Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-14
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Sam Morris of Silverton is curing
a case of rheumatism al Trimble
Springs.
Col. Demming came in from La Pla'
Ia City and stayed over Sunday re
turning this morning.
Percy Rider was an arrival from
Rico Saturday evening and left for
Denver on business this morning.
Mrs. Frank Broad who has been
visiting In the city since Christmas re-
turned TO her home at Chama yester'
day
The reduction of Ave cents hun
dred In freight rates means quite a
saving during the year to large ship
pers.
About six inches of snow fell Mt Sll'
verton this morning. Han an inch
in Durango. This Is better than moth
ing,
Rasmus Hanson came down on the
Silverton train this morning and VIII
go up to the ranch to see how i'm
provements are progressing.
MIR. and Mrs. Tim Hurley returned
TO their Cripple Creek home this
morning. having been called to the
death bed of MIR. Hurley's brother.
Miss McAdams, who has been teach
ing at Porter for several months, de-
parted yesterday for Victor. where
she has been engaged for a school.
The annual report of Superintend-
ent of Schools, Miss Young. TO state
Superintendent Grenfell, in Saturdays
issue. was very interesting, 1t should
be read by all parents and those in
terested in educational work.
G.. A. Hassinger OF Eureka was an
arrival Saturday evening. He and E
II. Blunt Will go to Needeton tomorrow
TO spend the balance of The winter
working MIR. Blunt's claims. the Water
Falls group They are getting their
supplies ready today.
Engine "161" arrived from the shops
last evening and went out in charge
Of Engineer Beatty this morning.
This is the locomotive that was wreck
ed at the crossing below town in the
summer. II is in shape tor another
turnover which we trust will not hap
pen until 1t goes to the junk pile.
The 1.-TWO Married Women com
pany played AN Arizona Girlp to a
crowded house Saturday night. which
was well received. The company went
to Silverton yesterday morning, where
they will put in the time until Thurs
day, when they will return TO Durango
and play Looking for n Vile" Thurs
day night
The Denver a. Rio Grande is getting
In shape to handle traffic once again.
The demolishing of 26O0 old-style
freight cars caused a shortage during
the summer and fall months owing to
failure of shops to fill orders for new
cars The CARS destroyed had ca
pacity of 10000, $4,000 and 10000
pounds. The new equipment consists
of 1000 cars of $4,000 pounds capacity
each, which almost doubles the old
ones, and from this on there will be
no dearth of cars for handling freight
on the narrow guage system.
Charles Pearson, on the Florida,
suffered the loss of 100 tons of hay by
fire during the night. 1t was evident
ly the work of frebugs. possibly
tramps putting In the night, as the
burned hay was in the middle of a
large field some distance from the
house and perfectly free from sparks
Mr.. Pearson carries insurance on hay
and other property in the lockwood a.
Perkins agency, consequently the loss
will not be total so far as he is con
cerned.
II the Democrat had been halfway
decent there would be only two daily
papers in Durango. The Democrat is
responsible for the agitation generally
against newspapers In this city ano
nine-tenths of the friction between
the people of Durango. All suffer
alike as what affects one directly af
fects others indirectly Bu- 1t is time
for our people to brace up and pay ne
attention to the mischief maker. &C
right along as though nothing haC
happened to mar the serenity of tho
community and completely ignore tbs
rawlings.
The Denver News claims there &
no tin at Rico, the management OF iha
paper having had specimens of the ore
analyzed at the Golden School o.
Mines and received the report tha
the ore contained no traces OF tin
Col. Demming maintains that som'
specimens of the ore do not show an!
tin. while others do. and II may b,
that the pieces sent to the school o.
mines by the News were specimens
chosen because they did not show tin
Colonel Demmlng insists that h'
knows tin when he sees 1t. and thos,
who know the colonel are inclined tc
bank on his Judgment