Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-07

AfptuihB-
City Clerk C. L. Russell is rejoicing
over the arrival of daughter yester-
day afternoon.
Doc. Wallace says give him Colo
rado climate-yesterday was prefer
able TO the east.
Col. Demming is inspecting work In
Bcren guich preparatory to long alb
sccncc in Mexico, Idaho and Alaska.
Frank Grady stopped over night In
the city on his way from Rico to Den
yer, where he goes to attend Sacred
Heart college
Mrs. George Slough and daughter
Rlva left Sunday morning for Denver
where Rlya will attend school the rest
Of the winter.
The Colonial Danes are arranging
to give their first annual ball on
Thursday evening of next week at
vendome hall.
For compactness and general infor-
nation OF reliable character the New
Years edition of the Denver Republi-
can filled the bill
The New Years edition of the Sill
verton Standard should be freely cir
cnlated as the mining review was com
plele In every respect.
Durango has everything in way OF
advantages good water good
schools, good churches and surround
ed by never failing industries.
a. NJ. Puett and family returned last
evening from Denver, where they
spent the holidays, and continued on
TO their home at Cortez this morning.
Our dispatches yesterday indicated
suffering among the people of the east
owing to the severe weather. Come
TO Colorado and enjoy the finest elm
ate In the world
collector for Colorado and Wyoming,
was among last evenings arrivals and
will spend the next two or three days
looking after interests. This Is Mr..
Howbert's first visit to Durango.
The morning sheet says labor is be-
ing sorely oppressed by the military
II the Democrat can show where the
rights of a laboring man have been
nfringed upon in the slightest there
would be some cause for argument
Ii Is strife between employer and
employe that the morning paper de-
sires, But 1t does seem to us that in
teiligent people will pay no attention
o the daily rawlings. No matter which
| side OF a question the sheet takes 1t is
| 100 partisan and too one-sided TO be
relied on in the slightest particular
| William Alexander Is now located
in his new barber shop in the Nation
| NJ hotel building, having moved last
| evening. He has "A nice room, the
place having been painted. papered
| md fixed up specially for him. The
location is n good one. He was all
ready for business and waiting on old
customers early this afternoon.
| His royal Ponderousness took con-
| siderable space in yesterdays sheet
70 say he was on our road. We will
imply take space enough TO say that
ne will have no trouble in keeping the
road If he will return the bundle of
| laper he borrowed six months ago for
| day or two, or send over $3.50. This
is the paper The Herald referred to
the summer. No attention has been
paid to bills sent him. As rule IL
-akes money TO run Il newspaper, but
gall seems 20 be sufficient with some
Jeople
On complaint of j. E. Hernandez,
president of the Miners and Smelter-
mems Union, j. Il. Atencio, the Grip
pied shoemaker, was arrested for as
sault and battery anG the case came
up before Judge Houx at o'clock this
afternoon. Hernandez alleges that
Atencio jumped onto him while asleep
and tried to choke him to death. At
encio claims extenuating circumstan-
ces. The room was crowded with
Mexicans who were interested in the
case
The meetings OF the Salvation Ar
my being conducted this week by Cap
tain Eva Ludgate. daughter of Brig
adler General Ludgate. are being
crowned with success. four persons al.
ready having gone forward and ex-
pressed a desire TO take up the cross
and follow in the footsteps of the
meek and lowly Nazarene. The cap
tain Will hold her last meeting here
on Wednesday evening AM will take
her departure Thursday morning.
A month or so ago the workmen at
Frank Barnes big sawmiil plant on
Horse Fly went ON strike, and after
nonkeylng with them week or SO
rank closed the works until next
spring, his logging crew and teams,
however, will keep going through the
winter. Frank went over today to
adjust matters for the winter and in