Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-14

toga down 10 Washington, where su
preme court balliffs do not make
afraid and where the naturalization
oil his automatic jaw may daily empty
the senate chamber and galleries
Penny Ante is fast becoming a joke
Silverton Miner.
Thus far the government has not
given orders for the mints to work
overtime In order to turn out one-cent
pieces as result OF Tom and Dawes
peny ante scheme.-Silverton Miner.
Mr.. Dawson, the cement contractor
on the bath house, has gone to Den.
yer for the winter. He came to the
conclusion that the weather would not
moderate sufficiently to permit tho
resumption of operations before
spring The main walls of the build
Ing are completed and the roof is now
being put on. C. r. Lewis
and Mrs. Artina X. Wentz slipped on
TO Silverton last week and were mar
ried on Wednesday. Nov. 20, 1905. at
the home OF Mrs. Alice Sorge, a sister
OF the bride.-Pagosa Times. o observer.
Well, the election is over and the
majority won. az II should. but Il
seems to voter that we are all or
a part OF us. at sea as to what consti.
tutes legal voter In this irrigation
district; and now is the time to settle
that question for all time to come. We
nave the opinions of eminent attor.
neys that are strictly opposite. and 1t
seems that the only way to settle the
question is by court ruling, and we
can do that now without hardship or
Ill Will. for there may come propo-
sition before the voters, carrying n
money consideration. that should be
put through legally.-Montezuma
Journal.
When the state supreme court last
week fined Senator Patterson 1000
for contempt 1t laid itself liable to the
unfair abuse of every squirtgun read
er OF Senator Patterson's two very ex.
celient papers. We hazard the opinion
that Senator Patterson will pay his
fine as the Denver Republican once
did. accept the punishment AS one OF
the Incidents Of strenuous political
Journalism and make all the campaign
capital out of It that he can.-Pagosa
New Era.
When all the mills Of ArchuIeta
county are In full operation they out
put over nifty carloads Of lumber per
day and give employment to 500 men.
besides furnishing q market for prac-
tically all In the way Of hay and grain
that Archuleta county raises.-Pasosa
New Era
The following menu was served the
old soldiers ut the Home on Thanks
giving day, 1873 persons being fed at
the tables: Oyster soup. roast turkey
with oyster dressing; giblet sauce.
celery, mashed potatoes. stewed Gran.
berries. picked cauIifiower, green
peas, bread and butter. honey. Bell.
flower apples. coffee. cake, cheese and
pumpkin pie.-Monte Vista Journal.
The first shipment OF sheen. consist
ing OF 90 cars. went out Of Monte
Vista Monday. They belonged to
Gates, Jones & Seth and averaged
lO4 pounds, and will undoubtedly
bring the top price on the Chicago
market, to which they were consigned
Graphic.
The company which has the fran.
cnise for water works system for
the purpose OF furnishing Pennington
WIN water from the San Juan seems
70 be getting busy. We believe that
they mean business or they would not
throw away something over a thous.
and dollars In expenses to secure the
franchise and investigate the situa.
tion'-- Pennington Enterprise.
| me rafmington Building company
mas the contract for the new residence
Tor DIR. o. C. McEwen on Orchard
street and already the excavation IA
nearly completed. 1t will be the moa,
up 10 date residence In the city wbeu
completed. 1t will be steam heated
and the larger rooms VIII be connect
ed by folding doors. and there will bs
Dath room, several closets and every
thihg TO add comfort and beauty tf
the surroundings.-Farmington Enter
prise.
The Affairs OF San Juan county ar,
conducted In way that is highly cred
liable to both the people and the pub
lie officers. Every dollar paid in A.
a1es Tor the county Is honestly an,
ihteiigentiy expended. San Jua,
county Is absolutely free from graf
and let Us keep 1t that way.-Times
Hustler.
ION Patterson was fined $1,000 b
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