Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-01-17

c From Mondays Daily.
ID Snowslides were plentiful through
1f cut the state last week
II The Telluride Journal SAYS seyeral
n OF the "tin-horns' of that place have
"a migrated to Durango.
". Il. Winters came down from Sill
= Ferton this morning EN- route to Den
yer on professional business.
le Golden Barrett returned to Silver
ton yesterday afternoon. after a short
business visit in this city.
d The Journal says with all the sput-
teriags.-only fifteen inches OF snow
ieH ut Telluride last week.
Dt Pennington has organized brass
band and fourteen new Instruments
have arrived. This shows enterprise
: e. c. Arnold, formerly of this city,
and now a prosperous Pennington
butcher, is harvesting fine ice crop
IS something new for that section.
.. The Alamosa Courier says it is r,i-
mored that the ID. & r. G. will ex-
= tend its broad guage to Antonita.
a where transferring will take place.
Mayor C. E. Mcconnell arrived in
l ~ ma
oi a day to take in the senatorial SQUAD
r bile, then continue TO Brush on cattle
Is business.
The commissioners might as well
is acknowledge the corn. No money
te will ever be paid by La Plata county
j for printing in excess OF the bid of
n. The Herald. This is official.
y- The Aztec Index was the success
- ful bidder for printing in San Juan
it county The commissioners simply
y complied with the law and let the
contract to the lowest bidder. No
paying of political debts.
az Jim Hamilton, Struby's man, was
1e enjoying life skating yesterday. He
I'd also enjoyed cool bath, venturing on
ice that failed to bear his weight He
only dropped into three feet of water
II But then an ice bath in January is
70 inyigorating.
n Judge Granville Pendleton came up
from Aztec last evening and this
morning departed for Santa Fe wnerc
st he will put in sixty days as repre-
oi sentative from San Juan and Rio
a Arriba counties. Judge Pendleton is
n an active worker and our southern
I'd neighbors will be well represented
this winter.
III Charles V. Stafford. county clerk
le of San Juan county, N NJ, came up
10 from Aztec last evening taking the
Re train for Santa Fe, where he will put
y IN the time during the legislative ses
sion assisting Representative pendle
ton when occasion requires.
IL Sterl p. Thomas came over from
! Cortez last evening and this morning
Dc left for Denver where he seeks recog-
y milton from the state administration
s. There are few more worthy or com
petent men than Mr.. Thomas and The
IT Herld trusts fate may be kind to our
as Montezuma neighbor.
Or William Tamaat. miner 35 years
AT old. an American, was killed in
y snow slide at the upper workings of
the Tomboy mine about 3 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon. So sudden was
n the fatal accident as to completely
}. shock all about the property
30 The Herald offers this bit OF ad.
. vice to Nick Cook; Pull out of the
NJ mire into which J. C. Bradley has en-
IS veloped you. Do not become cats
o. paw for this one man. 1t is talked
OIL all sides that Bradley is the board
OF commissioners. Show him and th,.
ID people that this is not so. DO not
o permit the fact to so abroad that the
: courts have been resorted to to com
Iy pei you to do your duty. 1t will be
% an everlasting stain on your official
le life.
u Mr.. and Mrs. e w. Hodges and
5. little son left Sunday morning for
salt Lake City, where it is possible
they will locate permanently. They
ie Will remain there some months be-
y fore making up their minds and If
y they do not like the place and eli
10 mate. La Plata county will see them
ia in the early spring. Without wish
IF ing them any bad luck. The Herald
,f would like to have them as citizens
II OF this county, Progressive and en-
n- tcrprising, Mr.. and Mrs Hodges are
e good people for any locality.