Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-17


Dr. Hurd will attend to his work dur
ing his absence
Miss Eta Perkins, teacher of tht
In response to a telegram announcing
the death OF her mother.
Sam Wittow came down from sill
verton last evening. leaving this mora
ing for New York to select spring and
summer line OF goods. etc.
Silverton people have II on Duran
go this time. only an inch or so of
snow falling this week whereas Du-
rango came in for about a foot.
Word comes from Denver that Fred
| erick Wayne Russell had offered to
put on the gloves with his granddaddy
but the latter objected. Didn't care
for knockout blow.
Appropos of the liquor question and
the prohibition wave, our readers will
fnd an interesting article in this Is.
sue from the pen of VIM. E. Curtis,
the well known writer. 1t should be
read by both pros and cons.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Hollis were Den
yer bound passengers this morning,
having come down from Silverton yes
terday. While Mr.. Hollis Will make
Denver his future home and headquar
ters. his interests remain in San Juaa
county and this section viii see him
often
Rural Mail Carrier Gibbs had rath-
er a strenuous time Wednesday and
Thursday. Leaving Durango Wednes.
day morning, he was only able to
make the up-river trip. his team be-
ing tired out by the tine the old Wal.
lace ranch was reached and he stop.
ped there for the night. 1t required
nearly six hours to make the down
trip Thursday. Hence there was no
mail delivered yesterday except that
due the day previous. Mr.. Gibbs start
ed out on time this morning and If
the road is broken he may be able TO
make the round trip but 1t is possible
regular service viii not be established
until the first of the week.
Richard Linthicum, editor OF the
Rico News and assistant to President
Roeder of the United Rico mines,
stopped over In Telluride last night
on his way home from n months visit
In the east. He was accompanied by
several members OF the directory and
officials of the company from New
York, the party travelling In special
car. remaining In the same at the de
pot over night. hence the Journal did
not learn particulars of projected
future operations, but 1t is known
that the company contemplates a
marked expansion of It's operations 'cf
the coming season, encouraged by the
splendid showing OF their mines and
the marked improvement as develop
ment progresses.-Tell Journal
The law firm OF Wilson a. McClos-
key Is now domiciled In the old quar-
ters occupied by our former well
known and respected citizen, Milt Nc
Closkey, twenty-five odd. years ago,
being the two rooms directly over the
.postoffice. For some years, up to
the time OF the fire in the early part
OF December. the Durango club used
the rooms in question In connection
with the series Of rooms over Bal
ster's jewelry store, but under the
new arrangement the club only occu-
pies the rooms over Balster's. The
new law offices have seen nicely fur.
nished by Reese McCloskey and pre-
sent very comfortable and commod-
ious quarters. OF course everything
is new In way cf furnishings as
Messrs. Wilson &c McCloskey lost
everything in the FIRE. The new quar-
ters are light and roomy and of course
Reese win keep box or two OF cigars
on tap to pass around to friends.
Mr.. Norman b. Conger, inspector
of the u. s. weather bureau, is spend
ing the day in Durango, arriving last
evening Mr.. Congers visit is large
ly for the purpose OF looking over the
field and the benefits derived by the
people from having bureau. On
the surface 1t might appear that our
people are not sufficiently interested,
but as a whole everyone pays close
attention to the daily reports and
many farmers and fruit growers have
prohted by the warnings sent out.
True. every now and then conditions
are such that the forecast is not abso-
lutely correct, but as whole the peo-
Pile can rely on the forecasts. 1t Is
likely . card system will be adopted
half q dozen or such a m-tter being