Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-06-24

A. M. TO 12 O'CLOCK NJ, AND FROM
TO O'CLOCK p. M.
r. oALLoTTI,
Administrator.
From Saturdays Daily.
Frank Thomas went east this morn
ng
Pennington is agitating incorpor-
tion.
| Judge Bowman is down from Pine
| Ridge sawmill oday.
Edwin Goodwin OF Silverton is en-
| joying life at Trimble Springs.
C. II. Peters took the II O'Clock
train for Colorado Springs and Dem
yer.
Pennington advertises 5000 Nava-
10 Indians as one of the Fourth of
July attractions.
Miss Josie Beatty left this morn
Ing for Chama where she will visit
friends for few days.
The Siverton Standard SAYS the
Great Eastern did good business in
that town-cspecially in the shell
game line.
Christian Science-Services at II
n, m. room 300 Newman block.
Subject, "Is the Universe Including
Man. Evolved by Atomic Force"
Judge and Ms Richard McCloud left
this morning for Pagosa Springs.
where the judge has legal business
They will be absent four to six days
The -months.old babe of Mr.
and Mrs. GILES r. vandegrif, died
last uighi. Sympathy of fathers and
mothers is extended in this kind of
bereavement.
Proprietor Elliot of the Farming
ton stage line has made round trip |
rate Of $3.50 for the Fourth OF July
at Pennington. This should enlist |
a number of passengers.
Mrs. G.. Lacomb of Hesperus has
studied out n useful device for every
housewife in the land for which she
has received patent. She has sold |
the right to one OF the foreign coun-
tries. netting her several thousand
dollars.
When we review the w)rk of the |
county commissioners it is no wonder
that taxes are seven per cent
body of men that will squ;uder pub
lie money to aid any concern or ind-
vidual is a tough proposition. La
Plata county is indeed to be pitiei |
Sam Nickols of the Lover La Plata
Is in town today. He reports the
hay crop fine and other cIops giving
ilattering promise. Tie La Plata
section is all right this year the same
as all other years, and The residents
are prosperous and happy
A jolly party from Silverton has
possession OF he Hermosa house at
Trimble Springs today a party num-
berng over twenty arriving on the
morning train. This evening they
will be joined by ten or twelve cou-
pies from Durango, and from 3 un-
til IL the company will trip the light
fantastic to excellent music Land
lord Murray Is making it agreeable
for his guests and the Hermosa house
will soon have an enviable reputation.
Mr. and Mrs c. II. LantZ are in the
city today from Pine Ridge. and this
reminds The Herald that the section
known as Pine Ridge is one of the
most beautiful spots in Colorado.
The land is fertile, watered by good
ditch taken from the La Plata, cover
Ing large tract. The home OF Mr..
Lantz is only six miles from Du-
range and half mile from Mr.. G.. =.
lierr's sawmill, Eighty acres of
his land is as level as Fire; avenue.
J. a. Coppinger's ranch joins on the
south.
Lightning played an unwclcome
prank at Chama ut $50 last night.
II struck the depot building. tearing
out corner of the structure. The
operator was close by and the ball of
fire singod the hair on one side of
his head also his whiskers and one
side of his hand Fortunately, how
ever, the bolt did not effect the oper-
ator otherwise. The telegraph in
sruments We're burned out and open
ed every wire on the line. leaving
this city without Alamosa connection
until about $50.
Several OF the Fort Lewis Indian
school teachers will spend their yaca.