Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-07-10

for New York to buy fall goods for
the Silverton store.
John Dienl was found by DR.. TurTell
on the street this morning broken out
with smallpox. He was sent to the
pest house.
Miss Helen Rourte. stenograpner
in Copeland's ONCE, was last night
presented with gold watch as queen
of the carnival.
Col. Is. B. Calvin came down from
Silverton this morning to spend Sun
day at Trimble Springs. Trimble is
the great popular resort
The depot safe at Placerville was
tapped for $40 last Saturday night.
And there is no Sunday closing in
force at Placervllle, either.
City authorities should see that
scavenger work is attended 10. 1t is
criminal for dead carcasses lying in
back alleys creating disease
This is a good time to start in and
reform in way of talking about your
neighbors. II you haven't anything
good to say leave them alone.
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Ordinance 229 was passed by a
council out for revenge, not one vot-
ing for II from principle. Revenge
will never succeed in any undertak.
ing.
Sam May has succeeded in raising
| almost $50. which together with the
SIS appropriated by the city council.
VIII fix the lower footbridge. Sam is
IA hustler all right.
Mr.. Thompson, the milkman. says
he has twenty babies depending on
him for milk and he will be around
with their supply tomorrow evening
If he is arrested.
Hundreds Of people throng the
streets every night from dark till 8
or 10 o'clock taking In the shows and
watching the Ferris wheel go round.
II is quite a diversion.
The Standard says the reason Sill
verton was without music on the
Fourth was because the band decid.
ed 1t wanted $50 additional money
above the $3.50 agreed on.
Now that fly time has come all par.
ties driving horses should take the
| check reins down. especially wne1
| the horses are standing, to give the
horses a chance to fight the flies of
| VIII Alexander came over from
| PaBosa Springs last evening Says
Its all mistake about people scrap
ping in that neck of the woods Al
| are peaceabe and loveable.
bunch of seven Democrats yes
| terday afternoon said Sheriff Thomp
| son could command their support fol
| reelection and that he is the mos,
popular man In La Plata county to
| day.
The Rio Grande Southern is once
more out OF the mire, the track hav
Ing been repaired and a through train
arrives from Telluride this evening
| and regular service will be resumed
In the morning. The Southern has
sure enough nad a long and expensive
siege of 1t. nearly six weeks, and the
| management undoubtedly glad tn,
! road is again in shipshape and it is
hoped IT will be long time before
il undergoes similar experience.
MIR. Sarber announces for tomor
row evening at the Baptist church the
first OF series of sermons on "Pich
and Spade in Defense OF the Bible
dealing with the wonderful conflrma
tons OF the accuracy and historical
truth OF the Bible by the excavations
and discoveries OF recent years in the
Orient. The series Will be full of In.
teresting information. and botn be.
levers and unbelievers in the Bible
are cordially invited. This first dis
course will tell of the famous Rosetta
Stone and the Behistun Rocks.
The ordinance prohibiting speaking
on the streets will be beneficial in
several ways. 1t will prohibit fake
medicine fakirs from selling their
wares from street corners and all
kinds of outside exhibitions where
speaking is INDUCED in. On the otin-
er hand, it shuts on the Salvation Ar
my which will hereafter be COM
PEELED to keep in doors. otherwise the
leaders and members will be subject
to arrest. Il will also prohibit pub
lie men from addressing gatherings,
no matter on what the subject may
be. The ordinance cannot make flesh
of one and fowl of another.
This afternoon on complaint of o..
bert 4 Gill. the man who runs the
engine for the merry-go-round was
arrested charged with passing a coun-
terfeit IS gold piece. He was arrest.