Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-11

called their election and voted on
the bonds. County Superintendent
Merry has not so far received the
returns. Last evening word was re-
ceived from Bayfield, that IL the coun-
ty superintendent recognized the, Ig-
nacio election and withdrawal the
bayfield, directors would contest it.
So there's music in the air.
Ben s. Price, representing the Nc
Craffey Co, woodenware firm of
Denver, is in the city.
1t is rather an odd coincidence that
March and 6 are said to be the dates
when Queen Esther saved the Jews
lives.
The trial OF VIII Goodwin. the boy
Albert Lumpkin 80 seriously, was set
for 3 O'Clock this afternoon, but was
postponed until Monday at o'clock
Spring travel to Silverton has COM
menced. Night before last six out
side capitalists were en- route to the
thbhP ioI tut hISt tlult. III ScuTCH
OF opportunities to invest.
The Spy of Gettysburg" to be ,;iy.
en- for the benefit of the band. is pro-
crossing nicely With the exception
of one or two minor parts the char
acters have all been selected.
The Bayfield, school closes tomor.
row after a prosperous term. the
Miss Bertha Seybold. Appropriate
an interesting exercises will be Leld.
Dr. Hill, manager of Queen Es-
ther," will visit Silverton for the pur-
pose of producing that oratorio on
the Silverton stage. There is some
excellent vocal talent in Silverton,
and there is no reason why it should
not prove successful
One taxpayer who has been for
ninst" the water bonding proposition
came out in favor of 1t this morning
He said he was forced to change his
opinion owing to the opposition of the
morning paper, knowing it to be a
backcapper and wrong on every ques-
tion nine times out of ten, with the
tenth one doubtful And there are
others.
There are altogether too many
boys loafing around town, too old to
come under the compulsory school
law and too lazy to work. The Lump
kin case could not have happened
had the boys been in school or at
work. If the parents won't take
hold of the matter and the school of
ficials can't. what's the matter with
the council taking hand? The
boys are minors. Put some of the
loafers to work for the city and see
what effect that has. 1t is disgrace
to the community to allow so many
boys to develop into professional
buns before ones eyes and not try
to stop it, Now's the time to do
something.
There appears to be dense igno-
rance manifested by some people in
itbhIh w tilt WdttT NOW,
no project that will not stand the light
of day. with full and open discussion,
is worthy of support, especially when
1t comes to public affairs. This be-
ing the case The Herald suggests that
the Board of Trade call mass meet
ing of interested citizens. to be held
at the court house in the near fu-
ture, to discuss the question. The
mayor and aldermen should be re-
quested to attend and qualify them
selves to explain every detail and
answer questions. The true facts
should be known. misrepresentation
morning after morning will work a
great injury to Durango in the fu.
ture.
l.. II. Patterson said to the writer
on the river there has never been a
time that at some period within sixty
days the Florida did not flow sufficient
extra water to fill the proposed Du-
range reservoir and that with a sixty
day supply. The question OF short
age never need come up, and that it
will not be necessary to consume one
drop of water that rightfully belongs
to Florida farmers. Again, he says
that when Ex-Governor Hunt explor-
this country. he had tests made of the
water and he found the Florida the
purest of the mountain streams on
the Western Slope. There is no ques-
ton about the superiority of the Flor
ida water, and II 1t can be secured and
stored without extra cost to our peo-
pie, it will be sheer folly to defeat the
water bond issue.
Republicans must take an interest
and make good selections for the mu-
nicipal election. Some may think
the opposition is in the majority, and
II makes little difference who is NOM
mated. This is mistaken idea. Du-
range is just as liable to go several
hundred Republican this spring as 1t
la Democratic Two years ago the