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

b in California district. The considera'
ton Is named as $500.
( William b. Firebaugh has decided
to Elizabeth Phelps land in sections
] ~ and "a in township 36 north of
range 3. including 1--WE shares of the
capital stock of the Anlmas Valley
Ditch company, for si.425.
Mrs. j. Il. Ball will spend few
weeks at her old home in Grand
Rapids, Mich, leaving for there this
mronlng MT Ball will take his va
cation when he goes to Denver to
meet Mrs. Ball on her return,
o.
w. a. Morgan. a business man OF
Littleton, has been visiting relatives
az Mancos and Cortez, He came In
last evening and left for home this
morning. He was accompanied by
his sister Mrs. p r. Outlet of Cor
tez and Mrs. r. l.. Outlet of Mancos,
who with their children will visit in
Denver and LIttleton.
The United States civil service
commission announces an examina-
ton for painter TO be held August
10 The painter is wanted for the
Prealdlo. San Francisco Salary
$500 a year Applicant must be 20
years old or over at date of examiD-
alton. For further particulars in
quire of Mrs. Hammond at the post
office
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Nichols, Mr..
and Mrs. A. l.. thurman and Mr.. God
frey Challeu are home from a most
enjoyable trip to Emerald lakes,
where they caught lots OF fish.
The Mcconnell camping party got
away at 1880 this morning. They
had twelve saddle horses and seven
pack horses. This is the largest out.
fit any camping party has ever taken
out of Durango. Mr.. Mcconnell will
follow the party in a day or two.
Benjamin, the kindling man, lost a
wagon and offered $40 reward. Mike
| Tierney had seen the wagon setting
| out at the foot of the hill where Ben
| jamin had left 1t and thought as It
wasn't doing any good there he would
borrow it. Mike has returned the
wagon and told Benjamin he needn't
mind about the reward.
One day last week In game be-
tween the Boston and New York
teams Ralph Glaze was put in the
who was being batted all over the
field pitching six innings and only
one hit made off him. Pretty good
work and It Is possible the Boston
team will utilize Glaze more in the
future.
Mrs. Andrew Hartman was In to
day from Bayfield, getting her au
|, thority from the county court to con
i tinue her husbands business. She
4 will continue to operate the sawmill
being familiar with the business from
her husbands being so long in it.
| The mill is located at the edge OF
pareaId an1 sho has f,ne tract y,
,,nohar ,onr ,niIes from town having
,aaa,a, 40 ooroo barso,,
|
,o,oohono messoge ,rom the
soy,ntu ~ Tho pine pivar Jpmhe,
aa,,ra,, ,hts r,orning onnounce,
not tho bouse If n II Rov,o on In,
vaIIoc,,o had beer destroved NV Are
,o@o,bor win tho contents Tn,
hn,,sa y,s oco,niod nv ceor,e Me,
yulo ana family Tho bouse was n,
oi,,t,.roon, gtrncture with two hall,
and =, n,t,l, house conbinod II 1,
undors,ood tho bopsa ia a totol wreck
:, voc wor,h about 90 o00 and wa,
,nsrrod gor a am The furnitur.
,,as o,,nod hv M MalviIle and tn,
Loco an n cannot he estimated at tbi
,t,,a n &c not tnowp wbetber any
,hr,, WOO soved or mt hut as tb,
ara oocnrrad at . o'clock this morn
tno I, ts fa,rod ro,btpy was saved
me r,,rnitnro wo, insnred for $500
NJ Molviue had inst laid in his sum