Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-08-08

DICK Simpson is up frosn Canoi
; Gallegos
An unusually large num- { OF ranch
men were doing business in town to
day.
Ed Lathe is acting marshal today
and up TO O'Clock he had not arrest
ed man.
$. w. Carpenter was over from Man
cos returning this morning. Had le
gal matters requiring attention.
Remember the train for Slyerton
tomorrow departs at s and Will be held
until p. m.--after the ball game
| Inc White Nathan property on
| Fourth avenue near Ninth street was
| sold yesterday by lockwood & Per.
iins to John Hartman.
The Hesperus ball club played Man.
'os the other day, winning by score
If II to 4. 1t is said the Hesperus
boys worked In the Ft Lewis Indian
school battery
Miss Edith Tinker of Cedar HllI
who has been the guest of Miss Hattie
Fodd the past few days. left this
morning for HowardsvlIle to visit her
iunt, Mrs. Miller
ha
by good rains the past week. In fact
N some cases the downpour was suf
hcient to wash out bridges and do 9th
ar damage
NJ A. Fink returned this morning
rom Trlmble Springs, where he and
Mrs, Fink have been staying several
lays, Mrs. Fink will return this
ivening
blks 10 the number OF Is or 20 at |
tended the Lonergan funeral today. |
Among them were A f. Hood. VIII |
nam Wiclllne, II. d. Mcbride and AL |
Leiner.
ieorge j. Blakely arrived on the be.
lated train and proceeded this morn.
lng to Mancos Says he had mag
nlhcent time at 81, Louis Warm
weather never phazed HMM fact. he
increased In weight
ihe Misses May and R2beElao eEEllao L4a;
operate mines In this section. are at
The Strater, enjoying our climate and
A trip around the circle
Those taking dinner at Trimble
Springs hotel tomorrow will be given
a free bath-plunge or swim as de
sired The dinner Will be served In
the usual handsome manner with all
the dolIcacies of the season.
The band concert last night at the
corner OF Main avenue and Eighth
street was greatly enjoyed by large
number OF people The band wagon
presents handsome appearance since
being lighted with electric light.
Miss Norma Wheeler OF Kansas
City Mrs William b. Lewis of Den.
yer. and Messrs. Chas A. Lewis, Chas
Halleck and Virgil Lonlgsn of the
Pine River Lumber company are the
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. A. n. Lewis.
Henry Krumpanitsky came over
from Mancos last evening and will be
with us day or two. Says every
thing Is looking very good In his sec
tion, including the certainty OF carry
Ing the election for the Republicans In
Montezuma this fall Henry is some
what of war horse,
Miss s. c. Smith. a teacher at Ft |
Lewis, returned last evening from a
trip to Nebraska. She went In re-
sponse TO telegram announcing the
Illness of her father When she ar.
rived he was dead Miss Smith spent
the night at the Palace. and went on
to the school today.
Transfers hauling between Aztec
and Durango report that water run.
ming over the road on the Big Mesa
has made the road almost impossible
for loaded wagons. The attention OF
the commissioners is respectfully call
ed to the matter. which should be
remedled without delay.
A freight train is reported to have
run into the washout near Walsen-
burg about midnight night before last
and fireman named Steele was killed
and brakeman injured Forty cars
were piled up in heap. The washout
was caused by cloudburst 1t could
not be seen In the dark In time to
stop the train.
Mrs. Lilly Forbes departed this
morning for Florence, where she Will
represent the local council OF Poca-
hontas In the great council. which will
meet at 10 O'Clock In the morning OF
August s. Mrs. Barth was to have
gone also, but was unable to do so on
| account of sickness She viii go In
the morning. however. II she is able
The funeral OF Hugh Douglas was