Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-02-21

iidhh i<tshs anu III. u. "a barnes
returned Saturday from Denver.
whittier they journeyed the arst of
the week.
3. w. Raymond returned last oven
ing from business trip to Denver.
also visiting Lyons, in the northern
part OF the state.
The Canon prize fight law win fe.
main on the statute books unless the
supreme court knocks II ont on the
ground OF ilIcgallty.
While prize fighting is not "a Ian
gerous to life and limb ag football,
society has placed its ban on the sport
and 1t can never hope to sucoeed
County Attorney Morgan accompa-
MED his wife to Denver this morning
en- route to Chetopa. Kas.. where Mrs.
Morgan's mother Is geriously ILL.,
Frank E1dredge returned Saturday
evening from Montezuma county.
where he spent the best portion OF
last week on ditch and other matters.
1t might as web be considered set
tied fact that no community can pros
per that is burdened with blackmafi-
ing newspaper, and this is Durangc's
misfortune.
II has been sufficiently demonstrat-
ed that the May races are going to
be successful in attracting good mate
rial for the speed tests and large
crowds to witness them.
Carl Dennis Is the name of the new
ook-keeper at Stubbs & Jakway's,
he having arrived Saturday from Pa
gosa Junction. where he was employ
ed by the Pagosa Lumber company.
The News is using Its In niunnoe to
have the Denver police whitewashed.
II rendered the Hon. Tom valuable
service in eIecting representatives,
Without the police machine Arapahoe
county would have gone Republican
County Treasurer r. S. Balster re
turned Saturday night from Denver,
He attended the state convention OF
Modern Woodmen. He was elected
as state deputy to the national coun-
ell. which meets in St Paul this sum
mer.
l. Zeller is very busy moving into
his new quarters next door TO the
Colorado State bank. The new show
cases and other urniture make Il brave
showing. When the arrangements are
all completed Mr.. Zeller will have one
of the most attractive stores in town
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. C. W. Henderson Saturday
night, leaving little girl behind him.
Sadly enough the tiny one did not re-
main long. 1t lived for an hour and
a half then its spirit sped to another
world. Mrs. Henderson, who was
very i'll yesterday. is much better to-
day
James A. Laughren and A. F. Hood
returned yesterday from visit to
Aztec and Pennington. Both gentle
men report that section ioufishing.
Mr.. Laughren says the Santa Fe peo-
pie have promised the material for an
iron bridge over the San Juan provid-
ing the county pays the expense of
hauling same from the road to the riv-
er. which will undoubtedly be done.
1t can be proven that several Du-
range merchants have been threat
cned with being run out of town If
they did not advertise. The hardware
men, however, refused to be black
mailed. And there are Others al
though some have given in rather
than to have their names dragged in
to print. The time will come when
the concern Will run against n snag
Frank Noglo. the miner who was
sent down from Silvcrton few days
ago dangerously i'll OF pleuro pneumo
mia, died on Saturday at Mercy hos
pital. Deceased has been ill with
pleurisy since the first of the year
He has no relative, but Mr.. jenkins
of Silvcrton has taken charge of him
during his Illness and hns made all
arrangements for his burial Mr.. Vo
gle was about ~ years of age. The
funeral took place this morning from
the parlors of the Durango undertak-
ing Co.
Yesterday was the Enterprise pay
day as well rs payday for those EN-.
ployed by the Colorado Mining x
Concentrating Co. While the pay
roll of the Enterprise is no where near
MS large as it was n few yeas ago.,
yet the money placed in circulation
by this company and its lessees is
the life of the camp.
ID. Clark ct al., lessees OF the Hope
mine on Niger Baby hill, loaded a
22.ton car of high grade carbonates
for shipment to the Duraus
so smeltor. The ore body on the lease
is reported as holding out well and
indications are favorable for 1t being