Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09

to catch in the daylight and very
prankish about Kicking their employ
ers out OF bed at night.
Mrs. Hub. mother-in-law OF Charlie
Walters, is conyalescing after several
days serious affection with her stom-
ach.
The tax sale of properties for the
collection OF delinquent taxes now on
will probably be continued to Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Tom Burrows, the managing farmer
OF the Florida contingent, is in today
to see how much the town had
"growed" since he was here last.
Pastor o. B. Sarber and wife have
begun the organization Ct Bible and
mission class for the little ones OF
the Baptist Sunday school. Mr.. Sar-
ber will conduct the former and Mrs
Sarber the latter.
Lon Stambaugh, who used to freight
into Rico with eight and ten yoke of
oxen hitched to wagon, Is up from
his La Plata ranch, where he is rais-
ing pumpkins, bull calves and prize
pigeons.
Alton Packard happened to pick up
| ~ tka Dnr
his travels, which prompted him to say
last evening that imagination easily
doubled the circulation of newspa-
per Every time Day prates on circu-
lation 1t is certainly imagination.
The county commissioners are con
! ferring with the state engineer with
the purpose of learning if 1t will be
necessary to advertise again for bids
for the construction Of the state road
, up Junction creek. II is probable that
contract can be made yet this fall
so that the road may be completed by
next fall or some other fall.
; jim Hawkins had bad luck last
: night. getting in jail and paying sec
! and costs for having big gun on
his person. 1t appears that ne got
in row with the Starr boys some
time ago and got bunch handed tc
him Still angered, he had armed fol
) the fray and getting little worse fol
Y drink fell into the hands OF the police
, The county commissioners, navint
!, made a reduction in the tax levy o.
i four mills, feel that it is up to the
e city council to make its cut and come
0 in with it. The commissioners do no
care to be mandamussed by the cit,
or anybody else. The council meet!
4 this line some time ago will probabl,
a take up the levy and decide what t.
v do.
e Mrs. ]. w. Reagan, who started he
two little boys to school in Durango
has one Of them at home sick, AM
=. lsays that unless health conditions cal
be made more assuring she will hay'
i, to take the children to Ell Paso o
- Guaymas. In fact" she says, Yif MI
Reagan knew the situation here nov
he would doubtless wire us out o
here"
=, Joe Weinig when seen this morn
II ing, was not at first inclined to Civ
Il out any news because the reporte
Y had accused him last summer of drink
ing out Of Junction creek while on tn
road up, but under stress, said the Du
l. range Girl was now ready to shil
I some good ore. He had been arount
/. hiring single drivers to pack ore AM
a had just learned that Lee Doster ha,
r thirty burros and saddles that wer,
v hungry to pack ore. 1t is hoped ii
mining circles that since the old man
agement of the Durango Girl has re
# sumed its operation they will con
r tinue. cutting out all butterfly propo
$ sitions of promoting through channels
e where cold feet take the place o
Il money.
visitor to the city, looking owe
the country for investment in on
e or more Of our splendid resources
s is evidently occupying room whicl
e had been occupied before. He say
l. about 4 o'clock every morning whel
e graveyards yawn at the growing O
- cocks, there is a boisterous knockinl
at his chamber door. This mornirl
our stranger screwed up his courag
o to the sticking point and ventured Il
n ask: VINO are your to which ther'
o came a response: Il am the spirit o
p Jim Anglim. Tell the people die
r not get all the money"
d Before leaving Denver Saturds!
night Henry Arnold ran across Bene
dict. the insurance man. The latte,
n said: Henry, l would like to go dowr
e to Durango with YOU and would IL yor
l. scare up a fire" OF course this was
= said in jocular way, but when Bene
dict received the following telegram
G yesterday forenoon he undoubtedly re
K called the remark to Mr.. Arnold
l. You can come. She's on In great
IHhape--Arnold