Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-13

A s2Oo horse belonging to Olbert
Bros. dropped dead yesterday while
coming out OF the barn.
If the business OF the postoffce can
be taken as criterion there must be
good deal doing around town.
Frank Rivas in Mexican fat yesterday.
Loss about $400 with no insurance.
Kruschke's clerks report brisk
trade these days. Taking advantage
of the annual clearing sale and re-
duction in prices.
That s17.5OO guarantee is still list
ed In the worthless column. And this
from man who prates about his hon
esty every day.
The holding up of saloons and gam
bling houses in Nevada is becoming an
important industry. No Durango bank
rolls are in sight.
J. L. Parsons is getting pretty well
Strengthened out, and painters and
decorators afmproving the looks of
his store and fixtures.
o.
There are 10000 more women than
men in Massachusetts. It will be nee
essary for the leap year girl who ex-
poets to succeed in that state to start
early.
County commissioners of San Miguel
must be thrifty set Only took two
days TO attend to the quarterly bust
ness, meeting Monday and adiourning
Tuesday.
l.. c. Packard, st. Louis; Dave Hous-
ton, st. Joe: WILDER N. Ryner, John
Charles, Denver; and Chas. +. Werner
of Ignacio are among the late arrivals
at the Strater.
Percy Rider favored Durango friends,
among them the editor of The Herald,
with neat calendar from his neck of
the woods. 1t would be refreshing
to see Percy. He is the kind that
makes one feel cheerful and at ease.
Ex-Connty Judge Josiah Watson of
San Juan county was a through Sill
verton passenger for Denver this
morning. where she joins her husband
who will undergo an operation before
returning home.
Another rumor among train men is
that the time of arrival of the eastern
Sunday will be six instead of 5:35 and
departure $50 instead of as reported
the other day. We will know more
about it Sunday.
Durango has not experienced zero
weather this winter. True, there Is
plenty of time for the mercury to get
down TO 90 below, but we live in hopes
that we win escape such visitation.
The many friends of Mrs. F. s. Bal
ster will be pleased to learn that she
is able to sit up after being confined
to her bed since early in December
right after the fire. We trust she
will soon be around as usual.
o.
The funeral of DR.. W. X. Winters
will take place at Silverton tomorrow,
Friday, afternoon, DR.. ]. n. Pascoe
officiating. And DR.. Winters memory
will be kept fresh in the memory of
hundreds of people in this southwest
section.
With a new passenger depot and a
five-story structure taking the place of
| the burned Henderson 4 Lotus block
Durango will not he so slow this spring
and summer, to say nothing of the
| money spent in connection with in
stalling sewage.
If many who are patronizing Sears.
Roebuck a. Company and Montgom-
cry Ward & Company would cut it out
times could be improved in Durango.
This helping to pay interest on wa
tered stock does not build county roads
nor feed the poor and sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hall will go to
Chama for a couple of months to look
| after business during the absence of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ID. Burns ald Tommy,
ir. The change is only temporary and
Roy will return to the old stamping
ground with the birds in the spring.
c. C. Schrepferman, who has been
at Silverton attending meeting of
the board of county commissioners in
connection with the completion OF the
new court house. spent last night In
Durango, continuing to Denver this
morning. The contracting firm of
Brown and Schrepferman is well
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