Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-18
rom Wednesdays Daily;
Ice cream soda has arrived.

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in sky.rocket style.
| X. X. Smith of Cortez, spent the
night in Durango.
| Superintendent Klncaid is visiting
the fish hatchery at Emerald lakes.
Miss Hubbard is out today after be.
| ing confined TO her room several days
Mrs. 7. IL. Breen, of Fort Lewis. left
this morning for Denver to accompany
the girls home from school.
Mrs. Murray of Trimble Springs.
Hermosa house. is in the city attend
ing to various business interests.
The San Juan Touring mills are
turning out an excellent quality OF
flour from wheat bought and stored
last fall.
Dan Bailey, the pioneer merchant of
iiesperus, is in the city. Reports
everything lovely in his neck of the
woods.
j. s. Carl has returned to Duran.
go with his family from the Montezu
ma valley Mr. Carl will work at his
trade of carpentering.
The salary OF the Telluride post
master has been increased from 81 900
to $1,000 year. indicating an in.
creased postal business.
Rasmus Hansen, who came down
from Silverton last evening to attend
the special Commandery meeting. re-
turned home this morning.
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George A. Bible. the rustling Rock
Island representative, with headquar
ters at Salt Lake City, pulled out this
morning after dcing Durango.
Morris Click came down from Sill
vorton last evening, expecting to re
turn on this evenings train. He re.
ports business very good in that camp
when the train returns to regular
schedule. Late nights and early
morning distribution IL too much like
work.
+. C. Wiser OF Nebraska. who is
| looking after mining interests around
| Silverton, is in the city for a day or
two and is being piloted around by
| Treasurer w. j. Patterson.
j. J.. Chatfield, representing the ag-
ricultural college, at Fort Collins. who
| has been in the city day or two.
located at the Rochester, left on this
| mornings eastern.
Strangers visiting Durango should
stroll through the residence section.
We pride ourselves upon the many
handsome homes and pleasant sur.
roundings.
Judge Houx rendered his decision
this morning in the case Of City VS..
| DR. Haggart, for neglecting to make
| "A complete report of births, and his
| fine was $l3. The case was appealed
1t continues to rain between Wal
senburg and Pueblo. or at least
up to yesterday afternoon, and that
section is almost flooded. For miles
the Rio Grande track Is surrounded by
water. making the track soft and
| speed slow.
| The resolution instructing the mar
shal to enforce the ordinance keeping
women out of saloons and roomins
houses on First avenue who should
inhabit the district below the track
is timely There has been consider
able complaint OF late.
| Ed. NJ. Brown is up from his saw
mill. Say the rainy weather has in
terfered with logging to quite an ex
tent. He has been receiving hne or
ders. one by mail this morning foi
over 10000 feet to be taken some dis
tance below Pennington.
Stage driver says the reported dam
age by hall and rain between Cedar
Hill and Aztec is not as bad as re
ported. Thinks alfalfa will straighter
up and only few trees are complete
Iy denuded of fruit. 1t Is bad enough
for those affected. however.
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Everyone visiting Durango Is full
some In praise Of the place and Its f,l
ture. Nothing can stop Durang'
from becoming large city. You hay'
all the natural resources to max,
your town grow. and It will forge Il
the front" Is sample OF the remark
overheard by visitors to the city.
La Plata county Is the Eden Of th'
west. No drouths, no water spouts
no cyclones. wind storms or epidem
ics-nothing but the best climate oi
earth and an abundance OF water 70
irrigation purposes. twenty-five
acres of good land is worth mor'
than section in many states.
The two small reservoirs construct
ed for use of Indians below Fort Lew
is on the La Plata. were not stronI