Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-12
From Saturdays Daily.
]. I. Graham was In from Graham's
| park over night.

MISS MINNIE iand dephrteu inns
morning for Denver
Judge McCioud was a Denver bound
passenger this morning where legal
business calls him.
The Journal says the trial of the
Socialists cost the county over $4,000,
making them worse plague than
the smallpox epidemic;
Mike Moran has returned from i
trip to ORC Elmo and the head II
Lightner creek and has some fine spec'
linens of ore TO show.
Wash Patrick put In the right II
the fish hatchery at the river, manag
ing to drop couple of fine ducks tnal
were flying along The river.
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Manager O'Keefe of the telephone
company. left on the morning train
for Denver where he goes on business
connected with The company
Judge Houx Neturned last evening
from Pagosa Springs, feeling much
improved Ia health lie would like
10 have stayed longer, but he felt com
pelled to hurry back
Dr. Copp went to the La Platas this
morning TO see how things are look
ing at the Portland group This
group consists of six claims, located
in Big Deadwood gulch, and is being
worked by Lilley and De Luche.
The school enrolment for the month
of September was $50. Not having
last years figures Supt Gould is un-
able to make a comparison. but teach
ers say the attendance is larger than
last year during the first month.
From the number of big poker and
sluif games running daily in Durango
it does not look as though money is
tight. And many of the big games
last 20 TO As hours-just as though
there would never be another oppor-
tunlty to get in game.
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The line force OF the telephone com
pany is pushing work on the second
wire with Ouray. men working both
ways between lockwood and Silver
ton. The gap viii be closed by the
last of the week and will lessen the
strain on the line now in use which
is swamped quite often.
More than twenty young people of
st. Marks church gathered at the
rectory on Third avenue last night
and engaged in games and other
nmusements Mrs. NJ A. Crofts and
Miss Laura Crofts OF salida were also
guests of The evening Light refresh
ments We're served, presided over by
Mrs. G. w. Norris.
w. S. Wcightman is displaying
about the finest assortment of fruits
seen this year. Almost every variety
Of apples. luscious peaches. tempting
pears, plums, grapes, etc. Mr. Weight
man can also supply you with choice
vegetables for your Sunday dinner
sweet potatoes, celery, cranberries for
your turkey, fresh ranch eggs for your
custard pies. butter-in tact almost
anything in the eatable line.
About fifty young people met last
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
e. NJ. Harris on Fourth avenue and
spent very enjoyable evening. There
were games and music, both vocal
and Instrumental. and delicious re-
freshments We're served MIR. and
Mrs. Harris were presented with
silver bread plate by members of the
Epworth League OF which society they
are both active members. They also
received presents from other parties
as testimonials of the high regard of
their friends. MIR. and Mrs. Harris en-
pect to leave in few days for Mont
rose, where Mr.. Harris will engage in
the hardware business.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church has taken the
pains to provide wholesome course
OF entertainments for the winter.
Their success depends upon the pat
ronage of the public, and all should
go. The season opens with Edmund
Vance Cooke, the Ohio poet. Friday
evening Oct. &c. South door of the
church only opens at o'clock; enter
talnment begins al $3.50 sharp. BE
there or you will miss much. The
Albany Argus has said: His menu
was most delightful and was listened
to by an appreclative audience. Mr..
Cookies fame Is known and therefore
any eulogism is unnecessary" Ad-
mission. i5c.
b. N. Freeman returned last even
ing from Denver. where he spent sew
eral days. Mr. Freeman says he had
many inquiries from Denverltes and
fasteners whom he met, about our
section of country. They wanted to
know about the new oil discovery. and
about The new gold discovery, and
about the coal mining and the farming
and fruit raising and all those things,
which goes to- show investors are look
Ing towards Durango. Squeezing the
water out of the Wall street stocks.
he said. would have the effect OF caus-
ing a great many monied people to
look for other investments, and as
there was no other place for them to