Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-01-09


La plata county obtains an assign
able clerk. Well. its something.
The Gunnison tunnel contract has
been approved and work will start
NJ once
Hetty Green starts the new year
with the firm determination to save
something for rainy day.
And now there is clash between
the state and federal authorities con-
cerning disposition OF Mrs Chadwick.
Railroads often perform a grand
| educational work; The Santa Fe has
forbidden its conductors to work cen-
uloid collars
| Chicago iocesely explains the do
crease of 900 In marriage licenses
| last year as due to neglect to leap
year privileges.
| Censorship of plays has been intro
ducad in Denver. but II isn't probable
thar there win be an amelloration In
/ musical comedies
| One Indiana girl shot another for
giving young man kiss. Some OF
the scientiests say kissing Is danger
our. It seems To be-in Indiana.
| The national live stock convention
meets in Denver next week. It is be-
lieved our George West went there
to brand some mavericks.
| A Colorado Springs negro is hiding
out 'Tis well. The woman he shot
the nrst OF the week is dead and there
| Is liable to be trouble when he shows
up.
| Albuquerque reports $500. 1000 worth
of building erected in 1904. This Ia
not bad. We have an idea Durango
will be able to report big Increase
this season
| England IL again making plans to
build the biggest battleship In the
world. and by next year some other
lmpertinent nation will make 1t nee
essary for the Britons to start all
over. The biggest battlesbip In the
world never succeeds In getting IT.
self launched before a bigger one Is
started somewhere.
Henry Gassaway Davis has resolv-
ed that he will never again neglect
his private interests to run for the
yicepresidency on ticket that can't
carry Missouri
An educator says cheap shoes are
destroying the beauty OF American
women. Shoe! Down with the man
who can't see that American women
are becoming more beautiful all the
time.
Last years lynchings in the United
tates numbered 80. the smallest num-
Der In any one year since statistics
were first gathered. The change in
the last two or three years has. how
eyr. not been great. the total for 1902
having been 96. and for 1903, l04
| Representative Bonynge has intro
duced bill to appropriate $4,000 to
complete the Denver mint building,
and two bills TO authorize the sale OF
the old mint building and site. one
providing that the proceeds shall he
turned into the treasury, the other
that the proceeds Rhall be used to
complete the new mint building.
The expense of the war up to Nov
embss % amounted to 1898 900 900, OF
which $1G1 900 900 was for the army,
$il 100000 for the navy and 335. $780,
900 for various military requirements.
making about s25 100000 a month.
The outstanding credits up to the
, same time were s126 .000, 900, of which
sS3 100000 was for the army. s3l.-
900 900 for the navy and $4,000. 900
for miscellaneous expenses. That
makes the toal war expenses for the
year 1864 900. 900.
O.
! An effort is being made to settle
e all election contests now pending In
Pueblo county by a compromise. The
I effort is due TO the expense the con-
Z tests would entail upon the county.
b No definite plan OF settlement has
been determined. but II has been
: proposed that all contests be with
d drawn and that matters remain In the
same position as when the canvass
= Ing board issued certificates Of cleo
o ton
y Representative Hogg Wednesday
II introduced bill to divide Colorado
/. into two federal judicial Districts
) L.. to comprise Rout. Grand. Sum
g NIT. Lake. Iarlmer. Weld Logan.
Ssdgwich. Phillips. Morgan. Yuma.