Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-05-09

always secure men OF experience to
handle their business.
Four horses. July Gyp, Roam Tom,
Nettie and R. Q. Ban. were taken to
Mancos this morning to enter in the
races there.
DIR. J. A. Duff has returned from
Pennington, where he has made ar
rangements to permanently locate, and
is packing his effects to that end. DIR.
Dun is good workman. and The Her
aid predicts he will build up a lucra-
tive business throughout San Juan
county.
Had it not been for the underhand-
ed attacks of the Democrat C. A. Pike
would not have been retained as a
member of the school board because
the opposition was well organized and
it was not until the Democrat exhib-
tied the cloven hoof that the friends
of Mr.. Pike rallied.
William Butler, the new publisher
of the Pennington Times, is in the
city, arriving last evening. He says
the fruit crop is the most promising
in the history of the county, and all
other crops are in accord If moth
ing intervenes. this is going to be
great year for the farmer.
The Democrat either wilfully or neg
ligently omitted the school notice
from the Sunday issue. If wilfully it
indicates it cannot be trusted to pub
lish legal notices where it is opposed
to men controlling same, and if negli-
gently. it shows that The Herald is
the only daily publication that can be
relied upon.
The Mancos races take place this
week and the weather promises to be
propitious. There are a good list of
racers at Mancos and good pro-
gramme is in store for those attend
ing. Durango should be well repre-
sented in order that Mancosites will
feel like returning the compliment ten
days later.
Jim Gallery is in receipt of letter
from a foot racer who wants to come
to Durango during race week provid-
ing he can be accommodated to a race.
He will race for S10O to $1,000, put
ting up his own money, asking no
purse. If anyone wants to try conclu-
sions let them consult Gallery and he
will give them particulars.
Mr. c. c. Murray. the lessee of the
Hermosa house, was down from the
springs this morning. Mr. Murray
is brother of T. d. Burns son-in-law,
the Hon. Patrick Murray of Trinidad.
Mr.. Murray is pushing matters so as
to be able to open the Hermosa the
18th of the month-a week from to-
morrow.
Yesterday afternoon the case o.
state versus Montoya. charged with
murder, was continued until the next
term of the district court, which con-
journed until 10 o'clock Saturday.
morning.
Curley Mcbride has sold his inter-
est in the Hub saloon to James Cal
lery and purchased Mr.. Callery's in
terest in the Horseshoe, which means
dissolution of partnership. The
places will be conducted along the
same lines as heretofore.
The Graden Mercantile company this
morning received car of fresh and
salt meats from the Swift packing
house of Omaha. The Swift premium
hams and bacon are celebrated from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, excelled
by none and equalled by few. The
| fresh meats, consisting of corn fed
| beef and mutton, looks very enticing
Frank Wieland, who has been visit
ing Frank Wrde for the past three
| months, died at o'clock this morn
ing of pneumonia. About four years
ago deceased left the Durango smelt-
er, where he had become acquainted
| with Mr.. Wride. and went to Silverton
He worked at his trade as a stone ma
son steadily up to three months ago.
when he returned to Durango. Dur
ing the past four weeks Mr. Wieland
has been ill with pneumonia. While
the first attack was severe. deceased
| appeared to get along very nicely and
was well on the road to recovery.
Unfortunately, about week ago he
took cold. The result was a backset
from which he did not recover. While
in great pain for the past week and
especially through the night, death
came suddenly and peacefully. So
far as anyone who has ever expert
enced it can judge, it appeared per-
fectly painless. Mr.. Wieland was
| about 46 years of age and has a moth
err and brothers in Pennsylvania No
arrangements will be made until the
dead mans relatives have been heard
from. Deceased was member of the
A. o. U. w.