Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-30


the children.
succeed II conditions are exception
ally good, but there are very maDy
places where the winters are too cold
and the summers are too dry to Pc
nit of the success of an orchard wish
out cultivation, spraying and prun'
ing. We have seen many uncultivate1
orchards which have been planted By
men who hoped to make fortunes out
of them, but they forgot to give them
care. Such orchards almost always
prove to be financial loss.-Ex.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. Zeiler departed this
morning for Denver to join their
daughter. Mrs. Ransom, at Thsnkssiy
ing dinner.
pears to have been general, this sec
ton escaping lightly compared viii
the lake regions.
Eddie Fist was among the passen
gers this morning for the East who
mad rode double on one ticket. He
said he liked to travel.
The November business at Krusch
ke's has reached beyond all expecta
tons. The people have money and
are spending 1t for what they want.
Miss Florence King. who is sttend
ing the public schools in Durango
went out to Ignacio this morning t.
spend Thanksgiving with her parents
Mrs. e, n. Gibson and little son OF
the Home ranch went out second
time this morning in an effort TO get
over the range for the East. They
go to Iowa to visit relatives.
The Herald is not given to gush
about circulation. We want patrons
| 10 have facts. Call and be convinced.
Our press rooms are open TO inspec.
tion by advertisers at any time.
Link Gray and family went out
again this morning to try TO get over
the range to Pueblo. They had to
come back to Durango because the
hotel accommodations were better
than at Chama.
Attorney Mollette of Alamosa said
this morning that he had found out
what playing ring-around-the-rosy
meant. He had made two attempts to
get over the range to Alamosa and
was going again this morning.
| II. A. Hart, formerly an apprentice
on The Herald. son of Mrs. Warner,
the telegraph operator. who is now
engaged in electrical work. came up
from Santa Fe yesterday and went out
this morning. He will be employed as
a telephone lineman In the Durango
district.
1t has been suggested that while
the country has produced a greater
number of turkeys than ever before
there will be greater number OF peo-
pie without the price, and that there
will be some families as poor IL not
poorer at the Christmas time.
The football game scheduled to be
played tomorrow will be played pro-
viding II does not snow tonight. Al
| though the grounds will be wet and
teams have been hard at work practic-
teams have been hard at work practic-
, ing for this game and rather than not
have the game they have agreed to
play on the sloppy field.
Probably the newspaper should not
complain that the wires are down
more than anybody else. for there
may be those who suffer more. Prob
ably the postoffce force should not
| require late hours Of work and sac
rifice of health, for others may have
suffered more through the same cause.
1t is congratulatory that the farm.
ers of the Durango country have done
so well during the past few years that
few of them would borrow money at
any rate of interest, and st.ll it is re
grettable that Durango can not use
money advertised for loan.
The Herald trusts Its many readers
will have occasion to give thanks to
morrow. II there are any needy peo
Pile, without the necessaries CT life
see that their wants are attended to
before sitting down to your own tur-
key and plum pudding.
The producers who peddled their
own turkeys in Durango yesterday
varied in price from 15 TO 20 cents
per pound. both alive and dressed. II
the turkey CROP at Christmas 4. -