Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-05-30

From Fridays Daily:
A false alarm called out the fire de
partment last night.
Mrs Michael Breen returned to Sill
verton last evening after spending
few days in this city.
Beautiful and appropriate presents
for The graduates-Hahn has them.
Call and examine them.
VIII and Orville Galbreath and their
families came in last evening from
Juanita for a few days visit.
The Durango boys will go to Silver
ton Sunday to play ball. A rate of 50
for the round trip has been made.
Douslcss Tow and Alya Short went
to Silverton last evening and will try
their luck in that town this summer
If you have not already done so,
| try one of those nice. tender, juicy
steaks or roasts at the Cold Storage
The Fort Lewis Indians will have
a picnic dinner at The fair ground
Saturday, bringing their dinners with
them.
Attorney Spckard returned last
evening from Cortez. where he went
in connection with the Herman muir
der case.
Mr. Stilwell has received word of
the death at Mancos of the little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Bar
rington. who presented Killarney"
here early in the month.
The Cold Storage is right on hand
every day with all the green things
and delicaces so essential for the
housewife in getting up a good dinner
The electric machinery for the Por
ter coal mines has all arrived and
part of the machinery for the Hes
herus mines is ON the ground The
plants will be put in place as soon as
possible.
Frank Beers and family departed
this morning for Denver. expecting to
make that place their future home
II is understood that Mr. Beers has
a position awaiting him on the tram.
way line.
George Mcclure of Boulder and his
daughter, Mrs. Schilling of Cripple
Creek. who have been visiting in the
| city. the guests of Mr. and Mrs Lloyd
Sheets departed this morning for
their respective homes.
Billy Sullivan stopped in the city
over night on his way from Denver
to Silverton MIR. Sullivan has a great
deal of work mapped out for his San
Juan county mines this summer. He
went on to Silverton on the morning
| train.
Henry j. Arnold was an arrival last
evening as the representative of the
electric light company for the pur
pose of making a new iiye-year con
tract for lights with the city council,
His proposition was accepted and he
| departed for Denver this morning
o
j. A. Porter arrived in the city from
Denver last evening He says he
hears nothing but good words on the
outside for Durango and the La Pla.
tas. mining men believeing that the
La Plata mines are all right and that
the district has a great future before
1t.
The Herald is in receipt of an in
yitation to attend the commencement
exercises of the senior class of the
Ottawa tkans0 university. The in
yltation came through F. f. Peterson,
well known Durango young man
who graduated from our High school
in '96.
Next Sunday Is Memorial Sunday
of the & A. r.. which always falls on
the Sunday preceding Decoration day.
The Memorial services will be held |
this year at ST. Marks Episcopal |
church next Sunday at II a, m. when
Sedgwick Post No. ~ and the w. X. |
c. will attend In a body. Seats will |
be reserved for them And Prof |
York Is preparing special music. Rev. |
Mr.. Ostenson will preach the memoir
lal sermon. Everybody who can at
tend are earnestly invited to be pres