Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-01-01
record Of the coming summer.

record OF the coming summer.
Judge Houx and Marshal Wickline
report business distressingly quiet In
their line Just now. They look hope.
fully forward to the New Year jags
for a slight relief
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Paullin ar
rived from Alamosa last evening to
spend New Years with the parents,
dividing the time between the elder
Paullin's and the Lougheeds.
Smelter City Hive No 81 will hold
a special meeting tomorrow, Wednes-
day. at 2:30 Members are requested
to attend.
John kellenberger is back from his
Silyerton roundup and reports his
pasture fences all in good shape for
the New Year milling.
Arthur Coolidge. living at Fruit
land. ten miles below Pennington.
Is In today with a ton OF fine dried
fruits. apples. peaches, pears and
prunes AS the market does not suit
just now, he will probably store and
ship to Silverton
w. s. Hankey, partner of Charles
Fleck In his Lightner creek mining
enterprise. returns to the mine tomor-
row. after spending the holidays with
4. IL -
Ella F. is progressing nicely and will
be pushed all winter. The showing
continues to improve with every foot
the tunnel goes in.
Judge Granville Pendleton returned
last evening from trip to Pueblo and
Denver. He goes to Aztec in the
morning, returning about the 10th en-
route to Santa Fe, where he will put
in sixty days as a member of the ter
ritorlal legislature. Judge Pendleton
is enthusiastic for statehood and The
Herald trusts our southern neighbors
will have their wish graified In this
respect
There are some mighty bad signs
In Durango. and now and again an
other bright specimen bobs up. When
painters spell board" without an "a"
and occupied" with ''y" It is time
for some public spirited citizen to do
a graceful act by presenting the said
painter or painters with a pocket edi-
tion of some good dictionary, or pat
ronizng reliable firms who employ
competent help.
Mr. Joseph Cudney of Pargin, Colo,
and Miss Efhe Kiser. of Los An
geles. California, were married last
night by Rev. w. II. Ferguson. The
groom is a popular mill man engag
ed at the Greenlaw mill on Pine
river. and the bride was visiting
friends In that vicinity when caught
In the meshes of Cupids net. The
wedding was witnessed by few
friends of the happy couple, and was
followed by wedding supper at the
Blain hotel
Mr.. j. l.. Mcneil is In receipt of
letter from-AJ PAmp which
states that with his wife he sails on
the 9TH Of January for the City of Ma
pies. Mr.. and Mrs. Camp will be
abroad two or three months. undoubt-
edly visiting Paris and London en-
route home from sunny Italy.
The Local Security company is
rapidly getting Strengthened out in
their new quarters in the Crystal
block. When finished they will have
one of the swellest real estate and in
surance offices in the state, They
will add an important branch to their
business after anuary 1st. announce
mcnt OF which will be duly made
Mrs Matte A. Bridge. the noted
lecturer mentioned in yesterdays is
sue. had not been In the city forty
eight hours before some of our citi-
gens. knowing of her work in the line
of elocution and voice culture in Phil
adelphia, Boston. Seattle and San
Francisco, waited upon her and so
licited her to open classes In the
above studies Mrs. Bridge is favora-
bly, considering the matter. and will
probably take up the work here If
her health permits. She Will be
pl snsed to meet all interested in that
or other matters at her rooms, 704
5th ave-. Che residence of Mr.. and