Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-03-09

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Call when in need of anything in his
line.
The little six weeks old babe of Mr.
and Mrs. Tucker OF the Florida. diet
this morning. Undertaken Hood send
ing out a casket
Fire Monday morning of this weel
| destroyed the residence of Mr.. s S
BiNler on the Lower Florida mesa
rhe family had barely time to escape
The loss was total, nothing beini
saved. No insurance.
The Hermosa. Trimble Springs
lockwood and Water Fall school pu
pills will assemble at Hermosa and en-
gage in an oratorical contest for q
silver medal There is considerable
interest manifested in the outcome
among residents OF the valley.
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Dad" Mayfeld is down from sll
verton. having sold his interest in tho
firm of Schutt & Mayiield TO Morton
Schutt, who will continue the business
with his brother Charley. the latter
looking after the details. Mortons in
terost being purely financial as ne will
remain in Durango Just the same
Miss Jeanette RAIDER arrived from
Fort Collins last evening where she
was attending the agricultural college
but owing TO illness has been com
PEELED to give up further studies, for
the time being Mt least We trust
Miss RAIDER will soon recover full
strength.
I. c. Graden returned from Denver
and points as far east as Kansas last
evening, having stopped at Colorado
Springs a short time Wednesday, Mr.
Graden says the storm extended over
The eastern part of the state and some
snow fell in the San Luis valley but
not near as much as in this section.
O.
+. II. Darlington was among the
arrivals from Colorado Springs last
evening, continuing to Silverton this
morning, whore he will visit his sister.
Mrs. Robert Pearson. for few days.
Mr. Darlington is the son of Rev Ev-
ans Darlington, at one time rector of
st. Marks church of this city He is
with the Colorado Springs Gazette.
having been on the local staff for a
number of years. Upon returning to
Durango he will arrange dates for the
Glee club oI the Colorado callege
To void catching the grin. keep out
of the way of people who have il. keep
warm and keep your feet dry" says
DIR. Cyrus Edison of New York, an ex-
pert on the subject lie also adds.
When you get the grip, take a dose
of physic. go to bed and send for IA
doctor Grip is contagious, and if the
public were fully aware OF that fact
many infections would he avoided.
The grip germ, spirilum. or bacillus,
locates itself principally in the mucu-
Gus membranes OF the respiratory
tract. 1t is an ant-borne disease, one
acquired by breathing in the germs. ."
The Commercial club was headquar-
elers last evening, among the number
Sol Arltush of cigar fame. c. A. Rutter.
another cigar man, F. A. Franklin and
others. along with quite number of
local people. In addition to twonty-
five to thirty bottles of sparkling
champagne that disappeared, Messrs.
Paulin and Grant served some very
appetizing eatables and the evening
passed quite pleasantly.
To back up the assertions OF The
Herald that building is going on along
with improvements it is only neces-
sary to state that McGilis & Welsh
have three new contracts, one for a
nineroom residence in North Durango
residence on Second avenue and a
brick addition to the store room for.
merly occupied by l. Cherry. We are
informed by others of contemplated
improvements with every prospect OF
being carried through.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. L. Herr returned
last evening from their southern trip
having spent six weeks very pleasant
ly at Corpus Christi, reference to the
place having heretofore been made in
letters by the writer while in the
south. On the way home Mr. and Mrs
Herr were snowbound on the Colorado
Southern three days, one day neal
Armillo, and two days at Delhart, but
having jolly party along with din
ing car attached, the blockade proved
only inconvenient. They stopped two
days in Denver enroute home. While
away Mr.. Herr gained ten pounds, al
though he is confined at home today
owing to an attack of grip. probably
having caught little cold while block
AIDED and at Denver. He thought il
best to remain in the house until hc
gets rid of the disease that appears tc
be raging in many parts of the coun
try. Mrs. Herr also gained in weight
and is looking and feeling splendid
Their sojourn at Corpus Christi was
very pleasant. having formed many
agreeable acquaintances and enjoying
balmy weather most of the time alonf
with plenty of good things to eat
| They left Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. OKeeft
at Corpus Christi, and we are sorry tc
state that Mr.. O'Keefe is not so well
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