Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-22


them. and as It WAS also in the teach
err. nothing better could be expected.
But all this is changed now. Sure
ly the world Is getting better.
AN OLD BOY.
From Tuesdays Daily.
It's not the best thing to believe ev-
erything you heV of Matchmaking
character.
All will be pleased to learn OF the
improvement Of Harry Schrader who
is at Pueblo.
Fred Hamblett has purchased the
Hans Aspas ranch near Ft. Lewis.
Consideration, $4,000.
Wash Patrick left this morning for
the San Luis valley streams where
he will deposit $4,000 trout fry.
Miss Bessie Hagerty and sister Ef-
fie returned Saturday evening from a
visit to her married sister in Arizona
Extreme precnation should be taken
to prevent the spread of scarlet few
err. 1t will be easy to control if taken
in time.
Joe Smith returned to Ignacio this
morning accompanied by Mrs. Thomas
Tulley who will visit her aunt, Mrs.
Smith.
AIRS Chas. o. Bartholomew left on
the morning train accompanied by
days visit.
DIR, G. " Copp is trying to arrange
his business to be ready to depart for
Baltimore Thursday to Join his wife
a few months.
The lawyers returned from court at
Aztec report the new court house
there nearly finished. and all pro-
nounce it fine building.
Miss Cornellia, Wallis, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. w. d.
NARROW. the past year. left this morn
ing for her home at Hopkinsville, Ky.
A couple of distinguished New York
gentlemen passed through from Silver
ton on their way home this morning.
They say this is the finest land they
ever visited
j. A. Snedaker, the well-known min
ing engineer of Denver, stopped over
night at the Strater on his way home
from Silverton. where he Is interest
ed in mining.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. f. Mcconnell
went up to Silverton last evening to
spend day In that charming city.
Mr.. Mcconnell will devote the time to
mining interests.
Frank NJ. Pierce, the Pennington
merchant and banker. came In last
evening from the East after an alb
scnce of nearly three weeks, depart
ing this morning for home.
Charles Mendeleff, expert chemist
and assayer. with the American Smelt-
ing company, left for Denver this
morning after spending few days in
Durango. Mr. Mendeleff's headquart-
ers are in New York and is visiting
the plants in the West.
Ellis Hampton came over from Pa
gosa Springs last evening and will
spend a week or ten days in this sec
ton visiting relatives and friends, hav-
ing been relieved for this length of
time by Earl Farrs OF the Colorado
State bank.
The concert at the NJ. +. church last
evening, being the last number of last
years lecture course, was well at
tended and proved to be very enter
tanning. But this was expected after
perusing the names of those on the
program. Such talent should always
fill house.
Tom Tulley's statement concerning
the burning of the mail car hits our
case eXactly-an excuse for not pay
ing last months rent, paper bill, press
report. etc. It's hard on the those
who have to wait. but there is no help
for IL.
Sheriff Casad of San Juan county
passed through to Pueblo this morn
ing having in charge Joe Sonoski
whom he will lodge in the insane asy-
lum. The man was injured In the
East before coming to San Juan coun-
ty and again in the Mogul mine
which effects his reason. and while
docile at times. becomes violent many
times a day.
The Bowman Brothers, Jim from
Gladstone and Charley from Colorado
Springs. struck happy notion to the
effect that both meet each other In
Durango and enjoy our pleasures few
days, They are stopping at the Pal
ace. Mr.. Bowman says everything IL