Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-22

1 honors bestowed upon their heroes
| They go on promoting them after they
| are dead, as will be seen by one of
the war dispatches today.
Mrs. John Grady and her daughter
Mrs. Al Moore. returned last night
from their trip east. which included
the worlds fair before it closed They
report having had a most enjoyable
! trip,
DR.. Winters was expected in last
night from the East, but did not show
MP. VIII probably come tonight. He is
reported to be greatly improved
though not entirely recovered from
his attack of paralysis.
The co,o n, 'a-v.
nfeer mes~ whisH hGisHP''8! Society = ),
Vale will go to Denver and mane lie
exchange for the old ones.
w $. Pickerill returned this morn
ing from Silverton, where he went to
help in the adjustment of the Silver
Lake fire loss. H. T. Parkhurst. the
travelling adjuster, will remain there
for couple of days more, as It will
take time TO complete the details.
Benjamin is trying an experiment.
In fact it is a cold day when he is not
trying something He has moved his
peanut wagon to the corner where his
kindling yard is so when the clerk
is not selling peanuts. he can pat in
the time saving wood Great scheme
The show was greeted last night
with the usual large crowd and the
audience enjoyed the production of
THE Octoroon" as the management
promised they would. The matinee
yesterday afternoon was very poorly
attended. The company left this morn
ing for Mancos, where they will stay
two nights.
Business Is picking up in police
court. Two cases in two days, which
is record breaker Yesterday a man
was fined for carrying a gun conceal
ed, he having given the fact away by
getting gloriously drunk. He was fined
s25 and his gun was confiscated A
plain drunk this morning was fined
$40.
Silverton correspondent phones
that the repairs are progressing at the
Silver Lake terminal and that the
mine will be in shape to do business
as of old in sixty days The men who
were laid of on account of the fire
have scrattered ont through the coun-
try, most of them getting work at
other mines, and the town consequent
" feels no evil effects.
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At the council meeting last night
Attorney Ritter stated his opinion that
the council had authority to levy
tax for the maintainance of public
library, a matter which the council
in considering. The Ladies' Library
association not only offers to donate
$4,000 worth Of books, but building
site as well There is hope entertain
ed that money for erecting a building
could be obtained from Andrew Car
negie, and it is understood that when
ever he builds a library he requires a
guarantee that sum equal to one
tenth of his donation be made for the
support of the library. In case we
could get 10000 for a building. II
would be necessary to raise by taxa
tion $1,000 year for maintenance.
The commissioners are in session
for the purpose of receiving excuses
from voters who failed to vote. So
far about a dozen have been received
They are mostly from people who
were away from home, who were at
work and couldn't stop, or from par.
ties who were sick The number Of
registered voters who failed to exer-
else their rights this year is exceed
ingly small as compared with former
years. In speaking of the board sit
ting for this purpose the commission
ers were unanimous in characteriZing
the law governing such action as use
less. The law compels them to sit for
that purpose three days. but no two
days in succession They intend for
the sake of economy. to sandwich in
day of other business in between
each of these three days, so they will
not be compelled to go home and come
back so often. piling up the milage.
They are of the belief that all this
business could be done by the county
clerk Just as well as not
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