Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-08-28

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benefit Of her health She Is expect
ed to afrt~e tomorrow night, and viii
stay with Mrs. Horace ciapp Of this'
city.
George c. Franklin arrived home
Yesterday from his trip TO New Mexico
and Arizona. where he has been so
iournine for the last three weeks.
The city clerk Is very bnsy these
days working ont statement of the
Moore shortage to be brought up in
The September term Of the district
court.
II, G. Hapbe formerly of Glaser's.
has fitted up a nes establishme II on
Ninth street. and is prepared to. DO
tailor work for ladies' and gentlemen
the same as usual
Harry Newcomb, son Of Judge New
comb of this city. arrived from Bloom
ngton. Ills, this afternoon. He win
spend some time in Durango visiting
and II he likes the place, win locate
here permanently aud engage in bust,
ness
w. a. Carson. who has been III al
Mercy hospital for the last three
weeks with typhoid fever, Is recover
Ing health and yesterday was able to
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has been attending him, thinks that
he viii be out by the last Of the week
" there Is no relapse.
The Seventh Day Adventists viii
pitch their tents tomorrow On the
corner OF 18th street and Second ave.
nue., near the Presbyterian church.
nd will begin meetings Friday evening,
The services viii be IN camp meet
Ing style and VIII be continued for
10 or II days at least
Baptist Sunday school picnic on the
island tomorrow starting from thd
church at O'Clock Foot sack ana
potato races. bean bag and base ball
throwing contests and other games
and plays VIII enliven the day, while
Ice cream aud picnic lunch will glad
den the palate All members OF the
school and their families are cordially
invited. Everybody bring lunch
1t might be good scheme for the
city to cit the taxes on residence
property in two. and add the differ.
enoe to the vacant lots that
are being held in some por-
tlons OF the town Perhaps 1t would
be beneficial toward inducing some OF
the rich owners TO build on those lots
and provide FOR the incoming popula-
tiOn while it would also help the poor
er people to provide for themselves a
luxury or two. instead of paying out
nll their surplus salaries for taxes,
Mr., Con became very weak again
last night especially between the
hours OF u and ! but after that he
rallied, and this forenoon, his temper
ature and pulse were down very nice
ly At 2:l5 this afternoon his condi-
tlon was much better than It was yes
,erday at the same time He IL now
taking nourishment and retaining IT,.
Altogether he is going IA well as
could possibly he Expected consider
ing the serious injury, though ne can
not be pronounced out OF danger for a
week or ten days more.
Colonel Price returned last night
from Mnnous. where he went to look
over his ranch property He SAYS that
he found things in good shape and the
country looking tne. They have plen-
" OF water as result Of the recent
rains. which have been heavy though
not lasting as long as in Durango. All
the ranches look nourishiug, aud the
second crop OF hay will be as large as
the Grst. as well as other crops of
ranch produce, Everyone seems sat
lsicd with business and the prosperous
condition OF the county In general, and
no discomfort is expressed The crops
are turning out better than was aniici-
patcd Some parties are trying 10 ar
range for the purC hase OF the lots
where the fire iodk place and put up
big hotel Between the tourists ana
dnImmers there Is good deal OF tray
el through ManCos, and Mr. Morrelle
says that he has done better this year
At his hotel than any previous season.
There have beon many tourists priuci-
pally from parts of Colorado travel
ing through on their way to the Gin
dwellings and more are expected from
other parts of the country IN Septem-
ber The town ls Well situated, and
II viii enlarge at no distant date.
There IS also some talk about the
town forming water district FOR the
purpose of building reservoirs but
nothing as yet has been doue about
1t. The sa'rmill is very busy; in fact
all the sanmiils in that part OF the