Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-24

From Thursdays Daily.
r. j. McNutt of Silverton stopped
over night in the city and went out
this morning for Monte Vista to at.
tend meeting of the Soldiers Home
board
Mrs. j. A. Clayton of Monticello.
Utah. is spending a day in the city.
being on her way home from visit
in La Jara. She is accompanied by
her sister, Miss Pearl Mortenson.
County commissioners have men
repairing roads in all parts of the
county and it is hoped to have the
public thoroughfares in passable con.
dition in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. White are NOV
ing into the Scovill residence, corner
q. Boulevard and Sixth street, which
they have rented and will occupy for
some time.
phone message from Ouray says
miner in the Barstow mine. Red
Mountain, was seriously injured this
morning by an ore bucket falling and
striking him on the head
Hon. 7. G. Graden left tnis morning
for Monte Vista to attend a meeting
OF the Soldiers Home board. This
will be MIR. Gradients first meeting
since his recent appointment. He
will take the place of r. j. McNutt of
Silverton.
The Colorado Telephone company
has bougnt the three lots west of the
court house and back of the row of
houses owned by II. d. Mcbride. The
lots We're bought of Howard Charlton
and the price paid was $4,000. This
is taken 10 mean that the telephone
company will build an exchange on
these lots, this being a part OF the i'm.
provements contemplated by tine com
pany as outlined in the Herald a few
days ago,
The funeral of Mrs. J. s. Obert will
take place tomorrow afternoon from
the residence OF Mr. and Mrs. John
Houk and the services will be held
at tne Episcopal church Interment
in Greenmount cemetery. Mrs. Obert |
is survived by her husband. little |
glrl two years old and three sisters, |
Mrs. John Houk, Mrs. J. H. Abbott !
and Mrs. Rose Meldrum, all of Du-
range. Deceased was born in Mon.
mouthshire, England, 36 years ago, |
She has been living in Telluride. her |
husband being railroad man with
headquarters there. She came to Du |
range several weeks ago for visit |
with her relatives and while here was |
taken sick and newer recovered
A North Slider today asked the mar.
shall if it would now be safe for him |
to take down the fence enclosing his |
lawn, The marshal was not quite |
sure 1t would. He said he had a po-
liceman TO round up stock, but the po.
liceman had no horse and could not /
run them in afoot. No provision for
horse had been made. The North |
Slider said he had been pestered about |,
enough and threatened to load his |
shotgun and use II on the first animal |
that came on his premises. II resi-
dents over there hear any firing the |
next few nights they may know that |
somebody's horse, COW or burro has
been shot
The public has patiently waited for |
some opinion of the Colorado Il South.
ern BILL known as IT'S from the
News-Times and Post. But should |
The signing of the measure be delayed |
a year by law nary opinion would be
forthcoming But look out for the |
mud batteries of the aforesaid sheets
when Gov. Mcdonald acts. 1t will
make little difference which way the |
governor jumps. The Herald will wa
ger a years subscription tnat the Pat
terson sheets will jump all over the
executive with red ink. To sign the |
measure means playing into the nands
of the corporations and not to sign |
will retard the growth of the state.
not verified.
Tne Herald has always contendad |
that Durango realty was a splendid |
investment-and we still are of this |
opinion. However, this is no reason |