Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-20
a pleasant hour or two.

a pleasant hour or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. F.. Thomas and o.
b. Gift, wife and daughters, who have
been attending court, returned to their
homes near Allison this morning.
o.
Mrs. Hamilton of Silverton was
brought down on the train this morn
ing and taken In a carriage to DIR.
Ochsner's hospital, and ner face was
story OF excruciating agony.
Attorney Sam Sackett Is down from
Denver for few days to visit rela-
tives and friends and be In a good
town for awhile. Sam has many
friends in Durango who wish him sue
cess.
The little girls and boys VINO were
formerly pupils of Miss Bertha Sey'
bold remembered her with a pretty
little wedding present. 1t was token
OF their love. for they all loved her,
and they will never forget her,
The passenger elevator at the
Graden stores, the first to be installed
in Durango, was put in operation yes
terday, and as soon as the new de-
partments are arranged on the sec
ond floor will popularize the big stores
with the ladies. Durango needs some
more elevators.
Ramon Banco just hauled a load OF
scrub oak by to cook meat for head
cheese and bloodwurst and kindred
delicacies. He says he can haul as
much In one wagon as two burros
used to pack before they had any wag
ons. He says oak is good for cooking
chill con carne.
In the county court yesterday even
ing r. b. Newcomb of Allison pleaded
guilty to the charge OF assault on the
person OF d. b. Gift, his neighbor. and
was fined $40 and costs. Another
charge of similar import made by +.
b. Thomas, another neignbor, was dis
missed by the deputy district attorney.
Montezuma lodge No. 22, Knights OF
Pythias. gave a social yesterday even
ing, rendering literary program.
which was largely attended by mem
hers and invited friends. The Pyth-
ians are renewing activity in the up
building OF the local lodge and will de.
vote more to social affairs in tine fu-
ture-
The new meat and produce market
of Merrill Hissong. at the old Dalton
stand, was thrown open yesterday ev-
ening, with the hooks hanging full OF
prime beef and a big display of fruit
and produce. The well known meat
cutter, Dickerson, is at the block, and
the new house starts of with q good
business.
w. II. Henderson retired today from
the firm of Wetter & Henderson on
account of health conditions, and will
take needed rest MT. Henderson
has been engaged actively in mercan
ide for more than ten years, working
steadily, and he finds his health de
clining as a result.
Officer Stansel is training his blood
hounds every afternoon, and thinks he
is getting them down to the work so
that they will take the scent and tree
nj H.,
sci contemplates using these sleuths
here and letting them ont to any OF
the officers of the neighboring coun-
ties to hunt criminals.
Manager 7. f. Davis has resigned
his position as manager OF the Durango
office of the Western Union Telegraph
company to take 4 position with Mr..
C. c. Sroufe of the Southern Pacific
railway, and will remain with the Du-
range office of that road. Mrs. Merry
field of Cheyenne will succeed to the
place in the telegraph office.
John r. Bell has taken contract
for the repair OF the Famous store
building recently damaged by FIRE, and
will at once proceed to make the
building look just like it did before; to
make it just as good. Mr.. Bell has
had considerable experience in the re
construction of buildings as well as in
their construction in entirety from
the foundation mp.
George Tiffany went over to Tellur-
ide this morning to meet his wife and
children. who started few days ago
for Los Angeles. They had gone as
far as Salt Lake, when the baby be.
came Ill, and who has not been on the
other end of the wire at such time?
1t was decided that Mrs. Tiffany would
return to Durango and the husband
will meet the family at Telluride this
evening.
John Mates, an interesting repre-
sentative of the Bayfeld country Is