Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-02-11

seems to be no doubt on the part of
those who have inside knowledge In
this matter that the hotel VIII be
built as here outlined early in the
spring. and pushed to speedy compile
ton
This hotel IL only part of the con
templated building here In the early
spring. and although perhaps the most
prominent and costly single structure.
the building boom viii reach out
along all lines and Silverton will be
headquarters In the mining district
OF the San Juan.
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From Thursdays Daily.
OF course we all like sugar, but
most OF us prefer the beet article.
Dengesites .,iynys have good
word for the San Juan and It's metrop-
Durango.
Lincolns birthday is near at hand
next Tuesday, and the public schools
viii observe the occasion.
Gus Roberts is making up ship
mcnt of $500 worth of Navajo blank
cts today. They viii be sent to Man
itou.
private dancing class conducted
by George Moher has Just been or.
ganized The class met last night mt
the vendome.
The editor of the Del Norte Pros
pcctor came near having fl one day
last week. A subscriber In paying
| his subscription exhibited 500 bill.
+. l.. Jones. who has been sick for
the last seven weeks with pneumonia,
and had Just about recovered. Ii down
again with severe attack of rheu
mniism.
Denver Is making every effort to
| get Teddy" to stop over one day and
entertain them with speech. There
Is little prospect of him doing so.
however.
|
| last evening. where he went to look
after the welfare of his boys He has
| placed them In a good home.
Sousa and his band furnished en-
| tertainment for Denyerltes the first
OF the week. Sousa's band plays al
most rs woli ns the Durango aggre-
cation.
There Is considerable snow ON the
| Conojos range and n heavy wind is
| apt 10 fill In the cuts at any time
and delay trniIic for few hours. or
perhaps n day or so.
The incoming passenger yesterday
lifted a horse from the track and tum-
bied him into the ditch. The pIevl.
GUS day bnrro also found II impos-
slble to stop the locomotive.
There are few plaec,hunters in Den
ycr at the present time Most of the
applicants for positions have present
ed their claims and gone home. This
sensible course should have been fol
lowed by all.
| Judge j. l., Russell and Attorney
Reese McCloskey went to Pagosa
| Springs On the morning train for the
purpose Of winding up the condemna.
ton proceedings In connection with
the Pagosa Northern railroad.
Mrs Franklin received letter from
O. Coc Franklin this morning from
Buffalo. whore he and his wife, for
morly Miss Nina Copeland OF Du
range, spent Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin visited the Falls, OF course,
and report everything on the Cana
dian side shrouded in mourning.
Chief Galbroath said this morning
that the arrangements for the fire
mons bali were progressing smoothly.
The committees are selling lots OF
tickets. II is the intention to make
the occasion even superior to those of
preceding years. Washington s
Birthday. at the Vendome.
There are IN the neiRhborhood Of
200 cases of smallpox at Florence,
II Ia OF very mild type and the poo.
pie OF the town pay little attention
to the disease 1t is almost impossi-
lie to go block without running
across yellow flag, no attempt hav-
ing been made to remove from the
town limits those attacked.
The Del Norte Prospector started
ON its 2Sth year last Saturday, The
| Prospector is the oldest publication
In the san Juan. For many years Del
Norte was looked upon as the gate
| way to the San Juan. II was the
stopping point for the early pioneers
aud the Prospeotor enjoys "A warm
spot In the hearts of all old San Juan
ers, May il continue to prosper
| IL is to be hoped that none OF the
| people who will be called upon TO in