Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22

3. While In Durango the deceased
was In the tailoring business. His
wife. daughter and two sons survive
| him.
A slight delay in the departure of
the regular train on the Rio Grande
Southern was caused by the cars of
the track at the coke ovens this MORN
Ing The line was clear by 1890,
thus making the train about an hour
late In leaving.
Standing in with the commission
combine has cost the county several
hundred dollars the past year. The
voters this fall will see to 1t that
man with some regard for the peoples
money will be elected commissioner.
No more sliI steals will be counte
nanced.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Pickerell left
this morning for Salida where they
will visit Mrs Pickerells parents,
Mrs and Mrs. w. d. Lee. From Sa-
Ida Mr.. and Mrs. Pickerell will go to
Glenwood Springs. where they will
spend several days. They expect to
be absent two or three weeks.
Invitations are out for n thimble
party to be given by Misses Bertha
| Seyboid and Pearl Pendleton at the
Seybold residence on Fifth avenue.
next Saturday afternoon. About is
young ladies' are invited. The invi-
tations are pink paper inscribed with
| white ink-the color scheme eyi-
IDENTITY consisting of those two tints.
Miss Jessie Meuser left for Pago-
sa this morning where she will spend
a day visiting her brother Charles.
Miss Meuser's visit was cut short by
a telegram received last evening,
which recalled her to Denver to as
| sist in surgical case. She will con
tinue her journey to the capital to-
morrow.
This morning as Southern freight
was going out. a number of cars got
off the track. The accident occur
| red near the coke ovens. Engine and
| four cars had just been switched on to
| the main line, when the switch spread
| and threw OFF the remaining four or
| five cars. No special damage was
| done. as the ears off the track were
all empties.
A sympathetic friend asked a Door
victim whose folks are moving house
If he was straight yet The gen
tleman in question. whose first name
| is Jack, hesitated a moment. scratch
ed his head and answered:
No. | don't think We are-qutn
We have to go out doors to turn round
| There isn't even room inside the
| house to change your mimi"
Miss Julia Rachofsky. who has
| spending her vacation with her par
ents in this city. went to Denver this
morning. en- route for New York City.
| From Denver J. l.. Rachofsky will ac-
company the young lady on her jour
ney across the continent Miss
Rachofsky returned to school. which
is located at 904 Lexington avenue,
New York City much benefited by
the change
| Joe Day and family are in town to-
day from Hermosa. Mr.. Day says it
seems pretty good to see Durango
| again, as he hasn't been in town for
more than month. Farmers have
all been extra busy the past few weeks
getting in hay. especially as there has
been scarcity of help. Mr.. Day
brought three sacks of his famous
potatoes with him Lowenstein's
have them at present.
| Don't forget the Bible conference at
bayfield,, which opens tomorrow at
1880 p. IN. Services will be held
morning. afternoon and evening
Some OF the topics are: Some Es-
sentials to the Christian Life" by Rev
| O. B. Sarber; Duties of the Church
Member to the Church." by NJ. ID. j..
Sanchez; Bible Reading on Prayer"
by C. X. Powell. Conference on
"Giving"-James Russell presiding.
| The midway as planned should GER
tainly prove great attraction at the
fall fair. 1t will cost good round
sum to prepare the enterprise for ex-
hibition. as all the appurtenances
will be of the best. The artistic skill
of A. Mershon. of which the public
has already had evidence. will be en-
ployed on the decoration. With the
Elks. Indians and the Midway, there
should be enough of interest TO attract
crowds daily.
| B. F. Gamble came in yesterday
from Hers saw mill to obtain medical
attention for his arm. Yesterday in
rolling log the skid slipped, and the
, -smie 'mLg susm 9ul lsulHSg lIoJ Sol
| ing it severely. From the fact that
the injured member was so badly
swollen, the attending physician was
unable to decide whether there was "A
fracture or not. Mr. Gamble re-
turns to Durango tomorrow in order
that his arm may be attended to.