Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16

graph poles were out OF sight. And
why such wish, Pat" asked a byb-
stander. "Bejabers," replied Pat.
I'm getting tired of listening to old
timers recount the deep snow and
long blockade of the spring OF 'S4.
!, want new record for the people
TO talk about"
Charley Payne sent rs head OF pack
animals To the lower country this
morning to have them wintered. Win
tering stock down there this winter
is much more expensive than usual,
because the advent of the railroad
contractors has given feed boom.
Mrs. w r. Doss and Mr.. Doss de-
parted this morning for Chicago,
spring stock of millinery. She dread
ed to start out when travel is so un-
certain, but she felt that the matter
could not be postponed any longer.
she having waited already two weeks
longer than she intended to.
Joseph Rule, the harnessmaker, who
works for Mr.. Cherry, mas quit rent
ing and is going to live In a house
of mis- own. He has bought the house
al 1915 Main avenue of the McNeely
estate. at present occupied by II. NJ
Andrew. and will move in as soon as
Mr.. Andrew moves ont. The purchase
price is said to have been 81 200.
Many farmers come to town with
sleighs, sleighlng being good in the
country. but those who happen tC
strike town with heavy load en-
counter bare ground on the maiI
travelled streets and having prett,
hard shedding, Lumber haulers es
p,tcially are having considerabl,
trouble. Haulers who go over tnt
bridge are unable to get over now th'
ground being entirely bare. A team
ster stuck yesterday just beyond th'
bridge with a load of lumber and ha'
to abandon his load.
Several members of the force work
| ing at the Neglected came down las
evening and the rest are coming to
day. Seven men were left to clean M
the mine and mill to leave in shape TO
shutting down, as shutdown wa
unavoidable in view OF thsI heav.
snow All the horses were brough
down except one, and 1t Is feared tina
| they will not be able to get that on.
uut. If tina, should prove to be tn
case 1t looks like the horse will hav'
to be abandoned and left to starve t.
death
The New Era by the Pagosa Spring
| Publishing Co, Chas. A. Day, pub
Usher, is upon our exchange table
| The paper is Republican in politics
| but declares it's mission to be tn,
advancement of Pagosa Springs an,
Archuleta county irrespective of pol
tiles Charley Day is good write
and energetic and will no doubt max,
a success of the enterprise as ne is ,
practical printer and knows how t.
hustle and If the first issue Is
criterion the New Era Is bound t.
take with the people.
Jaun Hernandez was yesterday af
ternoon arrested charged with rob
in Mexican flats. JalSino claims he sc
cured about $50. He claims he hat
that amount in the drawer and step
ped ont for a minute. and when he re
| turned the money was missing. HI
| accused Hernandez of the crime be
cause he claims no one else was ther'
10 take the money. Hernandez wa
put in the county Jail His prelimi
| nary trail is set for 10 O'Clock tomor
row morning.
Saturday night the Mexican saloor
in Mexican Flats. owned by Archu
leta 4 Martinez was destroyed by fir,
believed TO be of incendiary origin
Connected with the saloon was {
stock of groceries. Insurance to tn,
| amount of 81 500 was carried and tn,
proprietors claim their loss wa.
50 500 There was no way of fghtint
| The fire effectively, as IT was outside
of the city limits and the fire depart
| ment could do no good, being too fal
away from any fire plug.
$. w. Raymond was Denver
bound passenger this morning wher,
he goes for the purpose of spend
ing couple of days with the differ
ent wholesale paper houses for tn.
purpose of making personal selec
tlon of 10000 pounds of job stock
With railroad building and Durango
going ahead there will be something
doing in commercial nrintinp ant