Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-12

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I Those steel head trout eggs at tn,
hatchery are quite sight The littl.
fish are Just Matching out OF them
r The first thing YOU can see on an egs
) when the fish is Matching is the eye
T 1t is tiny speck.
The fire department was called tc
Carr's store, just beyond the Strater
to put out little blaze Sunday after
noon. The fire was extinguished with
turned on.
Miss Lena Balster saw two strange
men in the back yard last night when
she suddenly opened the door They
ran and she told her mother, who
called the police, but no trace OF them
could be found.
| Jack Pierce. an old-time San Juan
gambler came in last night with his
wife from Cripple Creek, intending to
go on to silverton this morning AID
| locate. but hearing that the lid was on
on. he boarded the eastern this morn
ing to 30 back to Cripple Creek.
The outgoing eastern carried quite
number of Silyerton people this
morning, among them being the fol-
lowing; w. N. Haas, Frank S. Ross.
C. H, Doud, Joe T. Terry, John II.
Werkheiser, e c. Smith, Jr., and Rob
ert McCart.
The weather bureau, Mr. Bailey. is
distributing weather cards around the
city, having inaugurated the service
yesterday morning. The cards are the
same as found in the larger cities
giving the condition OF the weather
with forecast.
Freeman the noted English histor-
ian and noble humanitarian, Justly de-
clared that the awful wrongs and
sulferings forced upon the innocent,
helpless, animal race forms the black
est chapter in the whole worlds his
tory"
Tom Lotus said he would work men
on the sewers eight or nine hours a
day. If there is any valid objection to
working nine hours he viii pruDapiy
work eight He said the wages would
be about 2SA cents an hour. The
this matter but did lot quote correct
ly.
p. B. McAtee, assistant superin-
G., was in Sllverton the first Of the
week. He informed us that II was the |
intention of the management to put
back the through train about April l. |
BY the present indications 1t will be
about that time before the blockade
Is lifted.-Silyerton Standard.
Steve Boyer is in town today get
ting supplies so he won't have TO
come in when working weather
comes. Mr.. Boyer went clear back TO
sold it and went to Oklahoma and
bought a farm and sold it. Then he
came to Durango and bought place
ten miles up the valley, and he has no
intention of selling,
The train from Silverton arrived at
730 last night. There were three or
four slides to shovel through. the
deepest one being about % feet deep
above the snowshed. At this place
the slide filled the river and the water
ming through the snowshed and over
the track when the passenger came
along yesterday. A force OF men re-
manned TO cut a channel for the water
to get through. After the passenger a.
freight train came last night
o.
At the funeral OF Mrs. Mason, held
today at the Hood undertaking rooms,
six of her sons acted as pail bearers
They were John, Dave, Edison. Robert,
Jim and Weaver. There Is another
son living at Rock Springs. Wyo., who
was not present at the funeral There
are also three daughters. all present.
They are Mrs. William Morgan, who
lives at Rockvale, near Canon City;
Lizzie and Ziporah, who live at home
on the ranch. Jim and Mrs. Morgan
arrived last night from Roekvale.
The service was in charge OF the
Women of Woodcraft ald the funeral
sermon was preached by Rev. Farley
of the Latter Day Saints.
Marriages among the Methodists
are falling of. At least that is the
inference to be gained from few
words with Rev. Grace, pastor OF the
Methodist church. Marriages among
| .,bau denominations NAV he falling