Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-30

but they always have . good time
when they try To.
Andy Shore, = former resident Of
Durango, now residing near Mont
rose. II visiting In the city.
The stores OF the city. which have
been crowded for days. taxing the ca
ergies Of the clerks to the fullest ca
pacity, are quiet today-that calm.
peace and rest that follows storm
The Hcrald,s 6iiverton readers gee
the tslegraphic news two and hall
hours after 1t II wired to Durango and
the appreciation Of this fact IL A.
tested by . large subscription list 1t
Silvert0n.
Harry @. Turner, Of the whitehall
Clothing company. may have to make
hurried trip to Pennsylvania. hav-
ing been advised that his father. re-
siding near Pittsburg, has been at
tackled with paralysis.
James T. Smith. state labor com
missioner OF Colorado. accompanied
by his wife. we're outgoing passen-
gers this morning. returning TO Den
yer. having spent a few days In Du-
range.
In the rebuilding OF the Longfellow
school let sanitary provisions be con
sidered first and last. As an educa-
tional city Durango has some serious
matters to consider The health OF
the people who build the city and
carry it's burdens must be protected.
The Silverton train this morning
had load OF strangers, people who
we're bound for other climes for the
winter. Some OF them wee miners
and others doubtless represented the
various avocations and walks. but
they were strangers travelling some
where.
The Herald scribe and manager
were remembered by cigars and can
dy by J. L. Williams on Christmas
Eve. The nrst has sweet tooth
and the latter knows a good cigar.
and Mr., williams always carries the
latter. and this year became noted for
sweets
Mrs. w. j. Lackey arrived from
New York City Tuesday evening-in
time to make Christmas cheerful for
Durango to remain permanently and
will have rooms with the doctor In
the Williams block until suitable resi-
dence can be secured
There should be no politics here
after In anything which looks to the
health OF Durango's people. Better
water for the city can never be pro-
cured through politics, and the sani-
tary conditions OF the city can never
be improved by methods which would
make the most unfeeling criminal
blush.
As he Is accustomed to do. John Ke'
Ienberger gave away on Christmas
and the preceding day hundreds OF
dollars worth of goods in bottlea and
jugs to his friends and customers
and those who might need but could
not buy. Mr.. Kellenberger inaug
urated this Christmas custom nire
years ago In Durango before
he built up the big Wholesale es
Establishment which is now a hundred
times larger than the starter. In
making up the list Of bottles jugs
baskets and packages the sick were
| at the head OF the column.
Miss Lena Pennington was mar
ried yesterday Mt noon to MT
Palmer. at the home of the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Penning
ton. on the Upper Florida. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. Bonner
pastor OF the NJ. f. church (South)
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer will make their
home In Durango. Mr.. Palmer Is one
OF our progressive citizens and the
bride IL a popular young woman who
has been reared from childhood in
Ia Plata county, She n . sister Of
Mrs. W. n. Alexander and Mrs. Jones
Of Paeosa Springs The happy cou-
Pile were the recipients OF numerous
ilFNFiiiS ITonl rTltnUH.
Christmas day in Durango passed
quietly Save good deal OF intox-
ication. the city appeared much A. It
does ordinarily on Sunday. The
day was very generally kept BY bust
ness men and their families at home.
and there were not as manv people
nj the haunts on First avenue as usu-
nj. On Christmas Eve there were
exercises at NIL the churches which
were well attended The children Of
the city seom TO have been pretty
well provided for. and as far as The
Herald can learn there wss no desti.
tuition marring the comfort. happiness
or pleasure OF the day In the entire
city.
Believers In DR.. Koch's new the
ory OF the non-communicability Of an
imal tuberculosis to man received a
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