Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-06

| receive word that the old gentleman
is getting worse.
Jasper Simons. who has been visit.
Ing his cousin. Mrs Charles II Sny.
der departed this morning for his
home at Lodi. Wis
%
Mrs Henry Ludewig aud son % Pine
river LEFT on the morning train for
me Old home in Illinois. where Mrs.
Lhdewig Is called to settle nn estate.
Key, ostenson returned last even
ing from Silverton, where he held ser.
vices Tuesday and Wednesday In ST.
Johns church. He baptized nine chill.
drcn Wednesday.
The following ranchmen were mo-
leed on the streets today. S. Ii.
Thompson and wife of the Waterfall
ranch, MIR. Gray and wife of the Up.
per Animas valley, Fatty" Crawford
of Hay gulch and G. stuckman of the
Florida river.
walk about town today reminded
one that the fishing season is here,
and that tomorrow many of our MIN.
rods Will spend the day whipping ad-
iacent streams. At least we observed
quite a number supplying themselves
with fishing tackle.
Miss Jennie Martinez left this morn.
| ing for her summer vacation. She frat
goes TO Pagosa Springs. where she
visits her parents, thence to the
Worlds Fair being Joined next week
at Pagosa Junction by Mrs. Elizabeth
Harper. and the two VIII do the Ex.
position together. also visiting places
in Indiana.
Fred Fraley passed through from
Sllycrton to lgnacio this morning. He
reports having commenced work on
the Missouri Fred claims at Glad-
stone Work at present Is confined
| to putting the trail in shape and
cleaning up the mine preparatory to
getting down to real mining.
Messrs. Elliot q Co are meeting
with cordial reception as Successors
TO Wood a. Morgan In the transfer
business. Both are enterprising gem
ncmon aud will give the business
careful attention. and The Herald be-
speaks for them continuance of the
patronage enjoyed by the retiring
members of the company.
Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Tage, of the Her
aid force. leave in the morning for
Denver, MIR. Tage continuing to st.
Louis, where he Will take In the Fair,
going thence to his old home in Erie,
Pa. Mrs Tage Will put In tho sum
mer in Denver and with her folks In
Clear Creek Canon The Herald
trusts they will have an enjoyable va
cation.
Sllyerton IS enjoying visit from a
| band Of Gypsies numbering about Sc.
| IT viii be remembered a similar. or
perhaps the same. band were ordered
10 move on when in Durango year
FOR two ago There is no earthly use
why any people should be imposed
upon by the OUTFIT and take chances or
being held up and their houses robbed.
| Should the outfit come this way the
authorities should give them notice
to move on.
Ed Bechtolt is in today from his
ranch on Deep Greek. between juno
| ton and Lightner Creeks. He set
4 traps last week and caught two bears
One silvertlp and one cinnamon. The
siyertip weighed 400 pounds dressed.
| The cinnamon was yearllng and
| weighed 100 pounds. The trap weigh
ed 40 pounds. and the big bear was
caught by n fore paw. When Mr..
1 Bechtolt went to examine the trap the
bear raised up on its hind feet and
shook the trap much as glove might
be- shaken. The skins are being tanned.
I The fur of-a- -sllyertip Is said to be
worth about $40 Mr.. Bechtoll says
that is great country for bears up
there and they have been doing much