Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-03-13

election takes place as usual.
Read the dressmaking and mill.
merry announcement of the Graden
Mercantile Co. In another part OF the
paper. The new artists are ready for
business.
Just as the Herald stated last week,
Stubbs g. Jakway have purchased the
business of the Durango Plumbing Co.
The report Sunday to the contrary
was a canard.
Mrs. c. R. Burgernee Blanche Pat
terson-left on the morning train for
Colorado Springs and Denver. where
she will visit friends and relatives for
the next month or six weeks
The Knights of st. John will OBJ
serve st. Patrick's day AZ usual by
The Knights do business up brown
and huge crowd may be expected.
The wife and daughter OF State
Senator Hallett came down from Sill
vei'ton this morning enroute to Den
Yer, where the senator is detained by
the extended session of the legisla-
ture.
Attention of ladies Is called TO the
special announcement regarding the
Graden dressmain and millinery de-
partments in this issue. The ladies'
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you.
The Schutt Commission Co reports
an increasing business at the new
stand. A much larger stock is car.
ried and with convenience for han
ding the goods the trade receives
better service.
Rev. f. A. Hawke is at Hermosa.
where he opened a series OF revival
meetings at the school house last
evening. Our Animas valley friends
will find Mr.. Hawke an entertaining
exhorter.
If any of our young ladies' are
thinking of getting married, they
should read what Augusta Prescott
has to say concerning trosseaus. The
women generally will find the article
interesting, as it deals with the latest
in dress and furbelows.
Griffith made good money in this
place, but he did not take much OF it
away with him, owing to his inclina.
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this reminds us that he might do bus
mess if he would hypnotic the dealer
or croupier Maybe he has tried it,
and it didn't work.
!, A. f. Hood returned last evening
from Denver, where he attended the
pow-wow of Western Slope Demo.
Gratis, having been elected vice presi-
) dent for La Plata county Mr.. Hood
however, did not spend all his time
, with the politicians. but with bust.
ness houses where wall paper and
paints abound. and new goods were
purchased in liberal quantities. The
undertaking establishments also came
!; in for visits in order that Mr. Hood
may keep fully abreast of the times
, j. II. Moreland, manager of the Eu-
; reka Exploration Co, is in the city
He is accompanied by G. w. Warden
who with MIR. Moreland, is leasing on
/ the Scotia mine in Picayune gulch.
, Mr.. Warden had a narrow escape
from a snowslide the other day, one
taking away cabin on the mine that
! had stood there twenty-three years, be
/ ing thought safe so far as slides are
: concerned. But every year snow
seems to run where it has never been
known to before. Mr.. Moreland re
7 ports his wife and son, Harry, well
} The two gentlemen go to Trimble
: Springs tomorrow morning. and dur
ing the day will explore the new gold
) discoveries back of the springs.
; The Herald is enlarged to six pages
again and will be compelled to con
tinue as such for some time to come
possibly permanently Advertisers
are certainly placing their favors
$ where it will do them the most goot
4 The Daily and Weekly Herald circu
late in every section OF the county,
: adjacent to Durango, 1870 copies of the
: daily going to Silverton every night
! Those in Durango who are not pa,
j subscribers make it point to borrow
+ their neighbor's paper and learn wha
S is going on in the world. While W.
prefer to have the paper taken b!
every family we appreciate the fac
L that they must read The Herald. ant
u rather than have them disappointed
q glad they do the borrowing act.
There is no question but that tn
!, Durango people are anxious for a goo
:, !, road to Orc Fino. That the district i
!, going to prove beneficial in man
n ways for Durango and La Plata count
very few can doubt.
;, The petition for the repair OF tn
wagon road has grown considerable
= stronger since The Herald publishe
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