Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-02


out until the question is disposed Of.
His frantic appeals are really heart
rending. although they only appeal 10
the ofisce-seeidng. don't-careif-fraud.
wascommitted- Democrats.
DIR. Ochsner returned from Aztec
where be went to look after two se-
rious cases He operated on Harley
Pool. who lives below that town, for
Appendicitis. Mr.. Pool has been suf'
fering for several months and was ter
ribly wasted in body. A nurse was
taken along who will look after aim
until he recovers. The other case was
G.. w. Petty al Cedar Hill. He had
bad case OF pneumonia He is report
eyi improving.
Under the new legislative appro-
priation bill La Plata, Arcbuleta,
Montez,ius and Dolores are placed In
one senatorial district La Plata be-
ing given one representative. Monte
yuma, Dolores and San Miguel are
placed in one representative district,
while Ouray and Hinsdale are placed
together for representative purposes
and for senatorial purposes Ouray
San Juan. Hinsdale and Mineral are
bunched.
The revival meetings at the First
Methodist church closed last night
The church was packed, several going
away. not being able to secure seats.
Rev. DeFlone has proved himself to
be very successful evangelist. He
leaves with the best wisnes of the
church and congregation. The meet
ings have been very interesting from
the start Eighty people have been for.
ward at the altar during the meetings
Fifty.iye have united with the church,
Mrs. Cordelia Ha Min, Of Mancos.
died at 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
at the Ochsner hospital from the re-
suit Of an operation removing large
cancer from the stomach. The can
Ger weighed six and half pounds'
She was about 30 years Of age. Her
husband is not living and She had no
children She has brother named
Heath at lockwood. Mr.. Heath came
down and will leave in Toe morning
for Mancos with the remains OF his
sister
c. o. Clark Is down from La Plata
City. He reported that the trail has
been broken to the Small Hopes mine
and work will be resumed at once,
A small boarding house will be built
10 take the place Of the one demol-
ished by the slide II will not be as
large as the old house-just large
enough to get along with. This will
give steady employment to force OF
fourteen or fifteen men. This will BIZ
good news, az It was announced after
the slide that work would not be re
sumet I'LL spring.
The Herald believes the senat.
should have investigated tho contest
Instituted by Ward and Beshoar If
they were honestly elected they are
entitled TO seats in the senate. Right
snould prevail The senate properly
righted wrong by unseating Born
md Healey and there is no question
in our mind but that four hold-over
senators are serving through the grace
Of fraudulent voters and their removal
would only be along lines Of Justice.
But in the case Of the senator's from
Boulder and Trinidad fair hand
should be played--even IL Republicans
were not accorded this two years ago.
According to the Aztec Index. Farm
ington is threatened with another
newspaper or course with railroads
and other improvements second
paper will naturally follow but the
line is not ripe for one and the mer-
II digging up for An extra sheet How.
ever Durango is an inviting field for
another daily OF weekly. In fact. The
Herald can always hold out a welcome
from this burg OF course IT may be-
necessary to live on winj-pudding diet
some Of the time or have the happy
faculty Of standing on press associa-
tious. merchants rent, printers, car
riers. etc II You are an adept at the
latter, by all means come 10 Durango
According TO dispatches the Denver
& Rio Grsnde directors, in session in
New York city last week, decided TO
push the construction OF branch to
t'armingtoD, While this gives official
the news is not surpris-
Ing as it has been generally under.
stood for some time that the road con.
emplated the extension and to this
md surveyors have been busy with
he preliminary work That work viii
start in very short lime cannot be
doubted for a moment In fact Yra,i-