Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-23


Persons wishing to go UP to see the
big slide on the Silverton branch may
do SO for the sum OF $1.75 for the
round trip, returning same day. The
rate begins tomorrow, Sunday. and
will be good any day in the week
Father Liciotd started on round
of parochial visits this morning. be
ginning with Pagosa Springs he Will
stop at Trujillo and Juanita, and visit
Pagosa Junction on the way BACK
Father Liciotti expects to return to
Durango next Friday.
James Melrose, special agent of the
department of justice, who has been
here attending the case OF the United
States against the New Mexico Lum.
ber company, left forx Pagosa Springs
this morning. Mrs. Melrose will join
him at the Junction and they Will
then go on to the Springs for brief
visit with relatives there.
Mrs. Frank c. johnson of Chama,
lJ II. Fowler and daughter, Mrs. A.
Woods OF C. p. Diaz, Coah.. Old Mex
leo, who have been here for few days
on a visit to A. S. Fowler. fireman
on the switch engine, returned to
Chama this morning. Mr.. Fowler went
out with them for ten days fishing
trip In the Chama meadows.
! The eastern train from Denver did
J not arrive last night on account of a
washout between La Veta pass and
Walsenburg, II stub being sent out
from Alamosa. The latter ran into
another washout which took out a
bridge near Lumberton and delayed
arrival in Durango until about IL
O'Clock.
In the hearing of the timber case
which has been on before United
States Commissioner S. w Pingrey
yesterday and today, the government
finished taking the testimony for their
side this afternoon. Senator John j..
Harris was In Seattle and his evi-
deDce could not, therefore, be obtained
a, the time the other witnesses were
examined
The Mrs Tom Heslip. murdered in
Goldfield, New, Monday last by Pat
rick Casey. is not the same Mrs. Hes
lip who formerly lived IN Durango.
The lady whose maiden name was
Blanche Gallagher, after leaving Du-
range some years ago was divorced
from her husband, and is at present
living with her parents and her Oldest
child In Cripple Creek. She is train
ed nurse.
The Farmingion train ran into a
| mud slide this side of Bondad last
might, and was delayed until help could
be summoned from Durango. The train
pulled back to Bondad switch and
stayed there until the read was clear,
reaching Durango at o'clock this
morning. There were some twenty
passengers last night to be taken care
of Pennington train leaves tonight at
4:2O.
| We call attention to the program
for the Jubilee concert by local talent
for the beeniit of the African Metho
dist church. 1T is for n worthy cause
and Is well worth the price of ad-
mission. Buy ticket and help the
church along. Next Tuesday In Red
Men hall. Tickets are on sale at Tiff
fsny's, Richey's, and the cigar store
iii the Century building. Admission
SO and 30 cents.
f. A. Wilson, who returned with
w. f. Howell this morning from the
Gunnison, tells story of travelling
| man, who represented baking pow
| der house. who was also fishing ON the
| Gunnison. The travelling man was
having all sorts of good luck, while
Mickie couldn't get a bite. AT length
when the saleratus man had gotten
tired of pulling them out and the
sport had become dull for the very
! reason of too many hsh, and was
| about to return home, Mickie said, mo