Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-25

ness and niiormity.
From Tuesdays Daily:
James White was buried this after
noon.
Trout lake is affording some amuse-
ment for piscatorial artists.
II II Is not hot enough for you these
days. you must be hard to please.
N. NJ. Rains is in from Beaver creek
today attending to business interests.
Peter GratZ, master mechanic OF
this division. spent the night in Duran
go.
1t is too bad more berries are not
raised in this valley-especially in the
Pennington district.
Mrs. J b. Pulford went out to Bay.
field this morning TO visit the family
of Mr. Carl Coulson.
b. w. Ritter is expected home on
this evenings train accompanied by
Mrs. Ritter and Rolln.
Aleck Wahler received a crate OF
berries from the Animas valley yes
terday, the first shipment.
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the Pennington Hustler the first OF
July Consideration, $1,000.
Grand Junction will be among the
Western Slope towns observing the
ith with a grand celebration.
p. O'Daniels. bartender at the Ant
take in and play the Denver races.
r. S. Frazier and Ed. Releau will
open resort in the Blue Front build
ing, south of the Strater. this week.
Canon City berries are reaping a
harvest this season Durango alone
is contributing from $50 TO S75 a day.
j. l.. Carney, travelling freight agent
of the Union Pacific, pulled out this
morning after spending a day in this
city.
Animas valley ranchmcn whose
lands are under water are wondering
II the snow in the mountains will ever
let up.
Ben Russell. who was on Sunday
nights train which was partially
wrecked at Elk Park. aged several
years when he looked over the condi-
tion of the track and cars.
Fred Grebbles was returning pas
senger from Denver bound for Silver
ton last evening. He was accompan-
led by his daughter who has been at.
tending school the past winter.
The editor of an exchange recently
limited in his paper that citizen OF
that town would get into trouble il he
did not quit calling on his neighbor' $
wife. The next day fifteen men asked
the editor, confidentially of course, if
he had reference to them.
J. L. Williams came down from the
Orc Fino district this morning where
he has been the past week delving
into the bowels of the earth. He
brought with him some fine looking
specimens from an opening eight feet
deep. He returns in the morning. ac-
companied by w. ID. NARROW.
William p Vale returned last even
ing from Denver and Cheyenne, taking
in the bankers convention at the first
named place. and the Grand Army
gathering at the latter. Mr.. Vale re-
ports successful meeting of the de
partment of Colorado and Wyoming
any says he enjoyed the occasion i'm
mensely.
James Shepherd, who spent some
time in Durango a good many years
ago. at one time interested in the Neg
i'N''N hN "a lipol'NNH Ai'h hA mo Sph
necticut home. Short Beach. last
month. at the age OF n. Mr.. Shep-
herd will be remembered associating
with r. + Barbour a good deal of the
time. The news of his death was con
veyed to Mrs. McCloskey by letter
day or two ago.
DR. G. w. Curfman, surgeon and J.
u. McAlpine. chief clerk of the super
lntendent. with headquarters in Den
YER of the Burlington road, de
parted for home this morning
The gentlemen arrived Saturday even
ing on an inspection of some mining
property; the Chief. four miles from
Hesperus. The surface indications
point to something unusually good
which the gentlemen hope to encount-
er when the vein is reached by a
cross'cut tunnel. They have great
faith in the outcome of the mine.
A. Il. Campbell. travelling passenger
agent of the Burlington came down
from Silyprton this morning and is