Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-02-11

among the chief railroad centers of the
West. Think OF it! Four roads,
centsrfng here, and all doing slash
ing good business.
Yes. we got the names mixed in
the account Of the wedding--and it
was the town talk. Everybody read
it-everybody remarked about tit
was on every tongue. Why?
Mrs. l.. r. Smith and family arrived
last night, stopping at the Grand. To-
DAY they have taken up their resi-
dence in the Clark property, which
was made ready for them by the old
man.
Mrs. B. Fireman, the wife of one of
our popular BARRIERS, returned last
night after months visit with her
mother in Decatur. III. Mrs. F. was
intending to remain longer, but owing
TO sick child, preferred to get back
home.
M. w. Strong. in charge of the Sun
nyside mill, above Eureka, came down
yesterday and spent the night in the
city. Mr.. Strong has been resident
of the San Juan for the past ten years
and has gained the reputation of be-
ing first-class mill man.
II. A. Whitelaw, better known as
Kid Whitelaw, who has been out
for a couple of months, OH pleasure
bent, having visited the Hot Springs
East, was on his way home and stop
ped off at Durango, because of sick
ness. and is now in that city Mr.
Whitelaw is son of Judge White
Jaw, of this city.
The employees In and about the D..
a. X. G.. depot are very busy these
days. 1t is rush and go from morn
Ing until night. Household furniture
is unloaded almost daily OF people NOV
ing in. The query is, where In the
world do they all find a habitation :?
for the word has gone out from the
real estate men long ago mot house
In town to rent"
Sam Martin came down last night
from Minnie Gulch, where he has
been looking around In answer to
the question, ANY news, SAM" he
said: ''Yes-plenty Of snow, lots OF
ore and working to get more in sight.
But how about that strike in the
Minnie Gulch, reported in the Dem
yer papers?" was the next question.
We'll. l said to that fellow just about
what | have said to you, the rest was
his imagination. or course, we have
some very rich ore, and the mine is
showing up better as work progresses,
but when we get eight feet of $29
ore. the town won't hold u.s. |
would join Rockefeller and the others
In buying up everything in sight
Jim-excuse us, please-Hon. ]. C.
Bowman, of the northwestern metrop-
| oils. Gladstone, Is with us. He came
down down last night. When he will
| return is not definitely settled as yet.
| At a mass meeting of the citizens of
Silverton. held late last night. it was
| resolved to telephone the governor
FOR troops to be sent at once to restore
order and keep the peace at Glad
stone, while Jim is down town. The
governor" was called to the phone
and the situation made known to him.
He replied that the state troops were
being held in readiness to suppress
threatened outbreak should the
Burwell anti-treat bill pass the senate
As we go to press the people of Sill
verton await in breathless suspense
the result, while a committee of her
representative citizens are urging jim
to go home.
Rasmus (Charlie) Hanson, of Eu-
reka, arrived over the Northern last
night and is stopping at the Grand
Mr. Hansen is engaged in an enter
priSa that will in tha pa,r e,,t,ro ,,a