Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-22


are hustling up Woodmen at Rock
wood.
Mrs. Frank Chesebro departed yes
terday morning for her home In the
East.
Joe smith and wife returned this
this morning to Ignacio. after spend
ing a few days in town.
Mrs. J. f. English, of Rico, is visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs Nc
Neeley of the Palace hotel.
Mrs. r.. e Sloan. Jr., went TO Tres
Piedras yesterday morning to spend
Christmas with her mother.
o. S. Galbreath went to Juanita yes
terday morning to spend few days
with his boys and their families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Morgan, of
Arriola, left Sunday morning for Den
yer, where they will spend Christmas.
J. w. Reagan has returned to Farm
ington Mrs. Reagan and son accom-
remain for a time.
The holiday rush Is certainly on in
fun blast The posto1iice and express
Offices present undisputable evidence
OF this since early morning.
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]. L. Campbell in charge of one
of the railroad survey camps on the
La Plata river. was doing business
in town Saturday night.
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Miss Miicent White returned Sat
uruay night from Denver whore she
has been attending school. and VIII
spend the holidays with her parents.
Charles A. Mclaughlin. with his
children. has returned from Dolores,
where he went on the sad mission 10
bury his wife, who died above Rock
wood
VIII Koehler, who has been laid up
for five weeks with serious case of
blood poison lis now out of danger
and is doing nicely. which will be good
news to his friends.
Miss Bernie Koehler and her sis
ter Irene, were passengers this morn
ing for Denver to spend week with
friends Miss Bernie came down from
Silyerton Saturday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Carpenter are
comfortably located at Mancos and
write they like 1t very much there
Mr.. Carpenter has a fine position with
the Bauer Mercantile company.
Quite bunch of government sur
veyors were in town Saturday night
and Sunday There are two camps OF
them now-one above Animas City
and the other below town about six
miles on the Anlmas river.
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c. Il. Mcconnell left for Pennington
this morning accompanied by c. C.
Froufe. the head man of the Reagan
railroad survey There is going to he
something doing sure enough one of
these days.
Miss Jane Rider stopped in the city
Saturday night. on her way from Den-
yer, where she has been attending
school, to her home in Rico She CON
tinued on to Rico yesterday morning
and viii spend the holidays at home
A. F. Hood has moved his under.
taking parlors into his new rooms on
Ninth street, and to start out right he
wishes the Herald to state that he
will contribute to some charitable in
stitution the first hundred dollars
taken in
George Lane has kick coming. He
advertised for home for boy and
got no answers. Another party adver-
tised In the same paper and was
Hooded with inquiries. The only ex-
planation we can give is that they
don't take any stock in Georges boys.
With the amount of money paid out
by companies employing men there
should be plenty of people hunting
holiday bargains. We recommend them
TO Herald advertisers. knowing full
well they can be accommodated to
their hearts content and at reason
able prices.
Mrs. Anna C. Barth departed yester-
day morning for Salt Lake City. where
she will visit her sister, Mrs. Barnes
few days and Immediately after
Christmas, she will return to Colo
RADIO and start on her tour of the
state. visiting the Pocahontas lodges
In her official capacity of Great Poca-
hontas
Letters addressed to the Chicago
Silver Co, are being returned by the
Chicago postal companies marked
Fraudulent concern" It's queer that
people will send money to unknown
concerns. This concern has caught
good many Durangoitcs beside those
whose letters have been returned
Miss Young is engaged in going
over the examination papers of the
teachers who took the examination
last week. Fifteen took the examina-