Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-07-14
weeks.


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Two wagons loaded with members
o! she railroad surveying party were
in town early this morning loading
mp with supplies for the various
camps which will be established south
of here
Miss Minnie Hall has resigned her
place IN the telephone office and II il
said she Intends going to California
the first of August to stay. Her
place here is taken by Miss Hattie
Todd.
Frank Con and the eldest Shoop boy
Went to lockwood today. Mr.. Con hay,
ing secured employment on the Rock.
wood Power works, and the boy hopes
to get work OF some kind that he
can do.
| w 5. Welghtman Is getting things
In shape and VIII soon have his head.
quarters Well stocked with fruits and
vegetables. Mr.. Weightman has ca
tered to the trade OF this section 10
long he knows Just what is wanted
and manages to MI the bill.
Charles Brown nephew of Charles
Snyder. left this morning for his
home at Aiedo, H. Mr.. Brown was
employed in Mr. Snyder's grocery and
intended staying here. but owing to
Illness in his family in Aledo, he may
change his plans
| Several responses have been made
already to the appeal for aid for the
poor family made In these columns
yesterday, 1t would be SO easy to ex.
tend the required relief II quite II
number Would contribute small sums
| even 25 or so cents each.
| otto Burkman the young man who
made the murderous assault on Miss
| Wanda Attebury, the laundry girl.
last week, was arraigned before Judge
Houx this morning. He was bound
| over to the district court in the sum
of 5 900. 1t is not likely that he can
| furnish bond
II In trlte saying that 1t takos
I'll kinds Of people to make u world.
1t Is a true one. also. Witness the
story of the recent flight of an Albany
woman-a bride of four months-with
an ex-convict Witness also the pur-
suit of the deserted husband who has
hopes Of overtaking and bringing his
errant wife back.
| Captain Warren and his daughter.
Miss Alice Warren. members of the
| Salvation Army corps at Silyerton,
passed through this morning on their
way 10 Piper city, H.. to see the cap
tain's foster parents who are seriously
III. They expect TO return in three or
four weeks.
Mr.. Fred Witchor and Miss Matte
s. Stevenson were united In marriage
at the Salvation Army hail last night.
| Rev. r. Sanderson of the Methodist
church officiating. The contracting
parties are members Of the Salvation
Army here. After the ceremony the
bridal party, which included all the
members of the local corps, sat down
| to wedding supper In the army hall.
The happy couple will spend their
honeymoon at Bayfield,, going out this
morning.
Rev o. E. Ostenson left this morn.
ing for months visit to his old
home at Oconomowoc, Wis. where he
will enjoy his vacation among the nu-
merous beautiful lakes for which that
| place Is noted. Oconomowoc Is 13O
miles from Chicago. and Is summer
resort In great favor with thousands
of people. who go there every summer
Many people who live in Chicago 20
out on Saturday night and stay over
Sunday, and some go out every might
on the trains. returning to the city the
next morning.
Quite number Of people about
town are much exercised over the con
clusion drawn in last evenings paper
in regard to the death OF |. N. Covert
Those who have known him Longest
and best are 10th to associate any
thing criminal with the tragedy. The
doctor has said that at the time ths
statement given was made, the mar
was in dying condition and was de
lirious, and what was said In such {
moment deserves no credence. Ey
erybody knows that the minds OF th'
best of men have wandered In theil
last hours, and things have been sale
to incrlminate themselves, and. sinc'
what had happened had been told thu
deceased In this case. the only rea
sonable construction to put on hi
} statement is that. when he began u
talk of II in his delirium, he got !
wrong end foremost That ID wba
delirium means, and II Is but righ
that all should put the best interpre
} tation on the accident.
i Durango people take great dea
of pride In the San Juan Flourin
Mills OF this city. The product Is rec
| ognized as superior to anything shiI
Q ped from abroad. and has this reputs
e ton over the entire southwest section
:, A visit to the mills Is convincing tha
!. no better facilities are Afforded an,
where for making flour. In fact. ther