Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Reese Mccloskey left
this morning for Denver, where they
spend a week or so attending to bus
mess matters. and take In the remain
der of the festival
Miss Pauline Linstrom, one Of the
dining room girls at the Strater. has
been seriously i'll for several days at
the Mercy hospital with typhoid fever.
Her condition is now improving.
Those who are opposed to the pres
ent management OF county affairs
through J. c. Bradley. should bear in
mind that the Democrat IL urging ;.
H. Thompson for McCuIlough's place.
Let every man who desires the sue
cess OF the Republican ticket register.
This also applies to the women
full and representative vote this fall
means the redemption OF La Plata
county and the state.
The Democrats at Aztec yesterday
nominated the following ticket: rep
resentatiye. r. Archuleta; county
clerk. Joe Prewitt; sheriff. Roy Stew
art: treasurer. w G. Black; assessor.
Boone Vaughn commissioner district
No. 2. J. f. Williams; district No. 2.
George H. Browne.
The directors of the oil company
held meeting last night, bat, owing
to the absence of quorum of the
members. no business of Importance
was transacted. The general senti-
ment is. however. that the contract
will be let anew to responsible men,
and the work of drilling carried on
until oil is discovered. Indications of
large output of oil are so excellent,
that nothing win be allowed 10 stand
In the way of obtaining IT.. Another
I meeting OF the directors will be held
. next Monday evening, when definite
action will be taken toward beginning
work again.
S H. Thompson is being groomed
by the morning paper for commission
, er on the Democratic ticket AS that
3 paper wolld not think OF supporting
I. any Dut WIN N0ulu blA WI III WIN
J. C. Bradley. it will become the duty
of the taxpaying public 10 take no
chances. X. Il. Gaines will put
stop to such disgraceful combinations
as have existed the past few years
and save the county thousands Of
dollars.
Durango is certainly enjoying quite
building boom. The latest addition
, IL to be building between VIII
| liam Dobbins' blacksmith shop AM
, Wood 4 Morgan's livery stable. The
/ lot is owned by Messrs. II, Hahn and
C. S. Sulwell. and they have conclud-
ed to build brick, and work will be
commenced at once. These gentle
men own the property occupied by
Wood q Morgan for livery stable pur-
poses. and the new building will also
be occupied by Wood & Morgan, who
find their quarters too cramped for
their growing business.
NJ. ]. Welch. who has been looking
after collections for the anthracite
miners in Pennsylvania, through the
TISl ANitiOHdl uduh lHlS
wired sl47 to the treasurer of the re
lief association. OF this amount $59
was handed in by Robert Carter who
collected same from miners employed
: at the Boston coal mine and $40 con
: tributed by l. Kruschke and Tom Gen
try, each giving s. to the worthy
! cause. This will help buy food and
clothes for the starving miners and
their families who are battling for
their rights in the Pennsylvania coal
fields,
: The man who forged checks on Da-
vid Ramsay. making them out to Nc
Coy. is identified as being j F. Den
ming. who was released Sunday from
the county jail. after serving the 80
days sentence imposed upon him at
the September session of the district
court. for the crime of forgery Under
Sheriff Thompson was in Hesperus
Monday. returning Tuesday morning
Near the Durango dppOt he met and