Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-01

. lowed a trip of the young couple las
j. wednesday night. when they drove t
7 Belleville. known as "Gretna Green.
and registered as Mr. and Mrs. Schar
J rer OF st. Louis. They went In ques
, or a marriage license but found tn,
} court house closed The young won
an then telephoned home to a cir
friend of the Busch family. and TIA,
: trio returned to st. Louis Mr.. Busci
said today that he did not care wheth
er his daughter married Scharrer ol
not. He said that registering as mar
and wife was probably Scharrer's Ger
man idea of Joke.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 2s.-Byror
White, who says he is son of q
British peer, told the police today thai
confidence man aboard Wabash
train near St Louis. walked on with
his grip, containing $4,000 in cash and
securities and a $1,000 diamond given
his father by the czar for work con
nected with the building of the Siber
ian railway
NEW YORK. Dec. 29.-Charles 4
Yerlles. the great London traction
magnate, died this afternoon
SuLVERTON. Dec. 29.-The silver
ton Standard gives. in its issue just
on the streets this afternoon. some
interesting and valuable data regard
ing the progress of mining and mill.
ing in San Juan county during ,Ie
year 1905. The production for tn,
year is s&G26.335, gain of s8OG, G,I65
over 1904.
The total tonnage Of crude ore and
concentrates for 1905 is 81 .O65 tons
and when 1t is considered that owing
to the fire in the Silver Lake termin
al, cntaiing great loss in improve
ments, causing that mine to fall Off
SS70,oO0 in its production for the year
tne increase of the total volume o.
production from the district for 1905
it will be interesting to learn
that the increase in the production oi
other mines has given so important
on increase in the total production.
The Gold King shows the larges,
increase, but is aided by the follow
Ing amounts in added production TO
the year Champion $4,000; Hamlet
$4,000; Gold Prince. $4,000: Silver
Ledge. 100000; Dives. s165. 900
There mas been expended during tn,
past year in mine and mill improve
ments ss75,0oO. srenter amount than
during any former FIVE years in the
history of the camp.
The Standard gives a list of many
more new producers OF small amounts
Under present conditions. with new
mines and mills operating and others
to start up during the early part q
the year 1t is expected that the Sill
verton district will fully double In
1906 the output of ore and concen
trates produced during the closing
year
DENVER, Dec. 29.--The land board
with selling land in Grand county at
low figure to Frank w. Gyllensten
who for $500 bought property worth
$4,000. The governor and the attor
ney general, VINO have the matter un
Ter consideration, attended a meetint
Of the land board this morning and
4 SGttlnmant W al
is 10 he given back his money and In
turn gives up all rights to the land
WASHINGTON, Dec. ga cave-In
in the excavation for the new bank
structure buried several laborers this
morning One man was taken out
lead and three others were seriously
injured. Further rescue work WAS
stopped by the imminent danger OF
he walls of an adjoining building top
pling over 1t is feared that six or
seven are still buried.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s-Checks
for mileage allowance were mailed to
lay to members of the house. Eacn
member is entitled to ten cents mile
lge whether he travels on pass OF
| not
ELDORA. la, Dec. 29.-George
Cramer came to this country severa
years ago. married and settled on 3
little farm. Soon a baby came and
cramer wrote to his father. informine
him of the fact and that he was poor
| The father sent back thousand dol
lars. saying he would duplicate the
gift every time the stork visited the
sons home. Yesterday Cramer re.
ceived his twelfth draft for a thous.
and dollars. ne now being the father
Of twelve thousand-dollar children.
| MINNEAPOLIs, Dec. 29.--In FIRE
| resulting from the explosion of an oil
stove in the apartments Of Mrs. Lo-
raine, In a big tenement this morn.
ing Mrs. Buckline was burned to
death. Mrs. Mary Foley was probably
| fatally Injured trying TO save her