Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-06


From Thursdays Daily;
John Mnriocit IL busy unpacking sew
eral cars Of furniture received the
past ten days MIR Morlock reports
business Increasing with him. Moth.
ing IKE good goods nj reasonable
prices.
The rain extends as fnr south as
Arizona The NaynJo reservation win
come In for good Soaking which VIII
prove boon 10 the Indians as the
reservation has been very dry for
some years.
Congressman Hoge VIII soon open
an Office 81 Pueblo He VIII retain
the Telluride Office Just the same. but
he field IL larger AT Pueblo and he
viii also be In closer touch with hts
constituents.
l.. G. Jakway Il homo from Telluride
where he sojourncd the past tliree
weeks, Invoicing and turning over his
hardware establishment He reports
the outlook for that scctic;; .ery good
OF course Mr.. Jakway Is rushed with
,Hice Norl. after his lengthy absence.
o.
pernEc The advertisement OF l. Zcl-
lnr IN reference 10 the Red Box and
he governed accordingly MIR ZeIIer
belieyes IN doing business during the
slack times a. well aa IN busy and he
has the goods that must appeal to pur-
shaAerR on their merits.
.
MIR and Mira Howard Weirum enter
tanned a company Of eighteen ladies
md gentlemen at the Strater hotel
last evening Cards furnished the
principal amusement, the evening con
nludng with delicious refreshments
for which the Straier is famous. Mrs.
Weirum expects TO leave for her old
New York home in a fow days, being
Joined later by Mr Wierum, who has
resigned his position with the Ameri-
can Smelling company OF this city,
o
The Presbyterian choir. assisted by
| some Of tbeir friends, have been prac-
ticiDg weeks for a grand concert for
| April 9th There VIII be male quar-
| tets. ladies duartets, choruscs with or
orchestra accompaniment, mandolin
music. solos and n variety too mimcr-
| Gus to mention Mr. William Lewis.
the delightful basso. is on the program
and some of Dprango'a bcst talent has
been secured for the occasion. This
Is new organization which Intends
10 give nothing but the best music.
and The public should recognize an
honest cffort In this line. for Duran.
| go Is dependent upon her own for ad-
| vancemeni of this kind Good music
is an education In itself and this is an
Opportunity no one can afford to miss
Rain continued yesterday and last
night mp 10 about eight this morning.
| flnrrics of snow made The forenoon
dishgrueablc. although several times
ihe sun tried Ia come Dut aud chase
away the clouds, but with Indifferent
niocoss Such heavy ana continuous
rains al this Heason of llic year are
unknown 10 lhc Oldest residents.
Trains are sim tied M, Additional
slldcs ia the AnimnK canon may delay
through travel on This branch for two
or three days The Western Union
wires 10 Silyorion have been down
since yesterday morning
| The Rio Grandc Southern Is tod mp
In the vicinity OF Ophir. where both
snow aud landslides have covered the
track at various places. II being re
ported the operator at Ophir counted
eight slides across the track from his
Office window The train lowing yes-
tcrday morning got us far as Rico
Then turning around and returning
late last ovoniug The same is true
today 4 may he day or two before
this line IL opened
ON the u. y Il. G, oast OF Duranss1
yesterday train failed to get through,
| being lied up over night at paspan
Junction. caused by a wnshuut n quar-
tor OF mile ia lens;h. three foot OF
water paseing over the track at one
place this morning. according to re.
port received, Land slides covered
the track inst east Of Durango at sew
oral places notably between Durango
and the point where the road leaves
the rivor around the curve Transfer
of last nights mall ana express and
| passengers wns made This morning
and the train leaving yesterday morn.
ing Is expected In about four this at
tcrnonn The mail due tonight VIII
not get In before tomorrow probably.
Western Union wires went down
entirely this afternoon ms well as rail-
road wires. and The Herald Is only
able To give a very little late tele-
graph news in addition 10 that re
ccNcd yesterday afternoon after the
paper had gone to press.
Telephone wires are Mp connecting
with San Juan towns ana also with
| Denver
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From Fridays Daily