, spent the evening
here aud the night at Trimble and
felt for home this forenoon. They
are out on an auto road logging trip
making maps and marking the good
and bad spots in the road. The maps
and markings will begin at the Ford
garage here, where all speedometers
will be set, and show everything on
the route to Gallup, New Mexico, com
pletely. These maps Will show every
thing Of interest to tourists. The
gentlemen are getting out little
booklet on the order of the National
Automobile Blue Book, that will be
given free to autoists. Upon the com
pletion of the state Highway from
the east Of Durango Lhey will log that
route and that of the present one,
making a complete map for the guid
ance of autoists from Alamosa to Gal
lup.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
Bodies Not Found.

. Coroner Ray Goodman, Mr.. Kirby
and J. w. Baker and a party OF
searchers spent all forenoon searching
the upper river for the bodies of the
drowned boys and this afternoon again
begun the search where yesterday
afternoon their efforts were futile
to recover the body reported to have
been seen by Ed Schnee. Today from
Carbon Junction to La Posta a force
of Mexicans under the management
of Joe Smith are searching both banks
of the river.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
Guilty of Forgery.

Today in Justice Draper's court
Fidel Lobato, alias Sam Gallegos'
of Ignacio, plead guilty to having
forged check for S24.0O on Grif-
fifth Brothers June 10th, passing the
check at Stems store. He was arrest
ed last night by Sheriff Fassbinder
at Ignacio. Lobato was bound over
to the district court under $1,000
bond and re,nanded to the custody of
the sheriff.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
Another Railroad Story.

George Gould was sitting in his
private car in the Denver terminal
the other day when an old Irish
ear whacker came along and start
ed hammering the car wheels and
making other noisy tests when Mr.
Gould said to him, Don't you know
who am? "Sure do, you were
president of the road, | knew your
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
AFTER THE WAR, WHAT?

After the European war, what? A
man who all his life has delighted in a
fight attempts TO make a peaceful
answer to the perplexing query.
Harrison Gray Otis, the militant
editor of the Los Angeles Times,
comes of family noted in military
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Mrs. w. w. Koentz and daughter
Miss Nell, of Alamosa who had been
here upon visit to the B. +. Ben
dure's the past few days went up to
Silverton this morning upon short
business and pleasure trip.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
Looked Suspicious.

At the time of the departure of the
passenger trains this morning local
married lady and>a gent from Farm
ington caused by their actions and de
parture remarks to be made by those
in the know that a possible scandal
is coming up. Quien sabe.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

father Jay Gould before you and |
think he will be president again"
why how can that be, don't you
know he is dead?" Eyes but the
roads going to hi.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Thomas L. Lotus who has been
doing contract work in Salt Lake City
arrived from there yesterday and
this morning went down to Farm
,ington upon an extended visit to his
family who reside there.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
Not Guilty.

D. Fahrion Of the lower la Plata
was last night released in Justice
Diapers court at the preliminary
hearing for theft. He was accused by
Wood & Morgan Of stealing u horse
but there was lack of sufficient evil
dencc to bind him over.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
AS IT WAS TOLD
TO Us
From Tuesdays Daily
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Durango Boy Making Good.

Anthony Hansen, eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ii. w. Hansen of this city
IS now employed in the largest jew
eiry store in st. Joe, Mo. He had
just graduated and is an expert jew
eler and engraver.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Miss Cleo List, teacher in the In
dian school at Shiprock and Miss Eula
Morris, clerk in the Staplin Mere. Co.
store at Pennington were guests at
the Savoy last night, leaving this
morning for an extended vacation to
eastern points.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

