Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-03


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The bill fiend will be abroad tomor-
row. Greet him with a smile as col
lecting is not pleasure dream.
Mrs. j. Fl. Brink and daughter came
down from Silverton last evening en-
route TO their home at Ophir
The Legislators viii soon be pack
ing their grips and starting for ncma
And some of them will have much to
account for.
1t appears to be generally accepted |
that Airy Will be the next police mag |
istrate. He is capable and will rem
der good service.
Elect Patterson and he will see that
the city is well polced. Mr.. Potter
son is stickler when IT comes to
fulfilling public trust.
Looked more like Christmas day
this morning tnan the last of March |
Must have been three or four inches
of snow during the night.
Yes. The Herald is in a newspaper
combine. The combine. however. con
sists in an honest endeavor to pay le
gitlmate bills by hard work and thus
keep out of Justices courts.
Republicans are not going back on
Davis for clerk-especially when AMI
| opportunity is presented of electlna
an upright young man to the position.
The Herald might fill its space
make it appear that we had several
columns of locals, If We desired 10
air the opposition sneets. We enter
tain the public.
| March is going out like roarng
lion, all right And still the ground
hog was not able to see his shadow
in ths section the second day of Feb
ruary. Must be something wrong
This is great goose" weather Sew
eral flocks were observed yesterday
heading towards Silverton. but when
| hey encountered the snowcapped
peaks they no doubt turned about and
are at present dodging sportsmen.
Clements will make the city an at
Jorney of which the people will be
| proud. He will not require the as
sistance of additional counsel. And
| in a oh 10
membered that it was the Democratic
party that made it so expensive for
he city the past yearly its nomina
ton of two years ago.
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| Arguments were finished at $50
last night in the Anselmo Mesta2
murder case and the jury brought in
a verdict at $3.50 this morning OF vol
untary manslaughter Mestaz was
sentenced to the pen for not less than
one year and not more tnan eighteen
months. The jury was excused til
$3.50 tomorrow morning.
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William Beeler died at his home on
Sixth avenue at $50 last night after
a short illness. He leaves a wife and
two boys. The funeral will be held
Sunday afternoon at 2:3O at the resi-
dence. Mr.. Beeler had been an EN-
ploye of the smeltcr the past fifteen
wears, and at the time of his death
held foreman's position. He was a
member of the Knights of Pythias
and the Woodmen of the World.
Past Great Sachem o. S. Galbreath
Of the Improved Order Of Redmen, Is
in receipt of telegram annouDcing
he death Of Great II cohonee, ThUs.
II. Watts of Montgomery, Ala. The
Great Incononee is the head of the
order in the United States, ndmbeIn ;
over 100000 members. Mr. Watts
was versatile gentleman and bril-.
liant lawyer and man who loved
Redmarship with bis whole heart His
death brings sadness 70 the hearts OF
the membership everywhere and oc
lasions a loss tnat cannot be estimat
ed.
Mrs AL Godfrey died at Z O'Clock
last night at her home near the elec
tric light plant from complication
arising from childbirth. She had
been married about fourteen months
She was twenty-four years of age and
was member of La Plata Circle No
80. Women of Woodcraft. Her hus
band is employed by the brewery
Her mother is in Pagosa Springs
and a sister lives in the country eight
cen miles from there Definite fun
eral arrangements cannot be an
nounced until they are heard from
but it is likely the funeral will BE-
Sunday afternoon.