Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-30

are friends OF Tom Chestnut, who
showed them around and gave them
good time. They were not used to
mountain storms and said they would
not mind being in Georgia this morn.
ing.
John Kellenberger is still confined
to his home with what he has told his
friends is bum" foot.
There Ia one branch Of the d. & r.
G. that will escape winter storms. suf
ficient to delay traffc-the Farming
ton.
telephone communication from
Pennington reports only light fall
OF snow, which has mostly disappear
ed. the ground just being sprinkled
at noon.
Charles KIatt arrived from Denver
last evening to take the place of Nc
Laughlin, the man who skipped last
week after four years service with the
company in Durango.
The Eagles are going to have time
Thursday evening. Nov. 30-nomina-
ton OF officers and limitations of can
didates, after which will be social
session. to which all Eagles are In
vited to bring their ladies.
o
Now that the hegira has started
Manager O'Keefe better break in a
new lot of girls. as the present force
announce that by January they will
be making various young men happy.
And the telephone push are all right.
II one should ask.
Dutch Jake is reported to have had
minor alteration with Harry Starr
getting hit over the head with beer
bottle, which cut his scalp to the
skull. Judge Houx has been called
to exercise friendly offices as a medi
ator. and here is where the judge viii
whistle again.
Frank MUIR of New Mexico is truly
a public benefactor. AS the close Of
| November he continues to ship ripe,
| fresh tomatoes to Durango, not 1000
| miles from California. but from about
| forty miles away by rail This dem
| onstrates that the tomato crop is as
good as the apple crop and should
| start more people in that country on
a product that is always sure money.
|
Mrs. ]. F, Jacobs. mother OF Mrs
C. w. Hutchlns. died at the heme OF
her daughter in this city last Satur-
day evening, aged IA years. Mrs ia.
cobs, before coming to Durango two
years ago, suffered an attack of pneu-
monia, from which she never fully re.
covered, and has steadll? decline
since that time The remains were
sent back TO the old home at Kent
Ohio. this morning for burial. back
where there are other relatives to lay
her away In the old cemetery, where
loves memory will visit.
The reporter was shown a novel de
vice In pay check this afternoon
hearing a red ring inclosing a red EN-
blem of rubber weed. with the words
"Picradena Floribupda Utills" print.
ed thereon. 1t was designated as a
weed check" and provided that any
check of this character with an
amount exceeding $25 would be void
and not payable. II was issued by the
] p. f. u. Rubber Co. and was made
1 "a hn pf
Nichols.
The storm has been hard on the
wires OF the local telephone service.
the heavy snow of yesterday breaking
several, while the wind of last night
took down many more. During the
night the line connecting Silverton
went down and men were sent out
| this morning to ascertain the break
and the management expects to have
connections some time this afternoon.
The line between Ouray and Tellur-
ide has been down since yesterday
morning but will probably be up by
the time the Silverton service Is re.
| stored.
|
| During the past six months promo
tions In the locomotive department of
the Rio Grande railway. particularly
on the fourth division, have been fast
and furious. So snort have they been
for men that the regular appren.
ticeship of from one to three years
has been shortened from a few weeks
to six months. This has given a great
many young men a chance to go to
the front rapidly. And It has been
fortunate that the Rio Grande system
had as capable a lot OF men at the
head of this service as could be found
in the world. for they were needed to
handle young or green" men and pro.
tect life and property.
Mrs, Sophia Henderson, mother of
the late Johnnie Henderson, died at
Mercy hospital this morning. Since
her light and hope went out in the
death OF Johnnie four years ago she
had often expressed the wish that she
could die. Johnnie had taken care
of his mother for many years and was