Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-13

81 Inc Iuldnt daughter OF Mr. and Mr6
D Wirtz on the North Side is seriously
: Ill with pneumonia. Last night her life
was despaired OF. but she was some
, what improved this morning.
A. T. Sullenberger came in last
night from the sawmill at Pagosa
Junction. He reports the mill has beer
shut down and all work stopped on ac
count of deep snow. the snow being
four feet deep on the level.
\ X. ID. Lanford, who is in charge OF
work on the Bullion Mountain group
At Needleton, came down last night
He will wait here to meet his wife
who should ar1tve tomorrow night
II the eastern train gets in
| People who have hat-top sheds
sheltering their horses, cows or chick
ems sholui keep the snow shoveled
OF unless tine roofs are unusually
strong las there Is danger of them
| caving in and injuring the animals
FNlSl shculu grow dHl become q
thriving city, The location is such as
70 be the distributing point of good
sized territory The Herald congrat-
ulates the people OF that enterprising
town on the splendid prospects ahead
Born. bright and early this morning
TO the wife of j. o. Spargo. a girl
baby Mr.. Spargo is at Telluride, and
as toe trains do not make very good
time through the snow drifts, he will
take a short cut over the mountains
on his snow shoes He wants to see
that baby
Durango presents a golden opportu-
nifty for investors to build houses of
three to five or six rooms, as every
habitabie house mas been occupied
continually the past year and half.
and there are no houses now to ac-
commodate tine newcomers who will
soon begin TO arrive.
Frank Palmer came down from Sill
verton last, evening He says the wind
WAS fright. with flying snow. In the
Animas canon. AS yet but little snow
has come down the mountain sides
but Frank predicts slides that will
come ere long as the wind will do
the business In plling up combs that
will break away
Real estate continues to change
hands. Yesterday afternoon and this
morning the Local Security Co sold
two ranches, one of 320 acres near
Mancos TO Lou Paquln and the other,
l60 acres on the Florida, to VIM b.
Bonds and Walter NJ Brown. Mr..
Pickerill says he has applications
prevailing prices new comers are not
long In making deals.
Now that railroad building has com
menced and business conditions are
looking 70 good, someone ought to
comence building houses to rent, There
are no vacant houses in town and
when new families begin to arrive. as
they will ip large numbers before
long. there will be no houses for them.
As result house rent Is already 60
ing up and will go higher and higher
until building is commenced.
Advertisers are encroacning on our
reading space again today And this
reminds us that the advertiser Ia
the one that gets the trade. If you
want people to visit your store 1t is
necessary to make the fact known in
a forcible manner. And The Herald
is the one paper that reaches the peo-
pfe-goes to the house and read
every night by the fire side where
the happenings Of the day are dis
cussed.
This is stormy weather anil many
of our readers have some spare time.
1t can be proftably disposed of by
calling at George GoOdman's and get
ting figures on papering and painting
your house. Nothing adds to the beau
ty OF q town more than paint well
used Again. It is money well spent.
| II preserves your home and II you
jesire to sell. means 25 per cent
more money to you. Mr. Goodman has
the material and the men to paint
every house In Durango this year and
now Is the time to get in on the
ground floor.
Daisy Morris is exhibiting copy
of the Daily Herald Of April "a. 1884.
printed on rough wrapping paper. The
paper states that the first train for
4 T6 days had just crossed over Cum
bres and that the officials expected to
have regular service established In a
day or two. The paper also stated 1t
did not miss an issue during the block
ade. although 1t had utilized a good
deal of wrapping paper carried by mer'
chants. adding that the supply OF
wrapping paper would give out In
two days, but was In hopes of having
news print by tnat time. The Herald
i Ii Durango's standby newspaper
Snow storms, financial storms and
other disturbing agencies have moi
caused a suspension for single issue
And The Herald will continue TO be
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