Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-11
From Mondays Daily
Telluride streets are getting dusty

'S'"'ioe 1uSees are SettfnK dusty
w. S. Pickerili returned last evening
from Mancos.
Miss Della English Of Alamosa Is
visiting her sitter, Mrs. Rudersdorf.
Mrs. Charles Fleck took the morn
Ing train for Denver on short visit.
Mrs. E. G. stoiber of siIyerton
passed through to Denver this morn
ing.
o. ID. Needham ia in Denver pur-
chasing bar fixtures for his new place
OF business.
Have you noticed the display of car
pets at the Famous? 1t is certainly
artistic and attractive.
There is every reason to believe
that Durango will come to the front
this summer If backcappers can be
muzzled.
Well. what about the rubbish ac-
cumulated the past winter? Back
yards and alleys should be attended
to at once.
Mrs. Orvilie Galbreath. who came
In from South Fork to attend the fu.
neral of her father, Mr.. Nichols. re-
turned home today.
George Gilbert Ia home from Den.
yer. whittier he journeyed in connec-
tion with procuring fixtures for his
new place of business.
Summer goods at Graden's-dain.
ty dimities, washable Alexander silks
in beautiful designs. and then, those
old friends. the allwool challies.
The Democrats misrepresentation
OF the water question is on a par with
its falsehoods concerning Durango
merchants and its circulation racket.
Lying Will not defeat the water Is
sue. II downed this spring, 1t will
wv UP hE'iH tiit near tnluft, anu
Durango will pay for the delay two to
one.
c. H. Herr is looking after lumber
interests along Rio Grande Southern
points. also Ouray and Silverton. de.
voting the week TO taking In the cir.
Gle.
Mayor Mcconnell endorses The Her
AIDS suggestion for a mass meeting
of taxpayers to discuss the water
question. He says people should be
fully informed.
The board of trade water commit.
tee is at work While II may not re.
port In favor of any proposition, Il
will no doubt submit Il statement OF in.
terest to the people generally.
Mayor Mcconnell is in favor of the
water bond proposition, but he is
against increased taxation and will
never consent to any scheme that will
add to the general burden. There are
hundreds who lndorse his position.
Albert Lumpkin, the lad who was
injured by being struck with a rock.
is better today. lie is perfectly ra-
tional and getting along nicely. I'm
I'll after the fifth day. however, there
is danger of inflammation of the
brain.
DIR. West and wife of Aztec left on
the eastern this morning for Belle
Vile. Ill, small town twelve miles
from st Louis. The trip will doubt.
less prove beneficial In assisting the
doctor to recover strength. which is
at present returning slowly.
The A. o. u. w. order was just get
ting ready to turn over insurance
money on proofs submitted of the
death of J. w. Johnson, n former res
ident of this city, when he turns up
by sending money to the lodge for
dues. Some one was evidently about
to get some money to which they
were not entitled
Dobbins In the Fourth and Gallottl
in the Second seem to be almost set
tied propositions. Alderman Patter-
son is not seeking denomination, al
though II is likely he could secure the
same for the asking. Having been
elected in Democratic ward shows
his strength with the people. and he
would make another good run.
Darlington and all the rest of the
council can look forward to being mis-
represented and having the water
question misreprescnted at all times
between this and election day. They
win he paid back with interest for
having gone out of their way year
ago to assist the organ when 1t was in
tough straits.
The county commissioners were not
villiHed. They We're criticised for an
expensive administration--and for al
lowing contracts in excess OF what