Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-18
II you want millinery at your own
prices call at Graden millinery depart
ment. Must close out fall stock.

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rices call at Graden millinery depart
,ent. Must close out fall stock.
There was social gathering at
'rimble Springs last night for those
rho trip the fantastic, and there Will
,e ball at the popular resort on
christmas eve TO which Durango and
he whole Animas valley will be in
'ited.
John l.. Mcneil of the First Nation
i bank. and wife departed for Denver
his morning. where Mr.. Mcneil VIII
,isit his home during the holidays and
-eturn again to his post at Durango
Mrs. Mcneil has had a pleasant visit
With many old friends In Durango.
Judge E. II. Long, assistant attoF
ney general OF the United States, and
"A. j. Footlander, of the department OF
Justice at Washington. went out this
morning tn Denver TO appear in le- |
gal action where the government
makes the Rio Grande railway COM
pany defendant.
w. NJ. Peterson, superintendent OF
the Fort Lewis Indian schools, ana
wife departed this morning for Den
yer. saving there is nothing new AT
the schools further than preparation
for a Christmas which will work In
harmony with policy to lead to high
er civilization of the Indian.
T. A. Kerr, the prosperous ranch
man and fruit grower of the favored
spot ON the Hermosa, was in the city
yesterday Mr. Kerr gathered 3,0oo
boxes of apples from his trees. having
marketed $500 boxes. He is holding
some of the pick for better prices.
The apples sold netted him 50 cents
per box.
John Taylor. the black man who has
been Interpreter for the Ute Indians
for thirty years, came In from lgnacio
yesterday evening. He is getting to
be quite gray, an old man. He is at
tractive for the interest he has in the
Indians he talks several Indian Ian
guages and the Spanish, as well as its
cousin, the Mexican.
The Mexican tamale man who plies
his trade along the Main avenue at
nights. burns tar and cheap fats, any
thing that will make the most offend
| ing smoke and fumes. and people at
Animas City or lgnacio, when they
| smell the smoke are thrown into
| coughing convulsions None of the
contagious have been traced TO the ta-
male business.
| f S. Smith tSmithy), the old-time
| San .Juaner, after all his comrades of
the road had gone, managed to get ont
| this morning for Denver, contemplat'
| ing a trip into Old Mexico. He is trav'
| cling for the National cigar factory
| of Denver. He says every time he
gets back to the San Juan he feels
\ like he is at home and is afraid he
will want to stay all the time some
time when he comes back.
Judge W. S. barrow says Califor
mia has more money than she knows
what to do with that capitalists sit
and wait for the man to come along
invested to earn profit. Judge Oar
row. however, says that the fellow
who does not know how to invest tht
money right will not be needed there
Men working for wages, he SAYS, viii
do as well in Colorado.
]. H. Trask arrived from Chicago
yesterday evening to look over tn,
country, bringing his dog along. which
indicates that his stay will be Ions
enough to get lonesome without s
companion. He will go into the match
less New Mexico country on the
south, which is shy on only one ne
cessity in the world-lumber, bu
when the hills Of Colorado are desc
lated they will continue to make con
crete and ship in roofing materia
from the Philippines.
A. r. Strachen. representing the
Daniels 4 Fishcr company at Denver
departed this morning, after having
looked after the trade OF the big firm
in the Duranso country. His firm re
tails in Denver. and while it does not
wholesale to Durango merchants, corr
| pcting with Chicago, New York, Pitts
burg and other points, appears to
nave more or less to do with the trade
in the Durango section. IL is a Den
| yer house enjoying facilities created
by railway traffic
| Mrs. DR.. j. S. Wood, VINO was here
from Pagosa Springs the other day
says she had letter from her cousin
who is one Of those in charge of work
| on the Panama canal, stating that the
conditions existing there are misun.
derstood by northern people. He says
! the country is all right and in time
will become a great health resort. es.
| pecially for people troubled with in
/ somnia. He says IL one can not sleep
no time should be lost in making for
| Panama.