Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-04-15
at once be constructed for the rsceiv-
ing or incoming and outgoing freight
From Saturdays Daily.
Another spring day.

Another spring day.
} Fank Thaler Is headed this way.
Howard Charlton returned home
this morning.
Mr.. Van Cott visited Aztec and
Pennington the past week
Ministers Will welcome strangers to
the different churches tomorrow.
The Famous block Is being whiten-
ed by force of Goodman's painters
Alamosa did not like the Glee club
ertainment-thought II was tire
some.
An excursion to Pagosa Springs on
July A would be about the proper
caper.
| The Maccabee masquerade next
week should be remembered by the
! dancing fraternity.
1
the Pagosa Springs Times was good
paying proposition
Cheap rates for nearby points will
attract large crowds to Durango dur
ing the May races.
Judge Russell and other court Off
ciais go to Cortez Monday. where
district court convenes Tuesday.
San Luis valley people would wei
come two-foot snow Ground is
| baked. No moisture for over a year.
Get in line for the race meeting
| IN May. More and better racing will
be witnessed than ever before in the
| southwest
The Herald stated that Thursday
was payday at Porter and Hesperus
1t was mistake-the boys are re-
ceving the dough" today.
There seems to be disposition to
disagree on the question OF cleanli-
ness in certain quarters by our more
or less esteemed co-temps.
Pagosa Springs people kicked loud
and Justify for n railroad and are now
kicking because Mr.. SuIlenDerg does
rot run the road to suit them.
| Hardware men are doing rushing
| business Mt the old stands. Their
prices are, as in the past reasonable.
and reliable goods can be depended
| upon.
Or course Durango merchants who
advertise in The Herald are well
known to the people OF Silverton and
San Juan county. as they all read
this paper.
Yes, The Herald is with any enter
prise. Push the opera house and all
other plans. and then do not co any
thing to onest the good OF their con-
summation.
| Jakway expects to get moved the
coming week. providing the carpen-
ters finish their work as expected in
then moving.
The old city council Will meet
Monday evening and wind up the bus
mess OF the year after which the
new members will be sworn in and
organization effected.
The Herald has been favored with
considerable commercial printing from
outside points of late. Those In need
OF work OF this charcter seem to know
where to obtain the best.
| II you happen to get a chunk of an
unknown substance in your drinking
water, just gulp it down. 1t was de-
cided at the late election that the
water is good enough for anybody
The governor has signed the bill ap-
propriatng 5000 for extending wa
ter over the Uncopahgre valley. II
provides several fat jobs for men
worth about ~ n day at anything
else
Farmers will have plenty of water
this year. A vast amount OF snow
has fallen In the mountains In the
past three weeks. which will prove
OF much benefit during the summer
months.
Mother earth was chained down
a portion of last week in the San Luis
valley to keep the wind from moving
1t away. And sun we have heard 1t
said the wind does not blow along the
kio Grande.
Charles Newman. who keeps track
OF the barometer and Ira Hicks pre-
dictions, says we may look for more
weather about the 25th. Our
friends about Denver feel as though
we had been blessed with sufficient
already.