Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-11

Byron Eddy Is now WELDING the pen
in the county clerks Office In the
place vacated by Ed. Carpenter.
Horace Barns came down from Sill
verton this morning to argue some
motions before Judge Russell. Re
turns this evening.
Mrs. ]. F. English is back from Den.
yer. where she went week ago to
join her husband who was on the rail
road mems grievance committee. Mr.
English also returned and resumed his
run to Rico.
+. u. De Garmo of Alamosa spent
the night in the city. being on railroad
business. He was accompanied by his
son, Bruce.
w. c. Chapman has been confined to
the residence most sof the time for
several days. Bad cold and worry in
keeping Tom Owens In the straight
and narrow path.
James Corey, Denver & Rio Grande
tax agent, spent the night In this city,
having short seance with the com
missioners In regard TO certain levy
disputes. He returned to Denver this
morning.
j. V. Thompson came In from Seat
lie last evening TO visit old-timo
friends In this city where they resided
Tor,
west and will return to make their
future home.
DIR. Robbins came in from Bayfield,
last evening and put in the night 10
his entire satisfaction The doctor
says its lonesome in the western part
of the county but thinks this condition
will change later.
w II, Kelley still tarries in ohr
midst. Nourishing his senatorial
boom. However, this Is hardly peces'
sary, as Kelley says he has the nomln
alton and election cornered as the
common people are rushing to his res
cue with open arms.
h'oH 'S'''H oiiS mas bt'u tlfNl'u
for the third time secretary of the
Normal Institute for this district.
which will be held in Durango in
June, and Mr.. NJ. f. Miller. city super
intendent at Fort Collins, has been
elected conductor
The last number of the NJ. r.
church lecture course will take place
at the church Thursday evening OF
this week Tickets on sale at the
door. This number promises to be
one of the most interesting of the ser.
les and all should enjoy IT.
Rico wsithinks its right down ex.
travagance for Durango to use water
to sprinkle the streets lhese days,
Well. water will be water during the
summer without snow this winter bn
no use borrowing trouble In advance
We are going TO believe the Navajos
who state that snow in abundance is
promised before the last of the month
w. J. Miller came over from Mancos
last evening where he has been with
the Bauer Mercantile company for
some time, leaving this morning foi
Denver. thence to his old Chicago
home where he will spend a couple o
weeks, this being his first lay-off for
three years. Mr. Miller looks hale
and hearty and says he likes Manoos
and Montezuma county
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Lewis are OF for
Sft,t hav. Vol. IA.
eastern his morning They will e
to Denver and meet brother of Mr.
Lewis, who may go TO California with
them. They expect 10 visit a number
of places. going over Mr. Lewis old
stamping grounds in Tuolome county
where he put in eleven years In his
younger days. They expect to return
to Durango in three or four months,
The female minstrels Well, we
should smile. They will furnish more
amusement for the money than any
travelling aggregation that ever struck
the city. Tickets will be on sale to
morrow and can he reserved at Par,
sons drug store without extra charge
Two nights. Purchase tickets and
thth utciue oH tut uiEnN Nou tdI
tend.
J. V. Thompson, who was resident
of Durango ten or eleven years ago,
but is now living in Seattle. is back
here on visit for few days He il
accompanied by his wife. They have
been to Pagosa Springs and arrived
in Durango last evening Mrs. X. j
Chambers, sister of Mr. Thompson
and Leonard Webb and Miss Clyde
Webb. nephew and niece of Mr.
Thompson, came up from Flora Vista
last night for short visit The party
is stopping at the Inter-Ocean.
In referring TO politics the state OF
fcials who spent the night in Duran
go, says there is general unanimity
throughout the state-Denver afford
ing the only faction breeding output
And this is bound to continue. II has
always been thus, not only in Repub