Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-06

ton visitors arriving this morning.
Mrs. S. S. Sloan will leave in a day
or two for Nampa, Idaho. to visit her
sister, Mrs. Gus Roberts.
Prof. Murdock. architect of the sill
verton court house, passed through
from Silverton to Denver this morning
blwood Limprecht returned last ev-
ening from Boulder. where he has been
attending school at the university.
Mrs. Jos. Lee OF Mancos was taken
to Mercy hospital today, where she
will undergo an operation.
Mrs. NJ. II. Howe returned yester-
day from a four weeks visit with rel.
ative in Missouri. Mr. Howe met her
at Alamosa.
NJ. T. Chestnut arrived from Rico
last evening and is spending the day
in town. Mr. Chestnut is happy over
recent strikes in properties he is op-
Grating.
Alex Wilson was brought in from
Pagosa Springs yesterday and was
taken to the hospital for treatment for
blood poisoning. as a result of cut
In the arm inflicted while working at
one of the lumber camps.
Mice LFf++f
Fleek are back from Sllverton, where
they went in the interest Of Miss Por.
ter's contest for the News-Times prize
Durango people generally hope she
will win the big prize
Mrs. Margaret Messecre and her
neice, Mrs. Ballou, were outgoing pas.
aengers this morning. Mrs. Messecre
goes to Denver and Mrs. Ballou to
Chama, where she will remain during
he summer.
The Woodmen of the World met in |
their new home last night. commit |
lee was appointed to make arrange.
ments for the observance of memorial |
lay on the 10th. There will be two |
monuments TO unveil.
On account of a broken pipe on en- |
zine No. %, the Telluride train was |
IN hour late leaving this morning. |
Most any thing is liable to happen
to the "skidoo" engine, which doesn't
skidoo worth a cent.
Phil H. Knowlton, representing the
Carter-Rice-Carpenter Paper company
ot Denver was calling on the trade
Yesterday, arriving from Telluride
sunday. He left for Santa Fe and
New Mexico towns this morning.
Tonight the city council VIII meet in
regular session. Unless the sewer
question is taken up the session will
probably be short one, as there is
not much business on the book for
disposal, except the allowing of the
monthly pay roll and other bills.
o
The streets and alleys committee
las commenced the building of the
sidewalk on the east side of Main
street between Fifteenth street and
the bridge. It will be an improve
nent to the street. but it makes the
houses along there look like 80 cents.
numbers of anglers have shoulder
ed their rod and reel and bait basket
md gone out to the quiet pools to
lure the wary trout So far we have
not of any phenomenal catches. The
waters are too muddy, July is the
month for successful fishing in this
neck of the woods.
The Eagles will give a smoker
Thursday night. Visiting brothers es-
pecially invited to attend. The Eagles
are high flyers and know how to en-
tertain, and those who are fortunate
enough to be entitled to meet with
them Thursday night are assured of
good time.
Dave Swickheimer, the well known
mining man, spent the night at the
Strater hotel, leaving this morning for
Denver, Mr.. Swickheimer is the
main push at Rico, having the bank
and doing considerable work on his
various mines, being the principal
shipper from the district at the pres
ent time. with hopes of increasing in
the near future.
B. r. Cunningham, Of the Western
Union line service. Denver. who came
down several days ago to repair the
electric clocks knocked out by cross
with the light wires, has finished his
work and returned to Denver. He
said the miXup here was something
before unknown in the service. He
put extra safeguards on the clocks,
so that a recurrence will be next to
impossible.
The first formal steps to aid the
nomination of Robert NJ La Toilette |
TOR the presidency we're taken at a
largely attended meeting at Milwau |
kee. 1t was the sense OF the meeting |
fbat thnra vuus ~, ruaatIor nf Ennotpr. |