Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-08-01


lily improving
The walls OF Degenhart's brick
building are going up in hurry.
w. II. Amiot. the trader of Blanco,
N M. is up from there after a load
OF supplies.
Miss Ada Smelcer left this morning
for Leadville, where she will visit
with her relatives.
The fair committee had a meeting
last night and another one today, and
VIII finish hearing reports OF commit
tees on Monday
| George Wilkerson OF the school
board on Seven Mile mesa was In
town yesterday to settle for the new
school honse just finished by Peter
Mcclellan. The price paid was $10SU.
Miss Nettie Townsend was present
ed at the last meeting OF the Epworth
with a solid gold league pin by mem
| bers in remembrance OF her 22d an
niyersary
| AT 1880 this afternoon Charley
Hughes was reported Just breath
ing" He has been growing gradually
weaker, and the end Is believed to be
near
w. s. Kincaid and j. NJ. Woodard
returned yesterday from Emerald
Lakes and left this morning for Den
yer. This was Mr. Woodard's first
| trip TO these lakes. and he enjoyed IL
very much.
George j. Taylor came In this morn
ing from Bayfield,. and after transact
| ing business returned home. He re
ports a heavy rain having fallen in
| that section last night.
o.
Al Leiner has a handsome and ex-
ceedingly rich specimen OF ore from
| The Durango Girl, which surpasses
| anything yet taken from that mine for
| richness. A piece that was roasted
shows great bubbles of gold
The Eureka Northern is graded up
| 20 Anlmas Forks, the track being laid
| as far as the Astor Mining companys
| property. Bunches OF rock work
ahead are being attended to by the
| rock breaking force of miners (white)
the grading all being done by Mex
| leans s-Silvorton Standard
%
ID. u. Ritter and wife returned last
evening from Colorado Springs Mr.
Ritter was accompanied by w. II. An,
derson. who will examine the London
derry and investigate the big tunnel
scheme as proposed by Mr.. Ritter and
his associates, and make report to
Colorado Springs parties, who will
help the venture along If the report is
favorable.
j. n. Searcy and Ben Russell have
formed co-partnership as attorneys
| at-law and Will practice under the
firm name of Searcey & Russell
new Office room is being fitted up In
| the Wingate block to connect with
| the two rooms now occupied by Mr.
Searcey. This addition will give the
| new firm very commodious quarters
-Silverton Standard.
The Rock Island road seems to be
| a certainty; new strikes are being
made in the La Platas, and mines al
ready producing are maintaining their
record; four new business houses are
|
being built. Durango is going ahead
in spite of all the back -capping. The
resources of this section defy all eff
| forts of the knockers.
James Howe died at his home near
| Pennington last night He was
| newcomer. having bought ranch be-
| tween the San Juan and Animas riv-
ers. and had only arrived at his new
| home Thursday night. He came from
Carlisle. Ky. He died of heart dis.
| ease ana was sick only about twenty
| minutes. He was single man and
had no relatives In this country, but
had mother and brothers in Carlisle
A telegram of the death to one of the
brothers brought the reply to ship the
body. He had an Elk's card in his
pocket, but 1t is not known whether
he was member of any other order
or not. The body was brought to Du.
| range today by j. A. Laughren. who
left Aztec with 1t at two O'Clock this
| morning. The body is now at the Du-
range Undertaking rooms. being pre-
| pared for shipment, and will be sent
out for Carlisle in the morning.