Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-16

| tically only routine business was tran
sacted. save that the question of Sc
curing government building for Du
range was taken up and discussed a
length. and an effort will be made IL
secure this building as early as possi
bic. II was decided to have printeC
a number of cards reading: Durango
Board of Trade-All advertising mat
ter presented by outside individuals
and concerns and all donation and sub
scription propositions presented by
such outside concerns must first Sc
cure the Endorsement of the board.
| This Is to head OFT outside fake
schemes, but does not apply to any 10
cal enterprise which may come be,
fore the public for favor. Secretary
Armstrong served coffee and lunch
to the members present and they
spent the evening both pleasantly and
profitably.
Mr.. and Mrs. h. d. Sanford of Need
Teton are visiting the city.
D.
]. C. Bowman OF Gladstone is visit
ing the city for few days.
Amos Zimmerman was in today
from Grommet. where he is ranching
Chas. Heather. the sheep man
came up from La Plata yesterday ev-
| ening.
prt, II
son and wife and Frank Jones, all OF
lockwood, were arrivals yesterday ev,
ening
Morgan Steward says the foot hill
stock ranges ere still good but that
the cold nights have been drifting
stock further south.
Carl Coulson came over from Bay.
field and is trading and visiting today.
He says that while there is nothing
new over there his town is still tne
best in the country.
Miss Ellen Ives departed for Den.
yer this morning, where she will as.
sist in teaching dancing in the new
dancing academy OF Harry Simpklns
during the coming winter.
Jesse Shields returned yesterday ev
ening to mis- mining camp on Lightner
creek. He expects to get another win
ter campaign of work started on his
tunnel, which is prosecuting big
vein system.
Thompson's park IL represented by
II. X. Sahr, John Sponsel, Gus Olbert
and Andrew Gilbert, who arrived yes
terday evening. John Puetz of Hesper-
MS said it made him lonesome to see
them go by his place, and he came
along.
Marshal Wickline is taking lay
off and has gone to the Mancos coun-
try for a week, where he will hunt
little. JESSE Stansel lis doing the
mashal stunt; Fatty Dobbs is flling
Mr.. Stanse's place and John Hannen
is filling the former place of Fatty
d
night from Mancos to make visit
at Pagosa. Steve brought his dogs,
nine hounds, which he will hunt bear
with in the country between Pagosa
and El Vado, where 1t is said sneep
herds have attracted bruin in large
population.
Ia 9TH mt
the eastern this morning 10 Trinidad,
where they go to bury Mrs. Hamor's
mother Mrs. Smith, who died at the
age OF so years. Mrs Smith had been
enjoying good health until recently.
when age and infirmity came on In a
moment and she could not survive.
DR.. j. A. Duff has returned from a
prolonged visit in Canada, and was ac.
companied on his return by DR.. A. C.
Mumis, who came to see II he could
verify DR.. Duifs praise of the south
western climate. DR.. Dun has been
successful in the practice of dentis-
try at Pennington for several years.
d
Mrs. Con Nolan and children depart
vi this morning for indianapolis.
where Mr.. Nolan has a position with
one Of the big railroads running out
of the Hoosier city, and where they
will make their future home. The No
Ian family had lived in Durango many
years and had many friends at the
train this morning to bid them good
bye. The change will be good for them.
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