Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-05-13

spect for their oaths and when the
showdown comes around will not be
founa voting to make a newspaper or
any other combination a direct pres
ent Of from $500 to $500.
Wash Patrick has been requested
by Superintendent Holland II go to
Denver and thence to the Giinnison
hatchery to assist in stripping the
rainbow spawners and conveying the
eggs to the Denver plant for hatching.
moved is regarded as an expert by
the head of the service IN the state.
To the many friends and neighbors
who extended helping hand dur
ing illness and burial of their little g.
year-old daughter Gretta, Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy N. Baxter desire The Her
citation as such tokens of friendship
assist in alleviating the grief over los
ing loved one.
The Herald acknowledges a pleas
ant call from f. W. Hull. general tray
cling agent of the Chicago & Alton
railroad. line which is reaching out
for and receiving much new Colorado
business. Mr. Hull is an old railroad
boy, having been in the service prior
to putting in two or three years in Sill
verton in the eighties. The Herald
bespeaks for Mr. Hull a pleasant re
ception by Durango shippers.
There are few young boys, from
10 to Is years of age. who are be-
coming nuisance by using their BIZ
cycles on sidewalks. One called to
some ladies' the other night to clear
the track and when they refused when
he passed them remarked he would
run into them next time. Similar
remarks have been made to several
parties and If it continues the Off
cials will have to make an example
of few of them
The Democrats who believe in hon
est administration of Office, are get
ting more alarmed every day. They
have been served with notice that
unless they bow the knee they can eX-
pect to he roasted as the slogan has
gone forth that the ring prefers a Re
publican in office to Democrat who
| cannot be handled. The action of the
county commissioners and the Demo-
critic members of the city council in
an attempt to squander the peoples
| money is being condemned on all
sides and this fall the voters will
have something to say.
To 8. w. Mcclure: Less than one
before the ever living God to uphold
the constitution of the United States.
| the state of Colorado and he laws of
the state and city of Durango In
less than three weeks you violate said
| oath by giving a written order-ex-
cuse us. some one else wrote II and
you signed it, instructlng the city
clerk to violate the ordinances of the
city of Durango and abrogate exist
ing legal contracts. Do you not know,
Mr.. Mcclure, that you are on record
and that the people are already talk
ing about you-that If you VIII Violate
your trust and oath of office SO quick
ly In one instance. that you are not to
| be depended upon in any transaction
that may come up before the council.
Hereafter your every action and vote
will be regarded with suspicion I'M
less you remedy the error. Ii your
reputation and standing is greater
than the city of Durango and you do
not care for the interests Of the peo-
pie, you can of course, Ike Wander
bilt, declare, THE public be d"
Ernest Grill came down from Silver.
ton this morning en- route to Boulder
| with the remains of his brother. Hen
ry Theodore Grill, who died at Sill
verton yesterday morning from pneu-
monia after several days illness. De-
ceased was a member of the X P.'s
and Uniform Rank, and the lodge
turned out in body this morning and
accompanied the remains to the de-
pot, deceased having been an honored
resident of the town and county for
the past seven years He was 81
years old. At Boulder delegation
OF X. P.'s will meet the body and
form an escort to the last earthly rest
ing place. Mrs. T.. G.. Morath, a sis
ter, arrived from Boulder night be-
fore last, n few hours before death
She was also on the train this morn
ing.
The Herald can readily understand
why the taxpayers of Durango refus-
ed to vote S150,000 in bonds ard take
chances of an irresponsible council
expending same said gentleman
to Herald representative yesterday
who opposed the water bonds. He
went on to say that the voters were
not satisfied to have the men roininat-
ed and liable to be elected expend so
large sum for the reason tha. i. has
already been shown that favoritlsm is
to prevail and had the bonds carried
a committee would have been nn.oInt