Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-07-19

II. II. MchlDDOn, proprietor VI .hS
new Thomas hotel In Pennington,
was passenger this morning for
Pueblo on short business trip.
1t Is taking a little longer each
day to unload the fruit that comes
up by express from San Juan county.
Last evening the amount unloaded
was the record-breaker OF the season
NJ. j. Brennan departed this morn
ing for visit to his former home In
Rushville, Ind. Mrs. Brennan mas
been there some weeks. Mr.. B. will
stop in st. Louis to buy stock for
cigars.
Mr. and Mrs. F. l.. Stewart, who
have been visiting in Silyerton the
past 10 days, passed through on the
way to their home in Denver this
morning. Mrs. Stewart was former
ly Miss Maud Grebbles.
Mrs. p II. JcDurs sig ter oil George
and Dave Logan, VINO came here to
attend her fathers funeral, returned
this morning to her home in Anton
Ito. She was accompanied by little
Maggie daushS uraneDl Dave Logan
A bond was Ls-'Ited by the Dem
ocrat at the council meeting last
night for doing the printing. The
bond recited that Mr.. Tulley had been
elected to Office 30 Dale kindly con
scented to fix up bond that would
do.
Ed. Vermilya. who played short
stop for Durango during series OF
games two years ago, arrived in the
city last evening and will play with
the Durango team the rest of the sea
| son.
A man named Williams was brought
| In from the Florida affected with in
| sanity. His case will probably be
| tried tomorrow. He will not tell his
| first name. He has been working al
Herr's sawmill.
| ~ %
Kruschke Is sure letting the people
know about his sale. In addition to
running page ad he has man In
comic costume tramping the streets
and ringing bell sign on his
back tells his story.
Charles McComo, miner, was in
iured at the Boston mine this after
noon by rock falling and striking
him on the back The injury is said
to be only bruise, from which he
will recover in few days. DR.. HurC
was called to look after the injured
man. An express wagon was takeI
up to bring him down.
w. r. Maddox returned this morn
ing from Lake City, where he wen
few days ago TO look after his tow
property. He reports that town pick
Ing up little. 1t is not SO much o
trip to go from Durango to LAKE
| City as it used to be. Two trains
day now run from Silverton to Ami
mas Forks and back, and the travel
err can walk over the range to CAPT
toll City, a distance of eight or nin'
miles and there take the stage t
Lake City.
The Treble Clef Society and TIL
girls of the Presbyterian choir will
give social next Friday evening
, July 20, on the parsonage lawn. lie
cream, sherbet and cake will be serN
ed and the girls will sell home-mad
candy A fortune teller will be ther
! to lay the future before those VIII
+ wish to know what is in store 70
D the IN in the years to come. For tn
: children there will be a gold mini
y quite leaetby program Will be rel
y dered during the evening. The pr
l. ceeds will be spent for new musi
for the choir and society. Come an
/ help the girls.
e NJ. I. Chestnut went to Rico tn
d morning. to spend few days lookin
e ever the Swansea and other mimi
d property in which ne is interested,
e see what could be done. 1t Is pro
d able that he will conclude to woI
d some of the property. He expresse
e the belief that Rico would yet con
ID into its own, and that the presel
N dullness Of the camp could not 9
N interested in Ironton and Red Mou
a. tain, and when those two little towI
re were deserted after the panic NJ
ID Chestnut never lost faith in the ul
n. mate outcome of the district, and no
IN his judgment is being verified in Il
t. rejuvenation of those camps.
o
at George w. Melville returned hon
~ last evening, having been dow
6, through the Navajo reservation, I
ig did not learn OF the fire destroyiI
Id the Boyle house. which he occupie
lie until he was told of it here. The fl
n is believed to have caught from n
xt fire which Mrs. Melville had for ba
ing bread. She did not finish h
d baking till 10 O'Clock at night II
men folks all slept in the barn, al
ID when Mrs. Melville awoke and SINE
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