Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-01-28

was at the request of the deceased:
The floral offerings were profuse
and beautiful, inside the casket being
an immense bouquet of American
Beauty roses.
The pall-bearers were B. w. Ritter,
Judge j. H. Russell, Mayor C. e. Nc
Connell. Harry Jackson, w. G. White.
Ernest Wetter, George Chesebro and
DR.. Hill. Burial took place at Green
mount.
From Fridays Daily.
j. F. Spickard went to Pagosa
Springs this morning.
Will Wigglesworth Went out 10
Fort Lewis this morning.
Lloyd Sheets is happy The quar-
antine has been removed.
w. j. Miller was passenger on the
morning train. He goes to Fort Lewis.
There are a good many cases at Mer-
cy hospital just now. chiefly surgi-
cal. OF course there is a sprinkling
OF mumpS. ,
Hanging on the racks in Alex Wahl-
ers market there is a etring of fine
granted beeves. They came from
Thompson's Park. Drop in and see
them.
Mrs. Bessie Roscoe returned last
night from South Fork, where she
has been visiting her brother. Char
lie Galbreath, and wife for SOC
months.
There was about four inches addi-
tional snow in Silverton when the
train left this morning. The beau
tiful is just as welcome to the miners
as it is to the rest of the Rocky Noun.
tain bipeds.
The Herald scribe, not to be out of
fashion, is wrestling with case of
grippe. He is determined, however,
not to let it floor him, although you
cannot always tell what hold the
varmint will get on fellow.
The Herald scribe had the pleasure
today of meeting Jamns Schermer-
horn, general manager of To-Day" a
Detroit publication. Mr.. Schermer-
horn was called to Durango on a sad
mission. that of attending the funeral
OF his sister, Mrs. f. w. Barnes. With
him We're two sisters of the deceased,
Mrs j. II. Callahan of Clifton Forge,
Va, and Miss Villette Schermerhorn,
of Hudson, Mich. The party will re
main only few days. when they re-
turn to their homes.
The mail carriers as well as the>rail-
road and smelter men living in that
vicinity are much annoyed through a
lack of sidewalks in the southeast
part of town. 1t seems that the or
dinance concerning sidewalks has not
been enforced, that is, where there
are vacant lots. Foot passengers,
therefore. are compelled to wade al
most knee-deep in water and mud.
Since we have new sidewalks in part
VI the LOW tiit
as well see that the job is complete.
+. w. Angler, travelling passenger
agent of the Union Pacific railroad, is
in the city. Those familiar with that
system know that the company pride
themselves upon the perfection of
their arrangements for the comfort of
passengers. Just lately large num-
ber of new. cars beautifully fitted up
have been put on at Denver. The
route travelled also is very pleasant.
couple of folders have just been
issued by the officials. One is a pie
torial description of the Union sta
ton at Omaha, and the other con
sists of interesting information and
views of the Overland Route
The restraining order issued by
Judge Holbrook is decidedly plain. 1t
restraints the commissioners or their
agents from purchasing any kind of
printing supplies at a higher rate than
can be obtained il same We're awarded
to the lowest responsible bidder
And in this connection it is only neces-
sary to go to Websters dictionary
to ascertain the meaning of printing.
1t includes any kind of work per
formed by type, newspaper book work
or job work. Again, the statute IT,
tie for legal advertising is put down as
printing. Let the commissioners pub
lish any legal notices at n higher rate