Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-10

| Miss Mae Lemon, who has been
visiting friends in the city, has re
turned to her position in the Bauei
bank at Mancos.
Callie ]. RatclifIe of Denver trav-
cling to sell goods, arrived yesterday
evening and continued on to Farm
ington this morning.
H. T. Henderson, promoter and en-
gineer of the Animas Electric Power
company, is spending few days with
his family In Durango.
o.
A. A. Brown, quite prominent
mine promoter at Silverton, was
among the passengers Returning from
the east yesterday evening.
Mrs. Peter Peterson returned yes
terday evening from Silverton, where
she attended the funeral of the aged
father of George and Fred Credible.
The Animas City school election
resulted in the selection of two ladies'
for directors yesterday. They are
Mrs. o. R. Silliman and Mrs. Whit
tlesby.
Billy Koehler returned yesterday
evening to Silverton after learning
, that he did not have appendicitis
And the little boy Silver, went home
with him.
The Perry and Roberts block, in
which the Hotel Savoy Is situated is
being repainted and generally over
hauled. 1t is among the new blocks
of the city, too.
Grant Clifford finds magnet in
Durango more powerful than the one
at the King mine, and could not re.
sist its force longer, so came down
yesterday evening.
The McNeeley mouse at the corner
of Main and Fifth streets, is under
going repairs and general renovation.
The painters and paper hangers are
working there today.
Henry J. Arnold departed this
morning for Excelsior Springs, Mo-.
where he goes to look after the inter
ests of General Palmer in the light
plant, and other investments.
Thomas Lotus and William Skid
more, contractors for the building of
| the Gina branch of the Rio Grande
| Southern were in the city yesterday
evening. They are Just getting
strung out on the grading.
o.
Sam NJ. Johnson advises The Her
| aid that he was not a candidate for
school director yesterday at Animas
City; that The Herald had been mis-
informed It was Mr.. John Waters
instead, and the ladies' won out
| VIII Becker says the way things
look now in Wallis gulch, 1t viii prob
ably be easier to get to the Jenny
Lind mine in July than In June. He
estimates the snow on the trail at
certain places to be so TO rs feet
deep. /,
Mrs. Mahoney has returned from a
tour Of the Pacific coast country. hav-
ing successfully evaded the earth
quakes. 1t win be remembered that
Mrs. Mahoney sold her coal mine
more than a year ago for snug
sum.
The Navajoes are looking for ditch
and farm work in the Durango coun-
try. The Navajo is a pretty good
American. having vastly more pride
in citizenship and a greater degree
of loyalty TO his country than many
of the other Americans.
| O.
Former Sheriff p. ]. Mccartney re
ceived letter from his parents, who
reside at Los Gatos. Call. on the out
skirts of the city, describing the eff
feet Of the earthquakes there. All
the brick buildings were violently
shaken, and few escaped serious in
jury. Another shock occurred there
last Thursday.
NJ. T. Chestnut returned yesterda,
evening from the country west ol
Trimbe Springs, where he is sinking
shaft on the dixie running across
Pole creek to the west. In the direc
tion of the Oro Fino mining district
With better equipment than they
had before the miners are making