Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-09-03

who had been out to look at the Tom
Moore mine.
There will be meeting Of the
teachers Of the schools of Durango,
Monday, September 8, 9 a. m. at the
High school building.
Men are becoming scarcer, year aft
er year. So says a German statisu-
clan; and he predicts that 5000 years
hence there will be only one man to
220 women.
Maestas had his trial before Judge
Warner this afternoon and was fined
SIS an costs. He plead guilty to sim
pie assault. He introduced evidence
to show that he did not do any shoot
ing.
Judge Pendelton spent the night in
town and departed this morning for
Santa Fee to attend United States dis
trict court, after which he will go to
the territorial Republican convention
at Albuquerque.
W. d. Hays of villa Grove, H., de-
parted for home this morning. He
had been out to attend the Hays fam
lily reunion. He intends to sell out
as soon as he can and come back to
this country to make his home.
Miss Louie and Miss Jessie Salyer,
who have been to Boulder attending
the summer Chautauqua, arrived last
night on their way home at Cortez,
and are spending the day at the Pal
ace. taking time to call on friends
and do some shopping.
]. C Carson, commonly known as
kit Carson, Thomas Fulcher, Mr..
Tice, Frank Roberts and two Mexi-
cans were summoned from San Juan
county to serve on the grand jury at
Santa Fe. and they came up last even
ing and left on the eastern this morn
ing
Harry Shideler and wife, who are
recent arrivals from San Francisco,
went to Cedar Hill this morning to
spend few days. They were In the
earthquake. They think they will
spend the winter here and go back
in the spring to some other California
town, but not to Frisco.
Matt Harrington and family return.
ed last evening from Marysville, Kan,
where they have lived the past year.
Kansas has never seemed like home
to them and they were all glad to get
back. Quite number of old friends
were at the depot to welcome them.
Mr.. Harrington has taken a position
with the Standard Electric Light and
rover company.
P. ]. Holmgrain, one of the old
time mining men of Red Mountain
dropped in last night on the Eastern
and is spending the day in town, be-
ing registered at the Strater. Mr..
Holmgrain has been spending much
of his time at Cripple Creek the past
few years. He goes back to Red
Mountain to look after some interests
which he still has there.
Dan Mahoney, miner who was
brought down from Silverton 10 days
ago suffering with pneumonia, died
last night and the body was taken
charge of by the Goodman Undertak-
ing company. Deceased was about 4S
years old. He had no relatives in
this country and an effort is being
made to locate his relatives in the
East He was a member of the Sill. |
verton Miners Union.
Jack Joyce and H. A. Aurand. two
boys, passed through this
morning, Mr.. Joyce going to Boulder
to attend school and Mr.. Aurand 60
ing as far as Denver The boys were
met at the depot by three of Duran.
COS prettiest girls and huge DO.
luet. and. had 1t not been for the In.
-ervention of friends the boys would
have stayed in Durango.
When last seen Joyce had the boquet
md Aurand was trying to make him
Shack up.
Upon complaint made to the agent
Of the Society for Prevention OIL
cruelty to Animals and Children
frank Srier. an Austrian living In the
over part of the town, was fined
Il and costs. amounting to s25, for
ruelty to his children. The evidence
moved that he was in the habit of
ticking the little girls as man