Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-08-08
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Miss Maude Gribble OF Montrose
will arrive this afternoon via Silver
ton on visit to Mrs. Peter Peterson
of North Durango.
George J. Blakely is slated TO ar
rive this evening after an absence oil
| three and one-half weeks spent visit
ing the big fair at St. Louis.
| Mrs. w. II. Broad and Mrs. Frank
| Broad arrived from Chama last even
ing for visit. They are the guests OF
Il. Il. Sloan and family.
| The eastern train is about eleven
hours late today. caused by washout
east of La Veta pass. necessitating
sending the train back to Pueblo ana
around via Salida.
Charley Allen returned last evening
from Cincinnati, where he attended
the national convention of Elks. He
hurried home in advance of the rest
of the delegation on account OF the
sickness of Mrs, Allen.
Fenno Wakeman came over from
Rico last evening. He reports that
camp as showing considerable actiy-
ity, call being made for a number oil
miners to work properties resuming
operations. Mr.. Wakeman has put
men to work on the Ethlena group. II
will take some time to get things in
shape for new work, the tunnel and
other workings needing cleaning up.
Mrs. Hand and daughters, Miss Min
ME and Mrs McCrimmon, were in the
city yesterday evening. the two latter
remaining over night the guests OF
Miss Mary Sites Mrs. McCrimmon
was accompanied by her little son.
and 1t was rather hard on Grandma
to return home for even one night
without being able to listen to his
cheerful cooling.
Victor Lee had an accident by which
he is ont about S75, besides having to
disappoint his audience in some OF the
leading features. The mirrors have
been carried for years without mis-
hap: they were well packed. and must
have been handled viciousiy to have
been broken They will be replaced
rs soon as possible.
The San Juan excursion to Salt Lake
is one that affords unusual pleasure
1t gives an opportunity of visiting the
Mormon capitol at small expense. Ii
should be remembered the train Is
through one, leaving Durango in the
morning and arriving at Salt Lake th'
following morning. See the local ID
Il r. G.. ticket office for sleeper res
ervations and other information.
The opera house was filled las
night to witness the second perform
ance by Victor Lee, the magician. Ow
4 ing to the misfortune of having SOM
mirrors broken, he cancelled his en-
sagements elsewhere this week. an
will give another performance here to
7esfts vui, 1S-s,-r -. "Ra-2u- cents
charge.
!, Hugh Douglass died at his hom
J. this morning about three miles abov
town in the Animas valley. He leave
a wife and little child He was sicl
y only a week with cholera morbus. Tn
A funeral will be at the undertaking
, rooms of the Durango Undertaking.
. company tomorrow forenoon. Rev
Sanderson of the Methodist churcl
will conduct the service. Decease,
| waS a s.f
In conversing with a Silverton part,
over the phone today, it is eviden
great interest centers in Sundays bal
game between the Silver Lake anc
Gold King teams. The Durango play
ers who assist in the game will go VI
in the morning and practice in the
afternoon. Milt Herrick, who is al
Telluride. Will cross over the range
sunday morning, and do his left field
ing and batting stunt without practice
If the day is clear the attendance will
probably be the largest in the history
Of Silveron baseball.
John Lonergan, the young man men
toned in these columns yesterday as
having been stricken with paralysis
at Pagosa Springs. died last night. He
was Silverton boy and was staying
at Pagosa for the baths. He was the
son of John Lonergan, Sr., and a
nephew of Morris Lonergan, both oil
Silverton. His father and uncle went
to Pagosa Springs yesterday upon re
ceipt of the news that the young man
had received third stroke, He was
% years of age and was a member of
the Elks lodge of Durango. 1t Is ex-
pected the body will be shipped either
to Durango or Silverton tonight.
We notice that the morning agitator
found time yesterday between making
afildavits regarding new subscribers
and its allegiance forninst the govern
ment, to take out big display ad