Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-22

From Tuesdays daily.
All arrangements for the Fourth
are progressing satisfactory and there
is going to be Il grand time.
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| Alex Porter departed this morning
for Trinidad, where ne goes to take q
position In the grocery stors Of mis-
sister Mrs Murphy.
| j. q. Gaukroger was on the down
train from Silverton last evening and
| was able to come on into town only
| by driving. For the drive he ia in.
| debted to Mr.. Bell Of the stone quar-
ny. and ne says he will never forget
him.
Editor Butler OF Pennington came
up last night from Pennington and
left this morning for La veta, where
he will spend few weeks enjoying
the cool mountain breezes and taking
1t good rest 70 as to be better pre-
pared to handle the rush when tne
Pennington boom begins.
d. c. Coulson and H. d. Brindle
we're in yesterday from bayfield, to
attend the meeting Of stockholders in
Inc King ditch. The pipe line which
| will take the place Of the fiume which
was destroyed will have to be forty
| inches in diameter to carry the neces-
| sary volume Of water.
The Herald would not detract one
iota from the Silverton or any other
| neighboring celebration and we trust
the various places will have the best
attendance and time ever Along the
TO enter into the spirit of the occas-
ion and make the day one TO be re-
membered.
The old pioneers will gather at
Del Norte and talk over old times
this coming Fourth. And no one
would like to be among the number
more than the writer. but as Duran
go celebrates and part OF the once
force is seeking health elsewhere 1t
will be Impossible to join the pioneer
| brigade this year.
Miss Jessie Blanchard, one of the
High school graduates, was thrown
from her horse last night and injured.
She received one or two cuts on the
head and was somewhat bruised.
Otto Mears is expected to arrive
any day at Silverton with az auto
car for his Silverton Northern rail.
road, where il will be run this sum
mer. 1t ID gasoline car and will
| acco immediate thirty passengers. Mr.,
| Mears is at the head Of the company,
it is understood, manufacturing these
| cars in New Yorh.--Ouray Herald.
NJ. J. Penders had serious acct
! dent tnis morning. His right foot
was caught in cog Of the tracklaying
| machine and badly crushed. The
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| connected with the three last fingers
OF the naud were broken. TIE man
was oiling the machine when /, was
suddenly started and he was caught.
He WAS brought to town in q spring
wagon, friend holding his foot up
so it would not be jolted. He was
taken 10 Mercy hospital and Dr. Tur-
rell looked after his injury. The doc
tor inas hopes Of saving the foot, but
liz not confident of it.
DIR. and Mrs. H. McCanns departed
this morning, Mrs. McCanns being
bound for Philadelphia where she
| will visit for time. and tine doctor
going to Colorado Springs. where he
will attend the meeting of the State
Dental Society, after whicn he will
go to Meeker to spend the summer.
| He will be outside as much as pos.
sible for the benefit of his health. He
| expects to be absent from Durango
about n year. and during mis- absence
DIR. Pulford will look after his busl-
ness.
David Sena. a husky young Mexican
was up in Judge Warmers court this
| morning to answer to the charge OF
| nOn-support for his wife and infant
child. The charge was preferred by
his wife. 1t being made to appear
that Sena had job waiting for aim
| AT the smelter, and ne having signed
| an order for a grocerymsn 10 collect
his wages SO his wife could get gro
ceries. sentence was suspended for y
day to give the offender a chance TO
get bond to insure support.
| The train did NOT go through to Sil.
verton last night owing to a bridge
burning about three miles this side
Of lockwood. Toe bridge crossed a
dry gulch. II was about 900 feet long
and about seventy feet high at the
| highest point. Six bents we're en-
| tirely consumed. Superintendent Lee
went up last night and looked over
the damage. He estimates it can be
| repalTSl in abOut three daya The