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

after IL o'clock when all Joined in
the rElks' Toast"
The incident was one that makes
life worth living. bringing mankind
closer together. Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes
are still with us, but expect to depart
in the morning for Telluride.
] The Woman's Relief Corps, an aux
Hilary society of Sedgwick Post No. IL,
Grand Army of the Republic. will give
grand ball at the Vendome hall on
Tuesday evening. April 5th. for the
benefit of its relief fund. This most
worthy society has expended Its last
/ dollar for the relief of destitute and
distressed veterans of the civil war.
their wives. widows and orphans, and
now appe lis to a generous. patriotic
| American public for funds to enable
it to carry on it's noble work The
mite you can contribute to this wor-
thy purpose will not be missed by you,
but in the aggregate will relieve the
distress of many worthy and unfor-
| tunate fellow-citizens, who deserve the
thoughtful remembrance and gener.
Gus support of all good and patriotic
people. Turn out and give the public
| spirited women of the Relief Corps
rousing benefit. Tickets can be pur-
chased at the drug stores; only 81.
ONE OF THE BOYS OF 62.
The motion for continuance in the
case of II. j. Williams. the man who
shot George Chesebro, was argued In
district court this morning Paul j.
Ellis, attorney for Williams. asked for
continuance on the following
grounds:
Absence of material witnesses: the
inability OF defendant at present to
bear the expense of securing wit
nesses and paying attorneys fees; the
physical condition of Mr. Ellis being
such that he was unable to properly
attend 10 his clients interests at this
time White 1t was represented that
Williams was unable to bear the nee
essary expenses at this time, 1t was
claimed he would be able to meet
them by the September term of court.
On these grounds a continuance was
granted.
The motion for continuance In the
TRULY larceny case was oyerruled, and
1t will probably come up immediate
after the Mexican arson case is d.
posed OF, which came up at o'clo
this afternoon.
Assessor Hopkins returned from
TDauNar Inst aNanipp urbnra ba ,uapt
to attend a meeting of assessors of
the state with the state board of
equalization. He says there was gen
eral good feeling and all apparently
interested in untangling the knot the
state is laboring under. Before clos
ing the following resolution was
passed and the assessors will await
| the action of the board before making
Whereas. the state board of equal
ization has pledged itself to tax the
railroads at their true cash value ar
| irving at such results by requiring
the officers of the roads. to furnish u
sworn statement of the actual cost of
placing the roads in the actual cond-
| tions in which they exist today, and.
Whereas, the board has agreed
that it will not allow such afidavits
to be used for the purpose of reduc-
ing the valuation of the road. but that
the same viii be used and acted upon
as basis by the board for reaching
a reasonable and correct solution of
| out the annual roll:
the valuation of railroads and that the
| board produce other evidences as 1t
deems necessary therefore be 1t
Resolved by the assessors of the
several counties in convention assem-
bled that they will value the property
in their various counties at its true
cash value or such per centage there
Of as the state board OF equalization
may adopt for the valuation of rail-
roads"
The committee which was appoint
ed to arrive at a valuation for stock
and coal land reported as follows:
Cattle, yearlings, from So to 50 per
head; two-year-olds. from 50 to $l2
a head; three-year-olds, s12 and up;
milch cows, $40 a head; cattle in
herds SO minimum graded bulls,
$50 and up; range horses, $40 mini
mum; sheep. s1.25 head minimum;
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