Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-23

morning for San Diego and Other
points in California, where they wi
spend the winter. They will be join
ed by Mr. Wall later on.
The new school house on the Flori
da was finished yesterday and turned
over to the school board. Hutchins
Brothers had the contract. II is
very nicely built and furnished and
| Is quite an ornament to the place.
T. b. Melville leaves in the morning
for Creede, where he goes as counsel
| in an important suit From there he
will go to Denver and thence to Grand
Junction, where he has been retained
| in a case.
Let us elect man to the legislature
for the interests of the people instead
OF some one to vote as he is told for
United States senator. 1t is time the
state had an inning
II. l.. Morgan will be able 10 save
the county good deal of money dur
ing the six weeks he serves as com
missioner, and every taxpayer is in
terested in propositions of this kind.
The Telegraph announced last even
ing that Fl. Garbanati had Withdrawn
in favor of Al. Pace for representative.
This is not so. as Henry Hechtman
declares it to be untrue, and as he is
secretary of the committee to fill va
cancies. he certainly knows. Mr..
Pace. by the way, is not representa-
tive by long ways.
Rev. S. T. Mcclure of Topeka, Kan.
who has been in this town for several
for THE Interior" a Chicago publica-
ton, left this morning for Denver, in
tending to stop off at Alamosa and
other points on his way. The Interior
is a bright and entertaining religious
magazine. treating church topics in II
very helpful way.
The social and lunch given by the
Durango Building and Trades union
last evening was a decided success.
about a hundred people being present.
A delightful musical entertainment
was given, consisting of vocal solos
by Mr.. VIII Lewis. guitar selections
by Messrs. Smith and Whelan and
several phonograph productions kindly
contributed by j. l.. Williams Lit
tie Miss Helen Fleischer also recited.
The lunch, consisting of sandwiches,
pickles, coffee, pie, ice cream and
cake was gorgeous one and heartily
enjoyed by the partakers. After it
was over some of the cakes were
"rafled" for the benefit of the Union
treasury. The members of the recep-
ton committee showed the most kind
ly hospitality to the guests. and saw
that no one went away without having
an enjoyable evening and plenty to
eat. 1t was after midnight when the
last goodnights were said.
A. Rex Mollette will receive the sup
port of the miners and laboring men
for the office of district attorney. He
was a miner in the Aspen district in
the early days of that camp, having
labored underground in the famous
Park Regent, the Boulder. on Snug
gler mountain, and in the Celeste mine
in Tourtellotte park. He is well known
to many of the miners in the San
Juan who were then working with him
in the Aspen district, and will get a
big vote. Although not a miner now,
Nf,. fn1t tNtt f,~ts. 70 h.s 1nI.
ing men of this state, and always
ready to extend a helping hand to
them in the betterment of their condi-
tion. Having worked side by side
with them for his living, he can nn-
derstand their wants. and can be de
pended upon as their friend. The
workingmen are not going to forget
co-laborer who by his industry and
hard work has brought himself to a
position where he can do more to aid
them than he could while working in
the mines with them.
Ebert Hubbard, editor of the Phil
lstine." has something to say on the
subject of "Hoodlumism" which fits
in very appropriately at this season
of excessive small boy nuisance. He
says; 'iloodlumism Is born of idle
ness; it is useful energy gone 70 seed.
In small towns hoodlumism is rife, and
the hoodlums are generally the child
ren of the best citizens. Ioodlumism
is the first step in the direction OF
crime. The crime is very often a
good boy who does not know what to
do, and so he does the wrong thing.
He bombards with tomatoes a good
man taking bath (Which was done at
East Aurora. puts tick-tacks on win
dows. ties a tin can to the dog S tail.
takes the hurrs off your carriage
wheels. steals your chickens, anneXes
your horse blankets and scares Old la
dies into fits by appearing at windows
wrapped in white sheet. To wear
mask, walk in and demand the mon
ey in the family ginger jar is the next
and natural evolution. The peniten-
tiary yawns for the hoodlum."
The Democrats of the El Paso-Teller
county legislative district have been
having a terrible time getting candi-
dates to remain upon the ticket. 1t
will be remembered that in order to
knock El Paso county out of Repub-
In .a