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

, tion loans money for building homes
and also on property already improv
ed, on monthly payment plan. Theii
, office is at 1856 Main street.
Mrs. S. c. McCurdy and daughter
Miss Ruth, departed ms morning fol
Pueblo. Many friends were at the
depot to say goodbye.
G. o. Harrison and wife, after a
very pleasant visit here with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ostenberg, returned yesterday
to their home at Cortez
Judge Granville Pendleton of Az
tee went out this morning for Den
yer to join the Elk band. The Judge
belongs to the Santa Fe lodge.
Mrs. Parker. daughter of Mrs. Dora
c. White. returned yesterday morn.
ing to her home in Thompson's park
after a very pleasant visit here
| O.
Dan MacLean and Dr. Haggart
drove out to Red Rock Saturday aft.
ernoon, returning last evening. spend.
ing the night at Howard CharIton's
camp.
| Miss Bessie Mclean and Miss
Pearl Thompson went to Aztec
Sunday. They broke the rule. how.
ever for there were no young men
in the case.
| John Strayer and son Gerald of La
/ PLATA City ttsffk
| yesterday morning Mr.. Strayer will
consult specialists in regard to Ger.
aids eyes, which were ljured over a
year ago by a firecracker.
! Three men are employed in the
| Herald job rooms and they are all
putting in overtime. The reason ?
Simply that the Herald keeps up TO
date in styles and has a foreman who
is the best job man in southwest
| Colorado.
Matthew Groves, wife and three
children, Mrs. George Brady and j.
| d. Biggs formed a fishing party who
went to Chama this morning They
will stop at the Bond house and fish
| down to the canon. After they get
tired fishing they will go on to their
homes at Canon City.
| An outing at this time of the year
is very fine, but there is no fishing.
| All streams are too high and will re-
main so for three to four weeks. Pine
river was never known to carry as
much water at this season of the
year. And 1t is surprising the way
the flow keeps up.
| q
N. F. Cooke and the writer returned
yesterday afternoon from Pine river
| where they angled with poor success
for speckled beauties, although land
ing sufficient for couple of messes
1t was the old story of the biggest
one getting away with Mr.. Cooke
And he is still mourning, refusing tc
be consoled
A party consisting of Miss Ella
Jackson, Miss Jessie Goodman, Mis-
Nan Dickerson and Mrs. Pierce, sis
ter of Harry Jackson, returned yester
day evening from an outing on Pin,
river. spending three days at Elmer
aid lakes. George Goodman, brother o
Miss Jessie, with several other gen
tlemen, having gone ahead and estab
lished camp.
TWO more new men are coming II
this week to join the ball team, ant
then Durango will be ready to hur
her def in all directions. One of tn,
} men Is Ed Vermilyea, a famous in
fielder who was here once before
He is now in Ouray and is expected
in Durango Wednesday. Joe Wioti
is coming this week from Nebraska
to do the catching.
o.
. They thought there was no plac,
, like Missouri until they came ant
saw Aztec. ]. NJ. Thomas. Georg
F.. Brington and II. S. Wattles form
a party who will change thei
residence from Missouri and will
: hereafter claim Aztec as their home
} They came out some time ago an
looked the country over decided !
was the place for them and bough
alnd. They went back to Missouri
j., to settle up their affairs and now the
have come to stay.
: 1t looked like everybody and a
: their relatives were at the depot yes
: terday morning to see the Elks an
their friends off. The Durango ban
i in their new uniforms was on han
] and gave them a good sendoff.
!. The special from Silverton arrive
shortly before 8 o'clock, carryin
!. about thirty people. Then the car
s which had been properly decorate
|. and were standing on the sidetracl
/, were switched into place and all tn
: excursionists got aboard.
: The cars were decorated wit
l. white and purple and all the pas
engers, whether members of tn
lodge on not, wore the lodge color
e baggage car was fitted up for
d commissary and from the conten
8 1t was evident there was notnin
o lacking to cheer the Elks on II
e way. Three coaches of Utes wei
e picked up at Ignacio.
1t Following Is list, SO far as cou
It be obtained. OF those going:
George Griffin, NJ. B. Pickel. A.
Hood, A. Hahn II. w. Akers, w.
:, Miller, Jud Nixon, w. II. Ostenber
- j. w. Redman and wife. T.. II. Lon