Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-14

ernoon and will be on duty again to-
morrow.
Greeley shipped 10000 cars OF po-
tatoes the past season. No reason
why this southwest section should not
do equally we'll With the rates quot
ed by the railroads La Plata county
farmers can make lots of money rails
ing spuds.
The contracts for the Wingate and
Ambold buildings were let yesterday.
Tom Edwards getting the brick and
stone work and Frank Lake the car
penter work. Bricklaying will begin
AS soon as the joists are laid on the
foundations.
Lloyd Sheets was selected as trus-
tee in the Whitehall bankruptcy firm
and started men Invoicing this morn
ing As soon as this is completed,
under order of the court Mr. Sheets
will throw The large stock on the mar
llet and he announces In another part
Of this paper that the same will he
disposed of at whatever price 1t will
bring To this end there Will be a
great slaughter in mems and boys
wearing apparel
D. Paulin, who returned few days
ago from Wichita kans.. says the sec
lions visited hy him are very prosper
ous. Wichita is growing town and
instead OF the citizens pulling and
hauling and engaging in personalities
all are imbued with the one idea
boost" The papers OF Wichita are
following the same lines and as a re-
suit the people are happy content
ed lot Crop outlook in Kansas is
good, especially wheat which is far
enough advanced to insure usual big
yield
ID. T. Newcomb writes ]. w. Win
gate a letter in regard to the Pioneer
association meeting this year which
will he held at Alamosa the 9Th of
September. The Pioneers of that sec.
tion mean business and are going to
get the old-timers from the entire
southwest together II such thing is
possible. Mr.. Newcomb says those
back of the Alamosa movement are
enthusiastic, II will be pleasure to
meet with the pioneers at Alamosa
and many Durangoites will be there
il they have to walk. but as BILLY"
Adams is chairman of the committee
on transportation we will surely OBJ
tain rates that all can go.
Last Friday very pleasant surprise
party was sprung on Mrs Ava Hunt.
singer teacher OF the Cascade school.
II was the last day OF the term and at
noon Mrs. Huntsinger left the school
house to go home for dinner Before
she had got her dinner, however.
pme OF the pupils went for her and
took her back To the school house.
where an elegant lunch was spread
After dinner an interesting program
was rendered. at the close of which
The teacher was presented with II
handsome and costly gold watch. with
| beautiful chain. with slide set with
opals. This handsome present was
token of the appreciation OF Mrs.
services, which have
been exceptional throughout. Snch an
expensive present from pupils in n
rural school is very rare. Mrs. Hunt.
singer left yesterday morning for Pn.
sblo. where she will spend her vaca.
lion of one month, after which she
will return and commence four.
summer school at Cascade.
Flour Is mp to 81 so n sack. This is
, gentler reminder that there is mon.
~ in raising wheat. Inquiry reveals
he fact that more wheat will he raised
his season than any previous year.
few days ago one farmer from the
ficinity of lgnacio in talk with Geo.
Robertson. the miller for the Graden
Mill. said he would like to raise wheat
'ut there was no market here for 1t.
Mr. Robertson informed him that not
lalf enough of the grain was raised
lere TO keep the Graden mill going,
md further told him that in the 81
ears time the mill had been running
10 farmer had ever been turned away
With load Of wheat but II had always
'een taken and the spot cash paid
or 1t. This farmer took a ton OF seed
'heat home with him. The Graden
nil sold 10000 pounds of seed wheat