Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-05-26

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morning.
Two "culled pussons" were up be
fore Judge Houx today for disturbance
and paid the usual fine.
The condition of Mrs Kuebler is re-
ported today about the same no
change of any consequence being not
ed
The Junior Eagles baseball club
will give a social dance Thursday
night. Tickets. 75 cents a couple, in
cluding refreshments.
The boys say we made mistake in
report of the ball game They say that
Shaw and Patterson of Silyerton and
Grant Hughes of Durango all made
home runs.
DR.. J. w. O'Conner, chief surgeon of
the Denver q Rio Grande, arrived last
evening to examine the condition of
Mrs AL Kuebler. He went out on the
eastern this morning,
John J. Harris and family came in
last evening from Denver and contI-
ued on to Dolores this morning. Mr.
Harris family has been in Denver the
greater part of the winter and spring.
DR.. Grant Morris family left Cali
fornia Friday morning for Denver,
where they will visit a short time
There they viii he joined by a niece
Of DR. Norris. who comes TO Durango
for a visit.
The barn that stood on the back end
Of the lots purchased by the Red Men
has been moved on and now every
thing is ready for that order to com
mence excayating for their building
AS soon as they are ready.
Fire Chief Dietrich is looking
~ornd town today locating the alleys
that have to be cleaned up by indi-
vlduals. The street and alley commit
Tee is going after the people who lit
ter up the alleys and keep rubbish in
their back yards.
Miss LonGan and Miss Edith Biggs
teachers in the Whittier school, were
outgoing passengers this morning
Miss Longan going to Denver and
Miss Biggs to Edith to pay her folks
short visit, after which she will &c
to Denver and St. Louis.
| District court convened this morn
ing and the case of contempt against
Messrs. Frary. lockwood and Sanford
and Attorneys Perkins and johnson
came up and has occupied the time oi
the court all day. The case will prob
ably be brought to close this even
| ing
II negotiations are on for bal
game on Decoration day they sho Nd
stop at once. Decoration day Is n
a festive holiday for games ami sports
1t is day when reverence is paid ia
the memory of the dead and af er one
has finished covering the. grave o,
some loved one with flowers he has no
heart to go to ball game.
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Durango has the distinction of hav.
| ing within her limits over night a can.
| didate for vice president of the United
States. The gentleman is Benjamin
Hanford He is running on the So
| calist ticket with p gone V. Debs
Mr. Hanford arrived on the Southern
last evening. having come from Tellu-
ride. where he has been a short time
studying the labor troubles.
Mancos Times: Hi McEwen
brought over from the Montezuma val
ley about 10 head of beef steers that
ranch south of Cortez and was going
to ship them to X c.. Mo- and after
marketing the bunch he intended to
90 on and take in the St. Louis fair
but while in conversation with Ed
Ptolemy he struck up trade and sold
| the whole lot for prices that will en-
able him to visit the fair and not mon
key with train of cattle on the road
The beef is for the Silverton market
j A. Carlson, tourist VINO travels
| in an automobile, arrived in the city
at II o'clock last night with a two
seated machine, He came from Mont
rose by way of Norwood. Dolores and
Mancos. He was accompanied from
Montrose by C. Il. Mcconnell, who
showed him the road. The run from
Dolores to Durango was made in about
six hours. A machine that can make
that trip in such short time is all
right 1t is being viewed by the pub
lie today at Wood 4 Morgan's barn
1t is covered with mud and dust and
shows signs of some pretty hard
knocks. Mr. Carlson registered from
Denver.
From Wednesdays Daily.