Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-01-09

The San Juan Sheep Growers as
sociation will hold meeting at Aztec
Saturday of this week.
There are 20 to 80 people holding
the little town OF La Plata down this
winter. and little work Is going on.
II will be good in the spring.
The Grsden people report big
drive Saturday--almost equal to the
Saturday before Christmas. Patrons
are taking advantage OF the special
discounts
The establishment OF the gold CON
tact on the West Mancos. beyond a
doubt. will extend the gold field north
over considerable area and add
much to the Importance OF Montezu-
ma county as a gold producer.
The potato raisers of the south
west have been shy again In their
vastly Increased volume of this fruit
will be required next year. and 1t will
he good money to any one who has
n patch to plant on.
The Herald has recorded a new sub
scriber for every day of the new
year with one to spare. II this aver
age Will keep up during the year the
showing wall be satisfactory. although
we expect to add 500 names to daily
and weekly lists before January,
1903.
Joshua w Boles OF Bayfield, Is in
the city-proving up on his timber
claim VIM. IL. Day George Ruffe,
Richard Parker and Edwin II. Oliver
of Pine River. were also In az wit
Iesses- They report every thing as
fiourishing in the eastern part of the
county.
j. S. Sheek who some time ago dis
covered that he could reclaim valu-
able real estate In Texas lost to him
for a time by failing to produce the
deed, is In that state now. having dis
covered that document. and he finds
himself owner of land where many
people are eager to build bigger
town
School below the ninth grade re-
suned this morning. Owing to re-
arrangement OF pupils in different
buildings caused by the destruction
of the Longfellow building, there was
considerable confusion. but Supt.
Downs had every thing Strengthened
out this afternoon.
The Herald Job presses have been
running day and night for some time.
The rush OF Job work has been almost
town, and has kept the force busy
working overtime owing to the illness
of Mr. Donnelley, who is agian at his
post. and his artistic hand will con-
tinue to be strictly in evidence
throughout the town and the south
west.
On Friday night. January 8. the
Modern Woodmen and Royal Neigh
bors held IA joint public installation
OF officers. The programme consist
ed OF recitations and reading exer-
cises and vocal and instrumental mu.
sic After the installation of Off.
GERS the company retired to the ban
quet room and partook of refresh
ments provided by the Royal Neigh.
bors. After partaking of these, vocal
and instrumental music and dancing
were INDUCED in until quite late
All left glad to have been there to
assist In the promotion of such n
worthy order.
The stone cutting for the new wy
| man block has been progressing rap
idly, the fine weather giving the arti-
sans an opportunity to push the work.
The temporary building at the corner
of Greene and 18th. where the work
Is being done, il provided with a
stove, but thus far it has not been
necessary TO keep up a fire. Three
men are working every day and 1t is
expected that when the work of lay
ing the walls begins In the spring the
cut stone will nearly all be prepared
Mr.. Wyman leaves this week for Den.
vcr where he Will buy the iron, glass
and hardwood for the building which
he cannot procure here. All other
material Will be purchased in Silver.
ton. The Wyman block VII be one
OF the handsomest in the town and
work will begin as early as possible
In the spring.-Silverton Miner.
a petition which has been gener-
ally signed was circulated this week
asking the sheep sanitary board to
waive the inspection fee OF five cents
per head which the law places upon
all sheep driven across the borders
from Colorado to New Mexico. This
county being border county whose
stockmen must necessarily cross their
herds into Colorado during certain
seasons 1t is claimed that it visits
an unsual hardship to the stockmen
To collect the Inspection fees when
stock is merely pastured from one
district TO another, sometimes not