Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-01
From Fridays Daily:
MIR. NJ. A. Brown of Cripple Creek
is visiting his sister, Mrs. VIM Rud-
ersdorf of this City.


Miss Olive Snyder went to La Pla
Ia City this morning to visit Mrs. D.
II. Kight. formerly Miss Annie Ma
son.
Goodman is a busy man these days
Replacing the plate glass windows
broken by the fire the frs. of the
month.
Miss Esse Kirkbride left on the
morning train for Oklahoma where
she Will spend the rest of the winter
with her parents
James Cowley has bought the Cap
itol saloon and fixtures from John
kellenberger and will continue the
business.
The Famous people say trade keeps
up uncommonly well for this season
Oi the year. The sale OF mems cloth
ing Is above the average.
The Durango Business College is
graduates able to cope with the world
for a living. No young man or wo-
man should be without a business ed
ucation.
Supt. Whittenberger's car was at
tached 10 the incoming passenger
last evening, continuing TO Silverton.
returning east this morning. Mr..
Whiuenberger has fully recovered
from his severe Illness. He was ac-
cumpauied by the better half.
Morton Schutt came down from Sill
verton this morning, expecting to re-
turn tomorrow evening. He says
sleighing is very fair at Silverton, al
though there is little snow on the
ground compared with most winters
Mines are working full-handed and
business continues good.
George Hazard departed for Den
yer this morning after spending few
weeks with u.s. putting In considerable
time in the La Platas as usual. Be
fore Mr.. Hazard gets through he Will
have a number OF capitalists interest
ed in the rich mines OF the district as
he is not poking around for nothing.
Miss Jessie Goodman, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Goodman. left on
the morning train on an extensive
eastern visit which will include rela'
tives in Kentucky. Indiana and other
places. Sine. will be absent four
months or more. stopping enromte
home at St Louis. Her many friends
wish her a pleasant journey.
People from this section of the
stale stand some show OF securing
sleeper berths between Alamosa and
Benver and Denver and Alamosa
these days. With the shutting OFF OF
passes the San Luis valley contingent
does not make such frequent visits TO
the capital city. II ever people
were blessed with free transportation
1t has been the Alamosaps and San
Luis valleyites generally.
While playing in the enclosed porch
on the rear of the residence on Sec
ond avenue, the little boy OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James Dennison in some manner
set fire to some clothing which spread
and for a few minutes looked like
haze would ensue, but Nr. James
Boyle was on hand with some water
and kept the fire subdued until the
fire apartment arrived and a small
stream OF water from a garden hose
exIluguished the flames.
Dick Hendricks is ia the city today.
He is having large posters struck on
announcing auction sale OF his line
farm with that of Mr.. Southard. along
with live stock household furniture.
etc. Mr.. Hendricks finds the altitude
too high for his wife and lower ell
mate necessary, hence the sale.
Dick" has been one of us for goou
many years, and we will be sorry to
lose him as Durango visitor. The
sale win take place at Cedar Hill the
18th OF February and should be at
tended by all looking for desirable
loeation.
James Giyens, colored. in the en-
ploy ol Chas. Cassad the past two
years, died last evening at Mercy hos
pital after an illness of two weeks
that confined him to the home. al
though he had not been feeling well
for some time. He was member
uf the e. A. r.. having served as
soldier in the civil war. He also be-
longed TO colored Masonic lodge. The
only known relative is a brother re-
siding in Denver. The funeral took
place this afternoon, being attended
by a number of friends in addition TO
The colored population.
OF course Mark Hanna is favorable
to organized labor and honest meth
DDS The people also favor organiza-
ton, but they are against the walking
delegate and the cut-throat, forming