Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-29
From Saturdays Daily.

c. p. Evans is a visitor from Bay
field.
Mrs. Ida Flaugh OF Pagosa is at the
Intef-Occan.
Chas. Kuhn and Sterl Thompson re-
turned yesterday from an outing at a
| sawmill camp on Pine river.
| Chas. Biddinger Of Manassa, a lit
tie Mormon colony in the San Luis
valley. Is visiting the city.
Miss Lucy Hilligus of bayfield,. who
has been visiting Mrs. Boyle, returned
to her home this morning.
Attorney C.. A. Johnson returned
yesterday from Telluride. where he
was engaged in divorce case in the
county court
| w. II. Ivy OF Silverton returRed yes
terday evening from Farmingtor,
where he went to attend the funeral
| of his brother.
| A private letter from Leadville says
Mrs. Jean Mansfield is recovering
from her recent Illness but is yet
| unable to get out of an invalid chair
Mrs. Mary Freeman and her hus-
band went home to the ranch near Ig-
nacio this morning. Mrs. Freeman
was formerly Mrs. Mack and Mrs.
Connolly.
A. Brendal and son of Silverton
7ame down yesterday evening and
continued OIL to California to put in
few months. They are mining al
Eureka.
Reuben and Jasper Leander came
In from Blun City, Utath, yesterday.
rhey said they would have gotten I'm
a day sooner but 1t took 'em all day
o yoke Buck and Jerry before they
started.
The Rio Grande has several car
oads of oak stakes which Will be used
10 fence its Pennington right of way,
rhe fence viii last five years; cedar
,osts. two wires and a board would
asst fifty years.
Wash p di K came in yesterday
rom his ranch on Pine river, where
ie bagged { bout a dozen rabbits an
our or SO before taking the train for
home. Wash mas the right sort of a
,nn and he knows the rabbit patch.
Postmaster Raymond went up to
six Park this morning, taking with
rim the registered mail for Silyerton
md San Juan county, a large amount
laving accumulated, and being import
mt MIR. Raymond made the trip to ac-
7ommodate the Silverton contingent.
lie will be met at Elk Park by Post
master Reed, who will exchange the
egistered mail coming this way.
The change of ownership in the Il
Q. Amsden stock of goods was cy'
Ionic this week. First Richard Hen
tricks bought it and took charge
Then A. NJ Amsden took charge un
er chattel mortgage. BY means OF
4 compromise there is a joint occu
tricks. with closed doors.-Farming
on Times.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Bedwell, who
ave sojourned year in Durango on
lccount OF the latter's health, have de
lidcd to make the city their perman
mt home. They had resided in Kan
ias and doctored till they despaired
t was not long after coming to Du
/ rango that Mrs. Bedwell found her
ormer good health returning. They
row join hundreds of others who un
itintingly praise Durango's health
giving climate.
Alexander Derward, father OF the
young man of that name killed at
Ditchfield's sawmill few days ago
returned yesterday evening from Do
iores, where he attended the funeral
Mr.. Derward was accompanied by his
hree daughters, Miss Margaret, who
IS principal of the school at Manitou;
Rev. and Mrs. Lewis of Aztec. and
Miss Mabel Derward, teaching in the
schools at Farminston. Tne wife of
The young man was teaching in the
schools at Mancos when the accident
occurred. 1t Is an intellectual and
progressive family. Mr.. Forward, SEN
lor. who has been in Colorado "a
years, has been in the drug business
at Boulder for twenty years. He and
his daughter Margaret took the east
ern train this morning for their
homes.
C. B. Mahaffey, with the General
Electric company at Denver, who has
ust put in month at the great Rock
| wood power plant, returned to Dem
| ger this morning. He has been d.
| rectlng the trial run of the mammoth
| plant of electrical machinery above
| lockwood, and says It is working like
n charm. Mr. Mahaffey says he has
estimated the quantity of water in the
| big lake above the dam, and finds the