Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-14


I Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Camp were out
going passengers on today's eastern
for Denver. after which they viii 20
on later to visit Mr.. Camps sister
Mrs Hartley. in Brainard. MINI. They
have not fully decided what other
points they will take in. MIR. and Mrs.
Camp may visit the exposition at Sc
attic before returning They expect
10 be absent several weeks.
The office of the Globe Express com.
pany on Ninth street is being paperod
q bright green which will make the
wall paper is just about the shade of
| the grass with ceiling merging into
| yellow. So much verdure has affected
| Agent Schmitt's usual modest dispo-
sition. He was quite biggoty when
| we called on him this afternoon.
Beryl Skeels. the second daughter
of Sergeant-Major T. IL. Skeels of the
SaiNa'ioh ~ai my, hei SouuStT sisleTt
and Mary Arbuckle. Captain Ar
buckles little girl, left for Grand juno
tion this morning to meet the formers
elder sister. They will remain in
Grand Junction until the last of this
month or the beginning of next, when
they expect to return to Durango
James +. Merry and family arrived
last evening from Denver. where Mr.
Merry met the latter on their way
from Bowling Green, o. Mr.. Merry
IL manager of the Highland Mary,
which is operated by the Gold Tunnel
company. The party went to Ignacio
this morning TO see the Indians. since
this is Mrs. Merry's first trip west
They will leave for Silyerton on this
evenings train.
The editor of the Lake City Timos
transfers himself to Montrose TO sup.
plant one OF the best Republicans ami
wbitest men in Colorado, as receiver
in the land office. leaving his paper
in charge of hired man" The edi
tor and owner of the Phonosrapn IN
the same town has gone onto ranch
in Delta county Both retain their
Lake City print shops. Whether this
is because they can find no purchas-
ers, or whether the properties are
good money makers. deponent saith
not.-Telmride Journal
James E. Melrose. formerly Of Pa.
gosa Springs, now OF Denver. special
agent for the department OF justice,
returned last night with a number OF
witnesses In the timber cases, which
are on in the United States court
before Commissioner S. w Pingrey,
Among the number are: Alex Allen
of Edith; Mrs Josephine Bookhamer
OF Chama: Morton j. Bayles and At
torney William Farrow OF Pagosa
Springs. Mrs. Melrose and the little
girl, who went out with Mr.. Melrose
remain in Pagosa Springs to visit rel
atlves there for few days.
Charles s Mcconnell came in from
Ely. New. last evening via Denver,
where he stopped few days. He
says conditions are very good at Ely.
The big smelter is treating 1000 tons
of ore per day and turning out mil
lion pounds Of copper per month. He
says the pay roll averages sl25,000 Il
month for the smelter and surround
ing mines Joe Ties is now an alder
man of Ely and besides his tailor
ing shop is handling considerable
realty Other Durangoites at Ely are
Harold Eldredge, Pink" Jackson. Tom
Gentry, Mrs. AL Kuebler and Frank
Blatnick, the latter running a saloon
Nj. Peyser, advance agent for inc
Reiss street carnival shows. is still
in the city, Mr.. Peyser wants guar
antee, striking the chairman of the
Boosters entertainment COMMITTEES
for a bonus OF $1,000 dollars. Mr..
Otton said he might as well say good
bye. This is certainly true. Now we
understand Mr.. Peyser is asking for
advertising. license feees for the week,
use of streets, etc, be provided free
of cost To this The Herald objects.
We are against giving any kind Of
a show-the best on earth, bonus
to come to Durango Any show that
cannot stand on its own bottom should
be permitted TO pass along to some
other town. There were some good
features In the show here three years
ago and the advance agent promises
twice the attractions. II this is so
they will draw crowd, otherwise not.
II the shows are bum the people Will
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