Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-20


Thora lode in Tiburcio gulch This
ore was cut by the drift that is being
run To reach the intersection OF big
cross vein. and. while no assays have
been made. they are confident that IL
will show good values.
From Saturdays Daily:
The banks will close today at l
O'Clock.
F. w. Stubbs OF Mancos spent to-
day in town.
w. S. Weightman will soon have q
Ouray strawberries.
Mrs l. Kruschke returned yesterday
from six weeks visit to her mother
and sister in DENVER
r. E. Scott came in from Cortez last
night and accompanied Joseph S.
Smith to the agency today.
Cnnstian Science services Sunday
at II a m, $50 Newman block. Sub
iect; Truth" All are welcome.
Miss Eva Neer returns to her Ohio
home next Monday after six months
visit with her father, Mr.. Harry Neer
AL Grant is home from run up
to Gladstone. The mining industry
is forging ahead in that great gold
camp.
The Methodists. Baptists and Pres
byterians will have union services at
the Methodist church tomorrow even
ing at O'Clock. All are invited.
Mrs. Robert H. Sloan will leave in
the morning with her little daughter
Helen, to visit her mother near Santa
Fe, New Mexico Mrs. Sloan will be
away several weeks.
Cenator Copp and Representative
w. II. Kelly of Montezuma and Do
lores county pulled out for Denver this
morning to be in readiness for the ex-
ira session which conYenes the 10th.
Notwithstanding the wet weather of
the past few days the concert last
evening given by the Woodman band
at the North Side Park, was a success
in every way and greatly enjoyed by
all in attendance.
E. C. Dudley is anxiousy waiting
for particulars of the storm yesterday
near his ranch at lgnacio He has
fine crop of winter wheat that will
be ready for the reaper In about ten
days.
Mrs. Clara f Jones, sister of Mes
danes T. A. Kerr and Mrs. j. Il.
Holder. arrived last evening from
Liberal, Mo, and will remain during
the summer at the home of her sister
at Hermosa.
Experts who have visited the Gun
nison gold strike, claim it has not
been overestimated. This is good
news and only goes. to confirm our be-
lief that Colorado has untold wealth
in these hills which have never been
found.
S. w. Smith returned from his visit
to Denver in attendance at the Re-
publican state central committee meet
ing. and is well pleased with the work
accomplished and the general good
feeling among the party workers
throughout the state.
There was to have been a meeting
of the Fair association last evening.
but owing to quorum not being
Monday evening. The object of the
meeting is to arrange for the holding
of county fair this fall and to attend
such other business as may properly
come before the association
Mrs Wray left this morning for Car
thage Missouri. in response to a tel
egram announcing the death of her
mother and the serious condition of
her father resulting from an accident
by runaway. Mr.. Ogden, Mrs.
Wray's father, is II years of age, and
her mother was 70. Mrs. Wray is
greatly prostrated by the sad news.
On his way to town yesterday Jo-
seph S. Smith encountered very
heavy rain and hail storm on the Flor
ida mesa bridge in the vicinity OF the
stock yards. The bridge had been
swept away, causing him to return and
come to town through the cellars on
the mesa road. On the Florida river
the hail was very heavy. The rain
caught many of the ranchmen WIN
their hay down. 1t is estimated the
damage to the crop will be felt ma
terially.
Ed. German and Miss l.. Kittersing
were married at Pagosa Springs on
Judge e. NJ. Taylor perform
ing the ceremony. The groom is an
old resident of the San Juan country
and has many friends here who wish
him happiness through life with his
newly welded wife 1t was the report
about the city several days ago that
Ed. had quietly slipped away and was
but if any one knew any
thing definite they would not divulge