Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-30


be its twin.
Durango will soon be strong enough
to pay per cent on half million for
all its needed public improvements. in
Guiding outstanding bonds.
Durango will be strong enough next
wear TO build another big school house
and II will be the disposition Of the
people OF District No. Q to nave II.
Miss Roxie Pritchard of Chillicothe,
Mo-. who has been visiting the Ellet
sisters for some time, returned to ner
home this afternoon on the late east
ern. desiring to get home before any
more bridges 60 down
After reading comments of such pn
pers MS the Chicago Inter Ocean, Tri-
bune and Record-H Herald and other pa
pers of large cities, The Herald feels
Justified in recommending the Slayton
Jubilee singers to the theater-loving
people. They will be well entertained
This evening at the opera house.
The addition to the Coors building
where the La Plata bottling business
Is conducted. viii be one-story high
l7x75 feet. The front part or some
hing like 30 feet will he an office, and
The remainder of the floor will be con.
crete to be used for larger bottlinE
department. driveway Of eight feet
viii be left between this and the lot
owned by w. G.. White, where build
ing will probably be erected In tho
near future The workmen are clear.
ing the ground this morning to begin
building.
Ster Thompson and Charlie Kunn
came down yesterday evening from
orc Fino, where they have been put
ting In steady campaign of hard
| work on their Red Rose claim south
| Of the Neglected string. They have
a tunnel of iG5 feet from which n shaft
is now twenty feet deep. They say
| that while they have no ore, it is look
| ing better. and that II they can keel
their work going they will have II
come time These sort of people dc
| much in helping to build empires
| whether. they ever make any money o.
not.
j. L. Rachofsky returned yesterday
evening from trip to Pennington
where he says he found business good
the fruit people busy and everything
prosperous. one of the greatest sec
tions he ever saw. He predicts tina
the population of the Animas and Sar
Jnan valleys will he doubled within {
| year. There are many people goint
into the country for investment ant
many are taking hold Mr. Rachof
sky thinks too. that the growth of tn,
lower country will aid Durango's rap
ID growth.
Joseph Freed. Sr., died yesterday n
the home OF his daughter, Mrs /. NJ
Shaffer. residing in the Animas valley
aged Sc years. The funeral was con
Quoted today from the late home O
deceased at / O'Clock today MI
Freed had been a resident of this sec
tion for more than twenty years. III
leaves three sons, Joseph, Wallace an,
Henry, and two daughters, Mrs. Hoili
baugh and Mrs. Shaffer. The son Wal
lace resides at Trinidad. all the other.
here. Joseph and Mrs, Hollibaugl
are now conducting the Trimbl,
Springs hotel
Tom Hamor is doing preliminary
work which contemplates makini
Lake Hamor. north of lockwood, one
OF the most attractive resorts in tnt
Southwest. He will increase the mum
ber of cottages, following the origina
plan to furnish individual quarters fol
the individual or family, giving all the
same boat riding and fishing privi
| leges on the lake. II has required sev
eral years to stock the lake with
trout and get the surrounding grounds
| once dense forest, parked and i'm
proved, 1t is not unlikely that with
| run from lockwood north to the lakes
employed by the electric power com
pany and Lake Hamor.
The fair directors OF the Colorado.
New Mexico Fair associatin met at the
city nall last night and discussed the
hnancinl situation chiefly. 1t was
found that the guarantee fund would
have TO be called for This amounts
10 about $4,000. and 1t is certain that
from 10 to rs per cent of 1t will be
required to pay outstanding obliga.
tions, The full amount of guarnaty
subscription will he collected, and 81
here is anything left II will be re.
hated back in proportion to the
amount given.
This mornings eastern train from
Silverton, due at 9:15, was held at a
burned bridge one and fourth miles
north of RoclSwood station, or about
y miles north of Durango. Before
leaving Silverton this morning the
trainmen were advised AT $50 that the
bridge was burning. II is the longest
bridge or trestle between Durango
and Silverton, crossing the draw at
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