Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-16

Miss Mabelle Redick has accepted
the position OF sten ographer in the
Office OF Chas. A. johnson, the Du-
range attorney, and left for that town
this morning.-Telluride Journal.
| San Juan county will have some
dried fruit to sell this winter. About
900 pounds of fruit is being cure
by the evaporator process.
g. f. Mcconnell returned this morn
ing from Silyerton. whittier he jour
neyed Tuesday afternoon lie re-
ports that camp enjoying great pros
perity.
| Al. Anhelr departed on the morning
train to bill the state for the second
annual meeting of the Colorado-New
| Mexico fair association. He will
take in all the San Luis valley towns.
Pueblo. Leadville and around the cir
Gle to Grand Junction. Ouray, Ridg-
way. Telluride and home.
| DIR. McCanna left on the morning
train for Denver. when he will deter
mine as to his future. He was antic-
| ipating leaving for Denver the first
of October. but II business arrange
ments can be adjusted he will contin-
ue to make Durango his home. which
will be pleasing news TO many OF his
friends.
Willis A. Reese returned last even
ing from Pagosa Springs. where he
has been associated the past few
weeks with l.. ID. Smith and Pedro
| Delgodo in the examination OF Coun-
ty Treasurer Archuletta's books and
accounts. The committee brought
everything down to date and ad-
journed until the 26th of December,
when II will again meet and check
out the present incumbent and the
newly elected official in.
The name OF Leon Czolgosz. the as.
sassin OF President Mckinley. is best
pronounced by the uninitiated by rec
ollecting how the Russian always in.
PRODUCES 1t" into the pronunciation
OF the czar. Thus the Russian says
"t-czar." In the case of Czolgosz one
should say "Tschal-gotch." with the
.i'' family sounded and the second
st" quite full. The average American
will get 1t "Shawlgotch," and that is
about as correct as he can make 1t.
The people of Montezuma and La
Plata counties are righteously indig-
nant at the star route postal inspector
who has recently recommended the
discontinuance of the mail route from
Dolores to Monticello, Utah. The OBJ
ject Is to divert southern Utah trade
from towns in these counties to
Thompson's and other places on the
Rio Grande Western in Utah. 1t is
an outrage on the people of southwest
ern Colorado and southeastern Utah
1t Is charged that the scheme was con
ceived and worked by Mormon elders
Telluride Journal.
Andrew Stevenson, who has been q
subscriber OF the Weekly Herald from
the time OF its establishment, some
20 years ago. was q caller at this office
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Stevenson
has been one of the prosperous ranch
owners of San Juan county. two
miles this side Of Pennington. Re
Gently he sold out and is now en- route
to the northwest. via Salt Lake City
He intends heading for Oregon. He
is taking drove of horses. mules and
colts with him. AS soon as he gets
settled. The Herald will follow and
keep him posted concerning this part
of the world.
w. A Reese. who returned from
pagosa Springs last evening. says oil
is all the talk in that section. The
Pagosa Oil company is already sink
ing and have material and machinery
on ground to sink 5000 feet II neces
sary to tap oil veins. The scene OF
operations is about two miles from the
Springs. Machinery will also soon be
In working shape on the ground near
the Biggs mill at Edith. The peo
pie of the county feel confident that
oil is going TO be found In great guam
iity and are looking for genuine
boom. The Herald trusts their fond
est hopes will be realized.
Emma Goldman Is woman teach
er of anarchist doctrines, well known
in New York. Pittsburg, Cincinnati
st. Louis and Chicago. She has been
a propogandist for the last twenty
years. working largely among the
poorer and less intelligent class OF
foreigners in this country. She is
about 80 years of age and an eStrem-
ist in her views. She contends that
the workingman will never have what
she calls his lust rights" unless he
uses force and is always bitter in her
arraignment of the capitalistic class
es. In her public speeches she has
never gone as far as Herr Most. but is
recognized as a power among the an.
archists OF the country.
the plaster by driving nails into the
walls Tor picture hanging, mouldings
have been placed on the walls OF the
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