Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-21


for the. erection Of = 7. n. c. A. build
Ing and its equipment. Mr.. Couiton
viii be with W several days discuss
ing the situation with those interest
ed.
Harry Caldwell, the wool and hide
buyer OF Pueblo, returned home this
morning after covering the Durango
country. He says the two most pro-
gressive towns in the west are Pu-
eblo and Trinidad. Both are building
rapidly, Trinidad the fastest.
Geo. p. Dawson who formerly con-
Quoted the Horse Shoe restaurant in
Durango, until the "chinks' got to
giving good meal for a quarter, is
making tour Of the hardware indus
try. Mr.. Dawson says he has seen
many good towns. but scarcely one
better than Durango.
At IS per ton sugar beets will make
little money on about 10 acres Of
ground The factory win not be here
this fall. probably not until spring.
but stock feeders, after making their
contracts to save nay will still need
some beets In the spring at about
S5.05 per ton.
In the primary grades of the public
schools OF Durango tomorrow there
will be closing exercises. The small
er children including the "A. B. C.'s''
will speak their piece and conduct
themselves much as citizens do.
These exercises will occur in the
Whittier, Park and High school
buildings.
Frank Rivers returned last nigh,
rom a trip to Old Mexico and will
renew interest In city council pro
,eedings. He says he had not in
tended to be gone so long as he re
,lized that Alderman Casey would
lave much to do. Mr.. Rivers refuses
o say whether he went out to buy OF
sell rubber weed. He brought back
he usual jolly and will join, the coun
| ell at its next meeting.
-O
Colonel |, G. True came down yes
erday evening from Bakers Bridge
IN the Animas river, to receive new
,onsignments OF equipment and sup
| lilies with which to push his exploita
ion of the Bowman district which
'rof Lakes visited few years ago
Colonel True says that while Prof
axes was quite conservative, he
kinks his findings as safe as "ouI
ocal geologist. Game" who explored
he Needles district
Canvassers for advertisement mat
er for hotels and other schemes are
n 1t for the money they make and
he firms they represent-not for the
good it will do the advertisers. And
Misrepresentation is the rule. The
Herald was called on yesterday even
ng to insert card with the state
nent that every patron wanted The
Herald and The Herald alone, and
would reciprocate by giving business
rbe same song and dance was given
he Democrat in advance TO calling
IN The Herald. It is misrepresenta.
ion from start to finish to secure ad.
5ertisements and merchants and pro
essional men should show canvassers
he door.
Police Magistrate Sam N. johnson
iotes an exception to the statement
appearing in the Herald regarding the
,rrest, detention, trial and conviction
IF John Kearns, who was out on rife
practice in the suburbs of Animas
City on Tuesday. Mr.. johnson says
hat all who discharge firearms with
in the corporate limits of Animas
city, the one-time carnival ground fol
he gunfests Of cowboys, where they
had to shoot at them from upstairs
windows, to get an even break, will
be prosecuted. Mr.. johnson says
90, that Mr.. Kearns said after being
lined that ne would spend $4,000 be
ore he would pay the demand of the
'ourt. Mr.. Johnson explains that the
sS costs were for the complaining
witness, the marshal, attorney and
magistrate, 81 each.