Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-11

higher.
Farmers are selling more meat in
the half. quarter and piece this winter
Than ever before.
Ranch butter, 30 cents: creamery
35 cents. And very little ranch but
ter in the market.
Mrs. Wilkie McLin of Bayfield, 'r-
rived in the city last evening and Will
visit friends a few days.
Cabbage is retailing at Ave cents
per pound and is scarce. Dealers are
looking around to buy outside.
The Gold King, Porter and Boston
mines are all working as full forces
as they can secure to fill mountain 1ud
local orders.
Theodore Dick, OF Gladstone, on his
way to Kansas for a visit, spent the
night in the city and met number
of old time friends.
o.
Mayor Mcconnell is square-toed on
the health situation and promises to
continue his battle against abuse ana
neglect until it is eradicated.
O.
j. ID. Niswonger, who has been
about the San Juan for 30 years, ar
rived from Eureka last evening TO
spend few days in the warmer eli |
mate.
Miss Ella Mason, one OF the teach
ers at the Fort Lewis Indian school, |
departed this morning for Whitehall, |
Mont. where her sister is seriously |
ILL.,
Assistant General Manager Eakins
of the American Smelling q Refining |
company, having visited the Durango |
plant departed for Denver this morn
Ing.
Pennington people boast of their
school system and its progress. Boost
ing the home place is progressive,
and no doubt Pennington has excel
lent schools.
W. A. Stewart, interested with Pu
eblo people in La Plata mining prop
critics, arrived from the smelter anL
steel city last uight on the late east
ern train.
Captain James 7. Smith, the Oldest
of living newspaper veterans in Den
YER, is visiting the San Juan to gath
er statistics. Captain Smith is well
posted in the mining affairs of Colo
RADIO.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Long, who regis
tered at the Strater from Washington.
last evening, will spend the winter
in Durango. Mr.. Long is an expert in
coal affairs and will be engaged in
that line While here.
The last shack in which mule
might be imprisoned in Durango is no
longer empty IT. there is anything
empty now in which human being
could sleep it is probably box. stall
i'll livery stable. '-
Ratita Garcia, the tamale manufac-
turer, accompanied by his wife. went
out this morning to start some new
taInale and chill stands in New Mex
lco, leaving his partner in charge OF
the business here.
According to the statements of loca
merchants the freight service of the
Rio Grande is much worse than the
passenger service. Durango and sur
rounding towns are suffering rauca
through this failure to handle freight,
The perjured witness, packed juror
and crooked lawyer. have had long
run in the Southwest, but public sen
timent is moulding daily against
them and they will have to fold their
tents and hike in the not far distant
future.
DIR. Ochsner has found case oil
diphtheria in Animas City and very
properly calls the public attention to
It, Had more OF this procedure char
acterized the practice of the profes-
sion Durango could nave saved many
lives. much sickness and hardship.
The Telluride Journal announces
that Navajo Bill Doc Wallace will be
in Telluride in a few days with
stock of Indian blankets and trinkets
getting ready for Christmas. and this
will catch Telluride, where there Is
more money for such things than In
any other place in the West
Durango naturally takes Lively In |
terest in President Roosevelts policy |
to curb railways and trusts. 1t Il
the town with vast competition be
tween railways for the business .ha
sleeps on rates; the fellow who finds
1t easy to secure rebate who cares
least O.
The Jury that tried Mrs Nettie Nc