Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-28

70 The different school boards of III.
county have enthusiastically taken III
the matter of making exhibits o
school work in the fair to be held IA,
the Colorado-New Mexico association
next fall. and a large number of tn,
La Plata county schools will he rep
resented.
The water commissioner has lust
had his office in the city hall fixed M
in good style. All the woodwork has
been freshly painted, desks painted
and vanished, safe enameled. steam
pipes gilded and the walls and cell
ings papered. Everything is new
but the commissioner and he says he
will wear n few months longer.
Wed l-.e to know what w. J. l. van
has done for labor? He has certain
ly made money out of his speeches.
| He is now one of the best fixed men
in Lincoln and is well prepared for a
rainy day, and there will be no Grown
of thorns" for him And no one knows
this better than Eugene v Debs. who
| VIZ ldih W men tomorrow.
| People who have resided in La Plata
county for years have been awakened
to the fact that there are rich ores in
| the La Plata district. Those who have
the means and ever intend to engage
| in mining effort would better not wait
until the best opportunities are availed
by those who drop in today and pick
lnp something tomorrow.
Labor stands with the Republican,
party because 1t is through Republican
legislation that Republicans have been
given steady employment since the
Democratic national administration.
Therefore we expect Eugene V. Debs
to give proper credit in his remarks
tomorrow. providing he touches on po-
litical subjects. At any rate The Her
aid trusts all our people will turn out
and hear what Mr. Debs has to saw.
j. c. Hagenback and O. S Willis.
sign writer's and fresco painters from
Phoenix, Ariz.. arrived in Durango
few days ago to locate. They say that
Durango is looked upon by the people
south of us as being the coming town,
and the railroad talk everywhere is
about the glowing future which is near
at hand for Durango
An application for alomony and at
torney's fees during pendency of suit.
brought by the plaintiff in the divorce
suit of Ethel Mills VS.. Edwin A.
Mills. was argued before Judge Pike
Yesterday and denied. A motion was
then made to make the complaint
more definite and certain, which was
sustaiped in part and overruled in
part. The plaintiff was given five
days in which to amend the complaint
and the defendant given five days fur
ther to plead and ten days for answer.
1t is understood that mine promoters
who propose to work on le
gitimate lines are getting together
to organize against what they term
unfair ana pernicious methods. 1t is
claimed that unfair practices have
driven much capital away from La
COUNTY uulIHS lHt past lew
weeks, the chief abuse complained of
being the knocking of property and
persons by those who sought to either
control or spoil deals 1t is said that
one very important sale was defeated
by such methods, the capital leaving
the country in disgust. Numerous in
cidents are cited among them cases
wherein local people have prevented
| their neighbors from making deals and
worked hardship and delay to others
| who have tried to further enterprises
which are legitimate and helpful to
the whole country. If any sort of an
organization will stop such abuses The
Herald hopes for such consumma-
tion.
Miss Pearl Beatty was given a linen
shower yesterday afternoon at the
home OF Miss Jean Smelcer. The
house was mass of cut flowers, the
color scheme being pink and white.
Misses Lettie House and Lena Brindle
presided at the punch bowl. Mrs. Red
| man and Miss Jean Smelcer received.
The linen gifts were many and beauti-
full. Those present were Mrs. j. r..
| Schutt Mrs. NJ l.. Schutt Mrs. Beatty,
Mrs. Dobbins, Mrs Hawke. Mrs. Dock
| NJ 'I"""o NJ. cs-tio. Mr@ r"'~.r