Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-07


1t IL reported that deal has been
made by which Cripple Creek parties
have secured J. d. Pattersons group
OF contact claims In Basin gulch. and
have also leased the Little Kate mill
which VIII be fitted up for concentra-
ting and perhaps cyaniding
The Bonnie Girl work is being push
ed right along, two gangs OF men be-
Ing at work on the hume and another
lot employed In grading for the mill.
The continued delay in getting lum-
ber has put this work back but they
now expect 10 get 1t as fast as needed.
From Thursdays Daily.
Under Sheriff Thompson returned
last night from Pueblo where he turn
ed over his insane patient
o.
The wife and children of George Lo-
gan left for Del Norte this morning
to visit friends and relatives.
Supt. Whittenberger of the Fourth
Division, is In st. Luke's hospital.
Denver. suffering from an attack OF
quinsy
Polly Pry is certainly subject to
boycott. But she evidently is not cat
ering to the Western Federation of
Miners.
Eggs are reported in Denver to be
selling for to 40 cents per dozen.
with the prospect of going to 80 or
55 cents.
The Duke of Roxburghe says he
VIII never come to America again. He
must expect the wad the duchess is
taking over with her to be all they
are ever going to need,
Lancaster, Pa. man has sued for
divorce after being henpecked for
thirty years. This is only another
proof that Jobs record for patience
will remain unbeaten forever.
Mrs. Matt Lrxsinger and Michel
Luxsinger, mother and brother of
Matt Luxsinger who was killed by
Jake Zipperian on Pine river have
arrived from Odessa MINI. to settle
up the estate of the deceased.
The coal companies are compelled
to work their men only half days a
good part of the time owing to lack
OF shipping facilities. II is too bad
the railroad People do not furnish suf-
fcient ears to handle the output OF
this southwest section.
The telegram announcing the death
of Bishop Leonard asked if Rev. Os-
tenson could attend the funeral. l,ir.
Ostcnson was obliged to answer in the
| negative as 1t would be impossible for
him to reach Salt Lake before Sunday
morning, too late for the obsequies.
A Herald reporter dropped in at the
Wolff &. Co., hide house this afternoon
and found the firm busy loading two
cars for shipment. Mr.. Cooke says
the wool and hide shipments this fall
have been very good. prices ruling
above the average. Thousands upon
thousands of dollars are thus distrib
uted among sheep and cattle growers
of this part OF the state.
Mr. Hahn is fnir with the people
He offers 10 discount any eastern cat
| ilogue 10 per cent. on sterling silver
ware. And 1t is sure thing n finer
display cannot he found in the state
Not only is the display up to date In
sterling silver but every line in the
store Mr. Hahn purchased holiday
goods before the labor troubles and
his store is filled with novelties.
Durango is by all odds the besi
town in the state outside of the purely
| agricultural sections where everything
is dependent upon crops. With big
yields and good prices such places as
FIT. Collins, Greeley. Longmont, etc.
are strictly in 1t this year. Notwith
standing this we are informed by trav
cling men that Durango is on a pal
with the best of them. II we were
only rid of all classes of agitators oul
people would have no kick coming.
| Denver is almost within a stones
throw OF immense coal fields. Still
the price of coal has been advanced tc
s5 per ton owing to giving men eight
hours and other concessions. Here in
La Plata county coal operators have
been working on the eight-hour day
for several years with full union wage
scale and we have the best coal In the
land delivered for S3,50. To be on an
equal basis with Northern operators
coal should be selling for si.25 tc
si.75 in Durango.
| Only fourteen football players were
killed on the gridiron during the sea
son thai has just ended, whereas
twenty people have been slain by hunt
ers. Advocates of football should not
overlook this strong argument in theiI
favor. Again, Durango escaped hav
ing any one killed or maimed-just
knocked out for few minutes. But
no doubt there was great cheering
when some OF the poor fellows were
underneath fifteen or twenty of their
companions having the life crushed
lut of them Such is football.