Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-10


ladies' will be remembered well
by many of our citizens.
Mrs. Nickel and son Id returned
to lockwood last night after short
visit in town
This is great day in American his.
toy and in the history of the state OF
Colorado.
+. c. Lathe, who has been at Cas-.
cade the past few months. came down
last night to vote.
Charley Payne and all his crew OF
packers came down from lockwood to
spend election day.
Judge McCloud returned last night
from Denver. where he spent several
days on legal business
Mr. and Mrs b. Douglas departed
this morning for st. Louis and other
points in the east. Just going for a
trip.
Miss Maude Crone, one of the teach
ers at lgnacio. spent the night in the
city and returned on this mornings
train.
Ed Lazarus returned last night from
trip to Montrose and towns along
the Southern. He reports doing n good
business.
The vote at Silverton. Ouray and
Telluride is heavy and passing on
| quietly.
The Woman's Club will meet at Mrs.
| Harpers. tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Theo Gabrowsky was n returning
passenger last night from Denver to
Silverton. He arranged to get back In
| time to vote
AL Danes, who has been running
The Oxford restaurant. has quit and
went to Silverton this morning to look
up another location
The poor livery horses have hard
deal today. II a horse remembers any
day at all he will surely not forget
election day very soon.
o.
George f Poor, the travelling gro
fery man Of Pueblo, departed on the
eastern this morning after doing bust
ness few days In Durango and the
nearby towns
The Maccabees gave a dinner today
in the old Whitehall corner. The din.
ner was extremely well patronized,
the ladies feeding may more than they
expected
Voting in the city precincts and An
imas City has been very lively up till
the time OF going to press today, g
o'clock) and the outlook for the sue.
cess of the Republican ticket and es.
pecially tho county officers, is most
encouraging
Work at the big lockwood dam is
practically suspended until after elec.
tion. Many OF the men working there
live in Durango or Animas City and
other nearby towns. and they had to
go home to vote, and being home they
don't feel like going back to work
until they know who is elected.
| Mrs. Nell Coover widow OF AL
| CnnVDT nf ha
posing room eleven years ago, is back
to Durango for IA brief visit with old
friends. She is staying with her sister
Mrs, John Turner She has been away
for eleven years and finds many
changes in the place. She liz living
with her mother in Denver
This Is long day for the FOUNDERS.
The saloons are closed. The candi-
late who feels depressed over the out
look has no show to get anything to
revive his spirits. unless he should
have something left over from yester-
lay. and the chances are that II he
has. he miscalcuated on its lasting
| qualities and II is gone before the day
| s ahlf over. The voter who is troubled
| with indecision cant even get little
| drop to help him make up his mind
Yes. election day is a long, wearisone
| day.
Mrs. Marion Tracy whiting, the
clever impersonator and sweet singer
who charmed Durango audiences dur
ing her first appearance here, with the
| Handler Stock company, entertained
an audience at the court house last
night. the occasion being Demo
cratic rally Between speeches Mrs
Whiting sang songs, and they were the
redeeming. the interesting. the pleas
ant part Of the meeting. Many who
had heard the lady before were will
| ing to undergo the ordeal OF sitting
and listening to the Democratic
speeches in order to hear her sing
again. AS the philosopher looks at It,,
no pleasure can be gained without
making some sacrifice Mrs Whiting
expressed the hope that she could
some day in the near future visit Du-
| range at the head OF a strong theat-