Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-10

Emmett Writ came in from Dulce
last evening to attend the depositors'
meeting and returned home well
pleased this morning with the propo-
sitioD of the committee and bank Of
ficials. and all the depositors In hts
neck OF the woods have signed up.
The motion of Receiver Boyle to
strike from the files the protest OF
the bank officials against the receiv-
er's report in the case OF the Colorado
State bank. was argued before Judge
Pike this morning. The motion was
sustained and the report approved.
There was an error In the figures
given in regard to the Ignacio bridge
yesterday. The contract price for the
superstructure Is $2.s9s. instead OF
$3.l75. as given. and the steel hand
rail is sl35 instead OF 5000 as pub
lished. The other figures were cor
rect.
" u. s. Deputy Marshal Tom Clark
was in the city over night Had been
doing business In the vicinity of Dulce
when be was called upon to eject n
Mexican from Indian lands. The Mex
lean made no resistance and will re-
frain from tresspassing If he knows
what is good for him Uncle Sam
does not indulge in monkey business.
Messrs. w. w. Nossaman and J. l..
Dowell, representing the depositors OF
the closed bank at Pagosa Springs.
came over last evening to attend the
depositors' meeting. They say there
is general desire for the settlement
of the affairs OF the bank on the basis
outlined and that Archuleta county is
solid and this was indicated by the
signed agreements brought over.
Leonard Boat came up from Aztec
last evening to attend the depositors
meeting. He has good sized wad
in the closed Colorado State bank
Before coming to Durango he was
somewhat confused but after attend
ing last nights meeting and ascer-
tanning the splendid work OF the ad-
yisory committee he is enthusiastic
for the proposed settlement. He is
remaining over today.
The Herald is surely pleased at the
way it is being upheld in this Colorado
State bank settlement Unanimous
from Archuleta county with one e1-
ception. and the percentage of oppo-
sftion in Durango is SO small that we
really wonder-with all the lying OF
Durango's morning paper and the
weekly publications--that 1t is not
much Larger. 1t goes to show that
honesty of purpose wins and that de
ception Is bound to lose out.
The Democrat publishes an alleged
dispatch from Pagosa Springs this
morning stating that Barney and #.
NJ. Hampton were arrested yesterday
on warrants charging them with re
ceiying deposits at the Pagosa bank
when they knew the institution to be
insolvent. Sheriff Hatcher OF Archu-
leta county. who is in the city, author.
lied The Herald to make the state
ment that the item In the Democrat
was absolutely false-that the men in
question were not arrested yesterday.
j. w. Hudson was arrested last
night charged with having obtained a
bill of goods from the Graden Mer-
camille company under false pre-
tense. The charge was proven this
morning and Justice Hechtman sen
fenced the man to 30 days in the
county Jail. Hudson is said to be an
other relic of the Nye bear and mon
key show SO lavishly upheld by the
morning paper. Wonder If the town
will ever get rid OF the fakirs left In
our midst by the snide shows OF last
year?
Fred Catchpole spent last night at
the Strater hotel. He Is the gentle
man who has perfected arrangements
for the starting of new bank at Pa
gosa. A meeting was held Tuesday
night. resulting in the election Of sew
en- directors. as follows: E. S. Hatch
I er, J. S. Hatcher. w. w. Nossamal.
DR.. J. A. Nossaman, NJ. NJ. Parr. J. L.
Bowel and Fred Catchpole. DR.. Nos
saman was elected president, ]. s..
Hatcher vice-president, and Mr.. Catch
pole cashier. The capital of the bank
will be $4,000, fully paid in. half
of which will be taken by Pagosa
Springs people. Mr.. Catchpole LETT
fOr nanyar this yporpipu Thx h,ou