Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-05-15


Denver.
l.. w. Smith, editor of the Times
Observer Of Pagosa Springs :. spelt
the night in the city and returned for
home this morning. Mr.. Smith says
the band will be here for the May
races. expecting to arrive next Mon
day. tf ir-
j. ii. Thompson, a tramway builder
OF Denver. arrived last night on the
eastern. He was met here by his
son. e. w. Thompson and the two
are putting in the day In town. Tney
are arranging to commence work on
a tram for the Bonnie Girl in the La
Platas. Ia
John Sullivan came in yesterday
from the Van Brimmer shaft and
brought Il quantity OF gravel. 1t was
taken from a depth of 36 feet and 10
believed to have been taken from bed
rock. Panning failed to show any
colors. Mr.. Van Brimmer is undecid-
ed as to further operations.
X. G. Kermode, sheriff OF Monte
yuma county, left this morning for
visit to his old home In the Isle of
Man. He WAS accompanied by his
daughter. Miss Gentle. Tney expect
to be gone about three months. MIR.
Kermode's parents are still living at
the old home. He has not been back
for nineteen years.
c. q. Clark left all the trials and
tribulations OF a country publisher be-
town last night to relieve the mono
tony of a routine grind at high al
titude by basking in the balmy at
mosphere of this favored city. He
IS in good hands and 1t II doubtful il
he will want to go back. Durango is
sure the right place to come to.
Pennington mas been on the verge
of a -four famine for the first time in
the history of the town. It is all on
account Of the impassable condition
of the roads. They have a -four mill
down there, but all the -four they had
was used up and all the wheat they
had was ground up and they could
not get more until the roads improv-
ed. Several wagons loaded with -four
left Durango yesterday for that
place, and there will be a supply in
Pennington tonight,
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John MorlOck returned last even
ing from California WITH a big smile
on his face, partly caused by the good
time he had and partly at the pleas.
ure of getting back home. He went
as delegate to the national conven-
tion of the Woodmen of the World in
Los Angeles. The session lasted ten
days. After the convention was over
Mr.. Morlock took several side trips
which ne enjoyed very much. He Wis
lied Redlands, Riverside, San Fran
cisco, Sacramento, San Pedro, Long
Beach and the Soldiers Home at Sau-
telle. He declares that Redlands
and Riverside are the prettiest places
he saw while away. He thinks they
are far ahead of Los Angeles and the
southern part of the state The or
chards and farms and gardens are
great He might be willing TO live
out there If it were not for the fact
that the country is filed up with peo-
pie who are there for their health
and are satisfied II they only make
part of a living. A person goes there
for the benefit of the climate and are
willing to do anything they can just
to help make expenses, consequently
legitimate business is up against 1t
good and hard" That country prob
ably beats the world for changes In
business. Cigar stores and candy
shops and peanut stands and all sorts
of small businesses are continually
changing hands. One person may
buy business and remain one or
two or six months and tnen sell out,
having either recovered their health
or desiring to make another change
He saw a few people from Colorado,
and among those from Durango he
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Herr, who are now in Pasadena;
Steve Young a carpenter in Los An
seles, and C. l.. Hitchcock, who used
to work for the Durango Democrat.
He is in Los Angeles. Mr.. Morlock
reports that Sam Herr is getting
along very poorly. He understood
that Joe Townsend, formerly of Du-
range mad gone IN Cnld6aId Nav
Mr. Morlock stopped in Salt Lake