Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-05-04

ing fire and went back 10 bed. Th
attic and the whole upper portion c
the house was afre before he knew
and he barely had time TO carry tn
sick ones out and a few things TO pu
around them, The house was a ont
story structure. frame and partly log
The loss is estimated at $500 witt
s40o Insurance on the house and moth
| ing on the contents.
| W. r Armstrong springs tne goo,
| news that fully 10000 acres of Ian,
| covered with liberal growth OF rub
| her weed have been found within
| discovery was made principally by W
| II. Wigglesworth. VINO went over 8
| portion OF the land and brought il
| samples OF the plant. An inspection
by MIR. Armstrong. who is well posted
in the rubber industry shows The
plant TO be Of good size and equa
in quality 10 that at Buena Vista OF
anywhere else in the state.
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Attilio Giannini OF New York is in
the city 10 look after his brother, Mo-
5is Gianninl who has been conflne 4
he past year in Mercy hospital, al
iiicled with almost total paralysis
The sick man was formerly a fesldeni
Dt Rico, where ne had consideTablS Il
mining property. and after he wa
stricken with paralysis aud brought
o Durango John Eder and A V. Cor
n of Rico were appointed trustees %
his property. Attilio Giannini has
been in Rico In consultation with tn
'rustees regarding the property, and
arrived in Durango last night II j.
lndestood he will take his brotncr
back TO New York. provided be car
stand the "trip.
The American smelling plant Of Dn
,ango, or the management should In
an object lesson to those who are
sending out for staUiouery. TIL.
plant is by far the largest consumer
Df job printing in the city and the
forms are in line with tnose used a
other points in the state. and the
printing could easily he obtained IN
bunch. but the management be
lieves that local shops should be Civ
IN the preference when the work can
he turned out. The Herald does all
the blank and rule work for the local
plant that will go on our presses and
We have never heard Of the plant be
'ng turned down by any mining opsr
stor or business firm in the city be
rause its statements were not rep
tered on lithogTaph paper. We must
help one another If Durango is TO go
ahead
The first man 10 make sale in the
new Florida mesa gold fields is VII
liam II Clark. Mr. Clark nad a hall
interest in a claim comprising TWEEN
ne sold his interest 10 f. E. Schalles.
water superintendent of Durango
The consideration could not be learn
ID MIR. Clark left this morning for
his home in Wallingford, Conn. He
2ams here recently with the expecta
tion of going 10 work on the railroad
bur upon his arrival ne did not ind
tha particular kind OF work he want
ed SO he went out to work on the
Spinning ranch, arriving there about
h.. . nrC US oil.
legged to have been made. After the
excitement had gotten under good
headway he and Mr. Spinning put
stakes on a vacant piece OF land and
held it until buyer came along. Mr.
Spinning retains his interest. Mr.
Clark stated this morning as he was
leaving that he did nor know whether
there was any gold on the claim OF
not; they had located It on specula-
ion. thinking 1t mignt be worth
the ground 10 see what IL contained
He said Mr.. Schalies wanted the
ground and he let him have his ip
terest for the price. He didn't want
any more of it," and a. he had the
money TO go home on ne was willing
Tor someone else TO test the merits
Of the district He said he saw gold
panned out at the Perino well yester-
day and there WAS lots OF H. He said.
in fact. that the parties making the
test "nad done right we'll"
Both morning papers advise people
to send out, one for household goods
md groceries. and the other for print
ng. No difference between the two
propositions. The Herald is the only
paper insisting on every Duransoite
standing ny Durango The only way
% do this is 10 stand by one another.
n toe get even policy is continued
III the advertising the board OF trade
Or merchants may do will not advance q
Dprango interests. The $500 10 $500
contributed TO Blakeley and Ewing
goes outside with the exception OF a
few dollars. Had the same amount
,aen contributed 10 a Durango paper
avery cent. wifi slight exception
would have remained in Durango
fake for instance the wireless morn
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