Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-29

l ne WAS SteaiinB AWAY 10 Ect married
10 handsome blonde. He said there
was no use to ask his brother Lee.
for he wouldn't tell the truth. 1t being
likely that he would say the rumor
was true. Just for meanness.
Durango IL not getting any blankets
direct from the Navajoes since the
heavy SHOWS: the Indians are dealing
with the traders and giving them the
first margin.
When Pennington has n few nun
dred more houses she will catch many
mountain people during winter
months. and many mountain families
twelve months in the year.
Coking coal is worth more money
at the copper smelters in Arizona
than at Durango. and millions of tons
of coke will be made in the Durango
coal fields for shipment to the lower
country.
The grocery salesroom floor at the
Graden Mercantile company's stores
yesterday evening was covered with
groceries and supplies for the cosmo-
politan bunch of snow shovelers In the
Animas canon.
Mrs. Murphy of Alamosa, n sister
of Johnnie English. proprietor of the
nterOcean, who has been visiting
relatives and friends. returned 10 her
home this morning. accompanied by
her little daughter.
Mrs. Rowe Pingrey rendered Mrs
Turrell a reception yesterday after
noon at which Mrs Frank Eldredge
and Mrs. Joe Clark were present, Mrs.
rurrell will return In few days TO
her home In the east. and will be fol.
lowed later by her daughter, Miss
Winnie.
Chas. Hutchins Is about ready to
move Into his new residence al the
corner of Fourth avenue and Sixth
street. where ne and Mrs. Hutchins
viii have one of the cosiest homes in
the city. J. W. Gedney constructed
the new building and II is model
modern structure.
Ordinarily sensible people shonld
not permit themselves to be embroiled
with stormy neighbors whose chill
dren are given to the commission of
juvenile offenses. When the offense is
of sufficient magnitude the courts Will
and the reform schools and peniten-
tiary always have room for one or two
more.
Durango people are to be congrat-
ulated that no matter how cold, coal
is plenty and cheap; and there will
never be any danger of blockade
between the city and the mines; the
only danger Is that the fields once un-
der the control of one or two large
corporations, the price will material
ly increase.
Miss Anna Wakelin and her brother
Angeles to stay a year Miss Anna
goes for her health and Pete was per
mitted to go along on promise that
he would be good for year. The
stray and decrept horses and burros,
lame dogs and singed cats In Durango
will miss Pete. for he was their
friend. often taking them home, at
times having the house full Of dogs
and cats and the yard filled with hun
cry animals. Miss Anna too, will be
missed by great many young friends
among the bellies and beaux.
The funeral Of Alexander Derwood
Hon. 4. C. Graden, his former employ
er, Mr.. r. B. Whitaker and wife and
two sisters of deceased from Farming
ton going over this morning to be
present. The father a. Derwood. ar
rived from Boulder last night and was
met ath the train by Charlie Hoskin-
son and wife. Mr.. Derwood was ac-
companied by the above named friends
OF his son this morning to Dolores.
1t is recalled that Alexander Der
woods death from being crushed with
rolling saw log was announced In
these columns a few days ago.
Charles and X. G.. Hafling. sons OF
the late G. w. Hafling, will ennoble
their lives by providing for the educa
tion OF their half sister and brother.
who are yet In ther early teens. Char
lie has been at home with the family,
while the brother has been away sew
en- years, working during vacations to
earn money enough to pay for his
schooling. He was in some OF the
eastern institutions for four years, but
during the past three years has been
at Greeley, Colo, attending college.
He has chosen manual training and
will graduate at the close OF the pres
ent term.
Both the boys made The Herald
pleasant call this morning, when they
announced tnat they would provide for
the education of the little ones. Here
we find for hundreds of others grow
ing up in the Durango country a