Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-20
LOCAL NEWS
From Saturdays Daily

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Thomas Harris is down from Kline
today transacting business.
l.. II. Santa of the upper valley was
doing business in the city this fore
noon.
M. r. Sheaffer was down from the
upper valley today purchasing sup
plies.
Engineer Bates Is again at his post
on the run to Chama after several
days illness.
j. p. Lowell in from his model Pine
river ranch last evening and is spend
ing the day in Durango.
Mrs. Anna Newell, who mas been
visiting friends in the city for the
past few days left for Pagosa Springs
this morning.
Silverton Miner says Judge Pike is
making a very favorable impression
among attorneys and others attending
district court.
The Pennington State bank is a
he San Juan county fruit belt in the
near future.
Sheriff VIM. Palmquist of Silver
ion was passenger on last nights
train, returning from Pueblo, where
he placed Jack Ward in the asylum.
DR.. w. A. RAIDER, formerly a prac-
ticing physician of this place now To-
,ated at Silverton, came down this
morning and continued on to Denver.
Deputy Marshal Bailey returned
from a trip over the Southern last
evening, going out to lgnacio and
thence to Pine river points today.
Frank Allen, Farmington's hustling
hotel and livery man. is going to
build a first-class hall for operas and
Entertainments. Frank is progress
sive.
II has been suggested that II the
Denver & Rio Grande would issue 500
nile mileage books the road would
make money. 1t would induce people
% buy more books and do more trav-
cling.
Peter Daum and Martin Hotter
newly elected school directors in the
Cascade district came in today and
Iook the necessary obligations per
aiming to their office and attended
to other business affairs.
From the reports of the Colorado
springs newspapers the Durango drum
corps was the only one attending the
&. A. r. encampment. The boys gave
good account of themselves and were
credit to the gathering. They will
return tonight.
C. F. Stivers of Pennington is in
lp newspaper location in some coun
ry town. At one time Mr.. Stivers
was in the newspaper business at
Pennington where he is interested in
several tracts of land.
A portion of the fixtures for the soft
drink department of the Brunswick ar
rived this morning and Messrs. Cooke
4 Leiner hope to have everything in
running order in very short time
This will greatly increase the popu
larity of the Brunswick.
Three Animas Forks and one How
ardsville saloon keepers were fined
$50 and costs, amounting to S14O.S5
each, by Judge Pike in the district
court at Silverton this week. Doesn't
pay to sell bulge without the proper
authority.
G. p. Wills, Chas. Spencer and VIII
liam Reid were arrivals from Denver
last night. They are interested in
u placer proposition in the lower val
ley and will push it for all its is
worth. The prospects are very bright
for the success of the enterprise. They
will remain in Durango day or two
before going down to the property
At Anlmas City four pupils finished
the eighth grade: Rosa Waters, Mel
lie Goegline, Willie Huber and Frank
Howe. The exercises of the lower
grades were held at one-thirty Friday
p. m. in the school building. Espe-
clally worthy OF note was the work
in the arithmetic contest. Mr.. Ro-
decker's pupils shown most careful
training.
II. Wayne Russell left for Denver
this morning accompanied by his
wife. They expect to be with us on
the 26th of June when the Posts
band of fifty-two pieces will give an
entertainment at Red Men hall, par
ticulars of which will appear later,
the band making tour of the state.
Wayne is a rustler. He kept the
wires hot last night, making dates with
Silverton and other towns.