Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1914-01-29

Mrs. John Bauer and little daugh-
ter Of Mancos left for Rochester,
MINI. yesterday morning, where
they will consul, the Drs, Mayo re-
garding the child's condition, which
has been far from satisfactory for
some time and has thus far not re-
sponded to medical treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Roessler Of
Mancos were bound for the manu-
featuring centers of the east yester-
day morning, where they will pur-
chase large stock of dry goods for
the new store they are to open in
the Bauer bank block in Mancos 1T
an early date.
"The Missouri Girl company
that created such favorable COM
ment Saturday night, left for
Mancos this morning where they are
booked for an engagement tonight.
They were greeted by large aud
fence here and their clever rendition
of the clean cut comedy brought
forth no end of applause.
Rev. R. S. Fairchilds of the First
M. E. church leaves for Denver to-
morrow to attend called session of
the members of the Colorado confer
ence. Mrs. Fairchilds who has been
visiting relatives in Illinois since
early in December, will accompany
him on his homeward journey.
The condition of X. A. Gagg, cash
Ter of the First National bank, who
was stricken with pneumonia Satur-
Gay, showed marked improvement
this i.f;er:tcn. In Mr.. Gagg's TWEEN
live years experience as banker,
Saturday was the first day illness
ever prevented him from attending to
his regular duties.
All baseball fans and harnesses
are interested in knowing that H. d.
Cassidy, the popular right fielder of
the Denver Western league team is
in the city. Mr.. Cassidy is known
by reputation by all those interested
in baseball in the west. His friends
are numbered here by his acquaint-
ances. During the time of the year
baseball is dead sport" Mr.. Cas-
sidy is classed among the knights
of the grip. 1t is in that capacity
his visit to Durango is made
The Southern, due last evening, ar
rived in Durango this morning about
2 o'clock, nearly ten hours late. 1t
left Telluride five hours late, wait
ing there until the rotary opened the
road between Rico and that point
where it was necessary to tarry
more than three hours while the
freight made its way through the
deep snow, few miles south of the
town.
This mornings Silverton bound ac-
commodation was loaded for trouble
its equipment consisting of a large
force of Jap and Mexican laborers
and their portable boarding house, in
addition to car load of shovels and
the rest of the paraphernalia tina,
makes up the armstrong" power
The train came down from Silvertor
last night without meeting any de.
lays but a very wet snow was fall
ing so it seemed certain the canon
would have its quota of slides this
morning.
District Attorney George Lane
went over to Cortez this morning
where Woods and Stems, the young
men charged with the murder OF
Nelson De Luche, will have their pre-.
liminary hearing Wednesday. One Of
the Cortez papers designates the
shooting as murder. Woods anc
Stern are quoted as saying that De
Luche struck Woods over the heac
with gun and made signs as if to
shoot, so Stern seized a gun from
the person of Woods and shot Dc
Luche, in order to save the life Of his
friend.
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