Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-20

guarantees were required all along the
line. Alamosans had to put UP in
good shape. 1t should be cold day
when a guarantee is given any travel
ing performance.
Ten. twenty or thirty dollars in
vested in oil stock of the local com
pany organized last week. may mat
the investor rich OF at least several
thousand dollars. If one was to look
upon the matter as gambling propo-
sition it's a good thing.
The Gerarden and Satrina boys
were discharged yesterday by Judge
Houx, the evidence not satisfying him
that they stole the Anderson mare.
The boys will have another hearing
Saturday, charged with having stolen
two other horses.
Morton and Charley Schutt are 6if
on a ten days or two weeks vacation.
leaving Sunday morning for Santa Fe
and Albuquerque. They go for a
change and at the same time to look
over the country and compare notG
They will return some time next
week.
Durango Elks will endeavor to see
that their Silverton brethren have a
good time while in this city
Never mind Maybe we'll get some
snow next July. Weather conditions
may be reversed.
The old John Reid ranch in the Ami
mas valley is held at 81 900. yet the
taxes last year were only $113 Lots
of farmers who paid half as much on
one-fifth the valuation will wonder
why the difference. Again VIZ say
there must be radical change in the
manner of assessing.
J. Darsie Lloyd is a new arrival
| from Denver. coming for the purpose
of accepting IA position with the Fa-
nous. Mr.. Lloyd is an expert shoe
man, having been with Fontius. Wood
side and other well known shoe
houses. He will have charge of the
shoe department at the Famous, thus
| insuring customers of the assistance
of one well versed in footwear
There will be a dance at Trimble
| Springs hotel Friday night for the Ami
mas valley people That it will be an
enjoyable affair no one doubts be
| cause our country friends know how
to shake their feet and keep time to
music. And Mine Host Murray will
look after their comfort in other di-
rections.
Mrs. Ellen 7. Bates. formerly of Du.
range and prominent in church and
evangelical work, died on the 9th day
of last July of typhoid pneumonia de.
ceased residing at Colorado Springs
at the time and was laid to rest at
that place by the United Brethren
church. This is for the information
OF many who knew the lady and sup.
posed she was still living.
Judge Whtelaw of Silverton has.
written President Roosevelt letter t
defense OF Ben Daniels, recently APP
pointed marshal of Arizona and now
accused of being an ex-convict. The
Judge says such is not the case. That
Daniels was acquitted of killing a man
in Kansas in an honorable manner,
and that he is entitled to full consid.
Grafton and respect at the hands OF
the president
The Denver papers are overrunning
with oil advertisements. Durango
people will invest in the home com
pany. We are going to ascertain the
| trt,n hafn
ers to come in. At the same time
there is money in the proposition.
Stock of the local company is good
investment and those who get in on
the ground floor will be well paid for
their faith.
The kruschke ad. which appeared in
yesterdays issue, and again today,
called forth much favorable comment
In the first place it is one of the meat
est ever gotten up in Durango and
the prices quoted are certainly win
ners. We want every reader to pc
ruse the advertisement carefully and
see If there is not something mentioR-
ed that is wanted. In this connection
each week greater bargains are given
and it does seem as though the bot
tom was about reached.
X. E. Sloan and Gus Roberts of the
Graden Mercantile Co., are in Chicago,
arriving there Monday morning, for
the purpose of purchasing the spring
and summer line of goods. 1t is pos
sible the two will continue to New
York, as it is Mr.. Sloan's intention to
land one of the best selected stoSks
ever shipped to this part of the state.
believing that the coming year has
much prosperity in store for the peo-
pie who in turn will want the best
and a good deal of it. This ye0'r's
styles are exceedioly handsome as
will be readily seen when the new