Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-15

From Saturdays Daily:
w. e. Smith of Alamosa spent the
night in Durango.
Mr.. Hopkins left Durango this morn
ing to visit his store at Hesperus
Mr. Murray of the Hermosa house
came down from Trimble Springs this
morning
Messrs. Franklin, Wetherill, Church
and Field spent the day at Perins
Peak.
District Attorney Charles A. John
son left this morning for Cortez on
business trip.
w. l.. Giles of the Armour Packing
company, Denver. arrived in the city
on last evenings train.
William Roessler, manager of the
Bauer Mercantile company's store at
Mancos is in the city on business.
W. NJ. Williams. representing the
McPhee, McGinnity company of Den
yer is registered at the Strater.
w. l.. Mason. representing the Har$
vey A. Wheeler diamond house OF New
York. arrived in the city last night.
E. S. Miner of Missouri. representing
the Tootle, Wheeler & Molten CON-
pany, arrived in town on last evenings
train.
John Litzo of the Knight Campbell
Music company, returned last evening
from trip to Mancos in the interests
of his house.
Sheriff Thompson left on the eastern
this morning. taking Joe Nichols to the
penitentiary at Canon City. to serve
out his term of IL months and not
more than IA months, allotted him by
the court.
]. H. Billingslea. express auditor of
the d. & Il. G. railroad. arrived from
Denver last evening, and is staying at
the Strater hotel. He is accompanied
by Mr.. Craig, freight auditor on the
same road.
Mrs Ella Nora Humberger died last
night of cancer. The deceased was
81 years old and has resided In Du-
range for five months. Her home is
in Tascott. Kansas. The funeral will
take place tomorrow morning. and
she will be buried at Greenmount Gem
etery.
II you have any notion of buying a
sewing machine, just bear in mind the
Standard. 1t Is strictly family ma
chine and one that makes the women
happy. Stubbs & Jakway are local
agents and will be glad to show the
ladies' the superior advantages of this
machine.
The success of the Oriental fair still
continues. last night being as good as
ever in numbers and selling New at
fractions will be added tonight and
Saturday. and the people who turn out
on these occasions will be well repaid.
Father MunoZ is very happy over the
success of his undertaking and expects
soon to see the new church rising
j. r, Herman. representing the
State Federation of Labor. was call
er at The Herald office last evening
Mr.. Herman Is the advance represen. 4
tative of the Australian tax system
and known in this state as the Bucklin
amendment, which will come in for
good deal OF attention this fall. Mr..
Herman speaks at the court house to-
morrow evening.
The Wage Garner yesterday says
that if the double cross" is a good
thing. 1t might be tried on the dog
first. Are the unwashed about to
hand Judge Galbreath something like
It In his canvass for district attorney
His friends say they will not stand for
it. that he Is the logical candidate and
should have the nomination. But
Republican will carry off this plum.
The members of ST. Colomba's Cath
Ollie church are taking great interest In
the fair which is to be held the last
week In October Preparations are be-
ing pushed rapidly ahead to make it
the best church fair ever held in the
town. The ladies' are busy already .
making arrangements for the sales
and various attractions that will be
presented. as they intend to have a
very dainty and pretty display of fan
cy articles and an unusually fine line
of refreshments.
The Boston men who are visiting
town to look after the interests in the
Boston Coal & Fuel company seem
very enthusiastic over this western
country. The mines. the horseback
rides into the country. the mountains
and especially the Indians. have
great attraction for them. They went
out to Ignacio this week to see the
Indians receive their rations and were
xF..t int L.,