Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-12

OF Messrs. Hurley. McHolland. Pier
son. OConnell and two others.-Sil-
verton Standard.
Superintendent w. d. Lee and Mas
ter Mechanic K Patterson of the II. G.
s. were here from Ridgway yesterday.
| John n. I.arsh, brother of Paul
Larsh. is at the Strater. arriving from
Rico yesterday evening. on the South
ern.
| The preliminary Neglected battle is
over, and now the court will have to
tussle with the legal points and tech
nicalities.
F1nney Jones broke his transit over
at Tiburio gulch the other day and
| had to go to Silverton yesterday for
another one. returning last night. He
| will return to La Plata to finish sur
veying a group OF mining claims and
some placer and mill tracts for pat
ent. Mr. Jones says the La Plata dis
| trict is to have big year.
| This is pay day at both the Smelter
and Porter coal mines. 1t doesn't Of
ten happen that both pay days fall
together. The Smelter always pays
the 10th OF the month. while the Por-
ter people pay the second Saturday.
no matter what the date. Being Sat
urday night. and pleasant weather,
the stores should do good business.
A. Rex Mollette returned home this
morning. but will probably be
with MS again the first of the week
MS the quo warranto proceedings to
oust Sheriff Bradt of Archuleta coun-
ty will probably come up during the
week. Mr.. Mollette, along with b. w.
Ritter. appeared for Mr. Bradt. while
District Attorney Pulliam appears for
Mr. Eggers
George T.. Tiffany, Jr is moving
into his elegant new residence, corner
| Third avenue and Eighth street. Con
tractor Smith, who did the woodwork,
and Ralph Thompson, who is finishing
| the painting. are proud of their work.
1
1any residence is one of the hand
soonest and best finished in the city.
Madame Mermet has secured rooms
over Kruschkes store and will open
dressmaking parlors Monday Of next
week It is the Intention of Madame
| Mermet 10 devote her time exclusively
10 this line of business. not attempting
10 resume the millinery business
Ladies desiring dresses made and esti-
mates will be able TO find the Mad
anne at the new location the first of
the week.
| Al. Grant has received from Arthur
| Powell. an inmate of the state peni-
tentiary whose time has about ex-
pired. a very curious and elaborate
piece of work in copper which is be
| Ing railled for the benefit of the max
rr The design is miners candle
stick, surrounded by all the imple-
ments used by miner, in miniature.
such as pick. shovel drills. spoon,
hammers anvil. gold pan. etc. The
work Is evidently done by a master
hand. that of true artist Every
detail is perfect. and any miner can
thoroughly appreciate the artistic de
Sign.
| A. r. Stevenson and family of Man
COS. who stopped at the Blain last
| hight were on their way to Oklahoma
TO visit the children's grandma. Mr..
Stevenson is stockgrower. He says
there are some conditions in this coun-
| try which will have to change bofore
ttockmen can carry on their business
with any certainty of profit. He. like
hany others. found it necessary last
fall to sell and ship his stock on ac-
count of the exceedingly high price of
hay prohibiting him from feeding.
| Loose hay at Mancos Is now selling at
ten dollars per ton. a price that no
stockman can pay and get his money
back.
| There will be a train load bound for
Denver tomorrow. Among the Du-
fangites will be Mr. and Mrs. Percy
s Rider. accompanied by Mr.. and
Nrs Herbst, who return to their Pitts
burg home Mr.. and Mrs. |. b. Mel
vile and Max. who go to Denver to
soiourn for the next two years. Mr..
and Mrs. J. w Patterson who will
take In the inaugural ceremonies of
the new Republican state officers. c.
+ Mcconnell. who will take a last
farewell OF a Democratic state admin
lstration; s f. Herr who will spend
I week or so with Mrs. Herr; Charles
s Stilwell-probably- has been
ander the weather considerably of late
And change being necessary for
time. and The Herald scribe who will
ep cases on the aggregation.