Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-10

From Fridays Daily;
Quite q refreshing shower fell las,
night.
The ofYcers landed one drunk lasl
night.
Harry Lazarus win spend few
days at Trimble Springs.
Oscar Buskirk went 10 Trimble
Springs this morning TO test the virtue
Of the baths.
J. c. Gaukroger came in over the
Southern last evening and is waiting
on customers today.
In spite OF all laws. the Indian Il
bound 10 have wbiskey One Nayaj'
was seen yesterday with three bottles
Guy Moss, who has been employed
q. Helms barber shop. has obtained
position In the roundhouse al Cbamf
auu ffit iiN mus w fhbA F'h''
ed. Thurlapd, the Indian trader a.
Fruitland. is in the city with lonf
Of blankets. our merchants are pref
ty well stocked with Navajo blnnAeil
and sales are limited for the time be
Ing
flr AA.flu,,. 81
Riyer-Florida country this morning
Says that section was visited by
hard rain last night. making the road
quite muddy. Durango was In th,
outer edge OF the rain belt
{. II. Freeman, who is with ih'
Biggs people, says 400 men are en-
ploy on the new road south from
Edith. Track is lnid ten miles ant
men are being employed as fast as pos
sibin To complete the work
Gus Roberts and Tom Edwards re
turned last evening from n four days
outing on the vallecito They wen
10 NeedIetnn and packed across Nh,
mountains to the Nallrcito near ia,
second canon. They report fish plcn
ufnl. having landed about two hun
drcd.
Mr. md Mrs ". E Riddle. VIII,
have bscn at the Sirator the past tcL
days. left this morning for pngost
Springs. where they viii spend the
Sabbath. Mr.. Riddle looking after his
cusiomers' wants In the meantime
Mrs Riddle likes Durango aud vii
probably return next week for anoth
cr s0tourp.
|. kruschke expects 10 start lbe
coming week for New York city u
purchase fall and winter goods tor his
large dry goods and clothing esiab
lishment Notwithstanding The appar
emily quiet summer MIR kruschkc has
enjoyed a fine trade ~ has useo
The Herald columns llbornliy In let
ing the people know about his ware
and bargains In varlous lines.
Mr. and Mr.. Charles NJ Thompson
who have been spending month with
Dr. and Mrs. MccauDa, leave on thif
evenings train for their home in Penn
sylvania. returning by way of silver
ton and Ouray over the stage route
Dr. McCanDa and Lou Harold Will ac
company them as far as Montruse
going ON visit In and around Meek
er. DIR. McCanna viii return early In
September,
r. u. Mccoy and wife. who have
been visiting their nephew, j l. Wi
liAms. In this city, the past two weeks
left this morning for the Pacific coast
They went by way of Silyerlon SO ~
To get view of the Animns canon ant
the Ouray-Rcd Mountain toll road
After spending time In California
they will return to their home nj Aller
ion. Iowa They We're delighted win
their visit in Durango.
e. II. Freeman has been In town
the last day ar Two rounding up men
to work at the sawmill camp of the
New Mexico Lumber company NJ
Edith, Colo He wanted thirty men
nut nAu 10 itANt ihlr morning WIN
only fifteen. He stated that his com
pany was building new mill and or
Eanizing a new crew. and also building
u railroad from Edith 10 Ei Vadn. \
NJ, a distance OF tbirty.six miles, Tn,
grade is completed to II point within
ten miles of El Vada
Fuller Hood, who visited the IL
Platas the other day, had quite ai
interesting experience lie startoc
across country from ORC Fino expect
Ing to land at Hesperns After tray
cling all afternoon in a rugged section
he landed about dark at the mill
ranch about seven miles up Lighlnei
creek He was completely lost foi
several hours but kept going, knowing
that he would eventually come out al
some place and then find himself
once more
John w. Wingate returned th,
morning from visit To Sllycrton
where he has large interests. Mr.
Wingate IL arranging his Affairs IN
order 10 have everything In shape fol
an absence OF about sixty days, as he
laayes Monday br Tuesday fnr San