Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-03-28

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ready for openings next week.
Charley Galbreath left for his tie
camp on the Rio Grande this morning
after spending few days in town.
Eastern train crossed the range and
will arrive on time this evening al
though bad snow and wind storm is
raging
D. Preston Bell is down from Silver
ton and will remain until Monday. He
reports Mrs, Bell feeling unusually
well.
Many of the farmers owning dry"
ranches decided not to put in crops
this year. They see now where they
missed it.
District court is still occupied today
with the trial of the Mexicans charged
with burning house. barn. horses and
haystacks at La Posta.
If this is not genuine March day
then we would like to know what is.
It's almost as bad as Dave Day-only
a darn sight more welcome
Cornfed mutton and beef served at
The Topic restaurant. Drop in and
see the bill of fare One meal will
convince you this is the place to eat.
The cases of Saxon and Coulson
were continued TIL 10 o'clock Tues
day morning, owing to the district at
torney being occupied with the arson
case in the district court.
The Rosebud social at the North
Side parsonage this evening will be
the place To spend the evening Don't
mind the storm 1t will be sunshine
on the inside. Get around by 1870.
Mrs Richter. of the Chicago Millin-
cry parlors. will await more favorable
weather and have her millinery open
ing the coming week Announcement
part of the week.
The Topic" OF course you all
know where The Topic" is situated,
but do you know about The Topic
restaurant? 1t is in the rear of the
building and good judges say 1t Is the
best place in town to get good steak
And reasonable. too. Try the place
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held at the residence of Miss Biggs,
given by the Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Presbyterian church, has
been postponed on account of the bad
weather Announcement will be made
later as TO the date
The Herald will inform the Demo.
crat that the Herald never received a
request from loaning agency to keep
record filings out of the paper. 1t
matters not to them. 1t Is the poor in
dividnal who objects to having his
poverty paraded before the public.
The city council might fence in the
lot next to the fire house so the horses
could be turned in and ollowed to en-
| Joy a roll and little play occasionally.
a horse gets tired standing in his
tracks day after day. All they get is
their board and they should be made
as comfortable as possible
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Talking with Mancos parties at 9
O'Clock this afternoon reveals the
same kind of n storm as prevailing
in Durango, and there is great joy
| both in the town and the country, es.
| pecially in the great Montezuma val.
| ley where the question of moisture
| this spring was becoming serious
proposition, more so than in many
sections.
School district No. % has voted
bonds of $1,000 for the purpose of
building a new school house. The
bonds were received today-two of
$500 each. They bear per cent in
terest and should be a good invest
ment for some purchaser Anyone de-
string information regarding same can
he informed by applying to Judge C.
T. Morgan.
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Messrs. Brickenstein and Warshau-
er are still with us. Mr., Brickenstein
says IL is too early to talk much pol.
itics. He says Peabody will be re-
elected governor, that the Republi.
cans of the state are tired of the Den
yer squabble and that success is not
dependent upon Denver He also says
Congressman fIogg stands well in ev.
cry county and will be renominated
by acclamation.
I. L. Bowman has in his window an
assortment of Mexican linen drawn
work The handiwork of the dusky
Mexican women. The best linen is
used from which with wonderful pa
tience a portion of the threads are
drawn and with the needle the bal
ance is worked into the most beau
tiful designs. 1t seems almost impos-
sible that articles of such beauty can
be purchased for the prices asked.
The snow that fell up till O'Clock