Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-09
this morning to perform an operation


Mrs. Frank Eldredge returned last
evening from three weeks visit with
friends in LeadvIlle.
from Silyerton this morning and Jack
met them at the depot.
James Bennett left this morning for
Denver on little business trip. Ex-
poets to be back Tuesday.
Reese McCloskey returned last even
ing from Santa Fe. where he spent
several days on legal business
Chas. e. Herr went down to Farm
ington. this morning to look after his
lumber business.
Franz Endter is moving his no
tlon store from the north side to the
building next to Wahler's. on lower
Main
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Mrs. w. r. Mason and Mrs. d. E.
Kight of Hesperus returned yester
day from the Sllverton Labor day
festivities.
Mrs. James Herman and family were
arrivals from Silverton yesterday.
They went to their Mancos home this
morning.
Uriah Cato, formerly Durango
resident, now of Cortez, came in last
evening and is renewing old acqlaint
ances today.
Miss Evelyn Hechtman cane in on
last evenings Southern from Ophir
and will visit awhile with her father
II. j. Hechtman.
Judge C. A. Pike returned last even
ing from four weeks visit to the old
hold in Maine. He enjoyed the out
ing immensely and is looking fine.
Jack Cole. who is at Mercy hospital
IL reported as recovering from an at
tack of typhoid fever. His many
friends here will he pleased to learn
il.
Passenger traffic is rather inter
mittent these days. Yesterday an ex-
ira coach was required. this morning
there was oodles of room. with the
regular humber of coaches.
The Graden dressmaking parlors
will open with Mrs. Bird and with a
full corps of assistants. Being well
versed with the latest styles the ladies'
of Durango can rest of assured of
having the best and latest in gowns.
l.. 2. Rudolph, lessee on the Toma-
hawk. a promising La Plata property,
came down from the mine last even
ing. He is down only about ten feet
and has showing to be proud of
He is saving the ore taken from
| the development work and will soon
have carload ready for shipment.
| Results from work done on claims in
that locality demonstrate that the ore
| is there and needs but a little enter
| prise to bring 1t forth. The present
I Indications are that ere the roses
bloom again there will be a number
Of shippers added to the present list.
| Wm. Barber, who spent several days
OF this week looking after mining in
terests in the La Platas, came down
last evening and went out to Pueblo
this morning. He is interested with
Pueblo parties in the Van Emmett
group located between the May Day
| and the Idaho. The property is being
worked under lease and car load
shipment will be made in a few days.
Mr.. Barber is exceedingly well pleas
ed with the outlook for the property.
They have had returns of $3.50 from
samples, but the carload shipments are
not expected to return values SO high
as that. There is a good sized body
and if it retains 500 to the ton they
have big thing.
Mrs. Mary Trip, aged 50 years,
died at her home at Thirteenth street
and Second avenue of cancer, from
which she had been sufferer for
many years. For twelve years she
was at the Navajo mission. devoting
her time for the good of others. Serv-
ices will be held at the chapel of the
Goodman undertaking parlors tomor-
row morning at o'clock, after which
the remains will be shipped to the old
home near Troy, N. Y. for interment.
| Miss Tripp, accompanied by her sis
ter, came to Durango about two
months ago in hopes that she could
| get relief but II came not until the