Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-04-25

81 uusy anu conLent6Q. coming
through Nebraska Mr.. Link had occa-
sion TO note the effects of the recent
blizzard owing to the many dead car
casses OF range cattle.
Mrs DIR. Barnes returned last even
ing after an extended jaunt through
the state visiting and instituting Mac-
cabee lodges.
Governor Thomas and partners kick
at the very mess the governor caused
to be dished up to the public Just
peruse an item taken from the Den
yer Times given space in another col
umn.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID. Mcbride and
daughter, Mrs. Snyder. returned last
Bride reports having PASSED pleas
ant winter, the climate having agreed
with them. and all return feeling hale
and hearty.
Mrs. |. kruschke and son returned
last evening from Galveston, where
they spent couple of months. Mrs.
kruschke reports an exceptionally
pleasant sojourn. She says Calves
ton is beautiful spot but nothing like
what 1t was before the storm year
ago.
John Rogers. with the Hyde people,
is up from Pennington. He reports
the organization of company which
has secured something like 1000 acres
OF land for the purpose of prosecuting
oil Investigations. Mr.. Rogers says
there Is great activity in and around
Farmington. and all are sanguine of a
good year.
An attempt was made to rob the
Siiverton postoffice last night. The
would-be thief broke into the build
ing, but before he had accomplished
anything awakened the clerk of the
postoiiice news stand, who collared
the candidate for the pen and sue
ceeded in delivering him to an oG1cer,
who put him behind prison bars. The
prisoner was unarmed except razor
attached to a string. which nestled
against his breast.
.Ir. and Mrs. George Goodman went
out to Bayfield, Saturday afternoon
TO visit Mr.. and Mrs. ID. c. Coulson.
"a. Goodman says there is an i'm
mense tract of farming land tributary
to Pine river which will be covered by
bitches now being constructed. Many
families are taking up homesteads
and in the course of few years the
desert Will be made to bloom. Flo
rida farmers are busy preparing foi
spring planting. Ground is in excel
lent condition.
II the Denver 4 Rio Grande manage
ment desires to cater to the conven
fence OF the travelling public it should
put in n buffet service between Du
range and Alamosa. This could be
done at little expense. and while serv
ed in the Pullman it should be open
TO all who travel Leaving Durango
at IL O'Clock it is too early to eat
lunch and too long to wait until Cha
ma is reached. and coming this way
the train reaches Chama too early
for dinner, bringing the meals toe
close together Again. the train is of
ten late, and with buffet service pas
sengers would be relieved of the trou
bic OF securing lunches, which is now
the rule between Durango and Ala
mosa. Suppose you take this up
Mr.. Lydon, and the travelling public
Will erect monument in your honor
The case of the people versus Mrs
$. A, Bellah occupied the time ot
Judge Houx this morning. 1t seems
Mrs. Bellah was arrested on com
plant OF Mrs. Davenport. The first
named occupies the lower floor and
Mrs. Davenport the second floor of Q
building on First avenue. On Wed
nesday last Mrs. Davenport went tc
Chama. leaving a bird with Mrs. Bel
lab to take care of. She left hel
rooms unlocked and window up
which Mrs. Bellah closed. Accord
ing to the complaint Mrs. Davenport
charged Mrs. Bellah with having ap
propriated some small articles. The
Judge. however. did not consider the
complaint well grounded and dismiss
ed the case without argument after
testimony was introduced
N. Z. Miller returned Saturday eve
ming from Aztec. where he attended
district court He reports consider
able business having been transacted
all civil matters being disposed of that
amounted to anything. In the Grim
inal line there We're n lot of indlct
ments returned against saloonkeepers
for running gaming tables without IL
oense, and also for keeping open on
Sunday. The proprietors paid fines
assessed and took out gamgling Ii
censes. $500 table, and agreed to in
main closed on the Sabbath. accord
ing to the mandate of the New Mexi
co law, which is being enforced. In
dictments were also returned against
several cattlemen for shipping out
stock without same being inspected