Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-28

the god OF chance. Often people give
their asst pesata for bit OF paper that
may bring the luck to brighten the
rest of their lives.
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From Tuesdays Daily.
Telluride telephones coolest night
of the season, being 20 below.
Mrs NJ. A. Brinkerhoff came In from
Mancos last evening and is stopping
at the Inter-Ocean.
T. d. Burns found 1t necessary to
remain with us another day. He fell
in love with the dentist.
An invitation leap year party Is
slated for Vendomes hall this evening.
The dear women are going to keep
the men busy this year.
Yesterday was "Bobbie" Burns
birthday and 1t was celebrated in the
usual quiet manner In Durango by the
Scotch portion of the community
Albert Brendle and son Otto of How
ardsville passed through on the tram
from Silverton this morning going to
Colorado Springs to spend the balance
of the winter.
Representative Cooper and wife of
San Juan county, who have been Wis
iting in Salt Lake City for the past
month wara rafurninV naaeanpprIg
for Siverton last evening.
o. A. Dalton is slated to return on
the evening train from Salt Lake
where he has been the past two
months. We are informed the oper-
alton was very successful and he re-
turns greatly improved.
DIR. Thurman left this morning for
Blanco. N NJ, where he has been for
some time located and working out
his big ditch scheme. He says there
will be 500 more Inhabitants for his
section this spring on account of the
proposed ditch.
There Is a mighty fine collection of
silver and copper ores in the window
of the Palace bar. They We're gath
cred by a miner working in the mines
of Bisbee, Arizona, and Cananea, Old
Mexico There Is one chunk of al
most solid silver nearly as large as a
brick.
The John Thompson Grocery con-
Germ dropped butter from It's price list
since the expose In last weeks Herald.
Two pounds of butter for quarter
would not pay for the wear and tear
on the COW. The people of Durango
are not used to axle grease on bread.
And II the John Thompson people
would palm that kind of butter of on
customers what is to prevent them in
doing the same in other lines?
The coldest morning this winter
was this morning. and DIR. Barnes
thermometer, furnished him by the
government. registered A degrees be-
low zero The next coolest morning
this winter was on the 22d. when the
mercury fell to one below. The cold
est weather in December was 3 above,
which occurred on the 7th and the
Gath OF the month. The "a II snow
fall for December was two lnths OF
an Inch. The number OF aar days
for the same month wa partly
clondy days 6 and clou lays !.
These figures are taken ! o.i the re-
port for December OF rha weather
III. ..l,s 81
taken by DIR. L. S. Barnes
Durangoites are in for another sea
son.of home minstrelsy that takes the
cake over all travelling aggregations.
The ladies' of st. Marks Guild have
been busy for some time preparing
for the entertainment which is sched-
uled for two nights, Monday and
Tuesday. Feb. 18th and 10th, at the
Durango opera house. The best To-
cal talent Will appear in the cast and
in addition to the minstrel portion
there will be complete and varied
program of amusing events. To this
end 1t Is desired that all taking part
will meet at Mrs. McConnell's this
evening so that parts can be assigned
and rehearslng commence.
l.. C. Jakway, who returned Satur-
day evening from week spent at Tel
luride. says conditions at that place
are gradually improving and he thinks
In the course OF couple or three
months San Miguel county will be en-
ploying more men than any time in
its history. The greatest difficulty
the mine operators have. to contend
with at present time Is shortage OF