Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-08

Mrs. j. ii. MeCracken was victim TO
the dread disease, and many friends
in this section mourn with them in
their loss.
L. ]. Nathan returned from Pueblo
last evening. He reports that place
on the boom. as usual, business good
and all industries running full force.
The funeral of the Olischlager child
took place at the family residence at
Animas yesterday and was well at
tended Six little boys in white
gloves and white crepe acted as pail
bearers.
| w. B. Lewis, nephew of Andy Lew
is, accompanied by j. d. Caldon and
Clay b. Steele. arrived from Denver
last evening The party went to the
La Platas this morning to look at
some mining claims belonging to Mr..
A. r. Lewis.
Arthur Ayres left this morning for
Grand Rapids. Mich, where he is call
ed to the sick bed of his father. The
latter is in a serious condition and an
operation seems necessary If his life
is to be prolonged. Many friends
hope for the best
One of the most attractive features
of the Woodmen log-rolling on the
10th inst will be that Caliph street
parade, at s o'clock in the evening
"a
for this event and 1t is going to be
something worth seeing.
The Silverton postoffice is entitled
to consideration by the department
The present work is altogether too
much for the force and the money al
lowed by congress The department
can come to the relief of Postmistress
Mccartney, and should do so without
delay
The fair poster proofs arrived Sat
mday and are original in design and
attractive. Indian pictures form the
principal features, one being the head
of some gaily-bedecked chief and the
indian Day scene at the fair grounds
last fall, photographed by Goner.
The committee has accepted the
work.
Grand Junction has two Democratic
dailies and now disgruntled polite
ians are thinking of starting another.
Grand Junction has been cursed by as
piring politicians who think the first
thing necessary to success is news
paper. And Grand Junction is not
the only place where such would-be
politicians hold forth.
And now it seems that the county
treasurer of Arapahoe county is fa-
j. yoring those in power as against the
poor ranchman who has no pull. He,
e without warrant of law, rebated the
penalties attached to taxes owed by
Judge Mullins. Here in La Plata
= county under present management
= those with pull are allowed to escape
taxes altogether for certain years.
II rained for half an hour Sun
= day afternoon in manner that made
T. pedestrians hunt their holes. 1t re
, ally didn't rain-simply poured down
for fifteen minutes. The rain ex
tended up the Animas valley and was
e quite heavy about the Joe Wallace
, place At Trimble it rained moder
e ately for ten or fifteen minutes, set
Ting the dust pretty well.
T. Among those departing for De
e Norte this morning to attend United
4 States district court in different ca
pacitles The Herald reporter noticed
Attorneys Ritter and McCloskey, Percy
i Rider. Mr.. and Mrs. #. r. Graham
/ and daughter. o. f. Boyle. Charles
| Newman. f. C. Perkins. Harry West
4 James Spurlock of Rico and several
others from adjacent points.
Some of the G. A. r. contingent. still
r feeling sore over the way Denver was
/ treated last year, are not caring wheth
( er the organization meets in that city
the coming year or not This is not
the proper spirit. The great mass OF
! the veterans had nothing to do with
the work. and because an officious ex
2 ecutive board changed the will of the
majority should not cause Denver to
reject the gathering.
Tom Burlan and Ed Carpenter have
/ resigned their positions with l.
) krnschke, to take effect as soon as
the latter can secure men to take their
places. Messrs. Burlan and Carpen
ter have decided to go into business
for themselves and will establish an
office and headquarters as soon as
they are at liberty. Their line OF
business will be special orders for Ia.
dies and gentlemen. They have had
large experience in cutting and fit.
ting and will carry complete line
OF clothing samples. including shirts,
etc, for men and also suitings for la
dies, including cloaks, furs, etc They
nave studied the trade of Durango
and surrounding country and know its
| Te0uirQmpntS and will pnvarn ,bo,,,