Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-19


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DIR. J. N. Pascoe came down from
Silverton yesterday morning with a
patient having heart trouble whom he
left in this city. returning home In the
evening.
N. T. Thompson, the rustling second
hand dealer, purchased the stock OF
s. Sessions this morning and will have
some special bargains to offer as soon
as stock Is removed.
II. NJ. johnson was up from the ditch
works and spent Sunday with his fam
lily, returning this morning. This Is
his last trip, as the work is Just about
completed.
"Chuck" Bailey telephoped from
Aztec this forenoon that his brother
George was very low and not expect
ed to live. DR.. Bellinger leaves this
evening to assist in battling the dis
ease.
A gold retort was brought down
from the Neglected mill and taken to
the First National bank this morning,
Weighing 80 ounces and IS penny
weights.
August Huffman, a well-to-do ranch
man on the lower Dolores, is In the
city on business. arriving yesterday.
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greater portion Of next year at ST,
Louis.
The new time card on the Rio
Grande as published Saturday Is semi
officially confirmed. In this connec-
ton the Sunday train on the Southern
will be pulled off the END and discon-
tinued during the winter,
The case of o. A. Dalton against
Thomas Chandler and wife occupied
the attention of the county court this
forenoon, the plaintiff, by his attorn-
ey, c. b. Mitchell, sueng on an old
bill. and securing judgment
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Walter b. Randall was an arrival
from Washington, ID. G. last evening.
He stopped over night at the Palace
and left on the stage for Pennington
this morning TO take the position OF
chief clerk In the Indian school
Postoffice Inspector FrederIcks left
on the Southern this morning for La
Plata City, continuing around the cir.
Gle tomorrow. He will probably be
with us In few weeks to accept the
new improvements at the postoflice.
George Workfeld of Aztec is in the
city looking after large shipment OF
fruit to Albuquerque. Since the AL
buQuerque fair. when the people down
there had a chance to see some of the
San Juan county fruit, the Aztec and
Pennington product are in demand.
Edward Lazarus is homo from an
extended trip to neighboring towns in
the interests of his tailoring business
which he reports brisk, having taken
an unusually large number of orders
for November delivery.
]. H. Terry. Sr.. came in from Den
yer and Canon City last evening. stop
ping over night at the Strater and
continuing to Eureka this morning
Mr.. Terry has been absent several
weeks and returns to see how the ia
nous Sunnyside mine is progressing.
Brigadier General Ludgate left on
the Eastern for Denver this morning,
having held quite number of meet
ings In the short time he was here.
He preached six times on Sunday,
Il don't get around very often" he
said. land I'll give you the best Eve
got when | do come" He expressed
himself as well pleased with the work
the local corps is doing and the pro-
gress they are making,
Mr.. and Mrs H. l.. Hall and MIR. and
Mrs r. Il. Davis returned last even
ing from Colorado Springs where they
took in the dedication of the Elk TEN
pie. The boys report n good time.
The Springs boys could not do enough
for the visiting members OF whom
there were thousands. places having
chartered special trains to convey the
membership and their ladies. In ad
dition every lodge In the state was
represented with one exception VI,
from two to score or more of mem
bers. The visiting ladies' were royal
ly entertained as well as the horned
tribe. One of the afternoons they
were treated to an automobile ride
about the city and the Springs ladies
showed them every attention. The
banquet was one Of the things to be
remembered. For Durango Mr. N. Q.
Miller made an entertaining talk and
this city was also honored by having
Mr.. Hall placed on the state board OF
trustees consisting of five members
The Durango party visited Denver be
fore returning.
A shooting ARRAY occurred about
six miles above Bayfield, on Friday
which resulted fatally for Matt Lux
singer. ranchman. Jake Zipperian,
who killed Luxsinger. came into town
yesterday and while here consulting
his lawyer he was arrested by Under