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

Rasmus Hansen and wife came
down this morning and are spending
the day in the city making purchases
of things needed at the ranch home
in the Animas valley
Mrs. F. C. Perkins was taken to
Mercy hospital yesterday suffering
from appendicitis. After few days
treatment it will be decided il an
operation is necessary.
]. B. Patterson and wife of Silver
ton who returned from the Montezuma
country yesterday evening. stopped
at the Palace and continued TO their
mountain home this morning.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Brown came
down from Silverton yesterday and
after spending few days with PA
pa and Mamma Springer will go to
Pagosa Springs FOR few days OUT
ing.
Billie Koehler came down from
Silverton this morning aad will di-
vide his time between Dprango and
the springs for a few DAYS He has
been suffering with something like
rheumatics.
Joe Schalles was the lucky boy who
won the wagon at George Goodman's
rattle Saturday evening. lie guessed
at tne number of pounds of paint on
the little wagon. guessing l5i and
that won the wagon. There are six
more wagons to rattle
Among other things the forest re
serve range riders have to do is to
build pens in which to count the
stock of those who arrange with the
government for range on the public
domain and this work is now going
on all over the San Juan and Monte
yuma reserves.
The Lowell school, on Pine river,
which has been closed for two years.
will be opened again in a few days
and Miss Mamie Todd will teach.
Miss Todd has won an enviable repu.
tation as q teacher.
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The Durango Eagles, Aerle No 349.
held memorial services yesterday aft
ernoon at Red Men hall. and there
was a general response by members
and their families and friends. The
services were conducted by the order
and some interesting addresses were
made by members.
The Durango Concert Band gave
an open-air concert at the South Side
park yesterday afternoon, drawing
large crowd. The park, with little
more care in cleaning and irrigatins
will become qtAte attractive and
should the band meet with proper en-.
couragement the people of that end
of the city, as well as their neighbor-
ing visitors, can spend each alternat-
ing Sunday there very pleasureably
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1t was understood sometime ago
that the Thomson and Mascot build
ings now in course of construction.
would be of brick, but it now appears
that the original contract was for
\ stone, and that later it was desired
to change to brick The entire
Thomson building will be Of stone and
the first story of the Mascot will be
stone. This will convenience some OF
the other fellows who desire to use
brick this summer.
John Kellenberger went out to Pa
gosa this morning instead of going to
his Montezuma ranches between Cor
tez and Mancos, where he was going
to entertain some Silverton friends
Mr.. Kellenberger says when his
fleets" get SO they can't stand the
drudge on the road any more he viii
go barefoot and irrigate; that he new
er saw anybody who irrigated have
rheumatism. His Is years on the
road have been strenuous, hut ne has
been a good advertiser for Durango.
Christ of Latter Day Saints, Elder
w. B. Farley, pastor, conducts serv-
ices at the homes of the various
members OF the church, alternately.
holding services at the residence OF
Mr.. Otis, on Fourteenth street, yes.
terday evening. Headquarters for
this religious organization are at La
moni. Iowa. Elder Farley says there
!, appears tos be a mistaken idea pre-
vailing in certain circles that his
church is a branch OF the Mormon
church. He says this is both erron.
eous and unjust, that the Latter Day
Saints are earnestly opposed to poly
gamous practices.
Superintendent Gill Of the Durango
Girl mine who has been two days
trying to find a cook in Durango for
the mine. will probably wait sor the
arrival of his mule pack train bring
ing the first load of ore from the
mine since he mas taken the manage
ment- Mr.. Gill purchased the pack
train formerly operated by the Accord
brothers.