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

Tom Kane came down from silver
ton this morning.
Postmaster Reed returned To Sill
verton last evening.
Frank Blatnick was a passenger on
this mornings eastern, bound for Pu
eblo.
Miss Marion Harwood came In from
Ignacio last evening to visit Durango
friends.
Mrs. Emile Gultzwiler is recovering
from the operation performed at Mer.
cy hospital some days ago.
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w. |. Clifford, local manager of the
Porter Fuel company. was Denver
passenger this morning
Mr. and Mrs. James Datl of Hes
perus are happy over the arrival of a
baby, who arrived yesterday. DR..
Lackey officiating.
Miss Nettie Duncan arrived from
Denver last evening on visit to her
brother, Rio Grande Southern ex-
press messenger.
George Logan returned this morning
from Silverton where he spent two
nights and a day looking after Gold
King coal interests.
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John Accord. who has been putting
in an irrigation flume in the upper
Animas valley. came down yesterday
having finished the work.
Louis Johnson was brought down
from Silverton this morning suffering
from inflammatory rheumatism. He
was taken to Mercy hospital.
The telephone line between Duran
so, Silverton and other state points
Is out of commission today. Linemen
are out looking up the trouble
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r. l.. Dale went up to Silverton yes.
terday, to appear as Witnesses in the
trial of young Grange for the killing
of his stepfather. VIM. Accord
DIR. ]. A. Duff, Farmington's accom-
modating postmaster, accompanied by
his wife. arrived last evening and
will tarry in the city couple of
days. Stopping at the Strater.
The streets and alleys committee is
making the rounds of the city investi.
eating sidewalks today, and where re
pairs are necessary the owner is mott
fed that they must be made within
reasonable time or prosecutions will
follow.
County Superintendent Mrs. Pulford
visited the school at lockwood Wed
nesday. She reports 1t in fine condi
tion. The closing exercises were held
today. Next week she will visit the
summer schools at Thompson's park
May Day and Hesperus.
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After the smoke cleared away and
all is summed up the fruit crop of this
section of the country was not as
badly injured as at first reported
as in other years. The fruit on many
of the trees will have to be trimmed
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Judge r. S. Clemens left this morn
ing for Denver. He was attorney for
a number of those who filed on land
and will appear before the grand jury
He will take in Glenwood Springs be
fore his return, the last of next week.
Mrs. Clements intended to go along
but the boy was sick this morning
and her trip was deferred.
Dewey c. Bailey, Jr., deputy United
States marshal. arrived from Denver
last evening and is adding to the list
OF those who must attend the United
States grand jury In Denver He
went out on the Southern this morn
ing, expecting to return this evening
anu puANihS ih hcaio'ic" ia 'ih'''h
parts of La Plata county.
The Grand Junction News has Just
started the Morning Associated Press
report. This is the first time Grand
Junction has had morning paper
and for the first time Grand Junction
will have an all night-or a. m.-tele-
graph office Durango beat this long
ago. as Durango papers have received
morning press reports for upwards OF
fifteen years.
Jimmy Briefly, the ball catcher, who
won SO many games for Jack Slater
ly's team during the past three years
came down from Silverton this morn
ing bound for Trinidad. He is under
contract to the Fort Worth, Tex, club
but has not yet decided what he will
do. Jimmy is deseryedly popular will
the ball fans and players in this sec
/ ton. Besides being a good catcher ht
is a jovial, whole-souled boy and will
be missed in ball circles in the south
west.
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