Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-21


Scarcity of houses continues. Al |
most impossible to rent any kind of |
an ordinary residence.
Mrs. Geo J. Ermlich has been con |
fined to her bed for the past week. |
suffering from a severe case of neu- |
ralgia
Mrs. Salisbury came down from |
S!lverton last evening to comfort her
friend. Mrs. / B. Melville, in her hour
of grief
last chance. Those who failed to
vote last spring. must see TO registra-
ton
Suppose the voters try a change in
county government We must all
admit that a change is beneficial oc-
casionally.
The ID. q Il. G. is doing Il land of
Ace business. The main, or broad
suage line is suffering for lack of cars
to handle the traffic.
Clarence Finch. OF the Silyerton
Miner, who has been sojourning at
Trimble Springs for a few days to boil
out muscular rheumatism, is in the
city today.
Burt Gustin and II. c. Durham were
fined SO and costs this morning for
peddling towels, linen. etc, without
license. The total fine. with costs,
amounted to s3i.
Mrs. Zeno Barnes arrived from Salt
Lake on an extended visit TO her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs w. s. McNeeley,
and sisters. Mrs. Ross McGir and Mrs.
i]arth. Mrs. Barnes likes Durango.
Bert Griswold was arrested and be.
fore the police court this morning for
ridng u bicycle on the sidewalk. This
practice win be stopped by the off
GERS and bicycle riders must look out
The Telluride journal of Tuesday
says 200 of the 240 frst-class, or 81
seats. had been sold for Quo Vadis
and that si00 house is assured, in
dicating that lovers of good play
are going to be out In force.
T. O. Price returned from Denver
last evening where he was summon
| ed for contempt of court, along with
| he other members of the state assess
| ing board. The case was continued
and will probably be held In abeyance
until the constitutionallty Of the rev.
enue act is passed upon.
The pupils of Longfellow school
building yesterday afternoon and this
morning put In their time gathering
flowers to line the graves of their two
departed schoolmates. Willie Chap
man and Josephine Melville. The
| flowers were taken to the school
| building this morning and from there
to the graves. each one being beauti-
ully lined with these kind remem-
brances
MIR. aud Mrs. c. g Perkins return
| ed yesterday afternoon from their
xtended bridal trip. having visited
about every point Of interest In the
middle ano eastern states, inclI,lidg
Huffalo and New York They were
met at the depot by luite a .ieloga
| ton of friends and escorted to the reg
| ilonce of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rock.
wood where they had dinner and
spent the night The Herald wei
comes Mr. and Mrs. Perkins home,
and their many friends win join us.
There will be two homes where
grief will hold forth tonight, as the
| grave contains that which was near
and dear to both Mr., and Mrs. Chap
man and MIR. and Mrs. Melville. But
| they must realize that death Is one OF
| The conditions and that the summons
always comes sooner or later. Such
has been the lot of mankind since the
world dawned and will continue fir all
time. All there is TO do. therefore.
is to submissively bow to the Divine
will and prepare to meet the loved
ones in the world TO come, being as.
sured that their grief is the grief of
every true friend.
There are many populists In La
Plata county who are members of the
party from conviction. They left
the Republican and Democratic par
lies for what they considered good
reasons. II was their organization
that forced the Democratic party to
espouse their cause but now II is
very apparent that having what they
consider disrupted the Populists, the
Democratic leaders will return to the
old rut, and 1t therefore behooves
populists 10 remain steadfast and not
go over to the Democrats. For this
reason the Populists have placed a
ticket In the field and are asking sup
port because of their qualifications.
In other words. the Populists are not
going TO be swallowed by the Dem
ocrats in La Plata county.