Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-03-20

business In the hardware line this
spring, but more especially in vehi-
cles aud farm implements. Ranch
men have on, and are jafiing loose
for genera! Improvement.
4 y. Graham. travelling freight and
passenger agent Of the chicago Al
ton X. r.. spent the night in Duran
GO. This ~ Mr Grahams first visit
but expects to make Durango every
month or six weeks hereafter.
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II won't be long before the oil well
viii be in operation Stock remains
at ten cents. but you'n have to hurry
II you get In on the ground floor as
even a good How of artesiaD water
VIII make the stock valuable
The Ouray Plsindealer is still Civ.
ing hard knocks to Coiorados misfi
governor Our Ouray cotemp. has
Orman sized up about right. We
have had a sample OF his official poll
cy In La Plata county IT is certain
Iy tough
Scarlet fever has been getting In its
deadly work In the Mancos section.
Lou Paquin lost two children from the
fever. one during the past week.
Mr and Mrs. curg Williams have also
lost two children lately by the dread
disease
Charles Mack arrived last eyenig.
land today assumed charge of the bot
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Ice Co Mr. Mnck, IKE his brother. IL
an experienced man In this line OF
business. aud viii give his time and
at,ention to pushing trade In this sec
ton
The Boulder University Glee and
Mandolin club will soon visit Duran
90 The boys have added new mnsi
clans and new music and will give
the best entertainment Of the kind our
people have listened to Make up
your mind to attend.
Mrs. f.d. Emo arrived last even
ing from Butte, Montana. on
visit to her parents brothers and sis
ters She returns with a charming
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mains around the Sullivan house long
because 1, Is their frEt grandchild.
The council met in regular session
last night and passed annual appro-
priation and salary ordinances. which
appear Ia another column. The books
OF Water Superintendent German
wcre found to he correct and same
turned over 20 the new supcrintend-
eni. Ed Schalles. who filed his bond
which was accepted
G s Boyd returned last night from
Santa Fe where he vas called to serve
a. Uulted States Juror The trip evi-
lently agreed with him, as he looks
better and feels better He left this
morning for his home at Aztec To
representative of The Herald he
>ald he only heard good words for
san Juan county on the outside and
predicts big immigration during the
year.
The Famous will have its grand mil
linory opening Tuesday evening OF
noNt week commencing at eight
O'Clock In the meantime a new line
af pattern hats win arrive and be In
| place. while all kinds OF street and
walking hats win he trimmed and
ready for wear. The reputation earn
ed by The Famous last season for an
elegant line Of hats will he fully vcri-
fed again this season.
The time Of the district court today
Is taken up In the trial of Ben Benja
| min jury was secured this fore
| noon without much trouble and Dis
| trict Attorney Johnson was not long
| in getting the states testimony in.
closing at noon The evidence show
cd that Benjamin had shot at another
hoy aged about i5 the incident taking
| plarc In January. The accused is
about 22 years Of age and it is alleged
he shot with intent to do great bodily
harm G. T Morgan is defending and
Is presenting his side Of the case this
afternoon.
Som. weeks ago the Rev. Y, A,
Hawke delivered lecture at the
woman's club on the City OF Flor
"nce" HIS pictures OF this historical
old Italian city were painted in words
Of such rare coloriug and rhetoric SO
pure that all present resolved that the
lecture should ho repeated in more
spacious auditorium where all inter
estcd Ia the subject might attend, as
lectures OF this character are seldom
heard so far from metropolitan cen
tsrv aud ID has bsau arranged that
on the evening OF Thursday. the goth.
at the First NJ f. church will be
repeated the "Cty of Florence" for
the benefit OF the Ladies' Aid society
Of the church.
About : o last evening the child
rem of Mr. and Mrs Crenshhw, re
Siding on Fifth avenue. went upstairs
to go to bed. They carried lamp
and after gaining the bedroom upset