Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-04
inston. died at creede the other day.

The street and alley committee have
started the sprinkler in the morning
on First avenue instead OF afternoon.
a change the business houses will ap
preciaie.
Edwin Schimpf came down from Sill
verton last evening where he put in
couple OF weeks on the Standard.
He will remain in our city a week or
so and possibly longer.
Herman Berndt and wife departed
on the eastern this morning for South
ern California going by way of New
Mexico and Arizona. They will re-
turn in six or eight weeks.
Frost is going deeper this winter
than usual, even If the weather is not
as cold. This is due to absence of
snow. forming warm covering for
the earth. But 1t helps ont the cleo
trio thawing machine which does the
work quick and saves money and an
noyance.
John kellenberger and his late por-
ter. Hegler, have dissolved partner
ship. Had the partnership continued
much longer Hegler would have the
goods and Kelenberger the exper-
ience. AS II Is the porter turned over
his wages and John called 1t square
upon the acknowledgment on the part
of Hegler that he was thief.
]. W. Wingate and C. F. Newcomb,
the latter acting for the Ambold es-
tate. will let contract the latter part
of week for excavations and stone
work of the 75-foot front building to
be erected as soon as workmen can
do so. 1t means employment to a
goodly number of men which will
come In handy at this dull time of the
year.
Two MeNicans were arrested at Pa
gosa Junction charged with setting
that place some weeks ago. Their
trial was set for / O'Clock today, W.
A, Reese having left here this morn.
ing to represent the plaintiffs.
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II has been puzzler to know how
to get to the fish hatchery without go
ing through somebody's yard or
climbing over fences, but now there
is good wagon road leading from
the First street bridge to the hatch
cry AT present there are about nine
hundred thousand little fish In the
troughs, and visitors will find trip
to'the plant interesting.
Parents who buy guns for their
small boys should take care to teach
them how to use them. One small
boy whose name could not be learned
is in the habit of pointing his gun at
other children to scare them. Some
day the gun may go of and thsn the
parents will say he did not know 1t
was loaded This item is written in
hope OF the right parties seeing 1t and
cessins their criminal carelessness.
Cards were received in Durango
last evening announcing the marriage
Of W, G. Bansemer, Rex" formerly
Of Durango, to Mrs. Jeanette McMas-
ters Putnam of Rock Island, Ill.,, the
ceremony taking place at Santa Fe.
Mr. Bensemer must have changed has
tactics from what they were in Du.
range as no one ever suspected him
making love to woman. But you
cannot always tell.
]. II, Moreland, whose wife spen,
a winter in Durango while he looked
after mining interests in the vicinity
OF Eureka, is located at Kansas City
where he is in business, Mr. More
land has interests in the La Platas and
believes the district will prove one OF
the richest in the state. We hope tc
see him with us again before long as
Mr.. Moreland is a first class citizen
for any section.
The Herald is publishing an adver
tisement for the state land board In
Its weekly issue for the sale OF a
large tract OF timber in MonteXuma
county appraised at over 100000, OF
81 per thousand feet. Application has
been made to purchase this timber at
the above price and the sale will be
made unless some one is willing to
pay more, Secure copy of the week
ly and see if you want the timber.
Dick Gaines is in from Hermosa to-
day. He is not worried about the
light snowfall, for he remembers the
winter Of '76-'77, when 4 did not com.
mence to snow until about the first
Of March, 1t kept UP in good shape
when it did commence, and later In
the season. while it showed in the
mountains 1t rained in the valleys, so
there was more than enough water for
all irrigaung purposes. The summer