Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-04-29

Morris Brown and wife of Pagosa
visited Durango yesterday.
WANTED-Engineer. Apply to C.
E. Herr. Local Security Co. office.
Richard McCloud and Blair Burwell
returned from Denver last evening.
Mrs. o. Ballou OF Silverton is Il
guest of Mrs. Il. NJ Brown of North
Durango
Guerney Alexander Is back from
Denver and will land in Silverton thie
evening,
Percy Rider returned from Rico last
evening and will spend the Sabbath
with the family.
r. l.. Vinyard went up to Silverton
asst night to push the bike business
of Stubbs & Jakway.
VIM. E. Estees has been appointed
postmaster of Pennington, vice Miss
lillian Markley, resigned.
l.. c. Patrick and family have re-
urned to Pagosa Springs after spend
ng the winter at Farmington.
Most of the visiting Odd Fellows
rom points along the Southern de-
parted for home this morning.
The Pennington Hustler says tel
phone connections with Durango will
e worth $4,000 the first year.
Frank Brown returned last night
fter an extended eastern trip. being
coompanied by his wife. They con.
lnued to Siivelton.
Miss Skinner, stenographer for e.
4. Biggs at Edith. came in last night
pending the night the guest of Miss
'iggs. She returned this morning.
Curg Williams is spending the day
Durango. He says there will be
! car of horses from Ridgway In at
endance at the Mancos and Durango
aces.
Miss Della Stollsteimer is home af
er an extended sojourn on the out
ide. having spent the most of the
winter in Denver pursuing her art
tudies.
Charles Johnson, the veteran horse
nan Of Dolores but now devoting
most Of his energies to cattle. arrived
ast night and this morning departed
or Denver and eastern points to pur-
hase "A car Of thoroughbred Here
ords.
Vint Rodgers says Telluride Masons
re already at work arranging for the
San Juan Masonic association meet
ng the 2ith of June. 1t Is quite like
Durango will be well represented,
IS Telluride furnished very good
st last year.
Not only the saloons. but every drug
tore proprietor will have to dig up
25 for the state fusionists. That is
very druggist who seels liquor in
ny form, no matter II on Il doctors
prescription. The Delyer druggists
re organizing to oppose the paymen.
}. the money.
General Superintendent Martin ar
ivcd during the night in his special
ar accompanied by Mr.. Schlacks and
Division Superintendent Lydon. The
,arty spent the morning hours look
ng about town and attending to X.
|, affairs. departing eastward Oh the
A o'clock train.
The eastern arrived three hours late
esteIday the bridge at Navajoe be
ng repaired. The condition o. the
bridge was not discovered until the
locomotive had crossed. when the un-
lerpinning gave way and the ilrst
reight car went through. being load
ID with beer for the San Juan bot
ling works. Luckily no one was
injured although the escape was
by close margin. r
AS the passenger was lying through
the Animas canon last evening en-
route to Silverton. one OF the coaches
the mountain side. The rock hit the
coach Just beneath the window and
broke through the outside frame work.
Conductor Lowe was startled and rang
the bell, being under the impression
that something had broken. Had
the rock been two feet higher 1t would
have crashed through the window and
undoubtedly have ended the life of the
occupant OF the seat.
NO MONEY FOR THE MILITIA.
New Revenue Law Found to Abrog7te
the Military Poll Tax.