Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-02

I Mrs. C. C. Eddy returned last even.
ing from two-months' visit with rel
atives in Boulder county
! Lew Cameron OF San Juan COUNT.
I n. NJ. has accepted a position with
| T. d. Burns at TERRA Amarillo.
Otto Mears was through passeI'-
ger to Silverton last evening. being
accompanied by Alsx Anderson.
Joe Prewitt, VINO has made Aztec
headquarters for some years. will
move to Pennington the coming week
Il. NJ. Burgess, manager of the, Col
orado Telephone company, accompan
led by his wife, was among the arriy.
ais from Denver last evening.
The rain OF Thursday night and yes.
terday will be of great value to farm.
ers and stockgrowers. 1t will fit the
ground for fall plowing and keep grass
green until winter sets in.
Col. Calvin, who accompanied H. L.
Hall to Ignacio yesterday, says the
moisture was not the kind he relishes.
| but as Mr.. Hall is a good entertainer
he managed to pull through the day
very well.
II. 7. Henderson, accompanied V. T.
l Na1@
where the interests of the Reckwond-
power plant will be inspected Mr
Malott is prominent railroad man
of Indianapolis.
The property owners of San Juan
county, New Mexico, are evidently In
good financial condition, as the annual
tax list now running in the Aztec Ipf
dex takes up less than two columns
of space. This is surely a good indi.
cation,
Vivian Thomas, nee Killian, har
been visiting her parents for two
weeks. She is employed In the office
of Frank w. Howbert, revenue collect
or, at Denver. She was waiting for
the delayed Silverton train to the cas-;
this morning.
stephen j. Smith. who has been
with Durango and Montezuma county
banks and financial circles for many
years, was in from Cortez yesterday.
and with Attrney w. F. Mowry of thai
place was waiting this morning to
catch train for Denver. A
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Allen departed
for their Pennington home this morn
ing after the best part of a week iu
the city attending the fair. They say
the next few weeks will be busy ones.
as they must make up for lost time.
having spent the best part of three
weeks at the Pennington, Aztec and
Durango fairs.
DIR. S. w. Morrison, the promoter
OF irrigation systems In La Plata,
county. was at the depot this morning.
waiting with others for the arrival of
the train for the East. He said he
wanted to attract attention to the
lact that there are ten thousand acres
OF good lard in the Ignacio country
which will be brought into use by the
building of new irrigating ditch
whicn he is planning to build. and
which has already enlisted the inter
est or many in cooperative effort to
build bigger empire
Inc Democrat promises roast of
the iair management. And what do
the directors care? The Democrt op.
posed the Fourth of July celebration
put IL was a success Just the same,
and Notwithstanding the fact that the
Democrat mas thrown cold water on
the tair from the start Wednesday was
one OF the banner days of the associa-
ton meetings and had yesterday been
lair the attendance would no doubt
nave broken all records. So let your
arrows of spleen fly, They are harm
less.
Judging from letter to a friend.
MISS Mary sites is having the time
OF her life In her western trip. Az
the time of writing. September 22,
MISS Sites was In Victoria, British
columbia. having, after leaving Du.
range, visited friends at Aberdeen.
WASH, until the first of August. when.
she continued to Portland. where she
spent some weeks taking in the expo
sition and enjoying the balmy Pacia5l!g
coast atmosphere. From Los Angeles
she went To Port Angeles, and thence
70 Seattle, She says there are many
points of interest at the old town OF
Victoria and she finds much to amuse
and study in the people and their GUS
toms. Before returning home Miss
sites will visit friends in California
Tor some months. ard OF course this