Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-05

| morning FOR Denver
Rev. w. L. Markland left this morn
ing for Pagosa Springs to remain q
couple of weeks during which time he
will hold a series of gospel meetings
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morgan. daugh
ter and son of Topeka, Kas., are visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Leiner
Mr.. Morgan is brother of Mrs. Lein
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. McIaren and Misses
Nola and Myrtle Mckinney came down
from Silverton this morning, where
they were connected with the Thea.
torium.
| The funeral of the late w. r. Mason.
sr., was held from the Durango under
taking parlors at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing, the Rev. II. j. Grace of the M. Il.
| church, conducting the services. The
daughters, Mrs. A. b. Mcfarland and
Mrs. J. ID. Ball, arrived from Pueblo
on yesterdays eastern.
Mrs s. W. Raymond and Miss Cath
crime returned last evening after a
two we, ks absence. spending most of
the tine at the summer resort of
C. II. Raymond in Boulder county,
stopping in Denver a couple of days
on their return trip. OF course they
had good time.
Mrs. Anna Jack of Durango who has
been visiting her brother and sister,
Elmer Titus and May Smith. left yes
terday for Denver and Kansas City.
Mrs. Jack was at the bedside of her
father. Grandpa" Titus, at Payette,
Ida, when he died some time ago
Grand Junction News.
A Telluride boy was fined $25 for
selling trout to man Perhaps the
boy did not know it was against the
law to. sell things he had legally
obtained by his labor, but 1t is a sure
shot the man knew about 1t and should
have been fined sl25 for taking ad-
vantage of boy and leading him into
violating the law.
The police department was busy
yesterday evening. Three drunks were
put in the ice box to cool off over
night. This morning they were re-
minded that it costs money to get
drunk in Durango and were required
to deposit $40 each in the Golfers of
the city in order to gain their liberty.
Conductor Jay traded off the Du.
range flyer to Gus Doze this morning
and gave boot to get back on the Tel
luride-Ridgway run. Billy reports the
little Jays down at Durango fine as a
fiddle. Dorothy, who had an attack
of brain fever month or so ago,
feels and looks fine again.-Telluride
Journal.
Negotiations are under way for a
game of ball with Durango on Sat
urday and Sunday, August 10 and IL,
and should nothing prevent Telluride
will see the champs of the Timber
Line league in action on the local
diamond. Those who have seen them
say they play ball all the time.-Tellu-
ride Journal.
Preparations are being made for lay
ing a concrete sidewalk in front OF the
Vienna restaurant. A shortage of ma
terial is said to be the cause of delay
in putting down several others. When
the city starts the ball rolling by lay
ing concrete cross walks others Will
follow by putting in concrete walks
and the fiapdoodle walks on Main
avenue will soon be thing OF the
past.
Berlin has a ripper The fiend
works in the open and on crowded
thoroughfares. His victims are chill
dren. The authorities have not been
able to apprehend him. A little less
red tape and more attention to duty
might bring the fiend to justice. The
police will pick up a citizen charged
with les majestic in about two minutes.
but the flend who ruthlessly and open
L. mutilates children cannot be caught.
Mrs. r. NJ. Johnson and children
left this morning to join Mr.. Johnson
who some weeks ago went to Kansas
for the benefit OF his health. Mr..
Johnson, who was injured in the
wreck OF n Rio Grande Southern mail
car, is not improving as rapidly as
he expected to. Physicians who have
examined the injury give small hopes
Of recovery in the near future. 1t is
feared the spine is permanently in
jured. They may be absent a year.
Friday and Saturday of this week