Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

Mrs. Newell. mother OF our DICK |
In the Rio Grande yards, having had
a pleasant visit, returned this morn
ing to her home In Illinois.
The Rio Grande continues TO SEM
one or two extra double headers TO
Silverton every morning, as 1t has
done for many weeks: the best pay
ing piece of road in the system.
Dick oxford, the public spirited at
torney Of Mancos, is stirring up the
people OF Montezuma county, through
the columns Of the Mancos Times. on
the subject Of good roads.
Chas. F. Painter Of Telluride was
chosen few days ago to the posi-
ton OF worthy grand master OF the
Masonic grand lodge OF Colorado, the
highest office In the gift OF the order.
j. C. Sanford. John A. Wingate and
wife. w. II. LaCount and wife and
w. s. Pickerill and wife returned
they attended the knights Templar
conclave.
s. NJ. Biggs returned last evening
from Edith. where the Biggs Lumber
company is rebuilding the large saw
mill recently burned The new one
will have capacity of 10000 feet
daily.
The Pagosa New Era is publishing
accounts OF the resources and develop
mcnt of the Bllwood mining district
north OF Pagosa. The section doubt
less needs more thorough prospecting
than II has enjoyed.
j. A. McCallister Denver brick
manufacturer. is looking into the Dn.
range field to size up the opportuni-
ties presented for opening brick
plant. He had heard that Durango
and the country is going to need brick
right away.
George Goodman and wife and
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Mcfarland. of
Denver, spent yesterday at Trimble
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcfarland are spend
ing their honeymoon at Durango, and
the two gentlemen had become friends
through business relations.
Chas. Chapman and wife and four
sons and two daughters, arrived las,
night from Bethany, Mo, to reside
here permanently Mr.. Chapman is
a cousin of Sheriff w ]. Thompson
and George w. Thompson. He will
locate with the family on a country
place.
]. NJ. Kinsley OF the San Juan
range, and Henry Williams of r. New
hall, wholesale fruit dealers of Chi
cago, were looking up the fruit out
look in this county last week. They
report the crop of good sound apples
small and the wormy crop large. Es-
cry fruit grower In these valleys has
got to spray and take care of his or
chard or the fruit he raises will be
absolutely unsaleble-Aztec Index.
The city council held soecial ses
sion Saturday evening to confer with
representative who represents the
company having purchased Durangos
last issue of bonds. He ofered tn
refund certain bord5 at reduction
OF intere., which would sac consid
cradle money annually TO the city. As
II will be necessary to hold a special
election at considerable expense to
refund the bonds, the nstter will be
deferred, probably until regular elec-
tion.
The Telluride Journal. one OF the
best country dailies In the state edl.
torially and locally, in commenting as
follows regarding Telll 'ide's oppor-
tunities, cffeTs a suggestion as well to
Durango, II We will SO take 1t: "Since
the closing OF the Grand Army en-.
campment at Denver. an average of n
dozen eastern tourists have stopped
over night In Telluride on tour OF
the San Jian. All are infatuated with
the scenery and climate and the stor-
les they will tell their friends when
they get back home will bring many
others this way next year"
Last Saturday evening at the resi-
deDce of S. II. McCurdy. an attemp
was made by two men to burglarize
the house. Mrs. McCurdy mad lain
down to rest and had fallen asleep.
A noise evidently awakened her and
she turned on light. when the
thieves scurried out On examination
II was found that they had rummaged
bureau drawers and almost everything
else. gathering up silverware. which
they had in small grip with other
things. Turning on the light scared
them like a searchlight would do. and
they dropped all and scampered, Mrs.
McCurdy could not describe the men.
John p. Johnson, the real frs,
house builder at Silverton and Eu-
reka, departed for New York this
morning. probably never to return. as
his health is bad and he is getting