Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-11

tion this morning. Mr.. Sullenberger
reports saw mill business keeping up
the same as usual in Archulsta county,
Rev. Ostenson accompanied his sis
ter to Pennington this morning where
she will remain In hopes of being ben
efltted by residing in lower altitude
Mr.. Ostensou returns for regular ser
vices Sunday.
Mr.. Dewitt Miller is an ideal pop
ular lecturer. He has. the power OF
continually surprising his audience by
a sudden outbreak OF wit and humor.
Remember his date is December IL.
at the Presbyterian church.
Ed. II. Van Endert is down from the
Orc Flno country where he has been
sojourning for some time. He says
there ought to be some good hunting
out there next time 1t SHOWS This
1sed to be one of the best deer coun-
tries in the southwest.
w. S. Hopewell, mention of whose
visit was made yesterday, departed on
the eastern this morning fer Santa Fe
He says the Santa Fe Central will
have its line from Santa Fe to Tor
renee. via Albuquerque. in operation
by the middle of March
Representative a. l.. Pace left this
morning for Denver to get acquainted
,..g. ,;t
cratic pow-wow. Mr.. Pace says he
Will return the last of the week and re
main until the first of January before
going to Denver for the winter.
o.
The American Order of Protection
gives its annual ball at Vendome hall
this evening. Arrangements have been
made for large attendance
and everything will be done for the
enjoyment OF guests. The dancing
public Will no doubt improve the op
portunity and be in attendance.
Miss Marguerite Parker, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. w. II
Mack. for the past three months, de
parted this morning for Montrose from
which place she goes to Denver fol
the holidays and thence to her home
in Canada Miss Parker likes Duran
go, and may come and see us again
| which will be pleasing to Mrs. Mack.
r. G. Hall, one of the mining engi
neers of the La Sale Copper Mining
! company. operating in the La Sale dis
| trict, spent yesterday in Durango ar
! ranging for coke shipments. the Porter
Fual company securing the business
The La Sale district is forging to the
front and will be n prominent factor
in the development of this grea
southwest section.
State Senator Hallett. wife ant
| daughter. came down from Silvertor
| this morning enroute to Denver from
which point Mr.. Hallett expects to &c
| east for few weeks. 1t will be re
membered that Mr.. Hallett sent in his
| resignation as senator some time be
fore election but the resignation wa!
not accepted and no vacancy declared
| As the senator is not impressed will
| politics and legislative work he vii
undoubtedly tear loose from the gen
eral assembly as soon us possible afte
convening. Mr.. Hallett reports every
thing moving along nicely in regard u
Silver Lake mining affairs.
| @
| In the case of Miss Jennie Kelle
against Henry Borrell for $1,000 dan
ages for having broken three of he
ribs while trying to keep Borrell fror
kissing her a Reading. Pa, jury ev
IDENTIFY decides that young woma
should not dodge a kiss at the risk q
life and limb. At least this is the sit
nincance of the verdict in favor of tn
defendant, leaving poor Miss Keller t
whistle for her $5000-if she Is tina
tradltionally unlucky thing. a whistln
woman. 1t is decidedly pathetic. ism
IT, when ii girl thus gets no kiss, Il
money. no sympathy Her eXperienc
and her three broken ribs are all tha
Miss Keller seems to have gained I
this instance.
1t was supposed when the third fiji
STRUCK Durango IN quick succession III
spasm would be over and this ma
hold good, at the same time a liyel
scare resulted last evening by smok
eminating from the loft of the Woo
& Morgan barn on First street.
sc ms that timers engaged in work O
the new brick addition, left their han
furnace with hot Goals in it, whic
set fire to the roof. Not being able I
locate the fire, an alarm was turned
and in the meantime forty to fift
horses in the barn wsre hustled ou
side. The dremen soon located IL
smudge and were able to nut it OF
with chemicals II was a fortunate e
cape from bad blaze, as had a fiji
secured h adway in the hay and grai
stored in the loft, fremen would ha,
been at disadvantage in fighting
The State versus Joseph Shields q
cupied the attention OF the distri
court yesterday afternoon and tn