Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-23


Pine River country, Is in the city.
Mr.. Ward has two brothers. recently
from Dakota. visiting him this win
ter. and when they all want little
diversion they build fence or clear
timber ground.
Reese McCloskey journeyed to Den
yer this morning.
J. w. Zimmerman came In from
the saw mill at Pargin yesterday.
Manager Geo. II. Brown, OF the
Hyde company. Pennington. is In the
city.
John Kellenberger Is home again
and will probably be with us until
after the holidays.
The long distance telephone be-
tween Durango and Slverton Is kept
busy most OF the time.
Best eggs jumped up FIVE cents yes
terday, now being forty cents per
dozen. the limit for the ordinary pur-
chaser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wills are re-
joIcing over the arrival OF a boy who
will make his wants known Christ
mas morn.
TLose who are seekrr oil territory
might do some good by prospecting
little nearer to Durango than has
been done.
The southwest could secure the es-
| tablishment of military academy II
the people would pull together and
go after It.
Johnny James came down from the
Sunnysidc mine night before last de-
parting for Denver and other outside
points this morning.
Montezuma county and the neigh
boring country In New Mexico raises
a few hogs which find ready market
in Durango at good prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Kerr, of Her
mosa, departed on the morning train
for southwestern Missouri. where
they viii spend six or eight weeks.
Durango's coal mines are hustling
with the present working forces to
keep up with the steady demand for
coal Both the local and mountain
demands are stifr
There In talk OF again trying for ar
| tesian water In Montezuma county.
and If the effort should prove sue
| ccssful. nothing could advance that
country more rapidly
When the present school term In
| Durango expires in June. policy to
condemn and destroy disease-breed-
ing shacks will help to save Durango
from impending dangers.
| Durango should raise about two
million more chickens annually. The
prices have always been high and
half of the poultry consumed is ship
ped In from other points.
owners of coal lands along the San
Juan River express confidence that
they will have u new smelling basis
within few years, as soon as they
get broad gauge road to the south.
r. w. Watson and G. ii. Stoiber
came down from Silverton this morn
ing en- route TO New York for the
winter They go by way of Calves
ton. New Orleans and thence by
steamer.
Sheep growers announce that they
are not getting high prices paid for
mutton for the past two or three
years, but the outlook for a scarcity
OF beef promises to restore the former
prices on mutton.
Good weather for building In Du-
range has extended further into win
ter for 1901 than for many years past
but 1t is regrettable that there has
not been much building, much as 1t
has been needed
/ 1OunS ptTtDus VINO tAtenu utinoi
aliing influences wherever they go
can do less harm In Jail. The city
created reservation several years
ago for Immoral practices. where
there is no quarantine.
Mr.. Galleher, of Spring Gulch. be-
tween Vallecito and Pine River. came
IN yesterday and was accor panied
nome today by his dfhghtor Mrs.
Maud Hen rerson. who will visit her
| prl home for n few weeks.
| When a rairoad starts to build to
the south. Durango will have build
Ing boom II the prices of lots aud
tracts do not drive investors TO
other localities which Will prosper
10y reason of railway building. Keep
t. Is In mind
| George Tinker and f. w. Blackmer