Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-26
From Saturdays Daily.

James Belmer is in from Dolores TO
spend Christmas with his family
Ole Lee. county commissioner OF
San Juan county. north of us, is u Du-
range visitor.
Quite a number OF men employed
about lockwood came down last even
ing for Christmas.
| Mr. and Mrs Caperton are down
from lockwood to celebrate Christmas
with Mr. and Mrs. II T Henderson.
The school exercises in the various
rooms yesterday were attended by
| quite number of visitors. who were
highly entertained
'r. and Mrs. John Perrin came
from Silverton this morning so
Perrin could have his eyes treat
by one of Durango's oculists. They
return this evening il the expected re-
| lief Is obtained
I
garet Slattery passed through from
Denver to Silverton last night to spend
their holidays at home They have been
| attending the Loretto Heights acad-
emy -.
Miss Edith Young left this morning
for Denver to attend the State Teach
ers association meeting. MiAs Young
is on the program for an address, her
subject being. The Possibilities of
Country Supervision
Juan Gallegos and wife of Monti-
cello, stopped over night in the city
on their way to Chama to spend
Christmas with friends Mr.. Gallegos
is in the sheep business. He and his
wife were married in Durango re-
Gently
+. F. Tilton did not get away the
time he said he was going. having
been stopped by orders to go to worA
at the FL Moro He will try to get
away in the morning. Is going to his
old home at Indianola, Ia, to spend |
month with his parents, relatives
and friends.
Marshal Wickline, on behalf of the |
Elks. is looking after number of
poor families. The Elks do not adyer.
tise their generosity but it is genuine |
just the same. If any one is known |
to be overlooked by the Salvation
Army or other charity givers, let the |
fact be made known to Mr. Wickline.
r. C. Kermode. shiriff of Monteznma
county, stopped at the Palace last |
night and left on the eastern this |
morning in charge of William c. Cur |
race. who was adjudged insane in the /
county court al Cortez and is TO be |
consigned to the asylum In Pueblo |
He was prospector, and 1t is thought |
that living alone great deal and
balanced his mind
Charles Newman came down from |
Silverton on the morning train. Mr.
Newman has been putting in time in |
San Juan county since the first OF
the month looking after numerous
mining interests in the Red Mountain
district. also around Animas Forks.
Mr. Newman says mining conditions
are very healthy in the San Juan sec |
tion and looks for a prosperous sea
son the coming year
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Wenze Becher of Ohio. is making
Durango short visit He has been
out to Dolores the past few weeks,
having two sons living there One OF |
the boys. John, is to be married Jan
uary IS, to Miss Emma Kuhn, and |
the old gentleman is going back for |
that event, after which he will re-
turn TO his home in Ohio. His daugh.
ter. Miss Theresa, is also visiting at |
Dolores. Mr.. Becher win be relntm-
bered as the German stonemasonl 1ht4
visited this section last year. Hi has 4
the distinction Of having built bel
lar for Mrs. McKinley's father! But
he. is retired now. He has done ibis |
share OF work and is taking life teasy.
He fell in love with Colorado during |
his first visit and went back home |
with the intention of moving out here.
ii the vimmen" could be persuaded |
to come. But Mrs Becher and her sis |
ter had lived too long in their Ohio |
home TO think of changing, ana while |
they though Colorado was a nice |
place, the old home was good enough |
for them
All Turner died at the Wallace |
ranch up the Animas valley yester-
day evening after an illness Of only a |
few hours. Death was caused from
stomach trouble, he having been af-
iicted in that respect for some time. |
He leaves widow and two children,
one boy. two years old and the other
and infant boy He was 81 years old, |
a member of the Knights OF Pythias |
and the Red Men of Durango and the
Woodmen Of the World. OF bayfield,.
He has three brothers. Jack, who lives
on the old Turner homestead; Charles
who is in Cripple Creek, and Frank,
who is in Pueblo Mr. Hood. the un-
dertaker, left this morning for the
Wallace ranch to prepare the remains