Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-07-13

Mrs. fuiforu returned this morn
ing from vift TO the lockwood
| school.
| And to think that Thomas +.
Walsh has divers ways OF spending
his Camp Bird dough,
| Let us hope Mr., Walsh will not find
It necessary to economize on any of
his Newport dinners on account OF
that settlement" he had to make
| The Herald trusts Mr.. and Mrs. W.
II Patterson will strike some suitable
location where prosperity will pre-
vail. regretting they feel It best to
leave Durango just as the city Ia put
ting her best foot forward
The dog poisoner is reported to be
abroad again. Herman Berndt has
been working with his dog all day try
Ing to bring him out all right the dog
having been poisoned last night. Two
other cases are reported today.
.
The plant OF the Salida Cnronlcle
Is up for sberin's sale Rather ex-
penslve running paper-unless one
becomes leech and refuses to pay
anything OF course there are some
towns where the people will not take
standors all the time
The Herald guarantees circulation.
II any advertiser wants facts The
Herald books are open. Tnis wind
and-pudding business dealt in by
some papers may fool some but they
are easily misled If they rely on fake
statements.
Leo Won Rosenberg mining engl
neer of New York city and a party OF
Victor men composed of r v Bod.
fish. @ l.. Patterson and a. r. Holmes,
arrived in the city last night and will
make an inspection OF the Neglected
mine. Mr.. Won Rosenberg was acre
and looked over the Neglected several
weeks ago.
little girls left this morning. Mrs.
Beatty and the children go to Villisca,
Ia, and Mr.. Beatty will probably only
go as far as Denver They want him
to go on with them and may talk him
into the notion of doing so. MIR. and
Mrs. Beatty's oldest daughter, Mrs
Holmes, lives in Viillsca
The sneriff has nothing to do with
the regulation of ordinary business In
Durango. He simply follows the law
as he finds 1t on the statute books
and, as sheriff. he takes an oath to
do. The sheriff's mandate is from
the state of Colorado The regula-
ton of otner lines of business lies
wholly with the council, hence there
Is vast difference between the two
The midsummer sale at Kruschke's
Is on as will be observed by the large
advertisement in this issue. There is
one thing Durango Is noted for-the
values given In dry goods which makes
1t unnecessary to send out for any
thing under this caption. Mr.. Krus-
chke is determined to dispose of all
summer goods preparatory to fall ar.
rivals.
mild sensation was sprung this
morning by report that a fve-gal.
Ion can Of coal oil had been found In
the rear Of the Horseshoe saloon
with piece Of fuse attached to It.
TIE report was to the effect that tho
fuse had been lit, but had gone out. A
reporter called and saw the can. II
was setting at the door of the res.
taurant. which is in the rear of the
saloon, and is conducted by China
men. One OF the Cinnamon said he
had noticed the can six or seven
weeks ago setting on the roof, but
never thought anything about 1t. The
upper story of the restaurant Is the
building that caught fire several
weeks ago and the upper story was
destroyed.
Hereafter the mayor and aldermen
viii sport handsome souvenir badge
~ 'h' aHhp' VI a NAdl lht
size Of 50-cent piece. The alder.
manic badges are made of pure sill.
yer while That Of mayor is gold, the
names of the aldermen are engraved
on the outer rim with the years elect
ed for. These are to be worn on the
inside lapel to be displayed wnen de
sired as souvenir OF as an officer OF
the city should occasion arise. The
mayors badge just bears the name
OF Mayor Of Durango" and Is to be
handed down each succeeding year.
The badges will be presented to the
aldermen with the compliments OF
Mr., c. Il. Mcconnell and at the ex-
piration of his term ne will present
the mayors badge to his successor.