Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-01-10

/ ttNi FtH''i y ii Ahi9 'itls 4hIS. NTOOk Is
always favorite with Durango so
clety.
II would not be right to work the
members Of the legislature too hard.
Each member drew sli for Saturday
and Sunday just to squabble over who
| should and should not be clerks. Thus
$1,000 went in addition to salaries
drawn by employees.
This Is the season of the year to
have your old worn furniture made
as good as new. Consult Rice G
Sparks. They will give you right
! prices. They will also save you 20
per cent on awnings They guar
antee all work.
Benz. B. Russell returned from Sill
vctton Saturday evening spent the
! sabbath In this city and this morning
took the train for his new location. He
expects to remain there for a few
days but Durango will see him occa.
sionally--especially the girls.
Mrs. Amelia Wilmer died at Mercy
hospital Friday night after lingering
! Illness. The funeral took place at st.
| Marks S church yesterday afternoon,
and was attended by goodly number
The surviving members of the family
have much sympathy in their bereave
ment
GtgnI,u al
yer writer, died Thursday of last
week. Mr.. Stokes will be remember
ed by members of the legislature as
assistant secretary of the senate, hav-
ing served so many years that he was
elected regardless of politics owing
10 his knowledge OF the business.
George Bauer, wife and daughter
came over from Mancos last evening
and this morning took the East-bound
train for Denver, ana thence to Cal
foruiu where the women folks will
remain until spring, Mr.. Bauer put
ting in a couple of months in the land
o. roses.
The commissioners are winding up
/ the business of the present board as
| the term of office expires at midnight
However, it matters but little If the
! business OF tho past year is not con.
| cluded as the same men will consti-
| tute the board for the ensuing year.
j. G. Bradley having been reelected.
| The total loss caused by 'hc Mancns
iiro vii be between 100000 aud $25.-
| 900. The nre started in the rear of
thc Trading Co store building and
| 5ainrd much headway before being
discovered. Mancos has no fire dc.
pmtmont or water works ard a fire
means that everything in reach must
go
The Colorado state board of health
has sent FOR an expert from the Unit
cd States marine service to come to
/ this state and make report on small
| poX cases. II is held by many physi-
cians outside of Durango that the dis.
ease prevailing this winter is not
small poX but some skin disease. The
| expert will visit Cripple Creek first.
where many cases are reported. and
viii then take in other camps,
The water situation in Telluride
il as serious today as ii has ever been
since Telluride has had water sys-
tom. The reservoir is practically
dry. and the volume being constantly
drawn on is so great that the supply
I pipe can make no headway in filling
the big tank. This condition of af-
fairs is no doubt due TO the extreme
cold Of the past day or two. and so
many people leaving their water run
ming constantly to prevent freezing
Telluride journal.
| The usual suuabble is on over print.
| ing the governors message. AS us
| ual Barela moved that 500 copies be
printed in Spanish. At this Annear
asked that 1000 copies be printed in
Italian and some one else wanted CO.
pies in Irish and another in Ute. Why
the state should be put to an expense
OF printing the message in Spanish or
any other foreign language is not
plain Having asked admission and
accepted the rights and benefits as
Americans. voters should learn to read
and write English or go without the
more or less useless message
Blair Burwell is not satisfied with
the fate OF his anti.treating bill two
years ago and is going to try and get
the bill enacted into law at this scs-
sion as vide the following from the
Post Blair Rurwell of La Plata has
his ant-trcating bill with him again
this session. and he does not think 1t
will he laughed down as ii was in the
Twelfth assembly. Mr.. Burwell feels
certain that it will pass. The bill pro
hibits treating in saloons, and its au-
thor thinks its passage would be n
step forward and would tend to reduce