Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-18
All county officers are closed today.

Aih ~ pub ttoIGt itiil iioDi
verton last evening.
w. T.. Kinney of Silverton landed
in Pueblo this morning.
II. c. Bollinger of La Plata City is
doing business in town today.
Have you performed your duty to-
day-planted tree or two?
- Mrs. ID. Il, Kight of La Plata City
is the guest of Mrs. C. L. Russell
today
J. IA. McDevitt returned last even
ing from short visit to outside
points
The Republican county central com
mit,ee will meet tomorrow to fix con
vention date.
George Slough journeyed to Silver
Ton last evening in the interests of his
insurance business.
II. II. Barnes came down from Sill
verion this morning on court business.
VIII return this evening
Bradstreei's representative is in the
'ity today ascertainlng standing of
various business firms.
O.
MrG r. w ,vas a
his morning for Denver. where she
Will visit friends a few days
Mrs. T A. Clifford arrived from Sill
5erton last evening enroute to Delta.
eaving over the Southern this morn
ng
passenger last evening from Calfor-
mia and in day or two will continue
Silverton.
The remains OF Charles Erickson
ire being. prepared by the Durango
Undertaking company for shipment to
Monticello, Wis
&C
Messrs. Hunt Cunningham. Stubbs
and Fuller came down from Silyerton
yesterday and spent last evening
climbing the Masonic ladder.
The First National bank is spending
the holiday putting in new safe.
which is much larger than the old one
sure sign OF growing business.
Miss Bernie Koehler came down
from Silverton last evening and Will
he with us a week or ten days-dur-
ing the absence of her mother in Den
yer.
A. Nj. Clauson. the cigar manufact-
nrer, is with us again. having conclud-
ed Durango is good enough for him.
He Will engage in business as soon as
suitable location is secured
Jay Turley. r NJ Johnson. and DIR.
Thurman came mp from the San Juan
last evening where they have been
surveying for the San Juan canal. Mr.
Turley leaves for Denver in the morn
ing on brief business trip.
Richard Bartholomew and II. Il.
Bartholomew arrived from Silverton
last evening and are interesting Du.
range boys and girls in making
spiel for the scholarships offered by
Polly Pry at Yale and Vassar.
The windows of the grocery depart
ment of the Graden Mercantile com
pany are being lowered so as to make
them uniform with the rest of the
front. This will be a great improve
ment in the looks OF the place.
Postmaster j. n. Springer of Bay
Held was in the city over night. He
reports his section of the country in
good shape and farmers are well pleas
ed over the moisture of Two weeks
ago. He returned home this morning
School pupils are planning to give
an entertainment. the proceeds from
which will be used for buying books
for the library. The entertainment
will probably be at the opera house.
in about two weeks. Definite an
nouncement will be given later.
During the last week the Salvation
Army has been reinforced by nine re-
cruits. Lieutenant Wiley will preach
his farewell address Sunday night and
Monday he goes to Denver. Ensign
Martin and Cadet Hamilton are ex-
pected back to take charge o. the work
here on the 21st
The meeting of the school board at
Animas City resulted in a disagree
ment in regard to plans. Another
meeting will soon he held, when It is
expected an agreement will be reach
ed as 10 the plans of the building.
when bids for construction will be
called for.
Ouray Elks. their wives and sweet
hearts to the number of about 100
went to Montrose yesterday afternoon
on special train where a large num-
her Wpra Initiated ,rip linu go ,,,;,l, 4,