Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-08-18

the new fall styles In all lines OF |
wearing apparel and household |
goods.
f. d. Duncan aud wife OF Cedar
Hill are visiting Durango.
Henry Krumpa iitzky came over
from Maneos on business last even
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lewis left for
visit to Socorro. N. NJ, this morn
ing.
w. II. Pierce. a Denver attorney.
arrived last evening, being counsel
for defendants in the Buffalo lode in
junction proceedings.
Mrs Amy Gibbons of Siivcrton was
A through passenger this morning OF
her way to Antonito. where she Will
make her future home.
Make up your mind to attend the
ball games between the Antonito and
Durango mines. Morning and after
noon al the fair grounds.
Mrs. w. e. Morgan of Victor arriv-
ed in Durango yesterday and left this
morning for Mancos, where she will
visit friends for some time.
Mrs. Jack Slattery and little daugh-
ter went through this morning from
Silverton on their way TO Leadville.
where they will visit friends.
Charles Van Brimmer returned last
evening from Denver, where he put
in a couple of weeks pleasantly with
friends. Reports good time.
Mrs Bollinger, accompanied by Miss
Thombs of Pueblo, left for home this
morning after pleasant visit with
her sister, Mrs. Allen, of this city.
Mrs. P. Gratz and Miss Maggie
Hunt of Chama. N. NJ, who have
been spending a few days with Mrs.
home this morning
Mrs. John +. Jacobs of Kent, o.,
who has been visiting her daughter
in this city. left this morning on the
Southern, to return via that route to
her home.
Mrs A. G. George arrived on this af-
ternoon's eastern on visit or two of
thsr lrr fA har. h
er, Mr.. w. c. Chapman. Mrs. George
resides at Syracuse. N. Y. and this
is her first visit to the west.
The representative of the Brother
hood of Light society passed through
Durango this morning for Arboles.
This society is about to transfer its
home for orphans and babies from
Denver to Arboles and has recently
bought a farm there for that purpose.
They will move down this fall and
carry on the work as usual, gathering
uncared for little ones into comforta-
BILE homes and training them to be
useful men and women
A Mr.. and Mrs. La Favere are new
settlers on the reservation mesa about
TWO miles north of the station at Igna-
clio They are well-to-do people, hav-
ture and household goods 1t is Mr..
La Favere's intention to engage in
truck farming and has selected good
location. There are many new arriv-
ais in the town and county and our
population is rapidly increasing.
The ranchmen say that this has
been the hottest and dryest season
ever known in the southwest. Yet
the crops are everywhere promising a
good harvest and only the poor Nava-
jos on the New Mexico reservation
have suffered seriously. Several of
the Durango people have expressed
the hope that the government would
take the matter up. and do something
toward the support of these Indians,
whose natural means of existence
have been so lessened
The dance given last night at the
Vendome by members of the baseball
team was very enjoyable affair.
There were eighty couples present
and the floor was crowded with
dancers at every number Mr.. and
Mrs. Simpkins, assisted by Mr.. Kettle
well furnished the music for the even
ing. Lemonade and other refresh
ments We're served and the merry
party. dispensing as the early hours
of the morning began, said it was the
best dance of the season. All of the
Entire Nous and Cinderella club people
We're there. making a select crowd.
Financially, the dance was a decided
success. and the boys are delighted
with the outcome of their efforts.
Prof. Thomason was requested by
the officers of the city not to make the
blindfold drive which was advertised,
yesterday afternoon, but he made
run instead A small pocket knife
was hidden in shed opposite the en-
gine house while the professor sat,
blindfolded in his carriage in front
of his rooms on First avenue When
the man who had hidden 1t returned,
the professor put a piece of copper
wire around his wrist and attached
the other end to his own, and telling