Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-25

for = few days.
Mrs. Fred Minis went to Denver this
morning to visit frtends.
Dalton is butchering the .possums'
today and says he Will have geese to-
morrow.
w. G. Swires is at Graden's today
buying goods for his store at Rock
wood.
Schuyler Morgan went to Denver
this morning to remain perhaps
week or so.
The suit advertising W. b. Orr By
Freeman ct al, Is still occupying the
attention OF the district court
sheriff Joe Smith and vile return
ed TO their home at IgBscio this morn
ing having spent the Sabbath In the
city.
There was general concurrence IN
the idea that this morning was the
coolest yet this winter.
Johnnie Gaylord is up from Dulee,
the Jicarailla Apache indian agency.
getting ready for Christmas.
o
Hahn, tho jewclef, is very busy TAX.
ing care OF the demands OF those who
remember their friends In a substan.
usl way during the holidays.
Alex Wshler has opened his mar
ket, stocked we'll with Rex meats.
turkeys, chickens and everything that
the Christmas table Will require.
Tho Herald will not be issued on
Christmas day. The Office force viii
take this one day with their families
aud our friends viii agree that this
is about right
While there are many evidences OF
general prosperity In Durango there
are some whose fortunes have not
been so good. II is to be hoped that
all are worthy OF holiday thoughts of
the more fortunate.
There Was pretty manifestation OF
ern train this morning Pat was
going away and two OF his friends
bads him a fearful farewell, hanging
onto the car until the train speeded
away.
The railroad boys have been having
q hard time lately skating around the
railway yards and over the tops OF
the bon cars. Railroading In hazar-
dous TO life at best but such oondi.
tons of weather make II much more
dangerous.
Professor Werker says the new
Mapnerchor association Is progressing
nicely. II embraces some OF the best
representative citizens we have, and
they manifest much interest in the or
Eanixation. Former Efforts To organ
ixe a German singing society have not
been no much favored as the present
one, and there appears 10 be no doubt
now OF the success Of this one.
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Mrs. Elizabeth q. Godfrey, who died
Saturday had great many friends.
Several hundred OF them attended
funeral services at the Baptist church
at o'clock this afternoon. Tho
Women OF Woodcrsit and Lady Mac
cabees made an impressive demon
stration In their march from the lodge
rooms to the church II was u pretty
testimonial OF their regard Tot good
old lady whom We all liked. Doing
things like this ut such times may
seem TO help to bear our gricfs Mrs.
Godfr.y bad don. much good ~ her
III. time having discharged the
splendid responsibilities OF rearing u
lara. family She was good and she
believed every body good, Her love
of her children was aH beautiful 10
that of any mother aud this viii abide
with them,
The star bakery II au at,reetls.
place these days People may BE-
seen carrying ofr goods by the ARM
ful This IL one plac" whore Christ
mas In a fact, beeat~o the goods are
all RICH, aud the prices are popular
The time IL getting short aud those
who wish To assist the Salvation
Army In It's effort To help those who
need help In the city may leave pack
sgos pi The Herald ofhcc and they
viii be delivered to the army officers
When man is down. he's down
good and proper Tn" real thing to
do when you discover that he is
down. IL TO give him jolt In the
way of Kick. for fear he is not As
far down rs he eau 70 This will
relieve your feelings and hurt his
Dosh is so.
Jacob Mack. father OF Johnny Mack,
manager OF the Durango Brewery, ar
rived In the city Saturday evening.
and has since been busy keeping
Johnnie and Charlie In the middle OF
tn. road II Is not TO be Inferred
from this that the boys are Pnpn'
lis,s-just popular-this is no weep
ing willow dream.