Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-07-23

an Elk lodge.
Two horses were killed near Cortez
by lightning last week.
Mira. Butler, wife of the Farming
ton editor, Is visiting In town, com
ing up Last evening.
Miss Mabel Green went to Aztec
this morning to visit few days with
the family of Mrs. w. H. R. Schaefer.
Hello! Number? Miss Mabel
skcogs pleasant voice is again heard
over the phone after very pleasant
vacation spent at Chama.
II the Rio Grande Southern will
give proper rate Telluride will
bring down a nice bunch OF rooters
when the team plays here next week.
"A. c. Sadler, mayor of Animhs
City, will go to Red Mountain to look
after a particular job of installing
machinery on the Gennessee-vander
bilt.
B. w. Ritter departed this morning
for Deming. N. NJ, on legal business.
1t is the old case between the Denver
& Rio Grande and the African &
| Colorado.
Theo. Gabrowsky passed through to
Silverton last night on his return
| by Mr. Oberreich of New York. who
goes to look over mines.
Edward Gillian, who represented
the Armour Packing company here,
has been transferred to Pueblo. His
place here is filed by F. J. Wilson,
who comes from Albuquerque.
The report that the Carnival com
pany went busted at Telluride seems
| to be a mistake as the Journal re-
ports the outfit leaving that place and
| showing at Montrose this week.
l F.. >. sDoiiuS dnu Nib DoTiuB, HIS
mother. are tourists from Chicago
who will spend few days fishing at
Chama. They spent the night at the
Strater and went out this morning.
George C. Carson, who was expect
ed from New York day or two ago
was unable to secure a sleeper owing
to the great Elks' rush, and SO he
postponed his trip for few days.
II. A. Honecker and wife of Cor
tez, came down from Silyerton last
evening and went home this morn
ing. They are the parents Of Jim
Honecker, who was acquitted at his
trial in Silverton.
District Attorney Puiiiam came
home from Silverton this morning,
having conducted the prosecution
against Jim Honecker. who was ac-
quilted of the charge of numbering
Sartoris, the Italian.
The Telluride Journal says the car
nival company took In over $1,000
during Its week in that place. This
beat the Durango receipts and Fourth
of July week at that. But rain cut
down the Durango attendance.
DR.. Van zandt, who has spent the
past several months in Durango and
Flora Vista recuperating, departed
this morning for his home in Corpus
Christi. Tex. The doctor is a friend
of MI. and Mrs. w. ]. Godfrey.
The Lake City ball club went to
ouray and got skinned-didn't make
run. And then the Lake City boys
laid it to the umpire. Well, the UNI
pire is a good man to blame. We
have often charged the same thing.
w. z. Kinney, Cyrus W. Davis and
Frank Gallert and son passed
through to Silverton last evening.
They were met at the depot by Geo.
C. Logan, who talked over mining
matters with them, they being large
stockholders in the Gold King and
Gold Prince mines.
Montrose is going to have ball
tournament to celebrate the advent
OF the wide gauge into their town
within the next couple OF weeks and
will give $3.50 in prizes, says the Tel.
luride Journal, Telluride, Silverton,
ouray, Durango, Cripple Creek, Sa-
Ida and the Denver Garnitas are
among the bunch that will be invited
c. c. Reed and family of Silverton
passed through this morning on their
way to Prescott, Ariz., where Mr..
Reed goes to take position with the
Sunset Telephone company. Mr..
Reed put in five years in the employ
of the Colorado Telephone company
"Oh. he'll be back to Colorado" re-
marked friend at the depot. May
be l will" answered Mr.. Reed. II
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