Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-12

Moses LIvefman returned from
Aztec yesterday and went out to Den
yer this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. Coulson OF Bay
field spent Sunday In Durango. return
ing this n ernoon.
Hon. George T. Sumner. formerly
Judge OF the district court. came IN
from Alamosa last evening on a short
business trip.
L. l.. Shindier Of McElmo, who has
been visiting Rev. and Mrs. c. e. Per-
kins for n few days, returned home
this morning.
Joe Airy, who has been spending a
few days in town, returned to Pine
river this afternoon. Mr.. Airy looks
Just as cheerful az ever.
Rev. C. Il. Perkins went to Grand
Junction this morning to assist
Bishop Leonard in examining Mr..
Jhch IhThOHb icit yestcTuhy MOTH
Ing for California on = visit to his
mother who lives At Pasadena. Mr..
Parsons expects TO be absent about
n month.
The different churches OF the city
are making arrangements for their
Christmas entertainments. Most of
them will have trees besides individ.
ual presents.
Charles Allen, X. w. Tucker and
Elmer Fleischcr went out on a hunt
ing trip to the Florida yesterday.
The party went horseback. picnicking
high up on the range.
Judge Russell left on the morning
train for Creede. where he holds
court for Judge Holbrook.
Judge Holbrook arrived from Ala
mosa last evening and Is holding
court for Judge Russell today.
With the construction OF n tele-
phone from Durango this way people
will be enabled to secure better fig-
ures for their products in many lines.
Numerous conveniences not now ap-
prreciated will result from this tele-
phone line.--Aztec Index.
A seven.year old Indian girl was
burned to death at Navajo springs on
Monday. She with several other
small children were left alone In a
tepee. and in some way her clothes
caught on fire. She lived only few
minutes .--Cortez Journal
The meeting OF stockmen In Chi
cago last week was one Of the most
successful In the history of the or
ganizstion These yearly gatherings
are beneficial In many ways and II
creates n rivalry toward Improvement
OF stock
H. f., McElroy has resigned his po-
sition as deputy clerk and leaves In
the morning for Denver. where Mrs.
McElroy will Join him. Mr.. McEl-
roy has accepted good poscition In
Denver.
]. p. Costcn has been appointed
deputy county clerk In the place of
II. e McElroy.
W. l.. Kennedy OF Fruitlapd IL load
ing up supplies for the lower country
where everything is oil. Instead
Of the ordinary planetary method of
locomotion the people In those re-
gions will soon have to use fatboats
TO get around.
The friends OF Mrs. ]. A. Coping.
or will be pleased to know that the
scarlet fever lately raging In the fam
lily In decreasing.
James MILESTONE. representing the
Mclaughlin Co. came In yesterday
from Denver and IL spending today
In our city. Mr.. milestone SAYS
that the capital is stIll there and
making tremendous fuss over pre-
parations for Christmas. He is an
old newspaper man. but quit Too
much slavery about the business. He
extended sympathy to the local re-
porter OF this paper. which was CRATE
fully received.
Now that holiday time Is near at
hand 1t is well for ali purchasers OF
holiday gifts to resolve to trade en-
tirely with home dealers. Durango
entcrprisinE business houses are fully
upto-date and can and do furnish AZ
good goods at as fair prices ms car be
procured elsewhere. What is the
use, then. OF subiectlng ourselves to
the Inconvenience and annoyance In
cident to going TO the larger rifles
Denver. for instance-for what we
want at this holiday season. Just
no use at all
The Herald has quite often refer
red to the weather. and II may seem
ohestnutty to do so again. but We can
not refrain from doing so. Here II
is the 9th OF December. and with the