Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-22


Ed Tiffany took his tripod and 9th
er paraphernalia down to Grommett
this morning TO learn II Edith is In
New Mexico.
Mrs. F. G. Fsase Of Dolores and
Mrs W. T. Cornell of Cortex. town
close by. accompanied each other this
morning, riding on the cars. They
were going TO Pagosa.
Mfs. NJ. Ward, Lille Ward and
Clyde Ward are registered at the Pal
ace hotel. They give their former
residence as Carbon Junction, n place
prominent as Durango on account of
failure to advertise.
Many Of his friends gave Mr.. Emil
Johnson pleasant surprise party yes
terday evening. Mr.. Johnson had not
more for being voluntary. Refresh
mea!s were served and the guests In
dulgcd in simple pastime games.
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Lamaert Egolf. who has distinguish
ed the registry book at the Inter
Ocean hotel ny announcing his place
OF residence ST McQuiety hill, spent
the night in the city and regretted
that he could not stay longer. He
said the boys were out Of moat.
G. II. Snyder In planning to change
the Vendome TO rooming apartments
an dwill take up the subject with
those who may desire to rent an Of
ice. The same maple noor that was
good enough to dance on VIII be kept
clean easily and no oil cloth or llnole-
um will be required.
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r. w. Ptolmey, who has a peculiar
way Of spelling his name, arrived yes.
tsrday evening from Mancos. Mr..
Ptolmeys OF which Alex is a member,
Alex ic now In the sunny cline along
the Atlantic coast near Galveston.
where the waters, when mad, killed
all the people.
The bond election yesterday had
popular assent, as the people were
agreed on reduction OF interest bear
ing bonds, and there was no general
demonstration: no fatalities. 1t will
require something more than an or.
dinary election to excite Durango. as
the city has been through ordeals
that try the souls Of men.
Sam johnson Of Dolores Is In the
city. stopping at Mrs. Gradys's hotel
He is cOtemporaneous with the world
famed Jim Douglass" Kentucky
horse. who broke the record and later
broke his leg when he was worth $780,
600. Sam and Jim were both raised
on the same ranch In the unpreten-
tious country on the winding Dolores
river In Montezuma country.
Grant Hughes will add new laurels
TO Dnrango's banner when he goes to
the Missouri valley to catch and do
left field for the Missouri Valley asso.
cation Of ball players. The national
game has always been attractive and
has been facilitated much by the prog
ress OF street cars, nickel fares, con.
dnctorB ana motormen. The Missouri
people are beginning to get active.
Alderman Rivers, chairman of the
nre and water committee, got busy
today and North Durango has a fire
department, two regular men and a
team. The team which has hebu used
on the sprinkler will be the North
side hre team and another team viii
be purchased for the ordinary work.
The horses 10 be used over the were
educated to the electric signal service
When Mrs. Owen House. whose hus-
band is called "Spud" by his closer
friends. departed this morning for
Chama she said she was mighty glad
1t was not Owen who was killed in
the recent Rio Grande wreck. All
the newspapers and railroaders and
everybody else had tried 10 make her
believe IL was "Spud~ and she lust
took the train for ChAma this morning
to see that nothing else would hap.
pen.
At the council meeting last night
when the question OF selling water to ]
Animas City was under discussion ev.
erybody was disinclined to say what
influence had defeated annexation of
that natural suburb to Durango. II
was explained that Durano had water
going TO waste and Animas was will |
ing to use the surplus or so much |
thereof as may be required for domes- |
Tic purposes. They carry water from
the river to cxtinguish fires.
Mr.. Chas. Johns, who is connected |
WITH the lockwood Power COMPANY |
OF indianapolis. Ind, was among the
passengers going out Oh the train TO |
the east this morning. Mr.. Johns ap-
peared to have adapted himself to the |
conditions that confront him and did |
not speak seriously of the blockade
1t Cnmbres. Mr.. Johns was In IudI.
ana when Dan Vorhies and jim Car.
Isle helped Grover Cleveland to ad.
lust the monetary situation.