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Attorney h.. h. Smith is out TO lq
bacio teday on business.
Mra. George westbrook departed
for Santa Fe this morning.
Kew q G. Smith went out to lgna-
Go this aursmg on church affairs.
Constable John Clarl, went out to
Allison lhis morning to serve some
legal papers.
Mrs. John oibe1t and little son
George Went uut TO The ranch at OK
ford tIis morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Carts of Ignacio
who have bsen in the city the past
few days left for home today.
Bob McJunkm of Pennington went
out en- tour this morning. lie is go
ing as far as Santa fe Tor the pres
ent.
Mrs. W X. iah OF Telluride, who
has been visiting relatives at Bay
field. left for her home this morn
ing.
W. J. Rattle prominent mining
man of the Silvcrton section came
down this morning on mining bust
ness.
Judge W. N. searcy and his wife
returned from silverton this morning.
He had been there upon court af-
fairs.
Walter Livengood returned from
Silverton this morning where he had
been doing auto repair work for
Dowd Brothers.
John R. suacl, who had been Wis
iting relatives here, left for Mancos
this morning where he is engaged in
the sheep business with Tom Fow-
Ter.
George w. Goodell, national banl,
examiner, after an examination Of
those banks in this section of the
San Juan Basin, departed east to
day.
Bill Mason of Lado, Harry McEwen
and Oscar Hanuo, local lads, went up
G. Needleton this morning where they
will prospect, fish and hunt for sew
eral days.
Mrs. ]. +. Clark of Antonito who
has been visiting her brothers, the
Gouldings at Cedar Hill, the past
month, departed this morning for
her home.
Joe Smack, Bob Butler and Engin-
ecr Thompson wept up to Tacoma this
morning ON a visit to their mining
prospects there Be back tonight
with high-grade.
Charley Ferrin of the Out West
Printing Company Of Colorado
Springs, who make speciality Of fur
nishing record books to all county of
fices, is a business visitor In the city.
Sheriff John Crawford, of Mon
tezuma county passed through to
Pueblo this morning, having in charge
William Brinkerhoff of Mancos who
is to be placed in the insane asy-
lum.
Harry Baker, publicity agent for
the Mostern Colorado PoWer COMPANY
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

is in the city, arriving via Silverton
this morning from Montrose. He
viii probably remain here several
days.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Mrs. Mildred Young of this city
who has been visiting her parents,
the W. H. Thompsons of Perins, the
past week, left for Walsenburg this
morning where she will remain the
balance of the summer, visiting her
sister, Mrs. Leo Mccormick.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

ferred against him by Maria Torres.
He will have his hearing tomorrow.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
Mercy Hospital Notes.

This afternoon the condition ol
Fred Schrader remains about thu
same. All the other patients are do.
ing nicely.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
Sheriff Here.

Alias Garcia, a distinguished look
ing Spaniard and sheriff of Rio
Arriba county, N. NJ, is here for medi-
cal treatment. Today Sheriff Fass-
binder took him to Trimble in his ear.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Mr.. Cordell and son of Pine Ridge
came down Thursday and are help
ing Mr.. Miller put up hay.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Atiuraey l.. +. Smith is out TO lq
bac,o today on business.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

hey 4. G. Smith went out TO Igna-
Go this muramg on church affairs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

p NILS. George westbrook departed
for Santa Fe this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

A large crowd, mostly Florida peo-
pie picnicked IN the beautiful grove
near the Sunnysile bridge the four-
tn,
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Constable John Clark went out to
Allison This morning to serve some
lcgal papers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
Statutory Crime.

Sheriff Fassbinder has taken into
custody Rudalfo Romero, smelter
employe, oil q statutory charge pre-
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

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!: tRALl PERSONAL
- IRON tuesdays Daily q
:. 8.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Mrs. Effie Trumble of Durango
visited between trains Tuesday win
her daughter, Mable Miller and fam
lily.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

William Teal is spending this week
in town visiting his daughter and
those interesting grand children.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Miss Helen Thompson came down
from Silverton this morning, tar
ried over in town for visit to Miss
Gertrude Harrington and left by auto
with her father and brother, to the
ranch at Falfa.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Quite number of Sunnyside peo-
pie attended the dance at Elco
Saturday night and everyone reports
dandy good time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Harry Baker, publicity agent fo
the Western Colorado Power compan.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

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Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Mrs. r. S. Williams of Monte Vista
who had been here upon visit to
ner brother, Mr.. o. II. Buck and his
daughter Cynthia, who is recovering
from a terrible shock and severe
burns, sustained through Van acciden-
tai touching of high tension electric
current wire, went down to Aztec
this morning to visit old friends.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Mrs. John oibert and little son
George Went uuJ to the ranch at OK
ford this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Lester Brooks and wife arc enter.
tanning the formers mother and sis
,ar who arrived last evening from
New York.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Mrs. Frcdlund and children mad
business trip TO town Monday
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Mr. and Mrs. Carts of Ignacio
who have baen in the city the past
few days left for home today.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Fred and Henry Probst are helpin,
Frank Lyman put up his hay thi
week.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Charley Ferrin of the Out Wes
Printing Company of Colorado
Springs, who make a speciality Of fur
nishing record books to all county of
fees, is a business visitor In the city
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Sheriff John Crawford, of Mon
tezuma county passed through to
Pueblo this morning, having in charge
William Brinkerhoff of Mancos who
is to be placed in the insane asy-
lum.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Joe Smack, Bob Butler and Engin
ecr Thompson wept up to Tacoma thi
morning ON a visit to their mining
prospects there. Be back tonigh
with high-grade.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Mrs. J. i. Clark of Antonito who
has been visiting her brothers, The
Gouldings at Cedar Hill, the past
month, departed this morning fol
her home.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15

