Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-13
be laid up awhile for repairs.

be laid mp awhile for repairs.
With the new moon we are entitled
to better weather.
One would suppose that all the vir-
tue In ths land was centered In the
morning a0liction.
G. J. Harrison, the Cortez banker,
who has been in Nebraska the past
winter. came in last evening from the
east and left this morning for home
The old safe that has rested on the
upper part of the ruins of the burned
building at the Parsons corner. was
rolled down to the ground below yes
terday.
Republicans should cut out the Re-
publican call in order to have 1t han
dy to refer to. While there is no
fight on for delegates, at the same
time there IL more than ordinary in
terest manifested this early in the
campaign.
Mrs. Rasmus Hansen arrived last
evening from Kennsrd, Neb., where
she has been visiting She was &C.
companied by Miss Elva Nissen. u
niece, who will spend the summer
with her and Mr.. Hanson. The party
left this morning for Silverton.
]. G. Kent. who arrived from Wash
ington Thursday evening, going to
Shiprock yesterday. viii assist w. NJ.
Peterson in allotting lands for the
Nayajos In the vicinity of Putnam,
Mr.. Kent coming directly from the
Washington office. Mr.. Peterson will
go down Monday.
The Herald is no respector of peo-
pie when it comes to doing wrong.
It matters not whether he be a Re
publican or Democrat. and the individ-
ual guilty of selling whiskey to In
dians should be punished aud the evil
| morning sheet is no sign of guilt.
Just look at the record OF the aocuser
before believing what he writes.
Supt. Werner returned home this
morning. There is much interest be-
ing manifested In the Indian lands
being sold under the allotment act,
| notice of which appears In the Semi
Weekly Herald. Mr.. Werner informs
| us that these sales will continue and
that lands is the very best in the
county. 1t means several hundred
progressive farmers for the territory
tributary to Ignacio within year.
Judge w. N. Ruby of Colorado
Springs returned last evening from
Pennington, where he went few
| days ago to look over the country.
The judge retired from law practice
| some years ago In the northwest and
then moved to Colorado Springs, ex-
pecting to remain there, but he has
heard SO much about San Juan county,
N. NJ, that he got the fever and just
| had to come and look 1t over for
himself. He thinks he will get some
land and get his living from the soil.
He departed this morning for Colo
rado Springs. and we. may look for
him back soon.
VIII McEwen was up from the
ranch at Arboles for little visit, re-
turning this morning. VIII is putting
in crop of grain, potatoes and other
truck. and is setting out a lot Of
fruit trees, as he proposes to have a
good orchard. Residents of Arboles
think peaches will do well there. for
there are some peach trees at Rosa,
N. NJ. not far from there, and they
have done fairly well in the past.
These trees, however. have not been
kept up, and they were not Of very
good quality to start with. anyhow,
SO 1t is believed that with trees Of the
best quality and receiving careful at
tention. the peach business business
can be made q profitable industry
there.
There are those who always Inn
pugn the motives of others. For in
stance, the other day person was
heard to remark: III had the mon
ey Ward received for dismissing the
suits against Porter ard others, l
would not need to work any more"
And there are some who possibly be-
lieve such remarks. And this leads
us to the real point. The Herald does
not doubt for a moment that acting
on their understanding OF the law and
what they were told by people resid-
ing in this county. most Of the gov
eminent agents believed gross timber,
coal and land frauds had been com
mitted in La Plata county, and have