Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-08-15


Springs arrived last evening for a
visit with friends in the city. Mrs
Henernan was formerly Miss Frances
keegan of this city.
Mrs. f. Blanchard and son. Mrs.
Mary Sedgley and son and Miss Nil.
dred Sedgley. all of Denver. returned
yesterday from Cedar Hill, where
they have been visiting the Whitney
family.
Bob Patterson of the Silver Lake
| team will take trip on his winnings
from the Gold Kings. He passed
through this morning for st. Louis.
The Gold King boys will dig coal for
n while yet.
Charles Frederick Carter, who is
OF the Brooklyn Eagle stam. with his
wife, arrived from Telluride last even.
| Ing and continued on to Silverton. Mr..
| Carter was at Telluride investigating
| the labor troubles for his paper
There Is such thing as going to
| extremes in this vegetarian diet. A
New York man was placed In the in
| sane asylum because he was found
eating grass in one of the public
parks. This should call forth pro-
test from the Colorado Liberty League.
The surveyors working south OF
here have run two lines and have
| come back and are now working on
the third which seems to be the final
route
Mrs. Lollie Nolan, who has been In
the city visiting a few days the guest
of the families of Wesley Helm and
Joe Carpenter, returned to her home
at Mancos this morning. Mrs Nolan y
mother. Mrs. Thompson, went on to
Denver for visit
The funeral of Mrs. Ada r. Meyers
was held this afternoon at 2 O'Clock
AT the residence of her son.in.law
George Dalton The ceremonies were
conducted by Rev. o. b. Sarber OF the
Baptist church. A long procession ol
friends followed the remains to Green
mount cemetery.
Next Tuesday occurs the annual ex
cursion TO Salt Lake via the Rio
Grande Southern Persons going
should concult the local agent regard
Ing sleeping car reservations The
trip Is one well worth taking. and the
fare-only 2O5O-is cheap enough for
any one.
Miss Grayce Mills. who has been
employed as stenographer by Judge
Pendleton in Aztec the last two
months, has quit and gone to Den
yer, leaving for the state capital this
morning. She said it was too lone
some down there. 1t is really shame
for the Judge to let a handsome young
lady get lonesome.
A few DAYS ago Clyde and Roscoe
Hammond. while angling at the mil,
die bridge over Pine river, secured the
prize of the season Several weeks
ago huge trout estimated to weigh
ten pounds was seen in the river an
every one was anxious TO be the luck,
fisherman. The trophy weighed IL
pounds, measured "a inches in length
and 6 inches through the body from
side TO side. Seven hook marks In II
evidenced the fact that others had
made unsuccessful efforts to land the
big fish.
A party of Navajos loaded out to
day for Simpsons trading store al
Canon Gallegos They had a good
wagon, but their team was scarcely
worthy the name of jackrabbits. The
cayuses were mere skin and bones
and 1t Is doubtful If they would weigh
600 pounds apiece They were un
shod. Of course. Going over the rail
road track box fell OF but the driver
would not stop till he got over, fear.
ing he would get stuck The load
weighed about a ton. The driver had
two leaders down In the brush which
he put on later
The general reading public is moi
Interested In the proposition OF how
many passes newspaper obtains or
how much money is received by the
publisher for them The only interest
ed party is the Denver & Rio Grandc
although opposition sheets may not
like the idea of paying cash every
week and the Denver & Rio Grande
paying back labor bills But. as be.
fore stated. this is not matter OF
public concern-just one for the rail.
road company which has been very
liberal with newspapers. not only Of
Colorado but the entire country, and
it's a mean man who will abuse priv
| iliges of this character. Having given
| the Democrat the lie, so far as this
publication is concerned, and invited
| the d. a. X. G. to investigate. the Her
aid will permit the Democrat outfit
to wallow In the mire-obtain and sell
as much transportation. as II can, re
aliZing that 1t Is the only sheet In the
city that would be guilty OF buncoing
the d. & X. q.
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
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