Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-05

Henry Hechtman has been appoint
ed referee In bankruptcy In place OF
C.. T. Morgan, who resigned.
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Lady Mary Marvin, OF the Macca-
bees. was an arrival last night from
Denver to visit the lodges here.
Real estate men inform The Herald
there is much inquiry for improved
residence and ranch property.
Congressman Hogg will be in Du-
range week from today to deliver
the address TO the graduating class.
A. p. Camp was a passenger this
morning for Denver. where he ex-
poets to put in the better part of a
week.
Kelly H. Edmiston. who sold his
interest in the Topic. departed this
morning for his former home at La
Veta.
Mr.. Sessions, the old-time second
hand man. is helping out at the
Biggs furniture store while Mr..
Biggs is laid up.
The Goulding boys should hunt up
one Handrix Abbott and treat him to
dose of Western justice. They
will find many in Durango who will
join them.
DR. Taylor will locate at Akron,
there now and Mrs. Kaylor will fol
low as soon as sne can have her
household goods packed.
With practical men in charge of
the Montrose tunnel there would be
no expensive caveins for the reason
a practical man would see that the
right kind Of timbering was put in.
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The remains OF w. A. Selby were
shipped this morning for Paramount,
Ind. and accompanied by his father
and mother. The young man did not
belong to any lodge-at least none
THAT his folks knaw Of
The expose OF John Hendrix Alb
bolt by the Democrat was timely. II
Is too bad, however. that the facts
were not known sooner In order that
some OF the damage could have been
sidetracked
The Famous had a signed contract
with Abbott for a year as manager or
the man would nave been fired long
before. 1t would have paid the firm
10 have let him go and taken chances
of knoc' ing the fakir out in court.
The board OF trade has a letter
from Mr.. Boetcher. the beet sugar
factory man, saving he will build n
factory here provided he can be
shown that the grade OF beets is all
right and can be furnished vita
guarantee Of ample acreage. That
will be easy.
Patrons on J. r. Neil's mail route
should not kick II he gets the letters
somewhat mixed up the next few
days. for he is not thinking about let
ters and papers-ne Is thinking about
a brand new boy that arrived at his
house yesterday, and is to be excus-
ed
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Fred Bunce of Blanco was In the
city yesterday being one of the own
ers OF the handsome German coach
horse received from the East night
before last Mr. Bunce says the low
err country is looking prosperous this
season.
Yesterday the teachers and pupils
OF St. Mary's Academy had a picnic
at Pinkerton Springs. going up In the
morning in vehicles. They spent
some time at Bakers bridge and then
came back to the Springs and ate
their dinner, 1t was 8 O'Clock when
the party got back last night,
The Herald is pleased to state that
S. NJ. Biggs is improving from the
sudden Illness OF Wednesday night,
although ne still suffers from con
siderable pain. That he suffered
pain S. w. aymond Of this paper can
testify, 1t will probably be week
or ten days before Mr. BIggs will he
on his feet.
Two freak sheep attracted consid-
cradle attention at the depot this
morning, They had four horns each
and were being taken to Denver by
II. A. Right who expects to sell them
to some geological garden. They
were raised by Mr.. Kight at Farm
ington. He had six altogether but
only shipped two, One pair Of horns
grew just below the usual ones and
curled down under.