Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

morning.
| McGregor and Lake have a contract
for erecting modern dwelling house
at Hermosa
w. j. Rattle. the mining man, tar
ried in the city over night, arriving
from the east last evening
Three ball games will be arranged
to take place during the spring meet,
| scheduled for the first week In June.
The entertainment given at Red
| Men hall last evening by the old maids
was well attended and enjoyed by all.
j. G. Gaukroger, Swift's represen-
tative, started eastward this morning
with rather shaky knees, having been
in two wrecks within the past ten
days.
Dave Miller is spending the day In
Durango, having been looking after
affairs at the May Day mine since
Monday. This is Mr.. Miller's first
visit for some months.
Railroad people expected the Silver
ton branch cleared by noon or little
after and started mixed train, carry.
ing passengers, mail and express,
along with freight, being a double
header, for Silverton a few minutes
after 9 this morning.
Sam Wittow, son-in-law OF Harry Ra-
chofsky. Is spending the day in Du-
range returning from trip to Eng
land, making his spring purchases in
New York, stopping there few days
both going and coming.
Don Eddy and Charles Harmon, two
boys who have grown from child.
hood in this city. left for Denver this
morning where they go to accept a DO
sition with the Electric Telephone
company of the capital city. We trust
the young men will make fine record
starting out in life in new fields.
j. II. Ploger, the well known hard
ware salesman, journeyed eastward to-
day And he was congratulating him
self on the fates that caused him to
remain over a day in Durango, expect
ing to leave yesterday morning, but
being detained by the wreck on the
Silverton branch Tuesday was not
able to get through with Durango work
In time to take the train yesterday
morning although his baggage was on
the illfated train which was wrecked
at Phantom curve.
Ii Durango contains a young man
or young lady who believe they have
literary talent and can hustle lot OF
local news, The Herald will be pleased
to hear from them and the ground will
be gone over. Do not be backward
and after talking over the matter ap-
plicants can tell whether they desire
to tackle the job. There must be
beginning and we are willing to coach
for some weeks. II Durango cannot
furnish the talent it will be necessary
to send outside.
EaStprn panarg sny that on avian
sion of the Rio Grande railroad from
Creede through the Weninuche pass,
on to Durango will be made this sea
son; that money has already been pro-
ern Pacific and the D. & r. G. have
settled their difficulties and both roads
will use one track from Durango to
Walsenburg That will give the San
Luis valley a direct outlet to the Pa
cfic coast and will mean both a morn
ing and an afternoon train daily each
day, east and west-Monte Vista
Journal.
With five wrecks west Of Alamosa
on the Denver G. Rio Grande within
four days makes one think this is
good time to remain at home. Friday
the passenger train going to Creede
met with an accident, Saturday after
noon the passenger leaving Durango
was delayed by the locomotive leaving
ing the track near Big Horn station,
in which Engineer Duxsted was in
jured, the freight wreck on the Silver
ton branch Tuesday afternoon, the ac-
cident on the Rio Grande Southern
yesterday, to say nothing OF the
freight wrecked by slide near Ophir
Loop Monday.
- :.
The parties interested in spring
races met last evening and decided
on June 4, and as the days, and
arranged to go ahead with advertis.
ing, etc, at once. ]. w. Morgan, of
the firm of Wood & Morgan, was
elected president of the club giving
the races and all interested are men
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