Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-15
From Saturdays Daily:

w. N. Baker. a sheep man from New
Mexico, is In town trading.
The school at Hermosa opens its
winter session next Monday.
Walter Campbell went to La Plata
today on prospecting tour.
Harry Turner and wife went up to
Orc Fino today to look over the Por-
cupine property.
Archie Herr says that II John does
lot keep better hours he is going to
get divorce.
Miss Katie Walker of Nebraska is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Finney Jones
of this city.
Miss Young who has been i'll for sew
eral days. is at her office in the court
house again today.
Miss McAllister left today for Igna-
clio to teach in the Mission school,
which opens Monday.
John p. Renter. mining man of
Dunton. Colo, was one of the last
evenings arrivals in the city and will.
remain here few days.
Rev. w. II. Evans, pastor of the NJ.
Il. church, South, who takes the place
of Rev. Bonner, will conduct services
as usual at the North Side on Sun
day.
Messrs. Fred Hovey Allen and A. NJ.
Sweet, who have been in town for sew
eral days looking after their interests
in the Boston Coal & Fuel company
left this morning for their homes in
Boston.
Durango every month. making 90 that
are consumed yearly in this part of
the country. Some people must Ike
sweets.
A special election will be held in
the city of Durango on the 30th of Sep
tember for the purpose of refunding
$l05 900 of the water bonds now draw
ing interest at 6 per cent. 1t is ex-
pected that they will be refunded at
w per cent at least
Mrs. A. l.. Guy and children, who
have been visiting Silverton, left this
morning for Alamosa, where they will
stay for short time, returning thence
to their home In Kansas. Mr.. Brown
and son. who have also been visiting
in Silverton. left for the same place.
Mr., ]. T. Hurley of New York,
who has been visiting Sllverton, left
this morning for his home. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. T. Hurley Jr. were also
through passengers from their home In
| Silverton, enroute to Denver where
they will visit friends.
Rev. w. II. Adams has been assign
ed to the NJ. e. church, South. and viii
hold his first services Sunday. Mr..
Adams has been doing evangelist work
in Pueblo for the past three months.
He is pleasant gentlerndi and The
Herald welcomes him TO Durango.
The attention OF parents is called
to the fact that pupils who are at pres
ent unable to attend school but hall
the time. are having lessons assigned
corresponding to the grades, who at
tend full time, that they may study al
home, thus losing no ground while the
schools are preparing to receive them
Mrs. Harden. the lace woman from
Texas, who has been spending n few
weeks In Durango, Silverton. Tellu
ride and Ouray on her regular bust
ness trip, left this morning for Pa
gosa Springs. Mrs. Harden says tina
she wishes to thank the ladies of this
section for their kindnesses to her
Henry Berri is wearing pretty blu
ribbon In his buttonhole this after
noon. 1t was tied around deliciou
Pennington peach which was laid a
his plate at the Strater this noon. AM
the question that now arises Is. hoy
/ did the peach get there? Some sc.
. that Grace knows about 1t. but sh
denies the charge.
Mr.. and Mrs b. N. Freeman an
daughter. Miss Helen. left on the cas-
8 ern this morning. Miss Helen wi
. po through IN Roston where she wi