Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-28

A. A. Brown and wife returned to
Silverton last evening from an east
ern trip.
Free carriages to and from the Ea-
giles dance this evening. Phone La
Plata '72.
1t is really surprising the number of
boys who failed to hear the fire alarm
this morning
Miss May Messechre very pleasant
ly entertained few friends last even
ing with musicale.
Mrs. Lloyd Sheets leaves in the
morning for Denver and Boulder on
months visit with friends and rela-
tiyes.
Mrs. Hopkins arrived from Mancos
last evening enroute to Silverton to
visit her daughter Mrs Frank Palm
er.
Mrs A. W. Cornell and son left this
morning for six weeks soiourn with
friends and relatives at Lansing,
Mich.
II this weather continues much
longer it will be August before Ami
mas valley Strawberries will be on
The market.
The Eagles have arranged for free
carriages to and from the dance this
evening. Those desiring carriages
to call at residence will phone Plata
70.
Mrs. Jessie Hayden and daughter,
Miss Angie. departed this morning for
Lodi. Wis. hating spent decidedly
pleasant vacation in Durango. We
have no doubt that both will return
to Durango ere many months.
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Mr. s. I Davis and Miss Inez Davis.
were married at the parlors of the
Poor rooming house at 1880 this morn
ing by the Rev. w. II. Ferguson. The
newly married couple went out on the
Southern this morning.
Mrs. Lillian Bird of Philadelphia
who has been spending some months
with her sister. Mrs. Fred Steineger.
left this morning for Colorado Springs
where she Will put in the summer
months, probably returning to Du-
range again next fall.
{ ri Mt ~ Dnunc hac ragniunI
"a letter from the Rev u. X. Snyder of
Greeley. asking him for his estimate
OF the work of the Colorado State Nor
NAL school for publication in an IL
lustrated souvenir of the school soon
to be issued.
Harry Turner returned from Tellu-
ride last evening He reports his
wife's father in bad shape from the
paralytic stroke received a week ago,
and that he viii be brought to Du-
range by Mrs. Turner, arriving on
this evenings train.
Carl Coulsen says a private tele-
phone line is being constructed to
connect Bayfield, with Ignacio. He
further adds that when Durango is
connected by phone with Bayfield,,
and on to Pagosa Springs It Will prove
of vast benefit to people along the
line.
Ten dollars and costs was the YER
dict of Judge Houx at two O'Clock this
afternoon in the case OF the woman
who busted a beer bottle on the head
of man in the red light district this
morning. Her lover came in for same
amount. enrichng the city $50 and
the officials $40.
There is an old saying-go away
from home to hear the news. The
Telluride journal hashes up the fol
lowing. which is certainly news to Mr..
Wingate and DurangOites: John
Wlngate. genuine San Juan pioneer.
is In Denver on his way to the west
coast OF Africa, where he has a lucra-
tive opening with mining syndicate"
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lIandbills were circulated around
Denver last Wednesday evening urg-
INK II bDNtbll bll lllt News anu lllt1
for their position regarding the labor
trouble on at that time The boycott
was withdrawn. Is 1t coming to
pass where newspaper cannot dis
cuss labor problems or render advice
without being boycotted?
Fire early this morning played con
siderable havoc in the 'redlight dis
trict. Sometime between . and
O'Clock fire was discovered in the
front parlor OF the large parlor house
run In connection with the Silver
Belt dance hall. on railroad ground
west Of the D. & r. c. tracks on ION
street A still alarm was turned in
and although the fire department re
sponded quickly the fire had obtained
great headway when water was turn
ed on, At the sane time Chief Gal
breath thought he would be able to
confne the blaze. to the building but
in this he was disappointed as the wa
ter seemed TO have no effect on the
wooden structure which burned like
sp much finder and gDgu tho ad iofu-