Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-25

RY rs, 1904.
A. Wetherill and wife from Denver
were guests at the Inter Ocean las
night
o. l.. little. a travelling shoe man
from Denver. is calling on shoe deal
ers today,
Attorney w. N. Senrcy came down
from Silverton this morning and is
spending the day in this city,
j, NJ. Swift. who has been laid up
in the hospital for some time. is back
to his duties in the sewing machine
business
Mrs. A. +. Hood is able to return to
her home after several weeks at the
ochsner hospital. Feels like new
person.
| Col. Dempsey is again at the old
stand-the Palace bar, having dispos-
ed of his Pueblo saloon. No place
| like Durango.
H. X. Bowling. the Pagosa Springs
man. who mas been knocking about
this neck Of the woods the past few
days. returned home this morning.
A Milwaukee chemist saws he dis
covered 96.000,000 bacteria on an old
worn paper dollar II there had been
any more he would have said 80. as
no doubt he counted them.
The Oxford management reports n
full house right along these times and
last night and this morning several
who desired rooms were turn I'd away.
steam heat and nicely furnished
rooms are great drawing crrds.
E. w. Walters. metalluro st and su-
perintendent of the Silverton smelter,
was passenger this morning for the
Northwest-Britlsh Columbia. being
called there on mining business. He
expects to he gone month or six
weeks.
S, w. Raymond returned last even
ing from his Denver trip. He reports
everything quiet In the capital city,
but people generally are looking for
ward to a good year. He says II
seemed kind OF novel to travel to and
from Denver with people paying their
fares, passes being rare
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The Herald was asked to decide a
wager this morning-if Wesley Helm
lad opened his barber shop. tho party
'tating he had seen an advertisement
hat he was running. We refused to
lecide the bet, informing the party
hat he must be mistaken about see-
ng his advertisement us no reputable
,aper would carry dead" matter.
In looking up the St. Louis Globe
Democrat we ind the thermometer
Indicated SO degrees above zero In.
'tad Of SO below AZ reported In . Du-
'ango publication. The smallest
,chool boy in the land ought to know
that 36 below as far south as st.
Louis is out OF the question. In fact,
It's mighty cold when Its zero, and 30
far has not touched zero 10 St. Louis
his winter.
Squire Watson was on the east
bound passenger from Silverton this
morning enroute TO St Louis in re-
Iponse to a telegram announcing the
'erious Illness of his wife It will be
emembered Mrs Watson lost the use
4 her eyes last summer end went to
st. Louis for treatment We trust
~ the time the Squire reaches the
Worlds fair city Mrs Watson will be
Improved
Articles of incorporation were filed
with the county clerk today by the
Durango Real Estate company. The
incorporators are F. d. Pastorius. r.
w. Chisholm and G. j. Wright The
| capital stock is $4,000 and the term
of incorporation lasts rs years. The
| object Of the company is to buy. own,
| lease. improve, sell and loan money
Du TedI estHte III LII flhta anu OlneI
counties. The principal ofiice is to
| be in Colorado Springs.
II you have neglected TO order sup
| plies for Sunday dinner remember the
Cold Storage market. A full compile
ment Of turkeys. ducks. geese and
chickens along with lots Of other good
things we're received last evening.
Telephone orders up TO o'clock will
receive attention and later you can
call and tote your purchase home. In
the way Of meats everything the heart
desires Ernest Wetter will. see that
you go away satisfied as to quality and
price.
| "Bobbie" Vinyard blew In from 81.
berla last week via the northwest. II
II is rough and tumble experience Bob
is after he is finding 1t in abundance.
Between the Baldwin Arctic expedi-
tion and his latest Siberian visit the
nomadian has fashioned new growth
Of whiskers on the la Russian -Eski
mo style. and then wonders why his