Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-02

Breen go to SilvertoD this evening to
attend the dance to be given tonight
In honor of Miss Donog hue. who is go-
ing away.
Harry Turner and wife. Jim Tur-
ner and G. T.. Watson of Telluride.
went yesterday to George Whites
ranch. where hey Will put in few
days deer hunting
Messrs. Barry Sullivan, Nat Whit
ten and Leon Ashback went up to
Junction creek yesterday to look over
the mining property in which Mr..
Ashback has recently bought one
fourth interest.
John w Wingate is sporting mob
by thorn cane brought over from Ire
land and presented to him by Colonel
b. B. Calvin. An inscription indi-
Gates name and date of presentation.
And John is correspondingly proud
OF IT,
Mrs. Ellen Barrett and son. Patrick.
who have been visiting p. c. Shannon
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morning for their home In Moreland.
Iowa. Mrs. Barrett has spent consid-
cradle time at Pinkerton Springs.
where her rheumatism has been great
ly benefited by the mineral baths.
She likes Durango and thinks she will
come again next summer.
Mrs j. Mack and her daughter-in-
law, Mrs. J. l.. Arthur, left this morn
ing for their home in Denver after
spending fair week with Mrs. Mack's
sons, John and Charlie of this city.
The ladies carried Durango hats away
with them, being better pleased with
the styles OF millinery shown in this
city than anything they had seen at
home.
Mrs. Dora James of Chicago. who
with Miss Reed was In Durango
few months ago, looking for busi
ness location. IL again in town on
business and is staying at the Palace
hotel. The two ladies have started
a store In Denver. but are so much
pleased with Durango and the south
west that they are looking forward to
making another attempt at settling
here next spring.
The Famous is pretty well upset to.
day. goods being moved and stacked
in piles in order to remove the shelly
ing to the new block This will not
prevent the sale ofq goods to all call.
ers and those calliuh before removal
will get the benefit of the removal
sale. According to advertisement the
store will be closed Thursday and Fri.
day. opening in the new quarters Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Springer return
ed to their ranch this side of Aztec
yesterday, having spent fair week in
Durango. Mr.. Springer reports a
prosperous season for his section. As
a sample OF crops Mr.. Springer plant
ed nine acres OF oats to assist the
growth of alfalfa, and although the
lats We're sown sparsely. he thrash.
ed over 500 bushels of grain from the
patch. Pretty good in addition to
wind-up crop OF alfalfa.
Talk OF big corn and beans. here in
Montezuma county they are raised.
Il + Scott brought from his Monte
yuma county ranch this week speci-
mems of field corn fourteen inches in
length. large plump and OF many rows
while. he says. many hills have eight
fuil grown ears. S. A. Bowdish has.
in his Mancos garden, beans meas
uring from nine to eleven inches long
and they are of the very best quality.
-Mancos Times.
Mrs C. l.. Potherbridge and daugh.
ter. Miss Lillian. returned from Man
cos Saturday afternoon. continuing
to their Silverton home the same even
ing. The two ladies' have been hav-
ing good time the past six weeks
at Trimble. Durango and Mancos
They have secured n residence in this
city for the winter months and will
he down about the 18th OF October
This will bring Landlord Petherbridge
to Durango occasionally.
Mr. Mutton of the Rio Grande Shoe
store. while visiting the Fair grounds
Saturday evening shortly before the
dances in company with Mr.. Brene-
gar. fell into hole Ave feet deep dug
by the Indians to represent hell. They
had been watching the Indians pre-
pare supper and were passing from
one tent to another. when Mr.. Milton
fell The Indians were very much
amused at the accident. Mr.. Mutton
feels pretty stir today around the
back and shoulders.
Messrs. Ed NJ. and Squire Brown
are installing "A sawmil plant about
ten miles below Durango. The plant
is capable OF saving about 5000 feet
"a day and Mr. Brown informs us that
they have about 100000 feet to cut.
Adjoining the timber claims Mr. ed.
Brown has about 800 acres OF ranch
land fenced and he will use upwards
OF 100. coo feet OF lumber in buildings
as II is his intention to devote all his
time to ranching and stock growing