Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-11-27

Before cold weather one hundred
dollars is needed to nx up the Mis-
sion church at Auimas City. The
Dcmorest medal contestants are 20
ing 10 give their next contes, there
Friday evening to help Now le,
every family that takes this paper
and reads this send Is cents. II no
more. TO help fix the place for little
brightcyed girls and boys that love
Sunday school
The management Of the masquor.
ado hall tomorrow evening AT Ven,
dome hall assure everyone that only
respectable characters viii be permit
ted to enter the place, All ladies
will be required 10 raise their masks
to the doorkecper and assistants for
the purpose OF Identification. This Ia
for the Information Of any one who
might have a dolicRcy unless such
precautions were taken. The A O. ".
W membership IL composed Of our
best people and they viii not stand
for anything but respcctabiiity How
ever. invitations are public and the
dancing public cordially invited a
good time is assured.
Sam May Picked up n prize last
evening And he paid ten dollars for
H. The prize consisted or simply n
silver dollar. Hut Il Is curiosity and
worth double what Mr.. May paid fof
II. being OF the mintage Of 1893. over
one hundred years ago. II Ia lighter
than our silver dollar OF today. II
contains the picture Of George Wash
ington and contains thirteen stars tho
number OF the original states OF the
union MI May has quite a large
collection of coins and u In safe 10
Say the one secured last night Ia the
most valuable Among other relics
Mr May has n paper published in
Nr~ York city over one hundred
years aeo.
OF course Taxpayers have inst aE
good right 10 think one way as an.
some are opposing the Florida propo
sition because they think Il will prove
cspensiy. and Increase taxes We
cannot see II In this liEht. but for one
the writer would favor pure water II
taken from the Cascade or any other
stream II II cost US an average OF
one dollar per month extra Hun
dreds Of Durnngoi,cs pay from one 10
fve dollars n year for filters. spend
much time boiling the water and then
have an inferior article Just think
OF the nilh pumped into the reservoir
during the spring monrha with the
Florida proposition there win not be
three months OF the year when water
is too thick TO drink.
The United States photographers
report on the measurements OF tho
Florida stream for three years. Is the
strongest argument which has been
presented on behalf OF the proposed
reservoir system for the city Hud Il
shows the farmer that there win IS
more water IN the Florida for storage
than will ever be required by the
city OF Durango and nil the farming
land TO which the Florida water may
be conveyed. In the month OF April
1900 the maximum flow In the Flort
dA WAS $50 feet. for that month In
1901 the maximum was 339 feet. and
FOR the same month IN 1902 the maxi.
mum was 2si feet In May. 1901. the
maximum was Geo feet. In May. 1901
G25 feet. and for the same month in
1902 sls feet. II may be seen that
with such an aggregate OF water In
the Florida during these months alone
the stream will furnish Tor storage
more water than will be required by
Durango and the farmers FOR the fol.
lowing three months. and the maxi.
mum flow OF the stream during the
following three months viii furnish
water for storage without taking u
gallon from any priority.