Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-31

", Wnlle IN tne city yesterday even
ing said he had attended the farm
ers' institute and felt like encourag-
ing a permanent organization, that he
had made his dollars by hard and in
cessant work and that If there were
easier or more practical ways 10 ac-
complish as much as had been done
he wanted to learn how.
Some very annoying II not shock
ing mistakes occur In the columns OF
newspapers. The linotype in correct
ing yesterday made the Herald say
there were 35 spectators at the butch.
ering contest at Silverton Sunday,
when II should have said $50 and II
this doesn't get In right We will need
the coroner.
At the funeral OF little George GU
Hand this afternoon three thousand
parents and children might have been
Impressed had they attended with the
ever present danger to children who
are not restricted more rigidly to
| careful play and reasonable bounds
children are said to have been under
the surveillance OF ever watchful and
| loving parents. and ihis being true.
greater Is the warning to those who
| allow their children to run pell neil.
Poor little George-he had not wished
| to be the instrument of so much grlcf
O.
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Eagles have arranged to secure onr
day at the Aztec fair to he known a.
| Eagles day, and II viii be Septembe,
20. The Rio Grandc has finally dc
cided that railway services can BE-
furnished by the 10Th and the Eagles
are already preparing TO have big
time. They will take their own band
and uniform. They will have a plat
form in the grove by the Animas riv
er at Aztec for dancinng and will hold
basket picnic there All Eagles will
be expected TO take their families.
And what time that will be for
everybody to attend the fair and see
the Eagles soar! Railway rates and
selling time will he announced soon
Poor old Del Norte on the Rio
Grande. once boasting the distinction
OF being the only white settlement In
southern Colorado, and the only live
town In all the Southwest. now has
population of only three or four hun
dred. Thirty years ago its Grand av-
enue was two miles long, buildings all
along, here and there an intervening
lot or block. The possible building
OF broad gauge from Durango
through the San Luis valley and on to
Denver might restore Del Norte. or
the building OF the Southern Pacific
through there might do as much Del
Norte has much virgin mineral terri
tory left to prospect.
The present tax valuation of La
Plata county, on careful scrutiny, VIII
be found to warrant material reduc
tion of the tax rate to each taxpayer
and the subject Is one which should
naturally enlist the interest Of all the
taxpaying public Among those who
| who have TO do with fixing the tax
rate are the city council OF Durango.
the commissioners of La Plata county
and the school directors oil the several
school districts. Any reduction OF
| taxation which will encourage the in
vestment of millions which have been
| withheld solely on account OF the tax
rate will dedevoutly wished by all pa
triotic citizens. 1t at least appeals to
our sel1shness.
| Octaviano Perea, of Alamagordo, N
NJ, Is visiting the city today. having
brought two men from San Juan coun-
ty charged with horse stealing. whom
he turned over this morning to Dep
| uty Sheriff Norton OF Rio Arriba
county, New Mexico. Mr.. Perea ap-
pears to be a man well chosen for his
work. that OF mounted police or
range rider.
| Last winter the New Mexico terri
torial legislature enacted law ere
ating the mounted police of New Mex
| leo, and since that time eleven men
have been appointed by Governor MI
guel A. Otero to act In this capacity.
The men are under the direction OF
a captain and John r. Fullerton now
holds this office with headquarters at
Socorro, New Mexico, In the south
west OF the territory. There are two
other officers. Lieutenant Cipriano
Baca and Sergeant Robert Lewis.
Mr.. Perea IL stationed now at
Bloomfield, San Juan county, with
Lieut.. Baca and Private J. Meyer.
During the past three months the
mounted police have done much good
In the territory in the apprehension
aud suppression OF crime. 1t is theiI
province to apprehend train robber
les, cattle stealing and unlawful brand
ing. and In fact to assist In enforcing
every law of the territory, the pur
pose and plans OF operation being the
same as those In operation In Texas
and Arizona for years
New Mexico is deserving OF praise
for her earnest effort to maintain hei
peace and dignity by enforcement o.
the laws, and viii thus win the con
fidence of the people of the enet'
East where there has always been
fear or lingering doubt as to the safe
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