Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-19
From Thursdays Daily.

FROM Thursdays Daily
James l.. Hamilton came in from
Denver yesterday in the interests oil
the Strndy-Estabrook Mercantile Co
e H. Lumken, owner of the Little
Jane mine in the La Platas is down
rom Denver Mr.. Il. f. Savage ac-
companies him
j. w. Savage. from Cascade. was in
town Yesterday to get repairs on some
OF his saw mill machinery. Mr.. Say
age returned 10 Cascade last evening.
Mrs. Fillmore Hand was down from
the ranch this morning. The new
residence is about completed and Mr..
Hand is going to have cozy home
There will be a special meeting at
the Salvation Army hall tonight. The
Rev. Mr.. Rouner OF the So NJ. E
church will speak Saturday evening
Rev Mr.. Sarber will talk at the meet
ing. All are welcome to the services.
Mrs. A. e. Benson. wife of A. e
Benson, former linotype operator on
The Herald departed this morning
for Pueblo, accompanied by her five
year-old son, where she will visit
friends.
Mr.. M. N. Raburg, one of the corps
of the geological survey department OF
Washington, D. C.. is in Durango.
looking after some mining men who
have not yet sent in their reports to
the government.
The Western Union. instead Of
adopting the policy of advancing
prices. is reducing, as vide the ns W
rate to El Paso, Texas, which after
June LIST will be fifty cents for day and
forty cents for night messages.
Tom Holland yisitei the La Plata
natchery-eXcuse us, the place where
fish used to be hatched and this
morning started Tor Emerald lakes,
which will be calle upon TO supply
The spawn for trout hatched in this
county this year
The news from various southwest
sections is very encouraging for the
year Especially is this true of tho
lruit belt. 1t is believed the season
is sufficiently advanced 10 escape in
furious frosts and that the yield will
no doubt be reminder OF four OF
/ u1P a
coin for several hundred fruit growers
throughout this southwest section.
Mr. Lumken, president of the Gin
cinnati Glass works, and Mr.. Savage
of Denver. who came in last evening
| left this morning for the La Platas
where Mr. Lumken will visit his mine
the Little Jane.
Mr.. c. E. Mcconnell returned las
evening from his trip to Trinidad
| Mr.. Mcconnell has been looking ovel
! rhe race track there, and says tina
| the people are making extensive
preparations for the races which viii
come off little later in the season.
All the grade, below the Higl
School close the year week from
tonight This will give the children
one day to attend the races. The
| High school continues one week long
er. the graduating exercises taking
place two weeks from tonight Th'
total school enrolment is 1925, ant
probably the attendance is fully 1Oi
more than ever before in Durango.
The coal strike is operating in mor'
ways than one to retard advancement
as the Boston people furnishing tbs
money have decided not to push worl
until the present labor troubles arr
settled Employment to many labor
ing men is thus delayed because th'
coal miners are not satisfied with s.
per day of eight hours.
Manager L. c. Jallway OF the Ut
coal property, ordered the mine close'
| thi afternoon. The other day, c. w
Tr8gssr. acting as contractor, signe'
le stale as presented by the miner
Ie h. st of the month.
.l. Jakway considers it for the bes
rests of all concerned to have th'
line closed until the labor trouble
are adjusted This action makes
solid front so far as the operators arr
concerned.
The Palace hotel addition will b.
ready for occupancy this evening. MI
McNeeley thus adds eight well fur
nished and commodious bedrooms t.
his popular hotel, which has Away
been one of the best two dollar
day hotels in the country. These nev
rooms are especially for travelling me-
and tourists who desire a good stop
ping place at reasonable rates,
Editor William Butler of the Farm
ington Times returned last evening
from La Veta where he went to loo
after his ranch and cattle interests
repair fences and see that all is wei
for the coming season. The Heral
is pleased to note the prosperity o
at least one newspaper man in tn
southwest, but hard work and clos
attention to business entities anyon
to succeed and Mr. Butler comes III
der this head