Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06
rains and the ensuing disadvantages,
progress is being made.

rains and the ensuing disadvantages
progress is being made.
II w. Ritter WIS nne OF the pas
sengers returning last evening-ratho,
this morning. and we are safe ln stat
ing that he did not enjoy being ma
rooned at Tiffany all night when IL
was not necessary
Adam Wagner hit town this after.
noon, coming by way of Sllverton. He
says the sight that greeted him AT
Ouray was tough. but the people are
getting things Strengthened out to
quite an extent. He says trains will
pfopably make Silverton Saturday. the
rails being laid over the new road
bed made through the lake formed by
the baokwater of the Animas. the
men being engaged in ballastins at the
present time.
The Rio Grande has much to nut
up with In way of damaged road bed
from rains, etc, but from what we can
ascertain there was no excuse for pas
sengers being held up all night nj
Tiffany. relief train was sent out
last evening Tor the purpose of trans
terring, so we are informed, but this
was not done, although it would have
been an easy matter for the passen.
gers TO have crossed the damaged
bridge. The relief train was held at
the scens al iiSht Surely 1t would
not have been a great deal of trouble
to have made the run to Durango
Whoever is to blame should be lacked
up"
Miss Mabel Skoog went to Pueblo
this morning where she will meet her
brother, DR. A l.. Skoog. who has lust
returned from Europe, where he stud
led medicine In Germany and walked
the hospitals in Vienna and the Tar-
famed Guys in London. Miss akoog
viii then go ON to Denver and st.
Paul, MINI. to visit relatives, and on
the return will spend some time In
Kansas city where DIR Skoog Is plan
ming TO locate. The young lady will
be absent about three months We
wish hs the very incest kind of
vacation. Conductor Ed Skoog and
son. Clarence, went out with his sister
for a vacation in Denver and Pueblo
The Misses Frances, Myrtle and Jen-
ME Hood left this morning for Den
yer, Miss Frances TO teach school,
having graduated at Denver university
last spring. Miss Myrtle has another
year TO complete her four-year term
and Miss Jennie enters the institution
on four years course, having gradu-
aied at the Durango high school last
working. Industrious girls that are
climbing the educational ladder in fine
shape and are to be commended for
the spirit and zeal that Is carrying
them onward They have the best
wishes OF every Dursngoite.
The heavy shower of yesterday aft
ernoon washed out the center pillng
of the bridge over Spring creek near
Tiffany and left the bridge without
support, and the track hanging over
the water. II was not discovered in
time to repair the bridge before the
arrival af the iucnmiup eaefarn Tho
wires were down for two hours be
tween Durango and Alamosa yesterday
afternoon and no orders could be OBJ
talned until late. A train was ordered
out Of Durango at s: :l5 TO transfer the
passengers and take out the crew to
repair the bridge and no one seems
tn know why the passengers were held
al Tiffany until $3.50 this morning.
While waiting for relief the incoming
eastern needed water and backed to
Arboles to get it. and on their return
to Tiffany waited some more-in fact
waited until the bridge was repaired
Mr. and Mrs. c. r. Norton and
daughter Miss Mildred Norton of Mar
quette. Kans., were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. ID. X. Mckinney last night. Mr.
and Mrs. Norton are uncle and aunt of
Mrs. Mckinney and were returning
from n trip to California. This morn
ing they went to Pennington to visit
Mrs. McKinney's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. N. Norton. Miss Mildred stay
ed over today and will leave for Farm
ington in the morning with Miss Katie
Norton, who has been visiting her SIS
ter here for about week.
W. s shippy Of Bayfield, was in
town yesterday ON business and to
see his son-in-law. + G. Jenson. off on
the eastern this morning His daugh-
ter, Mrs. F f. Martin, Is on her way
tn Join her husband in Clio. Cal. Mr.
Martin was formerly superintendent of
the coke oven here and now has a
good position In clio, where he has
been since last May. The climate evil
IDENTITY agrees with him since he has