Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09

general activity prevails. not only in
tho town but throughout the county.
A. F. Hood has been on the sick
list the past week.
Wash Patrick left this morning for
Salida to get spawn for the nsh hatch
cry.
Ross Mc0ir leaves for Toronto In
ten days or two weeks to visit the
old home.
Mrs. Matt Krumpanitsky. formerly
Miss Nettie Kello. is over from Man
cos. visiting Mrs. 8. w. Raymond.
Miss Amy Miller arrived last even
ing from Montrose and will visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. F. Reinhold for a
few weeks.
Several of the .Populist candidates
failed to file expense accounts. The
law applies to. the defeated ~ well as
the victorious.
Do not delay In handing In your
name and ten. cents for tho Mckinley
monument fund. Let Durango occu-
py a prominent place In the roll of
honor.
No need of sending outside for hol-
iday goods. Our merchants are well
supplied. and should there be any
thing not carried any one will be glad
to send for you and at the same time
will save you money.
Durango Lodge No. 46 A. +. and A.
NJ. elected the following officers last
night: w. NJ. q. Il Schalles: 8 ",
w. A. Reese; J. W.. c. C. Perkins;
treasurer. J. L. Parsons; secretary.
Glenn Scouton.
The young lady friends OF the high
school football team entertained last
night the boys who worked SO hard
on the gridiron q week ago. 1t is
needless to state q good time was
had and the refreshments were lib
eral and appetizing.
The hot water proposition at Pago-
sa Springs is going to make things
hot in several directions. What
with oodles of mineralized hot water.
oil gushers. numbering interests,
stock raising, along with spuds at 81
per hundred. Archuleta county is
strictly in 1t this year. =.
Our merchants are busy. Holiday
trade has started in early and prom
ises to be good right up to the close.
Most every one has = little spare
money, as all who desired work the
past year have been able to have the
wish gratined. and consequently mon.
ey Ia easier with most every one.
The Herald,s informant concerning
holiday vacation of the schools was
in error. There will only be one
week OF vacation-Christmas week
Schools will be In session New Years
week. with the exception OF Wednes
day. New Years day.
The Herald has q clientage that
does not have to be bolstered up ev.
cry day. More people read The Her
aid than any other Durango publica-
ton, and advertisers are not being
misled. Blackmailing sheets are not
In good standing in this city.
The Rio Grande Southern will have
to do something to remedy the short
age of cars. One thing necessary Ia
more motive power. as the yards are
full of loaded cars. The Porter Flu
el company are still behind in orders
owing to lack OF cars. although IS to
40 cars are loaded and shipped daily.
The time Of the district court today
Is occupied by the Schweitall or Hart
man case. Three informations were
merged into one. The defendant ia
known to the public under the name
of Hartman. and the case is the re-
suit OF shooting scrApe some time
ago over some land, Harper being the
prosecuting witness. The defense Ia
being heard this afternoon.
1t was generally supposed At the
time that Ira Fulcher having been
killed by Mexican 1t meant convic.
tion in the nrst degree for the latter,
The result shows that an American
jury is willing to concede Justice to
all classes of men. AZ for US, We
know nothing about the case, but ev-
identity a majority Of the jury thought
Montoyo acted only In self-defense.
The rummage- sale by the Metho-
dist church ladies has been quite sue.
cessful. The attendance at the
meals yesterday and lunch today noon
was good. and many ladies' stepped
in yesterday afternoon to make pur.
chases from the fancy departments.