Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-07

morning after couple of days in the
I city. Mr.. Denning is supervisor of !
bridges and buildings for this district |
OF the Denver G Rio Grande. About
two months ago Mr.. Denning broke
his leg in an electric motor accident
at Creede. H. c. Wilcox. who he EN-.
ployed as his foreman, to take his
place while he was disabled, broke 1
his leg the next day after Mr.. Den
| ning's accident, ventilator falling on
IL up on Cumbres. Mr. Wilcox, who
has been at Mercy hospital since that
| time. left for Alamosa this morning.
| He is now able to get around ON
crutches. Mr.. Wilcox will do inspec-
ton work, beginning right away. The
two events following each other in
rapid succession were certainly De-
culiar happenings.
The firm of Clark G. Goodman. com.
posed Off. A. Clark and George Good
man, bookkeeper at the First Natl -
bank, has been dissolved by mutual
consent. While Mr.. Clarke has be
come interested in the Local Security
company he will continue to repre-
Telluride reports a regular gale
blowing today. Silverton also reports
high wind with four to five inches of
new snow which is drifting. II has
been cloudy and threatening all day
in Durango but no snow and hardly
breath of wind.
On December %. Ralph Devaughn
of the Colorado Telephone company
and Mrs. Stella Davis, pianist a. the
Theatorium, were married at Aztec
They thought TO surprise their friends,
and kept the marriage secret until
few days ago, when it leaked out.
Congratulations are now in order.
The following from the Wichita
Eagle of Dec. 81 will be of interest
to our readers; "At the home of Mr.
and Mrs. b Duncan, 1414 Minnie ave
nue., Wednesday evening, occurred the
wedding of Mr.. John F. Nudge ot,
Storm Lake, Ia, and Miss Lucy f.
Clark of Durango. colo, formerly Of
Pittsburg, Pa. Rev. George b. Pick
ard officiated. Mr.. and Mrs Mudee
will be at home to their friends after
! Jan. L at Storm Lake, Ia"
!, The Democrat intimates The Herald
!, has been called off" in the bank mat
!, ter. The only effort to call The Her
, aid off was by the court when this
paper was showing up the work of the
receiver but The Herald refused to
| be sidetracked from publishing the
: facts. The Democrat cannot produce
a single individual who has attempted
10 dictate The Herald's policy In re-
; gard to the bank matter The Herald
has published facts and there is moth
| ing more TO add until further action
! is taken. When the case is finally dis
J posed of this paper will give com
, plete history along with the expense
account. Don't for a moment think
) The Herald will permit the matter to
drop out of sight and the DEMOCRATS
: part in trying to keep the bahi from
, paying out.
, The Durango public library received
J a beautiful Christmas from the lanes
, of the Reading club Of this city 1t
is Historians History of the World,
! in twenty-five volumes. The reading
matter is accurate, logical, very in
, teresting and nicely illustrated, the
, volumes being handsomely bound in
half leather, green. black and gold.
) 1t is a useful and beautiful present,
expressing the good Judgment, excel.
lent taste, and generosity, we have
, learned to expect from the members of
the Reading club. which we may add,
bears the distinction of being the old
est Woman's club in the state.
The body of Mrs. Ed Richardson
was brought In from Ignacio last even
ing on the train, and taken to the
Hood & Ames undertaking parlors.
Mrs. Richardson died Jan. from the
effects of cold leaving a little baby
OF four weeks. She was forty years
of age, and was living on the ranch
belonging TO the family, ard located
few miles south of Durango Her hus- I
band and brother accompanied the
body TO Durango. The funeral Will
take place tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock from the Catholic church. In.
terment will be in the Catholic plot
at Greenmount.