Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-02

Morris Click returned to Slverton
last evening.
Ed. Schalles landed a sixteen-inch
trout yesterday while fishing in the
Hermosa.
DIR. G. V. Copp went up to the La
Platas this morning to be absent sew
eral days.
S. w Carpenter came over from
Montezuma county last evening on
legal business.
AL Bernard viii spend a few days
enjoying city life, arriving from the
sawmill yesterday.
Miss Edith b. NJ. Young. county
school superintendent, left this morn
Ing to visit schools at Hesperus.
Mr.. Charles Carlson and bride, nee
Miss Gedney, left this morning for
their home at Pagosa Junction.
Contract has been signed by the
Neglected people for telephone to the
the Neglected mine from Durango.
work to start in the near future.
c. d. Potter returned this morning
from Silverton, where he spent a few
days In the interests of his cores
pondence school
Morton Schutt journeyed to Silver
ton last evening to assist in looking
after business at that end until after
the Fonrth of July rush
Mrs Matt Harrington and two little
sons left this morning over the South
ern. They go to visit the family OF
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick ODonnell at
Jheir home near Dolores, and will be
gone ten days.
One fare plus $500 to all Missouri
river points. also Iowa. Illinois. Mich
igan, Minnesota. Wisconsin and Mis-
souri, points VIII be sold on the 9th
and 9th of July.
Mrs c. L. Petherbridge and daugh-
ter, Miss Lillian. left on the morning
rain for Silverton, where they will
spend the summer months, having re
sided in Durango since last fall
Mrs. Kate Johnson. who has been
visiting her nleces, Mrs Edwards.
Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Berndt, the
past two weeks, left this morning for
her home at Alamosa, stopping en-
route at Chama.
Tom Tulley failed to arrive last
ayening-the Denver & Ris Grande
being unable to furnish a car for the
currency mentioned last evening
The railroad company mistook the or
ier-thought it was a car for wrap.
ping paper
Mr.. Karl Eilers, whose name is well
known to the mining men of the state
as head of the Eiler smelling plant at
Pueblo. but now connected with the
American Smelling company. spent
the night in the city, looking over the
tertained him.
Fred Stollsteimer returned to his
old position with l. Kruschke. where
he Will be found as handy and accom-
modating as usual. Fred is a good
all-around dry goods man and patrons
will be glad to know that he is to be
at the old stand-taking Morton
Schutts place
$. NJ. Biggs spent the night in the
city, the first for some weeks. He
reports good progress on the new road |
south from Lumberton. As will be |
observed by advertisement in anoth- |
er column. men are wanted for differ |
ent kinds of work Mr. Bggs return !
ed to the camp this morning.
Otto Mears was a passenger from |
Silverton this morning. going to the |
San Luis valley ON business. Mr..
Mears says work on the Animas |
Forks and Burrows park extension of |
the Silverton-Eureka road will start |
this week. the survey having been |
to Silverton next week.
slight accident occurred in the D. |
X. G.. yards in the vicinity of the |
coke ovens this morning The pass.
ing of the locomotive engineered by /
George Root and Fireman Watkins |
started some godolas down the ad-
Joining track, which came in contact |
with the engine, tearing the cab on
the left side off and iniuring Mr.. Wat
kins, his back being badly sprained
along with several bruises The in.
iured man was taken to Mercy hospi-
tai where he is being cared for and
will no doubt be able to be- out short
ly. The runaway cars were stopped
without further damage. 1t is thought
the cars We're moved by someone who
failed to put on the brakes. and being
on an incline the jar of the passing
switch engine started them down hill
Dave CragO, who was operatp ed IN AT |