Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-22

Saturday, Mr.. Fleetwood holding ser
vices yesterday morning. the local
choir with Prof. York organist, fur
nishing the music. The attendance
was large. Mr.. Fleetwood returned
with the party last evening, holding
services at ST. Marks rectory as
usual.
| Ed. Hurley has been transferred to
the division east of Chama and this
morning he and his wife left for that
place.
| About three inches of snow covered
the ground this morning and when
the sun went down this evening 1t
had not all melted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Krumpanitzky
came over from Mancos last evening
and will visit with Durango relatives
several days.
Several parties have expressed a
willingness to sign contracts to plant
| sugar beets who hesitated at first.
Just struck them little sudden and
they wanted time to think 1t over,
Oh, well get that sugar factory yet.
Adam Levy, Charles A. Johnson
and w. j. Jordan of Cortez stopped
over night at the Palace on their re-
turn from Pueblo, where they went as
| witness in the case of the United
States against John Brown, charged
with selling whisky to Indians
Brown was convicted, but his SEN
tence was not learned. The witnesses
continued on to their homes at Cortez
this morning.
Miss Mae f. Rantchler returned
last night from sad mission to Pu-
eblo. She was called there about ten
days ago on account of the illness of
her mother who passed away few
days ago. Miss Rantchler is teaching
school at Dolores, but being tired
from the long ride and arriving so
late last night, she concluded to rest
today and did not go out this morn
ing. She is staying at the Palace
Durango seems to have come in
for the tail end of the southern storm
as at Silverton yesterday forenoon it
was clear and neither Silverton or
Telluride had over one inch of snow
all told.
| The little two-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Hanna on Florida mesa
was injured in fall few days ago
and yesterday the little fellow sue.
cumbed. The funeral will be at the
home on the ranch. The friends of
the parents deeply sympathize with
them in their bereavement.
w. G. Warner grand chancellor of
the knights of Pythias, will visit the
Durango lodge Wednesday evening of
this week, at which time degree work
viii be exemplified. This will be Mr..
Warmers first Official visit and he win
give talk on the order and il is
specially desired that all members at,
tend. After the degree work there
Will be social session, winding IN
with banquet.
Ed. III. Foster brought into the
board of trade rooms this morning
two monster sugar beets grown on
his place, thirty-two miles below Du-
range One weighs 25 pounds and
the other Is. This takes the record
so far as we have been able to learn.
The possibilities in the way of sugar
beets is something wonderful TO con
template. BY all means we must
have factory.
The contract for the excavation and
foundation work for the library has
been let to Tom Edwards. Charles
Friedhoff, one of the contractors. de.
parted for Denver this morning. l. A.
Hoeffle. his partner. will remain to
look after the work. The Denver gen.
| tlemen were somewhat dubious about
| having good weather for WORKING all
winter, since there was a snowfall OF
about three inches last night and It
was still showing this morning, but
they were assured that Durango had
Just as good weather as Denver any
time.
Hon. T. d. Burns is spending the
day In town, coming down from Trim
tle Sprincs this morning where he
arrived Saturday evening. Mr.. Burns
is Just making an inspection trip
seeing how work is progressing on
the new improvements and how the
new management is getting along. nil