Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
(From Saturdays Daily.)
The coroner's jury this morning de
cided that j. B. Standsburys death
was accidental.
Joe Rachofsky of the Fair store. re
turned yesterday from purchasing
trip to eastern markets.
Superintendent W. F. Shelton of the
Shiprock Indian agency came up yes
terday on business trip.
Mrs. Harry Turner came down from
Eureka and will remain in Durango
during the winter months.
Mrs. A. p. Camp and Miss Evan
geline Porter returned last evening
fiom a trip to the cliff dwellings,
w. T. Darlington, Dr. McEwen, H. r.
Scouton and G. r. vandegrift went
out Allison way this morning.
John and WIN. Belmear came down
from their cattle ranch in Dolores
county in time to attend the funeral
OF their mother.
The directors of the Enterprise
Ditch company held a meeting this
afternoon in the board of trade rooms
| and talked over business affairs.
Mrs. AL Hight, who came from De
beque about three weeks ago to at
tend the funeral of her father F. w..
Kroeger, left for home this morning
over the Southern.
8. A. Rodgers arrived from Silver.
ton this morning to see Mrs. Rodgers,
who is at Ochsner's hospital. Mrs
Rodgers has so far recovered that she
| will return home in a few days.
| The Pennington fair will be one OF
the big attractions of this section.
They grow the stuff there and know
how to display it. It usually doesn't
need display to make it attractive.
| The display IN Graden's windows is
about the neatest thing in that line
seen in Durango, especially the condi-
ment and queensware departments
| The clothing and dry goods depart
ments will be fixed up right away.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Rus
sell in Denver last night, a baby boy
| Mother and child reported doing nice
| II and Grandpa Strater Is tickled to
| death. Mrs. Strater is with her daugh-
ter and that helps matters along won
derfully.
w. R. Price, superintendent OF the
Empire Gold Mining company in the
La Platas. came down yesterday, ac-
| companied by his sister. Miss Mary.
Henry ]. Hechtman received a tele-
gram last evening announcing the sad
news of the death of his mother yes
terday in Chicago. aged 79 years.
Henry will not be able to reach Chi
cago in time for the funeral. He
has the sympathy of many friends.
w. s. Weightman is displaying the
finest lot of fruit seen in Durango
for many a day. 1t is all fresh. at
tractive and Of the best quality. Mr
Weightman understands the business
and is untiring in his efforts to fur.
nish his customers the best in the
market.
School district No. 9 has called in
all outstanding warrants for payment.
The call will be found in the Weekly
Herald. The bonds are being paid as
'"P'N'y 80 Nhps bNNolht uut, anu ny
the beginning of another school year
the district will be In excellent shape
financially.
Miss Florence Brewer, one of the
graduates from the Durango high
school, left this morning for Oberlin.
Ohio. where she will enter college.
Miss Florence Is one of Durango's
brightest and most popular girls. A
number of her classmates and girl
friends went to the depot to bid her
goodbye and wish her Godspeed.
The funeral Of Mrs. M. A. Belmear |
took place from the residence of Mrs.
VIM. OConnell at Animas City at 2 |
o'clock this afternoon. Services were
conducted In the Methodist church |
South at $3.50 by the Rev. Frazier.
Many sorrowing friends followed the
remains to their last resting place
Interment was In the Animas City