Show 7 0 D adding much to the pleasantness of the waiting room at the san juan hospital are two large plate glass mirrors hung on opposite sides of the wall that were given ven to the hospital by the C D smith drug co of grand junction colorado this company is the supplier for most of the drugs that are used at the hospital as well as being the wholesale drug house from which many dru drus drugs C s sundries are purchased by the local merchants of the county their thoughtfulness in the provision of this appropriate gift is characteristic of the high plane of their business mud slush and melting snow I 1 with moderately low temperatures 1 have given place to the rigorous cold that the county experiences during part of cf december and january A night in which the temperature pera ture does not reach freezing in monticello is an abrupt change from 12 below from one extreme to another is not the usual thing ifor for our part of the country overheard at a recent trial I 1 when a a fine of 2500 was s imposed 1 on the defendent who pleaded I 1 guilty to a charge of assault and battery cheap enough for that price we can all take a poke at him we believe that this is signia significant in that it reflects the general attitude of a certain element toward such a meagre fine for an offense that would carry b a stiff jail sentence in some courts we believe that the judge in this instance istance was too lenient in his effort not to become too severe in i his judgement jud gement one observer perhaps summed up the situation when he said to the judge while we may not agree with your judge ment in this matter we do admire your sincerity while we think the judge is honest and conscientious ous in passing sentence it seems obvious that the charge of assault and battery should carry a heavier penalty if the rights and property of citizens are to be preserved |