Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-05-30
From Thursdays Daily.
The glass is now in place In the
front of the Folsom building.

( ] $. ID. Hopkins went to Hesperus
this morning to remain till Monday.
Arrange to see the athletic con.
test Saturday between the white boys
and the red boys.
Col. William F. Collins of Denver
was an arrival last evening. He goes
TO the hills to look over certain min.
ing property.
Mrs Farris and her son Albert. who
has been studying music in Denver
all winter. are expected home tomor.
row evening,
A. X. SilGs of Monticello. Ind, and
Ernest Knaehel of Denver. who were
here for the Thomas Cash land in.
quiry case. left for their respective
homes this morning.
Yesterday afternoon Fred w Bar.
low and Miss Annie c. Sisty we're
married at the home of the BRIDES
parents. The young couple Will make
their home in North Durango.
The ladies' of the Missionary Sucie-
ty of the NJ. Il, Church South. went up
to the Wigglesworth ranch this morn.
ing and are spending the day picnic.
ing and otherwise enjoying them
selves.
G. H. Sales, disciplnarian of the
Indian school at Grand Junction. is
At Fort Lewis looking for two runa.
way boys The boys arrived there
Friday and stayed ill Sunday. when
hey started down the La Plata riv
ar. headed for the reservation. They
| are Nayaioes and are tired of school
life. They claimed they were from
Albuquerque.
c. NJ Elliott. formerly proprietor
If the Farmington stage line. with
his brother has bought the Durango
Transfer business OF Wood 4 Nor
gan and viii continue the business In
4 manner that viii insure satisfac
lion to the public. Such teams as
| ire necessary to meet the demand
viii be always on hand, Jack Tignor
the old reliable bookkeeper and Office
man, will continue with the new firm
County Treasurer Patterson was
asked by the two opposing factions
Df the school board II he would hon.
pr warrants signed by them. He re.
fused to recognize either faction I'M,
| III the question was settled by the
rourt In order that the teachers who
wanted 10 leave town might not be
lncuuvenlenced Mr.. Patterson took an
Assignment of their vouchers and ad.
vanced The money out Of his own
pocket.
John McNally. who died Tuesday
evening at Mercy hospital from injur
les received In a runaway two weeks
ago, was born in ireland July ~. 1926,
and was consequently almost 7S years
old His parents emigrated to Nova
Scotia in his early boyhood. He was
captain Of the Great Eastern steam.
boat on the Mississippi from 1870 to
1873 He came west in 1875. and To-
Gated in the Animas valley near
Trimble Springs in 1878. A brother
lived with him til 1883, when the
| brother died He leaves a niece. Mrs
Bell Domlnick who resides in this
city and nephew, Edward Fay who
lived with deceased on the ranch.
A sample of the rubber plant can
he seen in the window of Parsons
drug store The weed grows plenti.
fully in the country below here. The
elasticity OF the root OF the weed was
discovered by pounding 1t up for
medicinal purposes Wash Patrick
was shown piece Of rubber by a
travelling man the other day. 1t was
made by the parties who are building
the rubber factory at Buena Vista. II
it said that this rubber is not so elac'
tic as that made from the rubber
Tree. but for other purposes, such as
rubber coats and boots and betting
the Colorado product is said to be
equal to any other.
o S Galbreath filed supplement
al complaint in the district court this
afternoon in the contempt case. This
complaint among other things set
forth the allegation that G, I. Van
degrift had been elected member
Of the school board, had qualified and
was in fact a member. This allega-
tion, IL appears. was not fully set
forth in the original complaint c,
A. Johnson asked for one hour in
which 10 answer the supplemental
complaint and II was allowed.
Mr.. johnson in his answer among
other things denied that Mr.. Vande'
| grift ever at any time become or
was an actual incumbent of said Of
fee or ever exercised the functions or
duties thereof" He desired TO make
a supplemental answer. and was CIV
en- I'LL O'Clock tomorrow morning
RUsso-JAPANEsE WAR.
LONDON. May 26-The Central
News correspondent at Toxic says
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