Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-10
From Tuesday. Daily.

Attorney c. J. Sigfried Of Ouray Is
the city.
DIR. Rosenthal OF Pennington Is
visiting the city.
Mrs. DR. l.. H. Clark OF Mancos is
at the Inter-Ocean.
Miss Madge Finn went to the Ochs
ner hospital today to undergo an op
Grafton.
Mrs. Herman Meis was able to
leave the Ochsner hospital today and
go home.
The county commissioners went to
Needleton today to look over a wa
gon road.
Four new roasters have arrived for
the smelter. They are on the side
tracks. They were cast in Pueblo.
" illiam McQuaid, financial man for
ors. Is visiting the city today. He
will remain TO meet his family. who
are coming from st. Louis to visit a
few weeks.
A tramway from the head OF the
East Mancos to point on the La Pla
Ia river would reduce the price or
coal at Jimmy Doyles mines from
IS to 50 per ton and would give him
coal on the La Plata at about 81.
Henry Ambold's country team, tn
xious yesterday evening to go home
pulled the lines out of Mr. Ambold's
hands and ran amuck with one of
Uncle Sans mail boxes at the corner
OF the Strater. breaking the box into
many pieces.
The passenger leaving for the east
this morning was stopped by burn
ed bridge on Florida mesa this side
OF the river, The train came back, Il
crew was sent ont to replace the
bridge and the train proceeded east
at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The upbuilding OF the rural schools
of La Plata county Is one of the grand
est policies the whole public may
wish for. Tney ought to be made 30
good that only the Durango High
school will make it necessary for ru
raj scholars to come to Durango.
Word comes from Mancos that the
creamery there is unable to supply
any but the home demand, and it
taxes the plant to do that. They say
a creamery at Durango will in no way
interfere with the creamery there, be
cause they could not hope to supply
Durango anyhow.
The following additional prize
have been offered for the log rolling
John Morlock will give go-cart to
the best baby in Durango. William
Rogers will give the winner of the
two-handed saving contest box of
cigars. Luther Frary will give a
years subscription TO the Denver
Post in the cnopping contest.
James Doyle will place his brother
Fred at the head Of his big gold min
ing enterprise on the East MancOs
Tell Fred 10 figure out mill tha,
will earn money. Try roast on ,he
heavy sulphides, even II coal costs s.
per ton and then go to the stamps,
plates aud vanners. 1t will give u
better result than anybody mas had
over there as yet.
Anyone contemplating trip to the
Portland exposition will find 1t to
their advantage to get an appointment
as delegate to the National Irriga-
ton Congress, which convenes on the
2lst of August Durango Is asked to
send Ave delegates. President Camp
Of the board of trade has the appoint
ing. and those desiring an appoint,
ment should see him.
j. II. Fessenden of Tampa, Fla, ac-
companied by George c. Clarkson of
the same place, arrived on the belat-
ed, train this morning and are spend
ing the day In Durango. They have
some valuable mining interests near
the Sound Democrat, which was re
Gently sold by w. G. White and John
James. Messrs Fessenden and Clark
son will leave for their property to
morrow. MIR. Fessenden reports that
Colonel and Mrs. Price, who are old
time residents of Durango, are com
fortably located in Tampa and like
their new home very much.
,n reference to the body OF man
being found down the river. Marshal
Wickline recalled an incident yester-
day. He and Glen Russell were
standing on the Animas bridge one
day during the high water in June
and Mr.. Wickline said he saw "A hand
1t appeared like the body was rolling
over and the outstretcned hand Just
showed above the surface. He point
ed to II and told Glen to look. but by
the time he looked 1t had disappeared