Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-21

From Wednesdays Daily.
Max Brachvogsl went up to Silver
tea yesterday ca bes'ueef
K. C. Prewitt OF Pennington Ia
spending several days in town.
George f. West boarded The easetrn
this morning for the San Luis valley.
Mrs DIR. Copp went to Denver this
morning. She expects to remain un-
III about April 5.
A fight among number OF boboes
yesterday resulted IN their. being ar
rested and flncd.
On Friday evening Of this week the
Raihbone Sisters give their annnal
bail Don't forget IT,
Charles Il. Herr declines to ac-
cept the nomination for mayor ten
dered him by the Democrats.
Sam q. Walls has consented To al
low his name 10 go before the people
OF Durango FOR mayor on the Demo
cratic ticket
Mira. J. c. Atkinson, wife Of the u
a. r. G. express agent, left this morn
Ing for two months visit with
friends In Sallda and Denver.
Tom Cooke OF the Upper Florida
says the roads are pretty good as far
az Stark's mill Beyond that they
are still pretty bad. Mr.. Cooke re-
ports eighteen inches Of snow on his
ranch.
The Democrat Ia mistaken when II
says Sol Raymond was busy in pull
ing of the Democratic city treasurer
yesterday" Mr.. La Count will be
reelected by handsome majority
against the field.
The land Office buaineas has. been
particularly good and has rapidly In
creased since the first Of the year.
Many inquiries as to advantages OF
fered by this section in the way OF
farming lands are being received
Dr Wood is not going 10 give up
his practice IN Chnma ana VIII con
tInHe to make weekly visits. The doc.
tor has resided IN Chamn for the past
rs years and has made many friends
who viii be glad 10 read this item.
Chama Tribune.
John X. Young, postmaster NJ
Fruitland. n. n, was arrested last
Saturday by Deputy United Stntog
Marshal s. NJ Hall for embozzling
postal funds He wns released under
$1,000 bail to appear at Santa Fe
this fall Il, the next torn of the Uni.
ted States court
Mrs. Hawley gave very interest
ing lecture ON seed aud Fruit" at
the Baptist church last evening, She
spoke az the good that had resulted
10 the nation from The seed sown by
the w G T. w., how the great rail-
ways aud business houses Of the ma.
tion were more and more demanding
total abstinence from drink and Gig
nreites in their employees,
without u shadow Of truth the op.
position 10 the water bond proposition
brings In the name of C. N Williams
as being party to Il Under the
lnEinuntion members Of the city cuun.
ell are charged with making deal
with Mr. Williams for his sole bene,
NJ, when II Is safe TO say that Mr.
Williams wRs never consulted one way
or the other in the matter.
How do the Baptist church people
like the scurfilous attack of the Morn
Ina Blackmailor upon their pastor
the Rev. o. H. Surhor? Can II be-
that the church people Of Durango VIII
tolerate snch a shoot aud extend pat.
ronago TO keep alive n rag that loses
no opportunity 20 yillify ANA mako
false representations concerning men
who are morally and rciiEiously as
high above the editor Of the Black.
mailer as ~ the Almighty above the
devil hlmsolff
Very little OF public Interest occnr-
red In the district oour, today The
jury for the Rudy case was impanel-
cd, the following men being sworn in;
o. c. Hills. Thomas IL, Davis, J w.
Fowler, John H. Hill. Chaa. v Briggs,
]. =. Anderson Joseph Freed. ir.. w
A. Henderson. G, w. Stewart. !. w,
Morgan. ! l.. Day Il u. Flclsher.
The case was then adjourned until
? 80 this afternoon ON account of the
illness of G. a Johnson. attorney for
the defendant.
II one church Is blamed Tor stand
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