Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10

Mrs. Dan Kight and Mrs. Lambert
Of Hesperus were shopping at Ora
den's today.
William Young. OF the night police
force, returned last night from Grand
Junction, where he registered for
claim.
The funeral Of Victor kaempf was
held at 8 O'Clock this afternoon at
Hoods undertaking rooms. His sis
ter-in-law, Mrs G. NJ. kaempf, was
down from La Plata City to attend
Mrs. Belle Hutchins. who is pro
tecting the estate of her late husband,
was up from Cedar Hill today pur-
chasing supplies at Wholesale to re-
tail.
Frank C. Goudy was an arrival from
Denver last night. He went out TO
Cortez this morning TO inquire into
some things connected with the pro
posed irrigation business.
II is a rare opportunity the farmers
| of this section will have in the Farm
| ers' Institute. which will be held Aug
ust 16 Every one who possibly can
| should take advantage of 1t.
The train from the east arrived
last night two hours and 35 minutes
late That is great Improvement
over the two previous days. when the
train was from 10 to l2 hours late.
William Mason, a cousin OF our w
| r. Mason of Florida mesa. died sud
denly from heart failure yesterday aft
crnoon at Bayfield,. He had recent,
returned from a trip to the Pacific
coast He was single man.
DIR. o. C. McEwen and wife o
Pennington and James McEwen o
Cedar Hill came up from the lowe
country last night. The gentlemen ar
sons of our DIR. W. w. McEwen. MI
o. C. and his wife will visit Denver
| Tell Pueblo to ask the Rio Grand
to make a IS round trip rate that Pr
eblo people may attend the fall fai
and race meet at Durango and get
breath OF fresh air and a good drin
of water. We will give you a roys
time.
]. f. Elmer, following the bushes
idea of the age, trading with Indian
at Shiprock. was at Graden's toda
buying about the last to go by wagol
He will ship from Pennington
+ Businesses OF the Indian country ner
after, but he will buy in Durango.
County Commissioners Logan an
Charlton returned last night from a
NeedletOn up TO the mines. The
thought with little improvement ii
, road would do for this year, and mel
1 season they will probably improve
Il Welcome to Durango. You al
|
:. and unbearable heat and can take
. drink of water fresh from the cry
taline granitic sands of the Florit
!. river. flowing from the majestic Nee
les mountains. where crystal lak'
=. rest in volcanic craters whose depti
= are not known.
John Puetz. the veteran merchal
o of Hesperus is down today. He sa!
A the Herald is right in Its Observable
. of the conditions at La Plata Cit
. and he wants to go further and 81
|, that failure to find lots for purcha.
: in Hesperus is running the progrei
of a good little town. He is ready
n build brick house II he can find
& place on which to build. o. F. Boyl
v you have some ground over ther
, Sell EN- some lots.
n Father Duffy at the funeral Ger
. monies of Doc" O'Connell this NOR
ing at St Colomba's church, was ell
j. quent in the simplicity OF using la
h guage that had been given to him
the dew moistens and nourishes Il
A flower. People are not given muc
p to going to funerals until they go
their own, or they might get ne
a thought waves and get farther avs
from savagery. That language tn
: expresses and conveys the advance
q idea to those who think little is
pretty creation