Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-27

surprised himself when they picked
him out as the sheriff man. He'd new
er done anything that he tbousht
would suit him for the Office; just
plodded along, but when he got start
ed Oh on the new job there was such
a preferable difference between losing
prisoners and killing those outside
the bars that the people got TO liking
the new way. doc" didn't have to
kill any Of 'em to get 'em in and did
not let any get away till the court
turned 'em loose. and there were
times wnen his wife had to act as
jailer Mr.. shores has found himself
during recent years engaged at one
place one day and at another the next,
vibrating from the Atlantic to the
Pacific.
Another trainload of sheep from the
New Mexico country went out to the
east this morning, and while men
clad In overcoats shivered waiting for
the conductor to yell "all aboard" and
give the auditor a chance to get the
more umid passengers on the coaches,
the sheep appeared to be comfortable
with their feeces. Two or three took
a side glance to learn where they
would be fed next
Frank Gillespie and his two little
boys went TO Greenmount cemetery
this afternoon to bury the wife and
mother, who died at the family home
Tuesday evening. Funeral obsequiez
were held at the Catholic church on
the North side at O'Clock this after
noon. There were many friends pres
ent. many who regretted, but none
who know and will know the lrrepara
BILE loss as will the husband and the
little boys whose mothers love had
held them at home through cloud and
sunshine the little fellows who loved
mother and home more than they dio
the street. who had better nursed
and cared for them than otherB could
do. The community will lend its sym
pathy to those who have lost most
Daniel II. Thornton of the Florida
came In this morning to receive by ex
press yearling Jersey bull. which he
will place at the head Of his herd oi
Jerseys.
known as the Golden Lad or Blue
Belle blood. He took the Hrst prize
AS calf and again as yearling
His dam is Milton's Gentle Ida %
1882. A. j. c. c., and has a record
of q lbs. and IL OF. Of butter in 2
days, 3ls pounds and OF. milk in
days. and As lbs and Is OF. of milk in
one day; sne is the dam OF Golden
Ferns Gentle Ida, tested l9 pounds
and 3 OF. butter in days. and sold
at public auction for $575. The sire
of this Young bull is Neddy P. No
3012, highly commended son Of Fl
nancial King No. 2624, and in addi
tiop to being son OF the famous FL
nancial King is out of granddaugh
ter of Pioneer: he by Golden Lad
his dam is My Brunette. that made
lb. Az OF. OF butter after being in
milk 217 days In public test for "a
hours on the island. and her dam
made 1iIa lbs. of butter in seven days
These are Island weights. which are
said to exceed an American weight
by several ounces to the pound. Fl
nancial King is son of Caumais Lad
p No. 1851, and he a son OF Blue
Bell 1s0234 Blue Bell has the dis
tinction Of being "courted" by the
best breeders in England and Amer
lea, among them lords and American
millionaires, and the day she left the
Island was one of sorrow for thos,
who loved her SO we'll as she had
brought them many pounds sterling
not only for ner offspring but for her
gilt-edge butter. which sold weekly
at the top price in the st. Helie,
market Blue Bell sold at public auc
tion for $500 May 20, 1900. Twelve
heifers OF this blood and ten OF which
were yearlings, sold at Cooper's pub
lie sale recently for an average OF
s55s.
The Thornton herd of Jerseys Is
one OF the best herds in the world
One of the bulls that mas been at the
head Of the herd is Trustee Goldenrod
No. b4089; he was sired by Trustee
No. 2S72S, the brother Of Merry Maid
en-. the grand sweepstakes COW a,
the Worlds fair at Chicago In 1899
and again at st. Louis; the COW Di
plomas Brown I.assie No l666SS took
second place. and six other cows OF
the same blood strain were among
the winners. Here is another bull
that was in tho Thornton herd fol-
seven years: Espanola, of St Lam
bert No. tsl76; his dam was earn
of St Lambert No. 394l4; she was 2E
per cent the blood of Ida OF ST. Lam
bert No. 24s90, test 30 lbs. 2Ja OF
OF butter in seven days, and the dam
of Ida Ritor of ST. lambert No, 1855
he the sire of Idas Rivter OF st. Lam
bert the 9th No. 400; he the sire OF
Loretta ID. No, l4i7Os, she the grand
sweepstakes COW at st. Louis test
and seven others strong and close ur
In the same blood. Here is found
the blood of fifteen of the winners ont
of IS cows competing in the greatest
dairy test the world has ever known
Tho Mc(,nlltarI hnvc aIody'u