Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-06

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yer and thence to St Louis ana his
old home in Pennsylvania on an ex.
tended visit.
Lee Doster is down from Orc Fino
after supplies.
C. A. Johnson went to Pagosa juno.
ton this morning.
morning to Juanita.
William Rawlins. bookkecper for
the Neglected, was a passenger for
Pueblo this morning.
J. w. Dalton and Henry Abers nre
in from Bayfield, today. stocking up
| with supplies at Gradens
The county commissioner are look
ing over the assessment with Mr.
Hopkins and Mr.. Pingrey today
Judge Adair Wilson went out for
Pueblo this morning He will be al
the Democratic convention there on
the 7th.
Mrs. j. II. McHolland. Jr arrived
from Alamosa last evening and after
visiting at the home Of Mr and Mrs
Gus Roberts a few days viii go TO Pa
sosa Springs to reside, Mr. MCHouaud
having the conductor run on the Pa.
gosa Northern between Pagosa
Springs and Pagosa Junction.
Miss Gertrude Strater returned last
evening from Cleveland where she
spent the past year with relatives and
attended school She was accomuau-
led by her aunt. Mrs Mary HUpert
sister OF Mrs Strater. OF Lorraine, o.,
who will put in the summer in Due
rlngo, the guest of Mr. and Mrs Fred
Strater
Paul Backnger met with an acct
ient up the Animas valley last night.
He was returning home from a party
and his horse stumbled throwing him
of. lie was rendered unconscious
from the fall, his head being cut and
bruised by striking rocks. His knee
is also injured and he is laid up to.
day at his home, the Hopkins ranch.
Fred Wilson Is back from n visit
70 st Louis and this morning dnnned
his overalls and jumper and got into
harness again at the railroad yards
He reports an enjoyable trip aud
says the shows well worth the mon
ey. and that while it IS yet inCom-
plete there Is more to see than fell
low can get around to in so short
time.
Mr. and Mrs Geo. N Raymond re-
turned last evening after an absence
Of 80 days spent in Iowa, Illinois aud
st Louis. They were accompanied
by their daughter. Miss Gertrude, who
has been attending school at Zion
City, Ill., the past school year In n
few days MIR, Raymond VIII have
something to say about his trip and
the worlds fair.
The wind keeps mp its lick. Many
of us labored under the impression
that with June spring zephers would
cease but no such good luck. With
the new water system with oceans of
water to spare 1t is too bad our city
authorities cannot see their way clear
to place a couple of extra sprlnklers
on the streets-the residence dis
tricts, north and south Durango. Ger
tainly the dust nuisance is trying
one on our citizens.
o
j. A. Brothers president of the San
Juan Fruit Growers association, came
up from Pennington last evening TO
see the new warehouse just finished
for the association. He Is well pleas
ed with the building and declares
there Is going to be something doing
in the fruit and produce line before
long. He says the season is back
ward By about ten days, but the fruit
crop is going TO be immense.
C. Il. Mcconnell accompanies Mr..
Carlson to Pennington tomorrow In
his automobile. In this connection
we understand a wager has been made
that the gentleman viii make the trip
TO Pennington. where an hour VIII be
spent and he back in Durango by In
the evening. Mr Mcconnell has
kindly consented to phone The Her
aid from the various telephone sta
lions noting progress and incidents OF
the trip and the same will be given
in detail in tomorrow's paper,
The passenger bound for silverion
last evening encountered a burned
bridge two or three miles above Rock
wood. The bridge was burned at the
further end. The train returned to
Durango about O'Clock and the pas
gengers stayed over night, going up
at 7:45 this morning The prssen-
gers, baggage and mail were trans
ferred and the train returned to Dn-
rango at 1890 this forenoon. A work
| train was made mp at Chama ana
crew was picked mp this side Of there
and passed through Durango at 9:5O
this morning to fix the bridge The
bridge will be repaired by o'clock