Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-25
Grated on at an expense of $4,000 or
more year ago.

more year ago.
Curly Knight says the drive the
Eagles made to Aztec was like pleas
ant dream until they reached the deep
sands and dust and broken bridges
between Cedar Hill and Aztec.
Morris Stein. who returned night
before last from an extensive eastern
trip, tells the same story as all the
rest of the merchants who have visit |
ed the eastern markets-overrun with
orders. prosperity abounding in every
nook and corner. Morris thinks some
Of 1t is bound to come this way.
J. s. d. Hopkins came down TINS
afternoon from his ranch at Hermosa
and will go to Hesperns tomorrow,
where he is in the merchandise busi-
ness.
The Aztec exhibits will be in Du-
range this afternoon, coming on the
broad gauge road at 4;3O, and the To-
cal fair management will at once pro-
ceed to get them on display.
Earl Snyder says the Aztec conn-
try looks fine and tnat people are en-
toying prosperity. The fair exhibits.
he saws, made big show and that the
Durango crowd had a nice time.
Every business mouse and residence
| in Durango should have bunting or
flag or some decoration during the
fair Make 1t big red letter day, the
biggest ever.
The Federation Of WomeD's Clubs
| will meet at Denver next Monday ana
the women of the Durango federation
have sent them an invitation TO hoid
their next convention at Durango next
June.
Secretary Russell of the fair asso
citation SAYS the city is filled with
farmers today and that each one has
tackled him for stalls to display
stock. that the stock show is going tf
he a big one.
A new mortgage was filed on th'
Telegraph plant late yesterday after
noon for $4,000. What part, II any
the late mortgage is to cover OF tn
previous morteaged Indebtedness II
. not known. Prior TO yesterday tn
plant was covered by mortgage Il
the Mergenthaler Linotype company
including interest. Of about $1,S5O
, 1852, including interest, TO Fulle
, Hood, and with costs will run clos
to $1,000; judgment lien that come
next to Hood claim, being preferre
creditor after the Hood mortgage !
> paid. or about $3.50, including intel
| est and costs and last but not leas
| as they come ahead of all creditors
. unpaid taxes of s120. the plant neve
5 having contributed a cent towards tn
I running expenses of the town or couI
0 ty. although having been paid libera
l. ly from both This makes secure
e Indebtedness slightly over $4,000, nc
to mention the incumbrance filed ye
terday. The sheet has now lost a
a standing for publication of legal NJ
n tices as a daily, and as no weekl
" '~rrr-'r-uurrr- SIX fnuntns- pu6ncarlo
:. for a new sheet to be eligible to pull
Il lish legal notices. Then there is a
unsecured Indebtedness Of severa
thousand dollars. It costs to run
daily newspaper.
The Rio Grande has established
! schedule for passenger train seryic
between Durango and Pennington oy
er the new broad gauge road, whicl
went into effect this morning. an,
p, b. McAtee and w. D. Lee will prob
aDiy nave more peace of mind thai
they have enjoyed for long time
Both know everybody and try to bel,
everybody out on rates and all sort
OF propositions, and when they wer,
: trying to get the management to Civ,
rates and service for the Farmingtor
ana Aztec fairs they didn't know
whether they were afoot or horseback
me big fellows at Denver said mo,
they couldn't have any rate. the,
needed the hoss and wagon to built
the balance of the road and nearl,
! H"' Z" hotibh lO geI MAD.
ihe new schedule is as follows:
Leave Durango at a. M: arrive a,
Pennington at II a. m.
Leave Pennington at 80 D. M;
arrive at Durango at $50 D. m.
MI McAtee says that while the
road bed is new, having just been re-
ceived by the Rio Grande company
1t is intended to keep as closely to the
schedule as possible, realizing that the
public interests demand a good ser.
vice Asked about the probability of
Durango securing special rates from
the towns below during the coming
fair, MIR. McAtee said he had already
taken the matter up with Colonel
| Hooper and he hoped for results
which will be mutually satisfactory to
the public and railway.
The establishment of the passenger
service Just at this time is opportune
as Durango desires now more than
ever before TO make the Colorado.
New Mexico fair bigger and better
All OF the interests of the great Ami
mas country, from the head to the
nj h- II.