Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-11-23
From Thursdays Daily:

From Thursdays Daily:
Jake Iipperlan. the murderer of
Matt Luxslnger, was before Judge
Houx this morning when he waived
examination and was bound over TO
the district court without bail.
6, . .
MIR. and Mrs Charles T. Herr and
daughter Clara left on the morning
train for Denver where they VIII
spend Thanksgiving week. being ab-
sent the best part of two weeks.
c.
George McGregor, of the firm of
Wheaton x McGregor. left this morn
ing for Tennessee. where he goes TO
10 some work ior large contracting
.irm. He will stop few days in St
.olis.
Bert Brown cane down from Sill
verton last evening. leaving this
morning for his feeding raRch near
Mancos TO look after the condition oil
the beef cattle and sheep which have
been fattening on alfalfa for some
weeks.
w. S Weightman wants to supply
you with Thanksgiving turkeys Just
leave your order, telling him the
weight and kind of bird you want and
he viii see that you get it. He will
also take your order for Thanksgiving
delicacies in the fruit line as well as
fancy groceries. and the finest of veg
etables.
Matt Lutsinger, the victim OF last
weeks Pine river tragedy. carried 81
900 insurance in the Woodmen order,
his sister being BENEFICIARY, but as he
had not heard from her for 90 years
The lodge has as yet been unable to
locate her. Deceased left all his af-
fairs in the hands of the lodge who
will look after the estate until right
ful owners are located
p f Bouck left for Denver this
morning with his brother, r. b. Bouck.
After consultation there il will be de-
cided where to take him. The invalid
was some better this morning, being
able TO recognize his friends and con
verse with them in a feeble way. II
he gets over the range all right with
out the altitude affecting aim much
his brother hopes for impr lment on
reaching the outside.
A large mining deal has just been
consummated at Silverton, the Malch
rs Brothers having bought group oi
~. I
Wallace estate 1t was a spot cash
leal and the price paid was $4,000
The claims are known as the Mayiow
er. Mayflower No. 2 and the Slide.
They are located near the Silver Lake
and have produced some ore Gal.
breath & Hoff represented the pur-
chasers and Reese McCloskey the es
tate. and Messrs. Galbreath and Nc
Closkey went TO Silyerton yesterday
morning ana completed the details in
the transaction.
Col Demming came down from the
la Platas last evening and is spend
ing the day in the city preparatory
to taking the east bound passenger IN
the morning for Denver and thence
Ia Pennsylvania where he has urgent
o. ls to report on oil propositions. He
is also requested TO visit the southern
lelds and II may be some time before
he returns. However. he is very conf
dent of the richness of the La Platas
and says we may look for a genuine
boom in The district the coming year.
Some of the business men have sug-
gested the Idea of all the business
houses closing at 10 O'Clock Thanksglv-
ing day. The Montrose football team
will be here and to play in the after
noon and the special train leaving at
2 O'Clock will probably take $50 Elks
TO Silverton. BY closing at 10 IL will
afford all an opportunity of getting
ready. with out grand rush, for the
afternoon festivities. In this connec-
ton. making the closing in the city
ee,eral.
supt Whlttenberger passed through
to Silyerton last evening. returning to
Alamosa this morning. Fifteen min
ulos was all the time he wanted in
Durango, In fact he would have been
willing to cut out the stop altogether
as Il would have relieved him from
listening to the kicks Of our citizens
over the dropping of the Sunday trains
and the four-wheeled thing designat-
ed as a chair car. OF course as long
as our people submit TO cars like the
pne5 from Aiamosa TO Durango there
will be no change. This was the case
on the Gunnison branch where decent
parior cars are being run.
The May Day will build a two-story
boarding and bunk house. The build
ing will be 30xG0 feet and designed TO
accommodate about 30 men. Lumber
has been ordered and the building Will
be pushed 20 completion as fast as
possible. At present the ~ or Is men
employed are sheltered in tents, but
AS winter Is at hand and more sub
stantiai shelter is required, and as
the showing of the mine fully war
rants such an extensive Improvement
1t was decided TO build the boarding
house The shaft is now down 80
font from tho nopr of the Queu cut or