Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-03


Colorado
The Ouray boys won the ball game
in Grand Junction yesterday by al
score of 6 to IL.
w. s. Cook was brought up from
Pennington yesterday and placed In
the Ocnsner hospital.
Gus Stoiber had many friends in
Durango and they are shocked and
grieved at his sudden deatn.
Nick and John Cunningham were
down from Hesperus today getting
some Of the luxnries that are not
kept in that coal camp.
Coe Franklin was rustling crowd
OF surveyors this morning to take ont
in the hills. They were mum as to
their destination.
Gus Roberts A. Il. Lund and their
friends are back from their camping
fitted by tneir outing.
G. C. Koeneker of Silverton, who
recently underwent severe opera,
ton at ochsner hospital, Is reported
TO he getting along nicely.
If District No. 9 is not saved it
I.a f.,,1
They ought to run for school direct
or when there is vacancy.
The fall fair and race meet at Du-
range can be made the biggest thing
that ever happened If the right ones
get punched up to make 1t.
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| Millard Green has a dry ranch out
| in one of the parks north of Ligntner
| where lie has one Of the best pros
poets in the county for big potato
crop.
| John Kellenberger and his broad
| verton. 1t makes John smile to sell
the stun and 1t makes the purchaser
| smile who uses It,
When a sawmill man in tne Duran.
go country talks about going to Wash
ington to cut lumber there is evi-
IDENTIFY something wrong, Better stay
at home and make deal with Uncle
Sam.
Jack Wiggleswortn said this morn
ing he didn't know where his pa was
at If Jack will take pack outfit
over TO Wemnuche and wander
around a day Or two he will find his
pa taking an elevation
The Needles district has at least
one shipper in the Aetna mine. And
this is one of the Colorado camps that
requires large capital for develop
ment it will have more mines when
the big ones get ready to spend the
money.
The sneep men OF the Durango
country will have for 1905 the big
gest harvest in the history of their
industry. The hay producers are get.
ting good prices which will not fall
Potatoes will about get around tne
dollar mark
And now 1t is Grandpa Graham
The advent of boy was recorded at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Rowe Pin.
grey at O'Clock this morning As
soon as Rowe gets down to the store
ne will give his customers hardware
at. their own prices.
| The Durango land office has receiv-
ed powers of attorney for the appoint
ment by old soldiers OF parties whom
they may wish to take up claims for
them in the Uintah reservation, and
the same may be had by applying at
the land office.
Mrs. j. r. Sanford, Miss Fickel,
Mrs. A. II. Lewis, Frank Martin and
A. l.. Farley and children returned
yesterday from weeks pleasant out
ing in Willow park They report
catching lots of small fish and thor
oughly enjoyed the trip.
George Rodecker, Oliver Wingate,
John Bradley and H. ID. Gibbs com
pose quartet of young men who
! Will help to survey one of the lines
that Will give us broad-gauge short
line to Denver. 1'ney donned their
yellow suits and tan boots and struck
out today.
United States Deputy Mineral Sur
veyor Blair Burwell left today for the
La Plata mountains to survey for pa.
tent some mining claims, and Incl
dentally to look over the Orc Fino
road. The road is now about com
pleted, and thanks to Commissioner
Logan, who has been to Denver and
stirred up the state engineers Office,
II is TO be hoped tnat the work under
the new appropriation for that road
viii soon be under way.
| George McGregor has finished his