Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04
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(From Mondays Dai1yJ
Miss Nina McCaw was passenger
% ignacfo this morning. where sne
,as accepted position as teacher IN
he Indian school.
Morris Stein departed yesterday
for st. Louis, where he VIII
meet Mrs. Stein. They will then go
ON to eastern markets to purchase
fine stock of spring and summer
goods.
q. H. Redman OF Mancos was
brought to Durango Saturday and tax
en- to Ochsner hospital, to be treated
for kidney trouble. Mr. Redman has
been a resident of Montezuma county
for many years. and is about 70 years
of age.
Thomas II. Kelley. superintendent
OF the Emma mine at Dunton. return.
ed from the May Day mine Saturday
evening where he put in few days.
intending to go on to Telluride, but
as the road is still blocked. returned
to Durango He departed Sunday for
Dunton.
A. s. Krapf. Familiarity known as
Shorty" the genial clerk at the Pal
ace hotel, received a telegram this
morning. shortly before train time,
which stated that his father died yes.
terday of cancer, at Blissfield, near De-
troit, Mich. Mr.. Krapf has not sean
his father for three years. He expects
to leave in the morning for Blissfleld.
1t was a great shock, and those Of us
who have had similar experience can
sympathize with him in his sorrow.
A double wedding took place Satur-
day evening. when Miss Blanche Cox
became the bride of Oscar Walker,
and Miss Helen Cox was married to
Charles II. Miles. The present Mrs.
Walker was formerly teacher In the
La Plata county schools and Miss Hell
en- sang for some time at the Thea
torium. Mt. Miles is member of
the office force at the Durango smell
ter. The ceremony took place at the
Cox residence on Second avenue. We
wish the newiy.wedded pairs the best
OF success In their new venture.
About 6:30 last evening when the
eastern train was being made up for
Silverton, r. L. Coates, air inspector
OH the Denver & Rio Grande. was
struck by coach and injured. Mr.
Coates was standing on the track In
front of the depot fixing the air hose
on the chaircar. when the coach which
was being switched. struck him, break
ing his ninth rib and bruising his left
arm. The doctor was summoned. but
Mr.. Coates walked home. where his
injuries were attended to, and is rest
ing easy today.
The friends of Miss Victoria Pow
ers, for some years u teacher in the
Animas City and later in the Durango
schools, and, by the way, a very eff
ficient primary instructor, will be sor-
ry to learn of her fathers death. Mr..
Powers died Jan. 13, at Charlton. Ia,
where Miss Powers is now teaching.
The. cause of death was pneumonia,
the old gentleman being 81 years OF
age, Durango people will remember
Mrs. Kicker, Miss Powers sister, who
was a resident of Durango for some
time. The Powers family consisted Of
twelve children, seven of whom are
now living. Until the death Of Miss
Powers father, there had not been a
death In tho family for forty-eight
years. 5i
John White and A. T. Samson. two
well-known residents of Mancos, came
in on last nights Southern In response
to a telephone message. E. P. Ste
venson. another old timer. In Monte
yuma county was brought TO Durango,
few days ago, and was operated on
yesterday at Ochsner hospital. About
three months ago Mr.. Stevenson was
kicked on the head by a horse. He
did not think much about 1t until the
past few weeks, when his head caused
him SO much pain, and his actions BE-
came strange. When the doctor ex-
'amined him he found the scar. In
operating the doctor discovered an
abscess had formed and the pus AMI
foreign matter was pressing on the
brain. 1t was a difficult and danger.
Gus operation and since 1t had run
SO long, II is hard to say whether the
patient will recover. Mrs. Stevenson
is with Him and Messrs. Samson and
White will remain over today. at least
Mr.. Stevenson is about 45 years of
age, and has large family of chit
dren.
ATTORNEY BUCHANAN SAYS