Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-09

nome with her and VIII proudly re-
main till summer.
George West yesterday bought the
lot and building occupied by o. F
Boy1e's feed store and also the prop
erty occupied by the Bank saloon.
Telluride reports the worst weather
today 1t has had for some years
snow and blowiing regular gale. 1t
is also showing in Ouray and Silver
ton.
j. l.. Day was in from his ranch
in the upper Animas valley today.
Says snow is about thirty inches deep
at his place but settling fast.
Travelling Is extremely uncertain
these days and people contemplating
trip should not start ont under pres
ent conditions unless their business
is extremely urgent, for no one relish
es being tied up at Chama or on
Cumbres range in snowbank
The man who threatened TO snoOl
the darky yesterday because he re-
fused to take drink, was hned by
Judge Houx this morning $S5 includ-
ing costs Besides mis- gun was coni3
Gated. He could have had all the jar
kies in town drink on that S35.
The eastern train came in IN two
sections last night, and on the second
section were about 100 laborers fol
the grade. The men are loafing around
town to day. as there will be nothing
for them to do until this storm is
over
The directors of the public library
appointed at the meeting of the city
council last night is thoroughly rep
resantative and is selection which
would be hard to improve upon. The
ladies and gentlemen selected have the
institution Thoroughly at heart and
will do their utmost to make 1t a
credit to our city.
Mrs. AL Bernard, who has been con
fined in the OchsDer hospital the D1st
four weeks, has sufficiently recover
ed so as to return to ner home 10
day. Other patients who have been
operated upon the past few days are:
James Connor of Hermosa, for dis
eased bone of the leg; F. n Bearh
and Fred Dusenberg, of La Plata City.
o.
Lieutenant Marshon Of the Silver
ton barracks Of the Salvation Army
came down last night and left this
morning for Trinidad. where ne VIII
be stationed His place al sllyertcn
will be filed by Lieutenant Murray 4
young lady of Durango, who so7s
up tomorrow, Captain Edgell and wife
arrive from Ohio tonight Captain
Edgel will have charge of the work
here.
The east-bcund train which left
ness yesba4 day morning spent last
night at Chama. The train from Ala
mosa did not reach Durango TN S:l5
this morning. The snow plow is work
ing Iuu line on tNluDitS AhhGt' iuc
Rio Grande Southern reached Duran
go last night about two hours late,
having mad the hardest trip yet Of
any train coming this way on that
road since the storm set in.
.
Mrs. A e. French of Cortez, stop
ped in the city over night on her
way to Pueblo. where she goes TO
meet son, and together they will
go to Salida, where Mrs. French Will
have her arm broken and reset About
a year ago while coming down the
stairs of the Woodmen han at Ccr,ez.
she fell and broke her arm in two
places above the wrist 1t was SCI
and healed, but the cords we're so
drawn that she has no use of her fin
gers. So she viii have IT broken again
and set over Her arm is about two
inches shorter now than formerly
AT noon today 1t was learned the
passenger and the freight trains which
left Durango this morning for Tellr-
ride were stalled at Hesperus The
agent there reported it was showing
aud blowing so that IT was iTp1ssi
BILE to see more than thirty feet. Be
sides the freight and passenger rains
was also an engine, with a snow plnw
attached. but It was impossible to
make any progress, and as the only
rotary on the road was on toe other
end of the road and coming this way
ii was very doubtful If the trains at
Hesperus would be able to get any
further today
The Pennington stage did not gel
In till 4 o'clock this morning The road
Is muddy all the way below Indian
creek, about twenty miles below Du-
range. The wheels of tne vehicle this
morning are almost solid mass of
mud from the hubs to the tires. The
horses We're about all in when they
reached town. The mail was taken
out for Farmlngtcn this morning on a
pack horse A special rig for passen-
gers left Durango for Far lmington
day before yesterday and will return
tomorrow night. taking four days to
make the round trip. Tney are billed
to stay at the dinner station tonight