Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-14
LOCAL NEWS.

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LOCAL NEWS.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Howard Charlton 1ourneyed to Ig- |
nacio this morning. Be home this ev-
ening
Assistant Superintendent McAtee re-
turned this morning from a trip to
Silverton.
The Ladies' Reading club will meet
with Mrs Reese McCloskey tomorrow
afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Sanderson OF the Florida
and Pine River churches, spent the
night in the city.
DIR. and Mrs. A. w. Robbins and the
baby were returning passengers to
bayfield, this morning.
VIII Alexander of Silverton is
spending few days in the city, visit
ing his father and mother.
Two days mail arrived this morn
ing and both letter and paper mall
was in boxes and hands OF carriers by
$780,
Thomas C. Kane was among those
enjoying the all night ride from Ala
mosa. He continued to Silverton this
| morning.
Mrs. Chas. Pearson, who has been
the guest of Mrs. J. l.. Parsons the
past two days. returned to her Florida
home this morning.
G. w. Spencer is chasing ducks on
the big Florida reservoir. Hope he
will bag sufficient number to send
a brace around to ye editor.
Dick Torres, a witness against Ed
| Dugan. has been detained at request
of the district attorney to insure his
attendance at the approaching term
of district court.
| The resolutions passed by the demo
Gratis last evening are characterized
as an April fool Joke. The men who
drafted the resolutions must take Du-
rangoites for suckers.
| o. p. Frary is for a closed town
that Is compelling saloons to obey the
closing and gambling laws. He was
consequently sidetracked by the demo-
cratic convention last evening.
| Sheriff Palmquist Of Silverton is
spending the day with Durango
friends. He was a passenger on the
belated train, returning from Pueblo
where he escorted an insane patient.
| If the democrats can point with
| such pride to the record Of their party
in city affairs how does it come that
all of the present members were side
| tracked for nomination with exception
of Mr.. Casey?
VIII the democratic aldermen, II
elected, pledge themselves to install
a new police force, one that will hon
estly enforce the Sunday and midnight
closing law and stop the running OF
private gambling houses
-
The democrats point with PRIDE"
| etc. Yes, they must point to Third
avenue with wonderful pride, also
Fifth avenue and many other streets
OF the city. In front of the writer's
residence is an eyesore since last fall,
a distance Of a block being a dis
grace to any community.
The eastern train arrived at 4 this
morning bringing two days mail, pas
sengers and express. The train fol-
lowed the rotary into Chama, arriving
there at 10:30 last evening, running
on regulation time from that point to
Durango. There were about twenty
FIVE passengers aboard.
The two train crews and passenger
trains leaving Durango Monday and
Tuesday mornings were held at Chama
until this morning when a start was
made for Alamosa, getting over the
b x-Ix L.
special train will be made UP at
Alamosa for Denver where passengers
Will be landed about IL O'Clock to-
night.
Fred Balcom. the hustling represen-
tative OF the Rood Candy company of
Pueblo, has just installed an elegant
line OF candies at the Brunswick, con-
sisttng of all kinds of chOcolates