Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08


Mrs. A, L. Richey departed this
morning for st. Louis. She will
bring her son back with her He has
been going to school there.
J. r. Brasier has the contract for
transferring from one train to the
other in the Animas valley. He is
using the Trimble Springs carryall.
T, d. Burns and wife, who have
been spending a few days at Trimble
Springs. came down this morning by
private conveyance and left for their
home at TERRA Amarillo.
Mrs Charles Schutt is expected
from Albuquerque the latter part of
this week to visit with her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. Sanderson. The
Schutts like Albuquerque and are do
ing well tnere
Mrs. Bertha Snyder, VINO under
went an operation for appendicitis at
the home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcbride, Sunday. is doing well and
on the road to recovery, which will
be good news to her many friends.
Cal Copeland departed this morning
on business trip to the towns east
OF here He will go as far as Ala
mosa. and while there will meet Mrs
Copeland. who has been spending the
past few months in California, and
bring her home with MIN.
|. Lazarus returned to Durango
Sunday night after an absence of
nearly year in New York City He
will probably spend the summer here
Mr.. Lazarus sees quite an improve
ment in the Smelter City of the
Southwest since he was last here.
The big broadgauge engine, the
first one brought to Durango. has
been unloaded from the fiat cars and
put together and she was fired up
this morning and steam raised. The
number of this engine is 5S4. May
her fire burn for many, many years.
The funeral OF Thomas Quill took
place from Hoods undertaking par.
lors at 10 O'Clock this morning Rev
R. Sanderson had charge of the re-
llgious ceremonies. Mr.. Quill was
horn in ireland IS years ago and had
no relatives in tails part OF the world
c. l.. Buckingham Of the Bonnie
Girl mine was an arrival last night
from Denver. Mr.. Buckingham Is
worried over the road between Hes
perus and La Plata City being wash
ed out. as he had intended to begin
moving large plant of machinery
over the road at an early date. The
machinery ia for tne mill his COM
pany is building.
Coils p. Huntington said: "If
had my life to live over, | would go
into the tropics of Mexico and grow
rubber. 1t is as good as gold and
will make more millionaires than oil
has made" Mr.. Huntington did not
know at the time ne said that that the
hills of Colorado were covered with
rubber weed. or ne might have said
he would come to Colorado and gath.
er rubber
Rev. NJ. Macintosh. the Seven Day
Adventist of Pennington. was an ar
tival by stage last night from the
lower country and departed this
morning for the towns on his circuit
east Of this city. The Adventists
have church In Pennington. There
are only six or seven of them in Du.
range. They keep track OF each otn-
er by system OF reporting to head
quarters every so often, so when a
member moves away he can be 10.
Gated in his new home.
II. II. Barnes OF Silverton has been
to Aztec and Pennington to take
note of the growth and progress of
those towns. and is Of the opinion
that to keep close cases on them a
man will have to go pretty often as
they are forging ahead 20 rapidly It
will be no easy matter to keep cases
on them. Mr.. Barnes returned last
night by stage and intended going to
silverton this morning. but had to
put in the day here on account Of the
high water in the Animas valley He
will go again soon, when he may be-
come interested In some Of the good
things down there
II the band Of sypsies now infest.
Ing the city were given the grand
bounce by people whom they try to
work-and possibly rob-they would
soon have to seek other fields. The
band should be made to work or
starve. And We advise our people