Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-19

ciaI committee appointed to investigate
II seems the president of the associa-
ton this year was strictly in 1t. Last
year the fair privileges netted the as
sociation $3.50 This year the associa-
ton did not receive a cent, the presi-
dent owning the amusement company
securing the privileges. Other mis-
deeds are recounted.
O.
Sam Warner, son Of Judge Warner.
will go to Albuquerque In the morn
ing to seek employment with the rail
roads.
Judge Warner married at his resi-
debce today Mr. Clark Cravens of Sill
verton and Mrs. Cora Douglass OF Dt
range. who will hereafter make theii
home in Silverton.
Mrs. Nettie McTaggart. arrested
several days ago and placed in the
county jail on charges of bigamy and
omen adultery. was arraigned In Judge
Honxs court this morning and was
bound over in the sum of $500. w. NJ.
| Tinsley correspondent, will not be ar
raigned until next Saturday
H. ID. Mcbride today purchased the
interest of Andrew ]. Chitwood in the
| Horseshoe saloon and will hereafter
| conduct the place alone. Mr.. Chit
wood will devote his attention more
now to his ranch and stock interests.
having determined some time ago to
return as soon as possible to his for
| mer occupation.
Communities unwittingly or uncon-
| sciously. unintentionally or inadvert
| emily. commit crimes as much greater
| In degree than the individual could
commit as the community is larger
| than the single person. BY or through
| inadvertence. or through sellishness or
| Indifference, communities have crush
ed souls and stopped agnast for mo-
| ment at least, when the work was
done II not to regret, to wonder why
| the community had done this. Death
is the leveler and Mother Earth the
common sepulcher. There are many
| yet to bury.
r. c. Graden went ont this morning
as Juror before the United States
court, Judge Hallett presiding. Mr..
Graden had inteded to 20 10 Rock
| wood last evening. but when he hap.
pened to think about the kind of court
Judge Hallett keeps he made up his
mind he would take no chances. 80
he went back to his quarters and
packed bigger grip. one that would
last longer, and took the eastern train
this morning.
Mr. c. f. Hopkins addressed a well
Allied house AT the NJ. Il. church last
evening on the subject of temperance.
loI Christian Citizenship" Mr.. Hop
kins is forcibe talSer and spoke
from the shoulder. He is Prohibi
tiouist OF the first water and says
Christian people who want the liquor
itics--that success of either OF the
old line parties means catering to the
saloons. He urged Christians TO show
by their votes where they stood, and
the only way to do this is to vote the
Prohibition ticket. MIR. Hopkins illus
trates his talk with appropriate songs
accompanying the same with banjo.
J. s. SheelI and wife of Hesperus
and Mancos, owning farm and mining
properties all over the country, from
La Plata river to Mancos river will
20 to San Diego to spend the winter.
These aged aud good old people have
raised big and very good family and
the children are scattered so they can
go away like they used to before they
had any babies at all. II they ike
san Diego they may dispose of all
their property In this country and live
the balance of their days where they
can walk down or ride, and see the
sun kissed breakers of the Pacific
| when the tidal wave subsidies and
watch the silvery sands as the wave
lets retire from the beach, and won.
der again what the world was made
for.
The funeral cortege Of the late A.
B, Douglas wended its way TO Green
mount cemetery this afternoon under
the auspices of the Woodmen of the
World and Elks, there to close with
the body the secret of determination
to self destruction.
MIR. Douglass had lived in Durango
several years. engaged in the furni-
ture business, enjoying prosperity and
the confidence of the business com.
munity, His life had seemed happy
one, hut it is said he had something
kindred to Brights disease and be-
came melancholy at times His
strange leave from Durango and sub
sequent death by his own hand nave
already been detailed in these col,
nmns.
There is not too much peace for
the living, let there he peaceful re-
pose ior the dead,
Found dead in the bath. was the
story whispered about the city yes.