Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08
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SCISSOR of La Plata county, arriy ID
last night from WalsenbIrg to look
after his claims in the La Platas.
A letter announces the safe arrival
OF Mrs. Fred Steineger and daughter
Cloa at Los Angeles, where they will
visit friends for time, then go to
San Francisco and Portland.
The aged mother of Henry Lude-
wig died at the home Of her son on
Pine river night before last burial
taking place today. Deceased was
between So and 30 years of age.
Blair Burwell thinks the hotels in
Santa Fe do not do rignt by tneir
boarders, because they do not use
Colorado potatoes Mr.. Burwell just
returned last night from the capital
OF New Mexico.
1t is said the heaviest root OF rub
Der weed known in other portions
of the state weighed ? ounces. Roots
that weigh i pound 3 ounces. Du-
range excels in all things.
The train backed up from the sta
ton to the slaughter house this morn
ing and received the transfers from
the train from Silverton. which came
as far as Trimble Springs. The
train returned to Durango at 1885,
and pulled out east shortly after.
Durango shippers were notified by
Manager Ridgway today that the Rio
Grande Southern would not accept
freight for shipment beyond Dolores
for thirty days. an indication That the
roadbed is in bad shape and will re-
quire lots OF work when the Dolores
river goes down.
A stranger In the city said this
morning he mad been informed on
excellent authority. that Durango coal
was equal in quality to the famous
Connellsville coal in Pennsylvania.
He. was told that we could go Penn
sylvania one better on her Connels-
vile coal, for we had McConnells-
coal and miles of 1t.
The west nalf OF the footbridge al
left standing when the east end was
taken away, gradually settled in the
middle till 1t touched the water, and
/, was washed from the supports last
night. 1t Is chained and cannot get
away. but 1t is doubtful If any of il
can be used in repairing the struct-
ure.
Patsy" Tage, the Herald's linotype
man, yesterday received bassoon
from Paris. This is probably the on
ly instrument of the kind in Colorado
| they being very costly and very
| rare. A bassoon player, like the rail
road president, is privileged to name
his own terms. Mr. Tage for years
| has played the clarionette, playing at
present in the band and the Redmen
orchestra. Wnen he learns to loot
that bassoon about right Durango win
probably lose him.
The lawn around the High school
is beginning to show up in good
| shape. The grass is coming up and
it will not be long until it is real
| picturesque around the building. The
| flowers planted by the children
I al nd of
! soon begin to bloom. Each room mas
| an interest In the flower garden. each
room having some specially designed
| flower he'd It has long been gener-
ally supposed that a lawn could not
be maintained at school house for
the reason that the children could
not be kept of the grass But this
| is being proved a mistake, here as
well as in many other places. Prof
Gould says the lawn suffers more
from outsiders.-vandals, he calls
them-than from the pupils. The
| children taken an interest in the
lawn and in the flowers because they
feel that they are theirs, and not
one Of them would tramp down
blade of grass. A man has been mir
ed for the summer to take care of
the lawn, flowers and trees.
A newspaper is criticised for not
rustling and publishing the news
everything pertaining to new enter
prises and progress. It is given the
information. then 1t is requested not
to publish same. then tells about this
or that happening that really took
place and is raked over the Goals be-
cause 1t eacites attention of this or
that person and solicits inquiries.
The Herald endeavors to keep every
item printed within all reasonable
bounds and we believe this is the
rule of most every newspaper. but
they are more often given wrong in.
formation, which accounts for all the
trouble. as reporters must rely on
statements Of supposed reliable par
ties. If The Herald or any other
newspaper, relied entirely on verify
ing its news in every particular
when the paper knows 1t is virtually