Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-20

Ute subscriber. one who paid the
cash.
Cortez papers announce that Dewitt
Miller will lecture there Dec. %. This
must mean that he is going to take
in Durango.
The way votes are rolling in for
apple queens Ia Montezuma county
and also San Juan county. New Mex
leo. indicates a lively rivalry
According 10 the Herald Henry G..
Bcsri turned into the Montezuma coun-
ty treasury between four and five thou
sand dollars IN taxes the other day
for o F. Boyle
The COrtez Commercial association
has succeeded The Cortez Business
Mems club Eternal vigilance is nee.
essary to keep pace With our north,
efn tier of counties.
Cortez Journal complains that
freight intondedl for that pface is FIRST
landed at Mancps where It remains
some time and then taken TO Dolores.
This ID wong and should be rene
died
over IN Durango they knock them
scnsless with Billiard cue, take them
to a hospital and revive them. and
then everybody goes about his bust
ness and dIsmisses the pleasant Incl
dent.-i3ayGeld Blade
* ~. -.s4l-,s.s
B. Chaser, one of Durango's promi
ncnt business men, was in town n
few days this week looking for in
vestments. He returned to Durango on
Tuesday, but will come back again
when the weather gets warmer.
Wood & Morgan are said to be buy
ing 400 tons of hay in this valley for
use at the reservoir of the La Plata
's"hb - 'NNoIi 'tii company n blb
force will be put to work on the res
ervoir at once, we undersiand.--Aztec
Index.
The Index has it ON good authority
that 10000 railroad ties are to be
transferred at Durango inside OF the
next ten days. 10 be based on the
A. Il C. This statement comes from
authority that can not be questioned.
Dirt will soon be flying.-Aztec In.
dex.
The numerous cases Of smallpox In
the Morrison" district is occasion for
US TO remind the public that when.
ever smallpox breaks out In the fam.
lily. or II smallpox is suspected. the
householder is compelled by law TO
notify the proper health officer. or the
county commissioners. The only safe
precaution against smallpox is vac
cination.-Bayiield Blade.
C. Fl. McHenry expects to leave
shortly after Christmas for an east
ern trip. He will go to Philipsburg.
Kans., where he will visit with his
brother and family for awhile and
then return to Denver in time to take
in the great apple show TO be held at
the Auditorium In that city January
3 to 8. Mr.. McHenry will have some
box and plate exhibits there and II
he does not win some first prizes II
will be his first failure-Tarmingto
Times Hustler.
W. T. Bozman who represents the
county in the arrangements for the
car loads of apples have been shipped
to Denver where the fruit is now in
storage awaiting the coming exposi.
tion. There remains about sixty boxes
which will be shipped at once. Mr..
Bozman will leave for Denver within
few days and will be followed later
by x. r. Smith his assistant. These
gentlemen will fit up that part OF
the floor space secured for Monte.
yuma county and see to the proper
display OF the exhibits as well as at
tend TO other preliminary details. This
is the show where 1t is expected cur
exhibits will be fairly Judged, and
some prizes come home to Montezuma
county exhibtors.-Cortez Journal.