Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-15

From Mondays Daily:
wash Patrick took out 10000 little
6xb for Pagosa Springs this morning.
Major McDeyitt Was passenger TO-
day for points In his territory east OF
here
II. J. Hawley, a boiler inspector Tor
insurance companies. is looking over
boilers in this section,
Mrs. Adair Wilson aud daughter
MarEaretta returned TO Durango last
night after long absence.
A letter from Pennington says
crops In San Juan county Will be I'M
mense this year and everyone is feel
ing jubilant.
Miss Margaret D,rward Of Manitou
and Miss Mabel Durward OF Boulder
both teachers. returned last evening
from visit to Pennington.
Two Thousand dollars was paid the
ance policy this morning. Mr.. Peters
having been inncred In the New York
Life
Joe Prewitt returned last evening
from a trip which took in Santa Fe
and st Louis. Every time Mr. Prev
IL, takes a trip out he spreads the
fame OF San Juan county.
George West was seen hiking for
the depot with his dress suit case
this morning Going to let his Ar
chuleta county friends see him in his
very best"
Miss Mnth teacher Of music and
drawing in Durango for the past two
years, departed yesterday morning Tor
her nome In Topeka for a short visit
with her folks, after which She Will
70 to Brooklyn.
Mrs. X Nelson will move out TO the
Nelson sawmill on the Florida In a
day or Two, now that her son and
daughter have graduated She has
lived in town the past four years 10
give them school advantages.
Frank Eldradge accompanied the
members OF the agricultural college
and state land board to Montezuma
county this morning, Frank is well
TO show the gentlemen about every
thing they want 10 see.
10
Pennington reports smallpox an
initiated, the one case being cured
with no new ones This Is good. The
stamping out the disease and The
Herald does not apprehend any ser
ious trouble from the grade,
The government surveyors who
have been camped a Snort distance
above Animas City for some time
broke camp this morning and move,
to point twelve miles below tow
on, the Animas river There is =;
camp fourteen miles below town
which will be moved over Into the Ii
Plata valley at an early date.
According to the Mancos Tribune
the MancOs pitcher has excellent con
troll of the spit ball" and cork
screw" Come down to Aztec boys
and Roder Hlldebrand will teach
You now to deliver the ''iiu jitsu up
shoot" and II that is not sufficient
Cecil Whip will entertain you with
the "frenzied drop. Index.
w. n. Ssarcy and George H. Barnes,
attorneys OF Silverton, were on the
delayed train from Silverton this
morning and they came in ahead of
the rest Of the passengers on fat-
car and got there in time to argue a
motion before Judge Russell in cnami
bers to determine whether or not
certain parties could hle on the Sill
yer Ledge mine. The arguments
finally finished by noon but decision
will not be given till later.
d
While the river has been falling the
past few days. the railroad company
is still having considerable trouble in
the Animas valley, The track was
undermined when the river was the
nighest and the foundation is being
washed out from under the ties in
many places. Notwithstanding train
load after trainload Of rock and dir,
have been filled in. The train from
Silverton yesterday did not reach Du-
range till a little after noon, being
delayed on account OF the bad condi-
ton OF the track. Double-headers are
being run to Silverton. the company
being considerably behind with the
freight for that place. The train
from Silverton was three hours late
this morning on account of bad
track
f. C. Perkins returned Saturday
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