Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-08

Hank Sherman was in the city yes
Ierday, being water bound at Trimble
Springs. But he is not sorry. It's
q good place to pass the time.
The footbridge at Navajo Mission
school went out yesterday morning,
an indian who was
the racing waters. into the
stream. There will be no expense in
burial.
The Animas fell about six incnes
last night owing to the cool weather,
and mas fallen about q foot since
Mineral and Cement creeks
at Silverton have also gone down a
little.
f. C. Lightner is with us again and
will make Durango headquarters,
Mrs. Lightner arriving shortly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Turner came
in from Bayfield, last night and are
i'bio'tiCu At tbU tutSis WI VI hSi
says no damage. other than that re-
ported in these columns yesterday, is
being done on Pine river. except that
some Of the bottom farms are under
water. The high water nas covered
part of the Bayfield, townsite.
The editor of the Pagosa Springs
Times-Observer says he mailed a
communication to The Herald in ref
erence to the Pagosa Springs mud
die. We cannot understand why
letter should go astray as no commu-
nication was received at this office.
So far as the Pagosa muddle is con-
cerned The Herald is not taking
sides and We haven't the slightest
doubt there are two sides, and from
what we have heard are somewhat
skeptical about the stories printed in
The Herald being impartial, but hav-
ing no definite knowledge the AFFAIRS
will be sidetracked until the straight
story is brought to the front.
ht W ZIG tuV WALL
on which the Bullion Mountain Min
ing company made the big strike in
the Needle mountains. is being shov-
eled out. This is expected 10 be fin
isned by the last of the week. They
are shy on timbers, and cannot get
any to the mine until the trail is
shoveled out.
Last night the North Side park pre-
scented a pretty scene. being all light
casion being a reception by pupils of
the High school TO the High school
teachers. Ice cream and cake and
other delicacies were served, table
having been set, and the evening was
spent in playing various games.
One OF b w. Solomon's horses
tried 10 run away at noon today on
the North Side. He had been left
standing hitched TO the wagon. the
other horse having been unhitcaed.
He started to run, but couldn't make
very good time Matt Harrington
and some others herded the horse
into a clump of bushes. where ne
stopped because running was not
good. No damage was done.
Chas e. Mcconnell was a return
ing passenger from Santa Fe last
evening. returning via Walsenburg.
where he left Messrs. Sroufe and Rit.
ter. who continued to Denver. Mr.
Mcconnell says his people were
greatly disappointed over the decision
OF Judge McF'ie, who refused to go
into the injunction case or listen to
The introduction OF evidence and an
appeal was quickly taken to the SUI
is as firmly convinced as ever that
the Arizona & Colorado road is as
sured.
The mail received from Farming
ton last evening showed the effects
of nigh water. AT Pennington the
water is three to Ave feet deep on
both sides Of the bridge and the wa
ter reached most everything in the
stage. The bridge is in good shape
as yet, but the river is out of its
banks on both sides There is also
point this side of Cedar Hill where
the water overfiows the road two to
four feet
o.
1t was reported last night that Jos.
eph b. Hensley had secured the old
Standard smelter for ais rubber fac
tory. Mr.. Hensley was seen by a
Herald man this morning and he
would neither affirm nor deny the re-
port, saying he had nothing to say
for publication at present But
The Herald has reason to believe the
old smelter has been decided upon
for the rubber factory.
1t is an excellent place for the
rubber factory. While it Is a large
one. it is none too large, for when
great quantities of rubber weed begin
to come in it will take a lot of room
TO handle 1t, The pulp will all be
saved and. for the present at least,
shipped to Wisconsin, where It will
be made into paper and ofher commo