Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-16
From Fridays daily.

From Fridays daily.
helps for her work to buy would find
two or three pictures for her room a
charming addition to the ordinary
school furniture.
Miss Gentry Prewitt left for Den
yer this morning, where she attends
school at Wolff Hall this winter.
The Durango Elks will take Sill
verton by storm. In return we ex-
pect hurricane during fair week.
George d. Woods came over from
Mancos last evening. Reports that
burg prosperous.
The Pennington stage will carry
passengers to the fair. Engage pass
age at once. and extra accommoda-
tions will be provided.
Mrs. Hawke. wife of the new Meth
odist minister. arrived last evening
from Winnebago Wis, accompanied
by her son and daughter.
c. l.. Mckinley. mail clerk between
Durango and Ridgway, is i'll with
| throat trouble. Mr.. Mckinley is a
distant relative OF the president
Madame Mermet, of the Graden
Mercantile Co. is expected on Sun
day evenings train. The dressmak-
| ing department will open once more
next Monday.
A large number of exhibits are be-
| ing placed in cold storage. Mr.. Oh
bert's free offer Is being accepted by
many who desire to KEEP choice speci-
| mems in good shape.
The peach crop is too large this
year to even command respectable
prices. The fruit is selling in out
side markets for less money than it
costs to pick, box and ship.
The fourteen-months-old babe of
Mr.. and Mrs. Doss. OF Slverton. which
was brought to Durango for treat
ment. died yesterday afternoon. Re-
mains were taken to Silverton for in
terment.
| The Herald scribe is harvesting his
crabapple crop About twenty
twenty-pound boxes from one tree is
not so bad. The claim to having the
finest crab tree in Durango is made.
It's a perfect beaut.
An independent Democratic news
paper endeavoring to dictate the
nominees of the party is what is max
ing the rank and file give vent to
the frequent horse laughs heard about
town. Independent for Doodle and
machine purposes.
The sen ling OF a La Plata county
girl to Denver as one of the maids OF
honor does not detract one dollar
| from the local merchants. On the
other hand, it affords an opportunity
of some young lady attending the
fete and having a good time at the ex-
pense of Denver. It's mighty mean
person who will begrudge this pleas
ure. II the people of Durango want
to send a maid OF honor - Denver,
let them do so.
Frank Wride is at last ascertaining
how sharp is the tooth of a serpent in
the grass. He aspires to be sheriff
through the Vaccinations of the Dem
ocratic convention. He is now adj
vised by the alleged friend of labor
mot to run. trying to make it appea.
that by so doing it insures Republic.
an sheriff That this is going TO be
the result, no matter who the Dem
ocrats nominate, is almost settled
fact, at the same time it is plain to be
seen where the labor organ-the or
gan that reduced wages 10 to 33 per
cent two years ago and was only
brought to time by the organization OF
a union stands. Oh, yes. Mr.. Labor
ing Man. just give your self-alleged
friend rope and he will razzle-dazzle
all of you to finish.
The CALLED jade" winces The
dastardly editorial the morning after
Mckinley was shot is having it's eff
feet and hundreds OF citizens
have roasted the concern from A to
y, and many have ordered the vile
sheet stopped. A Democrat from Sill
verton was in The Herald office the
other day and said it was the most
vile uterance he had ever read A
local Democrat, one who is support
er of the sheet, called to say that he
was ashamed Of the sheet. but that
stoppage OF the paper and support
meant abuse. Groups of people have
discussed the disgraceful assertion
that millions of American people are
at heart glad of the assassin's bullet"
l and the w ritter of sInh GENT imnnts ha 8