Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-10

Inducements this month. Call and
get goods at your own price. Mr..
Freund says he wants the money TO
portunIty to invest.
| Rex Mollette is over from PagOsa
Springs. arriving on the freight at
3 O'Clock this morning. Mr.. Mol
lette reports Archuletta county all
right and IL well pleased with his
new location at Pagosa. He returns
In the morning.
Marian Patrick, proprietor of the
Patrick house. Pagosa Springs. is in
Ing this morning Mr.. Patrick Is en-
thusiastio over the oil situation. be
licving that the future has great
wealth for Archuletta county In this
direction. The Herald trusts his
fondcst hopes may be realized
| Thomas Burlan returned last night
after an absence Of two weeks, the
time being spent In Denver and
l
tcrial and styles were carefully not.
ed. After resting few days. he will
make a roundup OF the San Juan
camps with choice line of samples
for both men and women.
The 27-year son of j. w Rains
OF the Upper Florida. suicided Tues
day evening. using a i4.revoiver. and
death being instantaneous. No rcn
son Is given except that the young
man had been suffering with grip and
1t is thought this produced tempor
aly insanity and he concluded to end
his life Coroner Hood was notified
and prepared the remains for burial
funeral taking place at Bayfield, this
lafternoon whore remains will he bur
led.
Frank Jones, employed at the Pal
ace hotel AS dishwasher the past six
weeks up to Sunday last. is keeping
clear OF the officers today. Yestei
uay he negotiated with Pierce Broth
ers for the sale of some groceries
which he claimed he had purchased
and wanted to sell same cheap to gel
out Of town. Last night he relieved
the Palace hotel of same, about $50
worth. and this morning delivered
them at the Pierce restaurant. This
was about S O'Clock. In the mean
time the supplies were missed AM
Ross McGjr started out to see II h,
could get any trace OF them. HI
dropped into the Pierce restaurant
where Jones had just stepped out the
hack door for a moment leaving tn,
groceries to be settled for. Return
ing. he saw Ross. and evidently guess
ing that his game was up. he lit out
Didn't even stop to make the rcstau
rant proprietors nre sale assess
lment bargain. The officers were no
Gated the miscreant. The good,
were recovered.
| Judge McCioud returned from Den
yer last evening. after an absence o
nearly week on legal business. Or
the night OF February l he partici
pated In the annual banquet OF the
Colorado Alumni of Columbia Uni
versity at the University Club. HI
Is one OF the oldest law graduates o
this university In Colorado. getting
his degree of LIB in 1872. ex-Mayol
Plat Rogers only antedating him b,
Il year. Hon. John A. Porter is {
graduate of the School OF Mines IL
1869. Ernest J. II. Amy in 1885, ant
Edward G, Stoiber in 1875, AS th'
secretary of the Durango Board o.
Trade Judge McCloud took with hin
the petition to the congressional del
egation from Colorado for the right o.
way over the Indian allotments anc
the extension and enlargement of tn,
government ditches. and a map show
ling where the allotments are placed
and Senator Copp and Representative
Burwell took hold of the matter ant
got tho signatures of Governor Or
man and the state officials, and In
troduced memorial In the legisla
ture
From Thursdays Daily.