Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-05

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1t is understood the two Pagosa
papers have established an armistice
until the approaching election is over.
Mrs. Doctor Robbins OF Bayfield,,
who has been assisting her aunt, Mrs.
| Boyle, in the care of Mr.. Boyle during
his recent illness. returned home this
morning.
Durango appears TO be today with
out single case of contagion. a cou-
dition of which our sister Animas
| City boasts.
Joe Coppinger, lately returned from
Old Mexico and California, says Mex
| leo looks like a good place TO go to
when you want to go somewhere.
| The city council will meet tomor-
row evening in regular session, and
besides the ordinary routine will have
the annual appointments to make. in-
cluding fire department, police, water
commissioner. pound herder, etc.
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The new clothing department at the
Graden Mercantile companys stores
| is receiving more new goods every
day now which are being displayed
SO they can be seen. Take the ele-
vator.
The appearance of the San Juan
papers now reaching Herald desks
suggest that since the snowslide sea-
son there has been nothing more ex-
citing than poor frog hand played
for a solo.
George Smart is down from Tom
Cnestnuts mine near Trimble
Springs and SAYS it will take good
deal longer to dig the hole than he
had figured on. Rock is gettin' hard.
er all the time.
Land hunters are again pouring
into the New Mexico country from all
the points OF the compass They stop
for nothing but nights lodging and
breakfast and then worry the host
about the train not starting sooner
A lady leaving this morning for
home in the country said the Duran
go people had Jared well during the
severe storms; that II they had been
in the country wading snow banks
In hn lyi
chen to the chicken house they would
realize better that there had been a
storm.
]. ID. Taliferro who testified in the
Stansel case this morning, described
the third party he saw with gun in
his hand during the enactment of the
January tragedy as a tall. light com
plexioned man, slender and clean
snaven. In his shirt sleeves. He knew
none of the three parties and could
not discern who was shooting
From Tuesdays Daily.
Roads and bridges will be a serious
consideration for the board of com
missioners until the season closes.
Adair Wilson will accompany dis
daughter, Mrs. H. c. Brown and chill
dren on their return to the Pacific
country, probably tomorrow.
Mrs. H. C. Brown and children who
now reside on the Pacific coast has
had a pleasant time with old friends
during her visit to Durango.
Settlers on the lower La Plata who
stream are figuring on floods and get
ting ready to move to higher ground.
John Wilmer contemplates going
down to attend the golden wedding
of mis- uncle, Louis Wilmer. south OF
La Boca.
The present demand for buildings
suitable for the saloon business in
the south part of the city would in
dicate that there will be no loss this
year in the revenues from liquor.
Lotus 4 Skidmore will probably
begin the construction of the Gina
| branch of the Rio Grande Southern
to the May Day mine within a few
| days. as the snow is melting rapidly
The miss of model young woman
| mood, wnen first called to the witness
stand in the trial of tragedy Will
be pardoned If she feels uneasy and
bushes copiously, for she don't want
| to be there at all.
| Geo. w. Moody, late teacher OF the
| Hay Gulch schools, who contributed
a valuable paper at the teachers
meeting sometime ago, will succeed
Mr.. Smith in the Eighth grade at the
| High school. Mr.. Moody is a gradu-
ate OF the University of South Da-
kota.
Len Swift who is down from the La
Plata district, says that while the