Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-07-07

pertaining to the lockwood Power Co.
Howard Charlton drove in from
Texas creek this morning to ascertain
w. j. Patterson was a passenger
this morning for Pueblo, being sub
poenaed as witness in some Denver
case.
Engineer McCabe had his engine
appropriately decorated yesterday
with lavish display of flags and
bunting
County Commissioner Schroeder
and Eugene Strawne, another good
Republican, drove in from Bayfield,
this morning.
About $50 tickets were sold here
for Silverton, the crowd commencing
to go Saturday night and continuing
on every train until Monday night.
Sam McCorkle leaves in the morn
ing for the great Northwest. He may
locate in some growing town in Wash
ington or Oregon and practice as an
opticlan.
Miss Elsie Condt and Miss Minnie
Bay of Eureka stopped over night in
the city, and left for Aztec by stage
this morning to visit friends and rel
atives.
The United States district attorney
will bring up the preliminary hearing
of the four Indians now in Jail charg-
ed with the murder of Wap. before u.
S. Commissioner Pingrey on July s.
Miss Annie Ramsey arrived from
Denver Saturday evening and start
ing in with yesterday, will enjoy until
Thursday morning with her sister and
numerous Durango friends.
Harry Floaten, the socialist store
keeper of Telluride, spent a couple
of days in the city and left for home
yesterday morning. 1t is understood
that he agreed recently TO close up
his affairs at Telluride and move
away from there. and it is surmised
that he is looking for new location.
Before coming TO Durango he spent a
few days in Slverton.
The Red Men have installation of
officers tonight. Ii was Intended to
have a smoker or some similar enter
tainment. but following SO closely the
Fourth of July the idea was aban-
doned.
w. w Hayes and wife and Mrs.
Vim. Springer of CorteZ returned this
morning from Silverton, where they
spent the Fourth. They are spending
the day in the city. being registered
at the Palace.
The council chamber in the city hall
is being repaired, and is ready for the
meeting tonight. A new steel ceiling
has been repaired, and is ready for the
papered and re-painted and presents
very attractive appearance.
G, w. Hatling, his daughter Miss
Eva and his son Louis. returned sun
day from st. Louis, where they have
been during the last year. Mr. Haf-
ling has lived about twenty years in
Durango. and that is too long for any
body to live here and stay away, so
he had to come back. He and his
daughter and son are stopping at the
lnterOcean.
From an item appearing one day
last week it might appear that w. a.
Perry was disposing of his real es-
tate holdings in Durango A mistake.
Simply a division of property owned
jointly by him and Mr.. Roberts. Mr..
Perry not selling a dollars worth of
ground. believing Durango the best
speculative field with sure advance in
value and rentals
The people of bayfield, had great
blowout" yesterday, celebrating the
day in the good old-fashioned way
The picnic and exercises were held in
the beautiful grove just east of town.
and everybody went out and enjoyed
themselves. A platform had been
erected and from it an Interesting
program was rendered There was
music, speeches, readings and recita-
tions the address of the day being de-
livered by f. c. Perkins, who, with
his family had driven over from Du-
range in the morning There was a
bountiful supply of ice cream and
cake. together with strawberries and
pink lemonade and all the other deli
cacies so necessary TO Fourth of
July picnic. the whole day being
spent in most delightful manner. Mr..
Perkins and his family drove back to
Durango in the evening.
The Heralds business manager has
been rustling with hard proposition
today-that of finding convenient
room, for oh OOO nounds of nrint na aDer