Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-10
LOCAL NEWS.


LOCAL NEWS.
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tFrom Fridays Daily
Mrs. Laura A. Chesebro arrived
from Denver las, evening and Win
visit Durango friends.
figuring on taking in the Lincoln
birthday banquet at Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Jones we're
guests at the Southern last night. re
turning to their Farnington home
from a visit to Nebraska.
The Gold King Consolidated Mines
company. mining coal under the man
agement OF George c. Logan. has been
succeeded by the Royal Coal and Coke
company. Mr.. Logan remains super
intendent OF the new company.
ignacio yesterday. accompanied by
County Surveyor Burdick. to inspect
and decide between rock and cement
foundations for the bridge recently
contracted for. Their decision was
that the former should be used.
Gal lanalapl 10 In va1aint ~ n, In
vitatlon to attend a meeting OF real
estate men at Colorado Springs on
the 2lst, being what might be termed
Real Estate Boomers convention"
The local committee will endeavor To
provide entertainment for visitors.
Messrs. Dowell and Nossaman re-
turned to Pagosa Springs this morn.
ing. These gentlemen say that the
proposition to settle the Colorado
State bank affairs meets with almost
The depositors are not going to throw
over $1,000 worth OF securities to
crafty n couple Of disgruntled news.
papers.
The article published In The Herald
of yesterday was from the pen of Mr.
A. P. Culley. president of the First
Bank OF Loup City. Neb.. and last
year. with several associates. pu--
chased quite heavily In Montezuma
county farm lands. Mr.. Culley is a
regular subscriber of The Herald and
Is keeping in close touch with the con-
ditions in this great southwest en-
pire.
Sheriff Hatcher OF Archuleta
county yesterday afternoon arrested
Messrs. Freeman, Eldredge and Chap
man on warrants sworn out in Archu-
leta county by NJ. NJ. Parr. charging
them with receiving deposits when
the bank was insolvent. A writ OF
habeas corpus was issued which kept
the men here until the case was ar
gued before Judge Pike, the conten-
ton being that as the men were un.
der arrest, and had given bond TO re-
port to the La Plata county district
court. they could not be taken out OF
the county. AS we go to press the
case is being argued. Sherff Hatcher
permitted the men to go on their own
recornIzaure
Harry Jackson has nothing to take
back in any letters written deposttors.
The one quoted this morning was In
response to deposition asking for In
formation. Al that time the agree.
ment had not been signed and as
there was friction and 1t looked as
though 1t would not be, Mr.. Jackson
was not backward in giving his opin-,
ion and stating that he was camping
on the trail OF Messrs- Freeman. Ed
redge and Chapman. and he did camp
on their trail until he secured what
the committee considered fayorabla
terms md then he was willing to 20
In AID work with, them. Mr.. Jackson
will not be fooled with and depositorn
can rely upon this: That he will rep
resent them honestly and II the bank
officials are put in as receives they,
will have to live up TO dle letter of
the agreement or they will hear from
him in plain language. and The Her
aid is with him on this proposition,
Mr.. Jackson said the bank officials
were amply able To protect creditors
and be camped with them until the
necessary security was forthcoming
and he is glad of it.ii no