Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-29

yer last evening.
A. C. Van Colt came In last evening
with US several DAYS.
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Mrs. Charles Hoskinson left this
morning for Denver and Boulder to
visit the home folks.
Twenty-one people united with the
teen from probation and four by let.
ter.
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Miss Lillian Markley retHned to
Pennington this morning, having ar
rived last week to take the civil ser
vice examination.
Col. Demming. who came down from
the La Platas Saturday morning, says
there is lot of work going ON in
section tributary 10 La Plata City and
predicts excellent results.
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w. r. Kirkpatrick returned from his
summer residence on Pine river. He
SAYS 1, has been perfectly delightful
in the hilIs--finer than summer He
ia feeiinp greatly imprpyed in health
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Professor Blakelcy returned Satur-
day evening from Cripple Creek,
where he spent a week or ten days.
He was accompanied on his return
by Mrs. Blakeley. who will assist the
professor In the Durango Business
College.
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Montezuma county expects 10 send
nve hundred boxes of fruit to the
Worlds fair at st. Louis next year.
says the Daily Journal. Judge Brig
winter varieties to be forwarded and
placed In cold storage.
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The Hall Musical Comedy company
played to small house Saturday
night. but had the real merit been
known the attendance would have
been much larger. Young Master
Hall Is a musical prodigy sure enough,
Only six years old and playing the
violin and mandolin. singing and dane
ing Jig at the same time. He was
worth the price of admission.
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VIM. Sullivan spent the Sabbath In
Durango, arriving from Silverton Sat.
urday evening Mr. Sullivan says
there is lots of work going on in San
district where there is n genuine min
ing revival. several properties that
! I'VE been idle for a number of years
resuming operations with promise of
steady employment OF men Mr.. Sui
Ivan is working force of men on
HIS Red Mountain properties with
good results.
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r. H. Sloan and Thomas Mason re.
turned last evening from Fort Collins
where they went as delegates to the
l. o. o. F. Grand Lodge meeting Mr..
Sloan says the meeting was well at
tended. all but two of the 149 lodges
In the state being represented. The
people of Fort Collins proved hos.
pitable entertainers and the local
lodge members entertained the Wis.
itors royalty. Bob also says the coun.
Try AROUND FOrt COlllnS Is prosperous,
the beet sugar industry becoming a
big thing. several factories being in
operation with new ones under con-
struction. 1t is a great farming sec
ton and with the frequent rains OF the
past summer crops are excellent.
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Sterl Thomas is home from Pueblo
where he was supoenaed to appear be.
fore the United States grand Jury,
supposedly as a witness In the Indian
whiskey selling case. but discovered
he was simply needed as Interpreter
for Indians that might appear before
the grand jury and naturally was
somewhat surprised to find that no
dentally informed that witnesses had
been supoenaed from Durango but
none showed up. The Herald desires
to say this is the most nagrant viola
ton OF duty OF proper officials that
has come to our attention in many
years. To have local arrests made
for selling whiskey to Indians with
possible deadly consequences, the