Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-11

look al his stock ranch. Mr.. Butter
is Just about as busy as you fnd them
| Grace-Why, Ethel, How could you
tell all the news In Mary's letter 80
soon? You haven't even read II.
Ethel-Well you see, dear, read
the postscript first.
| Luke Hunter was among the return
Ing pilgrims from the coast where be
spent the winter. Luke will now en-.
tertain the boys with few games OF
slnn and tell them interesting stories
| In the meantime
Remembtr this Is the night OF the X.
| =. ball at Vendome hall being the first
the order has INDUCED In for long
time. A great many tickets have been
sold and fine time is assured all at
| tending
The Herald is informed that DR. Ball
| died at FL Paso and was buried Sun
| day last. His widow is well known Ia
Durango, having resided here many
years, her former name being Mrs.
Sanborn. and old acquaintances will
sympathize with her in her loss.
II you want some very pretty carna-
| tions for the X. p. ball this evening.
or the school exercises at the Opera
house. drop around and see w. s.
Weightman Two jars full OF hand
some ones arrived last evening from
Denver. They are fresh and nice.
Quite large number Of jovial spir
it's met at the home OF J. p. Soens last
evening and passed pleasant even
ing In honor OF John Mack. As the
writer was not present. we cannot
state how many bottles of Durango's
best were consumed. or the exact
amount of cheese and rye bread.
Johnnie Mack pulled out for Denver
this morning. where he will probably
be located hereafter. A goodly num-
Der OF friends we're at the depot to
say goodbye. among them being mem
bers OF Arion Maenner Chor. Mr..
Mack VIII be missed by many in this
city.
Tho entire San Juan sytnpathizes
with Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Goudy in
the death OF their son at Salt Lake
City. Only meagre particulars have
been received, which indicate suicide
but no cause Is alleged Denver pa
pers arriving this evening will proba-
bly, have some of the details.
That's a queer design you have in
the corner OF your billhead." said
Slopay.
ITS merely little flower" replied
the tailor.
Think that's appropriate"
We'll. yes. it's forget-ms-not."-
Exchange
Charles Wyatt is up from Aztec and
the Lower La Plata. where he has
been putting In steady work the past
winter. He will remain a month or
for the summer months. He says the
fruit prospects are the best the coun.
try has ever experienced.
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Edward c. Hoffman arrived last
evening from Tacoma, Wash. to accept
a position with Stubbs & Jakway-
hardware department. In this connec
tion MIR Jakway expects to add an
other man to assist him in ONCE work
as he reports business good and with
prospects OF continuing 80. all OF
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Dan Hoover, the well known con.
tractor. has sixty men at work on the
King Consolidated ditch in the lower
Pine river district. The way work is
progressing the ditch will be complet-
ed before the end OF the month The
ditch will furnish water for irrigating
over 1000 acres Of new land. There
Is "A big territory subject to irrigation
between the Florida and Piedra
streams, and in due time reservoirs
will be constructed to cover the vast
tract of choice lands and millions OF
dollars of wealth added to La Plata
and Archuleta counties.
The events of the past week at St
Louis may reasonably be expected to
stimulate feeling abroad favorable to
the great exposition that is to open
year hence and which there is every
reason to believe will be ready at the
appointed time. The representatives
of foreign governments have learned
from personal observation what Is con.
templated and they know that the men
who are in charge OF this great enter
prise have the ability the energy and
the means at their command to accom-
plish what they have set out to do
The visit to St Louis of the diplomats
of European governments has given
them an insight into what is proposed
that will enable them to intelligently
inform their governments and we ven
ture to predict that they will give an
account OF the prospect that will be
entirely satisfactory to the managers
of the exposition.
FOR RENT.
Good ranch in Montexuma county.
Man and wife preferred. Particu-