Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-19

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for Denver and Akron to join the doc
tor.
c. c. sroufc OF the Arizona & Colo
RADIO. returned last ngnt from Santa
Fe and Denver.
Mrs. r. u. Burns passed through to
Trimble Springs last night to join
her friends from the City of Mexico.
While Durango viii celebrate the
Fourth there IL the best of good feel
ing for nelghboring towns that Will
do likewise.
Mrs ID. c. .Coulson, Mrs. j. NJ. Tur-
ner and II. G. Turner and Wife were
a party of bayfield, visitors registered
at the Strater last night.
Mrs. c, u. Butts and little daughter.
who have been visiting the Sloans
here the past week, departed this
morning for her home at Tres Piedras
at which place Mr. Butts is station
agent.
Mrs. Pulford recently made a trip
through Thompson's Park to Hesper-
us and La Plata City, visiting the
schools She was Mt Hesperus on
Flag day. The children of the school
iieid appropriate exercises, one of the
chief features being flag drill.
Stockholders are reminded that the
annual election of directors of tao
Colorado New Mexico Fair association
takes place tomorrow at the city hail
Voting hours are from 8 to II and 2
to 6. The Herald trusts an active
board viii he selected and no time
lost in arranging for the fall fair.
w. X. Armstrong has received a tel
egram from Charles r. Fertg, one OF
the leading mon of Colorado Springs,
offering his office for Durango head.
quarters during the Real Estate con
vention Similar offers have been re
cetved from Henry lie II Wills, the
Colorado Investment company and
others. This would Indicate tdat Du.
range will meet with a warm wei
come.
Miss Eva Cooper. who has so long
filled the position of stenographer at
the electric light plant. lett tails morn
Ing for Trinidad where she will Wis
it for time with friends, She was
accompanied by Miss Katie Thompson
wac will visit there month or two
Miss Cooper mas the offer of a good
position there. and should she like
Trinidad well enough to stay, she VIII
accept the place and If not, she will
return to Durango
w d. Wilson, game warden OF this
district, left this morning for his
eral days acre Mr. Wilson thinks
that in the event the recent decision
which was handed down by the state
supreme court giving land owners the
sole control of streams running
through their land, should be carried
to the United States supreme court
and there affirmed, 1t will put the fish
hatcherles out Of business, unless the
state legislature should provide for
buying rights of way along the
streams. He thinks a roadway along
nearly all streams would be a good
thing ANYHOW, ard thinks the only
way to settle the question so as to
avoid conflicts OF land owners and
fishermen would be for the state to
condemn roadways or rights of way
along the creeks and rivers and pay
the landowners for the same.
e H. 0rubb member of the board
of trustees OF the State Agricultural
college, while IN the Montezuma val
ley addressed number of residents,
his remarks being descriptive of the
advantages to be derived from the
work of the Agricultural college.
which is state institution, supported
by the people OF the state of Colorado
who are annually assessed for its
maintenance He spoke of the rapid
advance in. value Of irrigahle lands
under an adequate water supply, and
gave 1t as his opinion that the Monte
yuma valley was among the most fay.
ored sections of Colorado; that the
soil and climate made II possible TO
raise in all perfection fruits. grains
and vegetables, and that II was only
a question of a comparatively short
time before the farmers would realize
the value and Importance of this sec
ton as an agricultural district: that
they should by all means unite upon
some plan that would settle forever
the all-important question of water
supply; that II they could obtain wa
ter at $3.50 per acre. 1t was the
cheapest water supply under an lrri-
cation system he knew of in the state
of Colorado, and That the people Of
the valley would soon realize the ad'
OF owning and controlling
their water systems.