Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-03-24

ous injury was sustained by the child
or any of the party.
From Wednesdays Daily.
There was jolly lot of travelling
men at the Strater over night.
Ben B Russell was passenger for
, Denver this morning On brief bust
ness trip.
This is the second day since last
| fall the weather has not permitted
| outdoor work
The Reading club will meet with
/ Mrs. b. w Ritter tomorrow afternoon
at 3 o'clock
This is the first day the small boys
! have had an opportunity Of SNOWFALL
ing this winter
The civil service commission in Du-
range is examining applicants for po
I sltion of farmer.
I
| 10 o'clock today than all combined
since last September
G. c. Eddy was absent from his of
fee yesterday and today owing to be
ing somewhat indisposed.
Bricklaying and foundation work
were suspended on the various build
lngs today on account of the snow.
Several members of the High school
who are taking shorthand attended
the Higgason trial, taking evidence
and arguments down for practice.
Mrs. j. H. Slattery passed through
TO Silyerton last evening returning
from Denver where she stopped a few
days longer than the Old man when
enroute from California.
Hon. Adair Wilson returned from
Denver last evening, His wife has
recovered sufficiently to permit trip
TO California for which place she
started with her daughter Monday
Mrs McAlpine returned last even
ing from Delta where she went TO ex-
anime the cannery in order to install
Improvements in the Aztec plant she
is building The enterprise prom
ises TO be of great benefit to our
southern neighbors.
Mrs Kirk. the new milliner at the
Famous who arrived Saturday even
ing. is busily engaged arranging the
new invoices of hats and trimmings
which are daily arriving. Those call
ing earliest will have the advantage
Of first pick from this ample stock
Pierre Gray. the attorney who has
been here the past few days on busi-
ness connected with the reorganiza
ton of the lockwood Power COMPANY
left for his home at Indianapolis this
morning. Mr. Schmid, the main fin
ancial man of the new company. will
remain few days longer.
General Manager of the Globe Ex
from Denver last evening and is put
ting in the day in Durango This is
one OF the best points on the line and
Mr.. Mayo makes it rule to get
around three or four times a year.
He returns to Denver in the morning
There was nice little surprise in
store for the members of the Circle
when they met at Woodmen hall last
night. Mrs. Hargesheimer, the guard
ian neighbor, had prepared a tasty
! lunch, consisting of sherbet cake, cof-
fee, etc, which was served after the
regular business of the meeting was
transacted.
Thomas lockwood returned from
Rico last evening where he put in
week looking after the lease on the
! Enterprise mine. The mill, after run
ming nine days, has been closed in or
| der TO add some defective parts and
to give the miners an opportunity to
push the tunnel now under headway.
MIR. lockwood thinks the camp is all
right.
Frank Barnes arrived in the city
last evening and registered: Frank
f; Barnes and wife" At first this was
thought to be joke as no one had
heard Of any such affair taking place,
but it proved to be fact, the event
having taken place in Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes are spending the
day In Durango and will continue to
| Telluride tomorrow or next day-as
fancy pleases, The Herald extends
| best wishes.
/ Judge Granville Pendleton of Az.
tee is spending a couple OF days in
. the city, and returns home in the
! morning. He reports that there yet
. remains to be built only about a mile
4, of the ditch which he and his asso-
| ciates have under construction, and
that will in all probability be finished
| within 30 days. The water has been