Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-05-23

From Mondays Daily
VIII Alexander came down from
Silverton ths morning to visit the old
foikn and take In the races.
Reese McCloskey returned Satur-
day from PaEosa Springs. where he
1an Dccn called ON legal business.
N. M. EnEleman returned last night
from an eastern trip. where he was
called owing To the death OF his moth.
or.
Mrs. George J. Ermlich journeyed
10 Alam0sa this morning. whore she
viii visit friends and reintives for
short time
The surveyors working on the Tel.
ephone line between this city and Sil-
verton moved camp today from n point
above lockwood To Cascade.
A large and enthusiastic meeting OF
the Allied Trades was held yesterday
In Union heli. Arrangements for
smoker to be held on Decoration day
were made,
DR.. w. A. Hell and the Hon. John A.
Porter departed for Denver yesterday
morning. the latter having spent a
week In tho city. Both gentlemen
are Interested In the progress OF Du-
rango and are pleased with the out
look for the future.
w. N. Wallace, Navajo Bill" In In
tho city. arriving this forenoon. Mr..
has been stopping nt the Dick
Simpson trading post for some time.
He reports fruit prospects for San
Juan county unusually good, az well as
all other crops,
Train for race track win leave de-
pot Mt l;i6, and l;45 y. M. May %
to 30 Inclusive. WIN leave race track
FOR Durango after rHrcs each day.
Train will stop In both directions ut
9th street crossing. Round trip tick.
eta, good only on day sold. l5 cents.
senator Anncar. who is down from
SIlvcrton. reports San Juan county
looking nne with excellent prospects
for the summer. He says after n
roundup OF the hills. he IL convinced
thore Ia more snow In the mountains
than at any time since 1884 He rc.
turns TO Siiyerton this afternoon.
Thursday evening Mrs Lena Carr
who has Just completed a very auc-
cessful school term at Hermosa. was
ngreeabiy surprised by some nifty Or
sixty OF her friends and pupils. Mrs
Carr was staying nj tho Snckett
ranch when her unexpected visitors
arrived. A most enjoyable evening
was spent
Officcr wickine arrested Will Nor.
gan, u stranger in Durango. this morn.
Ing for breaking into house. taking
n secondhand dealer. Tho theft took
place Saturday, Morgan found the
doors locked. but he secured en;.ansc
aud boldly removed the furniture and
sold II an above stated.
Conductor Locklin win be careful
hereafter when indulging In dog ?ui.
chascs. He gave kid dollar for
one this morning and after taking the
cahlnc to the depot a young boy claim.
eA II. The boy brought reinforce
ments and Locklin finally concluded
he did not want dog, even " 1t was
of Mastifr origin. and hence the extra
car for the transportation Of the dog
to Alamosa was not needed.
senator Thomas Anncar came down
from siIverton this morning with
Dick" Donneli. who was taken to
Mercy hospital Mr.. Donnell was EN-
ployed on the Porter coal mine. but
has been laid up for the pnst "a weeks
neuralgia OF the hip. having been at
Silvcrton for some time in order to be
under the care of DIR. Winters, Not
Improving. IL was thought best to
bring him to Durango. In hopes that
n change may do him good.
The past few warm days have start
ed the Animas to booming. Al tho
Silverton water tank last evening the
train was delayed over an hour by
trees and rubbish piled on the track
by high water, and trainmen this
morning report many fields OF grain
In the Animns valley completely in.
undated. water being on both sides OF
the track at many points through the
valley. Passengers from North Du.
range stand and watch the rushing
waters as they rumble by. Dr. Wal
lace. who is up from Pennington. re
ports both the Animas and the San
Juan very high. and where the two
streams come together the body OF
water In immense
r. II. Rose had narrow escape
this morning. He was On route to
the lower Florida mesa. via the lower
Animas bridge. Crossing over he
found the eastern approach underpin'
ming washed out by the high water
and his team and vehicle came near
being dumped into the the stream.
After crossing he secured poles and
placed same NJ each approach and put
on a warning OF danger. He then
notified DIR Wallace. who was passing
by, and In turn MIR. Wallace notified
Commissioner Cook. who. we presume.
at once sent men to prevent serious
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