Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-10
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NElGHsoRiNG TOWNS.
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From the Aztec Index:
The Index is preparing to branch
1ut in the real estate business and " Il
coon be prepared to handle ranches
and town property This conclusion
has been arrived at through solicita
ions Of parties to handle property for
hem.
Fred starr. the ball tosser. who was
shot some time ago by Stella Hender-
fpn in an Albuquerque house of i'll
anne and who was reported dead. re
'overed. When the case was called in
'ourt Starr was missing and the wom-
IN discharged. Afterward Starr reap
1eared was arrested and is now in jail
'tarr is premier ball tosser and well
5nown to the Aztec fans.
from the Silverton Standard.
William Feigel will be home from
pneblo within the next few days and
'umor has It that he will not be alone
Fither Mr. and Mrs. Feigle will be
welcomed by many Silverton friends
IT'S simply a sight to see the freight
'nloaded at Red Mountain these days. -
rearked a gentleman but recently re-
turned from that district, "and there
S activity apparent on every hand.
There's no use talking Red Mountain
S certainly destined to surpass any
former records, in fact to become one
If the greatest mining camps in the
west"
otto Mears is in Silverton to attend
he sale Of the Red Mountain road of
which he was at one time sole owner
From receivers hands the thirteen.
mile road and all its equipment w..
pass into the George Crawford com
pany's possession today. There is no
one so interested as Mr. Mears when
ne is in the right mood 10 talk of the
'arly Incidents of Colorado and but
ew equal him for energy and enter
lrise-past and present.
From the Pennington Times Hustler.
The Phelps-Dodge railroad survey
ng corps are receiving all their mail
and communica, ions through the
Pennington postofii ee. They are push
ing this way with all possible speed
and expect to complete the line into
Farmington ia about two weeks
Rumor has it that the vast coal de
Ioslts on the south side of the San
Juan river Al Fruitland have been
leased by the Phelps Dodge II. II. com
jany and they are still negotiating
or coal lands on the north side of the
liver This Is good tidings to the peo-
Fruitland mans prosperity for Farm
.ngton. Go IT, Frultland.
c. w. Campbell and wife, George
e. Allen and wife and S. G. Thomas
md wife left on Tuseday morning for
California on an overland trip. They
win remain there for the winter and
-euru in the spring.
Tuesday the canning factory wl.A
a crew OF thirteen women put up 7ov
gallons of apples This shows what
san be do with the machinery when
ans are SUI llied. 1t is expected that
better arrangements as to cans Will
soon be made and a successful run
adc on the apple crop this year yet
The telephone service between this
own and Aztec is wholly Inadequate
or the convenience Of Its patrons.
tlmost every time a business house
asks for Aztec the reply comes that
he line is busy This entails loss oil
lime and sometimes loss OF business.
rbe telephone company should add
mother wire to the line and give the
1eople chance to talk.
c. 5. Richardson was in town with
8 load of salt brought from Salt Lake
about 200 miles south of us. This lake
has spring which comes up in the
center and the water soon forms a lay
n of solid salt over the bottom and
every day or two Mexicans are EN-
ployed to rake it out. and It is then
washed and put on the market. It is
4 species of rock salt.