Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-03-13
From Thursdays Daily;

| From Thursdays Daily:
Father Duffey went to Denver this
morning 10 report to the bishop.
| The quantity Of rice wasted Al the
depot when bridal couples depart
man commit suicide
Just make up your mind 10 take In
| the Marie Fountain company per-
Make no other plans
Ths journal expresses surprise
there are not more hold-ups in Tellu-
idle and hungry men.
| DR.. Ochsner has received word that
tnis wife has typhoid fever at her
been for the past few weeks visiting
|, is believed to be in mild form.
Ii's rather discouraginc for Du-
printed on outsid. stationary There
are three job plants in Durango and
good and reasonable work is the rule.
| Charles +. Van Brimmer 4. keeping
bachelors nall, his wife having left
for Nebraska City on a visit to the
old home Charley will bear watch
ing. He is liable to have stag
party any night
Grand Junction rancnmen raised
the price of loose hay to $40 ton
which resulted in sending out for
ranchmen will carry their hay over
another season.
J, Watson Hayden and Il. Frank
Wetnerill departed this morning for
Boston. Mr.. Hayden's business here
is finished now and this may be his
last trip TO Durango |, is not likely
Mr.. WetherilI win return.
10 f.. Sheridan, New Mexico coal
mine inspector. departed this morn.
ing for mis- home in Silver City. He
has been looking over the coal mines
on the La Plata river He SAYS there
| is one vein down there forty feet
thick, thirty of which is good, mar
| ketable coal.
It's next to impossible to get any
one TO discuss spring politics The
people had such long siege of 1t
! last year and the continuous uproar
in toe general assembly. has no doubt
| dissusted even the politicians. who
know full well the people-are decided
ly weary and would gladly escape
| further affiiction. AT any rate Du-
rangoites will not he bothered with a
! long campaign.
The Herald is pleased TO state that
| Mrs. David ireland is improving and
friends and relatives are now conf.
dent sne will recover After the dis
paraging news of the past ten days
| tine above is certainly good news.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah ]. Bar.
bier was neld this afternoon at 2
| O'Clock at the residence, the service
being conduced by Mr., w. b. Farley
OF the Reorganized Church of Latter
| Day Saints. Besides large number
| of friends the following relatives were
present: Mrs. Amanda Book, a niece
who came from Wyoming 10 care for
her aunt some time ago; Mrs. Skid
more OF Durango. who is also a
niece. and Mrs. w. 7. Wales OF this
city, daughter-in-law OF deceased
Mr.. Wales is in Denver receiving
treatment for his health and was
unable to be present
The Herald was fully informed re.
sarding the Archuleta county expos
urs some days ago, but WAS not per
mitted to give the facts until made
public ofiicially. simply stating that
AFFAIRS were in bad shape and some
thing would drop in few days. We
are informed the county has warrants
outstanding to the extent of about
$50 1000. No doubt n large portion
f-lt mi hat
County Clerk Freeman is tae real
culprit. The real system OF robbery
WAS in raising the amount Of war
rants. For instance. tine Out West
Printing company of Colorado Springs
hled bills. Ono was for 336-it was
raised TO $685.. Another warrant for