Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-13

scstSIuds
Frank Eldredge was an east-bound
passenger this morning.
Alderman Perry was an outgoing
passenger on the eastern yesterday
MIR. Patterson, the school teacher.
went out on the Florida yesterday for
a visit.
S. w. Carpenter. the Mancos law
yer, is attending to business in the
city, having arrived Saturday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Nelson and
children of Silverton passed through
yesterday for Denver for visit with
friends.
Mrs. c. c. Sroufe departed this
morning for visit in the sunny
South, being bound for Birmingham
Ala, and other places
Sherin Thompson managed to hob
BILE down to the depot this morning
and left for Canon City with the Mex
lean prisoner, Anselmo Mestaz.
Mrs. James Murphy, a sister of Mrs.
William Rudersdorf, after very
pleasant visit in Durango. returned
this morning 10 her home in Ala
mOsa.
Thomas Pierce bought a lot on Sal
urday OF Mrs. Carrie Lathe, on Fourth
avenue between Eleventh and Twelfta
streets. The sale was made through
Cal Copeland.
Frank c. Cotton has taken an in
tereft in Gus Voigts barber shop.
The firm will be known as Voiet a.
Cotton. Mr.. Cotton has been holding
down chair in Hutcnlns' shop.
Frank Lake and his sister, Miss Bes.
sic, are expected home from Denver
tonight. Frank went to the capital
city to take the civil service examin- |
alton for railway postal clerk
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The Montezuma Journal reports |
that James Holly has been appointed |
head farmer for the Nayajos near
Blum City. Mr. Holly conducts a trad. |
ing store this side OF Bluff City.
Mrs. Julia Sadler will represent |
Primrose Camp, Royal Neighbors, at
the state camp TO be held in Colorado |
Springs tomorrow. Mrs. Sadler left
for that purpose yesterday morning
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Mr.. and Mrs. C. O. Finch were east
bound passengers this morning. Mr.,
Finch goes TO attend meeting of the
penitentiary commissioners in Canon
City and Mrs. Fincn will continue on
10 Denver
Mrs. Mastaz. wife OF the man who
was taken TO Canon City this morn
ing, accompanied her husband as far
as La Boca, where IL is ner intention
10 remain until her husband has sery-
ed ais term.
A. Peters will succeed his brother
as manager of the electric light plant
and street car line He will leave in
the morning for Excelsior Springs,
Mo, and will return in about two
weeks TO take up his duties.
Mrs. A. o. Allison, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. u. Broughton
en- toe North Side, departed this morn
ing for her nome in Manti, Utah. She
was accompanied by Two of Mrs.
Broughton's children, who will spend
The summer in Manti
The efforts made last year TO have
The city council put in drinking foun
rains in two OF three parts of the city
failed. Those interested in the mat
ter trust the new board of aldermen
will take the matter up and supply
the long-felt want this spring.
Hon. c. E. Mcconnell, after making
pretty thorough study of the great
copper section south of US, for which
Durango is destined to supply coal,
says it will take one thousand men to
mine the coal to supply that section
and another thousand to handle it.
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Frank Sheets returned last night
from several months sojourn in Pu
eblo Frank resigned last fall to take
a position with an insurance company
in the Smelter City on the Arkansas.
but, like all other sons of Durango,
ne couldn't stay away, and now he is
back to- stay.
John Davie OF this city received
letter announcing the death OF an old
friend and pioneer, Andrew G. Davie,
in Del Norte. He was buried March
IA. The two men, although OF the
same name, were no akin. Deceased
was farmer and had lived In Del
Norte since 1873. He is survived by
a wife and a number of grown chill.
dren.