Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-14

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William Chestnut. OF Parker. Kas,
and son, C. w. of Ossawatomie, tina
state, with friend. Clayton Brooks
OF Parker. are visiting Mrs Charlei
Newman, sister and aunt The cid
er Mr.. Chestnut looks like old Tom
the pill maker and drug store success
MIR. Chaffee. an elderly man, was
accidentally shot at mis- ranch last Sun
day morning by some boys who were
rabbit shooting near Trimble Springs
The old gentleman was obscured by
a clnmp OF brush and the bows did not
see him. He was shot with "A rifle
ball In the hip.
When p. h. McAtee Is moved to say
| things look good YOU may regard II
ms an admission wrung from cnnsery.
| atism. He observed this morning
that there Is more travel ON the rail.
ways in and out OF Durango now by
more than double than there ever hns
been before at any time. and this MIR.
McAtee does not hesitate to say he
regards as sign of exceptionally
good times all over the state.
The Fort Lewis Indian school build.
ings are to be repaired to meet emer.
sencies. There will be no building
there unless the government makes
an appropriation which has been re
commended. II congress acts favor.
aoly there VIII be something doing
where the education Of Indians takes
the place OF United States troops to
quell Indian disturbance of a quarter
of century ago
Mining Is approaching nearer to uu|
all the time. Nobody had heard until
this afternoon that the Isabella lode.
two or three hundred feet from the
Trimble Springs hotel had n tunnel
hfty feet in length, with material as
saying In mineral values. Brning the
Oro Elmo hill right down to the IA
nous plunges OF a great watering re
sort Will help some
Frank II. win has finished putting
over the country with his wheel, rid
ing on the train and climbing cliffs.
trying to see everything he could for
the money, but he does not desire to
recommend that fishing hole Goody
True sent him to. IL might have been
good before the Baker party In 1861
fished 1t and before Tom Pollock.
4, La a
It out.
George Tinker OF Cedar Hill passed
through Aztec Friday with his thresh
ing OUTFIT. He has finished the grain
OF X. s. Ridenour, Taylor. Sbar. Aus
tin, Foster. Pollard. Riley. williams
and others. He estimates that there
will be 10000 bushels of wheat raised
In the Animas and La Plata valleys
this year, and the grain threshed so
far has exceeded this estimate.-Aztec
Index.
most horrible accident occurred
near here yesterday afternoon that re-
suited in the death of Willie Kramer.
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kramer,
who live on ranch short distance
out OF town. II seems the boy. who
was only about 10 years old, had been
In the habit of riding what was con
sidered safe family horse. but not
swift enough under ordinary circum-
stances. SO yesterday the little fellow
provided himself with very sharp
spurs and proceeded to use them,
when the horse bucked and threw
him, his foot was caught In the stir
rup. and the frightened animal ran
away, dragging the boy with him. Har-
ry Waters. who happened to see the
accident endeavored TO stop the horse,
but the body OF the boy was still
hanging to the saddle, horribly mutt
lated from being kicked and dragged.
-Mancos Times.
James X. Holden Is down from
lockwood. He said he didn't know
whether fortune had smiled or not
the time he made that big mining sale
IN Rico; that he took such an awful
chance with the money that he had
though. It might be better not to have
any money at all.
Johnnie Healy of Denver. formerly
of Durango, said to a fellow this morn
ing: what are you fellows going to
do here-stay with the La Platas til
you have to call the obituary writer?
Why don't you get to where there Is
some life and action and some money
to do with? The district is all right.
but II will take new people and money
to bring It out. and you don't seem to
be able to get these things"
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Alex Ptolmey, one OF those plain
sort OF people who has managed TO
live In the southwest about thirty
years with little money and grR-
sack full OF truth, is down from Sill
verton, where he is trying to make a
mine out of the old 81. X. L." mining
property. Alex has made lots of mon.
ey and spent much Of 1t trying 10 give
the San Juan greater mineral pro
| duction. Try the La Platas, Alex.
When the combination coach pulled