Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26
LOCAL NEWS
(From Thursdays Daily

LOCAL NEWS.
(From Thursdays Daily.
George SponseI came in from Di,
yesterday and is spending the day il
the city, transacting business.
VIM. Smith, who has been yisitin.
friends here during the past severa
days, left for Chicago this morning.
Mrs Chas. Keil, who underwent al
operation at Mercy hospital some tim,
ago, has so far recovered as to b,
able to return to her home.
Alexander Glenn and James Flock
hardt, contractors for the pluming ant
steamfitting on the Silverton court
house, came down last evening and
were the guests of James Garman over
night, leaving for Denver this morn
ing.
Frank NJ. Pierce of Pennington
spent yesterday in Durango, leaving
for Denver this morning on business
Mr.. Pierce is one of the staid business
men of the southwestern country and
is always a welcome visitor to Dl.
range.
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Mrs. Milt Herrick left this morning
for San Francisco, by way of Denver.
She goes to be with her sister. Mrs.
Stan Day, who will undergo an opera.
tion for appendicitis. Mrs. Herriclt
will be met at Salt Lake by Milt's
brother, Charles, who will accompany
her to the coast. She may be absent
several months.
II is reported that three sacks of
registered mail were stolen from a
Burlington train between Denver and
the state line and that the sacks con
tanned over 100000 How does any
body but the senders know how much
money the registered packages con
tanned? The man who can see through
mail sacks and registered packages,
after they have disappeared and de
termine the amount of money they
contained should be able to locate the
robbers by the same code The desire
for the sensational causes many
streches OF the imagination.
Mr.. Van Hoof, the Colorado Port
land cement man. who gave the city
council some valuable pointers on the
proper method of laying cement walks
left this morning for Telluride and
western slope points. He will put in
some time in Montrose. Cement walks
are being laid along all the streets of
the city.
Marshal Mccartney will soon have
another supply of dog tax tags. If
you have a dog worth saving get
your 81 ready. He will surely be
around to see you about it.
Joe Davis, who has been visiting
friends here, departed this morning
for his home at lola, Kas., by way
of Telluride and Grand Junction.
The Denver and Rio Grande pay
car came in yesterday and distributed
rhacke omonp the amplpuoc II woS
several days behind time this month,
the usual date Of its arrival being the
18th.
The police force gathered a drunken
Mexican and put him where he would
cool off. He will appear before Police
Judge Houx and tell how 1t happened
He will probably get the usual dose
$5 and costs.
Miss Bessie Eustice has resigned
her position with ] NJ Kingsley and
leaves in the morning for Denver
where she will take business college
course and will be absent year or
more and maybe permanently.
Telluride Journal says when Bobby
Faintain's tent show reaches the I'm
compahgre valley towns were eggs
are cheaper they should be literally
used. Durango has had three tent
shows this season and each and every
one has been vile. Suppose the coun-
Gil increase the license for travelling
fakes.
Wm. Wolf who is at Ochsner's hos
pital suffering from liver trouble, is
reported this afternoon as no better.
John Nicholson, operated on yes
terday at Ochsner's hospital is report
ed as doing nicely.
Fire Chief Henry Dietrich is spend
ing his vacation at Willow park, fish
ing and accumulating a tan.