Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-15

The Rocky Ford melon growers
we're paid over half million dollars |
for their crop last year. The canta-
Ioupe is something we must have.
Mr. u. B. Base arrived from Farm
ins,on last evening to meet his wife
and daughter who returned on the
evening train from AN eastern Visit
No doubt all that IS said about the
pcnitentiary as conducted under the
Orman administration IL true-a ana
,o,sibIy a great deal more might be
said
ID c. Herbst and wife arrived last
evening from pittsburg. Pa, to Visit
their daughter. Mrs. =. 8. Rider. who
has been quite III for some week or
ten days.
J. Mclaughlin, In the dispatcher
Once q, Alamosa. returned home THIS
morning after spending couple oi
DAYS in Durango AZ witness in the
Wsiring case
Aleck Waller expects 10 he han
ding meat and produce early the
coming week Carpenters, painters.
and all other kinds of worltmen are
doing their part
Chances are very good for James +
Dinwoodie. the murderer of George
Wright at hlamosa, escaping from the
pen before the present administration
rotlrcs from ofilce.
Mrs. John May did not leave for
Siiverton until last evening. After
spending a few days In that place she
will 20 east for the winter joining
Mr.. May towards spring in California.
when both will return to the frozen
north.
Colonel Dempsey would rest better
nights II the Concios county jury
had returned a verdict hanging Din.
woodie. As II is no telling when the
fellow viii show up again and demand
the contents OF the safe and roulette
roll
lust petuae the Kruschkc ad. In this
Issue Tho past is proof that just
whatever this house adyertises VIII
be found absolutely true, At any
rate. q visit to the store VIII pay any
one--iust to see the many handsome
things for Christmas.
o
The Ladies' Library association
Yesterday received 400 volumes from
the Interstate Advertising company
Of indianapolis Forty Of the books
are fiction while the remainder are
standard works The committee re
ports not one Objectionable book In
the lot.
The directors OF the San Luis Val
Icy Construction company have Sc
lcctcd a site on the Giveus ranch. two
and onc-han miles south of Alamosa,
~ the location for the proposed beet
sugar factory II is Intended to erect
there Construction work Will begin
Mt once.
ltbl ifltN INlAl'l 'hIi' ~ h''''
Denver and th5 east last evening ow
ing to the illness of Mrs Rider
whom. we arc pleased to state, Is con
sldctably better Mr. Rider first went
tu Denver. where he remained week
or ten days and then continued east
on business connected with the Rico
mines
There was change in the owner
ship OF tho Commercial Club yester-
lay. Tom Gentry retiring and Mes-
srs. Grant and Paullin becoming sole
owners This popular resort which
sprang up magicnlly In July has on.
ioyod IA wonderful trade. and no doubt
win continue to do SO. All of the
uwnors have long been popular in Du-
range
Notwithstanding the stormy night
good sized audience greeted De
witt Miller nt the Presbyterian
church last evening and many pros
cnt pronounce the lecture the best
Durango people have ever listened to.
Vt any rate 1t was fine, Mir Miller's
reputation suffered none by last
nights effort All that has been said
at him by press and the public was
verified and II is impossible for us to
do him Justice in simpl, newspaper
licn The Presbyterian people Ger
taiuly made great hit with
their entertainment patrons and are
to be congratulated ON the pleasing
suit
Grand Junction sun Many of the
uld,timcrs ot the town viii romcm-
her Mrs + u. Webster. wife OF an
attorney who practiced law here in
the early SOS She afterwards be
camo Mrs l. q Stoibcr and is now
worth over n million in her own name.
That Mrs Stoibor Is also a huntress
uf ronown will be seen by the fol.
lowing from Wyoming paper;
The annual report of the game
istor. who has gone home in huff
that $3.50 was collected under the new
law from non-r sidents. The warden
and deputies arrested torty.thrco per.
sons Tor game laws violations and SO
cured convictions OF twcnty-nine.