Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-11

! - -4'hua9 Ipl CdllIOTnla, WntIe
they expect to spend the winter and
viii probably go on to Hawaii if Mrs.
Rights health will permit.-Farm-
ington Times.
The town trustees have decided TO
build the front OF the town hall of
| pressed brick and have contracted
with Stubbs & Jakway of Durango
to furnish them. The first load arriv-
ed the fore part OF the week.-Farm-
ington Times.
{. E. Mcconnell this week sold his
real estate in this vicinity to j. NJ.
Palmer, r. c. Prewitt and Lon Ar
rinston, who formed pool and took
the entire holdings. These men will
have the property improved at once.
Pennington Times.
Money on farm loans can be had at
to 10 per cent hsre-a ruinous rate
Sommers went away more favorably
impressed than ever with the mining
outlook in this district-Rico News.
The passenger train due here at
20 last evening had all kinds of bad
luck. 1t was two hours and 80 min.
utes late out of Ridgway None of
this time was regained. and Just as
the train was pulling into Rico. about
half mile north of town. the entire
train suddenly left the track. caused
by a misplaced rail which had been
struck by large rock rolling down
the hillside. No one was injured in
the wreck. The wrecking crew was
summoned, and by 10 o'clock this
forenoon things were righted and
traffic resumed.-Rico News.
The state senator and representa-
tive from Rio Grande county are
pledged to f. C. Goudy, and there will
be no vacillation as far as they are
concerned when the matter of select
ing United States senator comes up
for consideration They will vote for
Goudy. No others need apply.-DeI
Norte Prospector.
The Consolidated Rico Mines com
pany, owners Of the big Iron Mine
Exchequer lead for over a mile along
its course through Telescope mount
ain, are talking of erecting n pyrite
smeiter There is no doubt but what
such plant would pay here if the
Iron mine vein is again opened up
Rico News.
Owing to the increased capacity of
he Emma mill at Dunton. it has been
found necessary to provide additional
steam power To this end the com
pany purchased the remaining boiler,
ol SO-horse-power capacity. in the
Did sampler, and yesterday Richard
Keller was here experimenting its
removal. 1t weighs about four tons,
and will be shipped to Coke Ovens,
from whence it will be conveyed to
the Emma mill. by wagon.-Rico
News.
Fred Carpenter of Alamosa was in
county court last week with a case
which will make him a sadder but
wiser man. He was prosecuted be-
fore magistrate in Alamosa under
the humane law for shooting a COW
which was destroying his trees The
Jury found him guilty and he appeal
ID TO the county court. He was again
guilty and filed motion for new
rial. Shoald he be so unfortunate
rs to be granted a new trial the costs
'''' 't''i'' - '''bA't up Oll iiilb anu
he has no possible chance of winning
unless he can prove that he did not
shoot the cow.-Antonita Ledger
The shareholders of the Independ-
ant ditch held meeting at j. NJ. Pal
mer's office Monday, at which almost
every shareholder was present, / ,00S
shares being represented. 1t was
unanimously decided that one-half of
the stock would be pooled into a
treasury fund for the purpose OF en-.
'arging the ditch its entire length.
rhe meeting adjourned TO meet at
o'clock p. m. Monday, December 8,
when officers will be elected and 9th
ar matters pertaining to the ditch
attended to. 1t looks now as though
the Independent will be made as good
as any ditch in the county, which
will prove great advantage to all
its shareholders as well as to Farm
ngton. for it will mean that 25 or 80
more farmers will be settled in close
proximity to the Pennington
Times.