Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-07-01

! DR., Haggart and family left this |
morning at O'Clock for an overland
trip to Pagosa, Expect to be back
/ Monday,
The telephone company has a con
struction force changing poles at Tell
uride and building line between that
place and Ouray.
| Silverton is reported running over
with strangers. Almost impossible
to get bed. But then many of us
| do not want bed when we go to that
| burg.
The train is late today, caused by
the burning of bridge near Monero.
1t is quite likely it will be necessary
| to transfer.
County Treasurer Balster should lose
no time in causing s155 to be added
to the county treasury. No favorit-
ism should be allowed
f. S. Balster returned last night
from an extended eastern visit, first
attending the Modern Woodman con
| vention at St Paul
NJ. Fl. Harbaugh came down from
Silverton this morning. He is getting
| ready to spend a season in the La
Platas working some mining claims.
There are a great many Pops in La
| Plata county who do not relish the
idea of being swallowed by the Tam
manyites. Bradleyism is altogether
too much for them.
Those going to Silverton on the
Fourth will do well to take along a
tent and few blankets as sleeping
accommodations will be limited. No
scarcity of eatables.
Happy Cal' Wagner struck Du-
range last evening and was not long
in making his presence known, both at
this Office and around the city. Cal
never tires talking about the st. Paul
road.
The Office holding factions of the
| Democratic party are lining up for
battle royal this fall. 1t is going to
| be fight between the decent ele-
ment and the newly-organized Tam
many.
| The proposition TO move the grand
stand back 30 feet is a good one.
40,
and the track in front of the grand
stand is ohstructed to all except those
occupying box seats.
Hon. John A. Porter departed for
Denver this morning after spending
ten days looking after interests in La
Plata county. He will be with us lat
er in the season when fishing i'm
proves.
Glenwood Springs was forced to
import Strawberries for Strawberry
Day. At least berries We're shipped
in for the occasion, it being claimed by
some this was done owing to the fact
they could be purchased for less money
than the home berries.
1t is only a question of time when
every state will have voting machines
And it will be welcomed by those who
are for honest elections. A voting
machine cannot be bribed to miscount
the vote and become an assistant in
fraudulent elections
The Aeolian quaItette entertained
about 200 people at the Durango op
era house last evening. The young
men are possessed of well trained
voices and We're encored time and
again. thus showing that our people
appreciate vocal music when well rem
dered The programme consisted
of fourteen numbers, most of which
were encored. The Christian En-
deavor society is to be congratulated
upon having endorsed the combina-
tion.
San Miguel river has been higher
the last few days than at any time
during recent years and it changed
its course in several places. Yester-
day the water reached such point
that the roundhouse of the Southern
below the depot was Hooded and the
tracks for the Y were washed away
in one or two places. making it i'm
possible to use the same for one or
two days Roadmaster Grady is here
today and assisted by the construc-
tion train. has been repairing the
roadbed and by using considerable
timber and rock expects to have the
washed out track repaired by tomor-
row evening. g.-Telluride Journal.
From Saturdays Daily.
Land Office force is busy making out