Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-01-12

Attorney G. F Hon. who moved to
San Diego last year, is contemplating
returning to Durango. He is homesick
to get back to Colorado and recog-
nizes Durango as the best place to
live in the state. The chances are he
will be back before long They all do
come back sooner or later.
Mrs. McRae mother of Mrs Isabel
Airy. returned to Silverton last even
| ing, along with Mrs. and Mrs. j. II
Slattery and the several friends who
came down to attend the funeral.
| Charles Airy and tine little boy. Percy,
will remain here few days. The boy
may remain here permanently with
| his grandparents.
Register F. c. Perkins and Receiver
D. l.. Sheets of the land office are in
| for four year more. as the dispatches
stated yesterday that their appoint
ments had been sent by the President
to the senate for confirmation.
o.
Monte Pickle is now in charge OF
the San Juan Ore company's mill al
| Rico. Mr.. Pickle is one of the best
milling men in the state and will run
the mill to the best advantage possi-
BILE.
A Young lady with kind heart
went out Sunday to feed Mike Tier.
ney's mules and pigs. She telephoned
to the hospital and asked Mike where
she could find some feed. Mike told
her about a bale of alfalfa in the barn
and said there were some "potaties"
in barrel for the pigs, and II there
We're not enough for the next day she
could get some stun from the hotels
The funny thing about it is that
Mikes place is half mile from the
nearest hotel and there are or 10
pigs 10 feed.
William Ord. n coal miner working
in the city mine east OF town. was
found dead in the mine yesterday af-
ternoon by Jim Hughes. A large rock
had fallen on him crushing his skull
Mr. ord was native of Scotland
having family In the old country
He was brother-in-law of Hugh Allen
of this city. He had been here about
five months and previous TO coming
here he worked in the Gold King mine
in Silverton.
Hugh Allen, cousin of deceased is
employed at Herr's sawmill Word
was sent him of the accident and fu-
neral arrangements We're held pend
ing Mr.. Aliens arrival The body is
at Hoods undertaking rooms.
The Herald is in receipt OF a com
munication from +. S. Whitehead, at
torney for the town of Pennington rel.
ative to the granting of franchises to
the FL Paso a Durango railroad and
the Arizona & Colorado road. After
reading the communication we fail To
observe where II disproves any
thing that Mr., Mcconnell has said,
and uo publish the article at this
time only tends to continue the issues
which, in the main, does not help either
side; and for the hes, interests of
the community The Herald will with
hold the letter. unless Mr.. Whitehead
insists upon its publication No doubt
issues fair and square and treat the
Arizona people in a broad and liberal
manner. as well as all other projects
that has a tendency to upbuild the
country.
Dr, Morrison was in and STAYED
over night He and his wife leave
from lgnacio in the morning for San
Diego to spend the winter. The doc
tor says II will be the first lay-off
he has had since he can remember
He is going out by way of Albuquer
que and said he expected to return
10y way OF Pennington. assuming that
one of the new roads will he running
by the time ne wants to come back
Having sold his ranch he is undecid-
ed as TO Just where he will make his
home in the future. but il will proba-
oiy be IN Durango or near Ignacio
He still has a large ditch down there
which he figures on enlarging in the
spring SO as 10 give II a capacity of
eighty cubic feet per second. A cubic
foot is sufficient 10 irrigate eighty
acres. SO when the ditch is enlarged
Is should irrigate about 6.40O acres
The doctor says there is a vast area
OF land in that section which has
never felt the touch Of the tillers i'm
plements and little by little 1t will
be brought under water and undergo
complete transformation.
COUNTY APPOINTMENTS
At 3.45 this afternoon the commits