Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-05

J'@ ah6 hVA o''A NCiy MUM.
Mrs. A. w. Robbins and Mrs. Will
Pearson have started the nucleus for
a public library at bayfield,. 1t ap-
pears that the example set by Duran
go is having a beneficial effect.
Ed. Barber received message
from Mrs. Barber saying she had ar
rived all safe at Dodge City and the
funeral would be held today. Full
particulars as to the drowning are
expected later by letter
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
! First NJ. f. church will meet WITH
Mrs. Fowler and Mrs. Nichols at the
home OF the latter, 1919 West Third
street. North Durango, tomorrow aft
| crnoon.
C. ID. Hall the bridge carpenter
er last week. nineteen miles below
town, leaves a wife and three small
children in Arvada, near Denver. Mrs
Hall conducts boarding house there
George Wilmer, who has been hold.
| ing down one of the chairs for some
| time in Neer a. Rudersdorfs barber
shop, has gone TO Montrose to start
a shop. His place here is taken by
Frank White, recently Of Hutcnins'
ship
The rubber party. piloted by G. E.
Tiffany, covered Fort Lewis mesa
yesterday and returned last evening
This Is pronounced to be the richest
| section covered with rubber weed
| that the visitors have yet seen in
| Colorado
4 II looks like Durango will have two
rubber factories instead OF one. The
| gentlemen who are here now an
nounce that they nave already order
ed machinery for factory, and the
representative Of the American
Crude Rubber company who recent
ly visited this section, talked like his
company would put in factory mere
| On the night before Decoration da,
several parties living on the Boule
ward had flowers stolen from theil
yards. They were broken of tn,
bushes and pulled up by the roots II
many cases. The parties taking thu
flowers evidently went down the line
in a hurry. A number OF the parties
for decorating graves.
Mrs. w. I. Wales, who has beer
principal in the Whittier school anC
was transferred to the Park schoo
for next term, will teach the summer
term at the Hood school on the Flor
ida. The school is about nine miles
| from town. Mr. Wales gives up his
| bicycle business today and both Mr.
and Mrs. Wales will 20 out and live
in tent while the school lasts. This
Will be for the benefit of Mr.. Wales
health. The school commences Mon
day.
w. A Selby died last evening at
$50 In Mercy hospital, Where he has
been confined the past ten days
suffering from cerebro meningitis
Mr.. Selby was about thirty years old
and had been in Durango the pas,
three years. He had worked for w
j. Patterson in the meat market and
for w. G. White In the grocery store.
here for a Chicago grocery house
taking orders for goods and shipping
them in. His father and mother
were present at the time of his death,
having arrived Saturday night from
Indiana. where they will return with
the remains, leaving tomorrow morn
ing
A German coach stallion was UNI
loaded yesterday morning the animal
coming direct from the Hartman
stock farm at Columbus, o.. having
been imported from Germany a snort
time previous. AS the horse passed
mp Main street yesterday it attracted
much attention. being a perfect beau.
ty. The horse is the property Of the
ranchmen around Blanco. N. NJ, who
banded together to obtain the prize
and the parties in charge departed
for Blanco this morning The Her
aid is glad to see the interest taken
by the farmers OF the southwest in
blooded animals, and In few years
this section will show great improve.
ment along this line.
Here is an instance OF the posi-,
bilities of the poor man who casts his
lot in San Juan county. n. NJ. and rus
ties W, ~ Right, who is at present
in the city, went to Pennington nine
wears ago. He bought tract of $50
acres of land adjoining the town of
Pennington and paid $50 an acre
lie later traded that and got another
tract of so acres adjoining the town.
Nine years ago that was worth $40
an acre, But Mr. Right has set out
the eighty in orchard and calls his