Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-22

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! application OF Mrs. Kate Edwards &c
a stay Of execution and commutatio
OF the death sentence following tn
conviction Of numbering ner husban,
will be heard by the board Of pardon
tomorrow. II they refuse she viii b
hanged.
OURAY. June 2o.-This is a gal
day for ouray Elks. in fact. the en-
tire town, as the people generally ar
acting AZ committee OF one to Sc.
that the several hundred visitor
from outside towns have a good time
Last evening large delegation o
Elks from 0unnison arrived and thi,
morning through special from Crane
Junction brought in crowd of be
tween 800 and 400 from that place
Delta. Montruse and other point,
along the line Tho special was me-
by the Ouray inks in line and band
and the guests escorted M town
This afternoon the new Elk home. one
OF the haudsomest on the Western
slope. Ia being dedicated with appro
pirate exercises and program. Tnir
evening there will be banquet and
dance.
SILvERTON, June 2O.-otto
Mears arrived In Silverton Sunday
evening accompanied by Aleck An.
derson and Mr.. wadlelgh, assistant
passenger agent OF the Denver l. Rio
Grande. While here plans were per.
fected for making the circle route a
favorite one with tourists and avoid.
ing delays. To this end trains will
leave Silverton over the Red Noun
tain road and connect with stages for
ouray In time to make the 1880
train out OF Ouray. Heretofore tray
81 by way OF Ouray required all day
and necessitated through passengers
remaining over nisnt in ouray. An
Office VIII be opened in Denver with
Mr.. Anderson In charge and II Is ex-
pected to divert a large tourist travel
this summer via silverton.
CHICAGO. June 2O,-P. p. Sherrin
OF Indianapolis. dropped dead today
just as he started To make the address
of welcome To tine Interstate Tele-
phone association. which is in conven.
tion here.
DENVER, June 20.--Reports from
New York reach here today that the
Cripple Creek Central railway has
been purchased by the Yoakum. Haw-
ley syndicate for 100000. This will
give the Colorado 4 Southern railroad
a monopoly on all the business OF the
Cripple Creek district.
WASHINGTON. June 20.--Tae new
steel floating dry dock built by the
Maryland Steel company for the use
OF the navy At olonsapo. p. l.. the
largest dock Of Its kind ever con.
structed. 10 TO have Its nrst practical
test today In the docking Of tho Ar
mored cruiser Colorado. The navy
department has decided to dock the
armored cruiser hrst, as Its greater
weight IL more evenly distributed on
tho dock by reason OF Its length. II
the cruiser Ia successfully docked the
battleshlp Iowa will be locked later
In the week. In this second. trial the
strain will be- more concentrated tnan
with the cruiser.
rival Of hot weather has been married.
BY the usual exodus Of Washington
ians to their summer retreats by
mountain or seasnore. Those who
have not already taken their depar-
tnre are planning TO do 70 At An ear
ly date. The President expected that
this was to be his last day In the
capital until after bis vacation at
Oyster Bay. but the deiicacy OF tho
situation In relation to Affairs In the
far East has made necessary change
In oils plans. He Will leave hero this
evening according to bis original
schedule 10 attend the commence
ments Of Clark university aud Will
liams college. But Instead OF pro
ceeding from Massachusetts To oys-
ter Bay no will return directly to
Washington, remaining here nearly q
week before going to Massachusetts,
again To attend the Harvard COM
mencement After attending the ex-
ercises 1t Harvard be will proceed to
his summer home.
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