Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-31

had the Liyhtner school during the
past year.
Inquiries are made regarding the
whereabouts OF Ambers Ortner who
has been man of all work around
Durango. His friends have not heard
from him for several months.
O.
Emil and Nathan Stein, accompan.
| led by their mother went out this
| morning for Denver, to enter school.
| They go for four years, and viii con
clude with a course In the Chicago
university.
With the broad gauge road to Farm
ington Durango's Wholesale trade will
| and farther west and south. The
wagon freighters will have fifty miles
less haul. IA
A half million dollars will change
hands In realty transfers In the Farm
ington country during the next three
or four months. Every train coming
to Durango brings investors for the
lower country.
]. II. Swire engaged in the cattle
business at Bloomfield N. NJ. Ia Wis.
itor In the city today. He says his
country is quiet but is on the map
of railway surveys and may come In
Tor notice after awhile.
The Pennington fair Is September
10 to 16 and the Aztec fair September
27 to 20. and everybody In Durango
is talking about going to both. They
| want to see the country. eat free fruit
and get a ride on the big road.
Building materials are cheaper In
wages are about the same, little
lower on the average. and the latter
town is putting up hundreds OF build
ings while Durango is In dire need o
at least 200 new residences.
Walter Juan Romero was a passen
ger this morning for his home plaza
In New Mexico. He was accompanied
by Senorita Ramoncita CordovA, whl
would be charmingly pretty II her eye,
were both the same and properly set
Ramoncita said she WAS going dowr
to pick pepper pods and cook frijolel
for Juan, that he was bueno cosinaro
or something to that effect.
| Oswald Link has returned from q
several days trip TO Albuquerque
where he says there Is more building
than he has seen for a long time. A
number OF business blocks are build
ing and residences are going up al
over the city. Rents have been a lit
tie higher than In Durango and th'
builders are out for the investmen
that earns money.
s. w. Raymond returned last even
ing from roundup Of San Juan coun
ty, visiting Silverton, Gladstone. d,
reka and Animas Forks, the latter be
! ing his old stamping ground In tn
seventies. Mr.. Raymond was highl
gratified over the Developments q
ing on In the latter section. The oil
town that was abandoned for 30 man
: years is taking on unusual life an
IL the rendezvous Of several hundre
people, which number is increasin
weekly. This Is brought about b
: opeing new mines and developing {
old ones with gratifying results. FroI
, every indication mining in San Jua
county is In It's infancy and each su'
ceeding year will show increase
, number Of men employed and outpt
of the mines.
Hon. Otto Mears passed through tn
city yesterday evening on his way
1 Silverton, where he has railway an
A other interests. He will put In tw
. or three weeks In the San Juan. o.
3 ray is waiting to meet him with
mob demanding that he build an ele
tric line over the Unpmpahgre eli
e road from Ouray to Ironton to co
D Inect with his Rainbow railroad. wniC
!. Ls still his railway. by the way. M
j. Mears was met by q reporter but
said he didn't have anything to sa!
that ordinarily people say too mut
- and spoil the newspapers with stat
n ments that fail to work out right.
n IL safe to say for Mr.. Mearss that
y will nave a chance to do busine
when he butts into that crowd Of y
ray boosters, for they want an electr
n road, . $250.000 hotel and bro
,r gauge road 70 Grand Junction. n
Il pathfinder OF the Gan Juan was loo
ia ing good. like he had taken good cAI