Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-11-27
sscrSrs Il rs,aisISrvuiss ~ D.eaGo ~
ter snpply VIII incrsase water for use
Of Florida farmers.


I'd . few days ago.
The heaviest taxpayers OF Durango
are in favor OF the bonds for improy-
ing our water system.
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Jim Marshall is around again. hav-
ing recovered from his Illness, and
this morning went to Bayfield, on
some business matters.
II was decidedly frigid last night
and this morning. but the sun warm
ed the atmosphere about noon and 1t
feels more comfortable.
There will be Demorest orator.
cal contest at the Animas City church
Friday evening. November 2sth.
Everyone cordially invited Admis-
sion l5 cents. money TO go to repair
Mission church. Program later.
Every town OF any size in the coun.
try has been up against the real
thing when water privileges have
'ltfH HliuNFu " Eo W H,-'bs bhi ~
goites will Hnd this out to their sor-
row II the Florida proposition Is de
feated next Monday
Could one hundred OF our Durango
business men visit the cold Mission
church and ace the class OF brave lit
tie soldiers shivering with cold how
quick they would find their pocket.
Brothers. now IN your chance. Il
viii be dollar for you and your
family we'll spent Send IL.
Judge James r Wbitelaw. who
wants TO count G. A. Cooper our Of
his election. passed through from
SlIyerton to Denver this morning. As
vet the Judge has not shown what
authority a canvassing board has to
throw out precinct on the ground OF
alleged wrongful registration.
O.
Mrs r Il Graham and daughter.
aud Miss Bessie Breen. left this morn.
ing FOR Denver. where they will spend
a few days, then continue TO Chicago
where another short stop will be
whore they win spend the winter.
with three hundred to six hundred
and twenty-five feet OF water in the
Floridn river during the months OF
April. May and June each year. as
shown by the United States Hydro.
grapherh measurements there can be
no doubt In the minds Of any that the
quantity OF water for storage Will far
exceed the demands OF Durango with
even 100 900 people and all the fam.
cra within reach. Durango does not
desire to injure any farmer or any In
dustry and the false representation
that the propored plan of the city Will
iniure any one will not be accepted
by the intelligent voters and we'll
prosperity.
n you have been at Colorado
Springs YOU have seen n city built up
between two larger cities. where as
far as the eye can reach there Ia little
which suggests immediate resources
Colorado Springs had nothing In
sight but chance to secure pure
water. and this alone made 1t city
Of over forty thousand people, and
gave II position which ensured the
pcrmnuoncy OF one OF the prettlest
cities In the world When Cripple
Greek started. had there not already
been Colorado Springs, II would
now be n very unimportant village.
hut the people nj Colorado Springs
We're enterprising They built city
ON water and made Cripple Cree
come to them Yhey went In and
took hold of the Cripple Creek mines
aud made fortunes with which to
make Colorado Springs greater.
Warrant was sworn out this morn.
ing Tor a young Mexican named Mar.
tinez from PagoSa Springs charging
him with forging checks and obtain.
ing money on same Casad was
caught for s25 and Trick for s23. Mar
tlncE is known in Durango. and he
forged the name of his uncle. Benc-
ditto Martinez II is said he dispos-
cd OF two other forged checks The
money was obtained on two of the
cheeks this morning and officers are
ON the lookout for him. but notwith.
standing this I, Is reported he sue
ccodcd in getting out OF town on the
casthound train. although this Is not
certain. The young man arrived IN
the city three or four nights ago aud
has been leading n gay life with some
az the dcnlzcns across the track
o. y Galbroath left on the morning
train Tor South Fork to eat dinner
with the wife. He returns Sunday
evening
There viii be THANKSGIVING service
at the Catholic church tomorrow
morning at nine o'clock
The postofiice viii he closed tomor.
row from II n. IN. to 3 p IN. No mon.
ey order business will be transacted
during the day.