Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-15
r,.s,s, rhnrsdaY'x Daily:


4 r. Hood went TO Mancos TINS
morning to embalm the body of man
named Cummins. whose remains WIZ
be shipped east
Mrs Howard. who is helpless from
b,,ndness and old age. left this morn
ing for Denver whore she enters an
old iady's home.
John Kciienbergcr came down from
silyerton this morning. whore ne us
uaIly lands lot of business Tor ms
honsc
T. q Grove came In from Denver
last evening. spending the day IN i'"-
range. lie leaves in The morning ioi
Aztec.
MISS Amelia Kroegvr came over
from Mancos last cgening TO spend
Inc next three weeks with her pa
rcnts in the Animas valley,
Dewitt Miller lectures on The NseH
ot uellness- tonight at the Presbytor-
ian church. Doors open o, oe'"cN'
lecture begins at $50 O'Clock.
g. n narr returned from Tcllmld"
last evening aud hall an hour iatcr
wns enrontn to sllyerton. Making
round up before snow imtorfercs
o.
Mrs George n. Raymond went to
Mancos this morning 10 visit friends
for few days. Joining Mrs y. Il. AZ
rlneton. who lef, iIcsperns the day
preyious.
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Well really. Il docs look as though
We would have u dding for Christ
mas. Dealers having n good supply
of red.pninied sieds for boys viii be
glad Of H.
Y =. Watson. Of tho Royal Tiger
and other San Juan county mines, was
n messenger from silverton this morn.
ing enroutc to New York city for the
winter,
Fred laleom. representing the toio'
tado Confectionery company Ut Pnch
10. having covered the Durango trade.
dcpaited Tor silvorlon this morning.
Mr. Iialeom says he fnds prosperous
conditions Ia Durango
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The Whitehall Shoe q Clothing
company. having rented the corner In
The crys,ai block. viii move about
The first OF January and MIN llerick
says he's awful Elad they've got {"
wagon this time. Mill don't Ike TO
carry SO much on his hack Harry
Turner doesn't care 20 much about
the wagon. but Is pleased with the au-
iiclpaiion of getting over where tn"
ociier has more light thun the present
place. The new loration goI this big
clothing house VIII enable the artisan
ana salesman 70 combine their Efforts
In marulnocn, display Having don-
hlo the Hpncu heretofore employed and
splendid lighting effect the now store
viii al once bc one pi III" priiicst
in the state. and II will he Kept NJ ~
H. vast detail of modern clothing
house.
The jackson Hardware company
presents eyory day "a husy scene ct
It's snlrsroom and shops In th' lat
ter there are fourteen mechanics earn
Ing above the average wages daily and
doing that much Ca stimulate trade
ana keep the Industrial bnll rolling.
Ym have Ail heard that whistle Alr
Jackson SAYS he has often ihnughI oi
getting something moro musical hut
he has gotten so he iil,os Il himself,
aud Il feared i hc changed his boys
would lhink st somebody clsc's Whis
tie aud wuild not know when in guit
work The general hardware depart
mcnt il one at the most complete In
the west embracing all articles pnd
mai rials carried In the largest huuf
cs In the west. Ordinarily one
might no, at Grst ihink n hardware
honsc the place Ia 30 to fot holiday
goods. bai ON second thought wo md
ever 50 many ihlnsr both attractive
and useful
Ia tho district rourt yesterday even.
ing Judge Russell passed sentence
mpon thro nl thu unfofnnatoH whu
wtrc convicted NJ this term They
were Snake. the indian lur killing
his cousin: Chns lilgecals for steal
Ing Indian horses and Joe Shields for
making assault with deadly weapon.
The Indian stood stnlcally, realizing
that he had committed crime md
must be punished The colord 81 inter.
prefer. Taylor told him what the
judge said lle had nothing 10 say
NO complaint, no request llc had
sinned and was ready To pay lhc ron-
atty Though but an Indian no hot
ter aud hnving no Thought heyond the
most primitive. be had come tp the
white mans opnit 40 conform to
which hc had known nothing pic
turr of Snake receiving his sentence
would present splendid study
There wcrc but few spectators boo
III court room Hast evening and the
stiffness leui To the solcmnily of the
occasion An the things that were
passing were rcgrottuble and regret
ted
Snakes suuaws wcrs not there.
They had gone away the day before Ia
cry again and help bear the punish.