Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-12
From Saturdays Daily.

]. r. Nelson OF Florida came In yes
terday evening.
NJ. L. Nelson Of Mancos arrived yes
terday evening. ~
Jas. NJ. Bradley OF La Plata Is Wis
i,ing the city.
Mrs. ]. Meston of Pennington is at
the Edelman.
Edna Bonavish of lockwood Ia Wis
iting friends.
Edwin Black of Hesperus came over
Yesterday evening.
Mrs. Rettea NJ Allen of Florida Is
nt the Inter-Ocean.
]. A. Culbertson OF Aztec is In the
city, at the Palace.
Rhoda p. Johnson OF Ignacio is re-
gistered at the Strater.
Wilda Nance is among the guests
at the Strater, from Ignacio.
%
The remains of Patrick Breen will
arrive from California via the South.
ern and will probably reach Durango
tomorrow evening.
Rev. Father F. X. Whalen of Denver
has heen stationed with Rev. Father
Duffey at Durango, where he will CO.
! labor with him in the Durango par.
| lsh.
A number of Ladies' OF the Poca.
hontas served spare ribs and sauer.
traut at Red Men hall yesterday even
ing, and their guests were many Red
Men came from every bush and BRAN,
BILE.
Michael Noonan came down yester-
lay from La Plata, where he has been
employed at the Empire tunnel
Mickey" came 10 receive mail adyis-
ing him of heritages on the "ould
sod of the green isle.
|
Charlie D. Perry is down from the
headwaters of the Cascade. where ne
has been watchman for the Rock
wood Power company. He Is visiting
The scenes of his boyhood at Johnnie
Mays Island, and meeting old friends.
George n. Raymond, editor of The
Herald. accompanied by Mrs. Ray.
mond and little son Hubert. departed
his morning for Denver to take
much needed rest They may visit
other sections before returning to Du.
range.
While some Of the stockgrowers
have been after the commissioners for
permission TO pay half their taxes In
II New Mexico, many have been impor
tuning them to make all pay their
full tax in Colorado and to collect
full taxes from all stock ranging in
|| Colorado during summer months.
Lou Paquin Of Mancos came in yes.
terday evening. the first visit in
II ong time. Mr., Paquin used to get
nto Durango frequently in the great
attic range davs when Durango was
he only trading place in which to
H purchase large supplies, but as the
"ange moved westward the big stores
followed.
Rev. VIM w. Fleetwood, pastor Of
st. Marks church, and wife have
taken the residence of Mr.. and Mrs
ieorge n Raymond during the Alb
ience of the latter from the city. and
riends will find them at home there
| for the present until they can estab-
'ish another home in the city.
H Houses are exceedingly scarce.
II The tax rate of New Mexico is
about halfsthe rate in La Plata coun.
H ~. and paying half the tax in New
| Mexico would be a saving of com.
H laratively small amount. The COM
nissioners will pursue the policy OF
| Collecting taxes on stock that feed on
Colorado ranges, both for the protec-
H ion of Colorado stock owners and the
general public interests.
o
The Anti-Cigarette league, pledged
md unpledged members, now number
lbont one thousand in Durango, and
strenuous effort will he made to add
1 thousand more within the next few
weeks. Members will try also TO in
luce those who take TO the pipe to
lean their pipes once week. Fail
ing to do this will be cause for de
merit marks on the register.
, A passenger bound for Siverton on
his mornings stub said at the depot
that he was one of the passengers In
the wreck at La Veta pass yesterday
morning: that the fireman on the
head. or helper, engine pulling the
passenger. was reported to have brok.
en- his leg while ahead tagging, bat
that he learned last night at Alamosa
that the unlucky fireman was found
later under the tender of his engine
dead. Superintendent McAtee said the
latest advices he had from Alamosa