Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-01-02

From Mondays Daily.
s.. w Carpenter returned to Mon
teznma county this morning, having
spent the night In Durango.
Watch the smoke Of the prospector
along the AnImas river next summer.
He is going to dig up something.
Miss Jennie Martinez. who taught
several terms In Durango, is putting
In the winter in Denver attending
school.
Lodge No. ~ Lady Maccabees will
meet tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
Last meeting of the year and a full
attendance desired.
Durango Is praying for snow
storm, hoping II VIII so chauga Ihe
atmospheric conditions as to relieve
the scarlet fever situation.
Rev. Lumley will engage In a series
vi ffNifa bit'dbkb ~ obps"
Springs the second week In January.
Rev. LumIey is located at Chama.
The proprietors Of the closed dance
halls In Telluride. to retaliate, are try
ing 10 close gambling Many aud de
yious are the ways Of sin and sport.
c. w. Scott. who served as baggage
master during the absence of Mr..
kettlewcll. departs the first of the
year for Pueblo where he has post
ton In sight
The Ouray Herald. just received.
makes wonderful showing for the
mineral production of Ouray county
during the year 1901. and shows that
the coming year will bring a big In
crease
The usual luil following Christmas
day IL this time very pronounced for
its quietude The only ones left
with the price and those hailing
from the country. and they were not
In at the start
Insurance AdJuators Kuhn and Bar
ley have been In the city since Sat
urday looking over the damages TO
the Longfcllow school building. A
Pueblo contractor, Geo. W Piper,
Ia assisting them.
Prof. and Mrs Edgar II. Downs and
Mrs. u. O, Price returned last even
Ing from Denver where they attend.
ed the state teachers meeting. A
large gathering and profitable meet
Ing is reported.
In connection with the mining re.
sume OF the Red Mountain district.
which was credited to the Ouray
IPlhindealer, should have been credit.
ed to the Ouray Herald. The inform.
alton was FOR the benefit of Herald
subscribers. and we thank Mr. Bacon
for the prompt answer
A prospectors' rate is not as much
NEEDED as an investors rate or u
home.seekers' rate. Flooding the
country with men who have nothing
more than n mere grub stake. II that
much, Will not develop several hun.
drcd worthy prospects already dlscov-
cred In the La Plata district.
| The Misses Coda and Gladdys Mad.
den depart for home In the morn.
Ing after a week pleasantly spent as
the guest of their aunt. Mrs. Grant
Morris. A party Saturday evening In
their honor was given by Mrs Nor
ris. quite number OF young people
being present
John A. Porter arrived from Den
Yer last evening and will spend the
next week or ten days In looking af.
ter his interests In Durango and La
Plata county. MIR. Porter was seen
by representative of The Herald
but had nothing OF special importance
to give out. He feels, however, the
coming year is going to be prosper
ona one FOR the southwest section.
Rex Mollettc left on the morning
train for PaRosa Springs where he has
decided TO locate. He Will open an
Office and be ready for the practice
of law the FIRST OF January, Mr. Mol.
le'te has been In the Office of u. w
Ritter the past two years. and is a
painstaking and studious attorney
and The Herald wishes him well
Mrs. Mollcttc and the children will
remain In Durango until the close OF
the school year.
The Herald made the statement a
few days ago that $1,000 day are
spent In Durango for drink. Those
engaged In the business claim the
figures are excessive and submit hg.
ures ranging from 81 900 TO $500 per
day, The trafiic In one way and an.
other pays into the Golfers OF Duran