Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-25

capitalist and mining man. Last
night he was taken Ill and bas been
unconscious since 1880 this morning.
Local doctors were called in consulta-
iion and 1t was deemed advisable to
secure additional advice from Duran
20. 1t is believed Mr.. Butler has
hemorrhage Of the brain and chance
OF recovery Is slim.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)
C. e. Mcconnell was passenger to
Denver today.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kellenberger
came in last night from Pagosa
Springs.
George Stephens, real estate man
OF Burlington, Ia, is in town looking
up land proposition.
]. T. Brown, representing the Sayre-
Newton Lumber company of Denver.
is in town.
Vic Coulson and sister. Miss Nora.
came in from Bayfield, last night to
spend a few days in town.
o
w. Y. Kinney of the Gold King,
Gladstone, passed through this morn
ing on his way to Denver.
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Messrs. McCloskey and Ritter are
having cement walk laid in front of
their building on First street.
Mr. F. G. Perkins, register of the
land office, and bride, nee Miss Eunice
Bannister Of Peoria, H., arrived on
last nights eastern.
A NJ. Ferguson, an old trail blazer
of the San Juan, now representing the
Ideal Cement company of Denver.
went east this morning.
G. F. Ellis of Cortez arrived on
last evenings Southern and went this
morning to Pagosa Springs for a few
days. From there he will proceed to
Denver to attend the Democratic con-
vention.
Mrs Thos II. Wigglesworth of Wa
ter Fall ranch is entertaining the mem
bers of the W. C. T. u. and their
| friends, as well as number of Du.
rango's young people, today. It's a
picnic.
Mrs. Frank Beers and son came
is registered at the Southern. She
goes down tomorrow to visit her
father. Harry Kettlewell, at his ranch
on the Animas.
The Herald received wire from
the Cincinnati Times-Star at noon for
information concerning Joseph Butler,
mention of whose condition is mad = in
another column.
Walter H. Hawkins of Thompson's IS
park, who has for some time been con
nected with the Gold King at Glad
stone, came down from Silverton last
night
Mancos ball team will be over Sun
day and play the Durango team at the
fair grounds. Our people will have the
pleasure of Witnessing good game as
the Mancos boys will secure the best
timber in that section
Mrs. George j. Blakeley left on
today's eastern for Cleveland, O., to
attend the National Educational as
sociation in that city. She win prob
ably remain all summer visiting her
mother and sisters.
Last evening the young men of Du-
range gave a return dance to the leap
year ball given some week ago by
the young ladies of the Ki XII Klub
1t was a dress affair and one of the
events of the season. Some sixty-five
couples were present.
Rowland A. Miller, field superintend-
ent of the Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance company for Colorado and
New Mexico, is paying Durango a Wis
II In the interests of his company
which is catering to an increasing bus
mess in this southwest section.
Through an error, the numbers of
the voting precincts created yester-
day were Incorrectly reported In last
nights Herald. They should be: Vot-
ing precinct No % at Tiffany, in the
Allison district; voting precinct No
% at the Calumet mine, Perin's peak.
Commissioners were In session this
morning. Made an agreement to pur-
chase right of way for the Bear creek
and Beaver creek road, through Henry
Ludwig's place on Bear creek. The
road has been in use for some time
but commissioners and Mr. Ludwig
have heretofore been unable to come
to an agreement. Consideration $3.50.
This afternoon the commissioners
went to Ignacio Allison and pav6aid