Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-11


grown people, and will be the HI
the season, and not only of this sc,s
but of years to come. for 1t is | q,
to be permanent and lasting. W.
gratulate the lady upon her 81
All members of the board of trade
should be at the meeting next Tues
day evening at the city hall II will
be a rousing meeting for the discus
sion of vital questions.
Mike Real was up yesterday from
the La Plata river with big consign-
ment of apples which he can haul
from his orchard TO Durango as cheap
ly as he can haul them across the hill
to Aztec. from which point he would
have to pay the Rio Grande 20 cents
per box for hauling to Durango.
Next Tuesday evening there will be
meeting of the members OF the Du.
range board OF trade to discuss rail-
way legislation. rubber week. sugar
beets and various topics in which the
people are vitality Interested. All mem.
bers and their ladies' are cordially In.
yited to be present at the city hall
Edgar l.. Thompson, manager OF the
Delayed Mining company, operating
near Cascade river, on the, road to
Silverton, Is down today looking after
matters connected with his enterprise.
Mr.. Thompson has force of Ave min
ers driving 900.foot tunnel and will
add more miners when sufficient
ground is broken to make room for
them. The tunnel has just started
and is now thirty feet under cover. 1t
Is expected to cut three big ore chutes
with the long tunnel.
Henry Scouten says that II he has
been instrumental in hurrying on the
establishment of public scales in Du.
range he Will be grateful and that II
an ordinance is passed to license
public scales he may put In the much
needed facility. as he still has little
money that has not been spent.
o.
Charlie Dramer and Charlie Briggs
came down yesterday evening from
their mining camp In the La Plata dis.
trict 10 rest awhile In Durango and
wait on the elimination of some bust
ness matters. They report three to
five feet of snow all over their coun.
try.
Arrangements have been made by
the lessees of the Trimble Springs
mining properties to work all winter
and preparations for more comforta.
Bile quarters are under way. Small
quantities of very rich gold bearing
material nave been found there from
time to time, occurring irregularly,
and 1t Is hoped that further explora.
tion OF the dyke or vein filling will
prove sufficient quantity OF rich ma
terial to enable the operators to mine
at profit.
Grandma Kimball became both dra-
matte and hysteric in the Daniels trial
yesterday, fearing that she would be
hanged on suspicion, and crying and
war whooping, had to be elected b.
Bailiff Wilkerson. She spoke In en-.
dearing terms to Sheriff Thompson,
asking to be admitted again, but the
sheriff did not hear her.
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Neither Miss Minnie or Frank have
authorized the statement, but Frank
bought the ring few days ago, and
II is whispered by their friends that
Miss Minnie Gogarty and Frank Roper
will be married at an early date. Why
didn't they tell us all about II?
o.
The annual election of officers for
the ensuing Masonic year for Durango
lodge No. As, A. F. a. A. NJ, was held
William S. Pickerill, w. W.; Clement
l.. Russell. S. w; Thomas II. Ballard.
J. w; John l.. Parsons, treasurer;
Glenn A. Scouton, secretary. Installa.
ton will occur at the next stated
melting. December 81, 1906.
DR.. Turrell reported to the council
(his report carrying date Nov. 30) IL
cases of scarlet fever, l of typhoid and
4 of diphtneria, as the number coming
to mis- official notice. He or no one
knows how many cases of fever have
been hidden or how many there are
now where no physician has been call
ed, and where many are going to
school from infected homes. Stand by
Mayor Mcconnell and the council and
proper officers and root out the con
tagions.
Judge c. A. Pike has a letter which
he should prize very highly, from Roy
Henderson, the deaf orphan boy whose
grandmother died In the hospital few
days ago. 1t Is pathetic in its refer
ence to his grandmother and logical
In reference 10 the position which
conditions had placed him In during
her long sickness. He had hoped to
be able to finish his educational course
in time to be OF use to his aged rela-
tive. Few could couch a letter In pret-
tier terms and none could be more
grateful He thanks Judge Pike Tor