Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-08-06

From Thursdays Daily.
Mrs. Adair Wilson Is confined to
her room at the Strater. Trust she
will be able to get around as usual
in a few days.
w. F. Mowry, the Cortez attorney,
returned home this morning, having
spent a couple OF days in Durango on
legal business.
Mrs. j. C. Spargo and daughter
May departed this morning for Tel
luride, where they will spend the
next two weeks with Mr.. Spargo.
]. B. Garrison, one of the faithful
employees at the Kerr ranch at Her
mosa, leaves in the morning for Tel
luride, having procured good posi-
ton.
Mrs. v. E Kerr passed through
from Silverton this morning on her
way to Golden. Mrs. Kerr is the
wife of the chief engineer of the Gold
King mines.
Reports from Mrs. j. Wakelin bring
the news that she is at this time en-
joying life with party OF friends on
Catalini island and does not even
think about coming home.
A resident of Pennington came up
last evening. When he struck the
cold wave he put on his overcoat. He
would probably feel comfortable at
this time Of the year in Yuma, Ariz.
Prominent among the names of the
fruit shippers from San Juan county
are ]. =. McCarty, s. w. Wightman
and Chas. w. Cameron of Farming
ton, and William Pieper of Cedar
Hill.
Bob Lowe, the conductor who has
been missed from his run for so long
on account of the injury received In
runaway while taking drive in
Alamosa two months ago, is back on
his old run.
Mrs. Peter Outlet of Cortez arriv-
ed last night from Littleton, where
she had been visiting her father and
mother the past few weeks, and after
spending the night at the Palace re-
turned home over the Southern this
morning.
DR.. Ochsner's stork was out last
night and didn't get in till late this
morning Boy at the house OF Mr..
and Mrs. E. B. Dill on Fifth avenue
last night and a girl for Mr.. and Mrs.
James Frye of La Plata City this
morning.
M. G. Ballough and wife and Roy
Ballough departed this morning for
a weeks outing at Chama. They
will fish up In the canon, making
camp at Seven Pines. They will be
Joined at Chama by other friends.
There will be seven In the party.
The fruit car on the eastern was
loaded on sidetrack this morning
before the train from Silverton came
in. This will be regular thing now,
as there is so much fruit going out on
the eastern 1t cannot be loaded while
the train is waiting.
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George G. Logan returned from Sill
verton this morning. but only stop
ped while the train waited. He went
on to Alamosa and Monte Vista. The
coal business is spreading out. He
was met by his lieutenant, Frank
Sheets. at the train and received re-
ports.
J. w. Morgan went to Aztec this
morning to look at some mules he is
thinking of buying on speculation.
Wood C Morgan have a number of
fine young mules at their ranch.
There Is a good demand for large
hhuiSs anu thc supply 10 very iHiteu.
This is not much of mule country.
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A party OF MethodIsts went for a
picnic at Bakers bridge this morning.
The trip was arranged for last even
ing in order to show, Rev. Lee. the
presiding elder, good time. Among
the party are Mrs. d. L. Sheets and
daughter, Mrs. Smelcer. Mrs. A. w.
Cornell, Rev. Grace and wife, Rev.
Lee, and several others.
A great ado Is made about a man
at Montrose selling thousand dol
lars worth Of cherries and getting
SIS from one tree, The Herald print
ed a cherry story short time ago
to the effect that $35 worth of cher
ries were sold from one tree in Ed
ward Buchanan's orchard at Her.
mosa. Durango can beat the world
on cherries.
Barney Edelman Ia renoyating the