Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-07

where he attended the State Teachers
association meeting.
John H. Werkheiser came down
from Silverton yesterday morning and
returned in the evening.
The death of Judge NJ. v. y. Wason
at Creede few days ago, removes
well known San Juan landmark.
Miss Eva Biggs is back from Edith
where she partook of the holiday fes-
tivities with her sister, Mrs. Rodecker.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Hurley are here
from Cripple Creek--to visit Mr. Hur-
ley's brother, who is dangerously i'll.
The Famous people are feeling iub
liant over the business OF the past
year, December sales being unusually
large.
e. c. Arnold. proprietor of the
Mountain View hotel, is still confined
to his bed and shows no signs oi
mending.
Miss Jennie Martinez returned from
Pagosa Springs Saturday evening,
where she spent the holidays with her
parents.
The schools resumed this morning
after ten days vacation. Now for a
steady grind OF Frightening juvenile
intellects.
Miss Genevieve Simpson returned
last evening from spending the holi.
days In Denver and resumed her
school work this morning.
Emmet Writ, post trader at Dulce.
N. NJ. was an arrival last evening ana
left on the stage for Pennington this
morning on n business trip
1t Is said an oak tree 60 feet high
has 6O.OO0.000 leaves. when In fun
leaf. The Telluride journal wants to
know who counted them
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hoskinson re.
turned from Denver last evening.
Charley having been absent since
Xmas while Mrs. II. has been away the
past two months
The Index gives short but inter.
estlng resume OF the business inter
ests OF Aztec and the outlook for 1904.
Our southern neighbor is certainly
growing and prosperous
Mr.. and Mrs. |. Kruschke will leave
for New York earlier than usual this
year for spring goods enabling him
TO spend few weeks along the Tex
as gulf. being accompanied by Mrs
kruschke and Leslie.
The Local Security company will
move to the Union block, occupying
the room vacated by lockwood q Per.
kins. The latter place is supplied
with vault for insurance records and
is convenient in many ways.
Every man In business should have |
his name in the papers. It's the way |
to attract trade. Why not commence |
the year 1904 right? The Herald |
reaches the people and can be relieO !
on being in the field year after year.
Louis Wyman, vile and three chill.
dren passed through from Silverton
on their way to Denver this morning.
From Denver they will go TO southern |
California to spend the balance OF the |
winter. returning to Silverton in the
spring.
The effective advertising of the Du.
range water system is beginning TO
count by receiving attention at the
hands OF other papers throughout the
state. The Herald wants the whole
world to know this is the best resi-.
dence city ON earth
ID. NJ. Laing. uncle OF Dan MacLean
manager of the smelter. spent Satur.
day night in Durango, leaving next
morning for New York, thence to Scot.
land, where he will sojourn three or
four months visiting friends and rela.
tNen, udNiuE bttu absent tlpnt years,
Insurance adjusters, NJ. d. V. Ben
son and Moriah b. Wilson, came In
from Denver last evening to adjust
the loss on the property destroyed by
fire week ago this morning. 'Fhe
will not be bothered in ng
nring on damaged stock The work o
the flames made il possible for a clean
bill Of sale.
w. s. Hankey, engineer at the Neg
lected. had finger caught in the en-.
gine Saturday evening and almost cu
on. He came to town that night and
had 1t dressed and the chances are
good that the finger will be saved. He
Will have to lay OF for two or three
weeks.
Merchants of Durango are not wor.
ried over people sending on. for sup.
plies more than once. It's hard to
iupe an ordinary individual more than
,nce. And we viii wager that ma
|ority OF the few who semi out have
stood on the home merchant for six