Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

ODDS AND ENDS FILcHED
FROM LOCAL EXCHANGES.
The pipe line that is to furnish ir-
riKating water to Cortez and several
ranches near, is completed.
While eating 30-cent dish of oys-
ters Florence man found pearl for
which local jewelers. are offering him
$3.50.
The city OF Reno. New. last year
received $4,000 in revenues from its
licensed gambling. and about $1,000
more from fines of gamblers.
Over 130 carloads OF sheep we're
shipped out from Monte Vista during
the past week, bound for the Kansas
City and Chicago markets. Also
number OF cars of cattle and hogs
were shipped out.
Sheriff Vaughn started this week
overland to bring back T. d. Skeen,
who has been arrested there. 1t is
charged that Mr.. Skeen was endeavor-
ing to jump $500 bond to appear at
the coming session of the district
court--Aztec Index
Richard Keller came over from
Dunton on last nights train, remain
ing at the New Sheridan over night
and this morning went down to Mont
rose. Mr.. Keller reports that there is
approximately seven feet OF snow on
the divide between Coke Ovens and
Dunton. journal.
Coe Franklin, who has some SPLEEN
did mining leases at Ophir is report
ed as having made a number of rich
strikes within the past two months.
Last week he struck a six.inch streak
vi WAAN Solu III tbN 'oto ttNVht Oht ",
the mos. promising claims he is work
ing.-Silverton Miner.
The approval OF the bank agree
melt is flowing to the bank commit
tee from all directions and the amount
signed up now equals fully S5 per cent
OF the deposits of the First bank. Re
ports from Durango indicates an
equally good percentage In favor OF
the agreement You need not tell us
that this showing will not appeal to
the court.-Pagosa Springs New Era.
A railroad company has been
"stung' in the courts to the tune OF
1850 for not obeying a placard upon
box of merchandise which read
''fThis side up" There's gentle hint
to the travelling public which has fel
ths ravages of the baggage smash
sr." Label your trunks This side up
or Handle with care" and sue thu
road for damages II things arr
smashed.
Salt Lake has a free soup kitchei
and restaurant where hungry mel
without the price are fed. and giveI
free lodging also. Now a scandal ha.
developed out of charges OF graft
accusations that the management dis
poses OF articles contributed, for hit
own benefit. And as usual the laz,
louts who are the benefciaries OF tn,
free feed are responsible for starting
the stories. Man is queer creature
says the Telluride Journal.
The Telluride journal reports the
death at New Bedford, Mass, of Rich
ard Harmon. familiarly known all ovel
the San Juan as Dick The de
ceased resided at Silverton, Durango
and Telluride for many years and was
engaged in mining. Some years agt
he suffered an attack OF paralysis and
for three years past has resided al
New Bedford with his sisters, beiD {
almost entirely incapacitated. The
Elks lodge, of which he was a mem
ber. had charge Of the obsequies.
There were deposits in the First
bank approximating $4,000, and de
positors owning 100000, or so pei
cent. have approved the Freeman
proposition. while only three people
so far as We can learn. representing
less than l per cent of the total de
posits. have refused to agree to the
proposed settlement. Depositors rep
resenting the other 10 or 20 per ce1i
of the deposits are those who live al
a distance from Pagosa, many OF then
hundreds Of miles. and the COMMITTEES
must depend on the mails to reach
them.-Pagosa Springs New Era.
On Tuesday evening last between
and o'clock while the dealer was at
tending lodge. the roulette ~hee
which occupies the right-hsnd real
room OF Ed McGiil's saloon was rob