Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-08-09


man. Wiltse & Son, and George e.
Allen, all OF Pennington.
DR.. Lackey was called TO La Boca
this morning to see l.. T. Winners.
He went down on the train. Mr.. Will
mers is relative of the Godfreys OF
Durango and is in a critical condition
as the result OF an accident.
1t may be quiet In some lines hut
not so at TrimbIe Springs where Joe
Freed holds forth. He has estab-
lished the kind OF reputation for the
hotel and baths that attracts people
and consequently the house Is well
filed most of the time.
1.-THE Appeal to Reason" should be
excluded from the mails. Its teach
ings are anarchistic. Its mission Is
to create discord where there Is har-
mony. 1t would brand as a criminal
all who fail to vote for Haywood,
who is In jail charged with serious
crime.
Ben Flanders, who spends his win
tiers in the Soldiers Home and the
summers in the hills, went out to
Cortez this morning, having a ranch
out there. He says the recent vot-
ing OF bonds means great increases
in the land values and thinks 1t Will
not be long until land is worth 500
an acre.
The Democrat will not tell the
truth and we are prepared to prove
II for money. The paper wilfuliy
and maliciously misrepresents re-
garding the electric power 1t obtains
from the local company and If the
Democrat will cover $40 wager we
will prove It,. Now put up or be de-
| cent. The statement in yesterdays
Herald is correct.
Messrs. Lloyd Sheets and John
Miss Edna Newman returned today
noon from the c. Il. Herr camp ON
the vallecito where they put In sew
eral days very agreeably.
| A party OF sightseers started ont to
the cliff dwellings this morning. drlv-
ing from Durango. They were Rev.
James M. McComb and wife of Bay
| field, Mrs. Horace E. Grant, Miss
Katherine Grant and Miss e. Black
stick OF Pittsburg, Pa. The Pittsburg
party have been visiting Rev. Nc
Comb and family at Bayfield,. They
drove in from the metropolis OF Pine
river yesterday and took in the sights
| The Edelman hotel opened again
for business last night under the
management of Barney Edelman, and
the register makes a handsome show
ing for the first day. The Edelmar
is large and commodious, the rooms
are light, airy and pleasant and ev
erything is modern and thoroughly
up to date. Mr.. Edelman will keel
the dining room right up to the
standard and the comfort of patrons
will be given his careful attention
The hotel will lose none OF its popu
larity under his control.
| o.
They do not all like our town., One
man who was passing through was
heard to remark this morning thai
he wouldn't give Is cents for the
whole dem country. But II anyone
| should take the statement seriously
1t might be mentioned as an offsei
that Gen. Palmer was at the same
time paying a large hotel bill and
making business good for a number
of teamsters. liverymen, grocerymen
clothiers and several servants, get
ting ready to enjoy an outing in this
| country.
The Palmer party arrived last
evening in n private car attached tc
the eastern. They put up at the
Strater and this morning left for the
vehicles and wagons, besides the sad
die horses shipped ahead, were neces
sary to take the party out The
trunks and suit cases alone could not
be taken at a four-horse load. The
party consists OF the following: vii.
liam ]. Palmer. Miss Elsie Palmer
Miss Dorothy Palmer. Mr.. and Mrs.
W. II. Schlater, Miss Mellor, Miss
Young. l.. A. Harrison, and several
servants. No one in the party has
even to put his hat on, there being
servants to do everything.
Mr.. Bert McGarvey has opened a
school of dancing in the Durango
Drawing Rooms which were former
ly known as the Woodmen lodge
rooms, and located over Hutchins'
barber shop. Social dances every
Tuesday and class dances every Fri
day evening. The rooms have been
renovated throughout and are now a
place where any one may go and en-
JOY themselves. Children's classes
in fancy and ball room dancing ev-
cry Saturday afternoon, and as the
school will produce several Fairy