Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-12


Ollie w. Klinger of the Silverton
Standard was a passenger bound for
home last night He had been at
Denver until he was tired OF strenu
GUS things and was getting back as
fast as he could. He says Silyerton
is progressing by leaps and bounds.
Vic. McGirr. the Pagosa attorney
! who has been in the city on business
several days, went home this mogn.
ing, saving that he didn't live in as
big a town as Durango. but that II
was better one. Like the man from
Missouri. let every man holler for
his own country.
C. Il. Lynch. who will superintend
the building of the new quarters In
Durango for the Colorado Telephone
company, is in the city and work will
begin at once.
The sheriff's deputies arrested the
proprietor of the Schohell dance hall
this morning AT an early hour for yio-
lation of the midnight closing Law. but
up to this afternoon the date OF trial
had not been fixed.
Oscar Nauss. who has been with s.
G. Wall so long received the sad an
nouncement yesterday evening OF the
death of his brother, through a rail
way accident near Garnett Kas., yes
terday. and departed for that place
this morning.
Joe Dale Is up from La Plata. where
he has a ranch In the midst of the
colossal government reservoir enter
prise, and If they use his ranch he Is
going to take the money and his wife
and baby and go somewhere else and
start over new. Joe was born lucky.
The county commissioners met this
morning to consider matters relating
to the building of the state bridge at
La Posta, twelve miles south of Du-
range, on the Animas river. 1ne state
last winter appropriated $4,000 for the
building of this bridge.
o.
| Cause Hilton, who was kid"
thirty years ago when his father took
him to raise on the lower Animas in
New Mexico, when might was right.
is in today representing the general
contingent settling Fort Lewis mesa.
where people take up land because 1t
is more valuable for agricultural pur-
poses than for anything else.
George d. Hazard, who will be re-
membered az having spent consider.
able time and money trying to get
people with cold feet to buy the Du-
range Girl, is now at Silverton. George
is hot rustler but he must mix with
people who know the difference be
tween a gold mine and full blown
sunfiower.
= w. ]. Reed, the well known and old
time miner and prospector, was in the
city during the day from lockwood
where ne makes headquarters. al
though he will put In the winter
months at the White Horse group o.
: mines located near the lockwood pew
er plant. two miles from the railroad
The group OF mines run largely t.
' copper and from development work al
ready done the showing is pleasing
to Mr.. Reed. who feels that at las
ne has struck the right stun. and Il
this end he will do single-handed worl
j this winter The Herald trusts he vii
e realize his fondest dreams.
Just before the departure Of tn
eastern this morning Postmaster Ray
n moud received dispatch from Stu
s p. Taft, superintendent OF the Se'
e enth division, railway mail service. t
have C. H. Charlton start for s.
louis Immediately. his wife havin
e been seriously injured yesterday. Nj
II Charlton. VINO returned last even'n
70 from inspecting the Pennington Sc
IA ton for railroad mall service. va
1f about to leave for Nebraska point
when the message was delivered. al
he Immediately arranged to land
h. st. Louis as quickly az possible TT
ID nature Of the accident was not give
at but as Mrs. Charlton Is upwards OF
Is years OF age her husband is very mut
s worried.
ne c. II. Charlton returned last ave
h Ing from inspecting the Aztec-Fnrl
al ington section for the establishme
.s, of daily railway mail service. bell
n accompanied by Superintendent L
70. instead Of Agent McAtee. Mr.. Cha