Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-13

Gated by Joe Clark on Third avenue,
between Sixth and Seventh. The S
house belongs to b. N. Freeman. is
Ed Ptolemy came over from Man
cos last night with a car of fine beef
cattle, which he shipped to Silverton
this morning. Mr.. Ptolemy returned
to Mancos on today's Southern.
Miss Mary Dyer. who has been visit ]
ing Mrs. Rosepha Pulford for few !
weeks, has been called home on ac- {
count of illness in her sisters family, {
and leaves for Whitewater. Wis. on :
Thursday.
Reese McCloskey bought in the
property OF the Durango Beer and Ice
company, sold yesterday under public
trustee sale by the county treasurer,
for F. A Auburn OF Wisconsin. Con
sideration $11,50o.
w. A. Hunter of the Hunter Mer-
camille company of Pennington, came
in on last nights Red Apple, and
| went out on the eastern this morn
ing to Woodward, Okla. where he
will visit relatives for month or
two.
| Manager Clay of the RUckwood |
Power plant, is in the city arranging /
for building for office rooms. There
are two or three places in view. Mr..
Clay takes over the property of the
Standard Light company for the new
company the goth oil the month.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Hopkins and son
arrived last evening from Pueblo. Mr.
Hopkins succeeds p. n. Pattison as
district manager of the Colorado Tele-
phone company. Mr.. Hopkins and fam
lily are staying at the Strater for the
present.
Mrs. Thomas Akin and baby, and
.
Mrs. Andy Miller and baby, who have
been in town couple of days return
; ed to their home at Dolores this morn
ing Mrs Miller made the trip to have
medical advice for her baby's throat
> and Mrs Akin to do some shopping.
County Superintendent Mrs. Pulford
+ visited the Perin's and Lightner creek
schools yesterday and found both
schools doing well. The Perin's school
e creek school has been in session two
, weeks. There was a good attendance
d in both schools.
II Steve Rodgers, city electrician OF
q Silverton, returned last evening from
le Pennington, and intended to stay ovei
d for week in Durango, visiting his
s. relatives here, but was summoned
home on account of the Illness Of hi!
lie little SON Mr. Rodgers went OF
through to Silverton last night.
Late repuIts rrum ofi.erton stat'
~ that the damage to the new city hal
VI is not near as great as reported Sat
~ urday. the loss being less than $4,000
l. II seems. to have been the weight o
u the cupola that did the damage. Onl,
!" portion of the wall tumbled dow
lp and small portion OF the roof
~ %
H. Ex-Alderman Thompson has sold hi
H. furniture and second hand BUSH ess It,
II the Bradford Transfer company. Tn,
~ transfer took place Saturday Mr.
II Bradford is from Alamosa from whicl
III point he had a run on the Rio Grand,
III as engineer for some years With hi
IL wife they have also been in busines!
'e al Alamosa.
An Indian from the Ute reservation
was thrown in the jug Saturday. Ant
II Fabian was granted license Friday
II night, Wonder if there is any signi
% ficance. The officers ought to put &
l. stop TO selling whisky to Indians il
s such thing is possible. There is
little to fear from the red man unless
his hide is full of corn juice.
n It is said a fine lunch counter will
u be installed in the new depot at Ala.
mosa. This will prove of great con
venience TO the travelling public. Two
thirds of the people travelling only
want cup of coffee, rolls or sand
{ wiches in the morning and the same
is true of many at night How often
people remark that If they only had
cup of tea or coffee they would
y not go to the eating house.
The balmy breeze. the tuneful bird
In poetry are fine;
But still the vernal call is heard.