Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-14
Roy Halls bull dog than have anoth-
er attack OF liberated teeth.

Gus Voight is now located in his
new quarters-building next TO Hahns
store He will have roomy and neat
shop and better prepared than ever
to look after the welfare of patrons
The banks will observe Arbor day
by closing, being legal holiday so
remember and make your deposits to-
morrow and get the change you need
for following day.
Attorney General n. c. Miller arriv-
ed in the city last evening via Tellu-
ride. and is putting in today shaking
hands with old time friends. He con
tinues to Denver in the morning.
The Animas City school board has Il
meeting tonight TO talk over the pro
posed new school house, and 1t Is like
ly that bids will be advertised for
The structure will be four-room
brick and much larger than the old
one.
The two Navajo blankets purchas-
ed the other day by G. f. Tiffany are
being rallied by Sam May. They are
perfect beauties and the largest we
have seen in this section. or course
you will want to take chance. They
ire on exhibition at the FL Moro.
Pete Mcclellan is cleaning away the
lebrls in connection with the founda-
lion work for the Wingate-Ambold
block. Pete says he has half a dozen
Jobs awaiting his attention-that there
is more work going on in Durango for
his time of the year than in many
seasons.
SANDY Anderson is spending the
lay in Durango, arriving last even
ng Mr. Anderson returned last Fri
lay from four months trip to Eng
and He says there Is little snow
his side of Eureka and Chattanooga
| except in protected places, and it will
not be long before the railroad will
| be open to Red Mountain.
As The Herald scribe was vending
| his way home last night he observed
| .wo horses grazing on the open park
| IN the Boulevard opposite Kirkpat-
| rick's The officers should make it
| point to get around town and impound
| oose stock, There is no excuse for
| urning stock out at nights to trample
| lown lawns that have cost much time
| md money on the part OF citizens in
)rder to beautify the town.
District court is occupied this aft
| arnoon with the case of the Gold King
| Consolidated Mines company against
,ntone Cont and Dominick Luzella.
| rhe Italians are being prosecuted for
trespass, and the question involved is
| o determine whether or not there is
1 public road up Horse gulch back of
the smelter b. w Ritter represents
| plaintiff and Reese McCloskey defend
| ant.
| The Herald is glad that many are
| falling in line with The Herald in ad-
vocating getting together" of the
school forces and having the legality
If election day settled amicably. The
welfare of every citizen is at stake as
we'll as the reputation of the schools.
rwo school elections probably means
two-headed school board until one
is disposed of by the courts. An ounce
| of prevention is worth more than a
pound of cure in this instance.
| The controversy between George
| Myers and Mrs. C. A. Keith involving
he ownership of certain land on Pine
| river below Bayfield, was decided by
Judge Russell in favor OF Mrs, Keith.
The dispute was on account of an err
ror in the original survey and will af-
| feet large number Of land owners in
| that section, it is said. An informal
| meeting of several ranchman who
will he affected by the decision was
held this afternoon to discuss the ad-
Visibility of carrying the matter to a
higher court to make test case.
The Audubon Societies, through
| their organ, Bird-Lore, make an urgent
appeal to the women of America to alb
stain from using aigrettes. 1t is claim
ed that the Herons from which these
ilgrette plumes are taken are rapidly
approaching extinction. The dealers
offer s32 per ounce for raw plumes
tempts hunters to defy the law, and il
IS believed that if woman does not
abandon the use of aigrettes, the
white herons throughout the world
will be exterminated. Bird-Lore pub
lishes detailed statement OF the facts
in the case by William butcher. which
can be obtained in leafet form from
the national committee of Audubon
Societies. 525 Manhattan avenue, New
York city.
Friday, April 18th. is Arbor day
day set apart for the planting OF
trees, This is a day which should
interest all sorts and conditions OF
people especially the boys and girls.
The day is an organized result OF Ell
forts made by thoughtful men and wo-