Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-12

Eastern train on time.
| Jim Curl. the horse jockey. will put
in the winter at Pennington with his
family. having in charge string OF
racers
| The farming community was well
represented in Durango today. And
many took advantage to purchase
holiday goods.
The Pennington canning factory
shipped car Of canned apples to Du-
range this week to be distributed
to San Juan points,
George Logan was down town yes
terday afternoon the first time in
a week, having been confined to the
house with u bad cold and otherwise
knocked out
Frank Townsend, recently initiated
into the Masonic ranks of the Aztec
lodge, does the proud act of entertain
ing the lodge membership with ban
quet this evening.
| w. T Shelton, Indian agent at
| Shiprock on the Navajo reservation
arrived last night to attend the trial
| OF Hassus, the Indian charged with
killing Hoski Yazza.
The Dolores Star announces that
large number Of people have made
homestead entries under the propos-
ed ditch which is TO be built by the
recent issue of bonds.
| 1t is said Silverton mining opera
tors will not take up the 8-hour prop
osition in mills until the coming sum-
mer--the expiration of the existing
three years contract, both the oper-
ators and miners being under bonds
l to comply with present agreement.
San Juan Chapter No. is. r, A.
NJ. elected the following officers: John
w Wingate. II. p; Harry Jackson,
King: Olin e. Ostenson, Scribe; Jno
l.. Parsons. Treas; Glenn A Scouton
Secy. Installation will be held at Ma
sonic hall on Friday evening. Dec 16
The Times says fifty people attend
ed the McClurg meeting at Mancos
A committee was appointed to solicit
a $500 contribution from the county,
800 more to be raised by the clti-
zens of that place.
Wm. Butler. Of the Pennington
Times is on deck again after three
weeks confinement with bad case Of
pneumonia. The Herald scribe can
sympathize with you. Brother Butler
only we had longer siege of 1t.
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Mrs. ]. w. Reagan and son Frank
returned last night from Kansas City,
where they went about three weeks
ago They will stay in Durango a few
days before going to Pennington.
They are registered at the Inter
Ocean.
A colored boy had leg broken last
Sunday at Mancos He was riding a
wild broncho and the rubbering crowd
forced the animal on the sidewalk.
where 1t continued bucking, falling on
the slippery walk This is the sec
ond accident of this character In that
place within the past five months.
AT the last meeting Of the Modern
Woodmen, the following officers were
elected; ]. P. Mckinney. v. c.; Char
les Hauling. W. A.: Fred E. Pierce.
Banker; Herman Meis. Clerk. f. H.
Shields. Escort; Charles Thompson,
| Watchman; Allen Fox, Sentry: Char
les Conroy, Manager Installation
later.
Mrs. w S. Walker. of Snowden
avenue. has been confined to her bed
| by illness for the past two or three
months. Mrs, Walker is the only sur.
viving charter member of the local
| Congregational church now residing
in Silverton. having been n member
of that organization for 81 years
| Silverton Miner.
| r. w. fioSp, division Superlntend-
ent of the Scranton International Cor
respondence Schools. who has been
looking after the work in this section
the past few months. departed last
evening via Silverton for Utah to
look after the work there. d. p. Har-
rison becomes the local agent for this
section with headquarters in Duran
go.
| The Presbyterian fair, which closes
this afternoon. will undoubtedly be the
most successful of any held by the So
ciety. The patronage was liberal in
every way. The dinner was an invita-.
tion to return for supper. To make
purchases In one booth was to en-
courage patronizing another. It Ia
pleasing to have everything go off so
agreeably
Miss Eleanor Roosevelt, a daughter
OF Eliot Roosevelt. is to be married
to son Of Mrs. James Roosevelt. The
prospective groom is a haK-brother