Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-01-02

right along. doing much towards i'm
proving mining activity, which Is the
latest item of news from that camp.
The funeral OF Mrs. Emma Elizabeth
Carpenter was held at the Methodist
church at O'Clock this afternoon
the service being conducted by Rev.
r. Sanderson.
The Biggs Furniture company is
head over heels in the moving busi-
ness today This is the best time they
could have chosen for moving. as sled
ding is good and moving with sleighs
the big loads OF furniture go along
without any jolting
DR. Oschner went 10 Mancos on the
morning train. having call to attend
Henry Bauers daughter, who is Sc
riously ill., He is to stop at Hesperus
to look after patient there as he re-
turns. so he will have to drive in from
there and It will be pretty late by the
time he gets home tonight.
The opening Of the Denver ballot
boxes il what the people of the state
want. They are desirous of knowing
Just where to place the blame and
also who Is honestly elected govern
or.
Vendome hall will be the scene of a
gay and festive gathering this even
ing, being a wind-up leap year party
by the single and married ladies com
posing the Entire Nous organization.
The ladies' are going to make the
most of the last oDportunity-that is
the single ones-and have proposal
corner, where ii will he just too
charming for any use and no gallant
young man will dare refuse. There
will also be another corner, known as
the Canadian or Siberian corner. So
called for cold people" The hall is
being handsomely decorated this af-
ternoon. some of the decorations used
by the fremen last evening being re-
tanned. supplemented with appropri-
ate leap year remembrances The Her
aid has been requested TO announce
that all should be present by nine
O'Clock in order to participate in the
grand march when the gentlemen will
be presented with handsome souve-
Mrs from a Christmas tree.
On Saturday night, December 81.
the Woodmen OF the World have it on
the program to initiate so new mem
bers. There will be very large turn
out OF local members, besides a great
many visitors from lodges of neigh
boring towns. The regular Woodmen
hall is not near large enough to meet
the demands, SO the Odd Fellows hall
and the Knights of Pythias hall have
been secured for the occasion George
X. Rogers. state organizer. common
ly known as the "fraternal dynamo -
will be present After the initiation an
elaborate lunch will be served.
o
C. w. Thuringer the founder OF
Vallejo, was passenger this morning
for Denver and Rocky Ford Mr. Thur.
niger said he had been in correspon
dence for some months past with beet
oHSah taStoIN anu utCluItu 1HdI
We would have a beet sugar factory
here one of these days. Mr.. ThuringeI
says this section is not vet ready fol
a beet sugar factory-could not furn
ish enough beets for one He claims
the country is not sufficiently develop
ed in an agricultural way. "The farm
ers we have" he said, will not raise
AnnIUh hAafS nd j..
brought under cultivation and a class
OF farmers brought In who will raise
them. The farmers of San Juan coun
ty. New Mexico, want to raise fruit
They are horticulturists. And If they
were to quit raising fruit and turn to
beets, then there would be greater
demand for fruit farmers. The farmers
in the higher attitudes raise stock
hay. grain and vegetables Farmers
who have always followed those lines
do not want to get down on their
knees and pull weeds. as they would
have TO do where they raise beets. But
there are plenty of men who will
raise beets, and understand the bust
ness and like 1t because there Is good
money in 1t, and it is sufficient mum.
Der of this class that must be gotten
in here to insure a sugar factory
enough beets to keep the factory go
ing. When this can be done, we will
get sugar factory here, and we are
working along this line now. | can't
say whether It will be located at Val.
lejo or Durango-that is getting down
to details"