Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-14

Ex-Sherin Thompson returned yes
terday from the Lower La Plata where
he put In week or ten days.
TeEdride Journal comr. ends Du.
rango merchants upon their enterprise
In advertising their goods. It's the
way to secure trade.
Aspen by two to one vote refused
to sanction municipal ownership and
extended the water company franchise
twenty-five years
only tour parties took sufficient In
terest In the sewage proposition to
call and go over the plats with Engi-
neer Wigglesworth yesterday.
IL the democrat had received more
than nineteen subscription orders Sat
urady Tulley would have acknowl,
:. edged it. That duck is all truth
-fulness.
The Wilson gulch bridge is closed
to traffic, being declared unsafe. The
commissioners are advertising for bids
TO build new bridge to replace the
old one.
Chris. Lawrenson, the well known
Piedra ranchman and stock grower. is
spending the day in Durango. Mr..
Lawrenson is one of the progressive
men of his section.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Cornell came
in from Chama Saturday evening to
visit friends. Mr.. Cornell returned
this morning while Mrs. Cornell will
remain several days
Mrs. c. E. Dudley left yesterday |
morning for Aravaipa, one OF the cop |
per mining camps of Arizona, to visit |
with her brother and look into the |
country generally with view of re-
naming.
E. w. Hodges returned to Silverton
yesterday from Boulder where he
journeyed ten days ago. He expected
to be absent several months, but evi-
IDENTIFY changed his mind. He contin-
ues to improve.
Mrs. Della Campbell of Piedra died
at Pagosa Springs last Thursday at
>the residence of her son, Jerry Camp
bell. The remains were shipped to
Bayfield, yesterday. Mrs. Campbell
made her home for number of years
with her son, Henry, at Piedra, going
to Pagosa a few weeks ago to receive
medical attention and care.
A. Rex Molette arrived from Ala
mosa last evening and will now take
up his permanent residence, having
shipped his law library, household
goods, etc. Mrs. Molette will visit
: friends In other parts of the state
until the first of the month when
they will locate in the Quinn residence
in North Durango.
Marshal Wickline informed Her
aid reporter that 1t was impossible to
get a drink of whisky in Durango yes
terday-that all the saloons were
closed tight. We trust this will be
the case in the future. 1t will all
depend on the officers however If
they mean business there will be no |
more Sunday lubricating.
The Kempton Komedy Ko. played |
to a full house at Red Men hall last |
evening. giving splendid satisfaction.
The troupe left this morning for AZ |
tee where a three nights engagement |
will be filed, and then three nights |
at Pennington, returning for another |
night, next Sunday, in Durango. when |
laughable farce, chinatown at Mid
night" will be the bill.
G. L. Shumway, executive chairman
Of the American Irrigation Federation
and assistant editor Of the Irrigation
Age, spent last evening at the Palace
hotel, being accompanied by his wife.
They left this morning for Pennington
where Mr.. Shumway has business re
quiring attention. On his return 1t Is
possible they will stop over a day
and gather some material for the IT.
cation Age.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Clark were re-
turning passengers from the east las
night. They left Durango in Novem-
ber expecting to be absent six months,
OF until the spring season opened In
the l. Platas, Mt. Clark not having
visited the old home for twenty-five
years, but they found the weather SO
bad and so many changes the visiting