Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-08


parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Springer,
of the north side for several weeks.
Mrs. F. S. Balster returned last ev-
oning from six weeks trip to Den.
yer and points east.
County Clerk Conroy is at his desk
today after a few days tussle with
rheumatism.
Now that Silverton ball team has
won game the spell is broken and
Durango will have to play bail.
Pennington train made the trip o.
X. yesterday. although about five hours
late in getting to Pennington.
Henry Bcrri returned yesterday
from business and pleasure trip to
Denver. Absent nine days.
w. ]. Croke is back from his fishing
trip on the Upper Pine. He didn't
catch many fish, but he had good
time.
J. Fl. Arnold returned last evening
from Dolores He was up there sew.
eral days looking after his branch real
estate office.
e. j. strawn has been transferred
from the main line service to the
Pennington branch during the absence
of r. c. Kaufman. brakeman.
]. c. Akin has severed his connec
tion with the freight department of the
Southern and gone into business with
his brother at Dolores.
Kruschke is getting ready for an
other mark down and final wind-up
sale of summer goods. Must make
complete cleanup.
J. B. Patterson came in from Pa
gaso Springs last evening and is
spending the day in Durango Contin.
ues to silverton this evening.
Thos. Lotus is booking for men to
work ON the nume he has the contract
for ON the Montezuma irrigating canal
All kinds Of labor is scarce and flume
men are not easy to obtain.
w. r. Mason and wife and Mrs. Il.
/, Kight of Hesperus came dowl
last evening and are spending the
lay in the city, the guests of the raj.
ace.
S. w Smith went to Slverton this
morning to deliver his plans for the
city hall to city council and look after
other details In connection with the
erection of that structure.
Mrs. Webster. representing the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society,
will deliver an address at the Metho-
dist church this evening at 8 O'clock
good attendance is requested.
G. A. Selleck, who returned Satur
day from two weeks outing with
The family in the vicinity of Farm,
ington, reports them enjoying life in
the great fruit belt.
Parties returning from the hills
bring arm loads of Coumbincs, the
most beautiful of all mountain wild
flowers. They flourish best during wet
seasons and there is n profusion of
them high up in the mountains.
A. r. Molette went mp to Silverton
yesterday evening. Intended up go in
the morning, but got on the Southern
instead of the Silverton train and had
to back mp. He returned this morn
ing and went out on the eastern bound
for Colorado Springs.
John Scott, charged with giving
| whisky to an indian, was discharged
in the county court this afternoon. The
Indian said Scott gave him the whisky
and Scott said he didn't 1t was the
Indians word against scotts and the
| negro was given the benefit of the
doubt.
w. r. Armstrong this morning slip
ped lot Of twigs covered with ripe
fruit from the upper valley to f. w
WadIeigh of the Rio Grande, They
viii be placed on exhibition in the
Rio Grande office in Denver. One
snail swig contained over a hundred
ripe cherries.
A number of Indians and Mexicans
went up to the Montezuma valley this
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