Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-09-03


dance next Monday evening. Labor
per couple General Invitation extend
cd the dancing public.
Major f. H. Cooper came down from
Silverton last evening to meet his
daughter Mrs w. NJ Thompson of
Chicago He returned to Silverton on
the morning train
The members OF the Citizens AL
lance bear no ill-will to the laboring
man who quits work through fear or
unwillingness to he called vile names.
But they have no use for the nglta.
tors.
Messrs. George II. Barnes and w N
Searcy came down from Slvcrton this
morning to argue II motion before
Judge Russell They say the miners
will not strike in San Juan county nm.
less forced to do so by the leaders.
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Mrs. Morse and daughter, Miss
Sadie. the latter having been cashier
at The Famous the past year. depart
| cd this morning for Denver where they
| will remain for tim" and then so
to Flor Ida for the early winter months,
Miss Gentry Prewitt will entertain
Durangoites at the Methodist church
this evening Miss prewitt should be
greeted by n packed house, Let US
turn out and pay our respects 10 a
young lady who grew to womanhood
| In our midst
Mrs Sackett, who has been visiting
her sister. Mrs. Boyle. departed for
| her home In Kansas this morning, She
| was accompanied by Mr.. o. r. Boyle
| and Miss Anna Melville who go as
far as Denver, returning the last of
| the week.
II will hereafter be the Times
Hustler with Prewitt and Butler as
editors and propretors, Now let
the merchants give the sheet coed
| support and In turn the publishers
turn out good paper and keep out
competition.
Mrs. w NJ Thompson of Chicago
arrived last evening TO spend few
| weeks with friends In Tits vicinity.
Mrs, Thompson is the laughter OF
Hajor r.. H. Cooper and 1t is eight
wears s.uoe she has been In Durango
Iue Is stopping at tho Stratei
Miss Ficltie, former Durango
teacher and who taught ct Animas
City last winter and who has been en-
| gagged to teach in the SIlverton schools
| this winter. came in from an outside
trip last evening and will visit friends
"A few days before going to Silverton.
A company of young ladies with
their escorts held forth at the new
bowling alley last evening and Gu
ioyed the games couple Of hourss
Bowling is quite a fad in the east.
1t is healthful exercise. just the thing
| for persons whose work does not fur
nish the necessary recreation.
The oxford received a consignment
| OF several hundred pounds of cornfed
beef from Omaha last evening, the
entire lot costing on an aveage OF rs
cents n pound. the lolns 20 cents.
When you order steak at the Ok
| ford 1t will not be necessary to take
along a Ratchet to cut H. just melts
| in your mouth.
Mrs. j. G.. Lyner of Denver. who has
been putting in the past week re-
|
this afternoon for home via Silver
ton. Mrs. Lyner is lavish In her
| praises of the medicinal qualities Of
the hot baths. Aside from decided
Improvement in health she learned to
swim and altogether put in n very
pleasant week.
Louis Johnson who has boon
ranching at Flora Vista since early
spring came up on the Farmln'.ton
stage yesterday. He has enough OF
working in the hay fields and stand
ing ankle-deep in the mud irrigating
| just for the present, and Is going
back to railroading for n spell again.
He has helpers engin. on Cnmbres
hill Mrs. johnson will manage the
ranch for awhile yet
AT the meeting Of the school board
last evening ii was decided to i'm
prove the practical educational fea-
lures by adding commercial law to
include several studies under the
above heading in addition TO book.
keeping and stenogaphy now in vogue.