Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-04
rom Fridays Daily.

rom Fridays Daily.
George Teis. OF Teis Bros. went
nut this morning over the eastern for
business trip to Aspen.
Mrs. F. L. Brad6eld departed this
morning for Lemars, Iowa, where her
father died yesterday.
Fatty Crawford brought four horses
in with his sleigh yesterday because
he feared two could not pull 1t through
the snow.
q An engine and derrick are working
on the old Cnpps ranch on the La
/ Plata river below Hesperus. to recov-
er placer gold. It was not learned
who the enterprising promoters are.
Six OF the mechanics who have been
working on the construction OF the Sill
yerton snb.station of the lockwood
power plant, went out to Denver TINS
morning, saying that 2S below zero
was not conducive to comfort or help
full to work in their line.
The recent storm did a bad job In
delaying the building of the Gina spur
. of the Rio Grande Southern to the
NAV Day mine. 1t will probably be
several days before Contractor LOTUS
can resume work, as the snow is from
three To four feet decp.
4 Fred Dusenberg and Lampet Egold
came down this morning from the re
glon Of Silver mountain in the La
Platas. They found about three feet
of snow on the average until they
reached the gentler planes where tho
limburger and bologna ranches began.
w. ]. O'Brlen. who has the contract
to build the balance of tho state road
up Junction creek. found 1t necessary
to suspend work owing to the depth
of snow. and viii walt for further
storm developments, trusting that the
weather will be better and the snow
somewhat reduced.
Matt Harrington arrived yesterday
evening from Marysville, Kas., to take
the remains of his brother Jerry back
east for burial. Matt had had a very
unpleasant journey on sad mission,
being tied up on the Coneios range for
two days. owing to blockaded trains.
He will depart in the morning with
Jerry's body.
Contractor ]. ]. McKinnon, who viii
build the new stone bridge for Du-
range, already has a force of men
quarrying the stone to he used. 1t is
said they nave broken one piece o.
sandstone from the quarry which Is
rs feet long and Axe feet in dimension
They will not use this one for watch
fob nor ask an eXpressman to haul IT,.
BY reason of the football game not
having been played yesterday The
Herald is enabled to issue again TO.
day. Its pressman not having been
killed. The game has been deferred
until some Sunday when the weather
will be open and clear.
A phone message from Silverton to
The Herald this afternoon says pretty
weather prevails throughout the dis
trict and that 1t is thought the storm
is OFF there for awhile. Snow is set
tling and the roads and trails into the
mountains are opening.
o
The ball given by the fire depart
ment last night was attended by one
of the largest crowds ever assembled
in Red Men hall and with plenty OF
room for the dancers an enjoyable
evening was spent The people were
patriotic to the fire laddies and when
they retired from the hall there were
glad they attended.
Sheriff Thompson will go to La
Plata to try to learn something of
the whereabouts of Henry Rhudy. who
should be the prosecuting witness
against Richardson, now in jail in Du-
range for attempting to murder Rhu-
dy. Mr.. Thompson fears that when
Rhudy is found he will be in snow
slide and many of Rhudy's friends are
concurrent In this idea.
D.
Some gentleman recently asked for
permission to visit the Durango Girl,
and, being granted the courtesy, start
ed out few days ago with horse.
getting within a quarter of a mile of
the mine, as far as he could take the
animal, where he turned back but he
has not been seen since. 1t is believ.
ed. however that he returned to the
city.
Attorney Barry Sullivan nas the.
ory regarding the unknown where
abouts of Henry Rhudy. saying that
Rhudy had been disincllned to appear
In the oncoming session of the district
court against Richardson, who shot
him some time ago. Mr.. Sullivan
says he heard that Rhudy had said
he would not be here to appear
against Richardson.
w. A. Reese, who few DAYS ago
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