Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27
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(From Tuesdays Daily.)
Durango and La Plata county Re
publicans want to steer clear OF the
Denver.
Mrs. Brown, who has been visiting
Mrs. T. A Kerr the past three weeks,
left for her Missouri home this morn
ing.
Lloyd Sheets, wife, children and
Mrs. Newman left this morning for the
club grounds on the Vallecito where
they will spend a short time.
Miss Perry arrived from Denver last
evening to visit her aunt, Mrs. T. e.
Peterson, along with the numerous
| cousins. She is in for pleasant time.
Harry Ewing, nephew of Charles d.
Herr, who has been in the city in the
interests of the Y. NJ. G. A. of Colorado
college, departed eastward this morn
ing.
Coe Franklin returned to Ophir this
morning after spending couple of
days with the family. Coe is pushing
work on the mining lease and is max
Ing good.
Among those leaving for Pueblo to
attend the grand conclave. Knights
Templar, this morning were ]. l..
Parsons, John W. Wingate, Harry
Ware and Heber Goulding.
Mrs. Roach, who Is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. T. A. Kerr, the past two weeks,
is spending the day in town with her
husband who is taking In the insti
tute, representing school book house
They are from Kansas City.
Mr.. Vanderberge Is with us after
thirty days spent in the east on mat
ters connected with the Neglected
mine. We hope to have something
very interesting to our people in a
short time.
Billy Firebaugh, a young boy, at
Animas City yesterday, while examin-
ing .45 Colts revolver, touched the
trigger in some way and the blamed
thing went off against his wishes. The
ball entered the right knee and ranged
downward, coming out near the instep.
DR.. Lackey is looking after him at
Mercy hospital.
John w. Wingate, who left this
morning for Pueblo. will be Joined in
a few days by William p. vaile and
the two will continue to Toledo, O.,
where the G. A. r. meeting is held this
year. Mr.. Vale will return in Septem.
ber while Mr.. Wingate will continue
to Rome. N. Y, where he will put In
time until November 1st, getting home
In time to cast vote for Billy Taft.
Elmer s. PATTERSON, director of the
Town Promotion department of the
Chicago Dry Goods Reporter, spent
last night In Durango, going to Aztec
today to visit friend Returning he
will visit the cliff ruins, then back
to Denver by way of Silverton. While
Mr.. Batterson's visit is not for the
direct purpose of introduing his sys-
TEN, he is meeting board of trade rep
resentatives and others interested in
the work and at some future time may
be around to talk business.
Mr.. T. Chestnut, who spent yester.
day in Durango, left this morning for
Denver. This is Mr.. Chestnuts first
visit to this city for year or more,
although he has been actively working
his Red Mountain properties with
daily ore shipments to the Durango
smelter. Mr.. Chestnut says with the
San Antonio he has the biggest mine
in the state. the ore, with the present
low price of copper. netting $3.50 per
car and this amount is taken out by
ten or twelve men. about thirty addi-
tional men being employed on devel.
opment work at this time. The San
Antonio is located near the old town
of Red Mountain. Mr.. Chestnut is also
working ten men on the Mona Baltic,
another copper property near Ironton
which is also developing into big
proposition. Mr.. Chestnut came around
by way of Rico where he still re-
tains numerous mining interests but
is not working any of the properties
this year.