Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-05-09

All trains oaiy eNcePt IToW 'e"o
ride Sunday.
From Fridays Daily:
j. C. Roberts was in from Hesperus
today.
p. s. Rider returned to Rico this
morning.
j. w. Buckley and wife were in
from the Florida yesterday.
Mike Campion OF the Florida river
was doing business in the city today.
The walls OF the Wingate and Am
bold buildings are beginning to loom
up.
Hugh A. Shanks was in today prov
ing UP on his homestead entry below
| town.
Harry Stanton and wife OF Bayfield,
came in yesterday and stayed over
| night
f. NJ. Pierce, the Pennington mer-
| chant, returned from Silverton last
evening.
Not so much building has been done
| in Durango since the boom in '92 as
at present.
William Wigglesworth went down on
the San Juan on another surveying
| trip this morning
A Chicago minister declares man
must be poor TO enter the kingdom OF
heaven. We're safe.
Finney Jones came down from Sill
verton last evening and is spending
the day at home.
Harry and w. S. Martin were in
from their Pine river ranches today
for load of supplies.
| Sheriff Rutan OF Telluride Is tarry-
ing in town today, having come down
from Slverton last evening.
| William Lowrey, the cornet player
in the Woodman band, is rejoicing the
arrival OF new baby at his house to-
day.
| Miss Gertrude Newton, who has
been visiting Miss Helen Rogers the
past week. returned last evening to
Silverton.
| George w. Kephart, who has been
absent from Durango a number oi
| years. returned last evening. register
| ing from Salt Lake City.
| The proceeds from the comical play
| to be presented at the High school
house tonight are to be used for buy
ing more books for the library.
Peter and Thomas johnson came in
| from West Dolores last evening and
registered at the Oxford. They are
| going to Pennington for a few days.
Rev, Collett left for Delta and Mont
rose over the Southern yesterday
morning He will preach at both
those towns before returning to Den.
yer.
DIR, II. G. Condit OF Aztec is in the
city today. He came up with his
mother. Mrs f. c. and brother, E. w.
who returned to Eureka after visit
at Aztec.
Steve Rodgers is expected down
from Silverton this evening He will
stay till Sunday afternoon, when he
and his wife. who is already here,
will return.
Steve Miller went up to his claims,
the Dennis and Little Baker, in Chi
cago gulch this morning to resume
work. He wants to get ready for the
spring rush.
lie today the fact of their special sale
that is on today and tomorrow. Bar
gains are found in every department.
See their big ad.
The changes and remodeling of the
Graden Mercantile company's store,
when completed, will make one OF the
neatest and most up-to-date depart
inent stores in the west.
j. A. Wardenburg. the electrician
for the American Smelling a Refining
company, and Franklin Guiterman. de-
parted on the eastern this morning aft
or looking over the plant here.
Superintendent Peterson Is In from
Fort Lewis today and reports every
thing lovely, both at the school and
around thereabouts-all the farmers
happy on account of the recent rains
While quite a number OF people are
leaving for the worlds fair, 1t is more
than likely that the greater number
will go late in the summer or In the
fall, when greatly reduced railway