Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-02
a. f. Knapp from Bear cheek is in
the city attending to business.


Jack Pearson and family left the
city this morning for their summer
home near lockwood
Mrs ireland Is entertaining the
Woman's club at her home on the
North Side this afternoon.
Alya L. Bailey came in from Hes
perus today and will take out load
of goods for Hesperus and Bailey.
Now is the time to put up your
strawberry preserves. Fifteen cents
a box is about as cheap AS berries will
get this season
Willis Coates of Fall River station,
Kan, came In ON Saturdays train. He
will spend the summer with Dan
Hoover. They are old time friends.
and worked together twelve years.
during the rise and fall of Creede.
Colo.
with T. A. Kerr for his entire crop OF
strawberries which will enable him
10 sell same to families for preserving
purposes in crate lots at lowest mar
ket price. These berries are received
fresh every day and are sweet and OF
fine flavor.
II viii prove expensive to the indI-
yidual who hired livery team of
Rube Pearson at Bayfield, Saturday
night to attend a dance at Acker's
min. He tied the team TO the hind
wheels of wagon and the horses
backed Into an arroyo the lines tight
ening about their neck In a manner
that choked them to death.
The circus grafters found only
few suckers in Durango. One man
went against one of the games to the
extent of $50 he had in his pocket.
Then he wanted the OUTFIT to cash a
check for 500 This was refused.
The game looked SO easy he conclud.
ed to get the check cashed up town,
but was finally persuaded not to make
hasn't a particle of sympathy for such
people.
Judge Pike says there is prospect
of much activity on The East and West
Mancos this season. The Doyle mill
has started up on contact ore own
ers of contact property on the East
Mancos side are figuring on considera'
BILE work Mr. pike also expects to
get down to business on his interests
Ia few weeks. Enroute home Mr.
Pike stopped at La Plata City. Says
there Is considerable quiet work with
good results going on.
Dick Simpson is up from the Nav
njo reservation. renewing acquaint
ance OF friends He will go to Silvrteon
tomorrow and Knock about FOR day
or two. then put In a day or two more
In Durango and pull out for home
MIR. Simpson says the grass is luxur
liant all over the Navajo reservation
| and that stock is looking fine The
| Nayajos will have fine crop of corn
and with plenty of grass and hay will
go into winter quarters in better
shape than for some years
Tom Tuiley Is expeced in from Den
yer this morning with "A carload ol
| money with which he will purchase
| the Democrat and run the same in the
interests of Democracy. pure and sim
pie the coin having been furnished
| by the corpulent politicians of the
| capital who see great newspaper pos
sibilities in This city Before extend
| ing too cordial welcome to Mr.. Tul-
ley and giving Mr. Day respectable
| obituary notice we will wait until the
transfer really takes place
The Graden Mercantile company
has no Kick coming on business so far
this season, and especially the past
week. But this was expected as the
prices quoted in The Herald were sure
to bring returns The summer was a
little late in arriving but is making
up for 1t now In the dressmaSing and
millinery departments is where the
greatest increase Is shown, being con.
siderably better than a year ago which
was considered good Madame Wade
has kept large force busy for sew.
eral months. II was expected by this
time work would begin falling OF. but
this is not the case as orders on hand
will keep all busy for some time to
come. 1t goes to show that the dress
making department is proving a val
liable adjunct to the business, being
appreciated by the women of Duran
go and the southwest who realize they
can secure Just as good and stylish
work as in Denver and the east
o
While visiting Mt Vernon in com
pany with Congressman and Mrs
Hogg while in Washington the past
spring, Roy Hall while the guard was
look in another direction. succeeded
in securing a sprig of myrtle growing
on the grave OF George Washington.
Returning TO Washington 1t was turn
ed over to Mrs, Hogg who potted 1t
and brought II to Colorado with her
Last week while at Telluride Mrs
Hpyp strnriSad Mrs Han nv nrpsnnt.