Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-09-01

for Durango and II hardly seems pos
slble that back-set will be given this
irrigation business by voting for Par
ker.
Tim Sheehan came down from the
La Platas yesterday to have some as
says made.
Miss Anna RufYe now occupies a po-
sition as accountant in the office OF
the Graden stores.
Mrs. w. D. Marlowe and little
daughter were passengers for Colo
RADIO Springs this morning
Mrs. ]. S. d. Hopkins and her sister
in-law, Mrs DR.. Hopkins. of New York
were in from Hermosa today shopping.
Mrs. John Strayer brought her son
Jerald down from La Plata City last
evening to have one of his eyes treat
ed
The round trip rate to Silverton of
one fare is good going Monday Sept
5th, Labor Day and returning Wednes-
day evening.
Henry Hechtman and Chauncy Nor
gan were seen with their heads to-
gether yesterday. 1t is feared they
were forming a combine to beat N. c.
Miller.
The party OF campers at Pinkerton
Springs, composed of Dr. Fowler and
family, the ODriscoll and Casey fam
lies. returned last night. They spent
a very pleasant week
Miss Sophia Buhlauer returned last
night after a three-months vacation
spent at Bonanza with her relatives.
She had very enjoyable time in that
little mountain town.
Tom Hanahan, wife and three child
rem passed through from Silverton
this morning Mr. Hanahan's family
will spend the winter in Idaho Springs
while he will remain in Silverton.
Mr. Weigbtman sat up yesterday the
first time in a long while. aud is on
the mend now except for dropsi-
cal condition in his feet, which are so
swollen that he cannot get his shoes
on.
Attorney John F. Spickard Is eX-
panding He has added another room
to his suite over the Colorado State
bank and the same is being fitted up.
1t is the corner room with a south and
west front.
Dave Ramsay returned last even
ing from Hay gulch where he put in
three weeks with stone work on the
new school house being erected in that
district. Mr.. Ramsay says crops look
fine in the western part of the county.
Miss Minnie Hand spent the night
in the city attending the Perkins
lockwood party at Vendome hall, and
also arranging details for the concert
to be given by herself and sister, as
sisted by Dr. Stillians at the Opera
hCAi ucoudy hight
Cards are out announcing the we'd
ding of Miss Mayme Harvey to Dr.
G. l.. Jack, September IA at the home
Of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A C. Harvey. at 1886 Ogden street.
Denver. The bride and her parents
formerly lived in Durango.
|. Kruschke returned last evening
from his purchasing trip east In New
York he made extensive purchases for
the fall trade and goods will soon be-
gin to roll in. He stopped in st. Louis
few days and brought home with him
collection Of Filipino coins. which
are coined by the United States gov
ernment for the Philippine Islands.
great deal of the land withdrawn
from settlement by the government. on
account of the Las Animas reservoir
sites is above and all around Rock
wood. 1t is not believed this will in
terfere with the plans of the Rock
wood Power company as their hoh-
ings are all secure. The government
will probably take what is left.
o.
George Mitsu Tanizaki is a Japan
ese cook. who has been working in
Durango the past two or three months
He has been at Port Arthur and Is
familiar with the surrounding hills,
from which his countrymen are max
ing their bombardment. He was in
Port Arthur Just after the war with
China and says the fortifications were
all cut to pieces then, but have been
repaired since. Mr. Tanizaki has no
doubt but what Russia will be com
pletely whipped.
Clarence o. Finch. the Silverton
editor who was fortunate enough to
get the appointment as penitentiary
commissioner. passed through this
morning on his way to Canon City to
enter upon his official duties. Mr..
Finch said he was not so glad on per-
sonal grounds of receiving the appoint
ment as he was that the country press