Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-19

nave returned 10 tlsiT HoiHe at fis'
and Ross McGirr will have to borrow
somebody else's baby now.
Three double-headers a day to Sill
verton are not enough. Many
operators and managers OF the Silver
ton country are howling at the Rio
Grande for cars to get their stuff in.
Great is without mining
rival in the world.
H. r. Henderson returned to Silver
ton yesterday evening, saying as he
departed that he was sorry ne could
not be here to talk to the city coun-
ell this evening. but that he would
soon be able to discuss the lighting
question with that body.
| VIM. Smith and Joe Gerzitz of Pu-
eblo, who have been working with the
| lockwood Power company for a month
or so, returned home this morning.
| The former is boilermaker and the
| latter a machinist. Both have for
! merly been with the Colorado Fuel &
| Iron company.
| A. p Briggs, w. S. Yard, L. Perry
and w j. Allen, a jolly quartet out OF
one of the Rio Grande surveying corps.
left for Denver this morning, and
half dozen of Durango's pretty girls
were down to see them away. One of
| these rascals had a girl In Denver,
and when he got into the chair car
| wiped a kiss Off.
| Ambrose and Orson Dalton who are
| handling the Dalton ranch. have the
largest yield of oats cabbage and po
tatoes, probably, in the Animas val
| ley. And they have worked for II
early and late having been taught
when younger that it takes work to
produce a crop of anything. The Dal-
tons are all hustlers.
| George HUT, editor of the Rico
| News. and representative from Do
lores county, has resigned the office
| of clerk of the district court, and
| Judge Russell has appointed r. b.
| Clark to the position, George asks,
Who said a Democrat never resign
ed?" What did you want TO throw
that much money away for?
| Thomas II. Thompson, an old time
miner at Rico. died few days ago
| from injuries received in a cave-in at
the Puzzle mine, which is being re
| openpd by D. Swickheimer
| Fred Field, president of the Bos-
ton Coal company is in the city. The
Herald has not learned the object of
| Mr. Fields v.sit at this time, but 1t
| doubtless has something to do with
the operation of the coal mines at
| Perins Peak.
George Hathaway and Miss Mary
| Idle, will be married tomorrow at the
home of the brides parents. Both are
| worthy; Miss Idle is very pretty, has
a good mind and is splendid product
| of the good mother training.
w. ]. Malley left this morning for
Tesluride where he will install and
| operate the linotype machine for the
| Journal at that place Mr.. Malley is
| an expert machinist as well as an
operator. and the Journal is fortunate
in being able to secure his services.
James McHolland came In last ev.
| ening TO relieve George Stout from the
position OF conductor on the Silver
ton mixed George wanted to go to
| Alamosa to get acquainted with his
wife. He used TO live across the
| street and wear kilt skirts in Del
Norte tnirty-odd years ago.
O.
The Herald doubts If there is
| town in the state of Colorado that
can compete with Durango in way OF
enterprising and competitive dry
| goods and clothing dealers Our mer-
chants not only carry large and varied
| assortments but they sell as low, at
least, as any firms in the state, and
in many instances discount outside
prices. It is the duty oil every one
TO patronize home institutions that aid
in building up Durango and the south
west section.
A. Hahn returned yesterday even
ing from trip to Chicago and New
York and other cities. where he made
unusually large purchases for the fall
and winter trade. Mr. Hahn had a
very interesting trip. and recounling
some of its features, the more inter
estins one is the difference between
New York and Chicago. One who has
never seen either or even the muddy !
Missouri for forty years, may imag- |
inc there are many differences be-
tween the two cities. If one were to
Judge by the representatives of both