Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-08-23

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From Tuesdays Daily.
Judge Gerry and wife we're passen-
gers this morning for Telluride,
where they will probably spend few.
weeks.
Durango had a hard rain yesterday
and steady rain all night last night,
with little rain through the day.
Frank Allen. proprietor of the AL
len hotel at Pennington, was an ar
rival from the fruit metropolis last
night.
Henri Berri returned last evening
from Denver. where he went as rep
resentative of the Durango lodge to
the grard lodge Knights OF Fythias.
Rev. r. u. Walraven and Rev. ].
A. Lewis OF Pennington spent last
night In town, going out this morning
for Denver to attend conference.
j. N. Harrison, the banker of Cor
tez, and father-in-law of w. III. Osten-
berg, arrived in Durango last even
ing. having Joined Mr.. Ostenberg,
who was returning from Telluride.
j. s. d. Hopkins passed through
from Hesmosa for Hesperus this
morning. Going back where he can
wear that nat in peace. They made
fun CT it on the ranch and he
wouldn't stay.
II. II. Kimsey, who has been In the
lower country buying horses to ship
East, returned last evening. He left
| some men to drive the horses up and
he will ship them as socn as they
arrive.
M. l.. Town is in from PARROT City
for few days. He stayed in Duran
go last winter till ne got too heavy
for the scales, but he has worked all
the surplus OFF and will have to tarry
in town till he gets in working order
! again.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Croke and
| son returned last evening from Den
yer, where they went to attend the
| ceremonies of their daughter Miss
Josephine taking her final VOWS. Mr..
Croke returns rested and much bene-
flied by his short respite from work.
1t Is said that Matt Harrington has
given notice that he wants possession
| of his house, so it looks like he is
| coming back. He said the last time
he was here that the Kansas town he
was in was all right for the kind, but
| it wasn't like Durango.
Some of the electric light employees
had long shift on account of the
"cutover," several of them working
As hours except stopping for meals.
Godfrey Challen and one of the 9TH
ers lost a few minutes when they got
in out of the rain yesterday, taking
shelter in the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. James Spargo came in Tues
day for short visit in Rico, Mrs.
Spargo lived in Rico several years
ago when her husband was foreman
of the Laura, then of the best mines
in the district. Mrs. Spargo was ac-
Rico News.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. McGue returned
last evening from the vicinity of Mon
ticello, where they spent the last five
weeks fishing and camping and visit
ing the cattle camp of Mrs. McGue's
brother.
gang of men is at work cleaning
OF the track and putting the fair
grounds in shape for the fall fair.
Already there are six horses at the
grounds in training.
There are only three counties rep.
resented at the Teachers institute
La Plata, Montezuma and San Juan.
Miss Ada McGetrick Is the only teach
err from San Juan attending. Two
are registered from Denver. but they
are instructors.
No farmer can afford to miss the
Farmers institute next Monday and
Tuesday. There will be three SEES
sions-morning. noon and night. An
invitation is to be extended to the
teachers who ora aftnndino tho fputi