Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-22

From Mondays Daily:
r. H. Sloan and VIM. Mason left
Sunday morning for FIT. Collins to at
tend the annual /. O. d. +. meeting.
Manager Weston of the Columbine
group at Needleton is In the city pur-
chasing supplies for the winters WORK.
Major r. II. Cooper pulled out for
Chicago this morning. going thence
TO New York 10 start in on the win
ter lecture course.
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s.. w. Carpenter came over from
Mancos Saturday evening, leaving yes
terday morning for Pueblo to attend
U. 8. district court.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eldredge left
yesterday morning for Denver 10
spend week or ten days anu Incl.
dentaIly take in Ben Hur."
Mr. and Mrs. l.. c. Jakway. Mr. and
Mrs. F. S. Balster and MT and Mrs
friends at Vendome hail Friday even
ing, the Goth. Dancing.
w. l.. Gremier. deputy United
United States marshal, came in from
Denver last evening to subpoena wit
nesses for the United States grand
Jury, which is to meet in Pueblo the
goth of this month.
District court officials. including
Judge Russell and Miss Messecre. lett
Sunday morning for Rico where court
convened this morning District At
torney Pulliam has been on the ground
the past week getting ready Tor the
event.
II. r. Sloan returned last evening
from Pagosa Junction. He states the
Iosa by fire last week will run be-
tween $4,000 and 100000, with $12.-
900 insurance In this respect Mr..
Sullenberger was lucky as portion
OF the insurance was. taken out at
noon the day OF the fire.
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Sunday morning for Hooper. in the
San Luis valley, on the villa Grove
branch of the ID. d r. G., In response
to Information that ducks were plen-
uful. Their many friends who have
not fondled mallard for long time
trust they will have success and come
home well laden.
Mrs. Mel Turner gave birth to a
ter-pound boy yesterday morning.
Mrs Turner is spending the winter in
Durango. her husband being a cattle
man of the lower San Miguel. He is
in Telluride today but leaves in the
morning to see the boy
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Gibson are GER
tainly entitled to the sympathy of ev-
cry parent in their great loss the past
week, three children, from scarlet few
or. the third dying Saturday. There
are two more down with the disease
They are reported some better today
however Another case is reported on
the edge of North Durango. Other
wise the disease is confined to the Glib
son family.
The second wire between Durango
Ouray and Grand Junction was com
pleted yesterday and the telephone
company Is now prepared to give
quick service with Denver as this wire
will be used exclusively for Denver
business. There is only one cut-in
between Durango and Grand Junction
---Ouray. This will prove great con
venience to our people who have been
compelled to wait hours at times.
T.. II. Blunt is down from Needle
ton getting supplies. He has been
working on an SU-foot upraise and has
IS feet done. When II is put through
he will not be handicapped as hereto.
fore by bad air. The last time he
was down he had an assay made on
q streak of ore than ran rs ounces in
gold and 20 in silver. In drifting the
streak was lost, and now he thinks
he has 1t again. II such proves to be
the case there will be something do
Ing up there before long.
Something new and novel in the way
of hand-painted Dresden china is at
iracsing attention at T. e. Bowman's.
MIR. Bowman had lot Of chinaware
made In Dresden. Germany. and paint
cd with Durango scenes. This is some.
thing that has never been done by any
dealer heretofore. There is large
variety of dishes, ranging in price
from few cents up to few dollars,
and on every piece is some scene
beautifully done, that makes them
valuable for ornaments and souvenirs.
There is the Animas canon. a street
scene. the court house, high school
building. Strater hotel. etc. Call and
see them.
State Senator Edward f, Taylor of
Glenwood Springs is spending the day
In Durango. being accompanied by
Mrs Taylor. The two are enjoying
short respite from the cares OF home
and concluded visit TO this section
was the proper thing, Last evening
they went through TO Silverton, re-
turning this morning Tomorrow they