Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-29
From Mondays Daily.

| From Mondays Daily.
j. A. Porter accompanied Gen. Palm
er and party to Silverton last evening.
1t Will be necessary for users of tele-
phone to call up by number hereaf-
ter.
r. ]. McNutt and family. of Sill
verton. spent Sunday at Bob Hanna S
at Hermosa.
The telephone construction camp
is now at lockwood, where the men
are setting poles and stretching wire.
See notice of Colorado Telephone
| company to subscribers. Look up
your number before ringing up cen
tral.
John Morlock sold one bill of fur
niture to Silverton parties Saturday
amounting to over SS0O-and cash on
the spot
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from their Denver trip Saturday night
via Ouray and Silverton. thus enjoy
ing the stage ride from Ouray to Red
Mountain.
The Lady Maccabees will give
reception to the Sir knights and their
families in the |. o. o. f. hall next
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Coulson return
ed Saturday evening from Denver,
wither they journeyed week ago.
They continued to Bayfield, yesterday.
Joe Wallace. the Upper Animas
ranchman. returned this morning from
visit to Silverton. where he put in
couple of days looking after mining
interests.
Judge Pike and family returned yes
terday from a trip to West Mancos.
where he owns mining property.
Trout and grouse are very plentiful
in that vicinity-so are grasshoppers.
j. d. Adams came down from Silver
ton this morning en- route to his home
at Rico, having been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. L. w. Hunt of Siverton, where
his wife will remain few days
longer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Slattery came
down from Silverton this morning
en- route to Denver. They return via
Glenwood Springs. where they will
put in a week or two at that resort.
Frank Fitchue has returned from
months visit to Kansas City, Leaven-
worth, Denver and Boulder The Kan
sas corn crop will evidently. in spite
OF forebodings, be nearly full crop.
The La Plata Undertaking company
sent casket to Bayfield, this morn
ing for the burial of Mrs. Samuel Park.
er. who died yesterday. The deceas-
ed was the wife of well known ranch
man on Pine River.
Word has been received from Mr.
and Mrs. e. w. Hodges, formerly res
idents of the Animas valley, and now
living in Salt Lake City, that they will
shortly move to Silverton Like many
others, they leave Colorado ony to re
turn once more. -.
Richard Donald of Porter, who has
been suffering the past seven months
with tumor or cancer. left this morn
nanUar naninI Inv hic
wife. where he will undergo an opera
tion. the local Odd Fellows looking
lfter his necessities.
The heaviest rain in the memory of
old timers fell at Silverton Saturday
afternoon. 1t rained for three hours
and most of the time it was deluge.
Those residing on the mountain side
and abutting on Anvil mountain suf-
fered from land slides, mud and water.
Mrs. Lut Thomas came up from
Pennington yesterday to meet her sis
ter, Mrs. Lenders. of Colorado Springs.
The latter has been visiting Mrs. Smell
Ger and Mrs. Mckinney the past week.
In the morning Mrs. Leuders will ac-
company Mrs. Thomas to Pennington
for short visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Patterson. of Silver
ton. returned to Silverton last even
ing. having come down Saturday morn
ing to select new furnishings for their
Silverton home. John Morlock, Du-
rango's extensive and leading furni-
ture man, provided them with VIII
they required.
John W. Wingate is now located at
Silverton. having charge of the Sill
verton branch of the Stubbs g. Jak-
way hardware, lumber, coal and 9th
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