Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-23

| whose worthy efforts have not been
worthily rewarded Conditions do
not always prove what they first al
pear to be and ii they are not favor.
able the result is usually not wholly
satisfactory. Men who sink their
money to develop Industries or enter.
prises take the 'long chance" and
| circulate money whether they are re
garded kindly or not
| 7. ID. Burns came down from Trim
bic this morning en- route to TERRA
| Amarillo. He leaves Monday for
Chicago on business trip. Mr.
Burns is well pleased with the re.ap
pointment of Governor Otero Tn.
governor has given splendid satisfac.
ton and no scandal developed during
his administration. Miss Burns ana
Mrs. Vandeventer will remain !;
Trimble until Sunday
There are rarely better evidence;
of prosperity in western community
than the general extravagant habits
of the wage earners. In DuraAo
during the depressed conditions un.
der Grover Cleveland's last adminis.
,ration. the laboring classes readily
learned to save their money, anJSfor
Two or three years very little of M
necessary expenditures were wit.
witnessed. During the last four wears
the spirit of extravaganza has been
manifesting itself more each year. in
spite of the steady advance in the
prices of necessities. Silverton is
estimated to expend for spurious liu-
uors $4,000 per day, and Durango is
second in the southwest at $4,000 a
day. These figures must be accept
ed as substantial evidences CT pros
perity.
The Navajo Indians are said to be
enjoying more prosperous conditions
than ordinarily. Many of them have
been out working on railway co1
struction, ditch building, ETC., and
those who remained on their reserva-
tion have raised fair crops Where
there have been fifty of them Offer
ing their blankets for sale heretofore
there is not more than one now. but
this change is due largely to the fact
that traders nearer the Navajo res
ervation are better prepared for large
purchases than in former years
The Navajoes will have to be dealt
with some time, when the whites will
desire to open up mineral lands on
and near to their reservation. and
they are awaiting that time.
Cruelty to animals will not be pass
ed up SO easily hereafter. If the Colo
RADIO Humane society keeps the
pledge made by Agent Kerr when Wis.
ing Durango a few days ago. The
agents with good judgment acting
with discretion, can do some good In
the southwest. where abuses have
been permitted to be general Ami
mails left In Durango to starve every
winter may receive some attention
now, and the habit of tying a horse
on the street bitter cold nights with
out blanketing, while the master sips
hot drinks and waits for four aces.
will get a better show to go to the
stable.
Franklin Guiterman departed this
morning after spending thirty-six
hours in this city in looking over the
Durango plant and in consultation
with Manager MacLean. 1t is well
known that big improvements are con-
templated the coming year, and the
visit had largely to do with this, and
figures will be submitted along with
plans to the New York office for ap.
proval. In the meantime, the local
management has nothing to give out
concerning the contemplated improve
ments. Mr.. Guiterman is looking
well and is as full of business as usu'
al.
There seems to have been a mis-
understanding as to the result of the
motion before Judge Russell in the
district court last Wednesday In the
water right litigation on Pine River
The matter come up before Judge
Russell in the form of motion at
tacking the jurisdiction of the court
on the ground that there had been
no service of notice as required by
the statute. 1t appears that no no.
tice was served on any one, while the
; law requires that all persons who
have statements on file must be serv-
ed personally with a copy Of the or.
der of hearing. Judge Russell sus
tanned the motion on this ground and
ordered the proceeding dismissed A
new case has been begun and hear
ing has been ordered for February
10 on tne new case. No continuance
was asked for by any one and none
was granted, but the case was dismiss
ed and there will have to be new
publication and service of notice be
fore any case is ready for hearing.
1t would have been useless to have
proceeded last Wednesday, as the de-
cree of the court would only have
been binding on those who voluntari-
ly appeared, and for that reason the
motion was interposed. The parties
moving for dismissal did not want
void decree. and one where the law
had haa., ol,Sar..ad To rnryicn