Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01


Mrs. Morris Stein arrived home
from Chicago last evening. Mrs
Stein stayed in Chicago to make some
purchases for the store, allowing Mr..
Stein to precede her home after their
extended trip in the east and abroad.
Billy Mason returned from Pueblo
Saturday evening and spent Sunday
in Durango. He and Mrs. Mason. who
has been with Mrs. Kight in this
town since Billy went to Pueblo. are
at home in Hesperus again.
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Mrs. Fred w. Strater went to Den.
yer this morning TO assist in estab-
fishing Mr.. and Mrs. II. Wayne Rus
sell in a permanent home. Mrs.
Strater will be gone month or
more. having the Denver real estate
sharks to deal with.
Lou Soens, who came over from
Mancos to be with his brother John
while Mrs. Soens was in extremity.
returned home this morning. Mrs.
Soens is much improved and Will re
cover If nothing untoward occurs, the
Herald is glad to say.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Godfrey and
their daughter went to Louis Will.
mers' ranch below La Boca this morn
ing to try to induce Louis. who has
been sick for several months. to come
to Durango and get under treatment.
Mr.. Wilmer is first better then worse,
and it is the belief of Mr.. and Mrs
Godfrey that If he will come to Du-
range his life can be prolonged.
The Republican state chairman
warns voters to he careful of fake stor.
les during the last week of the cam
paign. There is nothing too low for
the Patterson twin sheets to circulate
and they have a very able shadow in
the Democrat, according to the rot OF
yesterday morning.
Lou Soens of Mancos Is interested
in the Mancos Coal company, cou-
cern capitalized at 100000 which is
opening UP coal measure on sec
ton of school land near Mancos. A
tramway is being constrcted TO the
opening of the mine and men for the
work have been secured.
Barney Solomon's team of ponies
ran away this morning starting at
the depot and being stopped at tie
Main avenue bridge where they hal
come nearly to standstlll from ex-
haustion. They were left unhitched
at the depot and became frightened
at something. No damage was done.
fortunately.
The county commissioners met this
morning to receive claims against the
contracts for bridges recently COM
pleted in this county. There Is some
controversy between the commission
ers and parties who furnished mater
ial to McGregor & Lake with which
to complete their contracts for a cou-
pie of bridges. The matter will be
adjusted without resort TO the courts,
probably. The commissioners will
meet again on the 18th of November.
at which time the matter will be de
,ermined and the tax levy Will be
made.
John NJ. Work, a Socialist speaker
OF renown. will address the people ot
Durango at the Durango opera house
tonight at O'Clock Mr. Work chal
lenges any Republican or Democra;
to joint debate on the subject which
he makes his specially; but it is hari'
to see wherein either Democrat or
Republican could gain either glory
or prestige by debate of such a ma
ture. Theoretical debates are with
out the domain of the Republican
party especially. that party being nov
occupied with concrete things which
are bringing a greater degree of pros
perity to the country than any other
country in history ever enjoyed. Tho
time for the PRONUNCIATION of the dog
mas of Socialism will come when
Democratic administration comes:
but the Herald hopes. for the sake of
the people, that that time may be re
mote.
A Farmers institute will be held In
Durango on Saturday November 10,
at which Mr.. J. ID. Mitchell, the beer
expert. will be present, A grand ef-
fort TO interest enough farmers in the
raising of sugar beets will be made
from now on. and If successful, beef
sugar mill is assured. Five thousand
acres of land planted to sugar beets
will insure l200-ton mill. and as
soon as that Is established others will
follow as surely as night follows the
day. There are seven beet sugar
mills in the Arkansas valley, where
but few years ago there were none:
and three more are going in immedl-
ately. Mr.. Mitchell assures the Her
aid that 1t Is the fault of the people
here tnat a sugar mill has not been
established and that the problem of
transportation Is OF no consequence,
because when the mill comes It will
surely bring the reuuisite trangDorta-