Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-08-04
lad charge Of them was very touch.

Yesterday was a bad dav for bridge
! II rning on the Fourth division In ad
hiGn to the bridge near Azotea tho
| passenger coming this way set frs
bridge a short distance this side
| # Antonlta.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry G. Turner ar
ived from Telluride last evening as
ner announcement yesterday. stopping
iyer night at the Strater where the
ouple were the recipients of hearty
| congratulations from numerous
riends This morning they departed
or Pagosa Springs where they will
remain until the last of the coming
week, when they return and take in
the Salt Lake excursion.
Prof and Mrs. Downs are expected
10 return the first OF the week to at
| end the teachers institute.
| Tiffany's soda fountain is certainly
popular place these days. Cool and
refreshing drinks are just the thing.
| The visitors in Durango from the
| Upper Florida today were Mr..
Bovee. Frank Daltcn and Miss Gibson.
| Judging from the black clouds the,
| Upper Florida Pine river section go,
good rain between five and eight
O'Clock last night.
The finance committee of the city
/ oh a1 Usbp FicI
their bills allowed must have them in
by Monday evening at o'clock at the
latest
Dom Pedro Martinez, one of the Ig-
nacio citizens. was in Durango trad
ing today.
Nate Shutes came down from Telu-
ride last evening with the wedding
party and is still in town.
The members of the Elks' lodge are
busily engaged in making preparations
for their trip to Salt Lake on the
10th.
Coal" Franklin Bill Wigglesworth
Arizona on a prospecting trip. com
biring business with pleasure.
Miss Margaret Ramsay, who has
been spending a part of her vacation
al Bayfield,, started yesterday FOR Gra-
hams park where she will continue
her outing for few days.
Mr. Hahn has recently received
some souvenir coronation cups from
Encland, containing pictures of the
king and queen. and notices in
French. They are now on exhibition
in his window.
A native American citizen, whose
name was Lowe" was incarcerated in
the city bastile last night for drunken
ness. and was released this morning
without trial on giving his promise to
be better man in the future.
Mrs. j. w. Gee of Toledo Ohio will
arrive Monday as the guest of Mrs.
Horace Clapp. Mrs. Gee is coming
Ito Durango with the hope of renewing
her health, which has been poor for
some time. 4.
Mr.. Akewitz. who will be the sue
.cessor to the present ruler, Ignacio.
rs chief of all the Utes, was in town
today. 1t is reported that the heir
apparent to the chieftainship wasS
hunting for stray horse.
The Sllverton Standard of yesterday
issued a finely illustrated edition
one that reflects credit on the
paper and the town and county. 1t re
fleets what is going on in the mines.
and is a good advertisement.
There are thirty-two members en-
rolled in the teachers normal insti-
tute, and quite a number of visitors
have also been in attendance, but have
not registered. The full number of
members is expected to arrive next
week.
Mr.. Martin is out of town purchas-
ing machinery for the oil well, which,
is expected to start up in a few days
with complete new set of working
material to get to the bottom, The
company is in good condition and will
prosecute the work to final success. ,
which they are sure of,
The Herald received a letter last
evening from a Nebraska gentleman
asking for a copy of the paper in
which Mancos had received special
notice stating that he was looking for
a location in Colorado. The Herald is
the only Durango publication that pays
representatives to visit and review
outside points.
J. NJ. Crawford of Hay Fulch is
wearing one Of the new Elk badges.
which he has just received. The
badge Is very pretty piece of work
1t Is made of solid silver
and contains the picture of the smelter
and Elks grazing; also the Words
San Juan Elks" and Durango Lodge.
No. 5O7," fastened with a purple rib
bon.