Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-21


H. C. Cleberman. representing a
Louisville house. departed on the east
ern train this morning after spending
, a few days in Durango. And it might
not be out OF place to say that Du-
range has attractions that makes him
spend an extra day whenever possible.
: Some day in the near future we ex-
. pect to tell all about It.
: Trimble Springs hotel catered to a
large business yesterday. among the
guests being Mr.. and Mrs. Rasmus
Hansen, Mr.. and Mrs Fred Goble, Mr..
and Mrs. C. o. Finch, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. w. Hunt and Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Jay Hurley OF Silverton The Silver.
ton bunch informs The Herald that
with first class table and courteous
attention they enjoy spending a few
days at Trimble.
Joe Rule concluded he could not
spare the necessary time and asked
to have the vacancy committee name
some one In his place for alderman In
the Fourth ward and John r. Ball was
selected. Hard to get a better man.
And for honesty and integrity, no
man can discount Mr.. Ball. With VIM
Dobbins the North Side will be well
represented the coming two years.
II II.
to a rushing business-bllliard and
pool tables being kept busy all the
time. showing the people want some
kind OF innocent amusement. Messrs.
Cooke and Leiner are on hand to
please and with choice line OF cigars
and an exceptionally inviting line of
candies they are able to meet the de-
mands of the public. Drop In and see
the place.
| Rev. Mr.. Carson. who has been as
sisting In the evangelistlc meetings at
the First NJ. e. church the past ten
days, returned to Denver this morn
ing The meetings were well attend
ed during the past week and standing
room was at a premium last evening
| Mr.. Carson is an interesting speaker
| and convinced many that the Chris
| tlan is the only life to lead His |
talk to men only in the afternoon was
| listened to by over 100 and he inter
ested many in the work and what they
| should do.
When the present board of alder |
| men at Rico went into office two |
eaIs ago they found the city with a
floating Indebtedness OF $4,000 and
| only SIC in the treasury. The first |
salaries of town officers and by econ
omizing in other ways the city is prac-
| ucally out Of debt, there being less
than 81 900 outstanding with sufficient
| more than pay this. AT the last meet |
ing Of the board salaries were partial |
ly restored, the mayor being allowed |
$50 per year, and aldermen $50.
Coe Franklin slipped into town on
one of the late trains last week and |
kept his presence known from the |
| newspaper fraternity until yesterday. |
Coe Is direct from the land of the |
| sunny south, having left Mr.. and Mrs |
c. T., Herr at Corpus Christi where |
/ he spent a week with them after re-
turning from old Mexico. At the same |
hotel was Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ballou OF Silverton and
| Mrs. S. r. Herr. The Herrs expected |
to leave the latter part OF last week
for the City of Mexico to spend a
| couple OF weeks, expecting to return
| to Durango as soon as spring opens
probably about the LIST OF April. He
| says Mr.. Herr is enjoying the best
health In twenty years and the entire
party are enjoying the gulf breezes
Immensely. Regarding the Mexico
trip Mr.. Franklin has little to say, ex-
cept that so far as place of resi-
dence and business no place In any
part OF the United States or Mexico
suits him as well as Colorado
Ex-Commissioner II. c. Schroeder. is
in from Bayfield,, being his first visit
since touring Old Mexico. Mr.. Schroe-
der covered nearly the same territory
as the writer year ago, taking In
many OF the smaller and historic
town along the line OF the Mexican
Central, Guadalajara, City OF Mexico.
Vera Cruz, etc, hence obtained
good idea Of that country and its
people. and he returns with the same
impressions given out In The Herald.
Mr. Schroeder says he would not
agree to live In Old Mexico the rest
OF his life II they gave him a mil
lion dollars and that 100 square miles
OF this section can discount any sim
liar area In Old Mexico 100 per cent
and then leave good margin. Not
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