Bin Mason of Lado, Harry McEwen
and Oscar Hanuo, local lads, went up
& Needleton this morning where they
viii prospect, fish and hunt for sew
eIal days.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-15
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SUNNYSIDE ITEMS.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Trumble o
Ophir, Colorado, came down to Du
range last Friday, called by tn
serious illness of Mr. Trumbles age
mother.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-03
WHY YOU SHOULD
 ENCOURAGE DANCING.

5H4 s
 The Woman's Home Companion tells as follows why dancing should be encouraged:
 There are many good men and women who disapprove of dancing, and whoa have especially dep1ored the tendency shown in the early dancing of the tango. the maxxe. and other modern dances The fact remains that young folks dance, and always have danced in great numbers. Dis approval will not prevent their danc- ing, but sympath etic4 understanding and tolerance will certainly keep the amusement as innocent and whole some as are the young folks who en- joy it. The dance has been in all ages and all lands the fullest, freest, most natural form of recreation. It will continue to be so as long as men and women are young, and life is good. The part of wisdom for those who have the interests of young peo- pie at heart it not to oppose the dance, but to encourage it; not to drive it into halls and clubs of ques- tionable influence. but to invite it into the home; to tear away from it at once all that is undesirable in it's surroundings, and so gradually to elevate its character and broaden it's appeal We shall one day have folk dancing in America, and the dances of our grandmothers, as we'll as the dances of today. When that time comes, and all the family dances, we shall have more health, more happi- ness, and a far more wholesome so- ciaI life.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-03

Whom first we love we seldom wed.'' So sings a poet who knows something of love and the ways of men. Almost every girl who has had many beaux knows by experience that not one out of half a dozen young men who were eager to make love to her was to be depended on. If she did pick out one she thought was sincere ly in earnest, inviting him to call on her, she found to her chagrin that he was of the disappointing kind-that he never came when he said he would.
 These girls who have been diSap- pointed by the men who have led them to believe that when they have made an appointment it was sure to be kept, have not the idlest conception of what the average girls really think of them for their lack of consideration Did this particular fact ever occur to us that over half of the young women who have found their beau ideals as they really supposed. will make all sorts of excuses for their having brok- en their engagements repeatedly? Scarcely ever will they come out open ly and lay the blame for their hours of waiting alone in the parlor until their going up stairs in dejection to just where it belongs. Other young women and girls might consider the mfttened tone'' not capable of attract ing a beau ideal when one paid court | staunchest courage to face her girl friends well as gentlemen callers and admit that the beau who had won her fancy from all others had sudden ly turned a cold shoulder to her for some fairer, perhaps younger or; more attractive maiden, whose charms he valued more than hers.
 When that first little cloud of mis- trust crosses the horizon of the young woman who is entertaining a bright, pleasing beau that he is adroit1y try ing to change his evenings of visit ing, making them two or three weeks apart before she becomes more at tached to him, she should try to as- certain if he has other engagements It isn't fair to her if he does her the injustice of concea1ing the fact that he is a Beau Brummel, rowing from bud to flower, his f1ckIe fancy leads. A young woman is usually afraid to
 make an enemy of a one-tiIne beau, if she discourages his calling on her af- ter his disappointments evenings for the reason that he knows too many of her little confidential dislikes of some of her girl friends who might welcome him to their homes. finding an oppor- tunity to get even.
 Really, no one can advise. the steps which the girl will take toward the beau who Is not to be depended on. She, must judge for herself as to her pitifu1 waste of time,. let alone affec- donate women whether it will be a case of her being left beauless when one is most needed. Half the women have been led astray by wrong ad- vice as to Cupid They should have a heart talk together, as to making engagements, keeping or breaking them as their own sweet will prompted them.