Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-04
one was in the house, and it is thought
the fire was of incendiary origin.

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$ Miss Nettie McNicholas. who had
spent the holidays with her parents
4 in Durango, returned this morning tc
, Bayfield, TO take UP her work again in
/ the public schools there
The eight-hour day was inaugurated
, in Durango daily print shops today.
This means increased expense.
The infant baby OF Ed. Tiffany and
wife. aged nine days. died this morn,
ing at their home on the North side.
Miss Della English. sister OF Mrs.
VIM. Rudersdorf. arrived from Ala
mosa yesterday evening to visit rela
lives and friends.
Miss Milicent White is observing
her last New Years birthday as a sin
| gle girl, having been ushered into
this world one snowy New Years day
among toe clouds Of San Juan couu
ty. How old? Well. you guess.
DR.. Lackey SAYS he Knows of only
two cases of diphtheria In Durango
one under mis- care on the North side
and the one reported In the C.rarl
family at Animas City: If there are
any other cases of the dread mplady
ne does not know It,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Bellinger of Cha
ma. who have been visiting Durango.
will take home little boy. DR..
Lackey found the stork at Mercy hos
pital. Mother and babe are getting
along nicely. Mr.. Bellinger Is a
brother-in-law of Mrs. John o'Connell.
S. Ikeda. captain of the Japanese
population of Durango, says he thinks
his people could readily adapt them.
selves to American customs and op
portunities. that his people have made
America than they could ever make
at home
Hubert, only son OF Mr.. and Mrs 1
Geo. n. Raymond. is down with scar
let fever. So far the case Ia very
light and Indications are for short
6. nj hA t.. 1.
unpleasant TO be shut out Of home
on New Years day when II also com
bines birthday festivities. But no one
will complain in the least If the little
one soon RECEIVERS,
Harry Jackson DR.. McEwen and
representation from Durango yester
day at Pennington attending Or. Ros
enthal's funeral The Aztec Masons
turned out almost in a body to do
honor to the dead.
Mr.. and Mrs Cal Dock say their
day, but that as she Is a good girl
they do not blame an obscure publ
cation for falling In with The Her
AIDS premature announcement OF the
young lady's birth some days ago. And
next year the Herald scribe will join
the young miss in joint birthday
party.
e. S. Bartlett, the old soldier. who
buried mis- daughter Florentina. aged
il years, from the Catholic church
yesterday, is the most disconsolate
old man in Durango today. 1t WAS
his only little girl. The family re-
sides at Porter, where Mr.. Bartlett
has been engaged In making props
FOR coal mines and hauling.
Mrs. j, b. Pulford, superintendent
of schools for La Platat couny: Mrs
Ida Wales, superintendent of the
Whittier school, and Miss Maud
WHiit, VI tlt LID Iidlti utItEhiiob "
the state teachers association meet
ing In Denver. returned yesterday ey.
ening. saying that Professor Gould
would arrive this evening. They had
an interesting meeting in which all
Of them took the widest interest.
The Herald's New Mexico cUrres-
pondent, who is quite an old timer.
should tell MS which town J. Harg
Eskridge established In Kansas,
whether 1t was on Waubunsee creek
or in Saguache. lest The Hernld's
vercaity be questioned. 1t is matter
of common discussion that Mr.. Esk.
ridge, who was one of the principals
of the Eskridge-Stockton gang, escap
ed In time to build a town of cOnsid
cradle proportions in Kansas. With
ont searching the records of Ouan
trell's army, so long before Eslfridgt
was a kid. when Waubunsee creel
Was named hack in the sixties, Il