Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-04-04

whS put in nearly two years battling
Tor his country. He wired his faith
er yesterday that he would leave San
francisco Tor home as soon as he was
mustered out.
Col u. X. Sellers. proprietor of the
rarmingt0u Hustler. Is in town.
F'orty-ftce new arrivals were record
cd las; month in the Farmingten dis
trict
Seats tor the 0iee club on Friday
evening may be reserved on Thurs
day afternoon at AGO at Parsons
drug store.
The regular meeting of the Liter
ary department OF the ,,oman's club
viii be held in the club rooms tomor-
row afternoon at 2;30.
The Rochester hotel has changed
hands ana The Herald bespeaks a
good patronage for the new proprie-
tors. Mrs. Mingus and Mrs. Schwenck.
a party OF nine persons. among
them q. teister and family OF Okla
iioma. are staying al the Blain, en-
route to San Juan county, New Mex
ico
The Democrat might just as well
go ahead on the ordinances. The
Old members will see that no job is
entered into for an increase In the
price per page.
The Ladies Aid society of the Pres
byterian church Will give reception
IN honor the University Glee club on
Friday evening at the Strater from
1880 until II O'Clock.
According to the statement OF Bee
Heathers II does not look good for
Montoya. the slayer of Fulcher. He
says Montoya was tine aggressor in
the quarrel which led to the killing.
The burial OF Fred kessell took
place yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
His sister could not be notified. as the
La Plata Undertaking company. who
had charge OF the body, had no op-
portnnity to discover her where
aOouts.
l., u. HomfeId, former representa-
tive from Dolores and Montezuma
counties, IL in Denver hospital suf-
rering with appendicitis. and is too
weak to undergo an operation. Many
friends throughout this section sym
pathize with him in his afiiiction.
The Democrat would like to have Il
council II could control--like the com
missioners. 1t would then require
the courts to keep them from robbing
the city treasury, as 1t is willing to do
IN the case OF the county, with the
connivance OF Mr. Bradley But 1t
won't work.
On Saturday evening THE Spy of
dettysburg company played to n
good sized audience, the performance
going on even smoother than on the
1ight preceding. In addition to the
programme as presented on Friday
there We're specialties by Bert VIII
liams and Fred Adams OF Durango.
and f. J. Burch OF Pueblo, which were
well received
The funeral services of Ira Fulcher
took place this afternoon from the
Catholic church at O'Clock. 1t was
very largely attended by the Elks and
woodmen of the World. to both OF
which orders deceased belonged. and
many friends and acquaintances
wnose interest and sympathy were
lroused by his untlmely death. Be-
sides his widow. deceased's father
was present at the funeral. sis
ter living in Rome. Utah. wired that
she was unable to be present In.
terment took place at Greenmount
1t has been decided on action OF
the school board that -there will be
10 Easter vacation as heretofore.
School will continue without intermis-
sion for the next eight weeks. At
t'ine Ridge, school will commence on
Monday next ana will last for two
months. which term win be count
I'd as n part OF next school year.
The location OF the school house
makes 1t uncomfortably warm dur
ing the summer months. as well as
correspondingly bleak in the sever
est part OF the winter. II has there
fore been decided to so arrange the
nine months term that material con-
'Seeetfons may be pleasant as nossible,
This afternoon the Rochester Hotel
changes hands, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Pres.
ton Bel having sold ont to Mrs. DIR.