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


ernor Of Colorado. II the Adams
charges can be substantiated the
snowfnx may be different at the end
Of IL days.
There will be preaching every
evening this week at the Hermosa
school house conducted by Rev. Sar-
ber and brother worker. A cordial
invitation is extended the Animas
valley people OF attend.
Messers. G. e. Mcconnell and c. c,
Sroufe pulled out early this morning
for Aztec and Pennington. And some
people think all these trips and the
$4,000 for survey Of the Arizona &
Colorado is only blum.
The Denver 4 Rio Grande will keeI
to the east sidD Of the Animas river
in its line to the south OF us while
the Arizona & Colorado road will
build on the west side. crossing the
Animas this side Of Aztec. There viii
be no conflict As TO right OF way.
Mr.. Freund, the gunsmith and nov
city works man, has moved into tn'
store with William c. Rodgers, th'
confectionery man, occupying on
side of the store. The move was made
by Mr.. Fre,ind 70 gel nearer the cen
ter Of business. 1t is much bette
location than the old one.
The remains of Mrs Cordelia Ham
lin were taken out to Mancos thi
| morning by A. r. Hood. They wer
accompanied by Mrs. Hamlin'
brother, Mr.. Heath, and a delegation
of Elks. Mrs. Hamlin's husband duI
ing his life time was member q
that order
| Mrs Rank, mother Of Mrs. Richey
was taken seriously i'll yesterda
with Appendicitis and was remove
to the ocnsnes hospital. Her cond
tion was such for while that he
relatives and friends were muc
alarmed and her daughter. Miss MAJ
garet OF Denver, and her son Joh
of Central City, were sent for an
/ t.,l Il. t.
dition is much improved otday, how
ever. and her relatives and friend
are relieved OF much apprehension.
| George II. SnarrOck of Divide, Col,
has been in Durango the past fe'
days hooking over the city and mad
arrangements to start a cigar an
tobacco store He has secured pal
OF the room occupied by ]. B. Begu'
the second hand man. Mr.. SharToc
went out on the eastern this mornin
to get his stock. furniture and fl
tures.
| Quite a little excitement ws eau
I'D in gambling circles today by on
man, who was bent on having Ii
tie fun at roulette In the Horseshoe
AT first he played silver dollars il
stead Of chips, but the supply of do
lars WAS not sufficient to permit {
their use. SO ne had TO go back
chips. A great crowd soon agthere
around the table and all other pla,
ersl gave way to the dead gam
sport" Very frequently 500 to 500
changed hands with each roll OF tn
ball. AT the time reporter locke
in the sport had all the white chip
and lot Of the reds on his side {
the table and it was said he was atou
$500 winner.
The following Is an extract from
letter written by former Supt. Edga
F. Downs to a Durango friend; :
was watcher At the city election /
May as member OF the League fo
Honest Elections and at the electio
Of Nov. s, as supreme court watcl
| er | thought | knew something abou
politics and political manipulatio
| from experiences In Greater Boston
as a member Of Republican commi
tees, delegate to conventions. etc
but the smoothness and perfection @
crookedness l never dreamed of unit
my Denver experience. make IL
question that even the present inves
tigation will not-added to the s,
preme court trfal-begin to revea
the actual depth Of political depray
ity existent in the conduct OF Denve
elections in recent years"