Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-07
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From Mondays Daily:
Farmers started plowing In earnest
throughout the county this morning
Judge Garbanau was passenger
for Pueblo this morning ON brief
business trip.
Miss Florence Weaver is home from
Ignacio where she put in couple of
weeks nursing.
Father Duny went to Archuleta
county this morning on trip that
will last week.
John Wedman, foreman of Stubs
4 Jakwny's lumber yard. WAS pas
senger for Denver yesterday morning
Thomas Cash returned from Den
yer last evening where he went to at
tend the meeting OF the congressional
committee.
The lower school ON the upper Flor
ida was commenced today with Miss
biluStl 'lhlh dE l'h'Hti- ht
ing has been repaired and put in com
Portable shape.
b, n Freeman. is with MS again, ar.
riving Saturday evening, after AN alb
sence of several weeks spent in Den.
yer, Chicago and other points. Mr..
Freeman looNs for a good year in this
section
Mr. and Mrs w. u Kinney passed
through to Silverton last evening
from Denver whore MIR, Kinney took
In the state central committee meet.
ing-or rather the committee took him
in according To his way of thinking
Mr.. d. w. Mansfield arrived from
Leadville Saturday evening accom-
panied by his hancee's sister, Mrs.
Bertha Woodruff of the Cloud City
Mr., Manstield's marriage 10 Miss Jean
Smelcer takes place Wednesday morn.
ing.
Mr.. Schmid of the lockwood Power
company left yesterday for his home
at Indianapolis. Ind. having finished
up his business here for the present.
All matters have been satisfactorily
arranged and work on the big power
scheme will be resumed at an early
date
Captain Eva Ludgate who has spent
the last few weeks here, departed for
Denver this morning TO remain. She
was accompanied by Ensign Martin
and Cadet Hamilton, who so to attend
the commanders meetings. They re
turn about the 2lst Lieutenant Wiley
is now in charge here,
DIR. ]. b. Puford returned yesterday
from business trip to Bluff City
Utah He said 1t rained there fve
times during the past week, which
made the people of that section hap
py. as they are all in the stock busi.
ness and for their success are depend.
ent on the stock ranges, Apricot and
peach trees We're in bloom.
II. D. Abrams, j. p. Atteberry and
J. G. Gilbreath, the Monte Vista men
who came here to look over the sec
tion 10 be irrigated by the new San
Juan canal, left for home yesterday
after putting in week along the riv.
er, They expressed themselves as
highly impressed with the possibilities
of the section visited.
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Messrs Hall, c. T. and ] c. Herr
nuI Frank Eratnnn Rnpgtftpfnl n
party that went up to Trimble Satur.
day night in order TO get an early
shot at ducks yesterday morning
They found g99 sportsmen ahead of
them and the few dozen ducks along
the river had hard time In duck
ing" the sports. II all had the same
luck as the parties mentioned there
will be ducks TO shoot in the future
G. ID. Sutton and wife of Washing
ton state near Spokane, have been
looking over Durango since Saturday
evening and in the morning will take
trip 10 Aztec and Pennington and If
conditions suit Mr. Sutton will locate
In San Juan county, otherwise he will
return to Colorado Springs section
Mr. Sutton left the state of Washing
ton on account of excessive rains and
is seeking a dryer climate.
William Parker died early Sunday
morning at the home of his stepfath-
er. Mr. Daniels The cause of death
was cancer. The young man was go
years OF age, Funeral service was
conducted at the residence at 1914
main avenue at 1 O'Clock this after
noon and also at the salvation Army
hall at 2 O'Clock. Mr.. Parker was
recruit, having Joined the Army but
a few weeks ago.
The Stocking social given at Mrs.
Holders of Hermosa last Friday even
ing was well attended. over 100 guests
responding to Invitations. About 20
couples came out from Durango In the
tallyho, and contributed to both I'M