Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-07

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Wm. McEweneo- purango FIRE
department went out to Denver -fhis
morning to have his vacation of two
weeks.
n. Kern returned Saturday evening
from Paeosa, whore he bathed many
times. but never wrote a letter once
about Albert and the lunches.
Ed H. Van lsndert came down yes
torday from ORC Fino. where he has
been pushing development on the low
er level OF tho Democrat mine.
George Il West, while coming from
his residence to the postoffice yester-
day morning lost tie with diamond
pin. The finder can secure liberal
reward by returning same.
Geo. II. Wight representing the Chi
cagro branch OF tho Mergenthaler
Linotype company, is visiting the city
and will do business with the several
offices having the machines.
Mother Alacoqne. who was In
charge of St. Mary's at Durango
long time, but now NJ Mercy hospital
Denver. returned 10 the capital this
morning after pleasant visit with
St Mary's and other friends.
Wesley Helm says he viii pay re-
ward of So for tho return of his wheel
and ask no questions II ough, TO be
easy for some fellow TO make S. be-
sides the fun he has had riding the
wheel.
John +. Phillips. who has been en-
ployed on the Mergcnthalers of Du-
range for several months. with his
wife and little daughters will depart
for Denver In day or so. Mr. Phil
lips is one OF the good ones.
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Miss Mary Russell of Alliance. Ohio.
who has been visiting Judge Russell
and family. departed yesterday even.
ing in company with Ben b. Russell
via SllveFton and will see the remain
der of San Juan scenery before going
to Yellowstone park and back to Ohio.
Mrs. Pauline Perry Woolston, with
the Joe Newman company sang at the
Baptist church yesterday evening and
there were many there to hear her.
Mrs. Woolston IL the daughter of a
sister OF Mrs. T, f. Peterson. her
maiden name. being Pauline Perry.
Mrs, NJ. A. Fink and mother. Mrs.
James Magner. departed this morning
for Syracuse, New York where they
will visit with relatives for some
time. They will be absent six or
eight months. hoping to receive health
benefits from the lower altitude and
the sea breezes of the Atlantic
Miss Edith Cram didn't tell anybody
she was going 10 Denver the other
morning TO marry Harry Kell. sur
veyor well known in Durango but
she did marry him last Saturday and
thea wrote home to her mother about
IL, giving everybody in Durango lit
tie surprise party Who said wom-
an couldn't keep secret? Well.
here's to you youngsters and lots of
good fortune.
The Rio Grande passenger office at
the Durango station Yesterday morn.
ing sold so tickets for Denver to old
soldiers and women of the Relief
corps. and "a tickets to other Durango
people, besides the number who travel
ON transportation and the number
having purchased tickets at other sta
tions for Denver. The Durango sale
was ia tickets Including the Silver
ton people and others from outside
towns there were over 200 passengers
out of Durango, riding in five coaches
AT Pagosa Junction two more coaches
were taken on. The train with dou-
hle-header arrived at Alamosa on
time with 800 people A very good
record, considering all conditions.
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The policy OF advertising Durango
as an educational center and encour-
aging people 10 come from every
quarter will he better one when the
city has some houses for people to
live in. One hundred houses could he
rented in day. We are in for an
other jam this winter. One of the
results will be that people who really
live in Durango, who have wanted TO
live here permanently. will as as fast
as eNpedient send their children out
to Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder.
Fort Collins or elsewhere. and In
many instances go with them. The
question of permanent and temporary
population will he one more seriously
considered in future than during the
past.
The railroad that will first haul iron
from the iron deposits of eastern Utah
to Durango viii be the first great fac.
tor TO insure the npbuilding of the
city. and then We may he in competi.
tion with a nearby coal and iron cen.
ter. Durango's coal must he employ
Ell in more than smelling at home. II
we ever shin a pound of coal south
II will be Of the coiing quality. and
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