Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-08

sired TO purchase. and resulted In tn,
prompt payment of the taxes.
Earl Snyder is Introducing new
tea at the grocery department of tn,
Graden Mercantile company and HI.
not run ont of samples II is engag
Ing the attention of the connoissenrs
II. II, Newcomb. In the carpet de
partment of the Graden company, whr
| was attacked with pneumonia Satur
| day and taken TO Ochsner's hospital
is reported as getting along very vel
| today.
It is learned through the Denver
Times that Attorney Jonn T. Barnett
was married at Cheyenne. Wyo., sev
eral days ago 10 Mrs. Sue n. Biddle-
com of Ouray. After the ceremony
they started for a brief tour of Eu.
rope. The Times says they will
make their home in Denver. but It is
more probable that they will return
10 Onray.
Mrs. Biddlecom was formerly the
wife of prominent mining man at
Ouray and Mr.. Barnett is residing at
ouray, having gone there from Silver
ION several years ago.
Jas. ]. German and Oscar BuskirIi
md others went ont this morning to
break The trail over the hill to the
Neglected mine and Charlie Fleck and
1thers Will probably 20 out tomorrow.
During the past ten days the snow
las settled more than foot and when
he crust is removed it will not he
lifficult TO get animals through within
few days. 1t is probable the mine
will be reached during the coming
week, though the snow ranges in
lepth from four to six feet in many
,laces.
LLOYD II. Palmer, who was arrested
3 short time ago and confined in the
onnty Jail. charged with forging a
heck for S25, in the name of w. r.
Jason of Florida and obtaining from
ra Couchin the sum of 81 advanced
n the issue. pleaded guilty to forgery
n Judge Pixies county court and was
'enienced TO the reformatory at Bue-
IA Vista for an indefinite time.
Palmer Is under age, being only 20
ears. and he could not he sent to
hA nnf nil 10. tn1-
the reformatory by Sheriff Thomp-
on tomorrow morning. where he will
emain until the board of pardons
ees fit TO discharge him.
George Logan received n message
rom California this morning an
onncing the death of Patrick Breen.
Tho went to the coast some time ago
improve his health. Mr.. Breen
.as quite aged. He had gone to San
Diego, and the telegram was sent
y Robert Roberts who is among the
Durango contingent wlntering at that
outhern harbor.
The telegram says that Mr.. Breen
led from gas asphxiation. A former
elegram announced tnat Mr. Breen
'as suffering from asphyxiation. but
his Is inexlpainable, as San Diego
ses electric lighting and regards coal
one OF Is chief lnxuries.
Patrick Breen is a brother of the
ate Mickey Breen. father of Mrs.
gorge Logan and Mrs. Dave Logan.
le came 10 the San Luis valley In
500 few years later than his broth
r. He came to Durango few years
go and has been associated with the
oal mines of the Gold King Consol-
lated Mines company.
The relatives here will determine
oday or tomorrow whether to bring
he body to Durango or to the old
ONE at the Trnchera. or have burial
ccnr in California.
Thomas NJ. Chestnut, brother of
Irs. Charles Newman, who came on
he sad mission from st. Louis, in re-
ponse 10 a telegram announcing the
cath of his old school comrade. part
Ter and brother during nearly half a
enlnfN. returned 10 81. LOUIS 1illS
lorning. having urgent business there
equiring his attention. Mr.. Chest
mt expects to return TO Durango
within month. He must take mp
he work of Charlie in furtherance Of
he big mining enterprises, and he
vii find everything finished mp 70
he last day, ready TO start. as he had
landod all the detail himself for the
irst thing every morning, when Char
ie was there, was to do the office
york and put every particular thing
its particular place: the vast pile
# books, histories of titles, abstracts,
apers and everything belonging to
he history of multiplicity Of indi-
idual and company affairs for thirty
ears, will be found an open book,
With anything desired, as easy to find
IS a word in Wehster's dictionary (;
uch was his method of doing bust
ness and such is the secret of the
uccess OF a man who was ever rug
,ed in health. Mr. Chestnut In TAX
ng up this additional work will find
,fq 1apU apnnaiutauna With tho Gan