Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-04

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Yesterday T. f. Peterson complet.
&c the Florida Canal and Enlarge.
ment company's flume across Horse
gulch. The flume is on one of the
highest trestles In the county, it be-
Ing rs feet from the bottom of the
arroyo to the top of the flume. II
is 500 feet in length.
Thursday. May II, eight Durango
high school boys selected from the
winners at the track meet yesterday
will accompany Professor Utterback
to Boulder to participate in the state
track meet at the university. As yet
the name of the boys who will rep
resent the Durango high school have
not been given out.
Anthony Hansen, son of H. W. Han
sen of this city, is now in Sheridan,
Wyo., where he holds responsible
position with the firm of H. C. Tay-
lor. matchmaker, jeweler and lapidary.
A few months ago he married Dem
yer lady who is a member of very
prominent family The young people
were showered with a wonderful ar
ray Of valuable gifts. Two thousand
dollars in gold was the gift of the
brides mother, an uncle presented
them with a fine piano and other
members of the family were equally
generous in their remembrances.
Mr.. w. NJ. Jameson, foreman Of
the federal Grand Jury. which -
.bts's In session Tor the rAst tws wssa.s
at Pueblo, discussing the work Of the
grand jury, said: "The grand jurors
heard many complaints against mer-
chants throughout the state for un-
fair, false and fraudulent advertising
in the mails, especially in newspapers
which are transmitted through the
mails. Many of these complaints i'm
pressed the grand jurors as having
merit Apparently many merchants
will have to change the character of
their Advertising"
The sad news was received here late
last week of the death of Frank
Knight in San Diego, who left here
last fall with his family, hoping the
climate Of that section would relieve
him of the malady from which he
was suffering. We had letter from
him but few weeks ago in which he
stated that he was feeling much bet
ter, and this news came as a sur
prise. He lived in this valley for
many years and the whole family
v'ere highly esteemed. His brother
Mike returned to England last fall at
the time Frank and family left for
the coast.-Montezuma Journal.
Colonel w. s. Hopewell came down
on Friday, leaving in the afternoon
for Albuquerque, from whence he
leaves for eastern points. He expects
to meet Mr.. Bucher on his arrival
from Europe. The colonel reports
that the new railroad is sure to be
built, as he received word by cable
that the funds have been secured and
that the dirt will fly by the first day
of June.-Sierra Free Press.
Mr.. Bucher is treasurer of the Gulf,
New Mexico T. Pacific Railway COM
pany, which will take over the New
Mexico Central and extend the line
south from Torrance to Roswell, and
from Albuquerque north to Farming
ton.-Farmington Times Hustler
The Herald finds much dissa tisfac-
tion among all classes of business
men and those who bear the burden
to maintain our institutions over the
agitation of the two proposed ordin-
ances published few days ago in the
Herald columns. And we voice the
sentiment of large majority of those
mentioned that this is an inopportune
moment to bring about or attempt to
create any radical change in the af-
fairs Of our city.
Colorado is going through serious
crisis in the large coal mining dis
tricts. The people are divided and
strife, turmoil. death and destruction
has been carried on to that extent
that 1t affects every nook and corner
Of our state. Durango has enough
to bear at this time without any fur
thsr agitation and dividing our peo-
pie on this issue.
( For self protection the business men
and taxpayers are taking steps TO or
ganize to combat any proposition that
tends to increase their present over
burdensd shoulders. The question con.
fronts VI today who shall control oul
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