Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-09-22
tend from Durango.

tend from Durango.
Mrs. Sarah Wride, who came from
Denver to undergo an operation in
Brookside hospital, is so far recover
ed as to be able to leave the hospital
and is visiting with her sister. Mrs.
William Wride.
Marshal Wickline, A. f. Lund and
Henry Dietrich. returned Sunday from
the head of Hermosa creek where
they spent several days hunting. They
didn't see bear, deer nor any kind
of game bigger than a rabbit.
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster speaks at the
Court house Saturday night and a
large crowd will take this opportunity
of hearing her She is an able and en-
tertaining speaker. and her talk will
he specially interesting to the women.
The Southwestern Business College
fits people to secure lucrative posi-
tions. No one intending to engage in
comercial business can afford to be
without commercial course in these
days of close figuring. and compet-
ton
Durango homes have produced
three times as much fruit this year
as they ever did before. and with
New Mexico and Montezuma and An
imas valley fruits selling so cheaply,
many of the Durango producers have
disregarded their own products. al
lowing hundreds of dollars worth of
different varieties to go TO waste.
Miss Mable c. Herner, of Silverton.
and Eureka, is a guest of the Inter
Ocean. Miss Herner is engaged in lit
erary and newspaper work, having had
considerable experience in both lines.
She will possibly be with us several
weeks and may decide to locate per-
manently as she finds the altitude of
San Juan county too high.
Invitations have been received an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Clara
Plattsmouth. Nebraska. a week from
tomorrow, September 2Sth, at the
home of the brides parents. Many
Durangoites will remember Miss Clara
Street, who spent couple of years
in Durango, forming a large circle of
friends who will join in best wishes
Tor long, happy and prosperous mar
ried career.
DIR. w. X. Newcomb, eldest son of
Cyrus F. Newcomb, arrived from
Champaign, Ill. Sunday evening. DR..
Newcomb is one of the leading ply
sicians of his section of the state and
his visit Is for the purpose of render
ing assistance to his aged father who
was stricken with paralysis some
weeks ago. The doctor thinks his
father will be able to regain his speech
and recover partial use of his limbs,
but it will take time. This will be
good news to Mr. Newcomb's many
friends in Durango and southwestern
Colorado.
Chitwood and Turner yesterday
bought another car load of colts of
Wood & Morgan This is the second
car load these gentlemen have bought
They turn the youngest ones into the
alfalfa pasture and the older ones out
on the range. Those on the range will
be brought in and fed during the win
ter. Many of these colts are pretty
young to wean but they are taken
from the mares that are shipped to
st. Louis and experience has demon
strated that Colts cannot be shipped
any great distance with horses, for
they get down and are trampled on
and are horribly crippled and often
killed Messrs. Chitwood and Turner
will have fine herd of horses when
these colts are grown.
]. II. Linton, of Dolores, stopped
over night on his way to Denver. be-
ing In company with John ]. Harris,
who is delegate to the Democratic
state convention. Mr.. Linton has not
been to Denver for 35 years, and he
will see some great changes In the
place since he was there In go. Then
Denver was about the size of Durango
at the present time. and like great
many other pioneers. Mr. Linton did
not dream that the place would ever