Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-12
From Thursdays Daily.
Lightning struck and destroyed
three Chicago churches Sunday.

From Thursdays Daily
Lightning struck and destroyed
three Chicago churches Sunday.
The stage went out In three sec
tions this morning Lots OF business.
%
w. A. Stewart returned last even.
ing from Pueblo 10 look after his min
Ing property In the La Platss.
Miss Ella Jackson arrived last
night from Boulder university and
will spend tne summer at home.
Fred Whitaker of the Silver Lake,
who has been visiting his parents the
past few days, left yesterday for
Denver.
Mrs c. c. Sroufe returned last
night from visit TO Birmingham,
Ala. where she has been the past
two months.
The La Plata county streams are
doing less damage 10 roads and
tbdh IN o'h'i
parts of the state.
Mrs. Jesse Halter aud daughter.
Miss Leona, came over from Mancos
last night to attend the wedding of
Mr.. Thompson and Miss Frary.
The President has set aside the
proposed forest reserve In this sec
ton which will embrace about one
and half million acres of land.
Edwin p Wilson, newspaper man
from Denver, was an arrival last
night and will look over the field in
San Juan county with view of be.
coming Interested.
Henry Krumpanitzky came over
from Mancos last evening and will
remain a day or two He says he
thinks danger from high water is
over so far AS Mancos is concerned.
Farmers and stock growers are re
joicing over the present rain. The
ranges were in need OF moisture and
this makes the grass luxuriaut and
and insures plenty of feed all winter
Mr. Derby, ono OF the principal
owners in the Chief mine. is in the
city today, aud leaves in tne morning
for trip east Mr.. Derby feels en-
thuslastic over the outlook for a good
season
Andy Lewis received two invita-
tons TO attend the reunion OF pio
To Flint In lS45. He says 1t is one Of
the best lighted and prettiest towns
In the United States
Wallace X Wilson resigned at tn,
hast meeting as sachem of the Red
men and Henry Hechtman was elect
ed TO fill the vacancy. Mr.. HechtmaI
the place and H. M Andrew was
elected as chief OF records.
Manager Kuebler received letter
last evening from the manager of tn,
Alamosa ball club asking II dates fol
couple of games can be arranged
for in the near future, week from
the coming Sunday being preferred
The matter is under consideration
and efforts will be made TO have ia,
club come over, and also visit Silver
ton and take a fall out OF Slattery.
Some one with a fair load of in
spiration slipped and fell in front o.
tne Emoro at an early nour this
morning. Result; Goodman is put
ting in a new plate glass window
But the accident was fully compensat
ed by the getlemanly conduct OF tn,
party Ms he asked to be excused fol
the mishap.
In conyersing with Editor Staplir
of the Pennington Enterprise las
night The Herald was informed thai
the report of couple OF Navajoes
being drowned in the San Juan river
was correct. He said three indians
attempted To swim their animals
across the stream and only one oil
them succeeded in the feat, two being
taken down stream and nothing seen
OF them afterwards. II is foolhardy
for an Indian or white man that will
attempt to cross the stream at this
season of the year.
The rain of yesterday and last
night with melting snow has brought
the Animas up to within an inca OF
so OF the high water mark OF Sunday
having risen steadily all day. with
additional rain and warm weather
promised by the weather service an
increased volume OF water may be
expected tomorrow. Junction creek
was several inches higher this morn
ing than II nas been any time this
season.
The jury In the Alfred Patterson
case yesterday returned a verdict OF
mol guilty. The evidence showed
that Patterson had driven tine cattle
int ba fui uu nd ;