Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-19

ing with a tripod and chain to fix a
ditch for an transformations farmer
who has not as yet learned how best
to vote in serving the common veal
best.
Ed. and Jake Croker, who came
down over the slides with their faith
ers body for burial two weeks ago,
from Silyerton, returned yesterday
evening. Ed. to take his place with
the Mogul Mining company and Jake
to resume his position with the Old
Hundred company.
Harold Perkins, son c. Attorney F. j.
c. Perkins, register of the land office,
departed on the eastern this morning
for Denver where ne will seek oppor-
tunity Harold has just emerged
from siege with typhoid He is a
bright fellow and will make his way
when he is well enough to get round
good.
Mr.. and Mrs Jonn W. Dowling, who
sing in the choir at the Catholic
church, thinking change from the
monotony of getting up every morn
ing and doing the same thing over ev-
cry day, concluded yesterday evening
TO go up to Trimble Springs Mr..
Dowling returned this morning, leav-
ing Mrs. Bowling at the Springs.
d. s. Rodgers, VINO has been visit
ing his daughters, Helen and Ella.
several days, returned yesterdaN
evening to Silverton to resume work
on a mining property ne has held
onto more than 20 years. Mr.. Rod
gers is feeling the progress of sue
| ceeding years, but is younger in hope
| and ambition than many younger
men.
John Wright and bride, nee Miss
Minnie Shields. departed this morn
| ing for Flora Vista, where they have
a ranch home waiting them, where
they will raise the crop and hoe the
garden gather their own eggs and
pull their own lettuce and garner the
pumpkin when the frost is on the
vine and the world can say naught
| The ranch is the place for those
whose ambitions carry the governor
wheel.
| Attorney C. s. Thomas. ex-govern-
or and prominent in Democratic pol
itics in the county and city of Den
yer, arrived yesterday evening and
departed this morning in company
with Thos. II. Tulley. on the Farm
ington train. Speculation yesterday
evening among some of his former
friends and Democratic colleagues
suggested that he was here in connec-
ton with the contentious over the
4 Neglected mine. but Mr.. Thomas is a
has conlided his mission only with his
closer friends.
4 If it is to abrogate the original con-
tract for the construction of a stone
bridge across the Anmas river, that
I ira walk to the structure. the Herald,
with many others, will earnestly OPP
pose any change being made. The
city council made contract and ac-
4 cepted a bond for the performance of
the work. and when the bridge is
completed it will be good enough to
answer all purposes for many years
to come. The present contract will
not be abrogated by peculiar change
or artifice.
c. B. Kelley. the wide-awake livery
man of Mancos, who hauled Prof.
Lakes and mis- hired man and the
black dog to the fragmentray Dako-
tas at the head of the East Mancos in
'97, when Howe Corson was manag-
ing the North Star, when George
i Bauer and Mr.. Ballard who succeed
ed Captain Jackson in the manage
ment of the West Mancos group,
| were the only other contributors to
get rock felt of, is in the city. Mr..
! Kelley did not care whether the old
strata intruded the diorite or vice
ness and wanted to get more people
| to haul to the scene of action. Any
| body could see where Charlie was
right. Coming out the buggy skated
sor being Christian man, did not