Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-09-29

loss yesterday. Two OF his horses were
A.led by a train on the Rio Grande
Southern. The horses were in the pas
ture on Mr. Andersons ranch on
Lightner creek a mile and half from
town. The pasture is on each side oi
the track When the train came along
The horses were on the track and in
stead of getting Off they stayed on the
track, running along in front of the
engine. They jumped two culverts and
then came to bridge about so feet
long. They got half way across the
bridge when they stumbled and fell
off Their legs were nearly all broken
and the animals were shot to put
them out of their misery. 1t is said the
team was valued at about 5000.
James ]. German wired A. p. Camp
this afternoon that State Engineer
Carpenter has agreed to advertise for
bids for the construction of the ORC
Fino road at once and will send an
engineer in few days. This is good
news and means that the road will
be built yet this fall. There is nothing
like push and energy in getting a
move on in such matters.
Jack Slattery passed through to
Silverton last night He had been out
to the Democratic convention, but as
he went nearly a week before the
convention. IL is surmised that he
went in search of some ball players
to strengthen the Silverton team.
Three young men went through on the
train last evening who talked ball
while the train stopped and they had
the appearance of ball players. No
one who saw them knew them, but 1t
is believed they are C. F. & l. play
ers from Pueblo.
Mr.. Hahn returned last evening
from his extended eastern
trip. which included Chicago and New
York, spending a week in the latter
city. then stopping few days in St
Louis enroute home. Mr.. Hahn was
busy this morning scanning a mass OF
invoices that indicates he will have
his big store swamped with goods in
side of the next thirty days. Many
of the lines have already arrived
while others will be here in the course
of the next week, notably the largest
and finest line of hand painted china
he has ever displayed along with a
handsome display of Japanese china
something new and very pretty as
well as durable. With the shipment is
new line of cut glass that for beau
ty will astonish lovers of the ware
Later will arrive variety of fancy
clocks, sterling silver and regular line
of jewelry and novelties in musical
instruments. The new purchases in
diamonds and solid gold jewelry will
be on display this week Mr.. Hahn
says he saw so many handsome things
that he could not refrain from pur
chasing, although the size of the town
may not warrant It, But Durango is
growing and the surrounding country
is looking more and more on Durango
as center where everything can be
obtained and in the lines carried by
Mr.. Hahn this is absolutely correct.
From Tuesdays Daily.
George f. West is back again aftel
visit to the ranch.
,he idea of the Durango Democrat
trying to dictate to the Democrats
after being read out of the party.
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Mrs. Thomas II. Kelley departed
this morning for visit east Mr.
Kelley will stay down for the fair
It's race between Scouton ant
Bradley for commissioner. There will
| be plenty of 'citement in the 4th ward
Mr.. Reagan, the engineer in charge
of the railroad survey being mad,
south of here, is spending a few day;
in town.
It's going to resolve itself into thi.
| question; Are the Democrats goint
to control their primaries or will tn,
Liberty Leaguers?
VIII C. Ferrill. curator of the stat,
museum in Denver, stopped ovel
night at the Strater and left for hom,
this morning. He had been out to tn,
ruins southwest of here.
| The six months-old girl baby of Mrs
Russell on Thirteenth street died thii
morning and the funeral held thii
afternoon at o'clock at the residence
The services is conducted by the Sal
walton Army
The officers caught an Indian wear
ing gun last night and they put hin
in the calaboose and took the gur
away from him. A lesson like that II
good with the red men for about
year The rest of them will remembeI
it long time.
| John ]. Harris came in from Denver
last evening and will remain with u,
un,., Thursday or Friday when he con
| tinues to his home at Dolores. Al
nrpspnt II looks like Mr. Harria will