Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-01-05
t,rou Mondays Daily.


From Mondays Daily.
Durango merchants are keeping
omen today. Al Telluride all firms
closed at noon,
The leap year paragraphers are out
OF a job Cannot poke fun al the glris
again until 1908.
Misses Jane Rider aud Millicent
White returned to Denver this morn
ing to resume their studies.
Miss Margaret Rank, who has been
visiting her sister. Mrs. Richey. re-
turned this morning to Denver.
i. Watson Hayden and wife depart
ed Yesterday for Boston, where they
will make their home In the future
Many OF the merchants started in
invoicing this morning and viii soon
know how 1904 used them in finan-
cial way.
Moriock reports large sales of
furniture the past year. stating peo-
pie appeared 10 be in easy circum
stances.
Two broad-guage roads to the south
of us this year will result in Duran
COS population doubling before Jan
uary. 1906
Quite number of miners employer
at the Boston mine left on the morn
ing train for Walsenbnrg, where they
will obtain work
Mrs Madison Walters and little son
returned Saturday evening from Pue-
bio. where they spent Christmas with
Mrs Walters parents.
John Kellenberger went out on the
eastern this morning to spply The
needs OF his customers who used up
their stocks of Christmas cheer
A skating rink ought 10 puy, The
city would no doubt furnish the nee
essary water al very reasonable
figure as there is plenty going tn
waste.
CYRUS +. Newcomb had another
paralytic stroke last evening and Is
again in perfectly helpless condition
and fears are entertained that he Will
not stand the shock.
o
New Years day tried hard not 10
he out done by Christmas in the mat
ter OF snow. But IT had to give II mp
In the afternoon after steady fall
during the morning hours
C. A. johnson went to Pagosa
Spings this morning. being employed
as counsel in the election contest
case. He is on the side of the parties
who were supposed to be elected aud
are now holding office.
Mrs. Smelcer will probably leave In
The morning for Denver, taking with
her Ave or six children for the or
phsns' home. They are the Shoup
children and a boy who has becn stay
in gwith Mr. and Mrs. Smelcer.
doubt about the fall of Port Arthur
Gen. Stoessel has put up "A wonderful
defense and his name will go down
in history. And the laps Probably NJ
nation on the face of the earth has
ever shown such persistency.
o.
The Boston coal mine has closed
down and the force laid off. Mr.. With
erell. manager Of the company. said
he could not tell what action would
be pursued until he heard from the di
recbors The directors are all Boston
men and the president Mr. Field, is
expected in before long when some
course OF action will probably he de
cided on II is probable that there will
be a reorganization of the company
The New Years edition of the Pue
bio chiefrain is hummer-not only
credit to the management. but Pue
bio and the state at large. Naturally
Pueblo and mediate vicinity come in
for the most attention. at the SAM
time sepecial attention is paid to inc
Western Slope counties II is a paper
for general distribution. 1t is by far
the best effort ever undertaken by
any Pueblo paper,
Careful scrutiny fails TO reveal any
Durango newspaper men among the
Denver News list of Colorado million
aires David II. Moffat heads the lis,
with $4,000 900 to his credit o. +.
Boyle of this city is credited with be
ing worth $250.000. while several
other Durangoites are said to have n
slU0. nest egg. among them Frank
Rivers, j. j. German and w, j. Boyle
Rasmus Hansen is reported by the
News to be worth 100000 W. 7,
Kirkpatrick Is also listed among those
worth S250,000.
The county officers are working with
their doors locked today The com
missioners are working. among other
things. OH road bills, getting them In
shape TO allow tomorrow The con