Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-10-11


John Dill and wife are rejoicing
over the advent OF a fine girl baby.
born yesterday. DIR. Hurd officiated.
Attorney w. A. Reese arrived from
Mancos last evening. He had been
there o couple of days on legal busi-
ness.
Miss Bessie Normoyle returned to
Silverton last evening after a pleas
ant visit with friends in Durango ex-
tending over couple Of weeks.
William Stroover, who has been
surveying the proposed Mesa Verde
reserve for the government. returned
from that country last evening.
The Albany is the best hotel in Den
yer. Stop there when you go to the
capitak Messrs. Maber and Dutton
will look well after your comfort.
Mrs. John p. Soens left for Mancos
this morning and will go from there
TO Cortez for look at the fair. John
may go tomorrow If he can arrange It.
Superintendent w. d Lee of the
fourth division of the d. &. r. G.
passed through to Silverton in his pri-
yate car last evening. He spends to-
day there.
DR.. Barnes, superintendent Of the
Durango fish hatchery, returned yes
terday from a Misunderstanding trip to
the San Luis valley, where he put
fry in the streams of large area.
A surveying party made up OF
| Charles Hespelmath, N. l.. King, F
Delgado and Il, S. Andrews. all ol
Santa Fe, returned from the Farming
ton country last evening and left fol
Santa F'e this morning.
Mike Kennedy, the Anlmas City
| storekeeper, is enthusiastic over the
| possibilities of his mining claims In
the La Platas. Looks good for Mike
all right.
Some one removed the globes from
the Fourteenth street foot-bridge last
night. Unless loaded wire can b.
| arranged to shock the thieves wher
they attempt to remove the globes
there will be no keeping them on the
bridge.
Mrs. ]. T.. Nash arrived last even
ing and left for Pennington this morn
ing to visit her father. agent of the
ID. & r. G. there. Mrs. Nash's hus
band Is agent of the Wells-Fargo ex
press at Loveiand.
C. II. Bates, professor of Bible his
tory, is conducting course of lee
lures at the old Redman hall. Sun
days and Wednesday of each week al
s p. m. Subject for tonight will be
THE Prophetic History of the World
All are cordially invited.
| Frank Ludlow and wife. who have
been running the Topic lodging house
left this morning for Lamar. They
are succeeded in the business by Mrs
Brosman, whose husband recently diet
here. having come from Chicago In
the hope of being cured OF tubercu
losis.
Governor Jesse F. Mcdonald will
speak in Durango at Redmen hall or
Monday, October Is. The issues OF
the campaign in this state will be dis
cussed from the Republican stand
point. Governor Mcdonald is a good
speaker and should be greeted by q
| full house.
Capt. G. T. Dudley departed from
Durango this morning bound for Chi,
cago and Wisconsin points. The cap
tain has sister and brother back
there whom he has not seen for a
good many years; and since he and
they are becoming old, he feels that
he ought to visit them. maybe for the
last time. II may be the middle of
December before he returns.
Frank Frakes of Pagosa Springs,
formerly In business at Aztec, and
more recently in the sheep business
at Pagosa Springs. came over from
the latter place yesterday and went
to Aztec this morning. having some
business in court to attend to. Mr..
Frakes recently sold his sheep and is
now looking for an opportunity to en-.
gage in some other business.
William Rodgers, from Iowa, was
called to Aztec by telegram announc-
ing the fatal illness OF his sister. Mrs.
Dimmic, whom he had not seen for
fifteen years. Owing to an error or