Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-08

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| A lively scrap was ended by the po-
lice during the night The red! cul-
prit put up money for his appearance
today. but mp to the hour OF going to
| press, had not made his presence
known. The money will go to the
city Just the same
| The sheriff OF Archuleta county
would like TO lay his fms on three
| prisoners who escaped from the coun-
| ty jail yesterday. Two, Britton and
Brayden. were in for killing a Mexican
| sheep herder last year while the 9TH
er, Boyd, was waiting for a pen sen
tence for passing forged checks.
| The Durango ball team plays with
Silverton Sunday next. They will go
| up on the morning train, and to ac-
commodate the boys the railroad com
pany Will hold the train until the
| game IL over The railroad company
company has made a low rate OF 81
for the round trip for all who wish to
| go.
Morris Click has concluded to close
out his business in Durango and Will
move his stock to Silverton and CON
solidate his business. Mr. Click says
| Silyerton and San Juan county are
wonders and he is going to cast his
lot in the great gold and silver camp.
The people OF Silverton will find Mr..
Click an enterprising business man
and The Herald bespeaks for him a
fair share OF their patronage.
Bert Gartin's automobile landed in
Pennington at 1886 today after a
somewhat tempestuous voyage. hav-
ing encountered numerous rocks that
refused to get out of the way of the
machine, causing several mishaps
However Bert says the auto is all
right and win be making regular trips
In few days, II he didn't reach Az
tee until after 2 O'Clock this morning
The run from Aztec to Pennington
was made in three hours.
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A. y. Fredericks, postal inspector,
departed for Denver this morning ex-
pecting to return in about ten days or
two weeks. In the meantime those
desiring to place bids for new post
offlce location and furnishings, can
leave them with the postmaster,
which viii be taken up and carefully
considered. Should new location be
decided upon. It is hoped 1t will be
central, and in case of a new location
II means a complete new outfit.
4 Owing to the limited accommodate
tons those wishing to attend the
High school graduating exercises at
| the Presbyterian church have. In for
] mer years. come early. and not having
tickets, have crowded about the en-
frances no that ticket holders have
often been unable to obtain entrance
until after . O'Clock, when all unoccu.
pied seats are thrown open to the
public. 70 prevent this condition of
affairs this year, admission for ticket
| holders VIII be by the south door only
until s O'clock when this door VIII be
closed. After that time admission
| Will be by The north door only free to
all unocoupled seats in the house
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The party OF eastern men accom-
panying John " Adams TO this sec
tion last Friday, departed for their va
rious homes this morning after hay
ing devoted the best part of n week
looking over the resources of La
Plata an San Juan counties The
party consisted pf Messrs. w L. Her
eth, Fred G. Schmid, II FRANK, II. IL.
Scott. Mark Walser, s. B. Morris and
p. j. Brown. their object in visiting
this section being to inspect the prop
| erty NJ fhs Animas Canal, Reservoir,
Water, Powar and Investment com
pany. located above lockwood. The
feasibility of building an immense
power plant was carefully gone over,
this to be accomplished by the CON
! struciion OF an immense reservoir, the
| site picked out being as near perfect
as man could ask for, and necessary
connections with the Ahimas river,
where the power plant will be located
After inspecting the territory the gen
tlemen visited Silverton and San Juan
c0uRty for the purpose of ascertaining
the mining conditions and prospects
for the future and the possible use Of
| electricity. Having satisfied them.
selves in this respect another visit
was made to the power plant and res
eryoiF locations and it is with much
pleasure The Herald is able to state
that each and everyone was well
pleased with the prospects and 1t was
agreed that work should start at once
| on reservoir construction and the first
| section of the power plant. This
means plans for expenditure OF some
| thing like half million dollars TO
start with and possibly three to five
times as much more within the next
three years.
Mr.. Adams, the promoter, is II resi-.
dent Of Chattanooga, Tenn, and those
| associated with him are men of means
whose object Is profitable Investment,
and they in turn Will seek to interest
their friends which will do much to
stimulate other enterprises, as the
construction of the above power plant
must necessarily facilitate mining in
many ways-possibly means electric