Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-02

Miss Clark, the dressmaker, moved
today from the Goodman building on
Eighth street, to Animas City.
Silverton, Ouray. and Telluride re-
port about the same snow fall as Du,
range, only 1t is not melting quite
so fast in the hills.
BxCommist$uner Stuckman drove
| in from the Florida this morning
Says there is foot OF old snow on
the mesa with good sleighing.
| 1t is generally believed mere that
Ormau 4 Crook had the inside track
on the Denver & RIO Grande load,
but it appears that the Kilpatricks
have had it for the last three OF four
weeks.
| LOTUS T. Co. will pay on "a men
| by night and this number will remain
in the city several days at least, 1t
lis quite likely most Of the number
will later find work on the d. & X.
&. grade.
The Lake City Times says there is
talk of organizing a vigilance com
mittee to deal with back-oappers. After
doing a good job there the commit
tee could no doubt find other fields
for profitable work.
| w. w. Parshall is now deputy coun
ty treasurer, succeeding A. r. Lewis
who resigned the first on the week
Mr.. Parshall is an old hand at tnt
business and the public will find hin
accommodating
Il The county commissioners will See
to IL that gin shops and dives are no
licenced to entrap the workmen OF
railroad grades to the south of us
And Sheriff Thompson will see to /
that no blind tigers" ale conducted.
G. w. Kutz, proprietor Of the gener
al merchandise store al LumbertoI
and coal mine operator at Monero, II
spending few days in town. Report
business in his town as fairly good
with better prospects ahead.
With tne advent Of spring, Rico Il
bound to take on new life. BY tha
time the United Mines company will
be in readiness to go ahead on an ex
tensive scale. 1t certainly does lool
good for this entire southwest SEE
tion.
Revival meetings have made grea
inroads on sinners throughout tn
country the past month, the saloon
in many large cities closing durinl
midday services. And 1t would no
work any great injury II many o
NJ. NJ Engleman is up from Farm
ngton to commune with the railrOa
boom Mr.. Engleman settled on Farm
ington some years age as the prope
> place to tie to. investing money II
real estate and business buildings. H
is now going to realize on the fore
sight displayed.
Tomorrow is grounding day Pres
ent Indications are the animal will no
see his shadow If he emerges from
his winter lair. And II the old sayin
holds good we are in for an earl
spring-providing of course, that tn
sun remains hidden tomorrow and tn
aforesaid hog is able to dig hol
through the snow and show himself
G, w. Baker, foreman OF the Smal
Hopes mine who was caught in th
slide and had his hip twisted. cam
down on the Southern last night an,
will rest couple of days at the In
ter Ocean, after which he will go t.
Colorado Springs. his home. MI
Baker is recovering very slowly from
his injury, and is not able to toucl
his foot to the ground yet,
Ranchmen are holding their feed a
pretty high prices in view of all thu
railroad building Speaking Of this
yesterday man who had had somt
experience in the commissary depart
ment of the Rio Grande. when 4
built into this country, said that the
farmers who expected to get theil
prices from the contractors for ha,
and grain would get left, for the con
tractors could get such low rates from
Kansas and Nebraska, that they could
do better to ship their feed in, thar
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