Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-03-14

From Thursdays Daily.
L, II. Blunt is down from Needle
ton for supplies and to have assays
made. He will stay down few days.
E A. Lamb. who has been looking
up business here for the Chicago 4
Northwestern, left on the eastern this
morning.
The street between the Colorado
State bank and Parsons drug store is
being further improved by lining the
cutters with cobble stones.
San Juan Commandery No. 80 is
making extensive preparations for the
fourth annual ball TO be given on the
evening of St Patricks day.
A genuine treat evidently awaits
those who attend the concert at the
opera house this evening Reserved
seat tickets on sale at Parsons
A Democrat calling at The Herald
office this morning in discussing the
| Thomas letter said 1t was "diorrhoea
of worAs and a constipation of ideas"
The next ten days will about wind
up the excavating for the Wingate-
Ambold block: And Pete Mcclellan
will about finish foundation at the
same time.
Squire Wallace returned last even
ing from visit to Dolores. He says
yesterday was as windy and disagree
able a day as he ever experienced in
that section.
John Kellenberger is with us again
after being on the road nearly thirty
days in which he landed many juicy
orders. John has state reputation
| in way of doing business.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Ware left this
morning for Aztec and Pennington
where Mr.. Ware is called to ascertain
wants of customers. Mrs. Ware and
the boy go along for company and
| pleasure.
George Tiffany will not have to dig
up any back revenue for the state.
He just took It for granted the act was
| constitutional and saved time and wor-
ry by remitting on schedule time each
year
Truant Officer Ballard had a boy mp
before Judge Pike today for playing
hockey. The Judge gave the boy
good lecture and upon promise of fu-
ture good behavior let him OF for this
| time.
w. j. Patterson sold the rigs, bar-
ness, etc, today that was left by Ar
mold and Son. He got $l90.30 for the
lot, which lacked about 10 cents of
paying the taxes and expenses of keep.
ing and sale.
Wiley Robertson, C. C. Gleosman
and Mr.. Anderson of Rocky Ford were
arrivals last night. stopping at the Pal
ace. They are here to look over the
| section that is to be watered by the
new ditch at Vallejo.
The blacksmith at the Durango Iron
Works made a fire in his forge this
afternoon that made big smoke, fill
ing the room and crowdlng out
through the windows and cracks. and
somebody outside thinking the place
was afire. turned in an alarm The
fire department was there in short
order
Moritz Stockder was an arrival last
evening from Denver to meet some
parties interested in La Plata mines
Mr.. Stockder is famous draughts-
man and enjoys the distinction of max
ing the first map of the San Juan
country that was ever made. His
maps are becoming scarce, and after
awhile they will be quite a relic
They are interesting chiefly for the
fact that many of the early landmarks
were recorded which have snce disap-
peared and are consequently omitted
from the later maps. Every once in a
while in tramping over the hills one
of these maps is found in some old
timers cabin and they are invariably
appreciated as a relic of the past.
The Denver Times is again assist
ing the Denver retailers to get a
whack at the trade of the state. Not
content with drawing on the state for
wholesale patronage and shekels
spent by those who visit the capital on
business. 1t wants another carnival to
attract the crowds and assist the mer-
chants in getting rid of shelf Hora
goods. Of course the aforesaid mer-
chants are helping the matter aiong
and the Times is a willing tool No
one can kick al the Times standing
up for its home town, but its shopping
excursions last fall are still fresh in
the minds of the people and 1t should
not look for support outside of that
community. There will be enough
outside attractions this year, the St
Louis exposition among others, to
gobble up all the spare change of our
DeDDle and We are NOT inclined tn the